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Two days of music, supported by The Wire, in the ancient town of Foligno in the Umbrian hills, 1–2 July.

This year's festival, with the theme Back To The Future, features Giuseppe Ielasi, Oorutaichi, Balanescu Quartet, Felix Kubin, Scuba, DJ Krush, James Pants, Tim Exile, Elektroguzzi, Arandel and more. There will also be an exhibition of Kim Hiorthøy's cover artwork for the Rune Grammofon label. In anticipation of the event, we've compiled some videos and tracks related to the festival and the artists who'll be performing there:

Listen to tracks by Giuseppe Ielasi here and here, works by Felix Kubin here and here (Kubin has also made a series of radio art works investigating underground music in Eastern Europe, click here to listen).

Watch a teaser for the forthcoming festival, set in the year 3011:

The Balanescu Quartet performing Kraftwerk's "Computer Love"

James Pants performing "Thin Moon"

Also, check out a series of mixes, made exclusively for the festival:

Dancity Festival's Cloudcasts on Mixcloud


Dancity takes place in Foligno, Italy, 1–2 July.

Adrián de Alfonso: Pleamar

Watch a short film that accompanies three tracks from sound artist and musician Adrián de Alfonso’s new album Viator.

goat (jp): Joy In Fear

Watch a 16 minute concept film of tracks from Joy In Fear, the 2023 album by Japanese rockers goat (jp)

Steph Richards “Power Vibe”

The US trumpeter shares a supernatural LA noir created with the help of generative AI for a track from her latest album Power Vibe

Xhosa Cole All Roads

The saxophonist shares a film in which he dances with his two brothers beneath Birmingham’s Spaghetti Junction

ECHOS: L'Ocelle Mare “Objets Chargés”

French label and platform Murailles Music shares the first episode in a new series of music documentaries highlighting the unique methodologies of artists on their roster

Galya Bisengalieva “Chagan”

Directed by artist Nicol Vizoli, the video for composer Galya Bisengalieva's “Chagan” reflects on the haunting nature of a radioactive lake in Kazakhstan