SPATIAL emerges at MONOM, Berlin’s iconic hub for immersive sonic experience, delivering a program tailored for those seeking the intimate yet expansive frontiers of contemporary electronic music. Situated within the spatial sound laboratory of MONOM, the event assembles a forward-focused lineup, weaving together analog circuitry, digital experimentation, and modern rhythmic abstraction. Abyss crafts a deeply resonant set that draws on subaquatic bass and polyrhythmic resonance, reconciling meditative introspection with dancefloor propulsion.
Ale Hop explores fractured pulses and microtonal guitar manipulations, diving into glitch and left-field sound narratives. Aleksi Perälä, revered for his Colundi-derived tunings, translates modular ecstasy into enveloping, otherworldly frequencies. FridaY (DE) channels Berlin’s coded pulse, shaping landscapes out of hypnotic minimalism and kinetic textures.
Croatian Amor lends spectral pop and ambient maximalism, unearthing shards of melody beneath glacial production. Grand River expands on her signature approach to cinematic composition, bridging modern classical and modular sound design into panoramic sonic journeys. Hems delivers tightly-wound drum programming and melodic structures that swerve between urgency and nostalgia, while Jan Jelinek—a pillar of abstract sound—suggests textural collage and looped hauntology.
Loraine James propels with jittered rhythms and pixelated r&b, blurring radical club forms into raw emotivity. NikNak carves an immersive pathway through beat science and sound collage, subverting DJ conventions in real-time. Romain Azzaro brings modular depth and improvisational warmth, with undulating tones that refuse to settle.
Rrose constructs a delicate yet seismic intensity, harnessing both transgressive techno and spectral acoustics for a hypnotic experience. Suricata keeps the energy divergent, interlacing multi-layered patterns with perpetual movement. Suzanne Ciani, a luminary of synthesis, closes the program with a performance that fuses analog synthesis and spatial sound, tracing electronic music’s roots towards its generative new futures.
SPATIAL at MONOM signals a confluence of artistry and technological innovation, inviting audiences to inhabit, not just attend, a sound environment shaped by leading voices in the world of progressive electronic music. The event unfolds on September 12, 2025, offering Berlin a rare opportunity to experience deep listening across the evolving spectrum of sonic possibility.