As you approach the dancefloor, you feel the bass(低音) before you hear it. Enter the throng, and you are bathed in a sound(沐浴在声音中) so clean it seems to reorganise the air(重组空气) around you. Since opening in late 2023, Open Ground, based in a reconstructed wartime bunker(战时碉堡改造) in the west German town of Wuppertal, has earned a reputation as one of the best-sounding nightclubs in the world. It is another universe from the lavish fleshpots(奢华享乐场所) of Las Vegas or Ibiza. But for a certain sort of nightlife connoisseur(鉴赏家), this post-industrial(后工业的) town has become an essential stop.
当你走近舞池时，你会先感受到低音，然后才听到声音。进入人群，你被一种如此纯净的声音包围，它似乎重组了你周围的空气。自2023年底开业以来，位于德国西部城市伍珀塔尔一座重建的战争碉堡中的Open Ground，已赢得世界上声效最好的夜店之一的声誉。它与拉斯维加斯或伊比沙岛那些奢华的享乐场所截然不同。但对于某种特定的夜生活鉴赏家来说，这个后工业城镇已成为一个必到之处。
Open Ground is the brainchild(创意结晶) of Markus Riedel and Mark Ernestus, veterans(老手，资深人士) of the Berlin music scene. Mr Riedel set up the club with financing from his brother, an entrepreneur. Sick of clubs with terrible sound, Mr Riedel and Mr Ernestus recruited acousticians(声学专家) to turn their concrete shell into an aural delight(听觉享受). Polyester-lined panels absorb auditory “reflections”, leaving a crystalline(水晶般清澈的) sound that brings out details lost in muddier spaces. This wizardry(魔法，神奇技艺) is complemented by speaker technology custom-made(定制的) for the space. “It’s a temple for music(音乐殿堂),” enthuses Darren White, aka dBridge, a dj who performs at the club.
Open Ground是柏林音乐界老将Markus Riedel和Mark Ernestus的创意结晶。Riedel先生从他企业家兄弟那里获得融资，创办了这家俱乐部。受够了音响糟糕的俱乐部，Riedel和Ernestus请来声学专家，将他们的混凝土外壳变成了听觉享受。聚酯衬板吸收声音'反射'，留下清澈剔透的声音，将更浑浊空间中丢失的细节呈现出来。这种魔法还辅以专门为这个空间定制的音箱技术。'这是一个音乐殿堂，'在此演出的DJ Darren White（又名dBridge）热情地说道。
An eclectic(折衷的，兼容并蓄的) approach to genre expands the appeal. Mr White says his circles are abuzz(议论纷纷的) with talk of Open Ground. As word spreads(消息传开), djs approach the club seeking bookings. “Everyone who has played wants to play again, and everyone who hasn’t wants to,” chuckles(轻声笑) Arthur Rieger, its programming chief.
折衷主义的音乐流派选择扩大了其吸引力。White先生说他的圈子里都在热议Open Ground。随着消息传开，DJ们纷纷联系俱乐部希望预约演出。'每个在这里演过的人都想再来，每个没演过的人都想来，'其节目总监Arthur Rieger笑着说道。