Open Ground — line-up changes

newFreifeld: 1985 music’s core is essentially rooted in the Drum and Bass but since its inception, it has grown freely, breaking down genre barriers and inviting cross pollination. The essence of the collective encourages artists to experiment in areas they may not be familiar with, allowing for the spectrum to be broad and open. This is reflected in our label events with DJ sets covering many angles whilst retaining our identity. Playing those weird records, testing that new idea…. Our sound is modern and focussed on low end frequencies. What better way to hear those on one of the most reputable spaces in Europe? The primary focus in the space being sound reflects our ethos and we’re excited to experience that with everyone in the room. Having longer sets on the night will allow each artist to really dig deep and treat the night as a journey. SP joins us for a DJ set, bringing his own take on UK Garage / 2step , moving in and out of those lines. Alongside, we have Cesco who blurs genres with his minimalist productions and eclectic sets . A regular at Open Ground and 1985 events, Tasha returns with her genre defying sets tinged in Jungle, D&B , Techno and more . Last but not least, Alix debuts at Open Ground for a mixed set that motions through a hybrid collection of Dubstep/Garage/Techno infused tracks, as well as deep, soulful and rolling Drum and Bass that he is primarily known for. ​Annex: At Mister Bear you can expect a night built on disco, funk, Latin and Afro rhythms that gradually deepen into soulful, deep house grooves. Paulita digs up raw disco, Brazilian funk, and slow-burning soulful house . Craig follows with deep, New York and Chicago-rooted Disco and House . Zapata brings his salsa, afro-house, and deeper pulsing house rhythms , layered with live elements and jazzy, chordier grooves. ​ Admission 30 €

newAnnex: The Jahtari label returns to the Annex with an epic all-night session: riddims and live Dubs by label founder disrupt, Jackson Bailey aka Tapes on decks and delays - plus a super special live performance by the new Alien Trackers project! With a home base in Leipzig, but working with artists from all over the globe, Jahtari has been uniting bits & bytes with the source code of Dub and Dancehall since 2004. Starting out in the early netlabel scene in 2005 the label soon gained an underground following with it's DIY approach and a raw, 8bit-flavoured take on modern Dub, releasing classics like "Hissing Theatricals" by Tapes, "Karma No Kusari" by Kiki Hitomi or the Jahtarian Dubbers compilation series. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newFreifeld: This September, Errol brings Touching Bass back to Open Ground for a debut session in the Freifeld main room, joined by three women at the forefront of adventurous, body music: Josey Rebelle, Shy One and Viola Klein. Josey Rebelle is an Open Ground resident for good reason—a north star for generations of Black British selectors and countless others beyond. Fresh from releasing one of dance music's most complete and quietly defining albums of recent years, Mali (via Touching Bass), DJ and NTS Radio favourite, Shy One marks her long-awaited debut at Open Ground. Cologne-via-Dakar-based Viola Klein is a longtime contemporary and supporter, whose work reflects her own transnational musical network connecting Detroit house, West African rhythms and electronic experimentalism. Together, they embody the genre-defying spirit that has long defined the Touching Bass dancefloor—grounded in the soulful, percussive and deeply groove-led. For the past decade, Errol and his life partner Alex Rita have grown the platform into one of London's defining musical movements, curating spaces where emotional resonance and free-spirited dancefloor energy coexist. Their nights shapeshift across the afro-diasporaic sound continuum as a reminder of its interconnected story. Annex: Sequence welcomes Rosa from Rotterdam. Expect a percussion-rich, bass-driven journey: ambient textures dissolving into deep dubstep, jungle and drum & bass, framed by hypnotic techno. Each set anchored in its own distinctive sonic identity. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newFreifeld: 1985 music’s core is essentially rooted in the Drum and Bass but since its inception, it has grown freely, breaking down genre barriers and inviting cross pollination. The essence of the collective encourages artists to experiment in areas they may not be familiar with, allowing for the spectrum to be broad and open. This is reflected in our label events with DJ sets covering many angles whilst retaining our identity. Playing those weird records, testing that new idea…. Our sound is modern and focussed on low end frequencies. What better way to hear those on one of the most reputable spaces in Europe? The primary focus in the space being sound reflects our ethos and we’re excited to experience that with everyone in the room. Having longer sets on the night will allow each artist to really dig deep and treat the night as a journey. SP joins us for a DJ set, bringing his own take on UK Garage / 2step, moving in and out of those lines. Alongside, we have Cesco who blurs genres with his minimalist productions and eclectic sets. A regular at Open Ground and 1985 events, Tasha returns with her genre defying sets tinged in Jungle, D&B, Techno and more. Last but not least, Alix debuts at Open Ground for a mixed set that motions through a hybrid collection of Dubstep/Garage/Techno infused tracks, as well as deep, soulful and rolling Drum and Bass that he is primarily known for. ​Annex: At Mister Bear you can expect a night built on disco, funk, Latin and Afro rhythms that gradually deepen into soulful, deep house grooves. Paulita digs up raw disco, Brazilian funk, and slow-burning soulful house. Craig follows with deep, New York and Chicago-rooted Disco and House. Zapata brings his salsa, afro-house, and deeper pulsing house rhythms, layered with live elements and jazzy, chordier grooves. ​ Admission 30 €

