Durations 2024 Festival Pass
public records233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map
This night happened — Thu 7 Nov 2024
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Who was billed27 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Sat 31 OctDJ Healthy
- ex-terrestrial
- next: public records, Sat 7 NovFrancis Harris
- Jan Jelinek
- next: public records, Fri 27 NovJin Synth
- Leech
- next: Berghain in Berlin, Fri 30 OctLena Willikens
- Lovefingers
- Low End Activist
- Marie Davidson
- Millie McKee
- Moopie
- next: public records, Fri 30 OctNeel
- object blue
- Poly-Ritmo
- next: Nowadays, Thu 19 NovPurelink
- Roméo Poirier
- Salamanda
- Strategy
- Umfang
- Acid Horizon (feat. Stuart Kendall)
- Jill Fraser
- MJ Guider
- Niecy Blues
- Total Blue
- Windy
- Carl
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
286 of the 351 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Francis Harris and Millie McKee — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- DJ Healthy and Salamanda — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Leech and Purelink — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lovefingers and Millie McKee — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Niecy Blues — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- DJ Healthy and Roméo Poirier — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- DJ Healthy and Jan Jelinek — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Roméo Poirier and Salamanda — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Jan Jelinek and Salamanda — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Jan Jelinek and Roméo Poirier — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Jin Synth and Millie McKee — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Jin Synth and Neel — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Jin Synth and object blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Jin Synth and Lovefingers — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Millie McKee and Neel — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Millie McKee and object blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Neel and object blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Jin Synth — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Neel — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and object blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Lovefingers — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- ex-terrestrial and Jin Synth — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- ex-terrestrial and Millie McKee — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- ex-terrestrial and Neel — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- ex-terrestrial and Francis Harris — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- ex-terrestrial and object blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- ex-terrestrial and Lovefingers — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lovefingers and Neel — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lovefingers and object blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lena Willikens and Umfang — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lena Willikens and Jill Fraser — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lena Willikens and Total Blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lena Willikens and Moopie — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lena Willikens and Marie Davidson — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Lena Willikens and Poly-Ritmo — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Umfang and Jill Fraser — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Umfang and Total Blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Jill Fraser and Total Blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Lena Willikens — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Umfang — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Jill Fraser — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Total Blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Moopie — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Marie Davidson — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Francis Harris and Poly-Ritmo — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Moopie and Umfang — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Moopie and Jill Fraser — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Moopie and Total Blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Moopie and Poly-Ritmo — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Marie Davidson and Umfang — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Marie Davidson and Jill Fraser — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Marie Davidson and Total Blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Marie Davidson and Moopie — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Marie Davidson and Poly-Ritmo — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Poly-Ritmo and Umfang — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Poly-Ritmo and Jill Fraser — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Poly-Ritmo and Total Blue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- MJ Guider and Niecy Blues — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Purelink and Strategy — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Leech and Strategy — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Leech and Low End Activist — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Low End Activist and Purelink — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Low End Activist and Strategy — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 7 Nov 2024.
- Moopie and Purelink — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 12 Sep 2024.
- DJ Healthy and Purelink — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 14 Mar 2024.
Who they are
- Abstract on 1. styles on their catalogued releases
Recently at Brooklyn Steel, BASEMENT, Million Goods · often with Emsho, Amelia Holt, Mariposa, none of them here that night
often with Frank & Tony, Tal, Dan Curtin, none of them here that night
“With 20 years of DJing at the world's top clubs and almost a hundred releases under different monikers to his credit, one might think that Francis Harris had reached the pinnacle of his career, or at least firmly established his niche; but 2012 marked a pivotal year for the Brooklyn-based producer in which his true potential as a composer, producer and label executive was revealed.”
