- ABADIR + HOGIRGLOBUS30 MAY23:00 - 00:00A core member of SVKVLT's global cadre of producers, Berlin-based Egyptian artist, critic and epicurean Rami Abadir is hard to pin down - he's equally as comfortable writing Coptic church music as he is fusing Maqsoum loops with Amen breaks. He appears at CONTRA with his longtime sparring partner Hogir Göregen, a skilled Turkish percussionist whose intricate rhythms mesh flawlessly with Abadir's spirited electronics.
- AhadadreamOHM31 MAY00:00 - 01:00When 'TAKA', a collaboration with Skrillex and Swiss-Sri Lankan vocalist Priya Ragu, went viral in 2024, Ahadadream finally got his flowers. But the Pakistan-born, UK-raised artist, label boss and tastemaker has been putting in work for years, sharpening his production and selection skills, performing tirelessly and championing South Asian creatives and culture.
- BakeyGLOBUS31 MAY01:00 - 02:20When Freddie Baker emerged in 2018 with 'Cookie', a jungle-inspired rap fusion he engineered alongside BNC Javen, he was just 17. And the London-born, Leeds-based DJ and producer has kept pushing since, deploying a steady stream of bass-heavy EPs and sunny, festival-ready bootlegs and collaborating with Bristol bass veteran Sam Binga on 2023's furious 'Binga & Bakey'.
- BatuOHM31 MAY22:00 - 00:00House music courses through Vigro Deep's veins. The titan of amapiano is the son of Victor Ngcongwana, aka DJ Sping, a veritable South African deep house legend. And he's been putting in the work on his own for years, shaping amapiano's avant underground with his open-minded, groove-forward productions. He'll be joined at CONTRA by veteran bass scientist Omar McCutcheon, aka Batu, the Bristol-based Timedance figurehead who has spent the last few years sharpening British electronic music's cutting edge.
- BclipTRESOR31 MAY02:30 - 03:30Nothing's off limits for Bclip. The Colombian DJ and producer came up in Soledad Atlántico, where the chaotic local sound systems known as picós taught him to throw caution to the wind. That was the genesis of his unique "LA GRA$A" concept, a free-flowing mix of reggaetón, black metal, hard house, folk and salsa that's constantly mutating, never staying fixed in one spot.
- Beatrice MGLOBUS31 MAY21:00 - 23:00With releases on iconic dubstep labels Rinse, Tectonic and Tempa and her own Bait imprint, Beatrice Masters has come a long way in a relatively short time, defining herself with a blend of syncopated rhythms, psychedelic synths and hypnotic effects. And she will be joined by her Bait compatriot Soa420, a Franco-Malagasy DJ and producer who uses dubstep merely as an anchor, fading in elements of trap, breakbeat, dancehall and techno to keep her sound fresh and dynamic.
- Bill KouligasOHM30 MAY20:00 - 21:00Athens-born artist, designer, musician and curator Bill Kouligas has been balancing on the cultural fringe for decades at this point, working tirelessly at the intersection of fine art and experimental music. As the founder of PAN, he's been responsible for consistently restructuring electronic music's avant-garde and working across borders and boundaries, with artists as seemingly detached as Amnesia Scanner, James "Munky" Shaffer, Merzbow and Yves Tumor.
- BladeeKRAFTWERK31 MAY23:15 - 00:00Both founder members of Drain Gang, the Swedish hip-hop collective that's been in motion since 2013, Bladee and Ecco2k have been working together since they were childhood friends - first in the grindcore duo Krossad. Fast forward to 2026 and they're sitting on a catalog of influential albums, mixtapes and collaborations that have helped to define the last decade in underground music, fusing hip-hop, hyperpop, noise and ambient music and inspiring countless followers.
- BlawanTRESORKRAFTWERK30 MAY30 MAY04:30 - 06:0022:15 - 23:15Jamie Roberts is a bona fide innovator, a maggot farmer and metal drummer from Yorkshire who transformed that chaos and rage into digital fluency, reshaping bass music and techno early on in his career before digging deeper underground and setting a new creative benchmark with 2025's bold, personal and genuinely ear-splitting 'SickElixir'.
- BNYXKRAFTWERK31 MAY19:30 - 20:30Whether you're familiar with Benjamin Saint Fort's BNYX tag or not, you've come across his beats. He produced an impressive eight tracks on Drake's 'For All the Dogs' and has long been seen as the creative engineer behind rage rapper Yeat. And last year he struck out on his own, releasing the experimental 'LOADING...' EP and bringing in Earl Sweatshirt, George Clanton, Clara La San and others.
- Caio PrinceOHM31 MAY21:00 - 22:00Bruxaria is one of Brazil's most conspicuous funk variants, characterized by its ear-piercing "tuin" sounds, tongue-in-cheek horror samples and blistering, blown-out rhythms. And DJ/producer Caio Prince is one of the scene's fixtures, DJing at some of São Paulo's loudest parties and collaborating with funk stars like Mu540, DJ Dayeh, Sykors and Clementaum.
- Catu DiosisGLOBUS30 MAY22:00 - 23:00Splitting her time between Germany and Uganda, Catu Diosis is a producer, DJ and rapper who's spent the last few years establishing herself on her own terms, working alongside producers such as Neana and vocalists like Oh Lorena and R3IGN DROPS to project a forward-thinking vision of African electronic music.
- CEMTRESOR30 MAY06:00 - 08:00On TYGAPAW's latest album 'Together You Gather All Power Applied Worldwide', the Jamaica-born, Brooklyn-based producer and DJ clears out a space for Black queer and trans voices, restating their claim on dance music history. And they will appear at CONTRA alongside Cem Dukkah (aka CEM), the co-founder of infamous Berlin underground party Herrensauna and a notoriously open-minded DJ, who spikes his sturdy technoid rhythms with momentous amounts of bass.
- CrystallmessKRAFTWERK31 MAY22:15 - 23:15A journalist, curator and fine artist as well as a DJ and producer, Christelle Oyiri gathers all her accumulated knowledge to contrive maze-like, politically charged sets that never lose sight of the dancefloor. Not constrained to a single genre, the French vanguard takes a genuinely uncompromising approach, blending drill, electro, house, R&B and ballroom to ink an eye-popping diorama of contemporary voices.
- Devon Rexi meets John T. GastGLOBUS30 MAY02:00 - 03:00Made up of Amsterdam-based heads Nicola Reverda, Nushin Naini and Goya van der Heyden, Devon Rexi describe themselves as "groove people", because their sound is so fiendishly difficult to describe. Led by Naini's processed Farsi vocals, it falls between no-wave, post-punk, dub and psychedelic rock and is disturbed even further by the inclusion of prolific British producer John T. Gast.
- DismantleOHM31 MAY03:30 - 04:30A genuine lifer, Will Knighton has been shaping his approach to bass music since he was just a teenager, when he quickly caught the eye of his older, more experienced peers. And since 2011, he's been traversing the length and breadth of the underground, working with artists like DJ Die and Randall, Nia Archives, D Double E and establishing his own Stations imprint as an outlet for his own idiosyncratic productions.
- DJ BabatrTRESOR30 MAY02:00 - 03:00If you've heard of raptor house, the energetic fusion of Afro-Venezuelan percussion, tribal techno, acid and Eurodance, then you'll already know Pedro Elías Corro, better known as DJ Babatr. And who better to stand toe-to-toe with the man who formalized the entire movement than Daniel Pereira, aka DJ Deep RH, another early raptor house proponent who's spent over two decades spreading the word to every corner of the world.
- DJ BassanGLOBUS30 MAY03:00 - 04:00Based in São Paulo, Gaia Bassan is a multi-disciplinary artist, DJ and beatmaker who exemplifies Brazil's rising tide of underground funk artists. She's already brought her energetic, noisy mix of carnivalesque club sounds to Boiler Room multiple times, and has been spotted alongside artists like D.Silvestre, Linn da Quebrada and DJ Caio Prince.