newFreifeld: Rupture has spent the last 20 years becoming London's home for deep, underground jungle and drum & bass - built on community and a refusal to commercialise the culture. Founded in 2006 by Mantra and Double O the night was created to push the more experimental side of jungle and drum & bass. ​ By 2012 it had expanded into a record label, releasing music from artists such as Spirit, dBridge, Tim Reaper, Sully and Forest Drive West, Djinn and many more. Rupture is widely regarded as one of London's best underground D&B nights, consistently pushing forward-thinking lineups whilst keeping community and inclusivity at its core. As the movement has evolved so has the need to double down on the essence of what it means to rave: intentional gatherings built around amazing sound systems, paying homage to the foundations of jungle and d&b whilst always looking at new ways to push the sound forward and create pathways for emerging artists. Viva la Rave! Annex: For the fourth time, HEAVY FEELINGS returns to the ANNEX at Open Ground, bringing together STICKY DUB from Liverpool, MOKEYANJU from Berlin and Parissa Chargi from Cologne. Cologne-based independent platform HEAVY FEELINGS creates spaces for music, collaboration and cultural exchange. Founded by curator and creative producer PARISSA, the platform brings together artists, selectors, producers and other creative practitioners through events, radio, publishing and long-term collaborations. Rooted in DIY culture and independent artistic practice, HEAVY FEELINGS is driven by a deep belief in music as a space for connection, exchange and collective discovery. At the centre of the lineup is Sticky Dub, a producer, MC and selector rooted in Hip Hop and UK soundsystem culture . His work moves through Broken Beat, Dub, UK Garage, House and electronic music , with a strong rhythmic instinct and a playful approach to genre. His releases on Eglo Records have made him a distinctive voice within the wider UK beat landscape, connecting club music, soundsystem culture and Hip Hop through his own production and selection. Mokeyanju was part of the early circle around HEAVY FEELINGS in Cologne and returns for this edition from Berlin. A DJ, vinyl selector, interdisciplinary artist and radio host, she has developed a distinctive practice across DJing, vinyl selection, radio and interdisciplinary work. Her record collection spans Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Congo, Brazil and Trinidad & Tobago, connecting Fújì, Highlife, Benga, Soukous, Rumba, Calypso, Ndombolo, House and Electronica . Alongside her work at Refuge Worldwide, her involvement with POETRY MEETS reflects her ongoing engagement with music, language and cultural exchange. Completing the lineup is PARISSA, founder and curator of HEAVY FEELINGS and a Vinyl Only Selector. Her selections move through Jazz, Dub, Afro-diasporic rhythms and electronic music , drawing on years of digging, listening and collecting across different musical worlds. Her sets are an extension of the wider HEAVY FEELINGS practice: deeply personal selections shaped by context, curiosity and the connections between records, artists and the people in the room.

newLobby (Sound Installations) Dan Moufang Daniel Lythgoe Dornen & Vesna Kat Rainy Miller

newDoors open at 19:00 From 19:30-20:30: System Priorities Talk by Justin Greenslade (Isonoe) Space is limited for the talk - first come first served (Entry with Clubnight ticket) From 21:00 the music will start in Freifeld with Sadar Bahar and Theo Parrish playing all night long. Freifeld: An evening shaped by Chicago and Detroit, built as one continuous journey across the dancefloor. Disco, early house, leftfield soul and raw electronics flow into one another. Two lifelong diggers and vinyl selectors who treat the booth as a command center, controlling energy in real time. Annex: Cotch International is a club series, record label and curatorial platform which aims to joins the dots between global expressions of soundsystem culture, and platform emerging electronic music scenes from the margins of society. Looking at the soundsystem as a totem around which communities congregate, where resistance is solidified and new sonic and social identities are formed, Cotch has long been a pioneer of non-western club evolutions in the UK scene, operating predominately from South London over the last 10 years. As they prepare to take over the Annex room on the 15th of August, they have prepared a special all night collaboration between Spanish trailblazer JASSS - one of the most unpredictable, breathtaking and versatile DJs currently doing it - and Cotch resident and co-founder, Joe Cotch. Taking in everything from industrial dub to blistering kuduro beats, swampy trip hop to blown-out baile funk, slinky low end psychedelia and chest-boxing basslines.. everything will be thrown in the blender as they endeavour to move your body in ways you never thought possible. Admission 40 €

