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ADE picks
Audio-Technica presents Hotaru:Analog:Ambient
Wed 21 · 12:00 · The Stargate · Amsterdam
Audio-Technica and The Stargate have joined up with guest selector Nina Yamada to present Hotaru:Analog:Ambient – an immersive multi-sensory event featuring Audio-Technica’s Hotaru turntable. Launched at Milan Design Week 2025, the Hotaru is the next step in the evolution of analog. The floating turntable's stylus reacts to the messages held deep in the record groove, uniting music and light into a unique experience. Nina Yamada will curate a collection of Japanese minimal, ambient and kanyõ ongaku records to guide the guests deeper into the listening experience, painting a truly one-of-a-kind deep listening scene. Inspired by the delicate glow of the firefly from which the Hotaru takes its name, this event echoes their fleeting beauty in a unique analog experience that will leave a long-lasting impression. As the needle gently touches the record, sound and light emerge, colouring the silence. Guests are invited to stand, sit or lie down in the round, for as much or as little time as they need to deeply connect with the music. Free entry. Explore more ADE Arts & Culture events at The Stargate here .
RESONANCE: Listening to the Future
Thu 22 · 09:45 · The Stargate · Amsterdam
Venue information: This event was originally scheduled to take place at the Embassy of the Free Mind, but has been relocated to The Stargate. The Sanctuary Earth Foundation presents: Resonance - Listening to the Future. One conversation, five perspectives. The future we are trying to protect. The ritual of gathering around sound is as old as the species. It has survived war, plague, empire and prohibition. It has never survived being turned into a product. Are we the last stewards of what makes it work? Can the cities, technologies and spaces we build next protect it rather than consume it? 09:45 - 10:45 | Arriving Through Breath: 108 AUM, €15 A gentle guided meditation set to a specially curated Sonic Spheres composition. Before the first beat, we begin with the breath. Bianka Duka opens the day with breathwork and meditation, inviting visitors to leave the noise behind and arrive fully in their bodies, the space, and the moment. 12:30 - 13:30 & 13:30 - 14:30 | The Sanctuary Sessions: Empowerment, €15 Monica van der Meulen and Lasse Mosegard lead visitors through the Sonic Spheres, an immersive sound experience exploring whether sound can help us slow down, recalibrate, and reconnect. Each session begins with a short introduction, followed by the session using spatial audio and curated frequencies designed to support nervous system regulation and a sense of calm. Visitors experiencing sound as something felt throughout the body, not only heard. 14:30 - 15:30 | Resonance: Listening to the Future (indepth session), €35 Five distinctive voices from different disciplines share their knowledge, practice and vision, followed by an open conversation with the audience. How does sound shape consciousness, and how might emerging technologies extend the ways we listen, feel and experience the world? This session explores sound as a medium for investigating perception, memory and altered states. What is the therapeutic potential of psychoacoustics and archaeoacoustics? Connecting artistic practice with critical enquiry, the session asks whether sound can support enduring changes in attention, perception and behaviour: a movement from altered states towards altered traits. Speakers: Carl Hayden Smith (Museum of Consciousness), Natasha Stark, DJ Isis (Isis van der Wel), Pieter Smits van Waesberghe (Dragonfly Water Solutions), Carina Kornfeind. Explore more ADE Arts & Culture events at The Stargate here .
EINDER by Boris Acket
Thu 22 · 10:00 · Centrale Markthal · Amsterdam
Between 22-25 October, you can walk beneath the art installation EINDER by Boris Acket and experience it up close as it continuously transforms, flowing to the rhythm of day and night. Ready to step into the art and leave time behind? During the EINDER exhibition, you decide how your experience unfolds and how long it lasts. Walk, sit, stand still, and watch EINDER continuously transform to the rhythm of day and night. Always moving. Never the same twice. All we need to know is when you’ll arrive. From that moment on, the space is yours. Special time-slots with performances of Kianí del Valle On Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October at 9PM, Kianí del Valle takes over with a unique performance, reshaping the installation’s movements through her dynamic choreography. Every moment of the day has its own unique effect on EINDER. It’s up to you to choose your favourite time slot(s) As the sun rises and sets, shining its light through the sky panels onto the installation. Enjoy the soft morning light, the brightness of day, the shifting colours of sunset, or the dark skies at night. You decide how you experience EINDER. Explore more ADE Arts & Culture events at Centrale Markthal here .
SUSPENDED - Music Hammocks
Thu 22 · 11:00 · The Stargate · Amsterdam
What if you could listen with your whole body? During ADE, The Stargate invites you into SUSPENDED : an immersive sound experience centred around Parker Hertzberger 's vibrating Music Hammocks , where sound becomes physical and the body becomes part of the listening experience. Parker Hertzberger's work explores the physical and spatial dimensions of sound. His vibrating hammocks translate music into tactile vibration, allowing you to experience frequencies through your entire body rather than through the ears alone. Alongside standalone sessions where you can drop in, lie back and experience the hammocks, SUSPENDED will feature a series of live performances by artists working directly with the technology; creating music that can be heard, felt and experienced physically in real time. A different kind of listening experience for ADE: less about standing in front of the sound, and more about being inside it. Drop-in experiences + immersive live performances Full programme to be announced Explore more ADE Arts & Culture events at The Stargate here .