- DJ Deep RHTRESOR30 MAY02:00 - 03:00If you've heard of raptor house, the energetic fusion of Afro-Venezuelan percussion, tribal techno, acid and Eurodance, then you'll already know Pedro Elías Corro, better known as DJ Babatr. And who better to stand toe-to-toe with the man who formalized the entire movement than Daniel Pereira, aka DJ Deep RH, another early raptor house proponent who's spent over two decades spreading the word to every corner of the world.
- dj g2gOHM31 MAY04:30 - 06:00Having broken bread with artists like Ninajirachi, Six Sex and Erika de Casier and played at some of the world's most exclusive clubs already, Danish-Uruguayan DJ and producer dj g2g doesn't have a lot to prove at this point. But her sound is an apt representation of the current deluge of digital information, a perfect storm of cumbia, nightcore, deconstructed club and dubstep.
- DJ KhaliphaOHM31 MAY01:00 - 02:00Before launching his music career in earnest, Lagos-born Habeeb Lawal Kola had already established a reputation at college as an iPhone DJ. And just a few years later, he translated this on-the-ground experience into his own style: Mara, or street house, a humid, lo-fi blend of house music and local pop strains that's bouncy, emotional and uniquely atmospheric.
- DJ LagTRESOR30 MAY00:00 - 01:00There can only be one king of gqom and Lwazi Asanda Gwala, aka DJ Lag, has been wearing the crown since the early 2010s. Not only has he worked with Beyoncé and performed on some of the world's biggest stages, but the Durban-born original has continued to challenge perceptions of South African music, melting gqom, amapiano, Afro house and Afro tech into a sound he calls "gqom 2.0".
- Ecco2kKRAFTWERK31 MAY23:15 - 00:00Both founder members of Drain Gang, the Swedish hip-hop collective that's been in motion since 2013, Bladee and Ecco2k have been working together since they were childhood friends - first in the grindcore duo Krossad. Fast forward to 2026 and they're sitting on a catalog of influential albums, mixtapes and collaborations that have helped to define the last decade in underground music, fusing hip-hop, hyperpop, noise and ambient music and inspiring countless followers.
- EQGLOBUS31 MAY00:00 - 01:00Formed in Buenos Aires by artists Estratosfera and Qiri, EQ make light-headed, experimental pop music that emerged from late nights firing demos back-and-forth and sharing their distinctive musical references. By the time they'd released their viral debut 'Boytoy' in 2024, they were already fully formed, slamming hyperpop, indie sleaze and reggaeton in a blender and marveling at the gooey result.
- Evian ChristGLOBUS31 MAY04:00 - 05:00There was over a decade between Joshua Leary's 'Kings and Them' mixtape and his debut album 'Revanchist', but he was hardly twiddling his thumbs. The Ellesmere Port-born producer made his way through the rap underground, working with Drain Gang, Le1f, Danny Brown and Travis Scott and founded the influential Trance Party series of events, dreaming up a crucible of visuals, tongue-in-cheek humor and divergent sounds that's often imitated but never bettered.
- EvilgianeGLOBUS31 MAY03:00 - 04:00Surf Gang is unquestionably one of rap's most innovative production outfits right now and sitting at the head of the table is Giane Chenheu, a versatile beatmaker who's worked with everyone from Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky to Xaviersobased and PinkPantheress. And he's proved himself as a selector too, dropping divergent blends of trance, drill, footwork, trap and cloud rap that bolster his restless creative outlook.
- FlowdanKRAFTWERK30 MAY20:30 - 21:10Towering over the British underground, The Original Dan is one of the UK's most influential and groundbreaking MCs, cutting his teeth as a founder member of pioneering grime crew Roll Deep before embarking on a daredevil run as a solo artist. He's worked with The Bug, Chase & Status and even Ben Klock, but went stratospheric in 2023 with 'Rumble' a collaboration with Fred Again and Skrillex that netted him a well-deserved Grammy.
- GREGGLOBUS30 MAY06:00 - 08:00Mauritius-born DJ and beatmaker GЯEG is a resident of one of Paris's most vital parties, LA CREOLE, a space where Afro-Caribbean sounds like bouyon, shatta and dancehall can co-exist with jungle, techno, UK funky and kuduro. And his own productions follow the same untrodden path, cutting away at the foliage separating genres to uncover brand new sonic terrain.
- gyrofieldTRESOR31 MAY00:00 - 01:30Now in their early 20s, Kiana Li defined themself as a force to reckoned with shockingly early, releasing their first recordings at just 17. And they've already deconstructed and rebuilt their sound multiple times, traversing bass music's outer rim in the process. Now the boss of their own label Field Research, they're operating in an unrestricted space, welding heavy low end and unstable syncopations to fractal, trance-inducing melodies on the inaugural 'Your Fight' EP.
- HamdiOHM30 MAY01:00 - 02:00British-Tunisian producer Alexander Hamdi started early, teaching himself how to make grime beats at just 12 years old in his Oxford bedroom. And since then he's gone from strength to strength, mastering dubstep and UK garage and working with a shockingly diverse range of artists, from Zed's Dead and Skrillex to dancehall veteran Warrior Queen and singer-songwriter Issey Cross.
- Head HighGLOBUS31 MAY05:00 - 07:00Since 2010, legendary German DJ and producer René Pawlowitz, better known as Shed, has been using the Head High moniker to label up some of his most satisfying dancefloor material: euphoric piano-driven tracks inspired by rave's early days that he fittingly describes as "power house".
- Isabella LovestoryKRAFTWERK31 MAY21:00 - 21:30Honduran pop icon Isabella Lovestory relishes the opportunity to do things her own way, whether it's dosing reggaeton with a shot of experimental punk on her debut 'Amor Hardcore', or veering into a completely different direction on its goth-inspired follow-up 'Vanity'. And Brixton-born producer Kamixlo, the co-founder of Bala Club, helped steer the course, shaping 'Vanity' with his signature "industrial reggaeton" sound.
- ISOxoKRAFTWERK30 MAY21:10 - 22:10Rising through the West Coast's bass scene alongside his regular collaborator Knock2, Julian Isorena, aka ISOxo, has steadily built up a following for his blown-out, hyperactive productions. He's worked with G Jones, Ninajirachi and RL Grime, and this year bumped heads with Skrillex, rapper Cristale and "princess of drill" TeeZandos on the techno-influenced anthem 'Jump'.
- JASSSTRESOR31 MAY05:00 - 07:00mb studio boss Toma Kami has maintained a level of quality over the last decade that few other producers can compare to. A member of Bristol's Livity Sound crew, he's a restless creative presence in bass music who draws as much from rap or dancehall as he does from the dubstep scene. And is there anyone more suited as a back-to-back partner than Silvia Jiménez Alvarez, aka JASSS? The Asturian producer and DJ is notorious for many reasons, but anyone who's witnessed her dextrous collaborative sets will already know she's the best in the biz.
- JawninoGLOBUS31 MAY02:20 - 03:00Trust an artist who was expelled from school for playing Tempa T's grime anthem 'Next Hype' to get things right. Jawnino is among the UK's most mysterious and creative MCs, operating without the usual flash of social media and willingly knocking down the dividing walls between dubstep, R&B, jungle and noise, collaborating with artists as divergent as Klein, Bok Bok and Surf Gang.
- KamixloKRAFTWERK31 MAY21:00 - 21:30Born in Brixton, British-Chilean producer and DJ Kamixlo perfectly represents South London's bright patchwork of sights and sounds. He was inspired by nu metal, pop and Mexican wrestling just as much as he was underground club sounds when he co-founded the influential Bala Club collective and has continued to plot a distinctive course, releasing a pair of industrial-tinged solo albums on PAN and lending his skills to Honduran pop star Isabella Lovestory.
- KanuciaOHM30 MAY04:30 - 07:00Einhundert has been Berlin's most indispensable underground event for a decade now, challenging the German capital's techno fixation with bass music and club vibrations from across the diaspora. And the collective will be represented at CONTRA by founder Nico Adomako, German-Vietnamese DJ Kanucia and mobilegirl, an eclectic DJ and producer who's released on Stockholm's STAYCORE label.
