KrakeCast – Mix Series

Krake Festival introduces: Milan Hermess

Recorded live at Krake Festival 2020, up next for the KrakeCast series is @milanhermess, who is part of Mechatronica- a Berlin-based record label, promoter and collective. Originally from the Netherlands, where Milan hosted techno parties in his hometown of Arnhem, he has been residing in Berlin since 2011. Heavily influenced by the West Coast Sound of Holland and Berlin’s nightlife culture, his mixes touch upon all genres within alternative dance music. Milan Hermess brings an intense fusion of acid & electro,, new wave & techno, obscure disco & italo; always playing that shit that makes you dance!


Tracklist:

Who? - Paula Z Leaving The House (Who Is Paula)
Plant43 - Breaks The Surface (MinimalRome)
DJ Medallion - Reality (La Rama Records)
Iota - Terminus (Pure Space Recordings)
Legowelt - Live In Transnistria (C.E.E.)
Alex Dolby - Obsessive Ritual (Affekt Recordings)
PRZ - Laser Quest (Hilltown Disco)
Sedgwick - Blue Print (Potatoheadz Recordings)
DJ Medallion - Bygones (La Rama Records)
Florence - Exploration (Delsin)
DJ Medallion - Demons (La Rama Records)
SMFORMA - Sexo Surrealista (Electronic Leatherette)
Legowelt - My Dad Was A lifeguard (C.E.E.)
PinballSpider - Angler Squid (Avoidant)
Cosmic Force - Deny Evil’s Existence (MinimalRome)
Israel Vines - Rage Appropriate (Eye Teeth)
Legowelt - System Shapeshift (C.E.E.)
PRZ - CV Ride (Hilltown Disco)
Who? - Bang Tang (Who Is Paula)
DJ Detox & 3diz - Planet Gigi (Mechatronica)
Ernesto Harmon - De Felice (Reality Club)
PRZ - Touchdown (Hilltown Disco)
Ashyl - Watch Dis (Vernacular)
Al Wootton - Ender (Livity Sound)
Morganistic - Marbles (Mote Evolver)
Robert Hood - 7 Mile Dog (Rekids)
Negroni Nails - Reprogram/Rewrite (Klakson)
Privacy - Python (Klakson)
Mani Festo - 2L Turbo (Mechatronica)
Salome - Witchcraft For Beginners (Mechatronica)
Luz1e - Binary Compulsion (Mechatronica)
DJ Frankie - Back To Aquabreaks (Ghetto Traxx)
All Trades - Hec (Reality Club)
Steffi & Stingray - Explanatory Power (Klakson)
Maelstrom - Lest We Inhale (Mechatronica)
Laksa - Belly Brocka (Hessle Audio)
Krust - Space Oddity (Batu Remix) (Crosstown Rebels)
Reflec - Hiatus (Lobster Theremin)
Florist - Headrush (Baroque Sunburst)
LISA - L’Histoire Sans Fin (Vernacular)

KrakeCast 016: Milan Hermess - Mechatronica

Krake Festival introduces: Daribone

Recorded live at Krake Festival 2020, this edition of the KrakeCast series comes from @daribone,  a Berlin-based Chilean producer and live act, and co-owner of Mechatronica— a German record label, music collective and events promoter.
In his early years, Daribone developed a strong passion for the nostalgic sounds of synthesizers, which played a vital role on his journey into sound. His catalogue of releases surfs across a wide range of genres, and while Daribone eccentrically explores the fusion of electro and synthpop, the core of his sound is cemented in a rough, shamanic blend of EBM and new beat. His live performances are characterised by adventurous melodies executed on hardware synthesizers, blended with dynamic drum machine workouts.

