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CAN LOVE BE SYNTH
CAN LOVE BE SYNTH
band, synth music lovers , dj katja ruge (synthpop, dark disco, spacepop, new wave, Italo, disco, ebm, 80s & electronics)
Hailing from Hamburg Katja Ruge & Frank Husemann are known as Can Love Be Synth.
They are in love with vintage analog synthesizers and define their sound in the legendary Synthesizer Studio Hamburg.
A synth collectors paradise owned by Frank & Sunny hidden behind the grey walls of the Bunker and the club Uebel & Gefährlich between the Reeperbahn and Schanzenviertel district.
Katja ran her party series „Kann Denn Liebe Synthie Sein?“ for many years and continues to dj the music that she loves. Her sets combine Italo, New Wave, Cosmic Sounds and Dark Disco.
She invited Essaie Pas, Cosmetics, Josh Cheon (Dark Entries), Wolfram, Italo Brutalo, Curses, Neil Landstrumm, The Emperor Machine, Perel, Local Suicide and many more.
Frank played in several bands and was running a store where he sold analog machines. He also works as a sound technician in clubs as well as for projects like the Fridays For Future Movement.
The two got together to enjoy the machines and sounds in the studio but started quickly doing remixes for artists such as Erasure, Cerrone, Ruede Hagelstein, Polly Scattergood or Cada Un.
In 2017 they had their first own release on Bordello A Parigi and continued with own releases on Ombra INT., TAU, A CLEAN CUT and Figure Music.
CAN LOVE BE SYNTH
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PRESENT
2.03.23 Popup Berlin, EMOP, Herspective Photographers Vernissage
30.04.23 Riaa Bar
20.05. Golden Pudel Club with Kittin
21.-23.07 Airport Frankfurt
28.-30.07.23 Hej Hans Festival
22.09.23 Luna Club Kiel
23.09.23 Lovemasters Hafenklang
11.10.23 Electric Lights Planetarium Hamburg with Helena Hauff
3.11.23 Nachtasysl HH with Dina Summer
30.11./1.12, 7./8.12., 14./15.12. 21./22.12. 23 Airport Frankfurt
23.2.24 Beach Motel Heilgenhafen
13.03.24 Electric Lights Planetrium Hamburg eith DJ MELL G
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MUSIC RELEASES
2023
Cada Un- The Hardest Part (Can Love Be Synth "Jane Birkin La Photo" Remix)
2022
Marzipan - Can Love Be Synth (Open Space 2/Figure Music)
2021
BUNKER - Can Love Be Synth (A Clean Cut)
No point in tripping (Remix) - Erasure (Mute Records)
2020
In the Moment - Can Love Be Synth Remix - Polly Scattergood
Lemoncake - Can Love Be Synth (OMBRA INTL 016)
Peanuts - Can Love Be Synth (Palo Santo Compilation / TAU)
2017
Megapulser - Can Love Be Synth (Bordello A Parigi)
MIXES
TAU Mix
Torture The Artist Mix (a little Rave Extravaganza)
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