On February 10, musician Streichelt will be performing at the Musikbar im Bunker, and then it's time to get down to business. On his “Rosenkrieg” tour, Streichelt goes where it hurts: straight into the honest and profound topics that cause pain.

Streichelt used to be active as a musician in various band constellations, but today he stands alone at the front—and quite convincingly so. What began as a side project between university and shared apartments has now become his own cosmos of disco drums, synth pads, and lyrics that don't stay on the surface but go deep.

On his upcoming EP “Rosenkrieg” (released February 20, 2026), the musician tells in six songs about everything that can't be covered in three sentences of small talk: separation, dependence, emotional roller coasters, new beginnings. “Self-doubt that turns into self-confidence,” is how he sums up the mini-album himself. It is this revelation from the inside out, the step from uncertainty to clarity, that holds “Rosenkrieg” together. Streichelt writes and produces everything himself, mostly at home. No grand master plan, no sophisticated staging. Just a guy who makes songs until they sound exactly the way he has them in his head. And we are only too happy to listen to him!

Presenters: Rausgegangen
Tour organizer: Emerged Agency GmbH

Chris Imler, stehender Schlagzeuger, Dandy mit Offbeat und „Grandseigneur des Berliner Undergrounds“ (taz), akzentuierte lange vor dem Mauerfall unzählige Berliner Musikangelegenheiten und bespielt seit einem Jahrzehnt als Solo-Künstler die Bühnen Europas. Imler sagt Ja zur fröhlichen Zumutung, einer Haltung, die „das Feuer bewahrt, statt die Asche anzubeten“ (G. Mahler). Ganz in der Tradition der experimentelleren und elektronischen Post-Punk-Flanke, in der Imler und sein einzigartiger Groove stehen.

The Internet Will Break My Heart, Chris Imlers jüngstes, am 28.02.2025 bei Fun in the Church / Moli del Tro erschienenes Album, markiert künstlerisch die bisher steilste Etappe. Wir sehen einen Mann, dessen Gesamtwerk ein Spätwerk ist, auf schwindelerregender Höhe seines Games.

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DIVE ist eine Konzertreihe für elektronische und elektroakustische Musik, kuratiert von Sonische Interferenzen e.V.

Gefördert durch die Kunststiftung NRW, die Kunst- und Kulturstiftung der Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf und die Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland.

Simone White

Hawaii-born singer-songwriter Simone White plays the indie keyboard like no other: from simple acoustic folk to Americana to electronic indie. She has not only released eight critically acclaimed albums—German Rolling Stone magazine called her “one of the truly great American songwriters”—but has also written several songs for film and television. In addition to collaborations with Fol Chen, Reinier Zonneveld, Dive Index, The Wedding Present, and The Happening, she has toured with Little Dragon, Victoria Williams, Mark Eitzel, Andrew Bird, Nouvelle Vague, and Thao, among others.

After a ten-year break from touring, she is finally returning to Europe and the UK. At the Musikbar im Bunker, she will present new material from her upcoming album “Semaphores” as well as excerpts from her current album “Letter to the Last Generation” and fan favorites.

"Simone White has a voice like ether. It's sweetly airy and hypnotic. Those who hear her are drawn into a strangely beautiful, glittering world where nothing seems real. " – NPR

“The enchanting singer Simone White is known as much for her whispered vocals as for her intelligent songwriting.”
– THE HUFFINGTON POST

Daniel Benyamin

Since childhood, Daniel Benyamin has had an insatiable longing to combine different genres of music. He revered J. S. Bach's melancholic masterpieces from his parents' living room just as much as obscure wave bands, whose records he had to buy secretly because rock music was forbidden at home. 
This ambivalence is clearly evident in the songs on his second solo album, which the composer, singer of Sea + Air, and drummer of Jumbo Jet will release on Ghost Palace Records in spring 2026 and present at Schleuse Zwei.
The album plays with different extremes: it is both minimalist and opulent, catchy and atmospheric. Daniel Benjamin's craft is the great songwriting of the 70s and 80s. You can experience the musician live, solo, and as a multi-instrumentalist on his joint tour with Simone White.

