VūMantra Records: Alessandro Adriani

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  Alessandro Adriani

  Rome, Italy · 10 bookings since Sep 2025

  “The Berlin-based Italian goes further than your average “crate digger” in pursuit of information about sounds, styles, artists and record labels, devoting countless hours to unearthing the untold stories behind the music he loves, regardless of when it was made.”

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  The Berlin-based Italian goes further than your average “crate digger” in pursuit of information about sounds, styles, artists and record labels, devoting countless hours to unearthing the untold stories behind the music he loves, regardless of when it was made. Adriani’s obsession has naturally shaped his other musical endeavors, not least Mannequin Records, the label he established over than a decade ago, voted label of the month by Resident Advisor in 2017. Over the years, the imprint has won praise from buyers and critics alike for its open-minded blend of on-point reissues, archival collections and fresh productions. The intriguing, leftfield mixture of material on offer – think techno, electro, cold wave, industrial, EBM, minimal synth, and more – is naturally a reflection of Adriani’s wide-ranging and off-kilter tastes (as you’d discover if you had a quick flick through his vast and growing record collection). Adriani is distinctively drawn towards the dark and obscure, and you can hear this approach amongst the long, drawn-out mixes of his similarly eclectic DJ sets. Alessandro has contributed outstanding mixes for Resident Advisor, FACT, Crack Magazine, Bleep, Cxema and Dekmantel. On the festival circuit he’s made appearances at Berghain, Tresor, Atonal, Boiler Room, Dekmantel, ADE, Dimensions, Neopop, Positive Education, Signal and more, together with his bi-monthly dates at Berghain and Panorama Bar, a residency he’s held from 2016 to 2020. As a producer, Adriani’s output naturally draws on these inspirations, but also reflects his obsession with electronic hardware. Under his own name Adriani has built a reputation for delivering heavy, angular and forthright club cuts for such celebrated labels as L.I.E.S. Records, Stroboscopic Artefacts, Jealous God, Pinkman and - of course - Mannequin Records.
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  Their RA profile lists Stroboscopic Artefacts, L.I.E.S., Mannequin, Pinkman and 4 more.

  often with Paty Vapor, Diamin, An-i, none of them here that night

• Vū

  9 bookings since Aug 2025

  Last at Astral Junction in Aug · often with NIBUR, EISHETH, DotDash, none of them here that night

• Mina Lord

  Berlin · 9 bookings since Sep 2025

  “With a background in drumming and contemporary music, she forges heavy , roaring as well as defined and complex drums with a unique transcendental drive.”

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  With a background in drumming and contemporary music, she forges heavy , roaring as well as defined and complex drums with a unique transcendental drive. Her music is a distinct fusion of genres, taking inspiration from Metal, Djent, Punk and Classical music, woven seamlessly together, often distilled into pure industrial and power electronic experimentation as well as relentless rhythmic noise and heavy unbending darkness. She has released on various labels in Europe like VuMantra, Brutal Forms, Lethal Curse, Voidance, Natural Selection, Mutant Modality, Shishi and more. Albeit she does on occasion play DJ Sets her performance focus has become Live Sets over the past years with shows for VuMantra, Subverted, Teoria Chaosu and Autonoma Industriale to name a few.
  Their RA profile lists LARMES, Natural Selection and Mutant Modality.

  often with Ottoman Grüw, Fluid, Anna Butter, none of them here that night

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• Nàresh Ran

  2 bookings since Sep 2025

  often with ⁑ 𝕄IRCO 𝕄AGNANI, none of them here that night