July 10, 2025
Join us on August 7th at Prizren Fortress for a night of fluid sonic exploration, as two of the brightest electronic producers take to the Sonar stage and light up the city. First, London-based experimental artist LUXE presents a genre-defying live performance uniting classical compositions with atmospheric soundscapes and high-tempo electronic rhythms, before we are treated to the lush, introspective reverberations and microtextures of Amsterdam-based artist upsammy, who presents a live, audiovisual rendition of her stunning 2024 album Strange Meridians.
LUXE - live
Searching for an eclectic dose of UK-influenced euphoria? Look no further than LUXE (Lucy Hopson), a London-based experimental artist, DJ and producer who straddles the borders between various genres with supreme confidence. Studying classical music from a young age before shifting toward a club environment, her various disciplines have begun to converge: the result is a potent mix of heady classical melodies, atmospheric ambiance, varied instrumentation and digital ecstasy, foregoing a reliance on genre confines and aesthetic trappings in favour of a taste for creative risk-taking. Her ever-evolving sound has found home on labels such as HAAi’s Radical New Theory and stages such as London’s mammoth Waterworks Festival—it’s an honour to welcome her to the party this year.
upsammy - Strange Meridians (LIVE)
Owning a fresh aesthetic that blurs the synthetic–natural divide, Amsterdam-based upsammy (Thessa Torsing) is a singular artist with a keen ear for crystalline melody and intricate rhythm. While her DJ sets launch headfirst into a microscopic world of break beats, oddball techno and the more experimental side of DnB, her live shows and LPs take on a more contemplative approach, involving kaleidoscopic terrains built from micro textures and field recordings that work their way into full-blown transcendence. Here, she graces Sonar stage with a live audiovisual performance of her scintillating 2024 album Strange Meridians, a melting pot of bubbly melodies and off-kilter soundscapes, with startling visuals reacting in tandem, coursing with the calm assuredness of someone on top of their game.
