people are still raving heavily in the birthplace of germany’s techo scene. only the makers have changed. nico aka dj i.c.o.n. has berlin’s scene under control with his sounds. every week two new electro-techno bombs are released on i.c.o.n.’s labels kamchatka, free & bliss. the hits ‘ voco me’ and ‘miami burns’ make nico, next to westbam and sven vaeth, the figurehead of germany’s techno scene. i.c.o.n.’s partys in berlin draw up to 4000 ravers on a regular basis. nico’s tip for new vinyl is the d.n.s record store at the hackescher markt. like other berlin producers, he gets all his equipment at just music.