
CEM / Volvox & Domi / MORENXXX / ketia / Tommy Hart / Matas
Basement
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New York
Friday, April 25 at 10:30 pm EDT
EDM
Nightclub
Friday, April 25 at 10:30 pm EDT
EDM
Nightclub
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Description
Herrensauna’s CEM is one of techno’s most creative DJs working today. Pulling from darkened corners left largely unexplored by his peers, CEM crafts journeys that teem with vivid imagination while also setting off the dancefloor with total impunity. CEM describes the aesthetic as “italo-metal,” which is poetically quite apt. In CEM’s music, a dark, coursing undercurrent coils around the garish, the blunt and the emotionally naked in ways that are both stark and beautiful. Volvox & Domi reprise their outstanding performance. The pair’s near-telepathic intuitive connection has resulted in some of the most bracing techno sets today. MORENXXX joins, fresh off a standout set at RUSH. His artistic touch gives a mercurial depth to his high-velocity, percussive techno workouts.
ketia headlines STUDIO. The Lisbon artist has made their mark with sets that fuse nasty, modern club, electro and tweaked, classic house with pure style. A major force in their hometown’s queer underground, ketia’s rise to global prominence is only getting started. Tommy Hart joins from Mexico. This is one for the house heads; Hart’s mastery of rolling, expressive house grooves is steeped in the best the genre has to offer. Matas seals the deal with a dose of dubby bliss and thick, undulating bass weight. He’s become a STUDIO regular on the strength of his forceful-yet-supple approach, coaxing out moments of resplendence without overplaying his hand.