Coss

coss is a Berlin-based producer, DJ and live artist whose music moves freely between hypnotic grooves, warm atmospheres and more experimental, genre-blurring territory. He is the founder of the labels metanoia, mimoton, Neongrau and Betonstrand, as well as the force behind the local rhythm event series, which has brought his musical vision to audiences around the world. His sets and live performances balance warmth and intensity, moving between deeply hypnotic moments, playful energy and unexpected shifts in rhythm and texture. Rather than following a fixed genre, coss treats his different musical worlds as parts of the same constantly evolving language. His music has appeared on labels including Get Physical, Bar25, Dantze, Heimlich Musik, Laut & Luise, The Magic Movement, Akumandra, Baikal Nomads, Kindisch, Leveldva, IRR and his own labels metanoia and betonstrand. Alongside his work as coss, he releases music under various aliases including ki dake, saka030, GFDF, ki ya tori and Magic Seaweed People, exploring different sides of his musical spectrum. Photos: Jan Schölzel