Tucked away in Berlin’s Friedrichshain district, within earshot of Berghain and Panorama Bar, Elevate feels especially alive in May. Spring has fully settled into the city – long evenings, crowded café terraces, open windows, and the familiar energy of Berlin slowly moving back outdoors. Inside Elevate, that shift translates into deeper digging sessions, slower conversations, and records built for the season ahead.
Run by Cinthie, Meat, and a trusted circle of selectors, Elevate remains more than a record store. It’s a carefully curated refuge for people who still believe in physical music culture – a place where instinct, experience, and emotional connection matter more than hype or algorithms.
For May, the Elevate crew shares another selection of current favorites with Torture the Artist – records for open-air moments, sunlit mornings after long nights, and dancefloors slowly heating up again.
Music that lives in sleeves, on turntables, and between people. Music that never streams – only spins.
- Horsemen – Work It Out / The Stripdown | Slabs
- Lulah Francs – Diversion Ends (incl. Cinthie Remix) | Big Trouble
- Chez Damier/Ralph Lawson – Moments in Time | 20/20 Vision
- Various Artists – AirFunk 007 Episode 1 | AirFunk
- Ackermann – I Know What To Do (incl. Cinthie + Deetron Remixes) | SEVEN
- Various Artists – DISCO International | Disco Disco Records
- L&F/Paul 90 – The North Circular EP | +98 Records
- Baka G – No Breaks All Fun | SEVEN
- Johnny D – Discordination | Pleasure Zone
- Quadrakey – Summer Vibes EP | Small Great Things
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