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The Italian masters are known for their uncompromising sound. Live is what they are whether in or out of the studio, they are spontaneous. Improvisation with hardware is the key element of their performance and is impossible to replicate.

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AnD is a Manchester-based, enigmatic electronic music act, with a focus on techno, combining hard and raw dynamics, whether is a Dj set or a live performance.

Since the first studio outing back in 2009, Nebulos/Serum on Mindset, AnD never stopped evolving and breaking sound barriers. AnD can easily be dubbed among the godfathers of the fast-paced, hard-as-nail, techno that currently is dominating dancefloors around the globe. Releases on Electric Deluxe, Stoor, Soma, Repitch Recordings, Black Sun Records, and Idle Hands, prove that AnD never left his underground roots.

Anxhela Daci is a 1999 DJ born in the land of the two-headed eagle, but raised in Italy. Since her teenage years, she has had a special feeling for electronic music, following the various movements and becoming passionate about the underground scene, with a preference for techno at the age of 15.

She began to get closer and closer to this panorama, putting her hands in the console and starting to create her first mixes. Her hard techno sounds denote a strong trance and acid influence, her energetic sets are synonymous with power and intensity.

Anxhela

One thing is a certainty, Italian wonder boy Alignment likes to turn heads. Those of his friends and family when he suddenly decided to trade in his hometown of Bologna, for the industrial capital of techno Berlin. With a strong focus to work on his productions and DJ career, Francesco Pier has engaged himself in the heart of the vibrant techno scene. His tracks have caught the attention of techno royalty such as Richie Hawtin, Charlotte de Witte, Ben Klock, Chris Liebing, Laurent Garnier, Amelie Lens, Joseph Cappriati and many more...

Alignment

Basswell is an upcoming French DJ/Producer who’s based in the City of Lyon. He is founder of record label Homicid Records that has been active since 2019.

A hardtechno enthusiast, Basswell has a powerful and assertive style, mixing fast / hard and rave style.

Supported by the leaders of the underground scene such as Amelie Lens, Shlømo and Kobosil, Basswell has been settling on the scene for several months through bookings in Europe and abroad.




Basswell

He is BRECC. Producer, DJ, destroyer of worlds. Hailing from the Dutch city of Utrecht, this is an artist always driving forward, as is evident in the music he makes and the dance floors he commands. His style at first glance embodies pure industrial techno kickdrum action, but peel back the layers and you get all manners of texture, violence and attention to detail.

As a DJ BRECC has so far played all around Europe and is certainly no slouch in the booth. You can expect relentlessly energetic sets from beginning to end, programmed to keep the mind as engaged as the feet.

BRECC

His first Rotterdam Rave appearance in March 2022 was one for the books. Unleashing enormous amounts of energy in the crowd by blending sounds from all the corners of the techno galaxy Charlie is one to definitely keep an eye on.

Charlie Sparks

Getting in touch with techno at the young age of 18, Cynthia Spiering has been making quite a name for her self these past years. It all started when she first began working in the vibrant Rotterdam techno scene. Always wondering how the many DJ’s managed to play such inspiring sets, she started to practice with technical aspects of DJ’ing. She managed to get many hours of practice in, which resulted in having her first gig in 2016.

Cynthia Spiering, a fast rising DJ/Producer, with shows at some of the biggest events in the Dutch scene. Her profile is getting bigger and bigger with each gig. An artist to keep an eye on.




Cynthia Spiering

Jan Vercauteren is a DJ from Belgium, definitely fresh and surprises with his productions. He describes his style as "fast, old school techno with 90s inserts".

Jan Vercauteren

Her roots of playing in an orchestra whilst raving across Europe have brought forth an epic and merciless style that is now her signature speech. Her style joins the sense of emotional depth with raw solid basslines mixed with industrial noises, gabber, ravey classics & trance. Melting different styles together allowed her to create a personal flow into a heavy and powerful techno inspiring rioting and raving whenever she plays.

