Boomtown Fair Chapter 5: Radical Redesign

Skrillex

Sonny Moore aka Skrillex is a record producer, DJ, musician, singer & songwriter from Los Angeles who has won 8 Grammy Awards, been named MTV’s Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year & holds the record for most Grammys won by an electronic artist.

Four Tet

Four Tet is the electronic outlet for the solo work of Kieran Hebden.

Faithless

In a history that stretches back some 25 years, Faithless have long occupied a pivotal position in the world of British electronica. Marrying elements of house, trip-hop, dub and a songwriting flair into arena-filling explosive, euphoric sounds. Their accomplishments tell their own story: seven Top 10 singles, six Top 10 albums (three at Number 1), a Mercury Prize nomination for their brilliant sophomore album, 1998’s ‘Sunday 8PM’ and their impressive four times Platinum certified ‘Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits’ adding to a career total in excess of 15 million worldwide.

Faithless have graced festival stages the world over, including Glastonbury’s famous Pyramid Stage twice and multiple sold out arena runs globally.

Faithless's new album 'All Blessed' is out now and includes 'Synthesizer'. It has been ten years since Faithless’ last studio album ‘The Dance’ entered the charts at Number 2. Their 2015 remix album ‘Faithless 2.0’ took them back to the top of the charts yet again with their friends the likes of Avicii, Claptone, Tiesto, Eric Prydz and Armin Van Buuren coming forward to offer fresh perspectives on their fan favourites, ‘We Come 1’, ‘Insomnia’, ‘God is a DJ’ and more. Collaborations have always the hallmark of Faithless’ career, working with Robert Smith of The Cure, Dido and Cat Power to name but a few.

Scooter

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Shaggy

Shaggy's a house head through and through! With an amazing track selection and an energy that spills on to the dancefloor you can't help but move your groove thang all night long.

EVE (1)

EVE - DJ / Producer / The founder of label and events VIXLATIXN

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Techno from outer space

Antony Szmierek

Antony Szmierek has captivated audiences with his thoughtful lyricism across rap, spoken word, and dance music. He was named as one of BBC 6 Music’s Artists of the Year 2023 and a Time Out Artist to Watch in 2024. In the past eighteen months Szmierek made his television debut on Later… With Jools Holland, performed an entirely sold-out UK headline tour, released two acclaimed EP’s, and had a string of A-List singles on BBC 6 Music.

Brutalismus 3000

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Camo & Krooked

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Mefjus

Hailing from a hotbed of talent, Austrian powerhouse Mefjus now boasts a worldwide reputation for a furiously tech trademark style that continues to breathe fire into the drum and bass genre.

Diffrent

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Floating Points

Gentleman's Dub Club

Gentleman’s Dub Club is a nine-piece band that formed in Leeds in early 2006. With a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae, GDC have burst onto the UK circuit, rocking gigs and festivals up and down the country with their super high energy show.

Groove Armada

Groove Armada are established as one of the planet's best-loved and biggest selling dance acts. As comfortable on the big stages as they are in sweat soaked basements.

Oppidan

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Kings of the Rollers

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Marlon Hoffstadt

I make music & run partys

nimino

British producer nimino is one of those artists who caught the momentum of the online world at exactly the right time. In 2024, he broke through with the track I Only Smoke When I Drink , which turned into a viral hit, started appearing in DJ sets and remixes, and proved his sharp instinct for timing, mood and the pulse of contemporary electronic music. His tracks spread fast because they work across different spaces – from social media to clubs and on to festival stages. nimino’s sound is rooted in dance-driven electronic music filled with emotion and unexpected details. It speaks both to a younger audience raised on online trends and to listeners who enjoy being surprised by how effortlessly this sound pulls them in. There are echoes of producers like ODESZA or Maribou State in the way he works with atmosphere, but his signature is unmistakably his own. Around him, he has built a strong online community and an open, direct relationship with his fans, something that fully comes to life in his shows. Right now, he is intensively working on a new live setup and hinting at the next musical shift – new tracks or an EP could arrive later this year, and it’s quite possible that some of them will be heard here for the very first time. And if you’ve never said you only smoke when you drink, or only drink when you overthink, feel free to cast the first stone – who knows, maybe the next viral trend will start right here.

Notion

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OGUZ

Sampa the Great

Zambia-born, Botswana-raised, Sampa’s upbringing continues to bear an influence on her music. Her debut album - “The Return” -ranges from classic hip-hop to ancient Southern African sounds. Built on four years of personal and musical soul-searching, it’s the product of meaningful musical connections and of Sampa redefining her self-identity away from the comforts of family and old friends. Album contributors include: Jonwayne, MsM (Skepta/BBK), Andrei Eremin, Silentjay, Kwes Darko (Slowthai), Clever Austin (Hiatus Kiayote), Blue Lab Beats, Syreniscreamy, Ecca Vandal and London jazz collective Steam Down. The Return, debut single “Final Form” and the live show have seen Sampa awarded many accolades, including Bandcamp’s Best Album 2019, the prestigious Australian Music Prize in 2019 (first and only artist to win twice), an ARIA for Best Hip Hop Release, two Triple J Awards for Video of The Year and Double J Artist of The Year, as well as Hip Hop Act of The Year at both the Music Victoria and National Live Music Awards. “The Return” has been championed by Annie Mac (Radio 1), Gilles Peterson & Lauren Laverne (6 Music), KCRW & KEXP; Pitchfork, The Guardian, Vulture, OkayAfrica, The Independent, Hypebeast, Crack Magazine and many more. Sampa recently wrapped a sold out Australian and European tour, performing at some of the worlds most iconic festivals, including Glastonbury, Splendour in the Grass, Laneway, Sugar Mountain, and more with more to come in 2020 including Coachella.

SHERELLE

SHERELLE is the champion of high speed dance music who has led a new generation of club kids to tempos of 160bpm and beyond.

Shy FX

Shy FX crashed the British pop charts in mid-1994 with "Original Nuttah", one of the most infectious Ragga-Jungle anthems of all time and quickly became one of Jungle's most respected producers. Born in London, Andre Williams debuted on S.O.U.R. Record..

Wilkinson

https://linktr.ee/wilkinsonuk

Boomtown Fair Chapter 5: Radical Redesign

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