Positive Futures Festival

Blanco Teta, an experimental rock project from Buenos Aires, combines the raw energy and simplicity of punk with distorted noise and a performative visual concept. Since 2017, the band has been delivering immersive shows full of power and madness, including an alienated cello. With an avant-garde, transfeminist approach, Blanco Teta is part of the queer Latinx scene, working with experimental collectives and thus an important voice in contemporary music.

LANDROSE from Brussels delivers intense live performances with extremely distorted sound. With the cutting-edge industrial edge of contemporary electronics and punk attitude, they create energetic sets that break down genre boundaries. Powerful, almost violent drumbeats create heavy, hypnotic sound attacks – raw and relentless. A visceral experience that leaves the audience both exhausted and euphoric. Music that is familiar in its aggression, but completely new in its execution. Funeral Folk is the captivating musical collaboration between folk musician and violinist Sara Parkman and spectralist composer Maria W Horn. Together, they explore sound rituals surrounding grief and death – from the lamentations of Finnish Karelia to sacred songs and black metal. With diverse instrumentation, including zithers, synths, mellotrons and rusty cowbells, they create a deeply resonant sound, woven into a unique tapestry of sound.

Angry Blackmen's 2024 album The Legend of ABM tells the story of survival as people of colour in a system that works against them. With raw, fearless poetry, they convey a powerful message that goes far beyond hip-hop. Personal anecdotes about capitalism, depression, existentialism and Afro-futurism invite a deeper look at the world. The apocalypse is already here, and their music is a loud call for change. Not for the faint of heart.