8 artists you absolutely have to see at Sunfall

South Stage + Rhythm Section Night Session

To see a Beautiful Swimmers set is to witness a masterclass in variety. When the duo from DC step behind the decks, you honestly don’t know what you're going to hear, but it could involve any number of UK garage belters or sloping boogie hitters. Hell, when they went back-to-back with Pender Street Steppers at Dekmantel last year, they slipped Daft Punk’s ‘Revolution 909’ in to the mix as if it was the latest Future Times release. There was no contrived grandeur to it, or knowledge of dropping a ‘banger’. They just care about killer tunes and that’s part of these guys’ "anything goes" appeal. Nothing is off the table but their instincts are so good everything fits. Recently they got the seal of approval from Midland and have put their heads together to produce brilliant sets at Sonar and Love International. Now we get them in our own backyard at the peak of their powers. Let’s fucking party.

North Stage + Make Me Night Session

Beware the sound of the big bad Hauff. Hamburg’s finest is by far one of the most talented and relentless selectors on this year’s bill and her hellish, beautifully jagged array of electro and techno is sure to melt some faces. Her dedication to an unwaveringly hard and direct sound has wowed audiences around the world and her In Session mix for us was a joyously-indulgent look at the history of Hamburg’s electro scene. How she manages to merge 130-140bpm on turntables without so much as a hiccup, every single time she plays, is one of the reasons we hold her with such high-regard. A terrifying treat.