Program 2026

Vortex

High-energy sets, mind-bending soundscapes, workshops, seminars, bazaar discoveries and everything in between – from day to night.

You can find the timetables at app.kosmosfestival.fi

Vortex stage lineup 2026
Vortex

Artists

Electrypnose (CH)

Electrypnose patching a large modular synthesizer in a dim studio

Operated by Vince LeBarde, Electrypnose — the electric hypnosis — began as a psytrance project, but over the years has evolved into a broad exploration of countless genres and sub-genres, both connected to the psytrance culture and far beyond it.

Website · Soundcloud · Instagram

Grouch (NZ)

Grouch in a patterned hood, face paint and kaleidoscope glasses, smiling in front of a pink backdrop

Oscar Allison is a globally respected electronic music artist from New Zealand. As GROUCH, he crafts intricate, genre-blending soundscapes and delivers them through powerful, immersive live performances.

Website · Soundcloud · Youtube · Instagram

Talpa (RS)

Black-and-white portrait of Talpa, Goran Juric, against a black background

A journey from darkness to happiness and back, shaped by a signature funky style.

Talpa a.k.a. Goran Juric was born on 22nd of July, 1982. The very first idea for this project he got in November 1999 attending the big techno/trance party “TraNSplant 2” in mega-club ‘Paradiso’ in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Goran has released many tracks on labels such as: TesseracTstudio, Iboga Records, Boom, including 3 albums for Australian label Sundance records. You will find his name on many famous festivals such as Universo Parallelo, Ozora, Psy Fi, S.U.N., Summer Never Ends and Rainbow Serpent amongst others, and now, of course, Kosmos Festival as well!

Soundcloud · Instagram

UkaUka (IT)

UkaUka in sunglasses playing at the decks under a psychedelic backdrop

UkaUka is the brand new project of Alberto Zatta, Italian born, producing and performing twisted psytrance since 2010.

Coming from a 200bpm planet, he got the chance to show his crazy skills around Europe, Mexico, Brazil and India with his active side project “Gotalien”. With UkaUka, he focuses more on groovy basslines with 3dimensional effects, where he brings a fusion of old school vibes, forest, twilight with new age psychedelics, experimenting similarities between sounds and sacred geometry.

UkaUka is ready to blast your dance-floor, release colorful tracks and make you smile!

Soundcloud · Instagram

Anarkick (IT)

Anarkick is going to drop some new musical bombs never heard before, in a time of war and uncertainty all we have is love and music to bring us together in the awareness that there are no borders, and no differences when it comes to love and music! Let’s join together and celebrate life.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Eeriegeist (MX)

Eeriegeist at the decks on a stage bathed in purple light

Eeriegeist is the cutting-edge psytrance project of Mexican-Chilean producer and sound engineer Sebastian Salas.

With a signature blend of deep grooves, complex synthesis, and funky psychedelic energy, Eeriegeist delivers high-impact sets tailored for both night-time intensity and daytime euphoria. Eeriegeist has taken his sound to international stages around the world, captivating crowds with his dynamic performances.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Mycelliohm (FR)

Mycelliohm laughing with his head tilted back and his hands at his chin

Originally from Paris, Mycelliohm discovered the world of electronic music in 2010 and quickly began composing his own music. Nourished by quality festivals and rave parties, he quickly developed a particular affinity for the psychedelic scene.

Mycelliohm’s set, mostly composed of its last productions, will begin calmly, gradually, evolving towards a more dancefloor-friendly and groovy psytrance. Let yourself be carried away on this initiatory and… fungal journey !

Soundcloud · Facebook

Egon's Embrace & Goreiju (RS)

Egon’s Embrace and Goreiju in a blue-toned double-exposure portrait

Egon’s Embrace is psychedelic trance with a dark, dreamy edge—hypnotic grooves, deep atmospheres, and cinematic tension designed for late-night dancefloors.

Goreiju channels mantra energy into psychedelic trance—organic, luminous sound design and deep hypnotic flow, where darkness and light move as one.

Egon’s Embrace (RS): Soundcloud

Goreiju (RS): Facebook · Soundcloud

Gido (LT)

Gido’s performance will be psychedelic retro trance journey. He will play new tracks and many unreleased tracks from his friends.

Website · Soundcloud · Facebook

Dj Hugadam (AT)

Dj Hugadam in headphones at the mixer under UV-lit psychedelic decor

Label manager of Banyan records and Party organizer (Stomping Goats Collective).

Hu Gadam aka, Asmodis entered the colourful psychedelic dancefloors in the year 1999. In the year 2011, he created Banyan Records along with his friend Senang.

With Banyan Records behind his back, he wished to express his perception of dark forest psychedelic trance music.

He has performed in many parties and festivals around the world with his sets, and you can safely hold your expectations and have a highly hypnotic psychedelic music night!

Soundcloud · Instagram

phobos (IT)

Black-and-white photo of phobos mixing at the decks

Owner and label manager of Looney Moon Records, Phobos is a psytrance DJ who shapes his sound to the moment, the crowd, and the time of day, with a strong focus on smooth, precise mixing.

