Roland Cristal is coming to the Dour Festival with his drum machine and his joyfully nostalgic imagination! Immerse yourself in a high-energy set where childhood memories collide with the energy of raves. A wildly chaotic yet utterly exhilarating experience!

For the past decade, Roland Cristal has been having fun subverting the conventions of electronic music. His secret recipe? Layering naive nursery rhymes and voices sourced from the web over industrial basslines of formidable impact.

This lo-fi, DIY project evokes the gentle madness of Dimension Bonus (formerly Salut c’est cool) whilst nodding towards the surgical minimalism of Kraftwerk. Navigating between tracks dedicated to castles and anthems to meat rolls, the artist transforms every gig into a hardcore carnival. In fact, we can’t resist sharing some of the song titles from this unclassifiable producer: “I put mayo in the brioche”, “The Quest for the Mystical Pigeon”, “I collect menhirs”… you get the picture.

A decidedly zany sound experience that delighted festival-goers at the Dour Festival, who are never averse to offbeat experiences. And that was even in the middle of the afternoon!