Broke Magazine’s Guide To NEOPOP

The wait is over for you tech loving freaks! Back for its 17th year running Portugal’s Neopop festival, home to  the Mecca of electronic music is here again to bless your ears. Spanning their various sub-genres  across the costal town of Viana Do Castelo, For three days (8th to 10th of August) thousands of  attendees will get to immersive themselves in the scene of rave culture and, experience all the  booming music and visual art Neopop has to offer.  

And we can’t wait to soak our bodies in the ‘Capital of techno’. As for the lineup Neo pop has  some of the most established artists within the electronic scene, while exposing us to some  undiscovered artists that will be Situated over two stages (Neo Stage and Heineken Anti Stage). 

You don’t want you to miss out on the infectious energy that Neopop serves. So we have put  together a Broke Mag guideline for the MUST SEE artists that will definitely give you an out-of body experience.  

THURSDAY  

MUST SEE:  

KETTAMA  

The legend Kettama will be gracing ‘The capital of techno’ and we can’t fucking wait! His  addictive and euphoric sounds have possessed our bodies at least once. With his hard-hitting  bass and intense drum patterns, you will become contagious by the end of his set.  

AND DONT MISS:  

INDIRA PAGNOTTO  

Indira’s is unstoppable! With her collection of 90s disco and techno music, you will not want to  miss out on her energetic sounds that will keep you hyped through for next few days!  

JOSEPH CAPRIATI  

Always giving us the infectious energy we want, Capriati, the techno heavyweight will take us on a  journey into his world of emotive techno and house music  

JENNIFER LOVELESS  

Power house Loveless taps into her love of club music, known for mixing body pulsing house  tunes and naughty tech beats. Loveless is all about moving the crowds bodies and emotions,  then leaving their hearts on the dance floor. 

NICO MORENO  

Delivering fast punching techno beats Nico Moreno, is a major player in the industrial techno rave  scene. Innovating such captivating rhythms and sounds, his tracks have become essential in the  electronic world.  

FRIDAY  

MUST SEE:  

JEFF MILLS  

Techno legend Jeff Mills or iconically known as ‘The Wizard’ will be mixing elements of Detroit  house and Hard core techno, and that Friday night he will make some magic on those decks and  you will see me front and centre partying hard. 

CHECK OUT: 

KINK  

For all you lovers of experimental mixes. You need to see Kink. From switching up broken beats,  techno, to House and acid!! Kink is always performing such high energetic sets from the  influences of Detroit, Chicago and U.K sounds. If you catch them you’ll receive such a dynamic  and playful bundle of beats from the artist. 

DIANA OLIVERA  

Portugal born and bread, Diana Oliveira will take you on a journey of hypnotic Techno beats that  will have influences from the Detroit music scene and she’ll spread her love for mixing  underground vibes, which will for sure keep you grooving through the night.  

CHRIS LIEBING B2B LUKE SLATER  

The connection and energy of this B2B will unmissable in our eyes. With Liebing’s unique  blending of classic 90s and 2000s sounds and Slater’s approach of 80s techno mixes. These guys  will create such a fast pace and punchy set for us to groove to.  

X CLUB  

This dynamic duo will give you a nostalgic feeling from influence of the early 90s techno scene to  the taking you into a futuristic drum and bass trance. X Club are renowned for their unpredictable  and energetic performances and they will definitely be causing chaos on the dance floor.  

SATURDAY  

MUST SEE:  

AMELIE LENS  

Amelie Lens has taken the electronic music scene over by storm. Playing a mixture of sets from  classic acid to tribal house and European trance sounds. She will give you lot an atmospheric out of-body experience that night . 

ADD TO YOUR LIST:  

JOSH WINKS  

The Pioneer of Techno and house will be blessing us at Neo Pop Friday night.  Wink is legendary at blurring the definitions! So if you’re a slut for drum and bass, and acid house,  you will be taken into an euphoric haven.  

SAMA’ ABDULHADI  

If you’re looking for Berlin Techno beats that will carry mixes of Lebanese influences Sama’  Abdullahadi is one of the first DJs to emerge internationally from Palestine. They have  distinguished a punchy techno style while, carrying out a high octane of sounds throughout their  sets. Sama always forms an electric energy with the crowd by her classic full bodied beats, that  will get everyone pumping.  

Oscar Mulero and Lewis Fautzi  

Playing B2B Oscar Mulero and Lewis Fautzi will be worshipping Saturdays dance floor. Both  artists having their fingers on the pulse to create such innovative sounds, They are always thirsty  to form new dance music. Both artists will definitely be surprising us with a new exploration of  beats.

KI/KI  

Prepare yourself to experience the Ki/ki craft, watch her perform live to create a multitude of Futuristic and fast beats. You will  witness the spinning of her signature sounds and unique trance blends, of Acid and techno beats.