newFreifeld: A night of deep techno, dub, electro and ambient , where experimentalism and club music merge. The versatile GiGi FM rounds off a sonic excursion in which Kangding Ray's techno-infused designer electronica meets electro luminary Convextion. Annex: For the second funkscapes night at Open Ground's Annex floor Eoism, Credit 00 and Benedikt Meger join forces. funkscapes is a record label from Düsseldorf that releases electronic funk grooves from the past and the future. Eoism have been featured with two tracks on the compilation series 'FUTUR'. And Credit 00 did a fresh rework on the upcoming extended reissue of Pop Projekt's 'Elektrik Boogie'. Label founder Benedikt Meger will warm up the floor with a mélange of electro , boogie funk and other kicking records . The following live-set by Eoism will be the nucleus of the night and they will play serious electro on their Electribes for about 90 minutes. Credit 00 will take it from there with his funky and trippy sound . Come to dance! Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newFreifeld: An unusual interdimensional transmission delivered in three installments, showcasing minimalist electro-techno mechanics in true Detroit style—expertly rounded off by resident Fadi Mohem. Annex: Week-End Music is a Cologne-based platform comprising Week-End Fest - an annual festival that brings together Cologne's local music scene with outstanding international artists - and Week-End Records, founded in 2021, which will celebrate its 25th release this year. At the heart of both is a deep love for music in all its forms, connecting exciting new talents and legendary musicians. Over the course of 15 years Week-End Fest has welcomed artists like A Certain Ratio, ESG, Suzanne Ciani, Scientist, Adrian Sherwood, Laurel Halo, The Fall, Carl Craig, and New York disco legend Nicky Siano, to only name a few. This year’s 15th anniversary will happen from from November 5-7 in Cologne. For its first takeover at Annex, Week-End Fest presents a handpicked selection of favourite DJs from Cologne - Sharlipseon, Anna Cainelli, Nikity and DJ Ass Tits - joined by Week-End Records label mate Neue Grafik from London. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newDoors open at 19:00 From 19:30-20:30: System Priorities Talk by Justin Greenslade (Isonoe) Space is limited for the talk - first come first served (Entry with Clubnight ticket) From 21:00 the music will start in Freifeld with Sadar Bahar and Theo Parrish playing all night long. Annex: Cotch International is a club series, record label and curatorial platform which aims to joins the dots between global expressions of soundsystem culture, and platform emerging electronic music scenes from the margins of society. Looking at the soundsystem as a totem around which communities congregate, where resistance is solidified and new sonic and social identities are formed, Cotch has long been a pioneer of non-western club evolutions in the UK scene, operating predominately from South London over the last 10 years. As they prepare to take over the Annex room on the 15th of August, they have prepared a special all night collaboration between Spanish trailblazer JASSS - one of the most unpredictable, breathtaking and versatile DJs currently doing it - and Cotch resident and co-founder, Joe Cotch. Taking in everything from industrial dub to blistering kuduro beats, swampy trip hop to blown-out baile funk, slinky low end psychedelia and chest-boxing basslines.. everything will be thrown in the blender as they endeavour to move your body in ways you never thought possible. Admission 40 €

