iskra x bestand

Let’s go! This summer, ISKRA and Bestand are joining forces to organise an open-air gathering on Danube Island on 31 July. The two collectives are combining their experimental, bass-driven, dancefloor-oriented sound approaches with their socio-political and solidarity-based ideas about community building to create a uniquely curated event next to the Danube.

The event has been co-developed with our dear friends from @spice_mixers — because, why not!

Line-up: Olgica, call me daddy, Vanja Rakić, KHXDEEJ, Hermeneia, মm.

Olgica is a Serbia born, Austria/Graz based DJ and promoter. Her DJ sets combine intuitive selection with patience and awareness to create hours of immersive soundscapes to dance to; sometimes slow, sometimes fast — always a journey.

call me daddy is a DJ from Brazil, currently based in Vienna. Her music selection represents the contrasts she carries in her background, resulting in mixes that blend a constellation of music genres with regional sounds and rhythms.

Vanja Rakić is an Amsterdam-based designer, visual artist and DJ. His sets span from oppressive drones to elements of dubstep, breakcore, and punk electronics; from morphing rhythms to somber lullabies.

KHXDEEJ is a Goa-based DJ whose work grows out of a genuine curiosity for sound. Drawn to off-centre rhythms, dub-leaning ideas, and the subtle tension that sits between genres.

Hermeneia is a Warsaw-based DJ and vocalist, and the founder of Radio Lola and FURDA event series. Her sets weave together old-school dancehall, dub, contemporary halftime heavy-hitters, and hazy illbient textures.

মm. (read: mwo, just like the bangla alphabet) is a DJ, curator and community organizer based in Dhaka & Vienna. They play with percussions, rhythms, bass, and drama to tease out experiences of time and energies.