Amniote celebrates five years. In the half-decade since its founding, Amniote has proven to be one of the most vital imprints at the cutting edge of fiercely modern techno. Label founder Mama Snake headlines. An irrepressible talent, Mama Snake has been repping turbo charged, high velocity rave for a decade and counting. Her take on the shimmering, oily melodicism of trance, the barreling raw power of techno and futuristic, bass-weighted hybrid forms makes her a moving target; Mama Snake is always one step ahead. JASSS taps into thunderous, cataclysmic impact. Since her first releases over 8 years ago, JASSS has always pushed the music to its heaving limits. 2021’s “A World of Service” on Ostgut Ton stands as an electronic epic for the ages, with a mix so dense you feel subsumed by it, and arrangements that seem to call out from the peak of Mt Olympus. BASEMENT resident LYDO threads between molten, hypnotic groove, feverish psychedelia and moments of euphoric levity. Eris Drew takes the helm at STUDIO. Drew is easily one of the most charismatic and passionate DJs to ever do it, playing with an urgency and vitality that simply must be witnessed. Guided by spiritual axioms, Drew’s music seeks to contact and embody what she has experienced as the “Motherbeat,” a divine energy articulated through sound. In her solo music, collaborations with Octo Octa and their combined T4T LUV NRG project, Drew has pushed tirelessly to create rave experiences defined by ritual, psychedelic visions and healing. “Ravers dance to the speakers, not just the DJ,” she said in an interview. “The sound is critical. It is the carrier wave into the Other. Our conduit to rapture.” Eau de Cologne founder Natuta returns for one last splash in STUDIO before the year wraps. Natuta’s blend of sensuous, deeper strains of house and naughty sweat-soaked floor fillers strikes the perfect balance. x3butterfly is back, ready to lay waste. One of NY’s most exciting current voices, x3butterfly can go from deadly dub sonics into euphoric retro house, shifting modalities with the ease of a prodigy.