Eight years ago, Nastia Reigel released “Figures In Brine,” a breakout EP that showed her working at a high level even at the beginning of her career. The ethos articulated on those tracks emphasized the eerie, sensuous and psychedelic, deployed with exquisite finesse. Reigel has continued down this path ever since, making it her mission to draw listeners into techno’s dark dreams. It’s apt, then, that she headlines Altær, a party devoted to techno’s primeval power. Jamaica Suk returns to lay it down. The US-via-Berlin artist invokes the mercurial and menacing in her productions, tapping into a lineage of immersive, hypnotic techno while still harnessing the power of the out-and-out banger. With releases on esteemed labels like Mord, L.A.G. and many more, Jamaica Suk delivers complete ferocity with a cool, steady hand. Altær resident Auspex works from a similar angle, using the elemental properties of the genre to invoke a transfigurative experience. Spotlight founder Chris Cruse has become a regular at STUDIO. The LA artist’s sleek neon surfaces callback to the cataclysmic queer liberations of the ‘80s without falling into retro clichés. There’s nothing better than the real thing, and Cruse draws out threads of timeless, transcendent joy. Evan Tail makes his debut at the club. The French artist, based in Berlin, invokes the classic sounds of early ballroom and shimmering, percussive NY house. NY duo KIA are back, with a delivery of righteous abandon. The duo of Donofrio and Gag Ørder represent queer lineages with an unerring vision. Their sets are fully fledged descents into the deliriously hedonistic, driven by roiling, rolling energy and a flair for massive moments.