Herrensauna
MCMLXXXV / SALOME / LORD ASA / CEM / Dee Diggs / Sevyn Love
BASEMENT52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 · Map
Sat 31 Oct 2026 · 10:30pm → 7am Sun · 9 hours
21+ · Herrensauna and basement ny ·
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Who’s playing6 artists
In the order the promoter lists them.
Set times not published.
the pairs that have met
9 of the 15 pairings on this bill are first meetings.
- MCMLXXXV and CEM — 10 shared bills before Saturday, first on Fri 3 Nov 2023.
- MCMLXXXV and SALOME — 3 shared bills before Saturday, first on Fri 5 Apr 2024.
- SALOME and CEM — 2 shared bills before Saturday, first on Fri 5 Apr 2024.
- CEM and Sevyn Love — 1 shared bill before Saturday, first on Sat 27 Jun 2026.
- MCMLXXXV and Sevyn Love — 1 shared bill before Saturday, first on Fri 3 Apr 2026.
- Dee Diggs and Sevyn Love — 1 shared bill before Saturday, first on Sat 8 Nov 2025.
Good to know
- “No phone use on the dancefloor”
the fine print — 1 more line
- “No photos or videos”
Herrensauna takes over the full venue, inviting some of NY’s best to join their residents. MCMLXXXV headlines BASEMENT. One of the most beloved and influential artists in the modern queer underground, MCMLXXXV expertly straddles worlds. On the one hand, his sets can edge into the extreme, with wild curveballs and thundering climaxes. But as crazy as he can get, it’s his range, dynamism and exceptional taste that make his sets stand out. He’s able to conjure a maelstrom, descend down a twisting psychedelic wormhole and tease a euphoric high, often in the same set and never quite how you expect. Salome joins him. One of the most fearsome practitioners of ice cold modern electro, Salome has been on a tear recently, Her fabric podcast, released this spring, scorches from the first track to close, and her recent “Solid Burn” is one of her best releases to date. LORD ASA completes the picture with some blistering, high-BPM technoid madness. A force behind the decks, the NY artist walks the mix right up to the edge of sensory overload, finding a delicate balance in carefully controlled chaos.
CEM headlines STUDIO. One of the most diverse and dynamic selectors in the modern landscape, CEM is a worldbuilder par excellence. They elegantly explore the intertwined root structures shared between the heaviest and most nimble ends of the spectrum. Their sets can be mercurial, shadowy and complex but also freewheeling, adventurous and beautifully shocking. Dee Diggs’ sets are loveletters to the forebears and songs of praise to the undying vitality of Black expression. One of the most notable breakouts from the current crop of house music auteurs, Diggs is part of a veritable renaissance for the genre. Sevyn Love joins for the first time. A resident of the beloved Tossd, Sevyn Love have become an unmissable presence in NY, bringing a mixture of high impact club and sensual depth that is undeniable.
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
“Resident DJ at Herrensauna, Berlin.”
their own biography
Recently at Nowadays, BASEMENT, Signal · often with Makadsi, JASSS, Dj Saliva, none of them here on Saturday
“Salome is a dj and producer born in Tbilisi and recently relocated in Berlin where she immediately felt like home.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Salome is a dj and producer born in Tbilisi and recently relocated in Berlin where she immediately felt like home. Her sound covers from electro to acid and techno, often even bringing it all together with her own touch, her dj sets are poised and fresh yet leading people to hard dancing trance. Salome has become a new resident of Herrensauna. Her music currently appears on Lobster theremin, Mechatronica, International Chrome, Mind controlled rectifier, Herrensauna, Darknet and be sure the future will have a lot more to add.Their RA profile lists Darknet, Lobster Theremin, Mechatronica, International Chrome and 2 more.Recently at Knockdown Center, BASEMENT, Brooklyn Steel · often with SUMME, ROBUS, VINVAR, none of them here on Saturday
“LORD ASA is a non-binary, queer, Vietnamese-American DJ that thrives in a techno environment. their background as a pianist, music industry exec, and music curator serve as the foundation for their selections.”
