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Acre [Tectonic, Codes] - LIVE, DJ
Acre is a Manchester-based electronic music producer known for his dark, experimental sound that merges elements of grime, techno, and bass music. He gained attention with his intricate, atmospheric productions that push the boundaries of club music. Acre's work often features heavy, distorted beats, complex rhythms, and an innovative approach to sound design.
He has released music on labels such as Tectonic, Opal Tapes and PAN x Codes, with notable works including the Better Strangers album and various EPs. Acre's distinctive style has earned him a place in the UK's underground music scene, where he continues to experiment and evolve, drawing from the rich musical heritage of Manchester.
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Assyouti [PAYNOMINDTOUS, irsh, No_Stone] - LIVE, DJ
Born and raised in Egypt's crowded and disordered capital Cairo, Assyouti is among his generation's most distinct DJs and producers. Juggling hypermodern bass mutations, warped dancefloor snaps and percussive club experiments, he draws energy from the chaotic stimulus he grew up engulfed by, routing it into refined productions and elegant selections. Since 2021 he's been based in Berlin and has quickly gained local traction, appearing at venues like the legendary club Tresor, RSO, OHM, and Trauma Bar. He has also performed at renowned music festivals like Berlin’s CTM and Uganda’s Nyege Nyege. In 2024 he also founded the No_Stone event series that he runs with Barcelona based DJ/ Selector Jehia. His debut EP "Shakhrama" was released in 2022 on High Digital, and highlights his wide- eyed and borderless musical interests, followed by an even stronger second EP on Shepard Tone in which he explores his own take on Jungle and Breakbeat mayhem. Noisy and at times aggressive, his productions melt visceral but challenging rhythms with distorted vocal and drum samples, processed beyond recognition into buzzsaw post-punk sonics. As a DJ, he balances his love of the hardcore continuum with sounds from the world's furthest recesses, and is equally eager to build supercharged frenetic feverisms to energized dancers as he is guiding them through an introspective emotional hypnosis, usually weaving in and out of both creating a sense of disorientation fueled by collective energy & emotion. Over the years he's racked up multiple appearances on radio stations like NTS, Rinse France, Reprezent, Movement Radio, Radio Alhara, Radio Flouka, Refuge Wordlwide, Noods Radio, Echobox Radio & Oroko Radio He was also a resident on Ma3azef Radio from July 2020-July 2022, where - through his "Waverider" moniker - he dived deep every month into some of his other "non-club" influences like Post-Punk, Gothic Rock, Noise Rock, Krautrock, EBM, Industrial, Cold Wave, Minimal Wave, and other obscurities from the 1970s onwards.
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Christina Vantzou [Kranky, Shelter Press] - LIVE, COMPOSITION
Christina Vantzou is a Brussels-based composer who deals with time expansion, atmospheres and harmonies through electronics and acoustic instruments. Her releases include five numbered solo albums of ambient-classical music on American label Kranky, 2020's Multi-Natural LP; a foray into abstract electronics and field recording released by the Belgian label Edições CN, two full-length albums with John Also Bennett as CV & JAB, and many other solo and collaborative works. In her latest work, Vantzou focuses on shaping ceremonial and affective spaces where voice, synthesizers, piano, winds and electronics vaporously extend from the depths, glow in dreamlore and emerge into the light of day.