newFreifeld: Kynant Records returns to Open Ground for a second label night this September, having celebrated its 10th anniversary in Wuppertal last year. This time label founder Richard Akingbehin invites Steve Rachmad for a B2B under his Detroit-meets-dub techno alias Parallel 9. Opening the night will be the lush sounds of up-and-coming Dutch artist Luna Ludmila, and closing will be Altinbas presenting the more dubbed-out side of his signature deep and hypnotic techno . Annex: After broadcasting for 11 years from Cologne and beyond, dublab.de, the German satellite of dublab.com, visits Annex again for a night of music representing the diversity in radio programming. As a community and online radio, dublab DE was created to offer a space for music, culture and creative exchange. Today it still promotes curiosity, experimentation, and connection while bringing these values into the structural framework of freeform radio. The idea for this night was to build tension by bringing this diversity to Annex, starting off with musically easing into the night, getting into a more experimental dance floor approach and closing with a more forward program in the end. The sound reaches from disco -, funk - and soul-oriented sounds , through house and also more dub-oriented and experimental music to breaks and bass music . This night also introduces a part of the newly grown dublab team with the members Prima Gentle Phonetics, Ghiro and C U SOON playing the beginning and closing of the night. To point out the community aspect of community and online radio, they also play b2b sets, and in addition, dublab DE invites Mankiyan from Brussels to complete the lineup and push its boundaries further. Mankiyan also embodies the radio’s variety through a very creative and varied approach to dance music. ​ Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newFreifeld: 21:00 - 00:00 Yu Su makes her Open Ground debut this year, finally bringing her idiosyncratic, versatile take on dancefloor communion. Born in Kaifeng and now based in London, Yu Su is a musician, DJ, sound artist and occasional chef. As a DJ, she customarily leaves dancefloors utterly transfixed. Expect - ambient textures, left-field , dubby deep techno vibes. 00:00 -02:00 “The multi-genre thing, it has to be that for me,” says IZCO , Unconfined by genre but with a warm, soulful streak permeating across his work, expect IZCO to connect the UK dots between , Bruk, House, UK Garage, Grime, and Jungle. 02:00 - 06:00 Last year’s late-night set left the room changed and it turns out the feeling was mutual. Dan Snaith, known to the world as Caribou and, under his club alias, as Daphni , has named that very night at Open Ground among the defining influences behind his new album Butterfly, released this February. In interviews, Snaith described the club as close to his ideal listening room a space built with obsessive care for sound, and for the people in it. That night is woven into Butterfly itself: sixteen tracks that blur the line between his two aliases more than ever before, driven by pure dancefloor instinct. Now Daphni comes back to the club that helped shape the record a full-circle set, built for the room that inspired it. Annex: For the first time ever, DJ Firmeza and DJ Nigga Fox go back-to-back at Open Ground on Saturday 3 October. This night gets to the heart of Lisbon's thriving Afro-Portuguese dance music scene with two masters of batida — the kuduro-born club sound forged in the city's Quinta do Mocho estate. DJ Nigga Fox is the avant-garde producer whose debut record O Meu Estilo put Príncipe on the international map, (and he carries a restless, high-voltage sound) and whose DJ sets are celebrated as psychedelic literature for the dancefloor. DJ Firmeza is a master of a unique, percussive-heavy, trance-inducing approach to the art of mixing. Expect raw, unrelenting batida and a stack of unreleased weapons. Both artists have a home at Príncipe Discos one of Europe’s most exciting record labels. The label's co-founder José Moura says batida blew his mind the first time he heard it: "We couldn't pinpoint it. We thought, this is really something we've never heard before. It's not techno, it's not house, it's nothing that we know about.” Originating in Luanda, Angola, it evolved into a vibrant underground movement in the suburbs of Lisbon, Portugal, driven by 140 BPM rhythms blending traditional Angolan and Cape Verdean styles (like kuduro, tarraxinha, funaná, and semba) with modern techno and house production. Admission 30 €

newAnnex: For the second funkscapes night at Open Ground's Annex floor Eoism, Credit 00 and Benedikt Meger join forces. funkscapes is a record label from Düsseldorf that releases electronic funk grooves from the past and the future. Eoism have been featured with two tracks on the compilation series 'FUTUR'. And Credit 00 did a fresh rework on the upcoming extended reissue of Pop Projekt's 'Elektrik Boogie'. Label founder Benedikt Meger will warm up the floor with a mélange of electro , boogie funk and other kicking records . The following live-set by Eoism will be the nucleus of the night and they will play serious electro on their Electribes for about 90 minutes. Credit 00 will take it from there with his funky and trippy sound . Come to dance! Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newFreifeld: Kynant Records returns to Open Ground for a second label night this September, having celebrated its 10th anniversary in Wuppertal last year. This time label founder Richard Akingbehin invites Steve Rachmad for a B2B under his Detroit-meets-dub techno alias Parallel 9. Opening the night will be the lush sounds of up-and-coming Dutch artist Luna Ludmila, and closing will be Altinbas presenting the more dubbed-out side of his signature deep and hypnotic techno . Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newFreifeld: 1986 music’s core is essentially rooted in the Drum and Bass but since its inception, it has grown freely, breaking down genre barriers and inviting cross pollination. The essence of the collective encourages artists to experiment in areas they may not be familiar with, allowing for the spectrum to be broad and open. This is reflected in our label events with DJ sets covering many angles whilst retaining our identity. Playing those weird records, testing that new idea…. Our sound is modern and focussed on low end frequencies. What better way to hear those on one of the most reputable spaces in Europe? The primary focus in the space being sound reflects our ethos and we’re excited to experience that with everyone in the room. Having longer sets on the night will allow each artist to really dig deep and treat the night as a journey. SP joins us for a DJ set, bringing his own take on UK Garage / 2step, moving in and out of those lines. Alongside, we have Cesco who blurs genres with his minimalist productions and eclectic sets. A regular at Open Ground and 1985 events, Tasha returns with her genre defying sets tinged in Jungle, D&B, Techno and more. Last but not least, Alix debuts at Open Ground for a mixed set that motions through a hybrid collection of Dubstep/Garage/Techno infused tracks, as well as deep, soulful and rolling Drum and Bass that he is primarily known for. ​Annex: At Mister Bear you can expect a night built on disco, funk, Latin and Afro rhythms that gradually deepen into soulful, deep house grooves. Paulita digs up raw disco, Brazilian funk, and slow-burning soulful house. Craig follows with deep, New York and Chicago-rooted Disco and House. Zapata brings his salsa, afro-house, and deeper pulsing house rhythms, layered with live elements and jazzy, chordier grooves. ​ Admission 30 €