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the whole biography
LORD ASA is a non-binary, queer, Vietnamese-American DJ that thrives in a techno environment. their background as a pianist, music industry exec, and music curator serve as the foundation for their selections. Brooklyn-grown and Oklahoma-born, the dance floors and community of NYC’s queer underground have shaped them and raised them in their artistry. in their dynamic mixing they pull in influences from hardcore, trance, hypnotic, acid, and an occasional nod to pop culture bangers and other genre selects to weave multi-layered stories informed by their intersectional identity and lifestyle. they have played in NYC, Berlin, and Tokyo at venues such as Bossa Nova Civic Club, Chaos Computer, Mood Ring, Brooklyn Monarch, Elsewhere, Koiwa Bushbash, Spread, Bacon, and a few warehouse(s) in Brooklyn; cofounded Wish Records and curated a year long residency on The Lot Radio featuring exclusively FLINTA* soundartists in techno; and have released mixes through NTS, HÖR, The Lot Radio, FIST, Rave Reparations, XPIZZA, Regression Records, Bleak, and OBST Tokyo.Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, BASEMENT, Mood Ring · often with LORD ANNA, KYRUH, Elle Dee, none of them here on Saturday
“Launching to prominence out of Herrensauna's infamous underground parties, CEM has forged a singular path as an fierce club DJ unafraid of turning the dancefloor moody.”
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Launching to prominence out of Herrensauna's infamous underground parties, CEM has forged a singular path as an fierce club DJ unafraid of turning the dancefloor moody. CEM's unique brand of emotive hysteria was forged in Herrensauna's hedonistic Berlin furnace in the last few years, and as one of the party's three core members, he has been at the heart of the operations since its inception. With the party attracting more and more attention for its critical contribution to Berlin's queer community, as well as their raw italo-metal aesthetic, the opportunity came to move into Tresor, where it has cemented its place as a unique addition to Berlin's nocturnal topography. CEM's role in all this is twofold—firstly, as curator of the party's unique mix of frenetic DJs and industrial-edged live performances; and secondly, as one of the resident DJs. The sheer pace of Herrensauna's preferred grade of techno is offset by his enigmatic presence and selection. It's a crucial edge of the party, and it's rightfully brought CEM to the world's attention. With a preference for UK-tweaked tracks from across the contemporary milieu of harder club works, nor with a fear of breakbeats or sullen moments, he's a rare species of DJ that seeds intensity in even the most hesitant of movers. And with a background in queer club culture going back a decade to his hometown of Vienna—side-by-side with a punk upbringing—CEM's well versed in the essential metrics of unrelenting after dark commotion.Recently at BASEMENT, Knockdown Center, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with DJ TOOL, Juliana Huxtable, Hyperaktivist, none of them here on Saturday
“Dee Diggs is a DJ, music producer, and creative multi-hyphenate based in Brooklyn, NY.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Dee Diggs is a DJ, music producer, and creative multi-hyphenate based in Brooklyn, NY. She is unapologetically black, queer, and a lifelong student of the tenets of House Music. Every single set by this connoisseur feels like a celebration – a celebration of club culture, of queerness, of community, of house and techno, and of house and techno's Black and Queer American innovators. Her energetic, yet deep approach to DJing has seen this Boston to Brooklyn transplant first garnering attention in the queer party scene of NYC and now lighting up dancefloors all over the world with regular European and international tours. Her aim has always been to contribute & sustain more spaces where marginalized groups are valued and thanked by name for their contributions to humanity. Thank the ORIGINAL Black innovators of House & Techno! Thank you, Disco and Ballroom