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Altær 6 Year Anniversary

Beste Hira / Yant / Auspex / ketia / Kim Anh / Will Jack

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

This night happened — Sat 28 Mar

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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

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

  • Kim Anh and Will Jack — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 28 Mar 2026.
  • Beste Hira and Auspex — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 28 Mar 2026.
  • Beste Hira and Kim Anh — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 16 Aug 2025.
  • Auspex and Kim Anh — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 3 May 2024.

Who they are

  • Beste Hira

    Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2 bookings since Mar 2026

    Their RA profile lists Key Vinyl, Format Records and The Third Room.

    often with Berghain, Gabrielle Kwarteng, Tasha, none of them here that night

  • Yant

    2 bookings since Feb 2025

    Recently at BASEMENT · often with TRESOR, Marsch, Ponygirl, none of them here that night

  • Auspex

    New York City · 29 bookings since Oct 2023 · Basement and Berghain techno

    “Having cut his teeth over the last decade coming up through Brooklyn’s warehouse scene, NYC-based Auspex has solidified himself as a regular fixture and contributor to its underground techno community, a DJ, producer, label boss and tireless organizer very much at home in the city's vibrant queer nightlife scene.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Having cut his teeth over the last decade coming up through Brooklyn’s warehouse scene, NYC-based Auspex has solidified himself as a regular fixture and contributor to its underground techno community, a DJ, producer, label boss and tireless organizer very much at home in the city's vibrant queer nightlife scene. Having made regular appearances over the years at such legendary parties like The Bunker, Merge and Unter, he soon found himself at the helm of the transcendent party ALTÆR when Basement emerged onto the club-scape. Now six years running, ALTÆR has become known for its immersive and music-driven line-ups, pulling the together some of the world’s best international techno and house talents. He’s also made frequent appearances in Berlin at venues like RSO , Griessmuehle and most recently Berghain, as well as appearances at underground functions like Pornceptual, Gegen and STAUB. Most recently, he launched his own techno imprint Templum to showcase his production work and some of the hottest and most prolific producers of hypnotic and raw techno working in the industry today. With a healthy and robust release calendar already in the pipeline, Templum is poised to become a major source of dance floor fire power in the months and years ahead. Musically, Auspex conjures techno as a space of collective hypnosis—with sets that move with fluid precision and driving percussion through intergalactic expanses, leading dancers through spiraling grooves and sensory depth, shaping an experience that’s equal parts body ritual and psychedelic voyage. As a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, his compositions are in infused with narrative tension and a rambunctious mischief, driving dance floors to bedlam and then back again.
    Their RA profile lists Soma Records, Diffuse Reality, Whirlwind Trax, Oath and 2 more.

    Recently at BASEMENT, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Ne/Re/A, Juana, Boris, none of them here that night

  • ketia

    Lisbon, Portugal · 12 bookings since Aug 2023

    “ketia has a new found sense of belonging behind decks and feels very grounded in the underground happenings of lisbon a keen ear for new and exciting music, alongside a curious, invested approach to community-building within the lisbon club scene; insists on mixing as many genres as possible with a promise of bangers only started as coatcheck girl at queer rave mina where she debuted and rose to resident and tech bitch founder and co-organizer of trans focused collective Kit Ket - a subversive crossover between a rave and a house party in a non consistent sonic narrative a crystal clear mission on bringing honesty to the table as a gateway to bliss on raving”

    their own biography

    Recently at public records, BASEMENT, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Tommy Hart, DJ Petite, Dj handbag, none of them here that night