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CORIN [UIQ, Bedouin Records] - LIVE, LIVE A/V, DJ, COMPOSITION
Corin Ileto is a Filipina-Australian electronic producer, composer, DJ and performer working in the field of performance art, sound design, theater and club spaces. Her productions are an assemblage of converging styles moving somewhere between trance, and baroque-laden ambience. In her compositions, traditional forms merge with hyper-digital sounds to create new imaginary realms. Coming from a background in classical piano, Ileto is interested in creating a sonic space in which western classical music can be hybridized with contemporary electronic production and non-western forms. Each of her releases focus on speculative mythology drawing from science fiction, western classical music, personal histories and ancestral heritage. Her seminal releases include Manifest (Bedouin Records, 2019), Enantiodromia - released on Lee Gamble's iconic label UIQ (2021), and Araw published in the same year. In 2023, she released her sophomore album Lux Aeterna on UIQ, which was accompanied by a video premiere on FACT and a live AV performance featuring visuals by video artist/director Tristan Jalleh. Corin has performed around the world at major festivals such as Berlin Atonal (Berlin), Optimismo (Kaunas), CTM Festival (Berlin), Lunchmeat Festival (Prague), L.E.V. Matadero (Madrid), Robot Festival (Bologna), W.O.S. Festival (Santiago de Compostela) and has performed at locations such as Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam), Berghain and Kraftwerk in Berlin and also at Palais de Tokyo (Paris). Based in Sydney, she has garnered praise across Australia, and has performed and presented work at major festivals and institutions including Unsound Festival (Adelaide), Soft Centre Festival (Sydney), Carriageworks (Sydney) and the Sydney Opera House. As a DJ, CORIN has appeared at respected venues such as Berghain (Berlin), Final (Taipei) and Garage Noord (Amsterdam). As a composer and sound designer, Ileto works across a broad spectrum ranging from video, theater and surround sound installations often collaborating with dancer Angela Goh, Filipinx artist Phasmahammer and Sydney based queer collective Club Ate. She is also a regular monthly host on NTS Radio.
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DJ LOSER [Magdalena's Apathy] - LIVE, DJ
DJ LOSER is a Thessaloniki-based music producer and DJ expertly exploring the sound of 'meta-rave’, focusing on the evolutionary layers of contemporary club music, with a nostalgic touch. With an array of collaborations and releases over the past decade, he has established the label “Magdalena’s Apathy” - providing space for younger, up-and-coming talents (xato, DJ Saliva, etc...) alongside figureheads such as Brodinski and Julien Andreas. For the past two years, he has been a resident at Stegi.Radio (Onassis Cultural Foundation's internet radio station), presenting an array of contemporary monthly mixes. As a multi-level sound explorer under the moniker “Angel’s Corpse”, he embraces pseudo-spiritual aspects of the virtual and the less club-driven side of musical experimentation. His output has been featured on labels She Lost Kontrol, Puppy Tapes and VEYL to name a few, while a much-anticipated live performance will be released on his own imprint later this year. Additionally, there is a collaborative EP under development with Safety Trance (Cardopusher) in the works. He has performed numerous times at both Ved Siden Af + Den Anden Side (Copenhagen), AEDEN (Berlin), Rote Sonne (Munich), Buda (Brussels), and was a resident at PTX (Athens), where he was hosting his label nights.
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Evita Manji [PAN, myxoxym] - LIVE, DJ, COMPOSITION
+ Waluigi's Purgatory (Dmstfctn feat. Evita Manji)
Athens-based musician and vocalist Evita Manji is connecting the dots between the human experience, climate change, quantum physics and death, in an attempt to dig deeper into the primordial truth of existence. Through their carefully constructed practice of synthesis and sound design led by choir-inspired vocals, they fabricate musical worlds consisting of ever-expanding sonic organisms and shapeless solid non-materials. In 2021 Evita launched their platform myxoxym, releasing the singles “OIL/TOO MUCH” and “EYES/NOT ENOUGH”, as well as curating the first edition of the fundraising compilation series “PLASMODIUM I”, aiming to raise environmental awareness and provide support to relief efforts for wildlife affected by forest fires in Greece. Since their debut performance at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) alongside Eartheater and Soho Rezanejad (Athens, September 2021), Evita has performed in cities across Europe including London, Prague, Krakow and Zurich, and at festivals such as Unsound, Borderline, Rhizom and Lunchmeat — where they shared the stage with Amnesia Scanner at the Convent of St. Agnes. They have collaborated with numerous artists across various media and exhibited sound pieces at galleries like Kunsthalle Basel (in collaboration with Young Boy Dancing Group) and Saigon Athens.
