Sat 23 - The Black Box
Elena Colombi
The DJ and radio host’s inspired sets are not only open-minded and mind-altering, but also seek to toy with the emotions of listeners and dancers via switches in intensity, tone, lightness, and darkness.
Her distinctive style is truly unique, highlighting her widescreen grasp of different musical cultures, sounds, and rhythms born out of travelling the world with her family from a young age. This nomadic approach is something that Colombi has embraced in adulthood, too. While born and raised in Italy, she spent ten years living in London and making her mark on the city’s electronic music underground before briefly relocating to Belgium.
Now based in Amsterdam, Colombi can be found contributing to the vital local scene while focusing on her new label, Osàre! Editions. Launched in the summer of 2019, the imprint was inspired by the Italian translation of “daring” or “bold”. In keeping with her approach to DJing, the label will provide a home for future-facing music shot through with forward-thinking experimentation and abandon.
As well as documenting her far reaching taste via her monthly NTS shows, Elena has contributed mixes for the likes of FACT, Crack Magazine, Intergalactic FM, and Dekmantel. On the festival circuit she’s made appearances at Dekmantel, Club To Club, Nuits Sonores, ADE, Unsound, and more, together with an annual residency for the boutique UK festival Field Maneuvers and a quarterly curated night at Belgrade’s Club Drugstore.
https://soundcloud.com/elenacolombi
https://osare-editions.bandcamp.com/merch
https://www.instagram.com/elenacolombi/