Scouting · 8 picks · Wed to Sat
The crews and series behind the nights.
The party series with the most artists across the week. For promoters looking for partners and fans who follow a crew rather than a DJ.
By Songpot desk · from the ADE programme, our venue guide and artist notes
Intercell
41 artists across the week, mostly techno, house. This one: 999999999: Italian hardware techno duo. Their thing is hardware techno with acid lines and a live, improvised edge. Their 2019 '000000005' release on NineTimesNine came out in Italy.
For fans of FJAAK
De Binnenstad
24 artists across the week, mostly house, trance. This one: Diffrent: Berlin DJ pushing garage, bassline, and club pressure.
For fans of salute
AVA Recordings
16 artists across the week, mostly trance, progressive house. This one: Andy Moor: UK trance producer and AVA Recordings owner. Polished trance with clear toplines, big breakdowns and tightly engineered lift.
For fans of Ferry Corsten
Free Your Mind
37 artists across the week, mostly techno, hard techno. This one: Azyr: Hard techno DJ and producer from Blackpool. Fast, compressed techno built around pounding kick drums, acidic squeals, and rave stabs.
For fans of Nico Moreno, 999999999
CQTD
14 artists across the week, mostly house, soul & funk. This one: Han Litz: Amsterdam jazz flutist crossing club, soul and Brazilian grooves. Flute-led live playing with jazz phrasing, Afro-Latin and Brazilian colour, and a club sensibility underneath.
CMA
18 artists across the week, mostly techno, hard techno. This one: Klaudia Gawlas: Hard-driving German techno DJ and label founder. Punchy, driving techno with melodic pressure and a hard-edged kick drum focus.
For fans of Chris Liebing
PRODUCHERTZ POP-UP
16 artists across the week, mostly techno, hard techno. This one: Tocadisco: Cologne DJ-producer; early-2000s house and electro remixer. Tight house and electro with big, clean hooks, sturdy drum programming, and remix-friendly breakdowns.
For fans of Tiga
B:Wired
14 artists across the week, mostly house, tech house. This one: Steve Bug: German minimal-house DJ and Poker Flat founder. Tight, low-slung four/four built around clipped percussion, dry basslines, and acid shorthand. Also on the bill: Cinthie (Berlin house DJ, label owner, record-store operator).
Times, lineups and tickets are on each event's ADE programme page. Songpot is independent of the festival.