Ellen Allien has been at the centre of Berlin’s underground for many years, her influence spreading far beyond the dancefloor into subculture in art, fashion and design. A restless creative who has always shared as much as she received and built a dedicated community around her work. Her spirit, plus the culture it produced, form part of the framework for the electronic community worldwide.

SALOME arrived from Tbilisi and found her tribe at Herrensauna, where her acid-laced, whiplash techno turned her into one of Berlin’s most talked-about residents. Fast, ferocious and unpredictable.

Together they represent the city at two very different points in its musical history