Editorial

This Was Dekmantel Festival '26

Flashes from five days in the city and the Amsterdamse Bos. Core memories, unlocked.

The making of Dekmantel Festival ’26

Five days. Over 200 acts. Three days in the forest (including three new At Dawn sessions). Seven stages. One conference day. One Into the City night. Ten club e

Everything in one place

A warm welcome to our brand new app: all things Dekmantel, in one place.

The Artist Guide to Dekmantel Festival 2026

The phrase "Your favourite DJ’s favourite DJ" exists for a reason.

Improvisation as Time Travel:

This year marks the first collaboration between Dekmantel and STOOR: on Thursday 30 July, the boundary-pushing improvisational platform returns to Paradiso for

Between the stages:

There is a moment, somewhere between late afternoon and nightfall, when Lentekabinet begins to fold in on itself. Not in scale, but in perception. Paths that fe

Dekmantel Picks: Steve Rachmad

Dekmantel Picks: Steve Rachmad

Laak invites DKMNTL

Behind The Record: Makam

Behind The Record: Makam

Dekmantel Festival 2026

The 12th edition introduces ‘At Dawn’ and ‘Into the City’, expanding the five-day festival to 36 hours in the forest and 160+ electronic acts – including DARKSI

RAUM invites DKMNTL

Mark your calendar – we’re going back to the club.

Dekmantel Festival 2026

This was Selectors 2025

From sun-drenched seaside sets to after-dark journeys, this year’s intimate edition delivered many lasting moments.

Dekmantel Staff Picks 2025

After another busy year, our team looks back on some of the highlights that left them in awe. Whether it was a daring crowd-immersive set, mesmerising productio

Dekmantel Records 2025

This year, Dekmantel Records put out 18 diverse releases, featuring a mix of longtime collaborators and exciting newcomers. Explore the full array below and div

This was Dekmantel Festival 2025

Five days, 150+ artists and bold new visions.

This was Lentekabinet 2025

The 13th edition of our springtime escape unfurled across the green fields of Het Twiske and leaned fully into exploration and connection.

RADAR RECAP 2025

Replay your favourite sets from the always-blazing festival arena.

Nature of Sound

What do electronic music and biology have in common? Tons, if you ask Tijmen Blokzijl – better known as Teqmun.

Dekmantel at Dawn

At Dawn: The next chapter for Dekmantel Festival

500 Episodes. 10 Years. Millions of beats.

The only plan when we started our podcast series was to showcase great music from great people. Looking back over a decade of transmissions, we think we've mana