Dear friends of good music and good company,
On Saturday, June 13, 2026, RikSten will be filming a public promotional video at Parkaue Lichtenberg — and you are warmly invited to join us!
This is not a concert in the…
Read moreJun 2, 2026
BIO
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Riksten is a Berlin-based electro-pop project founded in 2025 by Sten Wanski and Henrik Birke. Rooted in the melodic sensibility of 1980s synth-pop and the drive of modern dance music, Riksten combines club tracks with song-oriented songwriting. The two musicians had already worked together in the early 2000s in the electro-pop band Le-Plaisir. Even then, they were actively shaping Berlin's club culture—as organizers and live acts of the party series “Nacht der elektronischen Befreiung”, which took them to numerous clubs throughout the city. The project gained attention at continuous live presence with performances ranging from the Emergenza Festival to the Columbiahalle, as well as at events such as the YOU youth fair and open-air festivals such as the SonneMondSterne Festival. Later on, Sten produced electronic club music under the pseudonym ARCOVER together with progressive house producer Dirk Bettermann. These energetic productions are now remastered and together with the new material they build the "Riksten Kosmos": melodic electronic songs designed for both the dance floor and attentive listening. The songs are available as stream on all streaming platforms and as download here on the website. |
NEWS
Mar 22, 2026
What a wild ride!
Last Friday we performed for the first time as Riksten live. What can we say? We've never seen such an amazing and enthusiastic crowd before. It was just amazing, how the audience enjoyed the show. Wow! You were screaming louder…
Read moreFeb 17, 2026
1st concert 2026 scheduled for March, 20th
We are thrilled to announce that we will finally be playing live again!!! On March 20 at the Golden Hour Bar in Berlin Friedrichshain. The show starts at 10 p.m. Come early, space is limited and it will be crowded.
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Read moreFeb 1, 2026
working on the next song: Paradise
We are currently working on our next song, which we will also play at our first live performance in March. It's called PARADISE and is about being in paradise with the person you love.
Jan 2, 2026
New song released: Alarmstufe Rot
Today we released our new song: Alarmstufe Rot (Red Alert).
“Alarmstufe Rot” is our urgent outcry in the face of a world plunging into ecological chaos while humanity pretends that everything is fine. We observe rising sea levels, melting glaciers…
Read moreJul 18, 2025
Blackstroke - Out now!
the next club track is released today!
enjoy BLACKSTROKE on all streaming services or download it from our website HERE
Jul 12, 2025
Alles Gut out now!
our first single, which contains two versions of a song, was just released today! Alles gut . listen to the normal and an extended version on all streaming services.
Enjoy!
Jun 20, 2025
Breakdown out now!
today we proudly released our first song from Stens heritage - it's called BREAKDOWN.
BREAKDOWN is one of the great pieces of club music, Sten produced before Riskten with his compagnon Dirk Bettermann, but never released. We re-mastered it and…
Read moreMay 23, 2025
Mädchen - out now!
We are pleased to announce that today on you can stream our second release ‘Mädchen’ on all streaming services.
Enjoy!
May 2, 2025
Der perfekte Tag - out now!
Hey wow!
Today we released our first song on all streaming services: Der Perfekte Tag
you can also download it directly from our website: HERE
Enjoy!
LATEST MUSIC
Our music is available as free preview or download here on the website or as stream on all major streaming platforms.
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