newAnnex: The Jahtari label returns to the Annex with an epic all-night session: riddims and live Dubs by label founder disrupt, Jackson Bailey aka Tapes on decks and delays - plus a super special live performance by the new Alien Trackers project! With a home base in Leipzig, but working with artists from all over the globe, Jahtari has been uniting bits & bytes with the source code of Dub and Dancehall since 2004. Starting out in the early netlabel scene in 2005 the label soon gained an underground following with it's DIY approach and a raw, 8bit-flavoured take on modern Dub, releasing classics like "Hissing Theatricals" by Tapes, "Karma No Kusari" by Kiki Hitomi or the Jahtarian Dubbers compilation series. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newAnnex: Sequence welcomes Rosa from Rotterdam. Expect a percussion-rich, bass-driven journey: ambient textures dissolving into deep dubstep, jungle and drum & bass, framed by hypnotic techno. Each set anchored in its own distinctive sonic identity. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newA special collaboration between Open Ground and YAYA. Annex: COSMO Club is back at Open Ground, this time again in the intimate and bass heavy setting of Annex. The clubnight of public radio station COSMO has ever since operated on the frontier of global dance music regularly introducing bubbling styles from the southern hemisphere for the first time to Germany. Be prepared for a night with the COSMO djs and their guests straight from the heart of innovative music communities worldwide full of suprises, new riddims and an unmatched energy on the dancefloor. Admission 20 €

newRuhrpott collective IVORY brings the sound of their festival's TrainStage to Annex. Joined by guest Coco Cobra, the lineup moves between bass music, percussion heavy leftfield sounds and deep techno that curls in on itself. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newDoors open at 19:00 From 19:30-20:30 A Talk by Steve Goodman (aka Kode9) - The Sub / Politics of Vibration - developed from his 2009 book Sonic Warfare and drawing from his forthcoming book, Notes on the Third Ear. From 21:00 the music will start in the Freifeld with, Josey Rebelle, Depth Charge (live), Kode9, J​uliana Huxtable and will run until 06:00. The music in the Annex begins from 22:00. Admission 30 €

newFreifeld: born out of community driven events in studios and shaped by a strong sense of scene identity, a small group of like minded individuals formed around recaved.collective, united by a shared passion for electronic music. While remaining open to other genres, Recaved dedicates this night entirely to the more serious facets of the sound. No trends, just pure techno . Annex: PRUDE is a Wuppertal-based DJ and producer collective. Formed by DJ Frank, Maruhni and paaradoxx, PRUDE connects club culture with community work through events and workshops. This time they are back at Annex, bringing Brussel based LAURAVIOLI with them for a night full of energy driven curve balls. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newAnnex: Join Wuppertals young Label Ballett at its next event at Open Ground, with an atmospheric Night diving deep into bass related music. Local hero Matildnz will open the night with a tactile sense for touching bass sounds. Next up is C. Coiffure from Rennes, whose broad, forward-thinking approach to electronic music has made him one of the scene’s most exciting selectors. Closing the night is Ballett’s own Mauzius, bringing the label’s third club night at Open Ground to an atmospheric finish. Join us in the intimate setting where the project first took shape. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newSequence welcomes Rosa from Rotterdam. Expect a percussion-rich, bass-driven journey: ambient textures dissolving into deep dubstep, jungle and drum & bass, framed by hypnotic techno. Each set anchored in its own distinctive sonic identity. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newCotch International is a club series, record label and curatorial platform which aims to joins the dots between global expressions of soundsystem culture, and platform emerging electronic music scenes from the margins of society. Looking at the soundsystem as a totem around which communities congregate, where resistance is solidified and new sonic and social identities are formed, Cotch has long been a pioneer of non-western club evolutions in the UK scene, operating predominately from South London over the last 10 years. As they prepare to take over the Annex room on the 15th of August, they have prepared a special all night collaboration between Spanish trailblazer JASSS - one of the most unpredictable, breathtaking and versatile DJs currently doing it - and Cotch resident and co-founder, Joe Cotch. Taking in everything from industrial dub to blistering kuduro beats, swampy trip hop to blown-out baile funk, slinky low end psychedelia and chest-boxing basslines.. everything will be thrown in the blender as they endeavour to move your body in ways you never thought possible. Admission 40 €

