Tendenza Festival: DAY 1

SELICATO

WILDERÍCH

RBX

Debbie

Alignment

Berlin-based Italian producer known for relentless, high-energy hard techno and trance-infused rave anthems.

Gianni Di Bernardo

Cera Khin

ZERO-FUCKS FLOW: Cera Khin just does. No overthinking-just raw freedom firing every move. Whether she’s spinning, producing, running CK777 Recordings, throwing CK Invites, or dropping truth bombs about mental health-no filter-she goes with her gut, and the crowd follows. Cute one minute, gothic and raw the next, she owns both skins without a second thought. She hits with that grin, that edge, that zero-fucks sound ride you can’t shake. FLOOR READER: Shapeshifting moods, she keeps seamless blends -hardgroove, bounce, trance, psytrance, schranz, acid, raved-up edits. No script. She reads the floor like a therapist reads silence, dances right in the pocket, never drops the thread. FESTIVAL SLAYER: She headlined Awakenings’ main stage, then played Dour, Tomorrowland, Timewarp, EDC Las Vegas, Monegros Desert Festival-like, she doesn’t play small. Phones dead, sweat flying, fans who flew in just for her. LABEL QUEEN & SOUND THERAPIST: ‘CK Invites’ is her little love letter to the scene-started twenty twenty-four, same year she launched CK777 Recordings. Bouncy, trancy, cutting-edge techno-no fucks given. First move: the infamous Charlie XCX edit with Cerrot. Then Vampire Workout-full brand drop- and Close Your Eyes.Then she compiled a VA compilation, cherry-picked the sickest new names, just to show ‘em off. More coming-lots more. Like, she’s already in the studio again. ORIGIN STORY: Born in Tunisia-revolution kid-she fled Berlin in 2014. Never planned to DJ, but back then the scene was stuck on uniform techno, so out of spite she bought decks, taught herself the hard way first. She studied marketing-got her degree-and has a psychology background, so when she started Technomentalhealth on Instagram, it wasn’t performative, it was real: raising awareness, staying human in the chaos. Noods, Rinse, NTS residencies, no sweat. She moved to Barcelona, twenty twenty-two: beach, sun, full upgrade. Cera Khin. Frequency upgrade activated.

DYEN

A fresh breeze on the techno scene, DYEN appeared out of nowhere in 2017 and has since then molded a niched space for himself. Foraying into production at age 17, he got signed to do his debut release two years later. Born and raised in Rotterdam, it’s fair to say that Holland’s number one rave city has had huge impact on the young producer. The oldskool 90’s gabber and primary hardcore influenced him early on in his career and still continues doing so. “Growing up I discovered these incredible kicks, vocals and super-catchy synth lines. I use them, but with more powerful kicks and drops” – listening to DYEN’s releases, these words makes complete sense. He reshapes and interprets the past into something hyper modern, individualistic and raw that he calls “neorave” or “old school hard techno”; relentless punching kicks fighting for space with aggressive stabbing trancey synths; giving way on the dancefloor for something new and distinctive. With over two handfuls of releases under his belt since 2017 via labels such as GENX, EXHALE, Possession and Rave Alert, DYEN is safely cementing his presence in the harder realm of techno. When DJing on the mainstages of important festivals and clubs on a global scale, neo rave and gabber continue being two of his main ingredients. DYEN likes to mix them up with old hardcore and industrial records, teasing and playing with the audience. Building from a “softer” start of 140 bpm and taking it further, pushing himself and the audience, focusing on captivating and translating a purer, exposed and explosive energy. Something he is also making into a trademark are his “DYEN Edits”; sharpening his personal treasures and gems, through his unique gaze he updates and modernizes, turning the tracks into fresh-sounding stomping weapons.

Rebekah

UK techno DJ and producer known for fierce, high-tempo, and uncompromising hard techno.