We Call It Techno!

Movie
Original title	We Call It Techno!
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	2008
length	100 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Maren Sextro, Holger Wick
script	Maren Sextro
production	Holger Wick
camera	Sven Müller, Holger Wick
cut	Stefan Marks
occupation
Ata Marc Acardipane Alex Azary Cosmic baby Claus Bachor Roland Casper Mijk van Dijk Dimitri Hegemann Bright Mike Ink Armin Johnert Thomas Koch Jürgen Laarmann Antonia Langsdorf Dr. moth Ralf Niemczyk Mark Reeder Talla 2XLC Tanith Elsa for Toys Triple R Upstart Sven Väth Wool XDP

We Call It Techno! is a documentary film by Maren Sextro and Holger "Hoschi" Wick from 2008 , which documents the development phase of the techno scene in Germany from 1988 to 1993. The documentary shows techno as the first pop culture to emerge largely in Germany. The film consists of current interviews as well as old film and photo material.

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The film describes the following phenomena, among others:

• the Technoclub ( Talla 2XLC ) in the Frankfurt Club No Name
• the UFO , where DJs like Tanith and Mijk van Dijk early acid house and techno played
• that of Dr. Motte organized the first Love Parade in 1989 on Berlin's Ku'damm
• the Tekknozid parties by wool XDP
• the Berlin club Planet ( Dr. Motte )
• the Frankfurt Club Dorian Gray
• the Cologne Space Club, which later became the warehouse
• the Love Parade 1991, a meeting of local scenes and the "German Summer of Love "
• Techno as a lifestyle
• the omen ( Sven Väth )
• the Mainz techno club Brückenkopf
• the record stores Hardwax (Berlin) and Delirium (Frankfurt)
• the Mayday 1991 as an example of the commercialization of the techno scene
• the disillusionment of the techno scene with its philosophy (spirit)

Web links

• We Call It Techno! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• We Call It Techno! in the online film database
• We Call It Techno! at Discogs