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About This Playlist
Enter the unpredictable world of Dekmantel Festival 2026 through a Spotify collection built around adventurous electronic music, underground experimentation, and uncompromising club energy. With 100 tracks spanning 8 hours, 49 minutes, and 47 seconds, this playlist captures the festival’s ability to move effortlessly between techno, house, electro, breakbeats, ambient textures, and leftfield electronics.
The journey brings together artists such as A Guy Called Gerald, Actress, Aurora Halal, DJ Nobu, Dax J, Ellen Allien, Juan Atkins, Mala, Octo Octa, Oscar Mulero, Shed, Surgeon, Wata Igarashi, and Wooly, creating a constantly shifting sonic landscape. Tracks range from the compact 2:06 of Khadija Al Hanafi’s “!OK!” to extended pieces like Parallel 9’s 10:07 “Quanah – Full 1996 Mix” and Colin Benders’ 9:56 “Prignalia”.
Rather than following one sound, the playlist embraces contrast. Detroit influences meet contemporary techno, hypnotic rhythms collide with experimental electronics, and atmospheric passages give way to heavier club pressure. From Carl Craig and Dopplereffekt to JASSS, Rene Wise, Ron Trent, and Chase & Status, every selection adds another layer to Dekmantel’s broad musical identity.
This is not simply a playlist built around a festival lineup. It is a condensed journey through the sounds, ideas, and unexpected connections that make Dekmantel such a distinctive force in electronic music.
Beyond the familiar. Into the unknown. Follow the Dekmantel frequency.


