What is PORTAL?

PORTAL is an alternative New Year’s Eve experience.

A convergence of local talents in sound, image, and movement, it is a cultural gathering that looks back and ahead at once. Rather than chasing the usual frenzy of celebration, PORTAL offers space to reflect, reconnect, and reimagine. As a hub for experimental and contemporary expression, it becomes a living archive, a recap of what this generation has become, and a glimpse of what it may grow into.

PORTAL exists as a rhizome of artists and audiences, linked by curiosity, continuity, and collective momentum.

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The Stages

SUMBU Stage — The Friction

Sumbu is where collision becomes creation. A laboratory of experimental music and interdisciplinary performance, where sound, motion, and image refuse to stay in their lanes. Live PA performances blur with kinetic visuals, transforming space into dialogue. Rooted in both nature and technology, Sumbu reflects Indonesia’s contemporary youth culture: inventive, critical, and self-aware. The future here is not imported, but invented.

DETAK Stage — The Pulse

Detak is the sound of resistance disguised as rhythm. A space where rave energy becomes reclamation, not escape. Movement turns into language, and the crowd into a collective voice. Detak rejects silence, division, and blind hedonism. Each beat negotiates between chaos and clarity, noise and meaning, channeling a generation seeking agency through sound, not to flee the world, but to reprogram it.

Together, Detak and Sumbu form a living ecosystem, a rhythmic, reflective, and generative map of Indonesia’s evolving cultural identity.

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Connection

PORTAL is a moment of convergence. A celebration of community that connects people across backgrounds, reflecting who this generation has become and offering a glimpse of what it may grow into. Familiar faces and new ones gather to share the same rhythm, energy, and spirit of the night, not as spectators, but as participants.

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Music

A curated journey through alternative and experimental sound, brought to life by Indonesia’s artists. Spanning DJ sets, live performances, hybrid formats, and audiovisual works, the music shapes the emotional and atmospheric arc of the night.

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Light & Visuals

Immersive lighting and audiovisual interventions by Obscura Signal unfold throughout the program. These moments mark transitions, intensify collective energy, and frame the New Year’s countdown as a shared visual and sonic ritual.

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SUMBU STAGE

DJ, Hybrid & Live AV Sets

17:00 – 18:00
Big Chun (aka Naken)
Naken is a Bali-based DJ shaping the pulse of Indonesia’s underground dance scene. Drawing from European club culture, his sets fuse high-energy rhythms with raw, forward-thinking sounds. A selector with instinct and edge, Naken moves effortlessly between intensity and groove, built for long nights and serious floors.

18:00 – 19:00
Alkahfa (Hybrid Set)
ALKAHFA is a DJ and electronic music producer from Sumedang, Indonesia, exploring experimental electronic music through polyrhythms, synthetic textures, and club-driven energy. His sound blends complex rhythms with cultural influences rooted in curiosity and place. Active in Indonesia’s underground scene, he is also a member of Ruangbavr, a collective supporting alternative electronic expression through community and collaboration.

19:00 – 19:45
Txetext (Live Set)
TXETEXT is a Bandung-based music producer working at the intersection of experimental club music and sound design. Influenced by video games and the rapid pulse of digital culture, his productions fuse driving rhythms, unconventional textures, and immersive atmospheres. Balancing dancefloor intensity with exploratory sound, his work has appeared on Pho Bho Record and NON Archive, reflecting a constant pursuit of new forms and sonic possibilities.

19:45 – 19:55
AV Interlude by Obscura Signal

19:55 – 20:40
Paradata (Live AV Set)
PARADATA is an electronic music duo operating at the intersection of sound and generative visual art. Working with modular instruments and analog synthesizers, they construct evolving soundscapes designed for immersive, spatial experiences.

20:40 – 20:50
AV Interlude by Obscura Signal

20:50 – 21:35
Gumatat Gumitit Gospell (Live Set)
GUMATAT GUMITIT GOSPELL is Agha Praditya’s ongoing sonic archive and performance practice. It operates as a shifting space for memory, hauntings, and inner dialogue across generations. Drawn from a Balinese phrase, the name holds two meanings: in Sekala (the visible world), it refers to small nocturnal creatures that flutter and circle without rest; in Niskala (the invisible world), those same movements belong to spirits carrying memory, warning, guidance, or unease.

21:35 – 22:35
Su66en9 (Hybrid Set)
Trisna A Bestari, aka su66en9, is a Bali-based DJ and producer originally from Cimahi and Bandung, Indonesia. Rooted in experimental and improvised music, his hybrid sets move intuitively through minimal electro, textured sounds, playful rhythms, and acid basslines, guided by feeling rather than formula.

22:35 – 00:05
Pure!
PURE! RECORDS is a cultural ecosystem rooted in Bali, Indonesia. A hybrid platform spanning record label, event series, and community builder, PURE! is curated for underground music lovers and artists worldwide. Through workshops, events, and artistic exchange, PURE! fosters collaboration, drives innovation in electronic music via its in-house lab and curated releases, and reinterprets cultural traditions through boundary-pushing electronic sound.
 

00:00
New Year Countdown & AV Moment by Obscura Signal

00:05 – 01:00
Bagvs
BAGVS is the artistic moniker of Bagus Prayogo, a DJ and electronic music producer from Bandung, Indonesia. Known for his adventurous taste and precise curation, his sets move fluidly between bleepy minimalism, deep driving rollers, spaced-out disco, and forward-leaning electronica. Unpredictable in form, intentional in direction.

01:00 – 02:30
Verdy Arien b2b Magis
Based in Jakarta, Verdy Arien is a versatile DJ and producer driven by an all-consuming passion for music in every form. He runs the collective Coincidence, curates the party series Juxtapose, and recently co-created Club Megamixxx with Zodiac.

