Boomtown Fair Chapter 5: Radical Redesign

Skrillex

Skrillex draws on a vast range of influences like Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Autechre, IDM and acid house music – as well as video games like Final Fantasy and shows like Transformers.

Four Tet

Kieran Hebden best known by the stage name Four Tet, is a post-rock and electronic musician who was also a member of Fridge.

Faithless

This unusual dance music outfit is formed around the nucleus of Rollo (b. Rollo Armstrong, England), one of the prime movers in the UK house scene, and Sister Bliss (b. Ayalah Bentovim, London, England), one of the most successful and respected female..

Scooter

Scooter- formed in 1993 are a three piece band from Hamburg in Germany. They describe themselves as a 'techno hard dance' musical style.

Shaggy

Shaggy's a house head through and through! With an amazing track selection and an energy that spills on to the dancefloor you can't help but move your groove thang all night long.

EVE (1)

EVE - DJ / Producer / The founder of label and events VIXLATIXN

999999999

999999999 are an imposing and inescapable presence at the vanguard of the hard techno scene. In the studio and on stage, the immediacy of uncompromising machine music collides with the unpredictability of improvisation to create an

ever-shifting, forward-pushing energetic force.

Since the project started in 2016, the Italian duo have released a potent run of gnarly, precision-tooled 12”s on their own NineTimesNine label, most of which have been repressed multiple times in response to widespread demand. Elsewhere, their ‘300000003’ track (released on Planet Rhythm in 2018) was a breakout success, catching a viral wave, going through repress after repress and breaking their take on acid techno to a huge new audience. In 2020, they moved from a vinyl-only operation for their own productions to offering their music up digitally, and welcoming other artists into the fold.

But it’s as a live act 999999999 have truly carved out their reputation, presenting a hardware-only set with the impact and intensity to set alight the world’s largest techno events. Their rap sheet of past achievements is long and winding, taking in monolithic festivals and intense basements alike – every different strand of Awakenings, Fabric in London, Fabrik in Madrid, Crssd in San Diego, Fuse in Brussels, Sub Club in Glasgow, Kompass in Ghent, Possession (with Boiler Room) in Paris. They’ve completed tours across the Americas, in Asia, Australia and through every pulsing pocket of party energy in Europe.

Beyond their tours, 999999999 also take pride in hosting their own specially curated 9×9 Invites events across Europe, most notably in the much-missed Berlin techno mecca Griessmuehle where they welcomed respected artists such as Sunil Sharpe and Umwelt. They also enjoy taking control of the club for the entire night, for example doing the first 12-hour takeover of Khidi in Tbilisi in late 2019.

The secret to the success of the 999999999 project lies in its force of personality. Every thunderous kick, daggering synth stab and twisting acid line is fired off with a clear-sighted intention – everything is pitched to elicit the maximum physical and emotional response from the dancer. There’s no middle ground, just an emphatic tribute to the hard, dark, deep end of the night.

Antony Szmierek

Antony Szmierek is a spoken word and indie hip-hop artist making unique moves by blending his poetic, often introspective lyricism with undeniably smooth riffs and nostalgic beats.

Brutalismus 3000

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Camo & Krooked

Michael Hitches, known to most as 'Mozey' developed a deep love for Drum and Bass in the mid noughties.

2020 saw Mozey truly make his mark with his track Ladykillaz - a modern day DNB classic that cemented him as a key player with an international fan base. He followed this up with a release schedule that reads like a bucket list of modern Drum and Bass labels - Hospital Records, V Recordings, 31 Records, Elevate, Serial Killaz and the list goes on. He then became a key artist at Serum’s burgeoning label ‘Souped Up’, regularly achieving store-wide chart number 1s and key playlisting across streaming.

In the last year Mozey has played at some of the biggest venues in the UK and Europe including Printworks and Tobacco Docks in London, Belgium, Prague, Barcelona and has just come back from a headline tour of New Zealand and Australia. This tour capped off a summer full of festivals such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, Bassfest and many more.

Mozey is a complete fan favourite, his second to none DJ sets and releases backed with social media presence has cemented him a mainstay within drum & bass, the next 12 months prove to be huge for Mozey.

Mefjus

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Diffrent

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Floating Points

Donny Benét

He’s older now, more thoughtful and wise. He’s travelled the world and he’s seen some things. Time passes, and he matures like the finer things in life: behold the timeless, elegant, sophisticated man that is Donny Benét. More than a decade since the world first fell for his charms, Donny Benét is taking charge of his destiny like never before. His new album, number six, is called Infinite Desires, and it’s his most complete musical statement yet.

