"[…] you could already feel the festival’s potential to continue becoming something bigger in coming years. Always well-curated, it seemed particularly evident this year that Synästhesie is adept at bringing together different voices and cultures all within a loosely-connected type of music. And at the same time, you never forgot you were attending a festival in the heart of Berlin. It pulled off a tricky feat, becoming a festival that was unmistakably local even as it welcomed in all these disparate voices.”

"There it is again: the offer of the Synästhesie Festival to completely immerse yourself in another reality, almost as if it were changeable depending on your point of view. An almost healing realizations.”

"In recent years, the Synästhesie Festival has blossomed into one of the best-curated festivals in the city, constantly pushing and redefining genre boundaries.”

“Synästhesie Festival once again claimed its place in the Berlin music community with a well-curated mix of artists representing different scenes around the world and coming together to share common interests and a love for music. Looking back on the weekend with ears still ringing, it’s clear that 8MM Musik have a solid grip on how to pull of successful big events with impressive sound and lighting and managed to bring 20 artists representing different genders and sexualities together during a pandemic to create a memorable weekend of live performances.”

"Even without an obvious mega-headliner, the Synästhesie Festival 2023 once again offered so much variety and different acts that there should have been something for everyone - and for many, everything actually had some kind of appeal. From a musical point of view, this of course speaks for the concept of putting together the program subjectively according to purely personal aspects without regard to commercial considerations.”

“I’m glad Synästhesie survived the pandemic, that they’re still going strong, and that they pull in a good mix of psychedelic bands from across the spectrum. I think it’s great to stretch their bounds and bring in a somewhat wider range of artists.”

“This was a pretty incredible set of bands to see all in one night. I thoroughly enjoyed all of them, which is a rare occurrence for me!”

"With its wide range of styles, this year's festival appealed to a correspondingly diverse audience.”

"The Synästhesie Festival seems to be a kind of insider tip simply because of the rather small capacity of the location, despite the excellent line-up, which can not only totally inspire in 2021 without a single cancellation.”