Presented by ByteFM and Kaput Magazine

Supported by:
Initiative Musik
The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

On Thursday, March 12, guitarist Philipp Wisser will present his new contemporary jazz album, “5th Dimension,” at the Musikbar im Bunker. He will be accompanied at this release concert by Christoph Klenner on tenor saxophone, Conrad Noll on bass, and Daniel Guerrero on drums.

The Philipp Wisser Quartet developed the material over two years and now brings it to the stage with structural clarity and risk-taking interplay. Modern grooves, lyrical lines, and open improvisations characterize a focused, independent band sound. A wide variety of musical roots, themes, and moods are interwoven with a clear, reduced aesthetic and a curious playfulness.

“Philipp Wisser is not only a great guitarist, but also a composer and architect of atmospheric sound collages. He and his magnificent trio create a self-contained work that is sure to be exciting and entertaining, and not just for guitarists. Highly recommended.”
Tobias Hoffmann (Echo Jazz 2015, WDR Jazz Prize 2016)

“I consider Philipp to be one of the most creative young voices in Germany, both as a player and as a composer.” 
Philipp van Endert
 

Supported by:
Initiative Musik
The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

Taroug is the solo project of German-Tunisian producer, drummer, and composer Tarek Zarroug. Rooted in the suburbs of the Tunisian desert and raised in Germany, Taroug's music blends contrasting worlds into a unique soundscape.
Pulsating organic drums meet rare, exotic instruments from around the world, interwoven with field recordings, analog synthesizers, and hypnotic vocals.
Following the release of “Perpetual” (EP, 2020) and acclaimed remixes for artists such as Archive (UK), Taroug released his debut album “Darts & Kites” on Denovali Records. This was followed by appearances at international festivals such as Tallinn Music Week in 2025.

On his new album “Chott,” which the musician will present exclusively at the Schleuse Zwei music bar, he explores his Tunisian roots. 
Named after Chott El Djerid, a huge salt lake in southern Tunisia, the ten-track album revolves around personal history and the search for identity. It is about heritage and memory.
“Chott” is a conceptual, contrasting work, characterized by minimalist melancholy to raw, bass-heavy intensity. It combines traditional instruments with contemporary electronic textures, drawing connections between the past and the present. 
Cultural depth and intimacy arise primarily through personal influences, such as vocal samples from family members or an original Arabic poem recited by Taroug's father.
Beyond these intimate dimensions, the musician works with associative, sensual, repetitive soundscapes.

Supported by:
Initiative Musik
The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

If you would describe the soundtrack of your life as wistful, nostalgic indie electronica, then Schleuse Zwei is the place to be on Thursday, May 28. That's when RIP Swirl will take us back to the indie days of yesteryear in the finest shoegaze style.

In his sound palette, the up-and-coming multi-instrumentalist and producer RIP Swirl, aka Luka Seifert, combines his work as a producer and DJ in the Berlin club scene with his lifelong relationship with the guitar and his analog approach to recording. The result is a canvas of atmospheric soundscapes created from fragments of shoegaze, trip-hop, and nostalgic atmospheres, evoking images of teenage angst and nighttime car rides in the suburbs.

Luka Seifert mostly works solo, with all instruments, production, and mixing originating from his home studio in Berlin. However, he outsourced the mastering of his album Perfectly Blue to Beau Thomas (Aphex Twin, Burial) and features a number of guest vocalists, including Tanukichan, aka error of a.s.o., Maria Somerville, and Winter.

RIP Swirl's music has found fans among everyone from Gen Z alt-kids to techno purists. Since then, he has become a close collaborator and producer for several up-and-coming female singers, including Ydegirl from Copenhagen and Ariana Manmoon from untitled (halo).

Luka continues to work entirely in his home studio in Berlin, where he loses himself in his playground of musical instruments and is endlessly creative without a fixed plan.

Supported by:
Initiative Musik
The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media