Boris Brejcha releases “Cello Tears” with cellist Sascha Kid

Boris Brejcha has released “Cello Tears”, a collaboration with cellist Sascha Kid, together with an official video. According to We Rave You, it is his first single since he announced that 2028 will be his final year as an artist.

The track opens with an emotional cello solo by Sascha Kid before moving into a heavy bassline and the “Joker” sound at the core of Brejcha's High-Tech Minimal style. It has already been a fixture of his recent sets in North America, South America and Europe, and it opened his Tomorrowland 2026 set.

The release follows the video statement Brejcha shared on 24 October, in which he said the decision to retire had been years in the making and spoke of wanting to celebrate with fans “one last time in 2028”. He will play festivals for the last time in 2027, before a final headline run, the Last Chapter: Becoming the Joker Tour 2028, with details still to come.

Boris Brejcha is a German DJ and producer, born in 1981 in Ludwigshafen, who put out his first releases in 2006. His career highlights include a performance with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Coachella's Sahara stage and Red Rocks. His newest studio album is “Level One”, released in April 2024, according to MusicBrainz. In October, mbuzz reported that he would close his career as Boris Brejcha and “The Joker” at the end of 2028.