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With 20 years of DJing at the world's top clubs and almost a hundred releases under different monikers to his credit, one might think that Francis Harris had reached the pinnacle of his career, or at least firmly established his niche; but 2012 marked a pivotal year for the Brooklyn-based producer in which his true potential as a composer, producer and label executive was revealed. In seeking a more subtle and emotional sound, Harris departed from his tried and true methods as a solo studio engineer, forging creative collaborations that rekindled his long dormant interest in the craft of songwriting, live instrumentation and performance. The result were the two albums Leland (2012) and Minutes Of Sleep (2014) laced with piano, guitar, cello, trumpet and vocals by Danish singer Gry Baggien, delivered on Scissor and Thread, a new label Harris formed as a platform for this highly personal expression. With newfound purpose, Harris returned to the club music arena with an entirely new approach to making music. Focused on the development of new artists for the Scissor and Thread collective, Harris has been collaborating in the studio and behind the decks with label partner Anthony Collins as Frank & Tony. Together the pair have released an array of well received EPs and the albums You Go Girl (2014) and Ethos (2024) showcasing pitched down melodic house tunes. His third solo-studio album Trivial Occupations released in 2018 followed by his newest long player Thresholds in 2022.Their RA profile lists hfn, Scissor & Thread, hafendisko and Modelmaker.Recently at public records, H0L0 · often with Tal, Dasha Rush, Decoder, none of them here that night
often with Above My Door, Alexey Orlov, Adventurous Music Plateaux, none of them here that night
“Jin Synth, a sound artist and DJ based in London, seamlessly blends various textural and experimental analogue noise elements into her music.”
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Jin Synth, a sound artist and DJ based in London, seamlessly blends various textural and experimental analogue noise elements into her music. At the core of Jin's artistry lies a masterful fusion of diverse textures and experimental layers, all meticulously woven into her sonic tapestry. With her synthesisers, modular, and an array of microphones primed for capturing the world's ambient sounds, Jin Synth embarks on a journey that defies convention. In the realm of DJ performances, Jin sets out to craft an ethereal, meditative ambience that transports her audience to an abstract realm. She views her CDJ setup as an instrument, allowing her sonic adventures to unfold in the moment as she freely plays her own music materials and other artists' tunes. During her live performances, this improvisational interplay invites listeners to lose themselves in a mesmerising experience where every note, every pulse, and every resonance holds the potential for revelation. In recent years, Jin's academic background has led her to delve deep into the enchanting universe of sonic art. Beyond her eclectic performances, she has been passionately crafting her own instruments and DIY microphones, each serving as a vessel for creating sounds as unique as her artistic vision. With every twist of a knob and every patch cable connected, Jin explores the boundaries of sound, delivering a musical experience that is as innovative as it is immersive.Their RA profile lists Semantica Records, 47, Konstrukt, On Board Music and 1 more.often with Trailcam, 320, DJ Scallywag, none of them here that night
often with Lamin Fofana, none of them here that night
“Lena Willikens doesn’t play the hits.”
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Lena Willikens doesn’t play the hits. When she’s behind the decks, even her biggest fans often have no idea exactly what she’s playing, and that’s part of the magic. Like all DJs, Willikens of course has a passion for records and is always on the hunt for elusive bits of music, but as an artist, her work doesn’t hinge on any one track, or even a handful of tracks. She’s after something bigger, something that’s truly transportive for those on the dancefloor, and the tracks she plays – whether they’re bizarre slices of synth exploration, some ominously churning proto-industrial stomp or something else that simply defies classification – are all parts of a larger, more psychically satisfying whole. Born and raised in Germany, Willikens first honed her unique approach during a long residency at Düsseldorf’s Salon des Amateurs, a much-loved nightspot that has proven to be a hotbed of free-thinking DJ talent. Outside of the club, she also found a platform on Radio Cómeme, where her Sentimental Flashback radio show allowed Willikens to dive deep into all sorts of unusual musical wormholes. (The Cómeme label was also home to her first EP, 2015's Phantom Delia.) These days, however, Willikens' radio adventures happen on NTS, where she pilots the monthly Lightning Conductor program. Now based in Amsterdam, her curatory prowess prompted an invite from Dekmantel to put together the fifth installment of their acclaimed Selectors compilation series, and she also contributed a track to the label’s run of all-star 10th anniversary EPs. As a remixer, she's been tapped in recent years to rework the likes of Lena Platonos, rRoxymore, S U R V I V E, Simian Mobile Disco and Ana