Ahead of their first club night at Ankali, we spoke to a part of Shella Radio’s team – the Shella fellas Mariam, Pablo, Patricio and Tohfa. We looked back at their first months of streaming and community-building, and discussed their role in the local scene.

„We are not here to define what womanhood should look like to you and what connection you should have to it,” says Ksenia and Liliana, co-founders of the new party series CUNT. In the interview they share their mission behind creating a new female space in Prague’s nightlife but also how it feels to experience …

Freddie Hudson returns to our blog to speak with Piezo about playfulness in music, his label Ansia, the Milanese music scene, and more. The singular artist returns to Ankali for the anniversary on May 18, to play a b2b set with CCL in the Garden.

Ahead of Toma Kami’s upcoming performance in our club, Claudia Franco exchanged a few words with the DJ and producer about his trajectory and his take on hot topics within the dance music scene.

We’ve asked DJ Slater to dig through April, but as he’s already waiting to retire in his DJ life, he though he could use some help. His team – Axis Alpha, Eva Falt and ka.za – were already knee-deep with their second Weltraum clubnight coming up at Ankali, and so they dug a bit deeper, …

Harmony crew spent most of February travelling the land down under to “bring a bit of Harmony” to the heavily-regulated yet flourishing music scene. We had a chat with the team to hear some stories, to see them through Rita Watson’s pics, and to learn what bush doofs are.

Five weekends, fourteen events, two new in-house nights: we’re busy in March. Juraj Kačaba aka Obštrukcia dissected this month’s program to share with you his personal crème de la crème.

Jaša Bužinel spoke to Dekmantel’s Elisa Luengo about the festival’s 10th anniversary, vision and future, changing music tastes, bridging the East-West divide, and more.

The next supersonixx event is getting near – Ankali will host its second edition on the 25th of November. So I met up (online) with Oliver Torr and Ladislav Zensor aka Oblaka to discuss how their club night series started, what they see looking back at the past ten years of Prague electronic scene, how …

Daniel Styles aka Westdale pulled out his reading glasses to examine in detail our busy program for November. There are three events the Vitamin resident and Infame Radio/Markham Road daddy doesn’t want you to miss. Dig along.

Claudia Franco speaks to the poet, songwriter and musician Abdullah Miniawy ahead of his live performance at the upcoming special edition of Deviant.

Markéta, aka the DJ and selector known as Skalm, took on the challenge to pick few of our upcoming events in October and to put her choices into words. And she did so with a wit of her own, highlighting her crushes, friends and new discoveries. A fun to read, no diggity.

During the upcoming week the internationally renowned Lunchmeat Festival will take over Prague once again. And once again Ankali will be a part of it. Lunchmeat is a collective of creative maximalists and AV enthusiasts obsessed with new media, digital art, the freshest electronic music and of course – the visual side of the fun. …

The new season is literally and metaphorically raining down on us: we’re discovering new roof leaks on these rainy days while getting ready for a storm of events … which is also a good time for resuming monthly picks by our favourite diggers. Talented sound designer, DJ and one of the Amphibians – Atch22 – …

Hand in hand with the summer heat, Transforma took over the town of Tábor on the first week of July for a few days of vibrant community feeling and an exploration of the local music scene. To keep the memories alive for a little longer, our blog contributors Claudia, Freddie, Jonáš and Nora have put …

A short trip into the history of Czech clubbing, the queer scene and the near future of Pioneer Prague.

As the infamous quote goes, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” If you saw Rita Watson’s photographs you know she gets quite close, intimate almost. Combining a raver’s angle with an insider-access, she has been capturing Prague’s nightlife with an eye of a true and dedicated observer for several years now. …

Freddie Hudson talks to a personal hero, the prolific Finnish artist Aleksi Perälä, who will take a break from his intense studio routine to do a listening session and play live at Ankali on Friday.

When Pablo Gardú joined our team of light operators at Ankali few years back, we remember how, each time on a shift, they used to squeeze in a couple of minutes of practice in the DJ booth before we opened the club. They have come a long way since then: co-directed last year’s Grid revival, …

On April 21 Ankali welcomes Standard Deviation, Kyiv-based multi-disciplinary platform and label that fostered collaborative exchange between Ukrainian scene and the global community, now focusing on highlighting Ukrainian (not only) musical talent. Our upcoming clubnight will bring together a group of international label affiliates, including experimental club legend M.E.S.H., Ukrainian Chaosy & Costa or now …

It’s always a pleasure whenever Marie Pravda drops by. Depending on the situation, her presence usually entails good talks, good music and some trouble – the good kind of course. This time she dropped by at our Blog to highlight some of the events from the busy April schedule. Cheers to some trouble!

