Golden Years begins with a farewell that is not a farewell. No goodbye is forever, is it? Tocotronic are concerned with the self-contradictions of our existence in an ever more refined way. For the 75th edition of the Berlinale, Tocotronic celebrates the start of its fourth decade as a band at the Columbia Theater.

The direct sincerity of Tom Walker's poignant lyrics was front and centre for Leave A Light On, released in 2017. This phenomenally successful single took the Scottish artist on tour to every continent and won him the Best New Brit Award at the 2019 Brit Awards. Filmed on July 29, 2024 at the Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg.

What drives Chlär is an unquenchable thirst for learning and progress. So it's hardly surprising that his productions are like attempts to awaken the primal, tribal instinct that lies dormant in all of us. Dax J, British DJ and producer, has gone from pirate radio to headlining the world's biggest techno institutions. All the while cultivating a resolutely singular style and an unshakeable attachment to his underground DNA.

Since the release of her debut album I'm Feeling Hopeful in 2021, Milan Ring hasn't been doing things by halves! Exploring the fields of alternative electronic music in her compositions, she creates ethereal vocal arrangements with her inseparable guitar, which always takes centre stage.

Heart-stopping rhythms, otherworldly melodies and a childlike, carefree yet energetic voice: The winning formula behind tracks like Yebo Mama, a formula that has given this young singer, songwriter and dancer an international audience over the past few years.

Now based in Munich, the Mongolian-born singer combines the grace of vocal jazz with chamber folk and urtiin duu, the traditional music of her Central Asian homeland known for its endless steppes. Influenced by the great voices of American jazz, such as Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae, Enji's voice is at once warm and graceful, discreet and assured.