French electronic musician (born 1978)
Kangding Ray
Get to know the artist
Kangding Ray is the project of David Letellier, a French electronic musician, DJ and producer based in Berlin. His music runs from experimental electronica to club-ready techno, and began with the album Stabil in 2006. He founded the label ara and wrote the score for Óliver Laxe's 2025 film Sirāt.
- Explore the catalogue
His albums include Solens Arc, Cory Arcane from 2015 and Hyper Opal Mantis from 2017, released on Stroboscopic Artefacts.
- Remixes
He has remixed Martin Gore and Ben Frost on Mute, Battles on Warp, Oscar Mulero on Polegroup and Inigo Kennedy on Token.
- Country
- France
- First RA show
- 2006 · Unit, Tokyo
- On RA
- 541 shows in 49 countries
- Released on
- Mute Records, Warp Records, Raster-Noton, Token, Stroboscopic Artefacts, PoleGroup Recordings
- RA followers
- 12,151
- Plays
- Electronica
Hear a full mix
- RA.519 Kangding Ray ↗
Resident Advisor podcast · May 2016
In our cities
- 94 shows · last Sep 2026 at Berghain | Panorama Bar | Säule
- 34 shows · last Aug 2026 at Lofi
- 22 shows · last Sep 2026 at TBA - Brooklyn
- 21 shows · last Jun 2026 at IKLECTIK
- 11 shows · last Dec 2024 at VENT
- 3 shows · last Jun 2023 at Club 77
- 2 shows · last May 2024 at Headquarters
- 1 show · last Sep 2015 at My Aeon
Upcoming across cities
Often on the same bill as
- Ne/Re/A
8 shared bills · last Sep 2026
- Polygonia
7 shared bills · last Oct 2023
- Dasha Rush
6 shared bills · last Nov 2024
- Mary Yuzovskaya
5 shared bills · last May 2026
- Justine Perry
5 shared bills · last Mar 2026
- Clarisa Kimskii
5 shared bills · last Oct 2025
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