Evita has performed at a wide number of festivals recently, such as Mutek (MX), Elektra BIAN (CA), Draaimolen (NL), Mucho Flow (PT), Sonic Territories (AT), among others… In the coming months, Evita has the Spandrel? vinyl release due out, which will include a new bonus track, and her focus is set on developing a new album for the beginning of next year, and work on a coinciding, elaborate live show intended for international touring. In the meantime, she collaborates with research duo Dmstfctn.
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LOREM [Krisis Publishing] - LIVE, LIVE A/V, COMPOSITION, INSTALLATION
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LOREM is an individual/multiple identity working across sound and media by exploring states of consciousness and emotional datasets through visceral narrative AV experiences. Lorem collaborated with artists, researchers and practitioners, including: Danny Elfman, Blixa Bargeld (Einturzende Neubaten), MAEID Bureau, Acre, Senyawa, Mario Klingemann, Silvia Costa. Lorem’s work has been displayed (among others) at Ars Electronica, Biennale di Venezia, Opéra de Lille, London Design Biennale, Berlin Transmediale, NXT Museum Amsterdam, Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Museo Triennale di Milano, HEK Basel, Design Museum, Festival de Imagen Colombia, and most recently at LEV Matadero in Madrid, at Montreal’s Elektra BIAN (Digital Arts Biennale) and KW Berlin’s ‘Poetics of Encryption’ conference, facilitated by curator Nadim Samman.
LOREM is directed by Francesco D’Abbraccio, creative co-director of Krisis Publishing – an editorial and curatorial platform focusing on the impact of media culture on contemporary contexts.
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Modulaw [Promesses] - LIVE, DJ, COMPOSITION
Merlin Modulaw is a sonic architect who constructs immersive worlds and identities through the medium of sound. His artistic endeavours encompass a diverse array of approaches, spanning composition, production, performance, multimedia works and spatial audio. From an early age, his fascination with the convergence of various influences fueled a quest for innovation. He seamlessly blends experimental electronic music and sound art with classical composition, contemporary rap, dancehall, and R&B, along with regional club-music styles. This unconventional fusion reveals the underlying parallels, forging a musical language that defies traditional boundaries. Guided by a keen ear for innovative sound design and a talent for captivating performances across various mediums, Modulaw's artistic vision takes tangible form. Whether presenting acousmatic experiences, DJ-sets, performances, sound installations, or his own musical creations, he consistently pushes the limits of his artistic expression. Having studied sound design and electroacoustic composition, Modulaw's creative exploration extends beyond the realm of music. He ventures into new territories such as videoworks and print, expanding the boundaries of his creative expression. Modulaw's artistry is characterized by a captivating amalgamation of associations, blurring distinctions between the familiar and the unknown, the abstract and the concrete. In his relentless pursuit of innovation, he cleverly juxtaposes references from disparate worlds, weaving a compelling narrative that resonates with global audiences.
