programme

Journeys into the subconscious and the unknown. Symphonies, shoegaze and jazz. Rituals, layers, meditations and textures. The eighth Detect programme invites you to immerse yourself in the music, to focus, to embrace the silence and to let go, before sailing off into new worlds on a wave of sound. Welcome to Focus Island.

As every year, we’ve got a few more acts up our sleeve for you. More tba!

Live Act

AFAR & Kai Schumacher

Analogue synthesisers meet classical piano; delicate melodies meet pulsating beats. A hypnotic pull that breaks down rigid structures and opens up new spaces. Playing by its own rules.

Live Act

Aladin & Neam

Neam's classical heritage on the harp and Aladin’s experimental electronic setup give rise to a unique intersection, deeply inspired by the musical landscapes of North Africa and South Asia.

Benedikt Frey

Benedikt Frey stands for: Driving ones. Slow drills. The music plays day and night. Inspiration comes. From a simple kick drum. A movie sequence. A bird on the sill. A picture, totally still.

Birne

Birne’s record collection is heavily influenced by Chicago house and Detroit techno, with a touch of minimalism. This ensures she always brings a great groove to her sets.

Cosmo

Cosmo is a South Korean, Berlin-based DJ and producer whose sound is shaped by hypnotic repetition, emotional subtlety, and a deep sense of groove.

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Damian Dalla Torre

Damian Dalla Torre explores contemporary jazz, ambient music and experimental pop, combining acoustic instrumentation with subtle electronic processing and textural composition.

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Detect Ensemble

The music of the Detect Ensemble ranges from noise and fusion to minimal music, and through improvisation weaves itself into colourful, at times surprisingly witty yet profound sonic journeys.

Performance

Deva Schubert & Chihiro Araki

Together with performance artist Chihiro Araki, Deva Schubert will be presenting her award-winning performance "Glitch Choir" at Detect.

Live Act

Earth Trax

Earth Trax mixes IDM, breakbeat and trance, with echoes of chill-out rooms.

Fog Puma

In Fog Puma’s music, different styles often intertwine, and predictability gives way to mind-expanding moments of surprise.

Performance

Freemotion Performance Crew

The Freemotion Performance Crew stands for improvisation, expression and the pure joy of letting loose.

Performance

Frida Zack

Central themes in Frida Zack’s work are the deconstruction and emancipation from (cis-hetero-)normative inscriptions and conditioning.

Live Act

Giorgi Gigashvili

Mixing Georgian folk songs with classical pieces, Giorgi Gigashvili offers one-of-a-kind experimental formats where the classics meet modernity

Live Act

Hatis Noit

Für Hatis Noit verkörpert Musik die Fähigkeit, uns zu bewegen und auf die andere Seite zu entführen: in die Vergangenheit, in eine Erinnerung, in unser Unterbewusstsein.

Hyperaktivist

Blending groove-ridden techno, psychedelic-tinged trance and rhapsodic old- school house, Hypaktivist's percussive persuasion ricochets through her every endeavour.

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Hélène Vogelsinger

Every place becomes a territory of resonance, a sensitive ecosystem that influences Hélène Vogelsinger's music, movements, and perception of time.

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Jalikebba Kuyateh

Blending traditional and modern African music, Jalikebba Kuyateh presents the joyful, solemn and progressive sounds of his kora to the world.

Live Act

Kairos Kollektiv

The musicians of Kairos Kollektiv work full-time in a wide variety of industries. What unites them is their passion for making music together.

Live Act

Koki Nakano

Koki Nakano is a composer and pianist known for his evocative solo works and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Live Act

LEILA & Band

LEILA invites us to delve into her emotional world, where vulnerability meets strength and authenticity matters more than perfection.

Live Act

Lennart Smidt

Lennart Smidt is a jazz pianist, composer and producer. His music blends composed and improvised elements.

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Los Sara Fontan

A fearless mix of influences—as disparate as classical music, hardcore punk, noise, IDM, or electroacoustic sound—serves as fuel for the development of the language of Los Sara Fontan.

Performance

Lux

At the core of Lux's work lie recurring questions of queerness, complexity, and kinaesthetic resonance.

Live Act

MONKyMAN

Through his music, MONKyMAN aims to explore the sonic voice of a modern and vital generation full of natural beauty and courage.

