Reitze

A Madrid electricity with Latin American roots

Reitze's DJ booth is recognized by a form of direct tension: dark, mental, and physical techno, crossed by vocals, nervous percussion, industrial accents, and a bass pressure that does not seek to soften the dancefloor. Born in Chile and artistically raised in Madrid, she has built her identity from an untamed intersection of rap, club electronics, dance, performance, and the alternative nightlife scene. This mix explains a presence that functions as much as a techno selector as an extension of a broader scenic imaginary.

Skin, Stardust and the Madrid nightlife circuit

Her journey is closely linked to the Madrid underground ecosystem. She has been a resident of Skin Club, one of the most visible platforms in the city's alternative programming, and is also linked to the after-hours club Aback, associated with Stardust. On Resident Advisor, her activity is listed since 2011 with a trajectory especially concentrated in Madrid, with appearances at venues such as Strong the Club, Skin Club, Sala Siroco, Sala ART, and Hangar48 Club. Her name also appears in contexts such as Cabra Negra, EnterDVoid, Proof, Crow, Hectic, Delirium, Disaster Madrid, Insert, Autopoiesis, Paradox, Secta Techno Club, Emergencia Emergente, and Alma de Techno, a map that places her work within a network of collectives, sessions, and clubs with a hard and nonconformist vocation.

Techno with body, voice, and performative character

Reitze's language avoids decorative minimalism. Her sessions rely on dark techno, industrial techno, EBM, and hard techno, but incorporate a vocal cadence and a pulse inherited from her rap influences. Aggressive hi-hats, sharp rides, tense melodies, and marked percussion articulate sets of frontal energy, designed to sustain a climate of friction rather than a simple linear progression. Her training in Dramatic Arts and her link to dance help to understand that way of occupying the booth as a performative space: she not only mixes music, but also works on a physical, aesthetic, and narrative presence.

From the booth to the studio

Beyond the DJ set, her recording activity is connected to the names Karin Reitze, Karin Private, and Karin Private Reitze. With Marcos in Dub, she released Amor Sin Látex, a piece published by Midtrax Records in 2024 and also included in the Trambolika environment. On streaming platforms, she also appears in collaborations such as No Fear with Edu Base and in the release Welcome with RAVEOUT500 and GRISTHASIA. This vocal and authorial facet expands Reitze's profile: from a club techno selector to a hybrid artist who crosses word, body, electronics, and nightlife culture from a clearly underground position.