At a time when live music can feel increasingly polished and predictable, Berlin’s Detect Classic Festival has carved out a reputation as a sanctuary for the experimental and the authentic.

Nika Neelova seals her own tears inside glass sculptures that will dissolve in air. She carves roses from shark teeth millions of years old. She salvages bannisters from demolished houses and carves them into the symbol for infinity. She calls all of this reverse archaeology — bypassing the straightforward to find what the material already holds. The Lacrymatories in UMBRA, Paris, have been disappearing since September 2024. That is not a metaphor. It is the actual thing it describes.

Anika is an artist who defies easy categorization—a sonic alchemist weaving together dub, post-punk, and psychedelia with flashes of drum & bass, all anchored by her striking voice and confrontational lyricism

Today, we’re speaking with Malagüera a multidisciplinary artist originally from Santiago de Chile, now based in Berlin, whose work fluidly bridges theater, music, and electronic performance.

Damon Albarn, frontman of Blur and co-creator of Gorillaz has long used music as a force for unity and taking a stand.

"Vessel of Love" — pulses with emotion, tackling intimacy, repression, and liberation through a hypnotic, transcendent lens.

From Chanel runways to cloud security boardrooms to a fine art studio layering cold wax and gold flecks on wood panels — Loren Snyk is one of the most genuinely multidisciplinary artists working today. Her new series, Is Not Gold, asks what glitters and what it's hiding.

There’s something magnetic about the way Philipp Priebe crafts sound. His music isn’t just meant to move bodies—it stirs something deeper.