The CTM 2022 afterparty heads down to SchwuZ and presents a range of artists representing sonic communities around the globe. On the venue's second floor, dark tones and polyrhythmic textures form winding narratives imbued with folkloric traditions and cultural histories.

Raja Kirik, the collaborative project of Yennu Ariendra and J. Mo'ong Santoso Pribadi, emerged from the pair’s extensive research into the colonial history of Java, Indonesia, and the resulting local expressions of resistance that took form in shamanic trance dances such as jaranan buto and jatilan. Using traditional Indonesian percussion and digitised noise produced by an arsenal of homemade instruments, Ariendra and Pribadi weave rhythmic narratives of collective memories and trauma.

Hüma Utku utilises abstract sound and music as tools for storytelling, fusing field recordings and acoustic instruments into harmonious noise and harsh rhythms.

A relentless collaborator even through pandemic times, Zoë Mc Pherson strives to connect sonic and visual aesthetics through her music and her Berlin-based label and community SFX. Following the critically acclaimed 2020 release, States of Fugue, and a collaborative track with Jessica Ekomane for Ostgut Ton, McPherson will be supporting their forthcoming full-length, Abyss Elixir at CTM.

Spawned from London's underground hip hop scene and obsessed with horror themes, DJ Die Soon creates an artistic universe by weaving demon masks, manga, and other elements of Japanese culture with dystopian freak beats.

As host for the entire evening, Marylou provides rare selections intertwining traditional ritualistic music and percussion with bass, psychedelic dub, and experimental electronic sounds.