Selected Collaborations: Brodinski, Bbymutha, Coucou Chloé, Crystal Murray, DÆMON, Le Diouck, Lateena, Loota, Lil Xelly, Haleek Maul, Rad Cartier, PRICE, Ms. Boogie, Nina Tech, Paxslim, Tohji, Xzavier Stone, VIP Skylark, Alban Schelbert, Diana Akbulut, Deborah Joyce Holman, Roman Selim Khereddine, Jeremy Nedd, Theater Neumarkt Zurich, Rindermarkt Zurich, Stadtgalerie Bern, Acousmatic Project Vienna, Rote Fabrik Zurich, Arsenic Lausanne, ADC Genêve, Cabaret Voltaire, PW Magazine, Casella Meyer, enSoie, Need for Speed: Unbound, KAR - l’Art de l’Automobile, Ledger, Octagon, Beats By Dre, Sonic Matter, In’n’Out Fragrances, Decathlon, ON Running
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NZIRIA [Never Sleep] - LIVE, DJ
NZIRIA is an experimental project by artist and dj Tullia Benedicta, born and raised in Ravenna from a Neapolitan family. Hard Neomelodic, the term used by the artist to describe their music, is the sound created to make a new space of hybridisation of different concepts, like North and South, traditional and contemporary music, masculine and feminine identity. NZIRIA integrates the main forms and themes of the Neomelodic song, while regenerating the cis-heteronormative scenario. Through a powerful and androgynous singing, they reinterpret the stereotyped, almost archetypal stories of the Neomelodic genre, welcoming narratives of the LGBTQI+ community and singing of queer love and mercurial identities. NZIRIA debuted in 2022 on Gabber Eleganza’s imprint Never Sleep with a full-length titled XXYBRID. Recorded during a period of worldwide lockdown, the album represents the artist’s psychomagic act to redeem their Neapolitan origins and to reinterpret some of the topoi of the Neapolitan culture. Through the album, NZIRIA re-appropriates the Neapolitan dialect, which they learnt from their grandparents: the word itself, ‘nziria, is an almost untranslatable dialect word, indicating the obstinate and unprovoked tantrum of children when they’re tired, a sort of primitive desire. NZIRIA has been selected as SHAPE+ artist for the year 2022, participating at CTM Festival 2023 with a site-specific performance titled “And Then a Flame Rumbled Like an Earthquake”, in collaboration with light designer / director Bianca Peruzzi, and Berlin-based performers Franka Marlene Roth and Janan Laubscher.
NZIRIA is currently based in Napoli and is also resident DJ on Ola Radio with their show, ‘Transonic’.
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Oldyungmayn [Magdalena's Apathy] - DJ
DJ and producer Oldyungmayn's multifaceted identity is layered through both his productions and performances, influencing an exhilarating musical lexicon of 90's era rave, sharpened sound design, and a wide spectrum of music from fellow Middle Eastern producers. Intelligently navigating away from a eurocentric focus with releases on platforms such as Al Gharib, Oldyungmayn has left a mark with contributions on compilations for Parkingstone and guest appearances on NTS for hosts such as Endgame and ZULI. He was a prior resident on on stegi.radio, and since relocating to Berlin, has performed alongside prolific artists such as LCY, Cassius Select and PAN-signee STILL, in addition to lesser-known acts like Beatrix Weapons and Selim Hex from SIRENS. Most recently, he released a collaborative EP with Estoc on Thessaloniki-based Magdalena’s Apathy, with remixes from 3Phaz and Brodinski, and has performed at festivals such as CTM and FIBER in Amsterdam.
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PDF Mag - Feature (Forthcoming)
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Osheyack [SVBKVLT] - LIVE
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Rabit [Halcyon Veil] - LIVE, DJ, COMPOSITION
Rabit (Eric Burton) is a storyteller documenting the American South primarily through sound. After dozens of 'white label' releases, Rabit officially appeared with his debut album Communion in 2015, and a Björk 'Vulnicura' remix vinyl in 2016. Following up with a production credit on Bjork’s Grammy-nominated album Utopia, and two more solo album releases, he ventured into mixtape territory with the classic Houston themed release, Cry Alone Die Alone, followed by ten more mixtapes in the series. His latest album of original music, What Dreams May Come, is a collaborative multimedia record released on November 25, 2022, on his label Halcyon Veil. The project unfolded through a series of gallery exhibitions, performances, and album releases through 2022-23. New Rabit single, RED featuring Croww, was released globally on 28 February 2024 on Halcyon Veil.