Helder, amongst others. And amidst all this activity, she's also been busy with Phantom Kino Ballett, a collaboration with artist Sarah Szczesny that lands somewhere between immersive audio-visual experience and performance art, allowing Willikens to indulge her transportive impulses in a completely new way. Nevertheless, it’s in the DJ booth where Willikens continues to make the biggest impact. As of late, she’s forged a particularly potent partnership with fellow sonic explorer and Salon des Amateurs alum Vladimir Ivkovic, the two engaging in a sort of mind meld that brings together their shared love of electronic music’s darkest and most bizarre corners. Regardless of whether she’s playing alone or in tandem with someone else, Willikens isn’t the kind of artist who adheres to straight lines. Expect different temperatures, different moods and a dollop of chaos, just to keep things interesting. Circuitous paths take precedence over direct routes, and although not even Willikens herself always knows the final destination, when she’s at the helm, the journey is bound to be thrilling. Shawn ReynaldoTheir RA profile lists Cómeme, Dekmantel, Utter and EM Records.Recently at Good Room, Knockdown Center, Nowadays · often with SUMME, ROBUS, Säule, none of them here that night
“Andrew brings the same deft curatorial hand to DJing as he does to his esteemed ESP Institute imprint, a global touchstone for genre-bending experimental dance fare.”
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Andrew brings the same deft curatorial hand to DJing as he does to his esteemed ESP Institute imprint, a global touchstone for genre-bending experimental dance fare. From day one, ESP Institute releases have found their way into the bags of dance-floor heavyhitters from Harvey to Weatherall and Moodymann to the legendary David Mancuso. While juggling all of the above and being an in-demand Creative Director, Lovefingers cherrypicks his sets at the worlds best club nights, warehouse parties, festivals and events, collaborates with his friends (notably with Lee Douglas as The Stallions, Eddie Ruscha as Secret Fingers, and partner inc crime Heidi Lawden), as well as make regular appearances on cult radio shows like Beats In Space and his own monthly show on Dublab. If one thing has driven his myriad endeavors since the beginning, it's the love of sharing music — pure and simple. An unwavering passion for crate digging and a penchant for the esoteric, have seen him emerge as a revered musical storyteller among discerning international listeners. He’s also a really good fucking time!Their RA profile lists Sony, DFA Records, Codek Records, Modular Recordings and 6 more.Recently at public records, Inness, Knockdown Center · often with Gee Dee, Zotos, Matisa, none of them here that night
often with Appleblim, live visuals by, Traynor, none of them here that night
“Marie Davidson has always gone against the grain.”
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Marie Davidson has always gone against the grain. The French-Canadian producer’s first four albums established her as a transgressive force in dance music, with her 2014 debut Perte d'identité (Loss of identity) laying the foundations of organic electronics and introspective storytelling that she would continue to build upon. Each release probed her “dualistic” relationship to nightlife while becoming increasingly saturated in its abundance of sounds, from Detroit techno to Italo disco, finally reaching a fever pitch on 2018’s Polaris Music Prize-nominated Working Class Woman. Putting the pitfalls of club culture and her own fractured identity under a withering satirical lens, Working Class Woman doesn’t wrestle with the existential as much as fling it around the dancefloor. After that, 2020’s Renegade Breakdown broke the mould entirely. With “a will to explore other styles of music,” Davidson formed a band with her husband and longtime collaborator Pierre Guerineau (also her counterpart in the duo Essaie Pas) and producer Asaël Robitaille. A deeply collaborative project, the trio wrote a slate of experimental pop songs inspired by records they would play at living-room afterparties – jazz classics, French chanson, electronica – on which Davidson sang for the first time. Four years and a pandemic later, Davidson’s sixth studio album, City of Clowns, marks a return to the club – but not as you know it. The techno thump and scathing spoken-word delivery of Working Class Woman resurface at points, but the pop structures and melodic sensibilities of Renegade Breakdown also remain. It’s a “strange” sonic blend even by Davidson’s own standards. “It’s definitely linking back to what I was doing pre-pandemic, but with a bit of an evolution,” she says. “I didn't want to just repeat myself.” The sound and the spirit of the album are shaped, too, by the fact that Davidson has a new antagonist. This time it’s not club culture that’s coming for her sense of self, it’s Big Tech.Their RA profile lists Ninja Tune, Cititrax, DEEWEE and Holodeck Records.Recently at Paragon, Baby's All Right, public records · often with Andi, Jubilee, Xeno & Oaklander, none of them here that night
“multi-disciplinary music artist”
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often with Kyle Toole, Zappa Records, Konstantin, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Blackest Ever Black, The Trilogy Tapes and A Colourful Storm.
