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.