Techno nights in Genoa

Before it was a night, El Cartel was a meeting.

It started outdoors. Not in a club, and not around a musical strategy. It started from the wish to meet again and dance.

Format

Open-air parties and night series

Where

Genoa and the hills behind it

Sound

Techno, residents and guests

Status

Active — winter season 26/27

Mountains, open spaces, familiar places.

Techno arrived immediately, and over the years it became central. With it grew the search: sound, selection, artists, rig, the rhythm of the night.

We grew up watching the scenes that shaped European techno. El Cartel is not their local copy: it stays direct, physical, convivial.

Pubblico sotto fasci di luce in un club

Quality techno, no cult of hype. Room to actually dance.

What started almost by instinct became a conscious musical project — and it is still the most direct part of OBD.

Play with us.

Artists, labels, collectives and spaces: send music and a line about what you do.