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/KrakeFestival
https://soundcloud.com/daribone
https://soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic
https://www.facebook.com/Daribone-1729513237104057
https://www.facebook.com/mechatronicamusic

KrakeCast 017: Daribone - Mechatronica

Krake Festival Introduces: Voicedrone

Get ready to have your speakers blown and your neighbours annoyed with Lasha Jorjoliani aka Voicedrone taking the helm for the KrakeCast. One of the main players behind London’s iconic club FOLD,  
Fittingly for Krake,  @voicedrone steps out of any sort of bang-bang comfort zone with a sublime mix of half-step drum & bass. Turn your subs up until you  FOLD!

The energy is certainly building at Krake HQ as we gear up for our first club event in 2 years and we can't wait to see you there! For those who can't join us, don't worry, we've got you covered! 

Day 1
        Krake Festival show case with HÖR Berlin

Day 2 
       Live streams from Fold, Sameheads, Urban Boat vs Milk Me & Transistors of Mercy

Day 3
          Ambient Stream

For More info go to KRAKE-FESTIVAL.DE or follow us on Facebook + Instagram.




https://www.facebook.com/voicedrone
https://www.facebook.com/fld.ldn/

KrakeCast 020: Voicedrone

This is the recording from one of our greatest heroes I-F. 

We are very happy we had him play our open air closing. 
Ferenc E. van der Sluijs is in a class of one for his tireless and enduring devotion to music of all descriptions. It's a cold hard fact that few DJ's have his knowledge of sound. It stems from him being the founding father of cult radio community CBS and the driving force behind Intergalactic FM - the radio show from the Dutch West Coast that champions old, new, rare, and obscure sounds from italo to techno, horror soundtracks to house, and is online 24/7. 

His passion for sound is unbridled, and that unadulterated love always shines though in the inimitable DJ sets he performs all around the world.



I-F @ Krake Festival - 2013-08-11 (Kiekebusch Open Air)

Here’s another highlight from The Kraken 2021 - the two hour power workout, guided by T-Data and Sui from Leipzig’s L1CK crew. Pushing the energy levels and laying out all the emotions you need for a proper Rave. Hardcore Gabber vibes meet Rap meets Donk and Nightcore and disolves in pitched up dancefloor ecstasy in the best sense.

TASCAM DR-05X

KrakeCast 027: T-Data & Sui (Live at Krake Festival 2021)

First KrakeCast of the 2022 series comes by GEGEN resident Laura de Vasconcelos who will also be a part of the crew’s HOUSE OF GEGEN showcase at THE KRAKEN on the 21st of August at OXI. The vinyl only mix reflects Laura’s diverse take on House music with a selection of classic and deep cuts topped with Disco vibes and some emotional highlights. Be sure that her and the GEGEN crew will set the O Floor on fire that Sunday night!

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@lauradevasconcelos
@gegenberlin

More info: https://krake-festival.de
Tickets: https://killekill.stager.nl/KRAKE%202022/tickets

Vinyl Only

KrakeCast 029: Laura De Vasconcelos

For the 30th edition of our KrakeCast, we have DJ Fucks Himself. Representing the Raiders crew with this fresh blend of futuristic Bass music and soulful breaks. Tune in to get into the mood for the Raiders showcase taking over the outdoors of Urban Spree during the night of Day 2 of Krake Festival this year. Beside DJ Fucks Himself we are also looking forward to jpeg.love, Tamila, $ombi & DJ Nortside live and of course special guest Feloneezy from Beograd!

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https://soundcloud.com/djfuckshimself
https://soundcloud.com/raiders_records

KrakeCast 030: DJ Fucks Himself

Here’s a high energy recording from West Coast boss David Vunk. He the true beast of the harbour city and the main man behind the ever-playful Moustache Records. On this fine imprint he drops his own ace tracks and collabs besides a wicked list of synth freaks.
Known for his wide collection and graceful skills he’s been rocking records since the early 90’s all over Europe. For our final night of Krake Festival he paid us a visit at OXI and laid down this great set we are sharing with you today.


