Peruvian-born, Berlin-based left-field house producer and DJ whose material is at once meditative, political, and dancefloor-oriented.
When she began work on her debut album 'Madres', Kourtesis was seemingly unstoppable. A string of rapturously received EPs and singles made her one of the fastest-rising stars in the electronic world and beyond. She has already graced the cover of Mixmag, released a brilliantly energetic and moving Resident Advisor ‘RA Session’, appeared on ‘End of Year’ lists in The New York Times, Pitchfork, DJ Mag and Spotify (#6 Best Electronic Song) and played instant sell-out early shows at London’s Lafayette and Manchester’s YES as well as standout performances at Glastonbury, Green Man, Wide Awake and Primavera and tours supporting Caribou and Bicep.
There’s a surprising relationship at the centre of Kourtesis’ debut album 'Madres', released on Ninja Tune in October 2023. An album in large part dedicated to her mother, there’s also another person, one without whom this album would never have been made. Peter Vajkoczy. Vajkoczy is a neurosurgeon, one of the very best neurosurgeons in the world in fact, and Madres is dedicated to him. The story of how a world-renowned neurosurgeon came to appear in the liner notes of this record is one of tenacity, miracles, all-consuming love and ultimately, of hope.
The budding left-field superstar brings that story to Magnetic Fields with a live set.
Nicola Cruz ✴ Sofia Kourtesis (Live) ✴ David August (Live) ✴ Midland (5 Hour Set) ✴ Ahadadream ✴ 20 Years Of Hyperdub: Kode9 & Scratchclart ✴ Jane Fitz ✴ 10 Years Of Rhythm Section: Bradley Zero, Wallace & Private Joy ✴ Tom VR ✴ Nikki Nair ✴ Takeshi's Cashew ✴ Fieldlines: V.I.V.E.K (Live) x Bhanwari Devi, Alser Khan, Kambhra Khan, Kutla Khan, Krishna Kumar, Mahmud Khan & Yusuf Khan ✴ Gene On Earth ✴ The Ghost (5 hour Set) ✴ Coast 2 Coast ✴ CCL ✴ Resident Advisor: Yazzus & Monophonik (Live) ✴ DJ Voices ✴ Sid Vashi: Live, Unreleased (Debut) ✴ livwutang ✴ RHR ✴ Dave DK ✴ Cousin Kula ✴ Shubh Saran ✴ Jay Carder ✴ Sublime Sound (Live Debut) ✴ Ko Shin Moon ✴ Richard Akingbehin ✴ PANELIA - Nothing And All At Once A/V (Debut) ✴ Dynamite Disco Club & Friends ✴ DEE EN ✴ Caroline Lethô (Live) ✴ Lush Lata ✴ Digging In India: Nishant Mittal, Ani Phoebe & Lapgan ✴ Flux Vortex (Live) ✴ Focus Group Radio: Poly-Ritmo & Focus Group Sound System ✴ YNZN ✴ KILLZEN (Live) ✴ Aayna ✴ Kartik - BrokenBeats & Pieces (Live) ✴ SYEYL: Space In Between (Debut) ✴ Nik ✴ Moe ✴ DJ Pants ✴ Social Isolation: Masta Justy, Catatacat, Songs For A Tired City, Pardafash, Sacred Seeds & Kaldi Moss ✴ SULTAN ✴ Tushar Mathur ✴ Bombie