The Tunegirl has gone viral for her modular live techno performances at Awakenings and Superbooth Berlin, where she played back-to-back with Colin Benders. Now, after a flood of track ID requests from fans, she has clarified one thing: there are no track IDs, because there are no tracks.
“I’m absolutely overwhelmed by the response to my performances at Awakenings and Superbooth Berlin b2b with the one and only Colin Benders,” she wrote in a statement on social media. “Thank you all for your kind words and support.”
Then came the clarification that has fans rethinking what they just heard. “Please note: I’m not a DJ. I don’t play any tracks. The Tunegirl is a live performer who creates live techno using a Eurorack modular system. The sound is created spontaneously and cannot be replicated. There are no track IDs, because it’s like a snapshot in time.”
The framing matters. Modular live techno sits in a different lane from a DJ set. Every twist of a knob, every patched cable, every routing decision is happening in real time. Nothing is pre-arranged. Nothing repeats. The audience is hearing a moment that exists only once.
That snapshot-in-time approach is what makes the Tunegirl’s viral run feel different. Awakenings and Superbooth audiences leaned in because they were watching a performer build a set from scratch, not curate one from a library.
Plus, the back-to-back with Colin Benders adds another layer. Benders has been a leading voice in the modular techno conversation for years. Two modular performers improvising together sits far closer to a jazz trade-off than to a club DJ b2b.
For listeners who chased the Tunegirl on Shazam and walked away empty-handed, the answer is now clear. The track they heard does not exist. It was, by design, a one-time performance.
Upcoming live dates are due soon. Until then, watch the modular world for more.