Listen to David Vunk & Moustache Records : https://soundcloud.com/david-vunk

KrakeCast 031: David Vunk (Live at Krake Festival 2022)

Wow! What a massive fun ride it was when maestro Teki Latex stepped behind the booth at OXI for our Day IV of Krake Festival 2022. Luckily the following journey of two hours got recorded flawless, so we have the pleasure to share that with you today.

Listen to more of Teki Latex here
@teki-latex

KrakeCast 032: Teki Latex (Live At Krake Festival 2022)

Proud to present the recording of legend I-F who we had the pleasure to host at Krake Festival's 2022 edition. The man from The Hague set the dancefloor of Berlin's OXI on fire for 3h and now you can do the same to your headphones, earbuds or any audio system you like to please with this unique selection of banging Disco, Electro, Techno and House tunes.

KrakeCast 036: I-F (Live at Krake Festival 2022)

Modestly proud of our inventiveness, we present the DJ duo HypnoreKS97, made up of local underground stalwarts HKS97 and Hypnorex (half of Sportbrigarde Sparwasser). When we were looking for a good DJ to play alongside the legendary German punk band PISSE at our festival, we had such a hard time deciding which of those two we should ask that we just forced them to share the slot. With this mix as a teaser, we already know that there could have been worse choices for the job. See you for some serious Dosenbier party at ://about blank!

https://soundcloud.com/hks97
https://soundcloud.com/hypnorex
https://soundcloud.com/sportbrigade-sparwasser
https://soundcloud.com/freudeamsitzen

KrakeCast 038: HypnoreKS97

In anticipation of his Krake Festival debut we present the latest mix on our series, recorded by Wheelman! This mix is perfect to get you into the groove for the Sunday garden party at ://about blank where we have to pleasure to present this talented DJ from Glasgow along some more exciting acts. 

Make sure to also check out his own production if you haven't done so yet. He released a series of quality works for labels such as Studio Barnhus and Don't Be Afraid while more recently presenting dope stuff on his own imprint Stereotone.

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https://soundcloud.com/wheelman-gla

KrakeCast 039: Wheelman

For the 50th edition of KrakeCast we are presenting the live recording from Imogen's fabulous DJ set at our last festival. Conserved from the sweat-soaked fun bath that was splashing on the MDF floor at ://about blank we are transmitting 111min of electro rave masterclass driven by bouncing bass and sharp breaks!

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https://soundcloud.com/imogensmusic

KrakeCast 050: IMOGEN (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

Michel Amato's contribution to electronic music can barely be overstated. As The Hacker, and under different aliases, he has inspired generations of dance music fans and artists. Since his first release in 1996, Amato had a Techno phase, dipped into EBM, sci-fi tinged Electro and New Wave, but is perhaps most famous as a founding father of Electroclash.

We are have been delighted by an exceptional DJ performance of the maestro at our 2023 edition of Krake Festival and we are glad to be allowed to share the recording of the show with you.

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https://soundcloud.com/the-hacker

KrakeCast 052: The Hacker (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

We are delighted to share with you the recording of Ece Özel's amazing DJ set at our Krake Festival earlier this year. The main room was set ablaze by her powerful selection and mixing. You can now enjoy the set in full length here! Be sure to check out Ece's other work, like the stunning charity compilation she put together earlier this year on her label Müstesna.

https://soundcloud.com/ece-o
https://soundcloud.com/mustesnarecords

KrakeCast 041: Ece Özel (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

We are happy to share a special recording from our last Krake Festival. Olivia and Chino from Krakow, who make up the powerful duo Radiation 30376, performed on the main room sound system at ://about blank and the crowd was enthralled from the first to the last moment. With their extensive hardware setup, they created some serious magic for the ears and stomachs of everyone in attendance. Luckily we were given permission to share the recording so that a wider audience can now enjoy this hour of high quality electro.

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https://soundcloud.com/radiation30376
https://soundcloud.com/olivia-ungaro
https://soundcloud.com/chinoradar

KrakeCast 044: Radiation 30376 (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

Today we are sharing another recording from a top-notch DJ performance at this year’s Krake Festival. The bass heavy night on the Lobby room has been opened by no other than ISABASSI, one of the city’s most versatile selectors when it comes to glitched out breaks and bass from space!

