Marcel Dettmann

Marcel Dettmann’s name is synonymous with Berlin’s techno lineage, yet for Dekmantel 2026 he opens a different door. His house sets are not nostalgic detours but precision-built journeys: stripped-back, rhythm-driven, and quietly subversive. Drawing on early ’90s club energy, warped grooves, and tracks that sit just off-centre, Dettmann threads momentum with restraint, letting swing, pressure, and texture do the heavy lifting. A longtime resident of Berghain and a central figure in shaping its sound, he approaches the dancefloor as a curator as much as a DJ. Across decades of releases, label projects, and work spanning contemporary art, film, and performance, Dettmann has continually expanded what dance music can be – making this house set less a stylistic shift than a rare glimpse into the full breadth of his musical thinking.