Breaking Capacity presents: Dykes n' Bass (DNB)
Boyfriend co-op1157 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206 · Map
Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 8pm → 12am Fri · 4 hours
$10 · PlayPlay ·
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Who’s playing4 artists
In the order the promoter lists them.
Set times not published.
the pairs that have met
4 of the 6 pairings on this bill are first meetings.
- Janus Rose and PlayPlay — 3 shared bills before Thursday, first on Fri 2 Feb 2024.
- Janus Rose and Simisola — 1 shared bill before Thursday, first on Sat 11 Jul 2026.
We're back with our next Dykes n' Bass edition at Bushwick's infamous dyke bar Boyfriend Co-op on a Thursday to bring you a full spectrum of drum & bass, jungle and other breakbeat-forward selections.
$10 suggested donation, NOTAFLOF
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Janus Rose is a NYC-based producer, dj and hardware electronic artist. A veteran of New York’s electronic music underground, her practice emphasizes modular synthesis, live hardware performance, and leftfield dj sets featuring a club-forward, sophisticated sound palette. She is the co-director of Delusional Records, a queer femme-fronted label based in Los Angeles and NYC, and the host of SOFT_RESET, a local party exploring the soft edges of experimental bass and club music.
Simisola is a Nigerian NYC-based DJ, whose dynamic sets traverse the full range of Afrodiasporic sound. A co-founder of ABEG NYC, a collective by and for queer Africans, and SLICK DOWN, a DJ collective, label, and staple Brooklyn club night centered around electronic music’s roots in Black culture, Simisola is dedicated to connecting QTPOC communities through music and event curation. In addition to hosting HYPNOSIS, a quarterly party which pays homage to their disco roots, Simisola frequently performs at popular venues across NYC, including The Lot Radio, Paragon, Nowadays, and Bossa Nova Civic Club. Simisola has also played on lineups with Bambii, Shyboi, DJ Assault, DJ Slugo, DJ Travella, Ge-ology, and many more Black electronic music icons.
silkweb weaves together sets designed to make you sweat. They find sonic inspiration from their time in NYC, London, and Berlin. Collecting an archive of electronic music CDs from 1991-2004, they meld together classic sounds with fresh tracks.
PlayPlay combines their penchant for percussion and bass with nostalgic samples & dreamy synths in both their DJ sets & music production. Their sound is inspired by years of clubbing, crate digging and the sounds they grew up dancing to - jungle, breakbeats, industrial, classic house, techno, new wave, post punk and old school hip-hop. They currently host two parties in NYC: Breaking Capacity, a quarterly party dedicated to all things breaks, and Satisfaction of What’s to Come, a quarterly party celebrating the many iterations of house music.
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
“janus rose is a Brooklyn-based producer, dj and hardware electronic artist.”
their own biography
the whole biography
janus rose is a Brooklyn-based producer, dj and hardware electronic artist. A veteran of New York’s electronic music underground, her practice emphasizes modular synth, live hardware performance, and dj sets featuring club-forward, futuristic sounds. She is the co-director of Delusional Records, a queer/femme-fronted label based in Los Angeles and NYC, and the host of SOFT_RESET, a local party exploring the soft edges of experimental bass and club music. 💌 Booking: hi@verdant.garden music@janusrose.comDeep House on 1 and Electro on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesTheir RA profile lists Delusional Records.Recently at Mood Ring, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Trans-Pecos · often with Ben Zo, David Lunch, EMMALINE, none of them here on Thursday
“Their sets are versatile yet discerning, featuring shimmery house, global bass, and deconstructed club, punctuated with bad bitch rap and layers of textural percussion.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Their sets are versatile yet discerning, featuring shimmery house, global bass, and deconstructed club, punctuated with bad bitch rap and layers of textural percussion. A co-founder of ABEG NYC, a collective by and for queer Africans, and SLICK DOWN, a DJ collective, label, and staple Brooklyn club night centered around electronic music’s roots in Black culture, Simisola is dedicated to connecting QTPOC communities through music and event curation. In addition to hosting HYPNOSIS, a quarterly party which pays homage to their disco roots, Simisola frequently performs at popular venues across NYC, including The Lot Radio, Paragon, and Bossa Nova Civic Club, and is a resident on 8Ball Radio. (Words by Flip Zang)Recently at telos.haus, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Paragon · often with Love Higher, wahala.wav, SLICK DOWN, none of them here on Thursday
“PlayPlay combines their penchant for percussion and bass with nostalgic samples & dreamy synths in both their DJ sets & music production.”
