21/05/2026
Saturday, 04.07.2026
Start: 22:00
Freifeld
Mzansi Bass at Open Ground
DJ Lag
Shannen SP
State OFFF
Annex:
Echidna x Subtle Wreck at Open Ground
Andras_2020 (live)
Miserere Mei (live)
STI ZOI
MYEN
B3CKI
Mzansi Bass at Open Ground celebrates the launch of the forthcoming compilation of the same name, curated by Shannen SP, to be released with Colombian label Tratratrax on the 12th of June.
Built with 100% new material, Mzansi Bass centers artists pushing the boundaries of bass music in South Africa, spotlighting the continuum of radical invention coming out of the region’s electronic sphere. Exploring the hypnotic, darker, bassier sounds in between 3-step, Gqom and experimental Amapiano to form a succinct snapshot of the country’s unique soundsystem culture. Deeply rooted in Black African rave music from the local scenes of Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Pretoria, Shannen describes it as “electronic music that is embodied, trance inducing and deeply physical.”
With a powerful line up featuring artists on the compilation, this party presents a unique offering of bass music. Durban’s gqom icon DJ Lag, who has collaborated with artists ranging from Moses Boyd to Novelist to Ape Drums and has taken his intoxicating brand of Gqom to clubs all over the world, from Seoul, to Colombia to New York. Shannen SP, whose sets platform the vanguard of the global club underground with recent tours in India and East Asia, and support slots for Arca, Batu and Jamie XX. State OFFF, the Zimbabwe-born and Amsterdam-based artist who has been igniting dancefloors worldwide with his bold productions and high-energy sets, blending Gqom, Baile Funk, Dubstep, and other global sounds, earning him a spot on Mixmag’s „Top 25 Artists to Watch in 2025.“
Expect to hear boundary pushing club music, hybrid genres and lots of unreleased material.
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Admission 20 € / before 23:00 15 €