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on a wednesday in october 1996 a young french citizen proposed the makers of the legendary mojo club to open a chillout event. for 10 years this event took place once a month and became one of the most successful and beloved club nights in hamburg and an even internationally well-known chillout event. his founder and resident dj, soundpilot raphael marionneau has been considered to be one of the most creative persons of the hanseatic metropolis and a leading chillout dj in germany. regularly, raphaël marionneau invites to have a relaxing evening in a room installation with comfortable couches, visual installations, its famous tea for free and the unique music. "le café abstrait" is a unique place for static journeys, a living-room for relaxation. welcome home, welcome to the couch culture... |
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| home of the couch culture one wednesday in the month at mojo club in hamburg, this french chillout club created by raphaël marionneau had a special blend, another approach to music and a concept: the couch culture. the music and the location had got the key role during the event: a room installation with comfortable couches, tea for free, slide shows and abstract lights created a relaxing atmosphere to the visitor, redesigned every month transformed the mojo club to a big living-room. the music, a mix between ambient, trip-hop, electronic, classical and downbeats called the french chill-out has been created by raphaël marionneau. "le café abstrait" was at first an underground club during the first season but became over the years one of the most loved events in hamburg and an institution of the german club culture. it became an international renowmed club, thanks the release of the compilation series with the same name and a german tour in summer 2002. |
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| 10th anniversary of the french chillout club on the 11th and 12th of november 2006, raphaël celebrated the 10th anniversary of the his club with an 2 nights event at the mojo club with many special guests and live acts like reggy classen oder flipside. he released the 5th album of the serie of "le café abstrait" and a special DVD with interviews, short films about the different abstrait events and a 60 minutes long film created by michael carstens. |
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