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Berlin Clubs stream live electronic music

165 points by zwaps 7y ago

roberto 7y ago
I saw the same thing happening in Brazil, bars are paying their artists to stream live. Here's one of the feeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2M9IRp0zRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2M9IRp0zRg
adriand 7y ago
Here's a link to the donation page in English: https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/77946-save-berlin-s-club-culture-in-quarantine https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/77946-save-berlin-s-... This is a great initiative, but man, it really brings home the fact that we are truly in danger of losing so many cultural things that matter. It's truly heartbreaking. I suppose each of us now have to choose what to support. And now that I think about it, I'm going to email the ED of my local orchestra, hpo.org, and suggest they copy this initiative!
- roskilli 7y ago
  The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is doing just this, and it’s been pretty successful they believe (!) https://www.mso.com.au/contact/mso-coronavirus-statement/ https://www.mso.com.au/contact/mso-coronavirus-statement/
- deleted 7y ago
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llcoolv 7y ago
The autorities must have cracked down on corona parties - https://imgur.com/grTlPcP.png https://imgur.com/grTlPcP.png. Apologies for providing a screenshot, but it is really funny how the two headlines mix together :D
- baxtr 7y ago
  "funny" might be not the right word for this kind of mix
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anentropic 7y ago
seems to be a DJ rather than live music
- zwaps 7y ago
  Live DJ, live mixing. There's a drum kit in the background if that helps :P
  - anentropic 7y ago
    maybe I just logged on at the wrong time and there'll be some live music later it's a nice idea anyway
    - zwaps 7y ago
      I guess it's nice for people who like electronic music. The Berlin scene is known for having some of the highest quality clubs and performances in the world. If you were looking for other genres then I apologize. It's only going to be electronic music of some form.
      - zwaps 7y ago
        So in fact now it's live music with a band :D
      - anentropic 7y ago
        no prob with electronic music, just being pedantic :)
      - squarefoot 7y ago
        Not my genre (prog rock), but I'm enjoying it. Unfortunately I could get only a glimpse at the previous band, however the Sorry Entertainer DJing now seems quite a talented artist. Big thumbs up for the initiative!
thecybernerd 7y ago
I miss Turntable.fm
- jason_zig 7y ago
  Check out JQBX (https://www.jqbx.fm https://www.jqbx.fm)
chvid 7y ago
Absolutely world class DJ set right now.
- zwaps 7y ago
  It's really really good!
- vincentmarle 7y ago
  Caleesi is phenomenal, here's her SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/caleesi https://soundcloud.com/caleesi
Havoc 7y ago
Website appears to have just taken down my PC. Opened tab, everythings slows down instantly, then black screen. Brand new 32gb ryzen 3700 build that's otherwise stable (memtest, games etc)
- zepearl 7y ago
  Fyi page uses only 1 CPU core on my notebook (Linux, Google Chrome without addons, embedded Intel GPU), CPU clocking down to 800-1200Mhz... .
  - Havoc 7y ago
    I'm glad it works for you. That's entirely missing the point thought. This page took down a 8 core 32gb machine but seems to work fine on a 1 core notebook. Something is very fkd here
noizejoy 7y ago
Maybe a better title would be “Berlin Clubs live stream music”.
randycupertino 7y ago
The guys on it right now are rocking out but are not standing 6ft away from each other! :) German surf band rocks out in bare feet and a plant taped to their microphone stand! Excellent link- thank you for posting this- totally uplifted my spirits on a mentally rough day. edit: Here's the band's youtube page and their about us blurb: > il Civetto is a balkan/swing-gipsy-pop-whatsoever-band based in the beautiful city of Berlin. We're also touring a lot, so check out our facebookpage, we might be playing in your hometown ;) https://www.youtube.com/user/ilcivetto/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/ilcivetto/videos
bmsleight_ 7y ago
Wow, I think I found a new genre of music I love!
- IAmEveryone 7y ago
  It usually takes MDMA to fall in love with this music, so you must be a natural... Here’s my all-time favorite set, at least the first 10 minutes: https://soundcloud.com/britta-1/britta-bnders-bachstelzen-fusion-festival-2016 https://soundcloud.com/britta-1/britta-bnders-bachstelzen-fu...
2019-nCoV 7y ago
Sadly, many Berlin clubs were close to closing even prior to C19. Griessmuehle, one of the clubs hosting this event, was facing imminent closure as late as January. Hopefully this scene will thrive in the post-pandemic world of reinvigorated rent prices.
squarefoot 7y ago
What are the chances we can develop a way to stream good quality audio back and forth at acceptable latency (a few ms max) to make possible for bands to play live, each member from different locations? It would probably involve using dedicated connections plus axing a lot of security infrastructures to reduce latency, and make the remaining predictable.
- jonrimmer 7y ago
  Sadly latency makes this almost impossible. However, the guy who made Winamp came up with an interesting solution to this: https://www.cockos.com/ninjam/ https://www.cockos.com/ninjam/ The idea is, everyone's playing is delayed by one measure, so they are playing along with people from the past, while everyone else is playing along with a past version of them. Kind of crazy.
  - gdsdfe 7y ago
    that's actually a very good idea! thanks for sharing this.
  - fenwick67 7y ago
    Wow, there are even some public servers, this is awesome!
- oever 7y ago
  It's here, just not easy to set up. NetJack offers low latency like Jack but over the network. There's also a more ambitious project called Lola. https://lola.conts.it/ https://lola.conts.it/ Since I'm not able to play with my band atm due to corona, I'll see if mumble has acceptable performance.
- toast0 7y ago
  On my current connection, the first hop is 20ms, so it's hopeless. Generally speaking though, you'd need wired connections, good routing, and excess bandwidth, since you'd want to forgo compression, since it's less predictable and adds delay.
m1 7y ago
I can get into Berghain finally!
- IAmEveryone 7y ago
  Fridays don’t count.
steverb 7y ago
Lot of that going on locally too as musicians try and stay afloat. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2020/03/20/knoxville-musicians-live-streaming-concerts-postpone-cancel/2876470001/ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2020/03/20/knoxville-mus...
addHocker 7y ago
Pandemic club, everybody in a class 3 external pressure hazmat suit, dancing with a oxygen lifeline to the roof..
gdsdfe 7y ago
That Sunday lineup is great

165 points by zwaps 7y ago

I saw the same thing happening in Brazil, bars are paying their artists to stream live. Here's one of the feeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2M9IRp0zRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2M9IRp0zRg

adriand 7y ago

Here's a link to the donation page in English: https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/77946-save-berlin-s-club-culture-in-quarantine https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/77946-save-berlin-s-... This is a great initiative, but man, it really brings home the fact that we are truly in danger of losing so many cultural things that matter. It's truly heartbreaking. I suppose each of us now have to choose what to support. And now that I think about it, I'm going to email the ED of my local orchestra, hpo.org, and suggest they copy this initiative!

roskilli 7y ago
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is doing just this, and it’s been pretty successful they believe (!) https://www.mso.com.au/contact/mso-coronavirus-statement/ https://www.mso.com.au/contact/mso-coronavirus-statement/
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llcoolv 7y ago

The autorities must have cracked down on corona parties - https://imgur.com/grTlPcP.png https://imgur.com/grTlPcP.png. Apologies for providing a screenshot, but it is really funny how the two headlines mix together :D

baxtr 7y ago
"funny" might be not the right word for this kind of mix

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anentropic 7y ago

seems to be a DJ rather than live music

zwaps 7y ago
Live DJ, live mixing. There's a drum kit in the background if that helps :P
- anentropic 7y ago
  maybe I just logged on at the wrong time and there'll be some live music later it's a nice idea anyway
  - zwaps 7y ago
    I guess it's nice for people who like electronic music. The Berlin scene is known for having some of the highest quality clubs and performances in the world. If you were looking for other genres then I apologize. It's only going to be electronic music of some form.
    - zwaps 7y ago
      So in fact now it's live music with a band :D
    - anentropic 7y ago
      no prob with electronic music, just being pedantic :)
    - squarefoot 7y ago
      Not my genre (prog rock), but I'm enjoying it. Unfortunately I could get only a glimpse at the previous band, however the Sorry Entertainer DJing now seems quite a talented artist. Big thumbs up for the initiative!

