Latitude In-Store Session with Toca
Latitude Record Store, Berlin
This night happened — Thu 4 Sep 2025
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Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- Casual Treatment
- next: RSO.BERLIN, Fri 30 OctDecoder
- next: public records in NYC, Fri 20 Novjay york
- saku niamh
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
4 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Decoder and jay york — 5 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 21 Oct 2023.
- Decoder and saku niamh — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 16 Aug 2025.
Who they are
- Their RA profile lists Nachtstrom Schallplatten, Illegal Alien Records, NEWRHYTHMIC, Sonntag Morgen and 6 more.
Last at ://about blank in Aug · often with Shia LaBiff, Vanta (DE), Cia Rebeck, none of them here that night
“Raised far from the gravitational pull of dance music hubs, Dallas-born Decoder developed his craft outside traditional DJ circuits, shaping a singular voice defined by independence that remains central to his sound today.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Raised far from the gravitational pull of dance music hubs, Dallas-born Decoder developed his craft outside traditional DJ circuits, shaping a singular voice defined by independence that remains central to his sound today. First opening Fruity Loops at the age of ten, Decoder's relationship with electronic music began free from expectation or institutional pressure. His early productions were guided as much by video game soundtracks, synth-pop and rhythm as by techno itself, resulting in music that is light and inquisitive. That playfulness has endured. Over time, his productions have evolved, with a distinctive sci-fi-feeling that's grounded in the techno's founding principles. Drum-led, full-bodied and often carrying a quiet melancholia, his discography draws a clear lineage from Detroit techno's futurist restraint and experimental traditions, all the while still resisting easy categorisation. Influences range from the microtonal explorations of Aleksi Perälä to the hypnotic patience associated with Perlon-era minimalism and Ricardo Villalobos, all filtered through an instinctive sense of play. Early support from Richie Hawtin and Jeff Mills affirmed his commitment to this direction, recognition many artists work years to achieve. In the DJ booth, Decoder treats performance as a direct extension of the studio. Sets are often built largely from unreleased material, functioning closer to live testing grounds than traditional DJ performances—ideas are trialled, stripped back and reshaped in real time with close attention to the room. After formative experiences at warehouse parties and renegade events across Texas, he began touring internationally while still in his teens, logging sets at the likes of De School, FOLD and Watergate. 2025 marked a significant turning point, with an acclaimed set at Waking Life and his debut at Berghain. Alongside releasing on established labels, Decoder runs two imprints: Codec, a community-focused platform for collaborative projects, and TOCA, a more purist, physical-only label emphasising longevity and restraint. His forthcoming album Prakasa, released on Planet X, represents several years of studio development and reflects his continued interest in cohesion across time, genre and form. Now operating internationally, Decoder represents a measured reinvention of techno, one that looks forward without severing ties to the past. Retaining the independence forged in Dallas warehouses and DIY parties, he remains an artist shaped not by trends, but by curiosity, patience and a disciplined belief in the power of simplicity.Their RA profile lists Axis Records, Delsin, Subsist, Blank Code and 2 more.Last at Block1 in Aug · often with Claudio PRC, Kangding Ray, Richard Akingbehin, none of them here that night
“Jay York is a techno DJ/ Producer based in Orlando, Florida.”
their own biography
Techno on 21 and Experimental on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Enemy Records (2) (1), Evilgroove (1) and Toca (3) (1); their RA profile also lists Float Records, Hayes, SYXT, CATALOG 01366 and 2 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileoften with Adrian Hex, Secret Raver, CSILLA, none of them here that night
Recently at Giri, Block1 · often with Donna Aviles, PERFORMANCE, FKA, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Adrian Hex9 with jay york
- Secret Raver8 with jay york
- CSILLA6 with jay york
- STE-VÍ5 with jay york
- Marco Neves4 with jay york
- SSG_4 with jay york
- Claudio PRC3 with Decoder
- Kangding Ray3 with Decoder
The room
Latitude Record Store — 10 events and 40 distinct artists since Aug 2025.