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Emulsion Magazine - 'Halcyon Veil' Feature (Forthcoming)
NTS Radio Special (Forthcoming)
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Tati au Miel [Halcyon Veil] - LIVE, LIVE DJ, COMPOSITION, INSTALLATION
Tati au Miel is an alias of Montreal-born and raised multi-disciplinary artist Tania Daniel. Their practice encompasses sound, performance, sculpture, textile, and XR, blending experimentation, abstraction, storytelling, and rituals to forge intimate and personal experiences in their work. Their recent release, the 'Carousel' EP on the label Halcyon Veil, follows six independent musical releases. Tati au Miel's work has been showcased at festivals such as Mutek, Sonic Arts, and Dweller. They have also recently scored Bhenji Ra’s film "Biraddali, Dancing on the Horizon", which was co-commissioned by Auto Italia (UK) and Western Front (CA).
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Tadleeh [YOUTH, INITIATION, Yegorka] - LIVE, DJ, COMPOSITION, INSTALLATION
Under the name of Tadleeh (and formerly Petit Singe) is the Italian-based musician, DJ and producer Hazina Francia. Previously involved with the lauded Haunter Records - a label for which she released the single Ruba Meta on the label’s compilation “forever”. Additionally, Tadleeh released a debut EP on Why Be’s Yegorka label titled “Ego Will Collapse”, followed by the “1 Year Remix Pack” digital release, which included contributions from CRYSTALLMESS and Slikback (Yegorka, 2020). This was followed up in 2023 with a new EP “Dribbling”, released on NKISI’s label INITIATION. From 2019-2021, Tadleeh helmed a Noods Radio Residency, and was the creative mind behind the now retired, forward-thinking events series Sine Confine in Milan. Tadleeh has performed at numerous venues, clubs, festivals and institutions across Europe including Cafe OTO (London UK), Argo16 (Venice IT), MUTEK (Barcelona ES), Sonic Acts (Amsterdam NL), Robot Festival (Bologna IT), ICA Milano (Milan IT), HAU - Dgtlfmnsm (Berlin DE) and MAO (Turin IT). Tadleeh also produces sound-based installations and commissions, most recently for Munich’s Haus der Kunst.
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MixMag - Feature
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Venus Ex Machina [AD 93] - LIVE, DJ, COMPOSITION, INSTALLATION
Venus Ex Machina is the composition and production alias of Nontokozo F. Sihwa. She has contributed sounds and music to a range of projects spanning releases on labels such as AD93, NON Worldwide and Optimo Music in addition to installations for Hyperdub’s lauded ‘Ø’ series and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) London. In 2021, she won the PRS Foundation Oram Award for innovation in music and sound technologies. Trained as a mathematician, she brings both a boundless curiosity and exacting precision to her work, and developed a “Pirate AI Opera” for CTM Festival in Berlin, and a workshop on radio transmitter building for Moogfest.
She has performed at numerous festivals and events across Europe including Berin Atonal (Berlin), Minimal Music Festival (Amsterdam), Rewire (The Hague), CTM Festival (Berlin) and Les Nuits Botanique (Brussels). She has lectured and given workshops at various institutions including Berklee College of Music, Slade School of Fine Art, Somerset House Studios, Tate Britain, The V&A Museum and for Creative Europe's SHAPE Platform. Clients for sync projects and commissions include notable entities such as Burberry, Star Alliance and the Royal Docks. She was also featured in ‘Sonic Futures’ - a documentary by FACT Magazine and the British Council.
Venus Ex Machina is currently engaged in a variety of commissions and collaborative experiments including a single, 'Suono Assente' by V/Z (Valentina Magaletti and Zongamin), out via AD93, a seasonal residency at Berlin’s MONOM Institute for Spatial Sound, development of a score for playwright Florence Keith-Roach, and a commission by American artist Victoria Rogers, focusing on music for dreaming.
Work on her third album is also underway, and it will feature collaborators such as drummer Valentina Magaletti, cellist Amy Langley and violinist Florence Rutherford-Jones.
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