newWeek-End Music is a Cologne-based platform comprising Week-End Fest - an annual festival that brings together Cologne's local music scene with outstanding international artists - and Week-End Records, founded in 2021, which will celebrate its 25th release this year. At the heart of both is a deep love for music in all its forms, connecting exciting new talents and legendary musicians. Over the course of 15 years Week-End Fest has welcomed artists like A Certain Ratio, ESG, Suzanne Ciani, Scientist, Adrian Sherwood, Laurel Halo, The Fall, Carl Craig, and New York disco legend Nicky Siano, to only name a few. This year’s 15th anniversary will happen from from November 5-7 in Cologne. For its first takeover at Annex, Week-End Fest presents a handpicked selection of favourite DJs from Cologne - Sharlipseon, Anna Cainelli, Nikity and DJ Ass Tits - joined by Week-End Records label mate Neue Grafik from London. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newFreifeld: Pin and Doo go way back, and SnPLO (PLO Man, DJ Spence, Sentena) are pleased to join with Doo Montreal studio mate DJ Frog and special guest XDB at Open Ground to DJ party music for people to turn up to in their own way. It’s always hard to describe music with words but basically it’s party music and it’s deep too. Pin and Doo party the same way where we’re trying to be aware of what is going on in the room and get the loop going into something that rolls on its own. But there’s so much more to want from a party and a space.. What will the strengths be? But at the same time we want it to feel like a house party if that’s right. We don’t need it too formal despite all the angles in there. We’re going to be lugging some new records on the train - come early if you want to buy one and chat?….. ​Hopefully it can be the kind of thing where someone can come on their own and have fun, or feel like it wouldn’t be weird to come get in the mix. We’ll be out there too. Like in a way we’ll dissolve, like gatorade powder in water. But also really we’ll all just show up and do our thing because that’s all we can do. Annex: The night begins with house-oriented and electro-leaning selections before gradually moving towards bass-heavy, faster and heavier sounds. Delirium is a collective based in Essen, with members from across the Ruhr region and Düsseldorf. Over the years, we have hosted club nights, collaborated with like-minded collectives and cultural institutions, and contributed to a network of artists and organisers across NRW. Playing at Open Ground offers a chance to focus entirely on the musical side of Delirium. Made up of people with different musical backgrounds and interests, Delirium has never been tied to a single sound. That diversity is reflected in this lineup. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

new1986 music’s core is essentially rooted in the Drum and Bass but since its inception, it has grown freely, breaking down genre barriers and inviting cross pollination. The essence of the collective encourages artists to experiment in areas they may not be familiar with, allowing for the spectrum to be broad and open. This is reflected in our label events with DJ sets covering many angles whilst retaining our identity. Playing those weird records, testing that new idea…. Our sound is modern and focussed on low end frequencies. What better way to hear those on one of the most reputable spaces in Europe? The primary focus in the space being sound reflects our ethos and we’re excited to experience that with everyone in the room. Having longer sets on the night will allow each artist to really dig deep and treat the night as a journey. SP joins us for a DJ set, bringing his own take on UK Garage / 2step, moving in and out of those lines. Alongside, we have Cesco who blurs genres with his minimalist productions and eclectic sets. A regular at Open Ground and 1985 events, Tasha returns with her genre defying sets tinged in Jungle, D&B, Techno and more. Last but not least, Alix debuts at Open Ground for a mixed set that motions through a hybrid collection of Dubstep/Garage/Techno infused tracks, as well as deep, soulful and rolling Drum and Bass that he is primarily known for. ​ Admission 30 €

newJoin Wuppertals young Label Ballett at its next event at Open Ground, with an atmospheric Night diving deep into bass related music. Local hero Matildnz will open the night with a tactile sense for touching bass sounds. Next up is C. Coiffure from Rennes, whose broad, forward-thinking approach to electronic music has made him one of the scene’s most exciting selectors. Closing the night is Ballett’s own Mauzius, bringing the label’s third club night at Open Ground to an atmospheric finish. Join us in the intimate setting where the project first took shape. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newYAYA at Open Lobby

newResident DJ Elke opens. Renowned her genre-bending sets that traverse electro , UK garage , bass and drumfunk Goldie & Doc Scott then join forces for 6 hours. Expect deep rollers, dark atmospherics, and a masterclass in selection from Two pillars of drum & bass . Bring Your Ass has been a party series inviting ambassadors of house music , guests as Aaron-Carl, Whodat, Marcellus Pittman, and Kyle Hall when he was just 18 years old, way back when internet was not taking that much space. Open Ground is giving the spirit of those parties a new home to continue a deep house journey on a soundsystem comparable in it's intensity to the high technical standard originaly set on US American deep house dancefloors like The Shelter . Let's transform.

newFreifeld: Rooted in disco and house , the night brings together decades of house heritage and raw, contemporary club energy — moving from soulful warmth into deeper, acid-tinged territory Annex: Deep, dub-techno — rolling, hypnotic structures with occasional Detroit undertones, built on texture and continuity rather than impact. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newWAXWORX ist ein Projekt von LØBER und KLEYN aus Koblenz, entstanden aus der gemeinsamen Leidenschaft für Vinylkultur und die Kunst des DJings. Ihr Sound verbindet Generationen. Roher, hypnotischer Techno mit Wurzeln in den 2020ern, geprägt von der Energie, den Texturen und der Ästhetik der 90er und frühen 2000er. Im Fokus stehen kompromisslose Selektion, präzises Mixing und lange, treibende Übergänge. Sorgfältig ausgewählte Schallplatten, musikalisches Storytelling über lange Spannungsbögen und ein kompromissloser Fokus auf den Dancefloor. Erwartet tiefe Grooves, rohe Energie und eine Selektion, die für massive Soundsysteme gemacht ist.