- KAVARITRESOR31 MAY01:30 - 02:30When Aphex Twin's your biggest fan, you've got to be doing something right. And KAVARI has made a name for herself by going her own way, following the guiding philosophies of Skrillex, Arca and Throbbing Gristle, but never the exact aesthetic. She was snapped up by XL earlier this year and released the acerbic 'Plague Music' EP, a chaotic flick-book of drops, glitches, redlined breaks and strangled screams.
- Khadija Al HanafiOHM30 MAY00:00 - 01:00Tunisian producer Khadija Al Hanafi is defining a new wave of footwork music, using records like her influential 'Slime Patrol' series and 2025's acclaimed '!OK!' to establish a sound that's global and irresistibly fresh. Now a resident on NTS Radio with her monthly SLIME.FM show, Al Hanafi peers from Chicago across a vast world of digital detritus, blending video game soundtracks, jazz, Jersey club and psychedelia into a vibrant collage.
- Knock2KRAFTWERK30 MAY21:10 - 22:10Notorious for his energetic fusion of bass music, house and trap, Laotian-American DJ and producer Richard Singphiphat Nakhonethap has been strengthening his creative muscle since he was in middle school. Before long he was making beats with ISOxo as ISOKNOCK and he's rarely taken a break, working with Henry Fong, Dillon Francis, NGHTMRE and RL Grime and finally releasing his debut album 'nolimit' last year.
- KOLLINOHM30 MAY03:00 - 04:30A rare voice in Asia, Seoul-based DJ KOLLIN began to piece together her musical identity when she was living and working in the UK, where she developed a voracious appetite for global bass sounds: amapiano, reggatón, grime and jungle, to be exact. And she took her passion back to South Korea, where she became a regular on the underground scene, launching her sound through Asia and beyond.
- Lou NourGLOBUS31 MAY01:00 - 02:20Formerly known as Sicaria, Lou Nour was brought up in the heart of London and pulled just as much inspiration from her Moroccan community, where she heard rhythms and melodies that have permeated her bass-heavy productions. And these days's she's deliberate and selective about her appearances, arriving at CONTRA alongside Leeds-based Freddie Baker, a gifted, prolific producer and DJ who's proved his mettle on releases for Warehouse Project Records and Bristol's Timeisnow, collaborations with Sam Binga and his run of festival-ready bootlegs.
- MalibuKRAFTWERK31 MAY18:30 - 19:30"I LOVE reverb," French composer and vocalist Malibu exclaimed in a 2018 interview. So it's hardly surprising that at the core of her sound, whether she's subsuming classical, pop or drone elements, is a sense of deep spaciousness that drives the romance, euphoria and tempered nostalgia of records like last year's universally acclaimed 'Vanities'.
- MechatokKRAFTWERK31 MAY20:30 - 21:00Emir Timur Tokdemir, aka Mechatok, has been operating at the intersection of pop and the avant-garde for over a decade, first defining himself by softening deconstructed club's jagged edges with releases on Staycore and Presto and then refining his outlook, balancing work with Drain Gang, Isabella Lovestory and FKA twigs with the bold solo experimentation of last year's 'Wide Awake'.
- mobilegirlOHM30 MAY04:30 - 07:00Einhundert has been Berlin's most indispensable underground event for a decade now, challenging the German capital's techno fixation with bass music and club vibrations from across the diaspora. And the collective will be represented at CONTRA by founder Nico Adomako, German-Vietnamese DJ Kanucia and mobilegirl, an eclectic DJ and producer who's released on Stockholm's STAYCORE label.
- MoneyamaGLOBUS30 MAY00:00 - 01:00A regular fixture on the Berlin club scene, Oroko Radio resident Moneyama draws on her Ghanaian heritage to play a wide range of soul-stirring club flavors, linking contemporary trap with Afrobeats, East Coast club sounds and classic R&B.
- Nai BarghoutiKRAFTWERK30 MAY19:40 - 20:20Award-winning Palestinian singer, composer and flautist Nai Barghouti, who conspicuously led Skrillex's 'Quest For Fire' standout 'Xena', will be appearing at CONTRA alongside Noisia's Thijs de Vlieger (aka Thys), a celebrated DJ and producer in his own right who's known for his genre-bending soundtrack work, and versatile Hungarian percussionist Péter Somos.
- Nick LeónGLOBUS30 MAY04:00 - 06:00Sparks are bound to fly when Brazil's Roniere Santos, aka RHR, goes back-to-back with Florida-born DJ and producer Nick León. Santos is one of São Paulo's most daring producers, with a catalog filled with bold, percussive experiments, including this year's 'GÍRIA', a fusion of funk, dark techno and bass music that features British rapper Logan_olm and Skrillex. León meanwhile has been charging his productions with electricity for years, working alongside a legion of underground icons before hitting universal acclaim with last year's 'A Tropical Entropy'.
- Nico AdomakoOHM30 MAY04:30 - 07:00Einhundert has been Berlin's most indispensable underground event for a decade now, challenging the German capital's techno fixation with bass music and club vibrations from across the diaspora. And the collective will be represented at CONTRA by founder Nico Adomako, German-Vietnamese DJ Kanucia and mobilegirl, an eclectic DJ and producer who's released on Stockholm's STAYCORE label.
- NungujaOHM30 MAY23:00 - 00:00Berlin heads will already know that Nunguja is one of the city's best-kept secrets, appearing regularly at Einhundert, at PAN's legendary nights at Panorama Bar and at CTM Festival alongside the No Stone crew. And she's taken her diverse and genre-defying style to some of the underground's most iconic venues, playing at Mexico City's Yuyu, The White Hotel in Manchester and London's Cafe Oto.
- OJOOTRESOR31 MAY22:00 - 00:00A member of the intersectional feminist collective Psst and one of the builders of the Pssound System, a powerful DIY rig made by the people for the people, Brussels-based, Morocco-born producer and DJ ojoo has been shaped by their vibrant community. And their musical choices reflect that plugged-in, grassroots ethos: raw blends of bass-heavy, radical sounds that can be interfaced with on their regular sessions for Kiosk and Noods.
- Opium HumOHM31 MAY20:00 - 21:00Spend more than a weekend nosing around Berlin's bass underground and you're certain to stumble across Michail Stangl, a bonafide lifer who's spent the last 15+ years bringing fringe artists from around the world to the German capital. One of CTM Festival's curators, he's been the face of Boiler Room and now runs his own Breaking Tempo series of events, sharing the decks with artists like Heavee, DJ Spinn and Jana Rush.
- Péter SomosKRAFTWERK30 MAY19:40 - 20:20Award-winning Palestinian singer, composer and flautist Nai Barghouti, who conspicuously led Skrillex's 'Quest For Fire' standout 'Xena', will be appearing at CONTRA alongside Noisia's Thijs de Vlieger (aka Thys), a celebrated DJ and producer in his own right who's known for his genre-bending soundtrack work, and versatile Hungarian percussionist Péter Somos.
- RafushOHM30 MAY21:00 - 23:00An artist who's motivated by the revolutionary potential of club culture, Rafa Cunha, aka Rafush, is a DJ, activist, artist and curator who has co-founded two of Berlin's most thoughtful groups: the Afro Futuristic Collective and Yoko Yoko, who have made it their mission to increase the representation of Black artists in Berlin's club scene.
- RHRGLOBUS30 MAY04:00 - 06:00Sparks are bound to fly when Brazil's Roniere Santos, aka RHR, goes back-to-back with Florida-born DJ and producer Nick León. Santos is one of São Paulo's most daring producers, with a catalog filled with bold, percussive experiments, including this year's 'GÍRIA', a fusion of funk, dark techno and bass music that features British rapper Logan_olm and Skrillex. León meanwhile has been charging his productions with electricity for years, working alongside a legion of underground icons before hitting universal acclaim with last year's 'A Tropical Entropy'.
- ring noordTRESOR31 MAY03:30 - 05:00Ring Noord is the audiovisual project of Nik Roos (Sleepnet, ex-Noisia) and producer / visual artist Jasper Scholma (Former), formed in Groningen in 2025. Through immersive A/V performances, the duo explore the space between rave music, ambient composition and cinematic storytelling, drawing influence from drum & bass, techno, UK garage, hardcore, ambient music and 20th century minimalism.
