tracking the berlin vibe-cession
berlin I love you, but you're bringing me down
tracking the berlin vibe-cession
"vibes" seems to be shorthand now for "a thing that exists and is compelling beyond logic"
Kyle Chaykax.comBerlin was going to be different. If there was anything I’d heard more about this city than its unmatched freedoms, it was that anyone could afford a decent life here on a part-time job’s salary. Universities were free for everyone. I’d enrolled in a master’s program for the visa and found a student job in my first week. I moved into a shared
... See moreNazli Koca • The Applicant
The freedoms associated with liminal spaces – club nights, abandoned buildings, forgotten shopping malls – often have a lot to do with the fact that these places, and the marks people left of themselves within them, will eventually disappear. There’s also something inherently egalitarian about them; a place that nobody owns or stakes an exclusive... See more
Moses Hubbard • Disappearing Berlin
Berlin, baby! This is a city infected with a pre-teen’s idea of “being edgy.”
Mia Apfel • “In Berlin, I experience icks I never thought possible.”
When my friends come to Berlin, they’re thrilled to dive into the scene, eager to check off every hedonistic fantasy. But I’ve felt this kind of numbness, where even the wildest moments barely make a dent. It’s strange how quickly the brain normalises everything, even the extremes. Walking into KitKat and feeling nothing? That’s a sign. It all just... See more
Many customers felt intimidated the first time they entered the store—including me. If you asked the “wrong” question or requested a record that wasn’t cool, the Hard Wax staff might treat you like you were invisible.
032c • Berlin’s Sonic Mecca
I won’t say who because I didn’t check on the publishing front when we were chatting, but by their own empirical evidence, a Lemaire bomber jacket won’t get you into Berghain but a Bottega (unbranded, unmarked) one will.