ACTANT is a New Zealander living in Dresden dedicated to abstract, dark, heavy techno. He began DJing at the tender age of 16 and moved through drum and bass and hard house before settling into the funkier sounds of house and boogie. For many years he held residencies in clubs around New Zealand playing jazzy and deep house music but always harboured a lingering passion for the techno sound. Upon first moving to Germany a few years ago, a trip to Tresor acted as a powerful conversion experience, cementing his commitment to the genre and catalysing a continuous flow of creative output. As well as his own SCAPE mix series, he also created the DYSTOPIA podcast series which profiles and interviews leading techno producers and also co-hosts the intense HYPNOSIS club night.
In his contribution to our fragmented:select series he takes a deep dive into dark and driving techno. Strap in and loose yourself in the music!

fragmented:select w/ ACTANT

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Elea Eluanda:@elea-eluandaaa
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goldie:@goldie161
Hannie Phi:@hannie-phi
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miso:@miso_dd
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copacetic:@copacetic161

booking/contact: sounds@fragmented.digital

NZ -> DE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_c_t_a_n_t/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@ACTANT-MUSIC

Resident & member of @fragmenteddigital
@objektkleina crew <3
booking requests?--> DM or sounds@fragmented.digital

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29.05.25 | Kollektive Entgleisung, objekt klein a / DD
05.04.2025 | fragmented:backyards / DD
07.02.2025 | hypnosis @ Koralle / DD
29.11.2024 | Flunderbar, Koralle / DD
15.06.2024 | koralle soli_rave, Koralle / DD
31.03.2024 | Lokales Maximum, objekt klein a / DD
06.01.2024 | Club der tollen Dinge, oka / DD

07.10.2023 | Garten Nebenan / DD
29.10.2023 | AZ Conni / DD
23.09.2023 | Palais Palette / DD

resident @fragmenteddigital 
booking: via dm @ elea.eluandaaa (insta) 🧡

soon: 
27/09/25 tba l Leipzig
26/09/25 podcast tba l Leipzig
little break till 26.09. <3

past:
02/08/25 Rave For Peace Open Air l Leipzig
09/07/25 Halftime Conne Island l Leipzig
21/06/25 Spinnerei l Chemnitz
15/06/25 @rblmedia for Palm Paradise l Berlin
07/06/25 Vacanza Späti Session l Leipzig
17/05/25 Axxon N. l Leipzig
10/05/25 objekt klein a l Dresden
11/04/25 Tapetenwerk l Leipzig
04/04/25 Kashay Salon l Dresden
20/02/25 Duqo l Leipzig

15/11/24 Koralle l Dresden
09/11/24 Sektor Evolution l Dresden
08/09/24 Neue Welle Garten l Leipzig
17/08/24 Das Große Büffeln Festival
24/07/24 Mittwochspause l Halle
11/07/24  objekt klein a l Dresden
25/05/24 Garage Ost l Leipzig
09/05/24 Dextro-Kollektiv l Leipzig
23/03/24 fragmented: backyards l Dresden
07/03/24 Club Molli l Braunschweig
02/03/24 Platte Bar l Leipzig
18/02/24 Institut für Zukunft l Leipzig
18/01/24 Charles Bronson l Halle
01/01/24 objekt klein a l Dresden

06/12/23 Midi I Dresden
25/11/23 Studio Venell l Leipzig
28/10/23 Sektor Evolution l Dresden
20/10/23 Humboldthain I Berlin
14/10/23 Sektor Evolution l Dresden
08/09/23 Mjut I Leipzig
18/08/23 Love Foundation I Dresden
27/05/23 objekt klein a I Dresden
20/05/23 fragmented: backyards I Dresden
13/05/23 SaXXella Festival l Gersdorf
12/05/23 Rave Rave Rave I Erfurt
29/04/23 objekt klein a I Dresden
07/04/23 Koralle I Dresden
18/03/23 Love Foundation I Dresden 
10/03/23 Mjut I Leipzig
14/01/23 objekt klein a I Dresden 

19/11/22  AZ Conni I Dresden