Listening to music with Skinnerbox

Listening to music with Skinnerbox

photo: Gabriel Asper

Among all of Berlin’s electronic music artists, there is no one quite like Skinnerbox. During their improvised live performances, you can feel how the Berlin-based DJ and producer duo enjoys experimenting and pushing the boundaries of electronic music. At the same time, it is a kind of music that is just perfect for the dancefloor.

In our interview with Skinnerbox, we have talked about music by Acid Pauli, Santigold, Stevie Wonder and Ricardo Villalobos. More after the jump.

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Win tickets for the Reisen Macht Den Kopf Frei Festival

Win tickets for the Reisen Macht Den Kopf Frei Festival

Round Table Knights, Photo: Foederation

Over the past four years, Reisen macht den Kopf frei (Travelling frees your mind) has become one of Berlin’s best and not-to-be-missed open air parties in the summer time. They always have a nice location, it is neither too big nor too small, it is not as commercial as most of the other festivals – and it always has a great line-up. This year, it once again features some of Berlin’s finest electronic music artists, such as Sven Dohse, Skinnerbox and Gregor Heyden. Get more information and take your chance to win 2×2 tickets after the jump.

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The Skinnerbox

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Iftah and Olaf from Skinnerbox met in 2002 at a spontaneous, improvised jam session that featured a keyboard, a guitar and a kazoo. Since then, much has changed in regard to the instruments, but when performing live, Skinnerbox still plays exclusively improvised music, always crossing the boundaries of electronic music.

More about Skinnerbox in an interview after the click.

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