Sonic exploration at the alternative fringe of dance music

Proving that we live in a time when all kinds of different genres can co-exist on the same line-up, this intriguing session at Contact features some highly esteemed DJs with very different musical outlooks.

Tijana T heads up the Studio X Floor. The Serbian DJ was initially associated with the world-famous Exit festival but now she’s firmly established in her own right as a skilled, inventive selector of house and techno. In contrast, Amsterdam-based Izabel has forged her reputation around her stunning Lullabies For Insomniacs label. Dealing in delicate, subliminal music suited to nocturnal hours, the broad influences and hypnagogic moods of the music she releases feeds into her approach as a DJ. Awesome Tapes From Africa will also be present on warm up duties. The alias and label of Brian Shimkovitz has shone a light on the wonderful world of West African cassette culture, which he helps re-release and also presents to the world via tape-powered DJ sets. Frankie $ will be hosting the Contact floor with guest appearances from Lobster Theremin’s Pépe and Red Verse of Loose Fit.

In such fine company, you can be sure that all the DJs on the night will be digging extra deep to present an outernational vision of alternative music to stimulate the mind just as much as the body.