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Italy

italian techno

MATHAME

Germany

electronica

german house

german techno

microhouse

minimal tech house

minimal techno

Âme

Slovenia

Brina Knauss

South Africa

SONA

Spain

Amnesia Ibiza

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melodic house

Adam Port

United Kingdom

Ben UFO

ambient techno

float house

outsider house

Call Super

dark disco

Curses

deep disco house

italian electronica

melodic techno

DJ Tennis

techno

Joseph Capriati

Türkiye

O.Bee

United States

Tomas Station

Tania Vulcano

Lebanon

Rony Seikaly

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Âme are about as unconventional an act as you’re likely to find anywhere in the electronic music sphere. The duo is composed of Kristian Beyer and Frank Wiedemann. Poetically, the kindred spirits met in a record store in their native Karlsruhe. Bonding over a shared love of imported Chicago house and Detroit techno records, Kristian and Frank’s friendship would soon crystallize into a professional capacity.

Alongside peer Dixon, the pair front seminal label and collective, Innervisions.

Initially formed as a side-project to the already established Sonar Kollektiv, it wasn’t long before Innervisions eclipsed the profile of its predecessor. In fact, it was Kristian and Frank who produced the brooding Rej. The label’s second official release was the catalyst for setting Innervisions on a path to becoming one of house music’s most respected stables.

What makes Âme unique to other duos, is that they largely tour and play as separate entities, while sharing the stage name.

Kristian is the DJ of the two and commits to a vigorous international schedule that sees him play the biggest festival stages and the hottest club booths around the world. As well as an adept solo act, he’s also somewhat of a back-to-back specialist. His pairings with comrade Dixon or fellow German Solomun behind the decks are always highly sought affairs.

Conversely, Frank always plays live. By recreating Âme’s own material and remixes in front of an audience, Âme (live) gives clubbers a front-row seat to the magical processes that takes place in the studio. Given the depth and range of the outfit’s back catalog, this unusual approach to performing is a scintillating prospect.

While dual appearances are rare, very occasionally Kristian and Frank unite in public for one of their fabled Âme 2 Âme sessions - a showcase that pits their two disciplines against one another in an aural display of studio chemistry and creative synergy.

For the most part, we must be content with enjoying their work as played by others. But should the opportunity to catch either play arise, you’ll regret passing on the chance.

Bulgaria

KiNK

uk dance

Horse Meat Disco

DJ Holographic

Australia

Merve

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hamburg electronic

Solomun

Pacha Ibiza

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Solomun +1

Ageless

Aurora Halal

arab electronic

organic electronic

organic house

Bedouin

Brazil

Beltran

The Blessed Madonna

deep euro house

livetronica

Monolink

Ireland

deep house

deep techno

Mano Le Tough

ukg revival

salute

urbano ecuatoriano

Sossa

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Rampa

Switzerland

swiss house

Adriatique

Netherlands

dutch tech house

ANOTR

detroit techno

Carl Craig

Dixon

Carlita

electra

Ellen Allien

australian experimental

HAAi

irish rebel song

Saoirse

Matisa

uk house

Prospa

detroit house

house

Seth Troxler

TSHA

deconstructed club

fluxwork

hauntology

intelligent dance music

wonky

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acid techno

999999999

Sweden

dark techno

raw techno

schranz

swedish electronic

swedish techno

Adam Beyer

deep minimal techno

Alan Fitzpatrick

afro house

Alex Wann

spanish techno

Andres Campo

Anfisa Letyago

Bart Skils

Ben Böhmer

Ben Klock

Russia

russian electronic

russian techno

Nina Kraviz

DJ Gigola

 is a legendary name in electronic music, especially for techno lovers. What began as a humble techno night in Amsterdam over two decades ago has exploded into the Netherlands’ leading techno event, now renowned worldwide.

It was founded in the late 1990s by Rocco Veenboer, who felt a void in the Dutch scene for pure techno amid the prevailing house and hardcore sounds. The very first Awakenings party in Amsterdam’s Gashouder venue sold out and proved he was onto something big. Since then, Awakenings has blossomed into a globally recognized festival brand, drawing over 300,000 visitors annually from all corners of the world. For many fans, Awakenings is a pilgrimage and a symbol of the Netherlands’ influential role in techno culture.

From its early days as single-night raves, Awakenings quickly grew into multi-day extravaganzas. Before long, those one-off parties turned into weekenders and then full-blown festivals, as demand from the techno community kept rising.

Today, Awakenings spans multiple events a year, including an iconic spring gathering near Amsterdam and a summer weekender in the woods of Hilvarenbeek. At the current festival grounds in Hilvarenbeek, up to 80,000 attendees from more than 80 countries come together for a three-day techno marathon. The scale is immense - over a hundred artists perform across eight stages, ranging from intimate tents to gigantic open-air arenas. Every year the organizers up the ante with groundbreaking stage designs, jaw-dropping laser shows and even carnival touches (a luminous ferris wheel, for example) to immerse the fans in “techno madness”. The result is an almost surreal rave wonderland: crazy visuals, booming sound, and fireworks that light up the night sky.

Despite growing bigger and bolder, Awakenings has stayed true to its roots. It remains fiercely focused on techno music rather than chasing mainstream trends, a commitment that earns it huge respect in the scene.

One of Awakenings’ biggest draws is its consistently incredible line-ups. The festival is essentially a “who’s who” of techno DJs, featuring legendary pioneers alongside fresh talent. Dance music icons like 

 or Detroit’s Derrick May have all graced the Awakenings stage over the years, cementing its reputation for top-tier bookings. At the same time, newer generations of techno stars, from drum-machine wizards like 

The programming balances the genre’s underground purists and big-name crowd-pleasers in equal measure. Fans love that mix; many attend annually knowing they’ll see their favorite DJs who return year after year, as well as discover cutting-edge acts. This loyalty goes both ways: artists often speak fondly of the “Awakenings vibe” and how energetic and dedicated the crowds are. The festival’s commitment to true techno has nurtured a loyal community that keeps coming back for more.

Awakenings has left its mark on several locations, each adding to its character. Its spiritual home is undoubtedly the Gashouder in Amsterdam, an immense circular industrial gas tank turned party arena often nicknamed the “Temple of Techno”. Many of Awakenings’ legendary nights have happened under the Gashouder’s wrought-iron dome, with its spider-like web of lights beaming across the ceiling. For years, the brand’s flagship outdoor festival took place at the scenic Spaarnwoude recreational area just outside Amsterdam - a green park that was transformed into a techno playground every summer.

As the festival grew larger, it eventually moved to an even bigger outdoor site in Beekse Bergen (Hilvarenbeek) in the south of the Netherlands, providing more room for its expanding stages and audience. Beyond these mainstay venues, Awakenings has also ventured into other Dutch cities; at times it staged events in Rotterdam’s warehouses and Eindhoven’s Klokgebouw, showing it can bring the party anywhere.

The Awakenings experience has even gone international on occasion, with one-off shows popping up in places like New York and London to spread the techno gospel abroad. Still, the heart and soul of Awakenings remains firmly in the Netherlands, where its combination of iconic venues, enthusiastic crowds, and uncompromising techno sound continues to thrive as a cornerstone of electronic music culture.

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