Babalu Club

Babalu Club was one of the most well-known nightclubs of the early German techno scene and was located in Munich's Schwabing district from 1990 to 1994. The Babalu Club is considered to be the club that introduced the concept of afterhours in Germany, in order to circumvent the curfew that was in force in the city at the time. In the early 1990s, nightclubs in Munich were only allowed to open until 4 a.m., so Babalu Club started reopening the club at 6 a.m. The afterhour parties then often lasted into the afternoon according to the motto open-end. Since there were curfews throughout Bavaria at the time, the Babalu attracted guests from all over the region who had previously partied until 4 a.m. in other cities. By the year after its founding, the Babalu Club had then established itself as one of the main venues for techno in Germany. The club was also influential in the sense that several DJs and producers who later played a decisive role in shaping the German techno scene began their careers at Babalu. For example, the Babalu's resident DJs included DJ Hell (at that time still: "G. Hell"), Tom Novy ("DJ Thommy Reichold"), Monika Kruse ("DJ Monika"), Woody ("Woo Dee"), and Good Groove. External DJs who performed at Babalu include Sven Väth, Westbam, Paul van Dyk, Marusha or Dr. Motte. The Babalu Club was also the venue for the first "Into Somethin" events of the later Compost R

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