MOROCCO’S OASIS FESTIVAL ADDS SETH TROXLER, AMELIE LENS, RECONDITE AND MANY MORE

Founded in 2015, Oasis Festival has firmly established itself as North Africa’s premier electronic music festival. Welcoming the world’s biggest DJs and live acts to Morocco, many for the first time, as well as showcasing a wealth of regional talent, the festival’s carefully curated programme has helped bring plenty of international attention and new audiences to the flourishing local scene.

Three Oasis debutants lead the latest additions: Detroit innovator Seth Troxler, Belgian breakout techno star Amelie Lens, and master of techno melancholy, Recondite. Expect spaced out breakbeats in a special back to back between deep diggers BINH and Nicholas Lutz, plus immersive dub soundtracks from the masterful Sebastian Mullaert playing one of his spellbinding live sets.

Plenty of local grooves come from returning favourites Driss Bennis, who runs vital house, electro and techno label Casa Voyager, and Bassam, a minimal maestro known for slick releases on Perlon and Le Renard Records. Casablancan DJs Yasmean and Jessin also bring plenty of earthy local flavours. 

A live show from Kosh will serve up a fusion of ambient and dub, downtempo and drum & bass, whilst Parisian selector and DEMENT3D label-head François X brings warm house sounds in abundance. Elsewhere, Iranian born Mozhgan will be on hand to serve up her dark and mysterious contemporary club sounds, and Dutch Red Light Radio hosts Carista connect the dots between bass, soul, hip hop and tech. 

All this, of course, comes on top of the first wave of names, including Four Tet, Dixon B2B Âme, Sonja Moonear, Apollonia, Mall Grab, Loco Dice, Jayda G and many more. Plus, with yet more still to be announced, the fifth edition of this boutique beauty is shaping up to be the best yet.