PHASE FATALE / SCHWEFELGELB / SOPHIE DU PALAIS / LEO LUMEZI

PHASE FATALE, is the Berlin-based techno project of Hayden Payne. Since 2014 the New York native has earned a reputation as a techno innovator, both for the broad spectrum of dystopian, gritty, industrial-laden electronics included in DJ sets as well as his deep understanding of synthesis and sound design in his own productions. Having released his debut album on Hospital Productions (Redeemer, 2017), Phase Fatale has since settled into residencies at both Berghain in Berlin as well as 中KHIDI in Georgia's capital Tbilisi. Phase Fatale's sharpened rhythmic contours in the context of his DJ sets draw on a vast repertoire of new and classic references: dark ambient drones contrast with the raw, punchy dynamics of industrial and post-punk, cold wave aesthetics combine with 4/4 functionality –all stitched together meticulously with strong atmospheric sensibilities, careful and precise mixing. SCHWEFELGELB, is a German techno body music duo from Berlin that oscillates around sounds of EBM, techno, electro and new wave with a minimalist approach and fascination for the synths of the 80s. Their live shows strike with an energetic stroboscopic performance. Responsible for the machinery is Sid while Eddy is performing the vocals. The powerful physical aspect of their music is being represented in their live shows, which they complement with synced strobe lights and projections. They have performed all over Europe, North America and in Japan. SOPHIE DU PALAIS, one of the bright talents emerging from the current Netherlands‘ electronic underground scene is the German and Amsterdam-based, ‘fetish-inclinedʼ, vocalist and performer is also known as “Vrouwe Fataal”. Sinister industrial wave music exploring themes of lust, hedonism, technological obsession and millennial alienation. Du Palais introduces a nocturnal underworld. The descent is intensified by the mania and murk. Across six tracks of sinister industrial wave music, Du Palais unravels a potent signature, driven by fierce, imperious Anglo-Germanic vocals and eclectic, dissonant sounds. Connecting techno, EBM, acid and electro with vestiges of dub and experimental electronics Sophie Du Palais seizing an uncompromising sense of style and intensity, an emergent new artist navigating a merciless, pleasure-seeking existence, from club to bedroom to screen, facing it all down with a cold glare, ready to light the fuse. LEO LUMEZI, a DJ, and co-founder of Servis and Fantazia based in Prishtina, Kosova is coming again to fill the DokuNights’ dancefloor with his sound. Founding member of Undersound Collective and the Underclub he ran with his friends back in 2001’s.