Book Release: Berghain Nights

Berghain Nights: A Journey Through Techno And Berlin Club Culture is a new book by Liam Cagney, which explores the city’s nightlife and techno scene through various personal accounts.

It’s set to be released by independent publisher Reaktion in 2025.

His non-fiction debut, Cagney described it as a personal story on “techno in Berlin as the art of nowhere”.

Its synopsis reads, “From kinky parties in the labyrinthine KitKat Club to the gloom of Tresor’s basement, from the verdant garden of Buttons to the psychedelic lab of Cocktail d’Amore, ‘Berghain Nights’ not only captures the excitement of Berlin club culture; it asks how techno in a club context allows people to strip away layers of inherited hang-ups to access a realer self.”

In addition to shedding insight into the enigmatic Berghain, the book will highlight a number of other clubs across the city, alongside interviews with various Berlin-based DJs and artists.