- SarzGLOBUS30 MAY01:00 - 02:00If you're making a who's who of Afrobeats, you can't fail to mention Osaretin Osabuohien, better known as SARZ. The Lagos-based producer has played a crucial role in the genre's evolution, working with Wizkid, Burna Boy and Niniola just for starters. And he's been responsible for exporting the sound far beyond West Africa, working with Drake on 'One Dance' and Beyoncé on 'The Lion King: The Gift'.
- SkrillexKRAFTWERKKRAFTWERK30 MAY31 MAY23:20 - 00:5000:00 - 01:15Sonny Moore could have easily decided to rest on his laurels, but he continues to push into parts unknown, whether it's shaking up his formula and collaborating with artists from across the musical map, or challenging audiences at stadiums or sweatboxes with his relentless forward momentum.
- SlikbackTRESOR30 MAY01:00 - 02:00Nairobi-born Freddy Njau is one of club music's true vanguards, a producer whose alchemical skills have catapulted him a few steps beyond the rest of his peers. He's been mostly working at his own pace since debuting on Hakuna Kulala in 2020, but last year stepped out on the Planet Mu imprint with 'Attrition', a survey of his years of relentless experimentation that imagined gqom, dubstep, trance and hard techno as the soundtrack to a cyberpunk dystopia.
- Slim SoledadKRAFTWERK30 MAY00:50 - 02:00Now based in Paris, Slim Soledad grew up near São Paulo where she co-founded Chernobyl, throwing some of the city's first trans-led events and shaping a style that splices Brazilian funk with hard techno, electro and Latincore.
- Soa420GLOBUS31 MAY21:00 - 23:00With releases on iconic dubstep labels Rinse, Tectonic and Tempa and her own Bait imprint, Beatrice Masters has come a long way in a relatively short time, defining herself with a blend of syncopated rhythms, psychedelic synths and hypnotic effects. And she will be joined by her Bait compatriot Soa420, a Franco-Malagasy DJ and producer who uses dubstep merely as an anchor, fading in elements of trap, breakbeat, dancehall and techno to keep her sound fresh and dynamic.
- T.NOOHM31 MAY02:00 - 03:30Motivated by his Surinamese roots, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer T.NO prioritizes raw, percussive and bass heavy sounds, the kind of loose-limbed, syncopated rhythms he's found in bubbling, kuduro, gqom, Brazilian funk or Surinam's call-and-response kawina style. And his obsessions are matched by Tash LC's own; the DJ, host and label boss is a radio fixture and has scoured the world for its most vital underground flavors, running the Club Yeke night and working with artists from throughout the global South.
- Tash LCOHM31 MAY02:00 - 03:30Motivated by his Surinamese roots, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer T.NO prioritizes raw, percussive and bass heavy sounds, the kind of loose-limbed, syncopated rhythms he's found in bubbling, kuduro, gqom, Brazilian funk or Surinam's call-and-response kawina style. And his obsessions are matched by Tash LC's own; the DJ, host and label boss is a radio fixture and has scoured the world for its most vital underground flavors, running the Club Yeke night and working with artists from throughout the global South.
- Tatyana JaneTRESOR30 MAY23:00 - 00:00Tatyana Jane is a restless producer; when she was asked to perform at Boiler Room in 2024, she turned up with a USB packed with her own tracks. But it's to be expected, Jane was born in Cameroon before moving to France and it's these two loud voices that surge through her music: her intense memories of West Africa and the swathe of club sounds she's absorbed since, like techno, dubstep and EDM.
- ThysOHMKRAFTWERK30 MAY30 MAY02:00 - 03:0019:40 - 20:20Hailing from the Netherlands, DJ, producer and composer Thijs de Vliege is best known for his tenure with Noisia, but his scope is far wider than that might suggest. His genre-agnostic, bass-heavy DJ sets are the result of years of listening and interacting with various sounds and forms, celebrations of club culture that betray a profound understanding of the dancefloor.
- TohjiKRAFTWERK31 MAY20:30 - 21:00Born in London and raised in Tokyo, Tohji is one of Japan's most recognizable underground rappers - he even reached the finals of the 'Rap Star Tanjo!' TV show back in 2017. He co-founded the Mall Boyz collective with gummyboy and has developed an idiosyncratic blend of cloud rap and hyperpop that's seen him cross paths with Yeule, Mura Masa and Mechatok.
- Toma KamiTRESOR31 MAY05:00 - 07:00mb studio boss Toma Kami has maintained a level of quality over the last decade that few other producers can compare to. A member of Bristol's Livity Sound crew, he's a restless creative presence in bass music who draws as much from rap or dancehall as he does from the dubstep scene. And is there anyone more suited as a back-to-back partner than Silvia Jiménez Alvarez, aka JASSS? The Asturian producer and DJ is notorious for many reasons, but anyone who's witnessed her dextrous collaborative sets will already know she's the best in the biz.
- TraceyGLOBUS31 MAY23:00 - 00:00Who is Tracey? Well, what we can tell you is that the London-based duo's 2025 debut EP was one of the surprise hits of last year, a choppy mash-hop of sleazy grime, emotional R&B, neo-trip-hop and saccharine pop. It's no wonder their core reference points are Kylie Minogue and Skream. Not so mysterious after all, then.
- TYGAPAWTRESOR30 MAY06:00 - 08:00On TYGAPAW's latest album 'Together You Gather All Power Applied Worldwide', the Jamaica-born, Brooklyn-based producer and DJ clears out a space for Black queer and trans voices, restating their claim on dance music history. And they will appear at CONTRA alongside Cem Dukkah (aka CEM), the co-founder of infamous Berlin underground party Herrensauna and a notoriously open-minded DJ, who spikes his sturdy technoid rhythms with momentous amounts of bass.
- upsammy + Valentina MagalettiKRAFTWERK30 MAY18:30 - 19:30As evidenced on 'Seismo', their first collaborative full-length, Dutch producer upsammy and Italian percussionist Valentina Magaletti have the kind of compatibility that's impossible to fabricate. Combining their respective skills, they reach an endlessly optimistic, queer vista, juxtaposing complex, atomized samples and dialog snippets with light-headed, hypnotic chimes that may or may not be tangible. Reality was never the point.
- Varg2™KRAFTWERK31 MAY21:30 - 22:15A versatile producer, unpredictable DJ and the co-founder of Stockholm's Northern Electronics imprint, Jonas Rönnberg, better known as Varg2™, has been impossible to pin down since the very beginning. He's nursed a solo career that's veered from ambient noise and techno to EDM and trance, collaborated prolifically with Drain Gang and has recently been spotted shaping Këkht Aräkh's isolationist black metal album 'Morning Star' and liaising with Skrillex on last year's 'See You Again VIP'.
- Vigro DeepOHM31 MAY22:00 - 00:00House music courses through Vigro Deep's veins. The titan of amapiano is the son of Victor Ngcongwana, aka DJ Sping, a veritable South African deep house legend. And he's been putting in the work on his own for years, shaping amapiano's avant underground with his open-minded, groove-forward productions. He'll be joined at CONTRA by veteran bass scientist Omar McCutcheon, aka Batu, the Bristol-based Timedance figurehead who has spent the last few years sharpening British electronic music's cutting edge.
- WallisTRESORTRESOR30 MAY30 MAY03:30 - 04:3004:30 - 06:00It's not easy to chase originality while entertaining some of the most demanding dancefloors in the world, yet Wallis has been rethinking her approach and rebuilding her sound for years, imagining a melancholy and cinematic techno variant that's still surprisingly functional. Detailed, deep and willfully experimental, Wallis's sets follow their own oblique logic: techno, in her poetic image.
