19th Elektrisch Festival: from industrial pioneers to the new underground in Zwickau

The 19th Elektrisch Festival takes place October 24, 2026, at Club Seilerstraße in Zwickau, Germany, organized by emmobiz Records. The event features Portion Control, Escalator, OSZYLAYTER, Cyborg Projekt X, and KRIEG-B, spanning industrial pioneers to contemporary underground electronic acts. Portion Control, formed in London in 1979, pioneered synthesizer and sampling techniques influencing acts like Skinny Puppy and Nine Inch Nails, and released an archival box in August 2026. Escalator, a Hungarian EBM project from 1988, represents the late-’80s European electronic body music scene. The festival, with roots dating back to at least 2007, vanished for fourteen years before revival in 2024. It has consistently bridged different eras of underground electronic music rather than isolating specific historical periods, with previous editions featuring Test Dept, Absolute Body Control, and In Strict Confidence.

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