Queens & Queers and Club Kids alike for the theatrics & fanfare of nightlife as we know it! There are homages to these origins alluded to in all things 'Dee Diggs', from the aesthetics to the sharing of the referential and varied tracks that fill her most noteworthy mixes, to her own original music! She’s known for releasing standout mixes for the likes of Daisychain, Honcho, and Dekmantel over the past couple of years. Her musical adventures spanning all possible genres, the common denominator here is Dee Diggs’ unrivaled taste. Her sound cuts an arch through dance music’s past and present to convey an interesting melding of Dee’s signature sounds: lyrical storied tracks, sensual club edits, soulful realness, sneaky grooves, passionate thumpers, and nostalgic endings. Her eponymous party, House of Diggs debuted in February 2020 to stir and settle the hearts of all the lovers of house, funk, soul, disco, and R&B in Brooklyn, before the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent club closings curtailed that momentum for 1.5 years. However, 2021, found her making strides again when she resumed curating House of Diggs as a semi-regular event series at Jupiter Disco, a rotary-focused intimate dance floor in Bushwick before her touring DJ schedule ramped up intensely. She currently holds and curates a seasonal DJ residency at a hi-fi nightclub in Gowanus, BK named Public Records. House of Diggs makes an appearance yearly around PRIDE to take over all 3 rooms of Public Records with Queer Imagination and Sonic Pleasure! Diggs' steady rise continues as she steps in to headline many club and festival lineups in 2023 and beyond. The east coast darling bares her soul on these decks — when you hear her, you feel her, and there is no mistaking the beauty and grit of this sound and this feeling!House on 6, Deep House on 4, Techno on 1 and Broken Beat on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on toucan sounds (2), Dekmantel (1) and Find Your Own (1). labels on their catalogued releasesRecently at Dead Letter No. 9, public records, Knockdown Center · often with Kilopatrah Jones, Nita Aviance, Ron Like Hell, none of them here on Saturday
“NY born DJ bringing love, light and color to the dancefloor.”
their own biography
Recently at Club Rawhide, Green Room NYC, Signal · often with DJ DEADNAME, Giovannii, Will Jack, none of them here on Saturday
names these artists often play with — not on Saturday
- Nita Aviance6 with Sevyn Love and 5 with Dee Diggs
- JASSS4 with MCMLXXXV and 3 with CEM
- Sevyn 00004 with MCMLXXXV and 3 with Sevyn Love
- The Carry Nation4 with Sevyn Love and 3 with Dee Diggs
- Elle Dee3 with Dee Diggs and 1 with LORD ASA
- Kilopatrah Jones9 with Dee Diggs
- DJPT8 with Sevyn Love
- DJ DEADNAME6 with Sevyn Love
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at BASEMENT1,868
- Middle half finished between1,512 and 2,298
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted144
- Counted so far2,444 on Thu 8 Oct, 2,953 on Mon 19 Oct
Counts keep rising until the night; this is where it stands today.
The room
BASEMENT — 294 events and 630 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 500.
Who’s putting it on
Herrensauna — 9 events and 95 artists since Apr 2024.
Also that night
- ReSolute presents: Why So Serious!H0L0 — Ron Like Hell and Dee Diggs keep turning up on the same bills.
- Eyes Wide Open: Halloween Pt. 4 of 4 Sterling Juan Diaz, Haruka, boyyyish | DLN9's Grand FinaleDead Letter No. 9 — Sterling Juan Diaz and MCMLXXXV keep turning up on the same bills.
- The Vampire Ball: Night 2Industry City — Annie Lew and MCMLXXXV keep turning up on the same bills.
how these 3 are connected
- ReSolute presents: Why So Serious! — Ron Like Hell and Dee Diggs have shared 4 bills; Ron Like Hell is on that bill and Dee Diggs is on this one.
- Eyes Wide Open: Halloween Pt. 4 of 4 Sterling Juan Diaz, Haruka, boyyyish | DLN9's Grand Finale — Sterling Juan Diaz and MCMLXXXV have shared 4 bills; Sterling Juan Diaz is on that bill and MCMLXXXV is on this one.
- The Vampire Ball: Night 2 — Annie Lew and MCMLXXXV have shared 3 bills; Annie Lew is on that bill and MCMLXXXV is on this one.