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German electronic duo and Kittball label co-owners Tube & Berger have declared today, Thursday, 10th July ‘No Phones’ on the Dancefloor Day – as a rebellion to the countless photos and videos we are all seen of dance-floors around the world, in which nobody is dancing and instead people are just holding their phones aloft, like zombies. Or even thrusting their photos in the face of DJs such as Keinemusik’s &ME whilst they try to play their sets. As Tube & Berger declare… “Support the rebellion! No phones on Thursday 10th July”.
To mark this, Tube & Berger have just released the call to rebellion single ’No Phones’ on their label Kittball today (Thursday 10th July) and have announced a series of phone-free events around the globe. It was so good being at 528 Ibiza on Tuesday for Pikes Presents… and seeing people dancing and smiling, rather than being glued to their phones like zombies (as sadly is seen in certain other venues and events…).
Remember when you and your friends were totally absorbed in the music? Tube & Berger’s ‘No Phones’ has the kind of big, funky beats you want to dance to. So, pop your phone back in your bag and boogie.
This season in Ibiza the likes of Pikes, 528, plus events from Michael Bibi and Damian Lazarus have caught up with the Berlin policy of stickering your phone on the way into the party or requesting ’NO PHONES on the dancefloor’. And the results have been incredible, with dancefloors again becoming a mass of seething, dancing bodies in unison with the music rather than spectators filming a publicity stunt. This is the start of the paradigm shift many DJs and artists have been waiting for. They feed of your energy. As David Mancuso said, the dancers are the performance and the DJ is there to facilitate. It’s called a dancefloor for a reason.
Tube & Berger tell us more: “No Phones is a protest song- rebellion against screen time when you’re supposed to vibe. We made this track because we’re tired of seeing something magical fade away on the dancefloor – real connection. Shaky videos. Missed drops. Zombie scroll mode. All for clips nobody ever replays. The production these days is insane – lights, visuals, fireworks – but somehow, the realness got lost. No Phones is our reminder to be present. To bring back the rawness, the sweat, the chaos – the essence of rave.”
No screens
No scrolls
No phones (on the dancefloor)
This isn’t the moment to reach for your distraction device.
This is now!
Tube & Berger deliver one of those rare tracks that feel like they’ve always been missing –
until now.
Cut the feed. Kill the core.
NO PHONES ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Instagram & YouTube teaser videos:
