Ede (DE)

2026 marks ten years of Ede-a decade that has established the Turkish-German artist in a rareposition between underground credibility and wider electronic music culture.

With three EPs across theInnervisionsfamily-two onInnervisionsand one onExit Strategy-numerous Secret Weapons appearances and twoDixonedits, Ede has developed a long-standingrelationship with one of electronic music's defining institutions. His catalogue also spansRunningBackandRekids, including a collaboration with Echonomist.

At the same time, his music has become a regular presence inKeinemusiksets. Ede hascontributed a guest mix to the Keinemusik Radio Show, while his track"Kaprize"was releasedthroughVOD.

Projects withMagnifikfurther underline his ability to move between underground credibility andbroader reach without losing his own emotional signature. His Turkish heritage and Western upbringing feed into a sound combining melodic and percussivehouse, Afro-influenced rhythms, Turkish references and emotional storytelling. His philosophy issimple: the goal isn't to leave the underground for the mainstream-it's to expand the reach of theunderground.

Increasingly, Ede's role extends beyond DJ and producer. He approaches records as creativeprojects, bringing different artists and musical worlds together. "2 This"on Magnifik-connecting DESIREE, Ape Drums, Rome Fortune and Deniz Tekin-exemplifies his growing role as a curatorand creative connector.

His adaptability also defines his DJ sets, from respected clubs such asRobert Johnsontointernational stages across Mexico, Turkey and beyond, includingBar AmericasandTime WarpMexico.

In 2026, Ede enters his second decade with the launch of his own labelRITIMand a forthcomingten-track album that brings another formative influence into focus: hip-hop. Long before electronicmusic, hip-hop shaped Ede's musical world. The album brings those histories together, movingbetweenhouse and hip-hopwhile keeping the emotion, rhythm and storytelling that define hissound at the centre.

Underground without being inaccessible. Accessible withoutbecoming predictable.Not by leaving the underground behind-but by bringing more peopleinto it.