Recently at Camp Kennybrook, Nowadays · often with Berghain, Steffi, Tijana T, none of them here that night
“Neel is an artist with an impeccable and unrivaled skill whether producing in the studio, DJing or playing live around the world.”
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Neel is an artist with an impeccable and unrivaled skill whether producing in the studio, DJing or playing live around the world. His considered output fuses rhythm and texture with techno and ambience in hugely captivating ways, setting new standards for ambient and techno through his releases. His music on labels like Token Records, Spazio Disponibile and Spectrum Spools only confirm the class of his sound. This is also confirmed through his immersive ambient AV shows at places like Mutek and Berlin Atonal, his captivating DJ sets and his solo live techno shows. The long time collaboration with Donato Dozzy, starting off with them performing and recording as Voices From The Lake, has evolved into them co-running the Spazio Disponibile label. Neel is a true modern day techno craftsman who can do surreal and unusual things with sound in truly unique ways as both a DJ and live performer.Their RA profile lists Token, Prologue, Non Series, Spectrum Spools and 6 more.often with TRESOR, GLOBUS, Toxido Mask, none of them here that night
often with Awesome Tapes From Africa, Oscar der Winzige, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Peak Oil, NAFF and Lillerne Tape Club.
Recently at Camp Kennybrook, Mansions, Knockdown Center · often with Loidis, james K, Ian Kim Judd, none of them here that night
often with Andrew Pekler &, Gabriel Brady, none of them here that night
often with Doctor Jeep, Vera Logdanidi, Kels, none of them here that night
“Discwoman co-founder Umfang was born in the Bronx, grew up in Kansas and has been living in Brooklyn since 2010.”
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Discwoman co-founder Umfang was born in the Bronx, grew up in Kansas and has been living in Brooklyn since 2010. She holds a monthly residency Technofeminism at Bossa Nova Civic Club focusing on emerging talent. She enjoys playing with people’s expectations of how a techno set can be defined. Her amorphous polyrhythmic productions have been most recently released on Ninja Tune.Techno on 18, Experimental on 13, Ambient on 12 and Electro on 5. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on BPitch Control (1) and Pure G (1); their RA profile also lists Technicolour, Allergy Season, 1080p and SOS Music. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at H0L0, The Brooklyn Monarch, Rash · often with Amelia Holt, Secret Raver, Byrell The Great, none of them here that night
often with Michael Grigoni, Pan American, none of them here that night
often with King Britt, Sonic Messangers, Dr Shana Redmond, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- 3202 with Umfang, 1 with Jin Synth and 1 with Niecy Blues
- Tal10 with Francis Harris and 2 with ex-terrestrial
- Amelia Holt6 with DJ Healthy and 2 with Umfang
- Berghain3 with Moopie and 1 with Lena Willikens
- Emsho4 with DJ Healthy
- Ian Kim Judd4 with Purelink
- Vladimir Ivkovic4 with Lena Willikens
- Appleblim3 with Low End Activist
15 said they were going — much quieter than a usual Thursday at public records.
how this compares
- Median final count, Thursdays at public records63
- Middle half finished between35 and 131
- Past Thursdays at this venue counted130
The room
public records — 766 events and 1,571 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 300.
Most-tagged here: Techno (19), House (17), Deep House (11), Experimental (5) and Tech House (4). genre tags on this room’s listings