Freddie Hudson selected the events that got his attention in March and penned few paragraphs to guide us through. The music journalist and DJ, who travelled to Prague to cover a festival in 2020 and decided to stay, has quickly become well-versed in the local music, and his writings have helped in putting the local …

Light designer and visual artist Ella Pavel, who you might recognize as one of the faces and voices of hereandthere, or as the fun-having face shining brightly through the narrow window of our lighting booth, sheds some light on few of our events in February.

A lot of you have probably heard about the relatively new club and hangout hotspot in Brno. Word gets around quickly, especially when it concerns a cool place like Vitamin. Some of you might not heard much yet, since the crew behind keeps it off the grid to some extent. We spoke with a few …

This month we pass the digging shovel to David Štrobach aka Servicebot, the programmer of Vitamin and the guy who occasionally frowns and smiles when guarding the doors to our club. For us, David is family, and he’s bringing his Vitamin family over in a few weeks, which makes it the perfect occasion to let …

Tasya, one of the brightest stars of Prague’s night skies, digs through our programme in December 2022 and shines light on some of the upcoming events. Her enthusiasm is so bright and contagious that it might actually warm you up in these cold dark days.

Upcoming weeks will be busy, again. With so many things happening all over the place it’s easy to get lost. Luckily we got Cyril, one of the club’s founders and day-to-day managers, to share with you his recommendations on what’s worth the attention. So if you bump into him, it will most likely be at …

Eva Porating is maybe one of the most loyal Malka Tuti fans around. Her Three of Cups event this Friday (Oct 21) welcomes Katzele, one of the brains behind the mighty label. To warm-up your ears with that sweet Tuti-sound, she revisited her record collection and picked some of the label’s all-timers. Give it a …

With our programme being interrupted by lockdowns and with the general inability to plan as much ahead as we used to, we paused the Digging through blog series, our monthly breakdown of what’s happening in the club by local (and foreign) contributors – artists, promoters and friends. Since we’ve been back on track for a …

We talk with upsammy and Sjoerd Martens facing their upcoming performance for Saturday’s Deviant night, a dreamy, flowing sequence of translucent textures that merge sound and light.

Prague & London–based LBD Sounds will celebrate their upcoming tape release – Ethno Service’s NMA – at Planeta Za on May 28th. We had a short exchange about the label’s evolution with LBD’s Olin and Robert , and we also spoke to Petr and Jonas about what’s most probably their last ever joint effort as …

Alfred Czital released his first long-play back in February via his home-label Harmony Rec. A month later we reflected on the album titled Reality Check with the artist himself as well as with Tomáš Bím, one of the label crew members who helped making it happen.

The ‘new kid on the block’ of Prague’s label territories Späti Records will inaugurate its first record release at Planeta Za on Saturday, August 7th. The label chief Raphael Kosmos entrusted the label’s debut to the talented hands of Houschyar, an enigmatic up-and-coming music composer and DJ, who named his 6-track mini-lp Lengua Universale. We caught …

Coming up with a good title for any project is really not an easy task. From my own experience it often ends up leading to going insane. A good name doesn’t necessarily mean good quality, but its potential to intrigue, express originality and agency of the subject, or capture any substance at all, remains untapped …

In December, Spotify users received statistics on how much time they spent listening to music and podcasts through their app last year. With this move the streaming service inflicted yet another wave of disapproval towards itself.

Almost all parts of our building are quiet at the moment. Dormant, waiting. Closed until further notice. However, one of the rooms of Planeta Za emits sounds on a weekly basis. Those sounds are coming from the studio of Radio Laude, our new ‘tenants’, who since moving into their new home during summer have been …

Something new has emerged behind our walls. Habitable, yet uninhabited. A planet out of orbit, searching for its sun. An endless playground. Collectively shaped.  

