After a short winter break, Astral Traveling is back at @rhinoceros.berlin Monday Jan. 29 to listen to Tim Hecker’s ambient masterpiece Ravedeath, 1972 with @moe.elamin aka Moe.
If you’ve been on any serious dance floor in Europe in the last few years, there’s good chances you’ve encountered Moe on one side or the other of the DJ booth. One of the most radiant figures of the scene, his radio shows, mixesand party series @an.endless.groove and @_black.is are all centering solidarity, community and an obvious passion for music.
This passion clearly also reaches outside the realm of the dance floor and when I asked Moe about a very personal record he would like to present for this session, the answer came very quickly. In his own words: ‘There’s such a fascinating dichotomy to Tim Hecker’s Ravedeath, 1972: the constant tension between electronic distortion and organ serenity is just one facet that still moves me today as it did when it was released 13yrs ago. It’s an album I revisit when in need of solace, and has consistently given me that’
Moe will share a few more personal insights before we listen to this masterpiece in silence. A selection of related records will be played before and after. We can’t wait to have you all there 🫂
✨ Doors 18:30, needle drop 20:30
✨ Free entrance – limited capacity – no reservations. Come early to save your seat in the sweet spot
✨ Silent listening for the length of the main record, a selection of related records will be played before and after