Helena Hauff
Based in Hamburg, Helena Hauff has developed since the early 2010s a distinctive approach to electro and techno, informed by EBM, industrial music and a club culture linked to the Golden Pudel, where she became one of the scene’s notable residents. Trained in fine arts, physics and musicology at the University of Hamburg, Hauff has gradually crafted a raw sonic language, often recorded in live takes, that emphasizes machine energy, saturated textures and angular rhythms. Her early releases brought her to the international stage, and the albums Discreet Desires (2015) and Qualm (2018) established her as a producer able to connect the heritage of classic electro, Detroit techno, acid synths and the darker sensibilities of new wave. Alongside her solo productions and DJ work she has undertaken duo projects — notably as Black Sites — and founded the label Return To Disorder, releasing her own records and those of artists close to her world. Her sets, built around electro, techno and more experimental forms, have taken her from Hamburg clubs to major European stages and reinforced her place in an electronic landscape that remains attentive to the physical, minimal dimensions of the dancefloor.
upcoming events 1
Dekmantel Festival 2026
- from Wed, July 29 to Sun, August 2
- Het Amsterdamse Bos
- Skrillex, Shy FX, Skin On Skin, Clark, Darkside, Death in Vegas, Novelist, The Black Dog, Shanti Celeste, Ron Trent, Sir Spyro, Brodinski, Jeff Mills, Efdemin, Carl Craig, RHR, Mala, Ellen Allien, Actress, A Guy Called Gerald, Marcel Dettmann, Ricardo Villalobos, Olof Dreijer, FJAAK, The Bug, Rene Wise, Octo Octa, Dax J, Francois K, Speedy J, Palms Trax, James Holden, Shed, Polygonia, upsammy, Juan Atkins, Oscar Mulero, Steffi, Objekt, Luigi Tozzi, Piezo, Batu, James Massiah, Sherelle, DVS1, Skee Mask, Surgeon, Makam, Helena Hauff, Dopplereffekt, Pariah, Peach, Slikback, Wata Igarashi, JakoJako, Underground Resistance, Cari Lekebusch, GiGi FM, Space Afrika, Colin Benders, Kode9, Jennifer Loveless, Nørbak, Call Super, aya, Eris Drew, JASSS, DJ Nobu, Benny Rodrigues, Mike Parker, Al Wootton, Saoirse, Ryan Elliott, Dasha Rush, Alex Wilcox, Azu Tiwaline, Nídia, Aurora Halal, Bitter Babe, Identified Patient, Sepehr, DJ Sprinkles, Ikonika, Dino Sabatini, CCL, Katatonic Silentio, Lord Tusk, Dr. Rubinstein, Beste Hira, Kuniyuki, Blasha & Allatt, Christian AB, Lady Starlight, Interstellar Funk, Sandrien, Fumiya Tanaka, Sage Introspekt, LSD, NIKS, Job Jobse, Ben UFO, Nicolas Lutz, Jane Fitz, DJ Moxie, AMORAL, Barker, Dekmantel Soundsystem, Dimi Angelis, Doudou MD, Gabrielle Kwarteng, Jyoty, Konduku, L.F.T., Léa Occhi, livwutang, Mad Miran, Nazar, Neska, PLO Man, Quest, Rozaly, Sugar Free, Sybil, Tasha, Verraco, Vlada, Woody92
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