His sets move from psychedelic, night driven sounds to brighter, groove focused and funky selections during daytime hours.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Mama Gaia (SE) B2B Korento

Mama Gaia and Korento posing side by side against a white background

Mama Gaia is one of Sweden’s most experienced DJs within progressive psytrance. She began her journey in 2005 and has since performed at clubs, parties, and festivals across Europe. In 2021, she released her first music on SpinTwist Records. Her sets are intuitively shaped by the energy of the sun, the moon, and the vibrations of Mother Earth.

Korento is one of Finland’s most established female psytrance DJs, with over 20 years of experience in the festival scene. A familiar face at Kosmos Festival, she has not only performed but also contributed behind the scenes as a booking manager.

Known for her dynamic and charismatic sets, Korento delivers groovy, uplifting, and intelligent full-on psytrance with a slightly dirty edge. Inspired by the meaning of her name—“dragonfly” in Finnish—she radiates light, energy, and grace, creating unforgettable dancefloor moments.

This year, she will perform together with Mama Gaia, radiating beautiful feminine energy on stage.

Mama Gaia (SE): Soundcloud · Instagram

Korento: Soundcloud · Instagram

Miazu & Polly

Miazu & Polly at the decks of a forest stage, Polly kissing Miazu on the cheek

Polly & Miazu are a hugely influential duo in Finland’s forest and psy-trance culture, known for turning bold ideas into music, parties, and art that inspired countless others. Since the early days of goa trance in Finland in the ’90s, they focused on creating high-quality, immersive psy events that stood out in a small scene. Over the years, they’ve organized everything from intimate gatherings to major festivals, helping shape and sustain the Finnish psy-trance community.

Soundcloud · Sangoma Records

Naima (AT)

Naima smiling at the decks in front of a blue-lit stage

Djane Naima (Sangoma Records) has been DJing for 17+ years, playing at major festivals worldwide.

She delivers a powerful psychedelic journey, bringing her unmistakable pulse, earthy and charged with that playful forest tension she does so well.

Naima’s sets draw crowds deep into the mystical sound of Sangoma.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Nulla Taar (GR)

Black-and-white portrait of Nulla Taar against a dark background

Nulla Taar project has been in the making since 2019. The reason he started this project was to do something experimental, with meaning and something people with a wider range of musical tastes can relate to.

His music would be described as twilight forest with a bit of full-on, a touch of progressive influence. Some of his signature motives are Polyrhythmic grooves, meditative soundscapes, heavy leads, and bizarre scales and chords.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Rob Ótico (UK)

Rob Ótico in sunglasses with a grey beard, on a dark background

Rob Ótico is a Bristol-based DJ and producer blending techno, progressive and psytrance into powerful sets defined by deep basslines and explosive breakdowns.

After a life-changing accident and an eight-year hiatus, he’s returned to the stage with a glowing prosthetic and an even stronger drive. Today, he’s recognised for high-energy performances and is one of the most recognisable characters on the dancefloor.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Saija (AU)

Saija standing on a stormy seashore

SAIJA is a Sydney based, Finnish born DJ and producer, whose work blends Nordic folk influences with melodic progressive psytrance.

She blends cinematic soundscapes, classical string arrangements, and powerful vocals into a sound that encourages listeners to feel, imagine, and connect with their own inner magic.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Antiscarp Warriors

A long-haired member of Antiscarp Warriors in dark sunglasses

The meaning of Anticarp Mafia is to make your body move on the dancefloor. After years of experience with their own label and life in studio, Antiscarp Warriors dedicates their special sound to the global trance dancefloors.

Soundcloud · Facebook

Gaida

Gaida at the decks, blurred with motion under stage lights

Gaida’s music blends hypnotic grooves with psychedelic vibes. Creating sonic journeys through shifting landscapes. Expect dark and surreal emotional territories.

Bandcamp · Instagram

Southwild (DE)

Southwild’s music is a state of mind and also a feeling beyond just the musical approach. Southwild’s sound has a high detail on rockin’ grooves, which are tweaked to the max to shake your butt off!

Soundcloud · Instagram

Tsubi (HU)

Tsubi holding his headphones at a mixer inside a psychedelic dome

Smooth mixing techniques, narrative-driven musical journey through sets, tasty selections, and characteristic sound are why RadiOzora’s Tsubi’s DJ performances remain distinctly unique.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Havina

Havina standing in a green forest

Planned but drifting side step into swampy rhythms and sounds. A passionate music maker and funky vibe curator, dedicated to bringing energy to the dancefloor and lifting the room with immersive soundscapes.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Igor Swamp

Igor Swamp in a cap and patterned jacket, looking down at his equipment

Finnish music wizard Toni Sorsa is the mastermind behind the hypnotic music project Igor Swamp. His signature sound blends zipping, whipping, and whirring synth lines with intricately layered percussive rhythms, crafting a dynamic and psychedelic audio landscape where northern mysticism meets raw urban energy.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Jazuur Space Club

A Jazuur Space Club musician in clown make-up and a top hat playing guitar beside a laptop and mixer

Jazuur Space Club mixes psytrance with metal, funk, latin grooves, disco, cinematic soundscapes and somehow it all makes sense.

Psychedelic electronic music for every possible situation!

Soundcloud · Instagram

Lyserga

Lyserga in headphones at the decks under blue and purple lights

Expect to experience a driving cross between forest & night-time psytrance filled with trippy experiments and gnarly basslines.

What started out as a fun little weekend project to test out music production, turned quickly into years of organic community building with different kinds of gatherings such as picnics out in the sun, private indoor parties and big open airs out in the wilderness.

All these experiences fueled by passion & the love for the music and culture has set the building blocks of a new lysergic live set ready to set the stage in 2026.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Khaiku

Khaiku at the decks in front of a UV-painted backdrop with large eyes

Khaiku’s music is sounds from nature, music, the world and especially from the inner world. Groovy psychedelic trance dance music with foresty sounds and good vibes.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Nebula Meltdown

Nebula Meltdown in headphones at the decks under a psychedelic canopy

A Finnish veteran psytrance artist and DJ, Nebula Meltdown has traveled the world for over 25 years, playing at all kinds of indoor and outdoor events, ranging from massive festivals to small, cosy clubs in fascinating locations.

His DJ sets are carefully crafted stories, blending consciousness-transforming tapestries of sound from his ever-expanding library, with music spanning the entire history of psychedelic trance, from its earliest days to today’s most modern sound.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Oden

Oden, seen from behind, playing to a daytime crowd at a forest stage

Oden’s psychedelic trance driven sets are in high demand in Finland due to his unique capability in mixing his own music with his favourite tunes made by other preeminent musicians.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Salakavala

The two members of Salakavala posing at the decks, one giving a thumbs up

Long-time psytrance punks & modern-day Suomisaundi wizards, Salakavala is a Helsinki-based duo comprised of Tommy Lauhiala & Toni Sorsa.

Over their 20-year career, Salakavala has rearranged concepts of psychedelic music, drawing dancefloors worldwide far beyond boxed-in notions of the style.

Website · Soundcloud · Instagram

SiENiS

A colour-saturated close-up of SiENiS pulling a wide-eyed face

SiENiS is EKi Jokisalo who has been exploring the audio realms since 1996, some beginner projects later, he created Sienis as a means to bring full energy to the dance floors. Twisted, groovy and powerful music awaits.

Expect to hear blasting beats, dazzling melodies, fat and funky bass line workouts, and cheeky samples on this white-knuckle ride through pure sonic hedonism.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Japster & Christian Arctica

Japster and Christian Arctica in side-by-side portraits, both in backwards caps

Japster is a Finnish psytrance artist who has quickly established himself as one of the most recognized names in the country’s electronic music scene with his unique sound.

Christian Arctica: Helsinki-based DJ whose sets are full of pure electronic dance music power. His distinctive sound is a seamless fusion of epic trance melodies and electric energy, where dramatic breakdowns shift into hard-hitting drops that break genre boundaries.

Japster: Soundcloud · Instagram

Christian Arctica: Soundcloud · Facebook

Maniac

Maniac making a peace sign at the decks inside a wooden stage

Born in Bangladesh, first moved to the UK for higher studies and eventually found his home in the cozy Finland.

Back in 2010, Maniac discovered a crazy, energetic, and deeply joyful style of music in the London Underground scene. Something about it instantly connected with him, and from that moment on, he felt drawn into the psychedelic world.

He became one of the founding members of CLH Records and has been involved in organizing intimate parties and gatherings both in Finland and in London.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Terva

Terva at the decks, framed through a round window

Terva (a Finnish word for tar) is a man from South Finland. The psy prog/tech traveller is here to entertain your body & soul.

Terva’s set promises us Psychedelic prog, tech, trance and a bit of genre blur.

Soundcloud · Instagram

TsoniBoy

TsoniBoy at the decks on a club stage lit in red

TsoniBoys’ sets emerge from a love of dynamic psytrance — hefty basslines, catchy melodies, and a grooving core infused with Forest and Full-on influences.

Music that makes you move, nourishing your body, mind, and soul.

Soundcloud · Instagram

Tigro

Tigro with long dreadlocks, sunglasses and a furry hat behind a laptop

Tigro’s bringing a high-energy psytrance set – funky, groovy and fast! Ready to Blast: come lose yourself! Step in and ride the wave! C U there 👽🖖🏻

Soundcloud · Facebook

Yonagual

Yonagual at a table of electronic music gear, looking into the camera

Yonagual sets explore a wide spectrum of psychedelic prog and techno – from groovy daytime rhythms to heavier nighttime moods. Expect deep basslines, peculiar soundscapes, and a hypnotic drive: audio delights for intriguing dance floor adventures.

Website · Soundcloud · Instagram

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The following artists will also perform on Vortex:

  • Hutti Heita (NO)
  • Neutron (UK)
  • HaaS
  • Jean-Peter
  • Miazu & Polly
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