Born in Bandung and now based in Bali, Magista Aristyo, known as Magis, began as a bedroom producer in 2015 and has since become an active presence in the scene. His sound moves fluidly across genres, shaped by personal experience and the people around him.

02:30 – 03:15
Barbara Pleaser feat  Temu Gerak

Barbara Pleaser is a multidisciplinary, trans-masculine, non-binary artist from Indonesia, based in Bali. Moving between ambient, trance, hardcore, and experimental sounds, their DJ sets are energetic, euphoric, and deliberately gender-bending. Beyond the decks, they are a core member of the queer punk band BANANACH, working across analog and digital music, movement, and performance to explore identity, embodiment, and resistance within the Southeast Asian art and underground music scene.

Temu Gerak (Movement Gathering) is a community that provides a space for exploration for people who want to move their bodies, free from conventional techniques and theories of dance.

 

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DETAK STAGE

Live PA & DJ Sets

18:00 – 18:45
Putu Septa (Live Set)

Putu Adi Septa Suweca Putra, known as Putu Septa, is a Balinese composer and gamelan innovator born in Ubud in 1992. A prodigy from an early age, his international career began in the United States with Gamelan Salukat and continued through extensive touring. Since 2010, Septa has produced a wide body of work spanning contemporary gamelan, experimental, and electroacoustic music, including Klangasah, Polarity, and Tridatu (2025). He is also known for developing new instruments such as Gamelan Sada Sancaya and Kendang Briuk.
 

18:45 – 18:55
AV Interlude by Obscura Signal

18:55 – 19:40
Kuntari (Live Set)
Kuntari is the experimental music project of Tesla Manaf, blending primitive sounds, tribal rhythms, and trumpet into his self-defined Primal-core style. Now a duo with Rio Abror, Kuntari continues to push boundaries through international tours, acclaimed releases, and cross-genre collaborations.
 

19:40 – 19:50
AV Interlude by Obscura Signal

19:50 – 20:35
Jaydawn & Wukir (Live Set)
Jaydawn and Wukir Suryadi (Senyawa) collide their respective worlds into raw, tightly controlled sound, built from vinyl crackle, cassette hiss, metallic thuds, and the creak of bamboo. It lands primal but carefully orchestrated, with emotion and intent sitting under every layer of texture. This is music shaped by urban elements, memory, and footsteps, pulsing like a living organism.

20:35 – 20:45
AV Interlude by Obscura Signal

20:45 – 21:30
MADNESS ON THE BLOCK (Live Set)

MADNESS ON THA BLOCK (MOTB) is a rap collective from Denpasar, active since 2016. Made up of Kid Clique, Loseyes Jenggo, B-Radio, and Da Kriss, MOTB channels classic ’90s boom-bap through a hard, street-level perspective shaped by Bali’s backstreets. Rooted in lived experience rather than aesthetics, their music reflects social tension, resistance, and everyday ritual, drawing energy from protest lines, underground shows, and long nights on street corners.

21:30 – 21:40
AV Interlude by Obscura Signal

21:40 – 22:25
Asylum Uniform (Live Set)
ASYLUM UNIFORM emerged in Bandung in late 2019. Forged at the intersection of post-punk, techno, and industrial, their sound moves through percussive shockwaves, trance states, and raw discipline. Not just a project, but a controlled eruption of energy, belief, and intent.

22:25 – 22:35
AV Interlude by Obscura Signal

22:35 – 23:20
Parakuat (Live Set)
Parakuat is the live project of Eri Rm, a multifaceted producer and sound engineer based in Indonesia. Beyond his work as Parakuat, Eri has contributed to numerous albums by well-known Indonesian musicians from his own studio, Timurrrec. His practice spans modular performance, production, vocals, and sound engineering, complemented by parallel work as a 3D illustrator and web programmer.

23:20 – 00:50
Dekadenz
DEKADENZ is a Jakarta-based club night and record label rooted in hard-edged electronics and murky dancefloor pressure. Known for hosting figures across the underground spectrum, it now extends into a label platform connecting international outsiders with regional voices, spanning industrial tension, mutant techno, and uncompromising club mutations from Southeast Asia and beyond.
 

00:00
New Year Countdown & AV Moment by Obscura Signal

00:50 – 02:20
Raissa Febriani b2b Hatagarah
Originally from Bandung and now based in Bali, Raissa Febriani is a DJ and producer who began exploring electronic music production in 2020. She released her debut album Durma in 2021, followed by a contribution to the ARSIP 001 compilation and a remix edition of Durma through her own record label, Non Archive.

Under the moniker Hatagarah, Agan hails from Bandung, West Java. Active on the Non Archive platform since 2020, his work focuses on presenting Indonesian producers with an open-minded, exploratory approach, embracing experimentation and an adventurous spirit.

02:20 – 03:20
Ambrukt
AMBRUKT is a Bandung-based producer and DJ, and one of the minds behind The Pandora Labs. His sound is raw and relentless, blending hard and groove techno with deep rumble bass. Embedded in the underground, he is part of PARA and the DIY rave collective Black O’Society, known for genre-bending parties across Java.

03:20 – 04:20
Mairakilla
Maira Yamanaka, known as Mairakilla, is a Bali-born DJ shaping some of the island’s most high-energy dancefloors. Her sets move fast and hit hard, driven by rapid rhythms, heavy bass, and a distinct influence from anime culture and console gaming. Built on discipline and relentless work, her sound is both versatile and precise. Beyond the booth, she is the creator of The King of Island Fist Tournament, a hybrid concept merging Tekken gameplay with live DJ performances, connecting club culture and gaming into one charged experience.

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