  • Kim Anh

    New York City · 96 bookings since Aug 2023

    “American DJ and producer Kim Anh has been a staple of the queer dance music underground for two decades.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    American DJ and producer Kim Anh has been a staple of the queer dance music underground for two decades. She has gone on to make an indelible impact on the nightlife scenes she's been a part of in Los Angeles and New York, where she currently splits her time between NYC and the Hudson Valley. The founder of groundbreaking queer parties like Booby Trap! and Tendencies, Kim Anh helped underline the queer and POC history of dance music, bringing it back to its roots. Her production and songwriting blends classic house and electronic with a contemporary sensibility, with catchy hooks and edgy, sensual lyrics, described by DJ Mag as "lucid and absorbing, and conveying an assertion and power." She’s been a top 10 Beatport artist with features in Mix Mag (UK & Asia), DJ Mag, Resident Advisor and LA Weekly to name a few. More recently, Kim Anh started her own Can U Not Talk Records label, and has also been featured on labels like Live At Robert Johnson, Afro Acid and Nervous Records. She's collaborated with artists from across the electronic music spectrum such as Roy Davis. Jr, Massimiliano Pagliara, Peaches and Cerrone.
    House on 8, Deep House on 5, Nu-Disco on 5 and Acid on 3. styles on their catalogued releases
    Released on Can U Not Talk Records (1), Delusions Of Grandeur (1) and Nervous Records (1); their RA profile also lists International DeeJay Gigolo Records, EMI Records, Afro Acid Digital, Live At Robert Johnson and 2 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

    Recently at MoMA PS1, The Red Pavilion, Good Room · often with The Carry Nation, Michael Magnan, Mike Servito, none of them here that night

  • Will Jack

    Washington State · 41 bookings since Feb 2024

    “Will Jack is a PNW-born, Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, and promoter whose work has made a lasting impact on queer and underground dance floors on both coasts.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Will Jack is a PNW-born, Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, and promoter whose work has made a lasting impact on queer and underground dance floors on both coasts. First emerging from Portland, OR as the figurehead behind the influential Switch Dance Party. Will Jack played a role in elevating a wave of Portland's transgressive queer performance spaces through an emphasis on intentional curation, community, and ritual. Switch has hosted a wide range of forward-thinking artists cementing its reputation as a vital cultural moment and in recent years has seen the likes of artists such as Kevin Aviance, Vander Von Odd, Volvox, Aurora Halal, Sharlese, SPRKLBB, Ariel Zetina and more. After relocating to New York City with a singular focus on nightlife, Will Jack became deeply embedded in Brooklyn’s DIY ecosystem. Working behind the scenes with the UNTER collective as a producer honed his attention to detail and respect for dance floor dynamics, while countless warehouse and club nights refined his sensibility as a selector. He now co-runs the popular DIY afters series TOSSD alongside Giovannii, another influential figure out of Portland, where he serves as both resident and a creative production force. With residency at both TOSSD and Brooklyn’s ANIMAL, Will Jack stretches across a wide range of selections and approaches DJing as a contextual and narrative-driven practice. His sound centers groove, mystery, and sex appeal—drawing from New York and Chicago House, Detroit Techno, Acid, Electro, and Psychedelic textures—always with a percussive-forward pulse designed to move mind, body, and spirit. Known for extended sets that unfold patiently, his performances balance hedonism with intention, treating raving as ritual. Will Jack has played at spaces such as NYC's Basement/Studio, Seattle's Massive, San Francisco's Power House, and iconic underground parties including Unter, F*ggots Are Women, Mizz Softee, TOSSD and more. A lifelong student of dance music culture and a dedicated contributor to the communities he inhabits, Will Jack continues to be a tastemaker in contemporary queer underground dance music.

    Recently at H0L0, Animal, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Giovannii, Sevyn Love, DJ DEADNAME, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Berghain7 with Beste Hira, 2 with Auspex and 2 with ketia
  • Phase Fatale4 with Auspex and 2 with ketia
  • Ne/Re/A10 with Auspex
  • Giovannii9 with Will Jack
  • Juana7 with Auspex
  • The Carry Nation7 with Kim Anh
  • Eli Escobar6 with Kim Anh
  • Michael Magnan6 with Kim Anh
1,808 said they were going — about like 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 2372401.

Attending counts, venue records, co-billing history, scene names, 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.