- ABADIR + HOGIRLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing23:00 - 00:00
Artist infoA core member of SVKVLT's global cadre of producers, Berlin-based Egyptian artist, critic and epicurean Rami Abadir is hard to pin down - he's equally as comfortable writing Coptic church music as he is fusing Maqsoum loops with Amen breaks. He appears at CONTRA with his longtime sparring partner Hogir Göregen, a skilled Turkish percussionist whose intricate rhythms mesh flawlessly with Abadir's spirited electronics. - AhadadreamLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing00:00 - 01:00
Artist infoWhen 'TAKA', a collaboration with Skrillex and Swiss-Sri Lankan vocalist Priya Ragu, went viral in 2024, Ahadadream finally got his flowers. But the Pakistan-born, UK-raised artist, label boss and tastemaker has been putting in work for years, sharpening his production and selection skills, performing tirelessly and championing South Asian creatives and culture. - BakeyLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing01:00 - 02:20
Artist infoWhen Freddie Baker emerged in 2018 with 'Cookie', a jungle-inspired rap fusion he engineered alongside BNC Javen, he was just 17. And the London-born, Leeds-based DJ and producer has kept pushing since, deploying a steady stream of bass-heavy EPs and sunny, festival-ready bootlegs and collaborating with Bristol bass veteran Sam Binga on 2023's furious 'Binga & Bakey'. - BatuLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing22:00 - 00:00
Artist infoHouse music courses through Vigro Deep's veins. The titan of amapiano is the son of Victor Ngcongwana, aka DJ Sping, a veritable South African deep house legend. And he's been putting in the work on his own for years, shaping amapiano's avant underground with his open-minded, groove-forward productions. He'll be joined at CONTRA by veteran bass scientist Omar McCutcheon, aka Batu, the Bristol-based Timedance figurehead who has spent the last few years sharpening British electronic music's cutting edge. - BclipLocationTRESORDate31 MAYHour playing02:30 - 03:30
Artist infoNothing's off limits for Bclip. The Colombian DJ and producer came up in Soledad Atlántico, where the chaotic local sound systems known as picós taught him to throw caution to the wind. That was the genesis of his unique "LA GRA$A" concept, a free-flowing mix of reggaetón, black metal, hard house, folk and salsa that's constantly mutating, never staying fixed in one spot. - Beatrice MLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing21:00 - 23:00
Artist infoWith releases on iconic dubstep labels Rinse, Tectonic and Tempa and her own Bait imprint, Beatrice Masters has come a long way in a relatively short time, defining herself with a blend of syncopated rhythms, psychedelic synths and hypnotic effects. And she will be joined by her Bait compatriot Soa420, a Franco-Malagasy DJ and producer who uses dubstep merely as an anchor, fading in elements of trap, breakbeat, dancehall and techno to keep her sound fresh and dynamic. - Bill KouligasLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing20:00 - 21:00
Artist infoAthens-born artist, designer, musician and curator Bill Kouligas has been balancing on the cultural fringe for decades at this point, working tirelessly at the intersection of fine art and experimental music. As the founder of PAN, he's been responsible for consistently restructuring electronic music's avant-garde and working across borders and boundaries, with artists as seemingly detached as Amnesia Scanner, James "Munky" Shaffer, Merzbow and Yves Tumor. - BladeeLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing23:15 - 00:00
Artist infoBoth founder members of Drain Gang, the Swedish hip-hop collective that's been in motion since 2013, Bladee and Ecco2k have been working together since they were childhood friends - first in the grindcore duo Krossad. Fast forward to 2026 and they're sitting on a catalog of influential albums, mixtapes and collaborations that have helped to define the last decade in underground music, fusing hip-hop, hyperpop, noise and ambient music and inspiring countless followers. - BlawanLocationTRESORKRAFTWERKDate30 MAY30 MAYHour playing04:30 - 06:0022:15 - 23:15
Artist infoJamie Roberts is a bona fide innovator, a maggot farmer and metal drummer from Yorkshire who transformed that chaos and rage into digital fluency, reshaping bass music and techno early on in his career before digging deeper underground and setting a new creative benchmark with 2025's bold, personal and genuinely ear-splitting 'SickElixir'. - BNYXLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing19:30 - 20:30
Artist infoWhether you're familiar with Benjamin Saint Fort's BNYX tag or not, you've come across his beats. He produced an impressive eight tracks on Drake's 'For All the Dogs' and has long been seen as the creative engineer behind rage rapper Yeat. And last year he struck out on his own, releasing the experimental 'LOADING...' EP and bringing in Earl Sweatshirt, George Clanton, Clara La San and others. - Caio PrinceLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing21:00 - 22:00
Artist infoBruxaria is one of Brazil's most conspicuous funk variants, characterized by its ear-piercing "tuin" sounds, tongue-in-cheek horror samples and blistering, blown-out rhythms. And DJ/producer Caio Prince is one of the scene's fixtures, DJing at some of São Paulo's loudest parties and collaborating with funk stars like Mu540, DJ Dayeh, Sykors and Clementaum. - Catu DiosisLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing22:00 - 23:00
Artist infoSplitting her time between Germany and Uganda, Catu Diosis is a producer, DJ and rapper who's spent the last few years establishing herself on her own terms, working alongside producers such as Neana and vocalists like Oh Lorena and R3IGN DROPS to project a forward-thinking vision of African electronic music. - CEMLocationTRESORDate30 MAYHour playing06:00 - 08:00
Artist infoOn TYGAPAW's latest album 'Together You Gather All Power Applied Worldwide', the Jamaica-born, Brooklyn-based producer and DJ clears out a space for Black queer and trans voices, restating their claim on dance music history. And they will appear at CONTRA alongside Cem Dukkah (aka CEM), the co-founder of infamous Berlin underground party Herrensauna and a notoriously open-minded DJ, who spikes his sturdy technoid rhythms with momentous amounts of bass. - CrystallmessLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing22:15 - 23:15
Artist infoA journalist, curator and fine artist as well as a DJ and producer, Christelle Oyiri gathers all her accumulated knowledge to contrive maze-like, politically charged sets that never lose sight of the dancefloor. Not constrained to a single genre, the French vanguard takes a genuinely uncompromising approach, blending drill, electro, house, R&B and ballroom to ink an eye-popping diorama of contemporary voices. - Devon Rexi meets John T. GastLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing02:00 - 03:00
Artist infoMade up of Amsterdam-based heads Nicola Reverda, Nushin Naini and Goya van der Heyden, Devon Rexi describe themselves as "groove people", because their sound is so fiendishly difficult to describe. Led by Naini's processed Farsi vocals, it falls between no-wave, post-punk, dub and psychedelic rock and is disturbed even further by the inclusion of prolific British producer John T. Gast. - DismantleLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing03:30 - 04:30
Artist infoA genuine lifer, Will Knighton has been shaping his approach to bass music since he was just a teenager, when he quickly caught the eye of his older, more experienced peers. And since 2011, he's been traversing the length and breadth of the underground, working with artists like DJ Die and Randall, Nia Archives, D Double E and establishing his own Stations imprint as an outlet for his own idiosyncratic productions. - DJ BabatrLocationTRESORDate30 MAYHour playing02:00 - 03:00
Artist infoIf you've heard of raptor house, the energetic fusion of Afro-Venezuelan percussion, tribal techno, acid and Eurodance, then you'll already know Pedro Elías Corro, better known as DJ Babatr. And who better to stand toe-to-toe with the man who formalized the entire movement than Daniel Pereira, aka DJ Deep RH, another early raptor house proponent who's spent over two decades spreading the word to every corner of the world. - DJ BassanLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing03:00 - 04:00
Artist infoBased in São Paulo, Gaia Bassan is a multi-disciplinary artist, DJ and beatmaker who exemplifies Brazil's rising tide of underground funk artists. She's already brought her energetic, noisy mix of carnivalesque club sounds to Boiler Room multiple times, and has been spotted alongside artists like D.Silvestre, Linn da Quebrada and DJ Caio Prince. - DJ Deep RHLocationTRESORDate30 MAYHour playing02:00 - 03:00