The songs on this album are playful and potent. Passionate and self-assured. He’s talking
about romance but he’s also talking about respect. He’s talking about intimacy and
gratification but he’s also talking about consent. And he’s bringing it all to life with the same
display of muscular musicality that’s been electrifying audiences around the globe for years.

Drop a pin anywhere on a map and chances are you’ll find Donny fans. From Prague to
Portland, Bratislava to Brooklyn, they know his name and they know what he represents.
Here’s a man who transcends borders with smooth beats, deep grooves and lyrics that
speak to our most fundamental desires.

With maturity comes an artist in control. The release of Infinite Desires coincides with the
launch of Donnyland Records, a bold new direction for a most distinctive, seductive
entertainer. The new label gives Donny the power to preserve a legacy he’s been building
since 2011 and empowers him to follow his creative path long into the future.

Be sure to join Donny and his band as they perform Infinite Desires in its entirety, along with all your favourite Benét hits.

Gentleman's Dub Club

Gentleman’s Dub Club is a nine-piece band that formed in Leeds in early 2006. With a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae, GDC have burst onto the UK circuit, rocking gigs and festivals up and down the country with their super high energy show. C..

Groove Armada

Having firmly established themselves in 1996, signing what would be a twelve y-ear contract with Columbia Records, UK’s own Groove Armada, made up of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay are the EDM duo responsible for the chart topping singles “I See You Baby” and “Superstylin”.

Oppidan

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Kings of the Rollers

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Marlon Hoffstadt

I make music & run partys

nimino

British producer nimino is one of those artists who caught the momentum of the online world at exactly the right time. In 2024, he broke through with the track I Only Smoke When I Drink , which turned into a viral hit, started appearing in DJ sets and remixes, and proved his sharp instinct for timing, mood and the pulse of contemporary electronic music. His tracks spread fast because they work across different spaces – from social media to clubs and on to festival stages. nimino’s sound is rooted in dance-driven electronic music filled with emotion and unexpected details. It speaks both to a younger audience raised on online trends and to listeners who enjoy being surprised by how effortlessly this sound pulls them in. There are echoes of producers like ODESZA or Maribou State in the way he works with atmosphere, but his signature is unmistakably his own. Around him, he has built a strong online community and an open, direct relationship with his fans, something that fully comes to life in his shows. Right now, he is intensively working on a new live setup and hinting at the next musical shift – new tracks or an EP could arrive later this year, and it’s quite possible that some of them will be heard here for the very first time. And if you’ve never said you only smoke when you drink, or only drink when you overthink, feel free to cast the first stone – who knows, maybe the next viral trend will start right here.

Notion

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Sampa the Great

Sampa the Great (Sampa Tembo) is a poet and singer-songwriter. Expressing herself through music, poetry and visual art, Sampa captures listeners with thought provoking words, while encouraging people to enjoy the simplicity of creativity. Sampa The Great hails from Africa, the motherland. Born in Zambia, she was then raised in Botswana when her family decided to move there when she was young. Music was immersed within her family life and at the age of 22, Sampa left home and moved to Australia to further her musical studies. Sampa views music as the language of the soul, transcending borders and acting as an agent for positive change. Separating from her peers in Botswana, moving away from her family as well as her upbringing all inform her lyrics. Sampa has a penchant for poetry and weaves lyrical mazes with her verses, drawing listeners into a lush, imaginative world. Her music bonds from spoken-word to pure hip-hop rapping, with stops at psychedelic and blues along the way; it’s the sound of an adventurous young mind pushing out against all boundaries. Sampa The Great's mixtape is available for download https://sampathegreat.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-mixtape

SHERELLE

SHERELLE is the champion of high speed dance music who has led a new generation of club kids to tempos of 160bpm and beyond.

Shy FX

Shy FX crashed the British pop charts in mid-1994 with "Original Nuttah", one of the most infectious Ragga-Jungle anthems of all time and quickly became one of Jungle's most respected producers. Born in London, Andre Williams debuted on S.O.U.R. Record..

Wilkinson

Hailing from the leafy suburbs of South West London is Ram Records’ Wilkinson.

Boomtown Fair Chapter 5: Radical Redesign

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