newThe night begins with house-oriented and electro-leaning selections before gradually moving towards bass-heavy, faster and heavier sounds. Delirium is a collective based in Essen, with members from across the Ruhr region and Düsseldorf. Over the years, we have hosted club nights, collaborated with like-minded collectives and cultural institutions, and contributed to a network of artists and organisers across NRW. Playing at Open Ground offers a chance to focus entirely on the musical side of Delirium. Made up of people with different musical backgrounds and interests, Delirium has never been tied to a single sound. That diversity is reflected in this lineup. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newBorn out of community driven events in studios and shaped by a strong sense of scene identity, a small group of like minded individuals formed around recaved.collective, united by a shared passion for electronic music. While remaining open to other genres, Recaved dedicates this night entirely to the more serious facets of the sound. No trends, just pure techno . PRUDE is a Wuppertal-based DJ and producer collective. Formed by DJ Frank, Maruhni and paaradoxx, PRUDE connects club culture with community work through events and workshops. This time they are back at Annex, bringing Brussel based LAURAVIOLI with them for a night full of energy driven curve balls. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newMzansi Bass at Open Ground celebrates the launch of the forthcoming compilation of the same name, curated by Shannen SP, to be released with Colombian label Tratratrax on the 12th of June. Built with 100% new material , Mzansi Bass centers artists pushing the boundaries of bass music in South Africa , spotlighting the continuum of radical invention coming out of the region’s electronic sphere. Exploring the hypnotic, darker, bassier sounds in between 3-step, Gqom and experimental Amapiano to form a succinct snapshot of the country’s unique soundsystem culture . Deeply rooted in Black African rave music from the local scenes of Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Pretoria, Shannen describes it as “electronic music that is embodied, trance inducing and deeply physical.” With a powerful line up featuring artists on the compilation, this party presents a unique offering of bass music . Durban’s gqom icon DJ Lag, who has collaborated with artists ranging from Moses Boyd to Novelist to Ape Drums and has taken his intoxicating brand of Gqom to clubs all over the world, from Seoul, to Colombia to New York. Shannen SP, whose sets platform the vanguard of the global club underground with recent tours in India and East Asia, and support slots for Arca, Batu and Jamie XX. State OFFF, the Zimbabwe-born and Amsterdam-based artist who has been igniting dancefloors worldwide with his bold productions and high-energy sets, blending Gqom, Baile Funk, Dubstep, and other global sounds , earning him a spot on Mixmag’s „Top 25 Artists to Watch in 2025.“ Expect to hear boundary pushing club music , hybrid genres and lots of unreleased material . Echidna strives to carve out spaces for musical expressions which challenge familiar forms, motivated by an unwavering desire to bring attention to the unnoticed - through deep bass, sharp rhythms, and music that refuses to quiet down. Echidna is not designed to comfort: we provoke collision to compose an ode to the unknown. Returning to Annex the third time, Echidna teamed up with Andras_2020’s event series Subtle Wreck. Subtle Wreck grows from a desire to deepen the presence of diasporic electronic music in European contexts, moving beyond the obvious and making space for more layered, experimental, and unsettled approaches to sound. Together, Echidna x Subtle Wreck channel their shared ambitions to curate a night that invites you to indulge in lurching amplitudes and unexpected danceability . Through live performances and DJ sets, the invited artists twist the frameworks of post-club and leftfield bass into a kaleidoscope of abrasive sound that refuses to quiet down. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newMzansi Bass at Open Ground celebrates the launch of the forthcoming compilation of the same name, curated by Shannen SP, to be released with Colombian label Tratratrax on the 12th of June. Built with 100% new material , Mzansi Bass centers artists pushing the boundaries of bass music in South Africa , spotlighting the continuum of radical invention coming out of the region’s electronic sphere. Exploring the hypnotic, darker, bassier sounds in between 3-step, Gqom and experimental Amapiano to form a succinct snapshot of the country’s unique soundsystem culture . Deeply rooted in Black African rave music from the local scenes of Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Pretoria, Shannen describes it as “electronic music that is embodied, trance inducing and deeply physical.” With a powerful line up featuring artists on the compilation, this party presents a unique offering of bass music . Durban’s gqom icon DJ Lag, who has collaborated with artists ranging from Moses Boyd to Novelist to Ape Drums and has taken his intoxicating brand of Gqom to clubs all over the world, from Seoul, to Colombia to New York. Shannen SP, whose sets platform the vanguard of the global club underground with recent tours in India and East Asia, and support slots for Arca, Batu and Jamie XX. State OFFF, the Zimbabwe-born and Amsterdam-based artist who has been igniting dancefloors worldwide with his bold productions and high-energy sets, blending Gqom, Baile Funk, Dubstep, and other global sounds , earning him a spot on Mixmag’s „Top 25 Artists to Watch in 2025.“ Expect to hear boundary pushing club music , hybrid genres and lots of unreleased material . Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newBring Your Ass has been a party series inviting ambassadors of house music , guests as Aaron-Carl, Whodat, Marcellus Pittman, and Kyle Hall when he was just 18 years old, way back when internet was not taking that much space. Open Ground is giving the spirit of those parties a new home to continue a deep house journey on a soundsystem comparable in it's intensity to the high technical standard originaly set on US American deep house dancefloors like The Shelter . Let's transform.

