Clubnight 21.02.26 – Open Ground

Start: 2026-02-21T22:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-22T08:00:00+01:00
Location: Open Ground

Tickets

Clubnight

Sat.21.02.26

22:00–06:00

FREIFELD

Beyond at Open Ground

Daniel Bell

Detroit

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Daniel Bell is one of the few old-school legends of Detroit still at the forefront of electronic music today. Originally influenced by Chicago House and avant-garde composers such as Steve Reich, Bell’s music laid the foundation for what is now known as the “minimalist” approach in house and techno music. After moving to Detroit in 1990, Accelerate Records was created as an outlet for Bell’s music. Recording under the name DBX, the 1994 single “Losing Control” was described by AllMusic as “one of the biggest underground smashes of the decade.” The hypnotically stark compositions released on Accelerate proved to be influential and sent his contemporaries (and copycats) off in a new “less-is-profoundly-more” direction. As well as being active behind the scenes running a distribution company and a record store in Detroit, Bell cofounded the 7th City, Harmonie Park and Elevate record labels. Bell’s releases on Elevate especially have become some of the most sought after records in the collector’s market. In 2000, after the overwhelming success of his first mix cd, “The Button-Down Mind of Daniel Bell” (Resident Advisor awarded it 2nd Best Mix CD of the 00’s”), Bell became the first North American dj to take up permanent residence in Berlin, Germany. While in Berlin, he recorded for several European labels including Logistic, ~scape, Perlon and Tresor, and spent the bulk of his years there on a relentless dj schedule that took him to almost every part of the globe. In 2008, Bell launched his first world tour as a solo live act. Despite the trend toward laptop live shows, Bell travelled with a collection of vintage synths and drum machines. The tour was met with critical acclaim and was awarded Resident Advisor’s Best Live Act of 2008 – “DBX live proved that Bell remains techno’s greatest reducer”.

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all night long

ANNEX

Paul Claude

Dortmund

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Whether it’s through his live sets or DJ performances, Paul Claude’s focus is clear: timeless techno. Inspired by his first raves at the age of 16, his journey began behind the decks. But it didn’t take long before the urge to create something of his own took over, pulling him deep into the rabbit hole of music production and live-sets. What followed were his first performances, including a two-hour live set at Berlin’s iconic Tresor for the New Faces Series. Now active as both a DJ and live act, Claude released his debut EP Sequel in the summer of 2025 - a collaboration with Answer Code Request.

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Agnes Stark

Wuppertal

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Agnes‘ vinyl-only sets are atmospheric, with distorted and driving elements and transition into driving Techno. They are characterized by old and new techno tracks, with influences from Detroit and industrial.

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Vera

Berlin

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Veras timeless music selection, a subtle mixing style and her authentic, elegant appearance behind the decks impressed clubbers and promoters all around the globe. Constantly evolving and picking up impulses, she follows her intuition rather then trends and she keeps surprising with unexpected sets, that have an unpretentious, female touch. Veras media are her vinyls, that she’s choosing from a decent record collection. For her it’s all about the story a dj is telling and the ambience being created, not about genres or playing one big tune after the other. Each gig she prepares passionately, trying to imagine and select the right music for each place she's visiting.
Her roots reach back to the golden age of techno and house- the early 90’s. Over a decade of experience behind the decks turned her into a routined DJ, that is booked in numerous places all over the world.

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Daniel Bell brings his BEYOND series of all-night set’s to Open Ground, taking the controls in the Freifeld room 11pm till 6am

One of the few old-school legends of Detroit still at the forefront of electronic music today. Originally influenced by Chicago House and avant-garde composers such as Steve Reich, Bell’s music laid the foundation for what is now known as the “minimalist” approach in house and techno music.

A true master DJ at crafting long sets, expect a groove-driven musical journey spanning decades and universes. Chasing grooves and minimal tension over complexity and build up. Daniel Bell brings the essence of house music, the Detroit groove and funk, and does it like no other.

Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

Drinks and DJ selections
free entry

Ildikó, ex::EN, GG Dee, MINALOY