Helena Hauff's DJ sets are packed with rough, tough tracks that stomp and crackle, and don't rely on any frills apart from the whiplash of acid and the hot euphoria of Italo. Her sonic aesthetic is rooted in a twilight-lit area of colliding sharp acid sounds, cold Detroit rhythmics, monolithic industrial soundscapes and even minimalist atmospherics. Helena’s sound world is intense, electrified, and futuristic, but with strong traces of underlying emotionalism and experimentalism.



She's burrowed her way through the depth of the underground, rising to the top in order to play Sónar and release on Actress's Werkdiscs (now a sub-label of Ninja Tune), managing to comfortably operate in both super-niche and crossover circles. Ultimately, she's that rare thing: an uncompromising artist who thrills what’s steadily becoming a wider audience.