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ADE picks
AMW 24/5 DJ Marathon 2026
AMW’s day two is a techno and house marathon, with All Dave, Daniel Englisch, De León and Detune among the names on deck. Expect groove-first basslines, vinyl energy, rolling bass, hardgroove tension and Detroit-leaning pressure.For fans of Swisherman, Nene-H, Isaiah
FULL CYCLE | Giorgia Angiuli + Natascha Polké [Spatial Audio Live Concert]
FULL CYCLE pairs Giorgia Angiuli and Natascha Polké in spatial-audio live concert mode at The Other Side. Expect hand-played techno-house, voice, theremin, keyboards and toy instruments, then sung hooks, clean percussion and melodic house lift.For fans of Miss Kittin, Kiasmos, Peaches
Foam x Echobox present: The Sounds of In Here Own Way
Foam and Echobox frame Yomna El Beyaly’s In Her Own Way / شوية وراجعة through music and storytelling, with Karmel, Noise Diva and ZINEB in the room. Expect ambient stretches, sharp edits, vocal refs, North African rhythms and amapiano swing around the exhibition’s themes.
Kraak & Smaak (Live)
Kraak & Smaak’s live disco-funk set brings Velvet Seas and older cuts in a warm, open band format, with big vocals, synth sheen and a tight rhythm section. Dutch producer trio Kraak & Smaak plays the Boogie Angst lane of disco, funk, house and electronic.For fans of Lack of Afro, The Haggis Horns, Jamiroquai
Motie - Thursday (Opening Night)
Motie turns the Stopera, city hall and opera house on the Amstel, into a home for the city's night culture for three days. The opening has Young Marco's psychedelic, left-turn sets, Jonny Nash's slow-blooming guitar ambient and Oceanic's live minimal techno.
THE LOVE HOUSE
The New York vocalist's big, gospel-lifted house songs, with The Cube Guys' tribal grooves and DJ Q's older vocal records, in a late bar beneath the Beurs van Berlage.For fans of Kerri Chandler, Ron Trent, Lisa Fischer
GROOVE KITCHEN Live at 50:HERTZ House & Techno Cafe Rembrandt Square
House, Tech house, Soul & funk with Bryant Powell, Dan Grange, DJ Dan O'Dwyer and more.
Lawrence Hart & Mera Bhai pres: Dreamtraxx
Lawrence Hart & Mera Bhai pres: Dreamtraxx folds sharp drums, lifted chords, vocal fragments and modular synths into house, breaks, UK garage and techno. Lawrence Hart’s live frame pushes between euphoria and raw edges.For fans of George FitzGerald, Bicep, Fred again..