Artist infoIf you've heard of raptor house, the energetic fusion of Afro-Venezuelan percussion, tribal techno, acid and Eurodance, then you'll already know Pedro Elías Corro, better known as DJ Babatr. And who better to stand toe-to-toe with the man who formalized the entire movement than Daniel Pereira, aka DJ Deep RH, another early raptor house proponent who's spent over two decades spreading the word to every corner of the world. - dj g2gLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing04:30 - 06:00
Artist infoHaving broken bread with artists like Ninajirachi, Six Sex and Erika de Casier and played at some of the world's most exclusive clubs already, Danish-Uruguayan DJ and producer dj g2g doesn't have a lot to prove at this point. But her sound is an apt representation of the current deluge of digital information, a perfect storm of cumbia, nightcore, deconstructed club and dubstep. - DJ KhaliphaLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing01:00 - 02:00
Artist infoBefore launching his music career in earnest, Lagos-born Habeeb Lawal Kola had already established a reputation at college as an iPhone DJ. And just a few years later, he translated this on-the-ground experience into his own style: Mara, or street house, a humid, lo-fi blend of house music and local pop strains that's bouncy, emotional and uniquely atmospheric. - DJ LagLocationTRESORDate30 MAYHour playing00:00 - 01:00
Artist infoThere can only be one king of gqom and Lwazi Asanda Gwala, aka DJ Lag, has been wearing the crown since the early 2010s. Not only has he worked with Beyoncé and performed on some of the world's biggest stages, but the Durban-born original has continued to challenge perceptions of South African music, melting gqom, amapiano, Afro house and Afro tech into a sound he calls "gqom 2.0". - Ecco2kLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing23:15 - 00:00
Artist infoBoth founder members of Drain Gang, the Swedish hip-hop collective that's been in motion since 2013, Bladee and Ecco2k have been working together since they were childhood friends - first in the grindcore duo Krossad. Fast forward to 2026 and they're sitting on a catalog of influential albums, mixtapes and collaborations that have helped to define the last decade in underground music, fusing hip-hop, hyperpop, noise and ambient music and inspiring countless followers. - EQLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing00:00 - 01:00
Artist infoFormed in Buenos Aires by artists Estratosfera and Qiri, EQ make light-headed, experimental pop music that emerged from late nights firing demos back-and-forth and sharing their distinctive musical references. By the time they'd released their viral debut 'Boytoy' in 2024, they were already fully formed, slamming hyperpop, indie sleaze and reggaeton in a blender and marveling at the gooey result. - Evian ChristLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing04:00 - 05:00
Artist infoThere was over a decade between Joshua Leary's 'Kings and Them' mixtape and his debut album 'Revanchist', but he was hardly twiddling his thumbs. The Ellesmere Port-born producer made his way through the rap underground, working with Drain Gang, Le1f, Danny Brown and Travis Scott and founded the influential Trance Party series of events, dreaming up a crucible of visuals, tongue-in-cheek humor and divergent sounds that's often imitated but never bettered. - EvilgianeLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing03:00 - 04:00
Artist infoSurf Gang is unquestionably one of rap's most innovative production outfits right now and sitting at the head of the table is Giane Chenheu, a versatile beatmaker who's worked with everyone from Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky to Xaviersobased and PinkPantheress. And he's proved himself as a selector too, dropping divergent blends of trance, drill, footwork, trap and cloud rap that bolster his restless creative outlook. - FlowdanLocationKRAFTWERKDate30 MAYHour playing20:30 - 21:10
Artist infoTowering over the British underground, The Original Dan is one of the UK's most influential and groundbreaking MCs, cutting his teeth as a founder member of pioneering grime crew Roll Deep before embarking on a daredevil run as a solo artist. He's worked with The Bug, Chase & Status and even Ben Klock, but went stratospheric in 2023 with 'Rumble' a collaboration with Fred Again and Skrillex that netted him a well-deserved Grammy. - GREGLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing06:00 - 08:00
Artist infoMauritius-born DJ and beatmaker GЯEG is a resident of one of Paris's most vital parties, LA CREOLE, a space where Afro-Caribbean sounds like bouyon, shatta and dancehall can co-exist with jungle, techno, UK funky and kuduro. And his own productions follow the same untrodden path, cutting away at the foliage separating genres to uncover brand new sonic terrain. - gyrofieldLocationTRESORDate31 MAYHour playing00:00 - 01:30
Artist infoNow in their early 20s, Kiana Li defined themself as a force to reckoned with shockingly early, releasing their first recordings at just 17. And they've already deconstructed and rebuilt their sound multiple times, traversing bass music's outer rim in the process. Now the boss of their own label Field Research, they're operating in an unrestricted space, welding heavy low end and unstable syncopations to fractal, trance-inducing melodies on the inaugural 'Your Fight' EP. - HamdiLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing01:00 - 02:00
Artist infoBritish-Tunisian producer Alexander Hamdi started early, teaching himself how to make grime beats at just 12 years old in his Oxford bedroom. And since then he's gone from strength to strength, mastering dubstep and UK garage and working with a shockingly diverse range of artists, from Zed's Dead and Skrillex to dancehall veteran Warrior Queen and singer-songwriter Issey Cross. - Head HighLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing05:00 - 07:00
Artist infoSince 2010, legendary German DJ and producer René Pawlowitz, better known as Shed, has been using the Head High moniker to label up some of his most satisfying dancefloor material: euphoric piano-driven tracks inspired by rave's early days that he fittingly describes as "power house". - Isabella LovestoryLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing21:00 - 21:30
Artist infoHonduran pop icon Isabella Lovestory relishes the opportunity to do things her own way, whether it's dosing reggaeton with a shot of experimental punk on her debut 'Amor Hardcore', or veering into a completely different direction on its goth-inspired follow-up 'Vanity'. And Brixton-born producer Kamixlo, the co-founder of Bala Club, helped steer the course, shaping 'Vanity' with his signature "industrial reggaeton" sound. - ISOxoLocationKRAFTWERKDate30 MAYHour playing21:10 - 22:10
Artist infoRising through the West Coast's bass scene alongside his regular collaborator Knock2, Julian Isorena, aka ISOxo, has steadily built up a following for his blown-out, hyperactive productions. He's worked with G Jones, Ninajirachi and RL Grime, and this year bumped heads with Skrillex, rapper Cristale and "princess of drill" TeeZandos on the techno-influenced anthem 'Jump'. - JASSSLocationTRESORDate31 MAYHour playing05:00 - 07:00
Artist infomb studio boss Toma Kami has maintained a level of quality over the last decade that few other producers can compare to. A member of Bristol's Livity Sound crew, he's a restless creative presence in bass music who draws as much from rap or dancehall as he does from the dubstep scene. And is there anyone more suited as a back-to-back partner than Silvia Jiménez Alvarez, aka JASSS? The Asturian producer and DJ is notorious for many reasons, but anyone who's witnessed her dextrous collaborative sets will already know she's the best in the biz. - JawninoLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing02:20 - 03:00
Artist infoTrust an artist who was expelled from school for playing Tempa T's grime anthem 'Next Hype' to get things right. Jawnino is among the UK's most mysterious and creative MCs, operating without the usual flash of social media and willingly knocking down the dividing walls between dubstep, R&B, jungle and noise, collaborating with artists as divergent as Klein, Bok Bok and Surf Gang. - KamixloLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing21:00 - 21:30
Artist infoBorn in Brixton, British-Chilean producer and DJ Kamixlo perfectly represents South London's bright patchwork of sights and sounds. He was inspired by nu metal, pop and Mexican wrestling just as much as he was underground club sounds when he co-founded the influential Bala Club collective and has continued to plot a distinctive course, releasing a pair of industrial-tinged solo albums on PAN and lending his skills to Honduran pop star Isabella Lovestory. - KanuciaLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing04:30 - 07:00
Artist infoEinhundert has been Berlin's most indispensable underground event for a decade now, challenging the German capital's techno fixation with bass music and club vibrations from across the diaspora. And the collective will be represented at CONTRA by founder Nico Adomako, German-Vietnamese DJ Kanucia and mobilegirl, an eclectic DJ and producer who's released on Stockholm's STAYCORE label. - KAVARILocationTRESORDate31 MAYHour playing01:30 - 02:30
