The Infinite Now — Berlin Atonal & Unsound at Kraftwerk Berlin

What is The Infinite Now?

The Infinite Now is the main event of Berlin Atonal 2026 and, at the same time, the first official collaboration between Berlin Atonal and the Polish festival Unsound (Krakow). The venue is Kraftwerk Berlin on Köpenicker Straße — a former heating plant, one of Berlin's most iconic industrial architectures. Concept: a 30-hour continuous sound program from Saturday evening to Sunday evening, moving through five times of day — dusk, night, dawn, day, and a second dusk.

30 Hours of Main Program — and Beds for Lounging

The most radical element of The Infinite Now: For holders of the 30-hour ticket, beds, hammocks, and soft lounging areas will be set up in Kraftwerk. Sleeping is part of the intended experience — the audience moves freely through the program, can retreat, doze, and re-immerse themselves. In this way, the festival extends a logic that Berlin Atonal and Unsound have already tested with long-form concerts by Stars Of The Lid, Kali Malone, or Catherine Lamb to an entire festival structure.

Artists in the Main Program

The lineup brings together central figures of ambient, drone, and experimental music: Caterina Barbieri, Paul Jebanasam, Kali Malone, Stars Of The Lid, and others. The closing act is Terrence Dixon at 11:00 PM with the world premiere of "A Cosmic Display of Beauty" — a new work by one of the most uncompromising proponents of Detroit Techno.

Prelude Concerts Earlier in the Week

The Infinite Now is preceded by three Prelude concerts during the week from May 10th to 15th:

• Prelude 1: Oneohtrix Point Never performs his Tranquilizer live show with Freeka Tet — opened by Piotr Kurek
• Prelude 2: Hania Rani's alter ego Chilling Bambino, supported by Torus
• Prelude 3: Sinfonietta Cracovia plays Gavin Bryars' "The Sinking of the Titanic" and "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet", framed by a new work by Aleksandra Słyż

Installations

Throughout the entire 30 hours, four site-specific installations are spread across Kraftwerk: works by Brennan Wojtyla, Alex Reynolds & Robert M Ochshorn, Fabien Giraud & Anne Stern, and Marcel Weber. They are part of the program — discoverable, repeatable, habitable for extended periods.

Kraftwerk Berlin as the Venue

Kraftwerk Berlin on Köpenicker Straße is a former East German heating plant, now one of Berlin's central venues for experimental music and electronic sound art. Its architecture — steel girders, concrete structures, a 20-meter-high main hall — creates sound spaces that Berlin Atonal has systematically utilized since 2013. The building also houses the club Tresor in its basement.