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Luke Slater / Boston 168 / Antenes / Analog Soul / Ariel Zetina / SPRKLBB

BASEMENT52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 · Map

This night happened — Sat 21 Oct 2023

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Press play

Who was billed6 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met

12 of the 15 pairings on this bill were first meetings.

  • Ariel Zetina and SPRKLBB — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 21 Oct 2023.
  • Analog Soul and SPRKLBB — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 21 Oct 2023.
  • Luke Slater and Analog Soul — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 21 Oct 2023.

Who they are

  • Luke Slater

    South + East, United Kingdom · 6 bookings since Oct 2023

    Their RA profile lists React Records, fabric Records, Peacefrog, Mute Records and 6 more.

    often with Berghain, Efdemin, Quelza, none of them here that night

  • Boston 168

    North, Italy · 2 bookings since Oct 2023

    “Along a surface, within the empty silence of an abandoned setting, the factory noises still echo: in the beginning was the production line, then the working class of the consumer society, lastly machines and robotics as workforce.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Along a surface, within the empty silence of an abandoned setting, the factory noises still echo: in the beginning was the production line, then the working class of the consumer society, lastly machines and robotics as workforce. So in those factory cities, in Michigan as in UK and in the Italian motown Turin, the industrial plants have been occupied by the rave subcultures, the mechanical noise replaced by the sound of techno. Now the plants have become sound venues, and getting involved with techno can be seen as a search for a meaning for the kids who grew up in that industrial setting. In Turin, industrial and musical manufacturing city, Boston 168 is born, formed by Sergio Pace and Vincenzo Ferramosca, an analogic duo that through sound production aims to redefine a peculiar field of the electronic sound, Acid Techno. Boston 168 is a laboratory of sound crafting: Sergio Pace and Vincenzo Ferramosca are two electronic researchers, who have spent years working on vivisecting sound in order to create new solutions for the techno substance. In 2010 the two young producers co-found Old and Young label: a combination of the experience of Gambo with their fresh point of view in order to redefine the basis of techno. The two young producers start working on their live set: as a result, they irradiate with cosmic warmth the dawns in warehouses, ex-industries and clubs, taking their audience on techno voyages at traditional speed, looking for new gravity spaces and sound blackholes. Sergio Pace and Vincenzo Ferramosca's meticolous work mixes up the acoustics of the traditional machines which made the history of techno, Roland Tr909, Tr707, Tb303, Avalon Abstrakt Instrument and other technological hardware. The feedback of the international techno community is huge: Boston 168 published on different labels such as Enemy, Involve, Attic music, Odd/even, Bpitch Control, along their EPs and music, which has attracted great interest from the whole industry. In 2022, due to the particularity of their trippy and spatial sound, artists as Anfisa Letyago and Sam Paganini trusted them to remix the tracks of their own labels, N:S:DA and JAM.
    Their RA profile lists BPitch, Enemy Records, Attic Music, Old and Young and 6 more.

    often with ROBUS, Liza Rivs, Vulkanski, none of them here that night

  • Antenes

    New York City · 20 bookings since Sep 2023

    “Electronics artist, DJ, producer, modular synth builder and operator based in Brooklyn, NY”

    their own biography

    Their RA profile lists Silent Season, L.I.E.S. and The Bunker New York.

    Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, BASEMENT · often with Erik Braun, threehz, jay york, none of them here that night

  • Analog Soul

    New York City · 69 bookings since Aug 2023

    Drum n Bass on 1, House on 1 and Techno on 1. styles on their catalogued releases

    Recently at Elsewhere, Paragon, SILO · often with The Carry Nation, Holden Federico, JADALAREIGN, none of them here that night

  • Ariel Zetina

    Chicago · 31 bookings since Sep 2023

    “Though her music can be considered techno, she takes inspiration from Chicago house, Belizean genres punta and brukdown, and the queer club scene worldwide.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Though her music can be considered techno, she takes inspiration from Chicago house, Belizean genres punta and brukdown, and the queer club scene worldwide. These influences can be heard on 2020’s “MUAs at the End of the World” EP (Femme Culture); 2019’s "Organism" (Majía) and “Shell” (Head Charge); 2017’s “Cyst” (Boukan Records); and on mixes for Rinse FM, Dummy, Truants, and NTS. Her ruthless, cross genre DJs sets have been heard worldwide. She is a resident at the legendary house club Smartbar, and on Discwoman’s roster.
    House on 20, Techno on 18, Bass Music on 9 and Breaks on 8. styles on their catalogued releases
    Released on Clasico Records (2) (1), Delusional Records (2) (1) and Foundation FM (1); their RA profile also lists Local Action, Wet Trax, MAJÍA, Femme Culture and 5 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

    Last at Paragon in Sep · often with Miss Twink USA, Pageant Queens, Carly Zeng, none of them here that night

  • SPRKLBB

    New York City · 32 bookings since Aug 2023

    “SPRKLBB is an all-vinyl DJ and photographer based in New York City.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    SPRKLBB is an all-vinyl DJ and photographer based in New York City. A mentee of NYC house duo The Carry Nation, his sets showcase an eclectic, improvisational sound rooted heavily in the mix. Pulling from a deep library of styles, his Brooklyn club nights draw top names in underground dance music for unique B2B sets. These intimate jam sessions have led to global nods, with appearances at hi-fi clubs and festivals internationally. Known for a raw energy and unconventional physicality, his refined approach to vinyl adds a fun, fresh voice to the format. He holds residencies at The Lot Radio and Soho Radio, and is the curator of Club Moment NYC.
    Their RA profile lists Acid Camp.

    Last at BASEMENT in Aug · often with Mike Servito, BEIGE, tINI, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • JADALAREIGN4 with Analog Soul and 2 with SPRKLBB
  • Kilopatrah Jones3 with Analog Soul and 3 with Ariel Zetina
  • Shyboi3 with Ariel Zetina and 2 with SPRKLBB
  • Miss Twink USA7 with Ariel Zetina
  • Berghain6 with Luke Slater
  • The Carry Nation6 with Analog Soul
  • Carly Zeng5 with Ariel Zetina
  • Mike Servito5 with SPRKLBB
1,089 said they were going — quieter than a usual Saturday at BASEMENT.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Saturdays at BASEMENT1,868
  • Middle half finished between1,512 and 2,298
  • Past Saturdays at this venue counted144

The room

BASEMENT — 294 events and 630 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Holds about 500.

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 1780814.

Attending counts, venue records, co-billing history, release styles and release labels: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.