Premiere: Two Seas and Vinorun
Thu 22 · 17:00 · Nxt Museum · Amsterdam
EarthSonic, ADE and the NXT Museum present: Premiere: Two Seas and Vinorun Paul Hartnoll (Orbital) with Natural Symphony (installation and panel) Paranoid London (live) , Finnish, Uzbekistani and Bobolian artists (installation and live AV set) Natural Symphony (live performance) In-Depth Discussion: Matt Black (Coldcut), Joey Dean (Natural Symphony), Paul Hartnoll (Orbital), Quinn Whalley (Paranoid London), Ben Sheppee (Observatory), Juliana Aping and Razif Ajip (Bobolian community). EarthSonic is a global project by In Place of War telling the story of climate change through music, working with indigenous communities, musicians, scientists and climate activists worldwide. At NXT Museum, as part of ADE Arts & Culture 2026, EarthSonic presents two new premieres of new music, immersive installations, and a live AV set by Paranoid London, along with an exclusive in-depth discussion. The night starts with Roland's Electronic Petting Zoo, an interactive station built from EarthSonic's field recordings. Vinorun is an immersive installation exploring the traditional ecological knowledge of Sabah's Momogun communities through the rinait chants of the Bobolian community. It is a project by the Malaysian NGO Pertubuhan Kolektif Seni Budaya Sabah in partnership with EarthSonic, The University of Manchester and the British Council. Natural Symphony travelled to Sabah's rainforest to capture plant and star data on the ground, which was combined with the field recordings and footage captured by the rest of the team to provide the source material for new music by Paul Hartnoll (Orbital) , with the finished installation created by visual artist Ben Sheppee (Observatory) and Alastair Lomas. Two Seas tells the story of two bodies of water at opposite ends of the climate crisis: the melting Bothnian Bay in Oulu, Finland, and the vanished Aral Sea in Muynak, Uzbekistan. Music created by Paranoid London with Finnish and Uzbekistani artists, and immersive installations created by Ben Sheppee (Observatory) and Matt Black (Coldcut) . The project turns recordings from both seas into a live audio-visual performance and installation, using techno to tell one of today's most urgent climate stories. Two premieres of installations, an indepth discussion around making music with nature, the planet and indigenous communities, one live AV show by Paranoid London, one live performance by Natural Symphony, one petting zoo.
ZERØBPM ADE | THREE-DAY AMBIENT MEDITATION RITUAL
Fri 23 · 07:30 · de Thomaskerk · Amsterdam
Surrender to the ritual; go deep during ADE. From 23–25 October 2026, De Thomaskerk becomes home to a three-day Ambient Meditation Ritual by ZERØBPM. Across the weekend, 33 international artists guide you through a deep journey, where time loosens, and the boundary between sound and self begins to dissolve. Each day follows a different theme: Friday 07:30 - 00:00: Meditation on the Deep Sea Saturday: 07:30 - 00:00 Meditation on the Cosmos Sunday: 07:30 - 00:00 Meditation on Mother Earth At the centre of the ritual sits a Master Of Meditation, who sits and holds the silence throughout the day for 16,5 hours non-stop. Presented in proud partnership with ADE, Addit Audio, BAISAŌ Tea, IsBurning, Monument, ORPHIC, Ratherlost, Resident Advisor, Sea~rène and Thomaskerk. EVENT INFØ: ø 33 hours. 32 artists. 3 meditation masters. 1 room. ø 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁. For those who wish to stay longer, we offer seating (capacity permitting) on the balcony once your timeslot has ended. ø Effectively, 1 ticket grants access to two consecutive performances: 1 set in the main area (the timeslot you bought your ticket for) 1 set in the balcony area (the set directly after) ø Doors open 30 minutes before each timeslot. No late entries. ø We ask all attendees to respect The CØDE: Nø talking, Nø phones, Nø alcohol. Just presence. We will share and explain the full CØDE in the run-up to the event. ø Resell your tickets 100% safely through RA Resale. ø Choose your moment. Arrive, listen, depart in silence. LINE-UP FRIDAY Loradeniz (Fri 07:30 – 09:00) Out Of Place Artefacts (live) (Rødhåd & .VRIL; 1st set) (Fri 09:00 – 10:30) Out Of Place Artefacts (live) (Rødhåd & .VRIL; 2nd set) (Fri 10:30 – 12:00) Seif Bedour [ IsBurning ] (Fri 12:00 – 13:30) Merve [ IsBurning ] (Fri 13:30 – 15:00) Portable (live) [ IsBurning ] (Fri 15:00 – 16:30) Altinbas [ Sea~rène ] (Fri 16:30 – 18:00) Joline Scheffler (live) [ Sea~rène ] (Fri 18:00 – 19:30) GiGi FM [ Sea~rène ] (Fri 19:30 – 21:00) Fadi Mohem (Fri 21:00 – 22:30) Nastia (Fri 22:30 – 00:00) MASTERS OF MEDITATION Anouk Romee Schmitz Helena Ho (Van Anh) Laura Jibra'eel Scenography: Vincent Rang Branding & Design: Vincent Rang Jaysy Oosterveen
EINDER by Boris Acket
Fri 23 · 10:00 · Centrale Markthal · Amsterdam
Between 22-25 October, you can walk beneath the art installation EINDER by Boris Acket and experience it up close as it continuously transforms, flowing to the rhythm of day and night. Ready to step into the art and leave time behind? During the EINDER exhibition, you decide how your experience unfolds and how long it lasts. Walk, sit, stand still, and watch EINDER continuously transform to the rhythm of day and night. Always moving. Never the same twice. All we need to know is when you’ll arrive. From that moment on, the space is yours. Special time-slots with performances of Kianí del Valle On Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October at 9PM, Kianí del Valle takes over with a unique performance, reshaping the installation’s movements through her dynamic choreography. Every moment of the day has its own unique effect on EINDER. It’s up to you to choose your favourite time slot(s) As the sun rises and sets, shining its light through the sky panels onto the installation. Enjoy the soft morning light, the brightness of day, the shifting colours of sunset, or the dark skies at night. You decide how you experience EINDER. Explore more ADE Arts & Culture events at Centrale Markthal here .
DEEP LISTENING
Fri 23 · 11:00 · The Stargate · Amsterdam