Artist infoWhen Aphex Twin's your biggest fan, you've got to be doing something right. And KAVARI has made a name for herself by going her own way, following the guiding philosophies of Skrillex, Arca and Throbbing Gristle, but never the exact aesthetic. She was snapped up by XL earlier this year and released the acerbic 'Plague Music' EP, a chaotic flick-book of drops, glitches, redlined breaks and strangled screams. - Khadija Al HanafiLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing00:00 - 01:00
Artist infoTunisian producer Khadija Al Hanafi is defining a new wave of footwork music, using records like her influential 'Slime Patrol' series and 2025's acclaimed '!OK!' to establish a sound that's global and irresistibly fresh. Now a resident on NTS Radio with her monthly SLIME.FM show, Al Hanafi peers from Chicago across a vast world of digital detritus, blending video game soundtracks, jazz, Jersey club and psychedelia into a vibrant collage. - Knock2LocationKRAFTWERKDate30 MAYHour playing21:10 - 22:10
Artist infoNotorious for his energetic fusion of bass music, house and trap, Laotian-American DJ and producer Richard Singphiphat Nakhonethap has been strengthening his creative muscle since he was in middle school. Before long he was making beats with ISOxo as ISOKNOCK and he's rarely taken a break, working with Henry Fong, Dillon Francis, NGHTMRE and RL Grime and finally releasing his debut album 'nolimit' last year. - KOLLINLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing03:00 - 04:30
Artist infoA rare voice in Asia, Seoul-based DJ KOLLIN began to piece together her musical identity when she was living and working in the UK, where she developed a voracious appetite for global bass sounds: amapiano, reggatón, grime and jungle, to be exact. And she took her passion back to South Korea, where she became a regular on the underground scene, launching her sound through Asia and beyond. - Lou NourLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing01:00 - 02:20
Artist infoFormerly known as Sicaria, Lou Nour was brought up in the heart of London and pulled just as much inspiration from her Moroccan community, where she heard rhythms and melodies that have permeated her bass-heavy productions. And these days's she's deliberate and selective about her appearances, arriving at CONTRA alongside Leeds-based Freddie Baker, a gifted, prolific producer and DJ who's proved his mettle on releases for Warehouse Project Records and Bristol's Timeisnow, collaborations with Sam Binga and his run of festival-ready bootlegs. - MalibuLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing18:30 - 19:30
Artist info"I LOVE reverb," French composer and vocalist Malibu exclaimed in a 2018 interview. So it's hardly surprising that at the core of her sound, whether she's subsuming classical, pop or drone elements, is a sense of deep spaciousness that drives the romance, euphoria and tempered nostalgia of records like last year's universally acclaimed 'Vanities'. - MechatokLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing20:30 - 21:00
Artist infoEmir Timur Tokdemir, aka Mechatok, has been operating at the intersection of pop and the avant-garde for over a decade, first defining himself by softening deconstructed club's jagged edges with releases on Staycore and Presto and then refining his outlook, balancing work with Drain Gang, Isabella Lovestory and FKA twigs with the bold solo experimentation of last year's 'Wide Awake'. - mobilegirlLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing04:30 - 07:00
Artist infoEinhundert has been Berlin's most indispensable underground event for a decade now, challenging the German capital's techno fixation with bass music and club vibrations from across the diaspora. And the collective will be represented at CONTRA by founder Nico Adomako, German-Vietnamese DJ Kanucia and mobilegirl, an eclectic DJ and producer who's released on Stockholm's STAYCORE label. - MoneyamaLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing00:00 - 01:00
Artist infoA regular fixture on the Berlin club scene, Oroko Radio resident Moneyama draws on her Ghanaian heritage to play a wide range of soul-stirring club flavors, linking contemporary trap with Afrobeats, East Coast club sounds and classic R&B. - Nai BarghoutiLocationKRAFTWERKDate30 MAYHour playing19:40 - 20:20
Artist infoAward-winning Palestinian singer, composer and flautist Nai Barghouti, who conspicuously led Skrillex's 'Quest For Fire' standout 'Xena', will be appearing at CONTRA alongside Noisia's Thijs de Vlieger (aka Thys), a celebrated DJ and producer in his own right who's known for his genre-bending soundtrack work, and versatile Hungarian percussionist Péter Somos. - Nick LeónLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing04:00 - 06:00
Artist infoSparks are bound to fly when Brazil's Roniere Santos, aka RHR, goes back-to-back with Florida-born DJ and producer Nick León. Santos is one of São Paulo's most daring producers, with a catalog filled with bold, percussive experiments, including this year's 'GÍRIA', a fusion of funk, dark techno and bass music that features British rapper Logan_olm and Skrillex. León meanwhile has been charging his productions with electricity for years, working alongside a legion of underground icons before hitting universal acclaim with last year's 'A Tropical Entropy'. - Nico AdomakoLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing04:30 - 07:00
Artist infoEinhundert has been Berlin's most indispensable underground event for a decade now, challenging the German capital's techno fixation with bass music and club vibrations from across the diaspora. And the collective will be represented at CONTRA by founder Nico Adomako, German-Vietnamese DJ Kanucia and mobilegirl, an eclectic DJ and producer who's released on Stockholm's STAYCORE label. - NungujaLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing23:00 - 00:00
Artist infoBerlin heads will already know that Nunguja is one of the city's best-kept secrets, appearing regularly at Einhundert, at PAN's legendary nights at Panorama Bar and at CTM Festival alongside the No Stone crew. And she's taken her diverse and genre-defying style to some of the underground's most iconic venues, playing at Mexico City's Yuyu, The White Hotel in Manchester and London's Cafe Oto. - OJOOLocationTRESORDate31 MAYHour playing22:00 - 00:00
Artist infoA member of the intersectional feminist collective Psst and one of the builders of the Pssound System, a powerful DIY rig made by the people for the people, Brussels-based, Morocco-born producer and DJ ojoo has been shaped by their vibrant community. And their musical choices reflect that plugged-in, grassroots ethos: raw blends of bass-heavy, radical sounds that can be interfaced with on their regular sessions for Kiosk and Noods. - Opium HumLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing20:00 - 21:00
Artist infoSpend more than a weekend nosing around Berlin's bass underground and you're certain to stumble across Michail Stangl, a bonafide lifer who's spent the last 15+ years bringing fringe artists from around the world to the German capital. One of CTM Festival's curators, he's been the face of Boiler Room and now runs his own Breaking Tempo series of events, sharing the decks with artists like Heavee, DJ Spinn and Jana Rush. - Péter SomosLocationKRAFTWERKDate30 MAYHour playing19:40 - 20:20
Artist infoAward-winning Palestinian singer, composer and flautist Nai Barghouti, who conspicuously led Skrillex's 'Quest For Fire' standout 'Xena', will be appearing at CONTRA alongside Noisia's Thijs de Vlieger (aka Thys), a celebrated DJ and producer in his own right who's known for his genre-bending soundtrack work, and versatile Hungarian percussionist Péter Somos. - RafushLocationOHMDate30 MAYHour playing21:00 - 23:00
Artist infoAn artist who's motivated by the revolutionary potential of club culture, Rafa Cunha, aka Rafush, is a DJ, activist, artist and curator who has co-founded two of Berlin's most thoughtful groups: the Afro Futuristic Collective and Yoko Yoko, who have made it their mission to increase the representation of Black artists in Berlin's club scene. - RHRLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing04:00 - 06:00
Artist infoSparks are bound to fly when Brazil's Roniere Santos, aka RHR, goes back-to-back with Florida-born DJ and producer Nick León. Santos is one of São Paulo's most daring producers, with a catalog filled with bold, percussive experiments, including this year's 'GÍRIA', a fusion of funk, dark techno and bass music that features British rapper Logan_olm and Skrillex. León meanwhile has been charging his productions with electricity for years, working alongside a legion of underground icons before hitting universal acclaim with last year's 'A Tropical Entropy'. - ring noordLocationTRESORDate31 MAYHour playing03:30 - 05:00