MOTHA

Who cares? MOTHA, not your Mother!

Live Act

Maria Bertel

Maria Bertel is a Danish trombone player and composer. The acoustic sound of her amplified instrument creates an output that draws inspiration from drone and noise music.

NICI PALM

With a keen sense for the moment, NICI PALM takes the crowd on a sonic journey from deep indie dance, dark synthpunk vibes to gentle wave and dark techno. ELEGANCE meets PUNK.

Phil Parush

In his diverse DJ sets, Phil Parush searches for sweet spots in sound and dynamic ways of storytelling.

Live Act

Pulsar Trio

The Pulsar Trio is driven by the same goal and acting perfectly together almost like a single organism.

Radio Reudnitz

At Radio Reudnitz, quirky pop gems, light-hearted ballads, captivating ambient music and anything that doesn’t quite fit neatly into a particular genre find their way onto the turntables.

Live Act

Robot Koch

Robot Koch & Detect Ensemble present a fascinating blend of cinematic electronica, contemporary classical music and immersive soundscapes.

Live Act

Roman Rofalski

Roman Rofalski rooted his musical life in the urge for constant change. He is aiming to remove the artificial boundaries that lie between composed, classical music and improvised, modern jazz.

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Sophie-Justine Herr

Sophie-Justine Herr performs pieces from her album »:INNEN«, all of which were composed by women.

Live Act

Svaneborg Kardyb

The Danish duo Svaneborg Kardyb craft intricate, cyclical compositions that balance introspective warmth with an underlying sense of movement.

TALI

In her sets, TALI blends warm soundscapes, deep bass, abstract sounds, and meditative rhythms into an evocative whole.

Live Act

Thilo Ruck

Thilo Ruck explores approaches to a “New Virtuosity”—that is, the question of how contemporary virtuosity can unfold within the tension between idiomatic mastery, individual sonic signature, aesthetic considerations, and the social relevance of art.

Live Act

VAIAA

VAIAA moves between electronic soundscapes, Nubian musical influences, ambient textures, and contemporary vocal performance.

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VRIL

Abundantly moving at the outer edges of electronic music, VRIL's music is equally timeless and ahead of its time.

Live Act

Vincent Pongracz

Vincent Pongracz presents a minimalist, acoustic solo program characterized by high-pitched soundscapes in deep resonant spaces, alternating with multi-layered rhythmic textures.

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XIVIS · ⵅⵉⵖⵉⵙ

Mit einer Mischung aus Andenmusik, Folklore, Shoegaze und Rock schlägt XIVIS ein Ritual vor, das unseren Körpern, der Natur und den heiligen Geistern gewidmet ist, die in ihr leben.

Live Act

junge norddeutsche philharmonie

As every year, the jnp will not only be performing in two symphonic concerts, but also on the various festival stages in a more intimate chamber music setting with the jnkammer format.

pokka

pokka's sets are built on emotion, musicality and the collective joy of dancefloor immersion.

sandix

Acid techno, old skool house, a bit of hardtekk, a pinch of breaks. sandix invites you to dance.

Live Act

t0ni

t0ni's productions convey raw emotions through carefully crafted melodies and loops stripped down to their essence seeking a subtle ever-shifting minimalistic balance.

Performance

trans*embodied

A laid-back performance about support, love and care, but also the challenges faced by the trans* community.

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AFAR & Kai Schumacher

Aladin & Neam

Benedikt Frey

Birne

Cosmo

Damian Dalla Torre

Detect Ensemble

Deva Schubert & Chihiro Araki

Earth Trax

Fog Puma

Freemotion Performance Crew

Frida Zack

Giorgi Gigashvili

Hatis Noit

Hyperaktivist

Hélène Vogelsinger

Jalikebba Kuyateh

Kairos Kollektiv

Koki Nakano

LEILA & Band

Lennart Smidt

Los Sara Fontan

Lux

MONKyMAN

MOTHA

Maria Bertel

NICI PALM

Phil Parush

Pulsar Trio

Radio Reudnitz

Robot Koch

Roman Rofalski

Sophie-Justine Herr

Svaneborg Kardyb

TALI

Thilo Ruck

VAIAA

VRIL

Vincent Pongracz

XIVIS · ⵅⵉⵖⵉⵙ

junge norddeutsche philharmonie

pokka

sandix

t0ni

trans*embodied

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