If you haven’t checked her recent release on Super Hexagon Records, we highly recommend to give it a listen. Through brittle percussion, supernatural atmospheres and astonishing bass power, the Brazilian composer and artist explores a conversational narrative on her first full length album.

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https://soundcloud.com/isabassi

KrakeCast 049: Isabassi (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

Mona Steinwidder alias Museum Of No Art is based in Hamburg, she has been active as a musician in various contexts, projects and bands since 2004, next to co-founding several record labels and working as a freelance artist. This recording has been made from her beautiful live performance during the Ambient Garden Session at ://about blank in Berlin.

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https://soundcloud.com/museumofnoart

KrakeCast 051: Museum Of No Art (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

During the magical ambient night at our last Krake Festival weekender at ://about blank, this wonderful DJ set by Vivian Koch was recorded in the garden. Enjoy a multifaceted journey led by one of the most interesting artists in her field, proving that chillout music can be super diverse and truly exciting.

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https://soundcloud.com/kochvivian

KrakeCast 040: Vivian Koch (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

For the opening of this year's magical ambient garden at Krake Festival, we had the pleasure of welcoming Mars Leder. He's been blessing the world with exceptional ambient DJ sets for years, and in 2019 he also founded Warming, the chill-out division of Berlin project Warning. After curating Warming as a podcast series for several seasons, he turned to label work last year with the WARM01 compilation. For our night at ://about blank, he brought a smooth and deep selection of laid-back tunes for a cosmic ride.  Enjoy this trip :)

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KrakeCast 043: Mars Leder (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

Welcome to edition 42 of the KrakeCast series. Some freaks out there think this number is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything. Even if we're not sure about that, we can guarantee you that Nite Fleit is THE answer if you're looking for the perfect closing set for your festival. For 120 minutes the Australian deejay transformed the garden stage of ://about blank into an electrified fun park for inter-dimensional travel on the dance floor. A truly unique selection, as smooth as it is bold, as powerful as it is sensitive. We are thrilled to share this special set with you and hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

https://soundcloud.com/nitefleit

KrakeCast 042: Nite Fleit (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

We are honoured to have our long-time companion and resident DJ Alienata back for another KrakeCast. Her daytime garden set ://about blank for our festival this year was a highlight of the weekend. With a razor-sharp selection of electro and tribalistic breaks, she transformed the sunny dancefloor into a pandemonium for ritual turnups. Cinematic synths fused with deep bass and the dark yet sensual vibe that this DJ is known and loved for. Take a sip of the magic potion from Alienata's cauldron and get in the mood for an electro masterclass!

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https://soundcloud.com/alienata
@DiscosAtonicos

KrakeCast 047: Alienata (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

For the opening of the Sunday Funday Sesh of this year’s Krake Festival we had the magnificent Triqi taking the musical control over the garden of ://about blank.

With a tasteful and timeless selection of house music she set the vibe for a what should become a very special day. We are happy to share her full three hour DJ set, so it might even brighten your days during the coming winter, bringing back sweet mid summer groove 😇

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https://soundcloud.com/triqi030
@blvsh_collective

KrakeCast 048: Triqi (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

Thrilled to present a legendary heavy weight of electro music on our KrakeCast series. DJ Maaco did bless the Sunday ravers at our Krake Festival this year with one of his unique performances under his Detroit In Effect alias. For two hours he transformed the garden of ://about blank into a fun park of electronic music, masterclass DJ art and some genuine entertainment. Luckily we could get his approval to share the first hour of the set with our online community to listen and make some moments of this day reliveable in your minds. So jump on the Detroit party train, enjoy yourself and the music!

