On February 20, KHIDI welcomes back one of its most distinctive voices, Yanamaste, for a night that feels less like a booking and more like a homecoming.
Now based in Spain, Yanamaste returns to Georgia as a globally active artist whose sound has matured without losing its roots. A Georgian DJ, producer, and live performer, he has long been recognized for channeling deep personal and cultural influences into techno that is raw, emotional, and immersive. His sets are not just performances. They are narratives. Intense, hypnotic journeys that reflect both where he comes from and where he has evolved.
Taking the booth alongside him is KHIDI resident Dualpistols, whose signature approach to techno is built on powerful repetition and carefully shifting intensity. His sets unfold patiently, locking dancers into a groove that grows heavier and more commanding as the night progresses.
The lineup continues with Script.ms, co founder of the Faction event series, delivering fast paced, groove driven, uncompromising techno rooted firmly in the underground. Joining him is Architect.msc, known for a raw and muscular sound defined by deep basslines, layered textures, and complex rhythmic structures. Completing the main floor is Staox, a young and promising live performer from Georgia’s electronic music scene, bringing fresh energy and live driven intensity to the night.
G2: A Parallel Journey Underground
While the main room hosts Yanamaste’s return, G2 offers its own deep dive into Georgia’s electronic identity. A special B2B session brings together Ash Scholem and Gacha Bakradze, two foundational figures in Tbilisi’s scene. As co founders of the Left Bank collective and key contributors to the city’s underground culture, their shared session promises a fluid, genre blurring dialogue shaped by years of collaboration and vision.
Joining them is Knaughty, KHIDI resident and co founder of the LEASH queer party series. With a musical journey that began in the 1990s, Knaughty’s sets reflect decades of music collecting and club culture, resulting in performances that are expressive, diverse, and deeply personal.
Also on the G2 lineup is Kuduxxti, a Munich based Georgian DJ whose sound is shaped by years spent inside club spaces, treating the dancefloor as a shared, living environment rather than a stage. Closing the room is Eklektramusic, a member of the KHIDI team, weaving dark and mysterious atmospheres through grooves that move seamlessly between electro, breaks, acid, and drum and bass.
More Than a Night. A Return.
Yanamaste’s return to KHIDI is a moment that resonates beyond a single lineup. It reflects the strength of Georgia’s electronic music community. Artists who travel, grow, and evolve internationally, yet remain deeply connected to the place where their sound was born.
On February 20, KHIDI becomes the meeting point of past and present, local and global, intensity and emotion. A night where homegrown identity meets refined experience and where the dancefloor tells the story.