HolyShift VII

HolyShift VII Aphty Khéa, Vibrant As F)(ck , Werd Pace (DJ Set) HolyShift is a London–Berlin-based collective, live event series and music label bringing together artists for evenings of soulful electronic music, moving between jazz, broken beat, Hip Hop, experimental electronics and groove-led sounds. Werd Pace Musical director, producer, DJ and multidisciplinary artist Werd Pace has been active internationally since the late 1990s, working across Hip Hop, live performance, theatre and contemporary art. Combining turntablism, percussion and controllerism, his work is rooted in Hip Hop and collaboration. He also runs the indie label Long Lost Relative and Sample Science, a monthly Berlin event for beatmakers and producers. Vibrant As F)(ck Vibrant As F)(ck is Rune Risager’s solo project, exploring an unconventional approach to modern guitar music. Moving between trance-like ambient landscapes, doom-inspired bursts of energy and pop-oriented compositions, his intense and technically charged sound creates an immersive, explosive live experience. Risager has also performed with artists including J. Ludvig III, GNOM and School of X. Aphty Khéa Aphty Khéa is a non-binary Greek-British artist, producer, singer and visual artist based between Berlin and London. Blending driving beats, infectious melodies and distorted vocals they call “rage rave”, their sound spans techno-punk, electroclash, electropunk and UK rave. Their politically charged lyrics explore queerness, mental health, antifascism and anticapitalism, while their explosive live performances bring crowdsurfing, mosh pits and pogo to the dancefloor.