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https://soundcloud.com/detroitineffect

KrakeCast 046: Detroit In Effect (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

Here we go with the truly amazing live ambient set by Richard von der Schulenburg as RVDS at our Krake Festival in June 2023. Richard brought along an extensive setup of machines and instruments to bless the garden audience with a wondrous journey through beautiful layers of sound, melodies and gentle rhythms. Take a deep breath and get ready for special sonic journey.

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https://soundcloud.com/rvds

KrakeCast 045: RVDS (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

Enjoy this recording of KARSTEN PFLUM's live set he played at the wednesday event of Krake Festival at Berghain Kantine this year. That day was hosted by the Berlin labels Crazy Language, Mindwaves Music and Killekill.

Dance, listen and enjoy!

Karsten Pflum @ Krake Festival 2014

To close off the year and our festive KrakeCast triple we are delighted to share the NYE Mix from one of Berlin's most exciting fresh talents. Enjoy a two hour soulful laid back trip mixed on vinyl only by Acidfinky bringing together old and new UKG gems.

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KrakeCast 053: Acidfinky (NYE Mix)

Krake Festival introduces French Electro / Acid legend: Umwelt

Hail­ing from Lyon fruit­ful rave scene of the 90’s, Umwelt never let out of his way by the gleam­ing neon lights of the compromise.
Trac­ing its way under the Techno Rave and Elec­tro patron­age of Drex­ciya, and armed with its analogs machines for friends only, the French was care­ful enough not to kill the fire of the first men. Umwelt con­tin­ues indeed the work of pio­neers, namely pro­duc­ing a fash­ion wild trans­porta­tion, direct, able to take the lis­tener into the under­ground worlds as well as the infi­nite space.Owner of two labels (New Flesh and Rave Or Die), author of three albums and twenty EP’s on infa­mous labels such like Ship­wrec, Satamile, Dri­ve­com or Kom­mando 6, the pro­ducer never took a rest and has always fol­lowed his instinc­tive pre­scrip­tion: to cre­ate again and again, not by desire but by need. Umwelt is rare, his music is unique.

Tracklist:

01. COIL : Are You Shivering - Chalice
02. PLANET UNDERGROUND :ZERkleinerungsMAschine – Robotron
03. SAWF : Menete – Perc Trax
04. UMWELT : Bleeding Of Machines – New Flesh
05. DRVG CVLTVRE : Theres a Shadow Inside of You – Classico Del Ruido
06. SAWF : SONIC # 3 – Modal Analysis
07. DRONELOCK & ONTAL :  Attack & Defend – Shadow Story
08. EKMAN : B1 – Bedouin 4
09. BORIS DIVIDER : Dynax – Artificial Domain
10. SHXCXCHCXSH : MRRRWRRRDS – Avian
11. JOE FARR : Standard Issue – Leisure System
12. NX1 : B2 – NX1-7
13. MAX DURANTE : Italian Decay – Sonic Groove
14. MINIMUM SYNDICAT Remix ONTAL : Unreleased
15. VARG : Ultra Acid – Clandestine Traxx
16. THE EXALTICS : About Time – Cologne Underground
17. UMWELT : OTSHA4TRCS2XOX – Rave Or Die
18. J-ZBEL : ZHF (Gale Mix) – BFDM
19. JEROME HILL : Plastic Jam – Power Vacuum
20. DAVID ATT : Untitled 7 (Sleeparchive Remix) – Studio 14
21. THE EXALTICS : Warships Over Jena City  – Last Know Trajectory
22. DEZ WILLIAMS - Acid Bath – Bedouin
23. PLANT 43 : Dormant Technology – Shipwrec
24.  SYNC 24 & MORPHOLOGY - Bleeding Diodes – Cultivated Electonic
25. SONAR BASE - The Deadly Storms of Uranus - Noize Electro Hub 
26. UMWELT : Conquest Of Darkness – New Flesh
27. SAWF : Kekra – Prosthetic Pressings
28. ROGUE FREQUENCY : Nebula – New Flesh Lab

Umwelt will be playing Saturday, the 8th August at the 
Urban Spree Concert Room

https://www.facebook.com/events/1583054701968913/1588702001404183/

Thanks a lot to @Umwelt-Music 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/UMWELT/194569466037


KrakeCast 001: UMWELT

Next mix in our series warming up for Krake Festival 2019 is Femanyst with a techno mix that would take off the roof of any club. Experience her live at the Noise Manifesto Special on 24th of July.

RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1263479
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/2060808804213378/
Tickets via RA and www.krake-festival.de
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Bio Femanyst aka Lady Blacktronica

With a recent EP released on Paula Temple’s ‘Noise Manifesto' last year, a string of international festival and club appearances, and a frenetic expression of militant techno individuality, Akua Grant sets herself as one of the most unrelenting and innovative artists working in Berlin today.

Whether it’s taking from her esteemed production time under the alias Lady Blacktronika or experience growing up in California, her self-assured approach to gripping and brawling techno tension sees them perform a fast paced and fervent flow on the dance floor.

Femanyst continues to bring her unapologetically bold signature sound with their new techno imprint “Dark Carousel” as an extension to their much revered DJ sets of twisted and aggressive, 90s influenced high octane electronic music.

KrakeCast 004: Femanyst

Warming up for our festival, we have DJ TABLEDANCE with a hour full of powerful breakbeat and electro tunes sprinkled with sweaty classics. LUZ1E's shady sister has been pushing that Ghettotech sound for a while but won’t get tired of exploring and pushing the limits. Her first release has been out via rising underground platform Warning in April. Some of the last remaining copies gonna be available at the Krake Label Market at Urban Spree this year.

https://soundcloud.com/tbldnce
https://soundcloud.com/l-v-z-1-e
https://soundcloud.com/warningberlin

KrakeCast 006: DJ TABLEDANCE

No doubt, Regis has been one of the most influential artists for most of us in the electronic music scene. When we heard of his secret passion for Jungle we had the idea to have him play such a set for us once. You can imagine how proud and happy we were, when it happened. Many people came down to witness this rare thing on a Sunday afternoon and it was a blast. Enjoy the recording!

KrakeCast 012: Regis - recorded live at Krake Festival 2019

This mix was made by Max Durante using only tracks of our anniversary compilation. And that's not even all of them...

What a dj! <3 <3 <3

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The compilation consists of 2 parts, containing 42 tracks each and being sold for 10€ only. 
Every purchase before 10th of December, 2020 also enters you into our raffle. All profits will be donated to Seawatch and Ick Mach Welle project.
Get the compilation here:
https://killekill.bandcamp.com
More info on the raffle/tombola:
https://krake-festival.de/raffle
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TRACKLIST:
Ancient Methods - Castling Becomes Inevitable 
Years of Denial - Oh Boy
Otto Von Schirach - Bass Low
Nemrac – Deflected
ANFS – FME
Eomac (REDUCED LIVE Edit)  - Surveillance State
Morgan Wright - People Think They Like Things But They Don't
Don Woezik – Pusha
The Ne-21 - Brave New World ( INSTRUMENTAL DUB EDIT)
Transistors Of Mercy - Skip Away (BOOTLEG LIVE Edit) 
AnD – Omnipolar ( DOUBLE SPEED EDIT)
DMX Krew - RS 232
The Horrorist - Kiss Me I Dare You

Krake 10 Years Anniversary Compilation Mix II by Max Durante

KRAKE is an annual Berlin based fes­ti­val for chal­leng­ing elec­tronic music. Krake means octo­pus and the fes­ti­val is organ­ised in a com­pa­ra­ble way: reach­ing out to selected loca­tions dur­ing one week pre­sent­ing the best in elec­tronic music, what­ever style it is.

The fes­ti­val is not huge, not expen­sive, does not have big spon­sor­ing deals or four dif­fer­ent colour area passes. It’s just a good and so far suc­cess­ful try to bring back the focus on artists who dare to step off the beaten tracks.

A fes­ti­val for music lovers.

KRAKE FESTIVAL

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