Who decided that a dancefloor needs to stick to the same beat and tempo all night? Certainly not Dutch DJ upsammy. She's part of a generation of DJs who see no reason to stick to one genre when there's so much great music out there. Playing with half-time and double-time rhythms, she finds unexpected connections between intricate drum & bass, psychedelic electronics and techno. When we caught her at Dekmantel Festival in August, she delivered one of our favourite DJ sets of the entire festival. At times, it was hard to understand how she got from one track to the next, but somehow it all made perfect sense. Tempos shifted, rhythms changed direction, and the dancefloor followed every turn. No need to know what was coming next. Just be there and enjoy the music. Beautiful! Behind the name upsammy is Amsterdam-based Thessa Torsing. She learned to DJ at parties organised with friends, under bridges and out in nature, before finding her way to the renowned Amsterdam club De School. There, she had the freedom to experiment with different sounds and crowds. A pretty good education for a DJ who has never been particularly interested in following the rules. As a producer and composer, she's just as curious. Her music is full of tiny details, unusual rhythms and sounds that could just as easily come from a forest as from a synthesizer. She's released music on labels including Nous’klaer Audio, Dekmantel, PAN and AD93, and collaborated with experimental drummer Valentina Magaletti on the album Seismo. She's also been a regular on NTS Radio. But this time, it's upsammy the DJ we're most excited to hear. She's spoken about how she prefers not to plan her sets too carefully, instead letting the room, the crowd and the moment guide the music. We think that's a pretty great approach. On Friday, December 18, we're handing over the entire night at Østre to upsammy. Four and a half hours, no warm-up DJ and nobody taking over the decks. Just upsammy and whatever records she feels like playing. We can't wait!