their own biography
the whole biography
PlayPlay combines their penchant for percussion and bass with nostalgic samples & dreamy synths in both their DJ sets & music production. Their sound is inspired by over two decades of raving, crate digging and the sounds they grew up dancing to - 90s club anthems, jungle and DnB, minimal wave, classic house, techno and old school hip-hop. They have played at venues such as Good Room, Elsewhere, Jupiter Disco, MOMA PS1, and Bossa Nova Civic Club and at festivals such as Brooklyn Mag Festival. Over the past decade, they've had the privilege of playing alongside artists such as Big Freedia, TT the Artist, Le1f, Quest?onmarc, MikeQ, GRRL, UNIIQU3, Jubilee and Bored Lord, releasing guest mixes on The Lot Radio, Rinse FM, WIDE Radio, JEROME Worldwide and more. With releases out on labels such as Clasico Records, Sorry Records, Worst Behavior and Delusional Records, as well as a slew of self-releases and collaborations, PlayPlay has been slowly and steadily amassing a thumping discography over the years. Their music has been featured on radio programs such as BBC Radio 1, NTS Radio, Rinse FM and the Lot Radio and can be heard in underground clubs around the world (some of which they're probably dancing in). PlayPlay also loves to collaborate, remixing music from artists such as Bored Lord and Big Dipper and and has had their music remixed by Suzi Analogue, Jasmine Infiniti, Bored Lord, James Bangura, Scottie B, Escaflowne and more. PlayPlay and fellow queer southern producer C Powers have released their collaborative, slow cooked breakbeat EP Breaking Capacity under the moniker PowerPlay on Sorry Records. They currently host two parties: Breaking Capacity, a quarterly party dedicated to all things breaks, and Satisfaction of What’s to Come, a quarterly party celebrating the many iterations of house music.House on 8, Techno on 6, Breaks on 6 and Breakbeat on 5. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Clasico Records (2) (1), Delusional Records (2) (1) and No Bias (1); their RA profile also lists Sorry Records, FPE Records and Worst Behavior Recs. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Boyfriend co-op, H0L0, public records · often with MF BUTCH, Lychee, XXHARDBIT3S, none of them here on Thursday
often with August Honey, Baby Blue, C’était Bontemps, none of them here on Thursday
names these artists often play with — not on Thursday
- David Lunch5 with Janus Rose and 2 with PlayPlay
- DJ Shannon3 with Janus Rose and 2 with PlayPlay
- Lychee2 with Janus Rose and 2 with PlayPlay
- Love Higher9 with Simisola
- wahala.wav8 with Simisola
- Ben Zo5 with Janus Rose
- MF BUTCH5 with PlayPlay
- Ovid5 with Janus Rose
The room
Boyfriend co-op — 7 events and 21 distinct artists since Nov 2025.
Who’s putting it on
PlayPlay — 2 events and 7 artists since Aug 2026.
Also that night
- Resolved: DSA HalloweenParagon — also tagged jungle, with post-punk too.
- 5IVEDOLLAHOLLAWEENHoney's — that room books a lot of the same DJs as this one.
how these 2 are connected
- Resolved: DSA Halloween — RA tags both listings jungle — and that one also post-punk.
- 5IVEDOLLAHOLLAWEEN — shares 10 artists with this room, DJ girlcrush among them.