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Somewhen is part of Berlin’s new techno generation, which continues to elaborate on the genres’ principal topics by adapting their meanings to a post-modern context. Futurism and nostalgia – two traditional techno themes purposely coming together within the very name of the producer, DJ and label owner: Somewhen describes this uncertain time in the vague future (whenever) as well as the confidence that eventually (sometime) one’s own dreams can be achieved.

Somewhen

A techno artist who has proven himself to deserve his place on the scene and behind the decks at events, Trym has never stopped working hard on his projects. Blurring the boundaries between techno and hardtrance combined with his familiar touch of acid, Trym is a leading face of France's new-gen techno artists.

TRYM

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Vera Grace is a DJ & producer currently based in Amsterdam. Her unique, raw sound is defined by industrial textures and dark atmospheres with an intense vibe. Relentlessly energetic on stage, Vera draws you into a restless journey, inspired by melancholy, darkness, yet hope at the very same time. Much like herself, she keeps the dancefloor moving non-stop while building towards eclectic and powerful climaxes.

Vera Grace

The Taapion head honcho from France knows how to work the room with techno bangers. as Shlømo or as Viper Diva he adapts without loosing his own sound in the mayhem.

Shlømo

With Gabber Eleganza his hardcore sound one thing is certain, he will make the ground shake!

Gabber Eleganza

Paula Temple is highly esteemed and much sought-after producer and DJ, with releases on labels such as R&S Records. Known for her killing-hybrid live-sets; Paula leaves nothing unharmed.

Paula Temple

The anonymous artist SNTS has been a major player in the dark, gritty underworld of industrial techno. He is well known in the world for diffusing his warehouse sound, both as performer as well as the head of two imprints; SNTS Records and Sacred Court Labels.

SNTS

Parfait is a French techno producer and DJ. She is known for her dark and energetic sets, where she plays mainly hard techno.

Parfait

Rikhter is a Moscow based Russian techno live act. Not a lot is written or known about the man behind the mask. A choice driven by his desire to express himself through music. Moscow-based and resident at the Monasterio Factory, supported by the R-Label collective and fast becoming a staple on the international circuit.

Rikhter

BIIA is a Portugal based artist. She plays stories told from techno and its slopes, sometimes markedly energetics, sometimes harsh and mental with abstract compositions. She conquers the dance floors with her techno selection and charismatic energy.

BIIA

Inspired by plenty of sonorities, from cinematographic soundtrack to Drum N' Bass or even IDM, Peligre always intents to produce unique and timeless pieces without imposing himself genre limits.

His productions are made to be accessible tracks while being very elaborate and detailed to please to a wide and diverse audience. Thanks to his sound engineer studies, he attachs a lot of importance into the quality of his production by complexifying simple loops, creating percussive and crystal clear tracks.

As a result he offers unusual and sometimes even surprising sounds, combining synths and effects with his modular that keeps changing and evolving.

He released on SAIKE and Taapion label.

Peligre

He stands out with a style that comes from his perfect mastery of his turntables. Refined choices, great shows and technicals mix have brought him to many French warehouses and clubs such as Contrast, Fée Croquer and Ninkasi Kao. In 2017, he launched the INTERVENTION project with Luca Di Milla, a huge machine-set-up project: 1 modular, 4 Elektrons, TR & TR909. Then came INJECTED, an exclusive project founded with Trym in 2018 for large-scale events. Their first date in Paris was at the Dock Eiffel.

OPOSITION

Born in 1995 near Paris, Florian Kozlowski launched KØZLØV at 22 years old.


He wants to share with the world his vision of what "techno" means to him. Passionate about electronic music since his adolescence, he invested really early in DJ equipment after discovering techno music at a festival in Croatia. Exploring the most abrasive side of the genre, he releases his hard-hitting productions on his own Bandcamp but also on respected labels such as ＡＲＴＳ, Green Fetish Records, OMEN Recordings, and Gomboc Records.

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