The last days have been a time for self-reflection and analysis and I believe such a thing must always be done in silence. I didn’t want to speak up until I felt confident enough about what I wanted to say. I didn’t want to repeat formulas, to talk for the sake of just talking, use …

The COVID-19 pandemic and its imposed lockdowns have affected our culture in a brutal way, but as the nightlife slowly resumes and things seem to be getting back to normal, we believe it’s time to re-evaluate and rethink some of the old ways. What was broken or defective and can be adjusted? What can be …

In the 4th edition of The making of the scene series David Verbuč returns to interviewing regular visitors of Prague’s dance music events. This time he speaks with Darina and Iurii, two local ravers whose initial love for clubbing grew into a passion, which now affects their daily routines and professional interests.

In our new series dedicated to the mapping of the relationship between art and club culture Jen Kratochvil takes a look at the recent work of Cevdet Erek, the Turkish artist whose ‘Bergama Stereo’ installation echoed the hall of Hamburger Bahnhof before the gallery had to close its doors. At the same time Jen takes …

Since Ankali probably won’t open its doors for the rest of the month, we had to cancel all upcoming plans and we cannot provide you with a monthly rundown of our programme. However, our Blog contributors took the opportunity to assist you in these times of isolation with a list of things to occupy your …

When Ankali introduced cell phone camera stickers, which every visitor must get placed on their lenses while being checked upon arrival, I noticed some raised eyebrows and nervous mumbling on the faces of regular visitors and newcomers as well. As a result, it takes a bit longer to get in, and a lot of people …

There is an underlying criticism in the way Exhausted Modern understands and interprets the world. He expresses his opinions with the way his ‘mouth grew’, as he puts it. After all, his directness and cutting-the-bullshit helped him earn his reputation of one of the most distinctive producers and DJs our scene has witnessed. However, when he …

In this interview, I talk to Martin aka fleika, who is active in Prague techno scene mainly as a DJ, while he also engages in various other projects and collaborations. He used to form one half of a DJ tandem Karst (with Sinnan), he plays occasional live ambient acts (solo, or in tandem with friends …

We are back on track with full-month schedule and Arnold Atanesyan, known as a versatile DJ and the ONYX boss Arnii, is here to help you with your orientation. A thorough digger as he is, Arnii hasn’t selected only some events from February’s programme, he dug through almost all of them.

After a double-weekend break we will start the new season with just a handful of events in this month. Take a break as well and read what Diane Barbé has to say about some of them.

I converse with two pairs of Prague’s “techno” bartenders in this interview, both of which offer their own perspectives on bartending at electronic dance music events and the local scene in general. In the first part, Alžběta and Tomáš (from Ankali) discuss the hardships and enjoyments of bartending in an electronic dance music club. They …

What could be a better moment for starting new endeavours than the beginning of a new year? On January 24th we are kicking off a new collaboration with a truly exceptional figure of the electronic dance music world and beyond – Phuong-Dan. Through his residency nights titled Night Came Early and together with a diverse …

Under his Fugal moniker he has performed in Ankali a couple of times already and we consider him to be part of the family. Ted’s humble presence gets exalted into smooth coolness while he plays. He is able to sensitively absorb his surroundings and translate them back into DJ sets with an incredible sense of …

Those familiar with Prague’s electronic dance music scene have probably heard the name XYZ Project already. More attentive individuals perhaps even follow the group’s activities on a regular basis. Even though I would put myself into the latter category, and though I have been getting to know almost all the guys step by step over …

Avsluta is a London based music producer, DJ and a sound artist who is regularly coming back to Prague to perform in front of Czech audience while travelling around Europe as a member of the SHAPE platform artist roster. Her music production revolves around deep listening music compositions, but even when listening to her production …

In co-operation with a local music anthropologist David Verbuč from the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University we are starting these new blog series in which we are able to delve deeply into the mechanics and dynamics of our scene. Thanks to David’s research focus, passion for club subculture and his persistent fieldwork we are able …

Stepping out of the beaten path requires something, whether it is blind faith or just guts. Above all, it shows determination and passion for what is done. That’s exactly what has characterized Raphael Kosmos and Exhausted Modern, the genre-bending minds behind Endless Illusion. For 8 years they have pushed the boundaries of the local electronic …

Slovakian scene had its ups and downs when it comes to clubbing. With his scope of activities Andrej Kabal is one of the people responsible for those better days: he co-runs Junction and Counterpoint, Bratislava’s regular club nights focused on different parts of dance music spectrum; he ran a small cassette label called Evocative Objects; …

