Solpara 'Melancholy Sabotage' Album Release Show w/ Sepehr & Bergsonist
TBA - Brooklyn (Sent to RSVP), New York City
This night happened — Fri 21 Jun 2024
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Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Bar Laika, Wed 21 OctSolpara
- next: RSO.BERLIN in Berlin, Fri 20 NovSepehr
- next: public records, Sun 8 NovBergsonist
- Cirrus (Dance)
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
5 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Solpara and Sepehr — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 21 Jun 2024.
Who they are
“Exploring the sounds of techno, electro, ambient, breaks and post-punk, Solpara is a Lebanese-American producer and DJ born and based in New York City.”
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the whole biography
Exploring the sounds of techno, electro, ambient, breaks and post-punk, Solpara is a Lebanese-American producer and DJ born and based in New York City. Starting in 2010, after moving to Montreal, he and his friends Oren Ratowsky (aka revlux) and Valentin Stip started the underground event series and record label Booma Collective. Since then he has released music on labels like Other People, Quiet Time, L.P.C - and just recently Poland's Brutaż. Solpara has also been playing live and DJ sets locally and internationally, sharing bills with artists like the Zenker Brothers, Objekt, Marie Davidson, Essaie Pas, Huerco S, Mono Junk, Lee Gamble, Nicolas Jaar, and Via App among others. Notable appearances include Boiler Room NYC, MUTEK Montréal & MUTEK San Francsico, B018 in Beirut, Demi-Monde in Paris and Światło in Warsaw.Their RA profile lists Other People, Booma Collective, Vox Populi Records, L.P.C and 2 more.Last at H0L0 in Jun · often with Sister Zo, Simisola, bossy boots, none of them here that night
“The Bay area native is an electronic music pariah who enjoys disintegrating and destroying dance music tropes through bizarre and wonderful sound potions.”
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The Bay area native is an electronic music pariah who enjoys disintegrating and destroying dance music tropes through bizarre and wonderful sound potions. Frequent collaborator of Dark Entries records, he released his debut LP “Shaytoon” through their imprint in 2020. His DJ sets can range from off-kilter house and psychedelic techno, to haute electro, aphrodisiac acid and freaky jakbeat music. In late 2017 he began performing live PA sets, sonically ranging from potent drum cocktails to psychedelic and oxygenated soundscapes. Sepehr is the label head of Shaytoon Records, an imprint focused on Middle Eastern underground electronic music.Techno on 26, Electro on 24, Experimental on 12 and House on 9. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Dekmantel (1), Delicate Records (2) (1) and Shaytoon Records (1); their RA profile also lists Klakson, Dark Entries, Black Catalogue, Residual Recordings and 4 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Good Room, public records, Nowadays · often with GLOBUS, TRESOR, ROBUS, none of them here that night
“In 2023, she remixed Depeche Mode's Ghosts Again and was recognized by Resident Advisor as one of their Breaking Through Artists in 2020.”
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In 2023, she remixed Depeche Mode's Ghosts Again and was recognized by Resident Advisor as one of their Breaking Through Artists in 2020. Bergsonist is also the recipient of the Roulette 2025 NYSCA Commission and the NYFA x Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Women’s Fund Grant (2024). Her latest albums, Maghreb and Ode To Life, were featured on NPR’s Best Albums of 2024 and 2025. Beyond her solo practice, she has been a resident DJ at NTS Radio since 2018 and is the founder of Pick Up The Flow, a community resource for artists.Techno on 48, Experimental on 27, House on 19 and Abstract on 12. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Bizaarbazaar (2), Bergsonist (1) and Dark Entries (1); their RA profile also lists Tresor, Hypercolour, Optimo Music, Styles Upon Styles and 2 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Elsewhere, Bossa Nova Civic Club, National Sawdust · often with Zara Dekho, Dynoman, MIRZA, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Amelia Holt5 with Sepehr
- Elena Colombi4 with Sepehr
- Zara Dekho4 with Bergsonist
- Disgonuts3 with Bergsonist
- DJ Healthy3 with Bergsonist
- Dynoman3 with Bergsonist
- Emsho3 with Sepehr
- GLOBUS3 with Sepehr
Sound
The room
TBA - Brooklyn (Sent to RSVP) — 1 event and 4 distinct artists since Jun 2024.
Who put it on
Solpara — 1 event and 4 artists since Jun 2024.