Leuven's nacht resident & promotor Kuba'97 played the very first records of Horst Arts & Music 2021 at the No One Is An Island stage. Seamlessly combining vibrant house tracks with the occasional progressive rollers and breaks, he set the tone for what rapidly turned out to be many devoted clubbers’ favorite hidey-hole.

Kuba'97 at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2021

On Saturday, Karla Böhm provided a top drawer warm-up set at the No One Is An Island stage. Confidently bringing her signature afterhours sound, she made it hard to grasp whether you entered a club that had just opened or were lost in a hazy warehouse in which a bunch of dedicated dancers had already been going for a day or two.

Karla Böhm at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2021

Gay Haze's finest Fais Le Beau & Vieira at Horst Arts & Music 2021 was nothing short of pure delight: a haze filled room, high beats per minute and lots, lots of sweat. Effortlessly raising the energy to unseen levels, the duo proved why they’re the widely celebrated faces of one of Brussels’ most iconic queer parties.

Fais Le Beau & Vieira at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2021

On the very first Festival day of Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022, Australian duo Sleep D galvanized the Hovering Caress Amère stage with a mind-altering live set. Surrouned by a flock of devoted early ravers, the Butter Sessions founders made it crystal clear why they are at the very front of the progressive house and techno revival. Fast-paced rhythms, refind drum programming and alleviating melodies, all tied together with profound technical finesse.

Sleep D (live) at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

Longtime Horst resident DTM Funk gloriously manifested his position as one of Belgium’s most in-demand and versatile DJ’s around. Soundtracking the sunkissed Friday afternoon at Bodies In Alliance, the SannKofa Rhythms founder pleasantly guided an elated crowd through his eclectic record collection, ranging from percussion-driven groovers to soulful latin records & undiscovered soul gems.

@dtmfunk

DTM Funk at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

CCL on their staggering Friday performance at ROTUNDA: 

“I normally don’t get to play that fast from the get go but the crowd was so great it felt easy to play literally everything. It felt a bit like a wind tunnel in there. The shape of the stage, the whirling in and out of different tempos and the crowd’s energy made up for the perfect environment to play nothing but fast and half time rollers.”

CCL at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

@timmermantoon

Recorded at the 'Troppo Fiso' stage by Traumnovelle & Sébastien Lacomblez on Saturday April 30 of Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022.

Timmerman at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

@rinobxl

Recorded at the 'Hovering Caress Amère' stage by Laure Prouvost on Saturday April 30 of Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022.

DJ Rino at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

@lou_drago
@transience-archive

This year at Horst we introduced Collective Care, a harm reduction and community care programme to make the festival a supportive and welcoming place for all. Perhaps you saw the team in pink vests during the weekend, or even sought them out yourself in a difficult moment.

Collective Care also included a dedicated restorative space, for which we commissioned a series of mixes from DJs with a keen understanding of nurturing sound: Russell E.L. Butler, Alex Rita, and Lou Drago.

Collective Care: Lou Drago for Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

@j-zbel

Recorded at the 'Rotunda' stage by Salottobuono on Sunday May 1 of Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022.

J-Zbel at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

@djfettburger

Recorded at the 'Bodies in Alliance' stage by Marinella Senatore on Saturday April 30 of Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022.

DJ Fett Burger at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

@oti_s

Recorded at the 'Rotunda' stage by Salottobuono on Saturday April 30 of Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022.

Otis at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

@azodance
@fais-le-beau

Recorded at the ‘Troppo Fiso’ stage by Traumnovelle & Sébastien Lacomblez on Saturday April 30 of Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022.

Azo & Fais Le Beau at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

@bjeor @benkamal @kuba97

Recorded at the 'Moon Ra' stage by Leopold Banchini during the Horst Exhibition Closing 2022 on Saturday 30th July.

