Borderline Festival 2024 | 2nd Day

For its second day, the festival continues to occupy the free outdoor stage at the Municipal Market of Kypseli. The pioneer of deconstructed club Rabit meets with Sangre Nueva—the electrifying B2B2B project of Kelman Duran, DJ Python, and Florentino—and the Mexican queen of reggaeton, Rosa Pistola. The day opens with the unpredictable and eclectic selections of STEGI.RADIO’s own Agent Mo.

After midnight, the second day closes with a bang in Gagarin 205: from the punk energy of Greek band Frenzee to the wild dancefloor experimentations of Bill Kouligas and Crystallmess and the apocalyptic techno of ANFS (Hybrid Set).

Agent Mo

Agent Mo, aka Marina Gioti, is a filmmaker and visual artist, as well as a producer and program advisor for STEGI.RADIO. She has been DJing regularly in Athens for more than twenty years and has also performed in cities like Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, London, Cairo, and Beirut. More of a selector than a DJ, she mixes overlooked findings from around the world through a cross-genre approach that defies strict musical classifications and time.

Rabit

Rabit (Eric Burton) is a storyteller documenting the American South primarily through sound. After dozens of white label releases, Rabit officially appeared with his debut album, “Communion,” in 2015, and a Björk’s “Vulnicura” remix vinyl in 2016. Following up with a production credit on Björk’s Grammy-nominated “Utopia” album and two more solo album releases, he ventured into mixtape territory with the classic Houston-themed release, “Cry Alone Die Alone,” followed by ten more mixtapes in the series. His latest album of original music, “What Dreams May Come,” is a collaborative multimedia record released on November 25, 2022, on his label Halcyon Veil. The project unfolded through a series of gallery exhibitions, performances, and album releases through 2022–2023. A new Rabit single, “RED” featuring Croww, was released globally on Halcyon Veil on February 28, 2024. Select collaborators include Björk, Eartheater, Arca, Elysia Crampton, House of Kenzo, and Drew McDowall (Coil). Rabit has presented original music in venues such as BLUM Gallery, Los Angeles; Caixaforum, Barcelona; LABoral, Gijón, Spain; MoMA PS1, New York; Center MARS, Moscow; Art Basel Miami Beach; and Südpol, Luzern, Switzerland.

Sangre Nueva

Sangre Nueva is a project consisting of Kelman Duran, DJ Python, and Florentino.

Rosa Pistola

With work broad in scope, a Colombian who has lived and worked in Mexico for the last 15 years, Rosa Pistola, aka Laura Puentes, is a cultural architect whose contribution to the world of reggaeton has moved beyond Latin understanding. Bringing female energy to a male-dominated scene, pulling inspirations from her locales of Colombia and Mexico, and with talents across Djing and running La Chekera Rec, a creation studio and label showcasing artists rooted in her surroundings, she also runs her own fashion line called RIP. Puentes’ previous underground projects were oriented around noise and experimental music in the projects Mangina, Raters, and Boy Band, then releasing through her label, and eventually focusing her synergies into promoting the sounds of the scenes and environment most natural for her, which she has embodied since 2015. A deeper dive marks her out as a specialist in underground, subversive, and experimental reggaeton sounds, summoning suggestive, highly erotic, almost violent atmospheres for the dance floor. Puentes participated in the first reggaeton Boiler Room next to DJ Playero; Sónar 2018, Barcelona; as one of the first reggaeton DJs at EDC Mexico; next to Ivy Queen and The Noise for RBMA; Glastonbury Festival 2019; three times at Primavera Sound between 2019 and 2022; Sonic Acts Festival; Unsound; and more.

Frenzee

Frenzee is a punk trio consisting of three siblings, born in Melbourne, Australia, raised and based in Crete. Having grown up in a musical environment, Frenzee have always had a strong connection to music, influenced by various bands and musicians. Their first EP was released in December 2022 via 1000mods’ label Ouga Booga and the Mighty Oug Recordings, which they recorded in their basement. They have completed two tours in Europe and the Balkans and one in Victoria, Australia, in February and March while working on their upcoming album.

Bill Kouligas

Bill Kouligas is an artist, musician, and designer hailing from Athens, now based in Berlin. The founder of the interdisciplinary artist platform and record label PAN, Kouligas' output as a musician and publisher has become synonymous with a standard of rigor in the field of experimental music since PAN’s inception in 2008. Within the scope of his own musical practice, Kouligas draws from his foundational interest in mythologies, traditions, and subcultures. Distorting and recombining these with contemporary influences, Kouligas’ work across sound, visual art, and live performance weaves a tapestry of modern existence while challenging conventions of form and genre. A driving force in the electronic music scene for nearly two decades, Kouligas is widely credited with curating an ecosystem that has redefined progressive music while contributing to shifting aesthetics within the popular canon.

Crystallmess

Crystallmess is a French producer and artist whose music immediately stands out for its abrasive dancefloor feel. Her stunning debut EP, "Mere Noises," got her noticed by Kode9, VTSS, and Split from the PAN label. A multifaceted performer and artist, she has been a curator for Boiler Room and Nova Mix, a “Vice” journalist, and an NTS resident. In the contemporary art world, she has been programmed for performances at Lafayette Anticipations and Centre Pompidou; Crystallmess will also have her first exhibition at Tramway, an art gallery located in Glasgow, and recently gave a lecture at Harvard. In the fashion world, she is also very present; after being a muse and a member of the collective around the brand TELFAR, she creates soundtracks for the Marni and Nike shows. Her DJ sets are uncompromising, ranging from hardcore rap to footwork. Crystallmess is regularly programmed in the best clubs and festivals in the world (Berghain, Dekmantel, Primavera, Terraforma, Dour, and CTM festival). Her devotion to club music and her multifaceted nature make Crystallmess an unstoppable force to be reckoned with.

ANFS (Hybrid Set)

ANFS (Hybrid Set) is an electronic music producer and DJ based in Athens. He is involved in various projects, such as the record labels Vanila and Modal Analysis. He is also one-half of the music groups Vofa and Noor 1.

Eleni Ikoniadou

Eleni Ikoniadou is a writer, artist, and educator specializing in sound and voice. She is a Reader in Digital Culture and Sonic Arts at the Royal College of Art, founder and co-editor of the Media Philosophy series (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014–2024), co-editor of “Unsound: Undead” (Urbanomic, 2019), and author of “The Rhythmic Event: Art, Media and the Sonic” (The MIT Press, 2014). Recent art projects include “The Passing” (Onassis Stegi, 2023), “Future Chorus” (MAENADS/ Hypermedium, 2023), “The Lamenters” (Sound Quests, 2022), and “Hydrapolivocals” (Weaving Worlds, 2022).