MINSKBAR NO 04

In the organizer's words:

The MINSKBAR is back and will take place on four dates between May and August 2026.

DAS MINSK and Cafébar Hedwig will be open for longer and invite you to summer evenings with art, music, drinks and snacks. Exciting live acts and DJ sets will be presented, there will be the opportunity to visit the exhibition for an extended period and talk to mediators - as well as linger together on the MINSK terraces.

This year's MINSKBAR music program is curated by Mark Reeder, one of the central figures in Berlin's music history.

TWIN NOIR

Dark, driving and uncompromisingly danceable - TWIN NOIR transform analog rawness into urban ecstasy. Between club fog, tape machine and pulsating bass, the Berlin project creates a sound that doesn't quote post-punk, wave and EBM, but reshapes them.

Founded in Berlin in 2021, TWIN NOIR appear as a duo on the outside, but are a passionate trio at heart. Cody Barcelona (vocals, electronics, guitar) and Ian Volt (vocals, bass) form the creative heart of the band and are at the center of the intense, energetic live shows. The project is completed by Lina Avair, who is responsible for operations and also provides creative impetus.

TWIN NOIR's sound oscillates between electronic monotonous sequences, wide spheres and melodic moments. Minimalist lyrics in German meet technoid beats, driving basslines and dense soundscapes, sometimes carried by the synthesizer, sometimes by the guitar. An analog tape machine, samplers, guitars and a theremin shape the characteristic sound. Their influences range from Kraftwerk and DAF to EBM and techno to the punk and alternative movements of the 70s to 90s.

TWIN NOIR unleash their full intensity live: energetic performances, physical pressure and an aesthetic inspired by Berlin club culture, punk and vaudeville. Their shows are a manifesto for freedom, creativity and artistic self-determination: raw, direct and without a safety net.