CTM 2026 - dissonate < > resonate

Distorting the sounds of indie, tonight's Berghain programme brings emotional songwriting to the fore.

An uncompromising voice with a constantly mutating grammar, Pink Siifu moves within the fracture zones of Southern hip-hop, punk, jazz, noise and soul sweating atop experimental textures, raw yet tender and deeply intentional. Nocturnal, restless and impossible to pin down—exactly how we like it. Pink Siifu will be replacing John Glacier, who is unable to perform due to health reasons.

Milkweed fold scraps of memory and folklore into lofi folk, running inherited forms through experimental circuitry. With detuned guitars, battered tape gear and intentionally unstable software, the duo assemble melodies that resemble repaired keepsakes. Nursery fragments and echoes of communal dances merge into a slow, glowing line where old rituals and handmade modernity blur.

Tony Njoku shapes songs from clipped vocal grains and drifting unsettled chords. His world leans toward delicate synth sketches and microscopic percussion, all shadowed by a falsetto that feels half-present and aching. Whispered phrases can suddenly crack open into distorted bass and swarming metallic rattles, capturing the emotional whiplash he draws from r&b and experimental pop.