Lunchbox Candy´s The House Of JuJu edition! 20.05.23 Berlin

NO FEAR IT’S QUEER – #SaveTheDate Berlin! Ravers, dreamers, lovers, seekers – if you haven’t already stopped by ÆDEN for one of Lunchbox Candy´s parties your next chance is on the 20th of May 2023. Lunchbox Candy was born among friends and creative collaborators within the music, film, visual arts and the queer, drag and non-binary performance communities in Berlin, so it has a very intimate family-affair vibe.

Photography by Adam Munnings www.adammunnings.com 

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“Drag queens take your mark, the dancefloor is now open’ (‘Latina Acrylica’ T-Total, circa 1998) While still riding high on the vibes from our latest shenanigans in March, we have also been busy creating our next gathering on Saturday, May 20th

Spring is slowly starting to creep up on us and we are praying that the weather will be warm enough so we can enjoy our 2nd outdoor dancefloor, ‘The Candy Flip’ to the max.”

“We are pleased to announce that Vio PRG will be gracing our decks outside from 00:00 til 04:00 am with her refreshing blend of bouncy house, sexy disco and filthy bass chuggers.

For the main floor – we are celebrating Elninodiablo’s release of his latest EP, ‘The House Of JuJu’ which drops on all platforms on Friday, May 19th.”

“As ever, drawn towards the furthest spaced-out, low-slung side of the experimental house spectrum – think Andrew Weatherall’s adrenaline-fuelled psychedelia laced with hints of sedated EBM and mutant new-beat triangulations, Elninodiablo has us surfing a tidal wave of 303-powered disco, tendinous bass manoeuvres and off-kilter patterns spanning a wide range of influences, from electro to Italo, afro-funk through acid, pop and electro.”

“To mark the occasion, Elninodiablo will be delivering a 5-hour DJ set, starting at 10 pm – 03:00 am, premiering some of his own productions and taking us on a multi-genre musical journey you won’t forget. Come early, grab a cocktail and get into the groove.

Hint: Come early as he hears rumours that there will be some freebie LTD edition collector items available for those who ask.”

“As ever our delectable resident DJs, Adam Munnings and La Schmock will bring their two tons of fun – playful and fierce as ever to keep you in loved-up euphoria til Sunday lunchtime.

Expect some more high-octane, jaw-dropping performances from our hosts – Gutter Gucci, Nancy, and Alvin and welcome our beloved sister, Phoenix back from South Africa, after their 7-month absence.

Your gender-bending, freedom-lending, love-bursting excuse to let loose.

Let’s make love.”

Sat 20.5.23 at @aedenberlin

2 floors – Garden – Performance – Mayhem

LINEUP
@elninodiablomusic
W/ @sudhakheterpal on live percussion
@adammunnings
@laschmock
@violetaprg

Hosts
@alvincollantesdance
@phoenixchasem
@nancy.grrl
@guttergucci
@raynsell
@scottybunny

Door
@markgilleran
@street.walker
@kristinafaleeva
@philbohdi

Doors open at 10 pm – pull a look – you can even stay the night 🖤

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Adam Munnings shares his thoughts on LBC with Playful Mag

You have also started your own party in Berlin, called “Lunchbox Candy” – What does it bring to the city and how come you started it?

The party is truly something special and I’m blown away by how fast it’s grown and how the concept has resonated with so many cuties. We really dreamt of Lunchbox encompassing something of a pre-internet time. Re-birthing the idea of club kid culture and reminding people that nightlife was built on community and the most iconic parties were places for people to gather and network with like-minded individuals, to show up and show off, to free your mind and even for a brief moment forget the troubles of every-day-life. It’s not about escapism it’s about engaging. The party also celebrates queerness as a spectrum, a state of mind that is far more than genitals or sexual preference. Queerness is about being the other, the alternative, the pushing back on what we’ve been taught. It’s punk in its essence. So Lunchbox is a place for all bodies, it has a femme energy but mainly I would say the feeling is non-binary which is ultimately the future.

Lunchbox was made by and for the queer creative community and attracts a symphony of talented individuals of all ages. We don’t have a dark room but we do have a love room. If there are muscle gays there they aren’t in harnesses they are in skirts. The looks are to die for and the dance floor is a sweaty euphoric magic carpet ride. We have pop-up performances that happen randomly and we’ve had things like pussy opera cake fucking, toilet troll piss play, heartfelt dance performances about what it is to be trans, a blow-up sex doll pool party the list goes on. It’s a production and it’s a labour of love, a gift to not just the queer community but to my (and my party partner Elninodiablo’s) inner child.

That’s the scope of the party and of course, we have energetic EBM, nu-disco, house, bouncy techno, dark wave and trance sounds throughout. I think it brings a refreshing, positive new energy to the Berlin nightlife scene and embraces the darkness as a space to explore and evolve with love as the intention. See for yourself, May 20 is our next event at Aeden Berlin.

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LBC May 2023 campaign team

Starring – @markgilleran @eny.jaki @alto.7 @scottybunny

Director / Photographer @adammunnings
Executive Producer @elninodiablomusic
Stylist @kelseydawn_
Hair & Makeup @byleostern
SFX Makeup @nomoretaupe
Nails @thams.does.claws
Nail Assistant @rhiannonririx
1st AC @thorrixon
2nd AC @bltslzwdl
Piercings @gh0re.grl
Vibe Manager / Graphics @street.walker
Studio Manager @floistheanswer
Studio @modestdept