Bjeor, Ben Kamal & Kuba'97 At Horst Exhibition Closing 2022

Nosedrip & Aroh at EYES. EYES. baby stage, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

@ziggy-devriendt
@aroh-dj

Nosedrip & Aroh at EYES. EYES. baby

DTM Funk & Errol at State Of Play, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Photo by Tim Buiting.

@dtmfunk
@errolerrolerrol

DTM Funk & Errol at State Of Play

Tammo Hesselink at EYES. EYES. baby, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Photo by Maryan Sayd.

@tammohesselink

Tammo Hesselink at EYES. EYES. baby

Regularfantasy at State Of Play, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Photo by Tim Buiting.

@regfant

Regularfantasy at State Of Play

Kuba'97 & Rino at EYES. EYES. baby, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Photo by Illias Teirlinck.

@kuba97
@rinobxl

Kuba'97 & Rino at EYES. EYES. baby

Budino at State Of Play, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Budino at State Of Play

DJ Perception at Le Soleil Rouge, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Photo by Eline Willaert.

DJ Perception at Le Soleil Rouge

Channel One at Le Soleil Rouge, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Photo by Karl Magee.

Channel One at Le Soleil Rouge

Jennifer Loveless recorded at State of Play, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

@jenniferloveless

Photo by Illias Teirlinck.

Jennifer Loveless at State of Play

Joe Delon at Le Soleil Rouge, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

@joedelon

Photo by Dieter Van Caneghem.

Joe Delon at Le Soleil Rouge

Walrus at Le Soleil Rouge, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Photo by Illias Teirlinck.

Walrus at Le Soleil Rouge

Dana Kuehr at EYES. EYES. baby, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

@danakuehr

Photo by Karl Magee.

Dana Kuehr at EYES. EYES. baby

Avid record collector, sublime DJ & a HORST favorite, that’s San Soda. The Belgian Berliner drifts seamlessly through genres and always mixes carefully chosen gems with classic house and techno with a rough, Chicago and Detroit bent. 

Yet, this summery mix from funk to soul is something else. It taps into what makes him special: he allows music to play out as it was intended, always with an underlying sense of cohesion. 

San Soda closes down HORST on Saturday 8th of September.
More info & tickets: www.horstartsandmusic.com

San Soda - HORST 2018 Podcast

Dj’s Rule - In Deep
Trouble Men Ft. Colonel Abrams - Hurt My Feelings (Trouble Men Remix)
Tevo Howard - Spend Some Time (Pop Mix)
Shavonne - So Tell Me, Tell Me
Lhasa - The Attic
Rocky Jones - Choice Of A New Generation
Ghentlon - Real
Jet Set - Love Break
Interactive - The Techno (Wave Castel Mix)
Reese & Santonio - How To Play Our Music (Dub Mix)
Betonkust & Innershades - Forever In Boccaccio
EOD - Bow
Pineapples - Come On Closer
Aux 88 - If AM Was FM
Phlash & Friends - Runnin
Luca Lozano - Outer Space
Luke Vibert - Breakbeat Metal Music
Freestyle Orchestra - Twi-Lite
Derrick May - Drama
Mella Dee - Keep On
L.B. Dub Corp - So Much
Golden Girls - Kinetic (Frank De Wulf Remix)
Eoism - Suburban Life
Dj Seinfeld - Sakura
ENDGAMES - Ecstasy (Jam City Refix)
Unit 2 - Sunshine (Kink Remix)
A Bitch Named Johanna - Freak It (Tony Humphries Instrumental Mix)
Bizarre Inc. - I’m Gonna Get You (Original Flavour Mix)
George Fitzgerald - Every Inch (Deetron Remix)
Dominica - Gotta Let You Go (Original ’95 Mix)
Miss Kittin & The Hacker - The Beach

Bjeor at HORST Arts & Music Festival 2018

DJ Sports at HORST Arts & Music Festival 2018

Recording of @aliamusicc's dj-set at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2019

AliA at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2019

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