newBorn out of community driven events in studios and shaped by a strong sense of scene identity, a small group of like minded individuals formed around recaved.collective, united by a shared passion for electronic music. While remaining open to other genres, Recaved dedicates this night entirely to the more serious facets of the sound. No trends, just pure techno . Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newBorn out of community driven events in studios and shaped by a strong sense of scene identity, a small group of like minded individuals formed around recaved.collective, united by a shared passion for electronic music. While remaining open to other genres, Recaved dedicates this night entirely to the more serious facets of the sound. No trends, just pure techno. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newThe night moves through early Detroit techno and Berlin dub techno with Fadi Mohem and Marcel Dettmann , delivering a sound rooted in reduction, repetition and forward momentum. Long blends, rolling grooves and subtle shifts in intensity shape the flow of the night from start to finish. Barulho World returns to Annex, bringing a curated night to Dortmund that moves between club culture and global sonic landscapes. As a collective, Barulho World stands for a perspective on electronic music that centers Afro-diasporic influences and connects local scenes with international currents. The musical focus lies on Afro-electronic sounds in their full range: from Afrohouse and Afrotech to Gqom , Baile Funk and Kuduro , extending into genre-crossing hybrid forms. Rather than fixed categories, the emphasis is on music as a connecting force. A key part of this approach is the integration of live and hybrid elements. Through hardware, performative setups, or voice, the music remains immediate and closely tied to the moment. The dancefloor becomes not only a space for listening, but for experiencing performance itself. With Frau Beji, Piccell and D[Nowhere]J, different perspectives come together, each embodying this approach and shaping the space both sonically and emotionally. Admission 25 €

newA night shaped by experimental Detroit techno , genre-bending selections and a steady awareness of the dancefloor. Moving from hypnotic and stripped-back techno into house , jungle and raw machine-driven rhythms. For nearly ten years, Callshop Radio has been broadcasting live to the world. What began in a backyard in Düsseldorf as part of the interdisciplinary cultural space ROOOOOM has, over the years, evolved into an established community radio, building studios in Leipzig, Paris, and Vienna. The diversity of genres reflects the many facets of the scenes that Callshop Radio calls home. Alongside its ongoing radio program, events have always been a core part of the collective. Collaborations with festivals, clubs, museums, and concert venues create opportunities to bring the station’s hosts onto the stage beyond the studio. The focus remains on connecting artists from different locations and shaping events collaboratively. On June 13, the radio stays true to this vision: for the Annex Floor at Open Ground, alongside one guest and two residents from the Düsseldorf and Leipzig locations have been invited. Admission 25 €

newFreifeld begins with a Dub-Set by Tasha and Stojche, before moving between deep house , techno and bass-informed club music. Sensual vocal-led house, raw vinyl-driven techno rooted in Detroit, and UK bass , breaks and jungle unfold in fluid sets shaped by a music-first attitude and an unpolished underground energy. This night, Annex will be rooted in DIY soundsystem culture and deep bass . Moving between dub, steppers, broken UK rhythms, experimental electronics and 4x4 basslines, shaped by a collective approach to selection and a strong focus on low frequencies and community energy. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newExperimental electronics , dub , techno and sound-based performance. Shaped by a focus on sound as material, spatial thinking and deep listening, the night unfolds between club energy and more abstract, research-driven sonic forms. A night moving between house , techno , electro and breaks , connecting scenes from the Ruhr area, Berlin, Cologne and beyond. From driving, groovy techno and acid- and synth-driven sounds to hypnotic, break- and house-influenced sets, the evening unfolds as a continuous flow between club energy, live elements and experimental sound forms. Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €

newBarulho World returns to Annex, bringing a curated night to Dortmund that moves between club culture and global sonic landscapes. As a collective, Barulho World stands for a perspective on electronic music that centers Afro-diasporic influences and connects local scenes with international currents. The musical focus lies on Afro-electronic sounds in their full range: from Afrohouse and Afrotech to Gqom , Baile Funk and Kuduro , extending into genre-crossing hybrid forms. Rather than fixed categories, the emphasis is on music as a connecting force. A key part of this approach is the integration of live and hybrid elements. Through hardware, performative setups, or voice, the music remains immediate and closely tied to the moment. The dancefloor becomes not only a space for listening, but for experiencing performance itself. With Frau Beji, Piccell and D[Nowhere]J, different perspectives come together, each embodying this approach and shaping the space both sonically and emotionally. Admission 25 €