Artist infoRing Noord is the audiovisual project of Nik Roos (Sleepnet, ex-Noisia) and producer / visual artist Jasper Scholma (Former), formed in Groningen in 2025. Through immersive A/V performances, the duo explore the space between rave music, ambient composition and cinematic storytelling, drawing influence from drum & bass, techno, UK garage, hardcore, ambient music and 20th century minimalism. - SarzLocationGLOBUSDate30 MAYHour playing01:00 - 02:00
Artist infoIf you're making a who's who of Afrobeats, you can't fail to mention Osaretin Osabuohien, better known as SARZ. The Lagos-based producer has played a crucial role in the genre's evolution, working with Wizkid, Burna Boy and Niniola just for starters. And he's been responsible for exporting the sound far beyond West Africa, working with Drake on 'One Dance' and Beyoncé on 'The Lion King: The Gift'. - SkrillexLocationKRAFTWERKKRAFTWERKDate30 MAY31 MAYHour playing23:20 - 00:5000:00 - 01:15
Artist infoSonny Moore could have easily decided to rest on his laurels, but he continues to push into parts unknown, whether it's shaking up his formula and collaborating with artists from across the musical map, or challenging audiences at stadiums or sweatboxes with his relentless forward momentum. - SlikbackLocationTRESORDate30 MAYHour playing01:00 - 02:00
Artist infoNairobi-born Freddy Njau is one of club music's true vanguards, a producer whose alchemical skills have catapulted him a few steps beyond the rest of his peers. He's been mostly working at his own pace since debuting on Hakuna Kulala in 2020, but last year stepped out on the Planet Mu imprint with 'Attrition', a survey of his years of relentless experimentation that imagined gqom, dubstep, trance and hard techno as the soundtrack to a cyberpunk dystopia. - Slim SoledadLocationKRAFTWERKDate30 MAYHour playing00:50 - 02:00
Artist infoNow based in Paris, Slim Soledad grew up near São Paulo where she co-founded Chernobyl, throwing some of the city's first trans-led events and shaping a style that splices Brazilian funk with hard techno, electro and Latincore. - Soa420LocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing21:00 - 23:00
Artist infoWith releases on iconic dubstep labels Rinse, Tectonic and Tempa and her own Bait imprint, Beatrice Masters has come a long way in a relatively short time, defining herself with a blend of syncopated rhythms, psychedelic synths and hypnotic effects. And she will be joined by her Bait compatriot Soa420, a Franco-Malagasy DJ and producer who uses dubstep merely as an anchor, fading in elements of trap, breakbeat, dancehall and techno to keep her sound fresh and dynamic. - T.NOLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing02:00 - 03:30
Artist infoMotivated by his Surinamese roots, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer T.NO prioritizes raw, percussive and bass heavy sounds, the kind of loose-limbed, syncopated rhythms he's found in bubbling, kuduro, gqom, Brazilian funk or Surinam's call-and-response kawina style. And his obsessions are matched by Tash LC's own; the DJ, host and label boss is a radio fixture and has scoured the world for its most vital underground flavors, running the Club Yeke night and working with artists from throughout the global South. - Tash LCLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing02:00 - 03:30
Artist infoMotivated by his Surinamese roots, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer T.NO prioritizes raw, percussive and bass heavy sounds, the kind of loose-limbed, syncopated rhythms he's found in bubbling, kuduro, gqom, Brazilian funk or Surinam's call-and-response kawina style. And his obsessions are matched by Tash LC's own; the DJ, host and label boss is a radio fixture and has scoured the world for its most vital underground flavors, running the Club Yeke night and working with artists from throughout the global South. - Tatyana JaneLocationTRESORDate30 MAYHour playing23:00 - 00:00
Artist infoTatyana Jane is a restless producer; when she was asked to perform at Boiler Room in 2024, she turned up with a USB packed with her own tracks. But it's to be expected, Jane was born in Cameroon before moving to France and it's these two loud voices that surge through her music: her intense memories of West Africa and the swathe of club sounds she's absorbed since, like techno, dubstep and EDM. - ThysLocationOHMKRAFTWERKDate30 MAY30 MAYHour playing02:00 - 03:0019:40 - 20:20
Artist infoHailing from the Netherlands, DJ, producer and composer Thijs de Vliege is best known for his tenure with Noisia, but his scope is far wider than that might suggest. His genre-agnostic, bass-heavy DJ sets are the result of years of listening and interacting with various sounds and forms, celebrations of club culture that betray a profound understanding of the dancefloor. - TohjiLocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing20:30 - 21:00
Artist infoBorn in London and raised in Tokyo, Tohji is one of Japan's most recognizable underground rappers - he even reached the finals of the 'Rap Star Tanjo!' TV show back in 2017. He co-founded the Mall Boyz collective with gummyboy and has developed an idiosyncratic blend of cloud rap and hyperpop that's seen him cross paths with Yeule, Mura Masa and Mechatok. - Toma KamiLocationTRESORDate31 MAYHour playing05:00 - 07:00
Artist infomb studio boss Toma Kami has maintained a level of quality over the last decade that few other producers can compare to. A member of Bristol's Livity Sound crew, he's a restless creative presence in bass music who draws as much from rap or dancehall as he does from the dubstep scene. And is there anyone more suited as a back-to-back partner than Silvia Jiménez Alvarez, aka JASSS? The Asturian producer and DJ is notorious for many reasons, but anyone who's witnessed her dextrous collaborative sets will already know she's the best in the biz. - TraceyLocationGLOBUSDate31 MAYHour playing23:00 - 00:00
Artist infoWho is Tracey? Well, what we can tell you is that the London-based duo's 2025 debut EP was one of the surprise hits of last year, a choppy mash-hop of sleazy grime, emotional R&B, neo-trip-hop and saccharine pop. It's no wonder their core reference points are Kylie Minogue and Skream. Not so mysterious after all, then. - TYGAPAWLocationTRESORDate30 MAYHour playing06:00 - 08:00
Artist infoOn TYGAPAW's latest album 'Together You Gather All Power Applied Worldwide', the Jamaica-born, Brooklyn-based producer and DJ clears out a space for Black queer and trans voices, restating their claim on dance music history. And they will appear at CONTRA alongside Cem Dukkah (aka CEM), the co-founder of infamous Berlin underground party Herrensauna and a notoriously open-minded DJ, who spikes his sturdy technoid rhythms with momentous amounts of bass. - upsammy + Valentina MagalettiLocationKRAFTWERKDate30 MAYHour playing18:30 - 19:30
Artist infoAs evidenced on 'Seismo', their first collaborative full-length, Dutch producer upsammy and Italian percussionist Valentina Magaletti have the kind of compatibility that's impossible to fabricate. Combining their respective skills, they reach an endlessly optimistic, queer vista, juxtaposing complex, atomized samples and dialog snippets with light-headed, hypnotic chimes that may or may not be tangible. Reality was never the point. - Varg2™LocationKRAFTWERKDate31 MAYHour playing21:30 - 22:15
Artist infoA versatile producer, unpredictable DJ and the co-founder of Stockholm's Northern Electronics imprint, Jonas Rönnberg, better known as Varg2™, has been impossible to pin down since the very beginning. He's nursed a solo career that's veered from ambient noise and techno to EDM and trance, collaborated prolifically with Drain Gang and has recently been spotted shaping Këkht Aräkh's isolationist black metal album 'Morning Star' and liaising with Skrillex on last year's 'See You Again VIP'. - Vigro DeepLocationOHMDate31 MAYHour playing22:00 - 00:00
Artist infoHouse music courses through Vigro Deep's veins. The titan of amapiano is the son of Victor Ngcongwana, aka DJ Sping, a veritable South African deep house legend. And he's been putting in the work on his own for years, shaping amapiano's avant underground with his open-minded, groove-forward productions. He'll be joined at CONTRA by veteran bass scientist Omar McCutcheon, aka Batu, the Bristol-based Timedance figurehead who has spent the last few years sharpening British electronic music's cutting edge. - WallisLocationTRESORTRESORDate30 MAY30 MAYHour playing03:30 - 04:3004:30 - 06:00
Artist infoIt's not easy to chase originality while entertaining some of the most demanding dancefloors in the world, yet Wallis has been rethinking her approach and rebuilding her sound for years, imagining a melancholy and cinematic techno variant that's still surprisingly functional. Detailed, deep and willfully experimental, Wallis's sets follow their own oblique logic: techno, in her poetic image.
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- CONTRA BERLINMAY 30–31