To longtime Sónar fans, Modeselektor should need no introduction. But for our younger audience, let’s give you the story. Starting out as part of the illegal rave scene in the outskirts of early 90s Berlin, Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary have played a huge role in shaping electronic music since the early 2000s. From their work with Sascha Ring (Apparat) as Moderat, to founding of Berlin institution Monkeytown Records, they’ve kept the sound of Berlin fresh, fun and free-spirited over the past two decades. Now veterans of the scene, they haven’t stopped looking to the future: just check the list of forward-thinking artists they’ve released on their SSPB label (named after the industrial site where they first formed). Expect plenty of curveballs, wonky basslines and wild thrills when they DJ together at Sónar Lisboa 2025.