Pain Management: DJ LAG, Alys(Alys)Alys, Significant Other & Bruce

Pain Management returns to OHM with our first Berlin function in 2026.

We welcome the godfather of Gqom DJ Lag for his first Berlin appearance in a good few years. The Durban-born innovator’s productions and sets alike are disciplined but volatile, merging township energy with a futurist austerity. It’s dance music reduced to its most essential components, then weaponized. This is not background sound.
This is system music. Don't sleep on a rare chance catch him raining drum pressure and taxi kicks onto an intimate dance floor equipped with one of the city's premium rigs.

We’re also joined by Short Attention Span boss alys(alys)alys. The Berlin-via-Brazil native known for her playful fusion of pop-cultural absurdities and rapid fire genre-hopping. She’s built a unique reputation as a prominent local champion of this fun and fierce fusion of system music, championing South American sounds filtered through a prism of left-field club abstraction. Expect a viscous blend of Baile Funk, Slo-mo Kumbia, queer anthems and system weight as she takes us into peak time.

Closing it out is an overdue Berlin appearance from Hessle/Timedance/Poorly Knit don Bruce, who flies in from Bristol with a delay pedal and Santa sack of vinyl oddities. He joins Significant Other at the helm for an extended back to back closing. Two old friends from the outer zone of weirdo electronics; united in crud and an affinity for anti-dancefloor deployments. Expect anything from murder ballads to tape experiments, screwed dancehall, Kraut Rock, 4th world bangers, 12"s from the T++ ends of the technoid spectrum. The pair of label alumni are on sunrise duties - a rare outsiders link up not to be missed.

Limited amount of presale tickets available via Resident Advisor - we expect to hit capacity early, don't sleep!

Supported by @carharttwip_de

Line-up: DJ LAG, Alys, Significant Other, Bruce

Arrangör: Pain Management

Åldersgräns: 18+