Nachtdigital’s family gathered this year to say goodbye to a 22-year-old project with the same enthusiasm and passion as in all the prior editions. Ankali and its many friends joined the celebration honouring their brief but beautiful friendship with the German festival. We put an end to the summer season with a lovely reflection about …

It’s been one year since we have started with the Digging through series and we have been saving the 13th edition to our most enthusiastic supporter from Slovakia, Michal Adam. He had already contributed to our blog before with his analysis of Dystopian label, but here he had even better chance to translate his enthusiasm …

In the second chunk of this summer’s digging NCOL inspects our reduced but diverse programme again with her trademark humour and wit. She is a part of the August line-ups (for the third month in a row!) so if you haven’t had a chance to listen to her on point selection mixed with joy, her …

Summer is about taking things slow and we are spreading what’s usually a month’s worth of programme till the end of August. Digging through will be split into two parts, both contributed by a recent debutant in our club – Nicole Princlová – known as NCOL to those who listen to her regular shows Devotions …

Balance is hardly achievable. But we would never get a glimpse of it if we don’t try. Harmony crew is one of those groups of people who seem to have found their special formula with consistency and clear vision. They have 3 releases under their belt and keep inviting their favourite artists from all over …

Matthew Colodny (Matty) comes from the US, but they have been living and studying in Prague for two years. Matty arrived at a time when our club’s doorpaint was still fresh, and they have been coming here regularly ever since. They even displayed their semestral work in our cloakroom, as a part of the FAMU …

Oliver Torr is a member of the XYZ Project, gear geek, Synth Library worker, all-kinds-of-music producer, Radio 1 host and regular disc jockey at every decent club and party in Prague. His involvement and affiliation with every nook and cranny of Prague’s music scene makes him one of the most outstanding figures nowadays. One of …

We had the chance to have a quick talk with the Australian producer and DJ before his expected live set in Ankali this Friday. For those not familiar with him, he’s an ambitious and talented musician that has established himself as a highly notorious figure in the most forward-thinking fields of electronic music in the …

The time has finally come to give the word to one of the people who are at the helm of creating monthly programme in our club. And looking at the March’s line-ups, it has been immediately clear who’s that going to be. As the co-founder of Ankali and a resident DJ, Sanjin Nesimi’s ears have …

Last month we have hosted an exhibition of students from the photography department at FAMU in Prague. The Studio of Photography and New Media led by Hynek Alt had been installing intensively for 3 days to show their work in the club – a quite untraditional space for a final show of the winter semester. …

For the February edition of our monthly programme overviews, we have invited our friend and Ankali regular Claudia Franco to introduce herself through her taste in music. If you don’t have time to check all the artists and projects which are performing in Ankali this month, then leave it all up to her now – …

It’s always quite hard to get back to the rhythm of the daily life after the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, but we have some work to do. It might take few more minutes than usual, but it’s going to be really worth your time. Dig in with the favourites of Laura Odin, our nightmanager, …

The man behind many memorable nights in our club, Vašek a.k.a whydie?, has accepted our little challenge and pinned down few of the sounds which caught his attention from this cold month’s schedule. And he has added a few kind words as well.

On November 3rd we are hosting our befriended crew from LÄRM in Budapest. One of the performing DJs will be Imre Kiss – almost a regular at our club, one could say. To be honest, we have a thing for Imre, and since he plays a part in this month’s programme, we thought it would …

There are few labels that are as dear to Ankali as Dystopian. Rødhåd, Distant Echoes and Alex.Do all played there already (Alex even twice), while Tijana T and Vril are coming later this month. This seems as a good opportunity to finally acknowledge where the love is coming from.

It hasn’t been easy to catch up with him lately because of his busy spinning and working schedule, but we have managed to do it. Our beloved resident DJ and techno selector Norman shares few picks & tips from this month’s lineups. Photo: Jonáš Verešpej

From now on, at the beggining of each month, we will invite someone close to our hearts, to give you a little personal overview of what’s going to happen in our club. This month we have asked Jonáš Verešpej, our nightmanager, to share few of his favorites and new discoveries.  

  I think that now, after the first year of Ankali, it’s time to get a little sentimental.