thecybernerd 7y ago

I miss Turntable.fm

jason_zig 7y ago
Check out JQBX (https://www.jqbx.fm https://www.jqbx.fm)

chvid 7y ago

Absolutely world class DJ set right now.

zwaps 7y ago
It's really really good!
vincentmarle 7y ago
Caleesi is phenomenal, here's her SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/caleesi https://soundcloud.com/caleesi

Havoc 7y ago

Website appears to have just taken down my PC. Opened tab, everythings slows down instantly, then black screen. Brand new 32gb ryzen 3700 build that's otherwise stable (memtest, games etc)

zepearl 7y ago
Fyi page uses only 1 CPU core on my notebook (Linux, Google Chrome without addons, embedded Intel GPU), CPU clocking down to 800-1200Mhz... .
- Havoc 7y ago
  I'm glad it works for you. That's entirely missing the point thought. This page took down a 8 core 32gb machine but seems to work fine on a 1 core notebook. Something is very fkd here

noizejoy 7y ago

Maybe a better title would be “Berlin Clubs live stream music”.

randycupertino 7y ago

The guys on it right now are rocking out but are not standing 6ft away from each other! :) German surf band rocks out in bare feet and a plant taped to their microphone stand! Excellent link- thank you for posting this- totally uplifted my spirits on a mentally rough day. edit: Here's the band's youtube page and their about us blurb: > il Civetto is a balkan/swing-gipsy-pop-whatsoever-band based in the beautiful city of Berlin. We're also touring a lot, so check out our facebookpage, we might be playing in your hometown ;) https://www.youtube.com/user/ilcivetto/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/ilcivetto/videos

bmsleight_ 7y ago

Wow, I think I found a new genre of music I love!

IAmEveryone 7y ago
It usually takes MDMA to fall in love with this music, so you must be a natural... Here’s my all-time favorite set, at least the first 10 minutes: https://soundcloud.com/britta-1/britta-bnders-bachstelzen-fusion-festival-2016 https://soundcloud.com/britta-1/britta-bnders-bachstelzen-fu...

2019-nCoV 7y ago

Sadly, many Berlin clubs were close to closing even prior to C19. Griessmuehle, one of the clubs hosting this event, was facing imminent closure as late as January. Hopefully this scene will thrive in the post-pandemic world of reinvigorated rent prices.

squarefoot 7y ago

What are the chances we can develop a way to stream good quality audio back and forth at acceptable latency (a few ms max) to make possible for bands to play live, each member from different locations? It would probably involve using dedicated connections plus axing a lot of security infrastructures to reduce latency, and make the remaining predictable.

jonrimmer 7y ago
Sadly latency makes this almost impossible. However, the guy who made Winamp came up with an interesting solution to this: https://www.cockos.com/ninjam/ https://www.cockos.com/ninjam/ The idea is, everyone's playing is delayed by one measure, so they are playing along with people from the past, while everyone else is playing along with a past version of them. Kind of crazy.
- gdsdfe 7y ago
  that's actually a very good idea! thanks for sharing this.
- fenwick67 7y ago
  Wow, there are even some public servers, this is awesome!
oever 7y ago
It's here, just not easy to set up. NetJack offers low latency like Jack but over the network. There's also a more ambitious project called Lola. https://lola.conts.it/ https://lola.conts.it/ Since I'm not able to play with my band atm due to corona, I'll see if mumble has acceptable performance.
toast0 7y ago
On my current connection, the first hop is 20ms, so it's hopeless. Generally speaking though, you'd need wired connections, good routing, and excess bandwidth, since you'd want to forgo compression, since it's less predictable and adds delay.

m1 7y ago

I can get into Berghain finally!

IAmEveryone 7y ago
Fridays don’t count.

steverb 7y ago

Lot of that going on locally too as musicians try and stay afloat. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2020/03/20/knoxville-musicians-live-streaming-concerts-postpone-cancel/2876470001/ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2020/03/20/knoxville-mus...

addHocker 7y ago

Pandemic club, everybody in a class 3 external pressure hazmat suit, dancing with a oxygen lifeline to the roof..

gdsdfe 7y ago

That Sunday lineup is great