Underground techno event series & collective active between 2021 and 2023 across Hamburg and Berlin. Preserving the legacy, music, and nights.
Every milestone from the virtual lockdown club to historic clubnights in Berlin and Hamburg.
“High-octane clubnight across MDF and Lobby. The definitive 2023 collective celebration in Friedrichshain.”
Unrelenting energy headlined by Carlos Willengton and Grace Dahl, joined by LIFKA, Eluzid, and resident drivers.
“Cruise control set to maximum speed with destination blank. Turn on your dance engines and turn off your brain.”
Episodes from Berlin City. Juicy Romance melting the MDF alongside Cleo SNK and Supergloss, with sparkling house, acid & rave energy in the Lobby.
“Summer vibe gardening + rave deluxe. 12 hours+ across PAL Main, ROOM II, and the PAL Garten.”
Epic home-turf celebration in Hamburg. Pure vinyl mastery from Kaiser, hypercharged live aesthetics from Alex Wilcox, and sparkling garden takeover.
“Fasten your seatbelts and get in line of the Cadillac Race Car Parade. Everybody rave!”
Intercity collision between Cologne’s PhonoVision and Berlin/Hamburg’s Cadillac crew. Heavy techno in the MDF and UK breaks, acid & electro in the Lobby.
“Felgen aus Chrom. Thunderdome. 145 bpm auf dem Tacho – von Action bis Techno: anschnallen abfahrt!”
High-velocity hard techno collaboration with Monochrom. Driving kicks, relentless tempo, and solidarity fundraiser for families affected by the war in Ukraine.
“A lustful garden session at ÆDEN – 5PM to 5AM.”
12-hour open-air and indoor journey through ecstatic grooves, hypnotic acid, and pulsating techno on the Spree riverbanks.
“Reclaim Paradise! Corks will pop when our Cadillac is rolling towards Blank‘s bar.”
The collective’s first post-lockdown open-air gathering. Chilled sparkling wine, summer garden breeze, and high-energy house & techno selections in Friedrichshain.
“Connecting the underground rave scene during the third lockdown across 5 virtual floors and a secret voice club.”
A unique 8-hour digital festival featuring 30+ European artists streaming simultaneously across four YouTube stages (Escalate, Cadillac, Off Road, Special K) and an interactive Discord rave floor.
8-hour virtual rave connecting the European underground across 5 live floors on YouTube and Discord during lockdown. Streaming top recorded DJ sets:
High-octane ghetto house, electro, and relentless rave momentum.
Watch on YouTube ↗Rapid breakbeat and raw electro session streamed live from PAL Hamburg.
Watch on YouTube ↗Deep hypnotic groove journey exploring sonic tensions and pulse.
Watch on YouTube ↗Stream every single set from all four festival stages on YouTube:
Key institutions that welcomed the Cadillac Escalate sound and ravers.
Legendary underground techno institute in Hamburg Karoviertel. Long-standing spiritual home of the collective with regular multi-floor clubnights & garden sessions.
Iconic Berlin Friedrichshain club space. Hosted historic editions including the inaugural Sektgarten daytime rave, Grand Theft Ekstase, and PhonoVision label collabs.
Lush riverside club oasis in Kreuzberg. Staged the celebrated open-air summer gathering Euphoria 21 as well as co-curated Monochrom showcases.
The resident artists behind the decks, the sound, and the curation.