Ancient Futures Club
“I am a voice from the past, standing in the future, forever haunt you”
Ancient Futures Club explores the conflation of local and global, from the perspective of club music. AFC traces a connection between folk dances as rituals to endure the present and the origin of club music, raves and, more specifically, techno as rooted in a collective struggle.
With Davide Ghelli Santulia, Kivanc, and more TBA
Davide Ghelli Santuliana (aka KTONIOS) is a Rotterdam-based Italian artist whose first season on Radio WORM, ACID SUN, is now followed by a show called Sonic Diaries. In his shows he presents selections relating to specific themes, e.g. Hauntology or the history of Detroit Techno – approaching music through a critical philosophical lens. Davide also produces mesmerising modular synth work that draws on southern Italian traditions of folk music in a way that defies revivalism, instead transforming passed-down rhythms into something completely contemporary.
He works with improvisation using modular synthesizers and Max/MSP patches, employing a DIY approach. He crafts live sets that combine elements of minimalism, techno, ambient, folk, noise, glitch and sample based music.
Kıvanç (they/them) is a Rotterdam-based artist from Ankara, working across art, design, and sound. Their practice moves through play, improvisation, and everyday tools, treating these not just as mediums but as methods of inquiry.
Celine Bereyakan is a Rotterdam-based producer and DJ with a passion for three decades of Turkish pop culture. Her sets mix nostalgic ‘guilty pleasure’ tracks from her youth with global hits that reached Turkey, delivering an eclectic blend of Euro-disco and filter house. Celine is a resident at Operator Radio and also curates the monthly show ‘The Third Wave’ at Radio WORM, spotlighting the rich niche of Turkish pop music.
