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  Janina

  Berlin, Germany

  “Janina is a Berlin mainstay.”

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  Janina is a Berlin mainstay. She is one of those rare artists who became a household name by the power of her sheer will and talent. An intuitive house and techno DJ who’s clocked up two decades behind the decks, Berlin born and based Janina brims with as much enthusiasm today as she did when she got her start at Club Der Visionäre in 2004. That start became a residency, and it’d be the first of several notable club postings that Janina has intermixed with a stacked, city-vaulting gig schedule. In 2024 she continues her long-standing Tresor residency, and she’s set for an exhilarating new chapter with the launch of a record label, the release of her debut productions and hosting for the first time her own events in Ibiza. Berlin’s enigmatic scene of the early noughties was Janina’s entry point to clubbing. A teenager at the turn of the Millenium, formal education became background noise when she discovered Tresor, and more importantly, those infamous BeatStreet parties. At the core of these daytime sessions were Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Cassy and Magda, and they swiftly stepped in with the teachings that would feed Janina’s eventual vocation. “This time was one of the most beautiful things to happen in my life. I wouldn’t be where I am now without these parties. It was all about the music and nothing else. You completely lost your sense of time and I became addicted to this way of living - people coming together for the same purpose and creating this unique energy.” What’s immediately apparent with Janina is her deep connection to her records. Collecting vinyl since she was 15, with an illuminative, taste-broadening stretch at DNS Records accelerating her passion for it, she now sits on a stack of over 10,000. We’re long into the click-keen digital age, but Janina still favours and prioritises in store digging, spending hours flipping through records and weaving through the decades. Avid record digging has certainly benefited Janina when it comes to having ample ammo for her many residencies. From holding a spot at Club Der Visionäre for the best part of a decade, she moved to Moscow in 2013 and became part of the fabric of its thriving techno scene with a weekly slot at Monasterio, playing alongside Ben Klock, Robert Hood, Chris Liebing, DVS1, Marcel Dettmann, and Kenny Larkin, among others. “The Moscow move is easily one of the best decisions that I’ve made for personal growth and progressing as a DJ. It was the first time I’d lived away from home. It reminded me of Berlin in the early 2000s.” A move to Ibiza brought a residency at Sankeys for the Unusual Suspects crew which she’d hold down for three fulfilling seasons. Tresor was next to tap her, with Janina being billed alongside Joey Beltram, James Ruskin, The Advent and Robert Hood, as well as being offered to host her own nights on the Globus floor which had her embrace house, inviting DJs like Fumiya Tanaka, Cassy, Thomas Melchior, Troy Pierce and Sammy Dee. London then came calling, with a savvy move to the city quickly landing her a residency at E1 which she’d run alongside Tresor. E1 would be another outlet for her techno kicks, with line-ups also featuring Juan Atkins, Scuba, Ellen Allien and Function. It’s an addiction to the emotional effects of music and the togetherness within club culture that spur Janina. A gifted selector, her trajectory is and always has been ego-free, putting the music way above anything else. From within the walls of Berghain, Panorama Bar, Space Ibiza, Tresor, Club Der Visionäre, Ibiza Underground, DC10, REX, Culture Box, Hoppetosse and any other hallowed clubs that she’s played, she simply seeks to create what was seen at the parties that soundtracked her youth. In 2024, Janina enters a new phase. Willing to improve the electronic landscape, she’ll launch her Triplevisions showcase for the first season in Ibiza and hosting her own events. Busy mastering her sound, the process has involved an intensive production and live performance course at Mathew Johnson’s production school Freedom Engine Academy. The label will also be a home for new talent, with her being especially keen to throw her years of experience into nurturing emerging artists. While she plays across both genres, within any set she proficiently sticks to just one, depending on the booking. “I’ve always loved to play house and techno. When I play house, I like to stay in that flow, that feeling, the tempo…and the same applies for techno.”
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  often with Maki Polne, Rhadoo, Main Running Order, none of them here on Friday

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  Peachlyfe

  Copenhagen, Denmark · 6 bookings since Sep 2024

  “peachlyfe is an artist of playful provocation.”

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  peachlyfe is an artist of playful provocation. Blending psychoactive techno, swampy psy-trance, and alien acid, their DJ sets intentionally induce a state of sonic mindfuck, while their holistic live performances target transcendence. Transitioning through jazz music, composition, and the electric bass, peachlyfe rejected the rigidity of their formal conservatory training after finding freedom and empowerment in the culture and queer community of electronic music. Since then, the Fast Forward member and Endurance resident has become a mainstay within Copenhagen’s fast-growing techno scene, and earned an international following that’s seen them booked across 4 continents. Approaching production as a conceptual art form, their creative offerings are defined by innovation and irreverence. From the epic EP Medusa's Revenge to the playfully elemental Boi \_( ̄ ツ)_/ ̄EP (a sonic imagining of four transmasculine superheroes) to the sci-fi story that guides their full-length album Permission to Roam, released on Nene H’s UMAY. On top of this, peachlyfe’s extensive contributions to a wide array of compilations and remixes have established them as a ubiquitous presence in modern dance music. peachlyfe's alternate alias SOFT PXRN, released the EP Raver Equation on their own imprint PEACCH Records. While peachlyfe's music is fast-paced and high-energy, SOFT PXRN explores the deeper, more melodic realms of progressive house and trance-infused rave sounds.
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  Their RA profile lists Lobster Theremin, Mama told ya, EXTRA ENERGY, Fast Forward Productions and 4 more.

  Recently at BASEMENT · often with SALOME, Amanda Mussi, ROBUS, none of them here on Friday

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  Yazzus

  London, United Kingdom · 7 bookings since Nov 2024

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  Their RA profile lists SZNS7N, SOS Music and Uppers and Downers.

  Recently at BASEMENT, Nowadays · often with DJ TOOL, Akua, D.Dan, none of them here on Friday

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  Julia Govor

  New York City · 41 bookings since Oct 2023

  “Known as a techno producer who has her own unique and innovative sounds, Julia has most recently been featured on Bandcamp Daily as the best electronic music producer and in a glowing review in The New Yorker that called her talent "beguiling" and "rare" and that her music "fills the mind."”

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  Known as a techno producer who has her own unique and innovative sounds, Julia has most recently been featured on Bandcamp Daily as the best electronic music producer and in a glowing review in The New Yorker that called her talent "beguiling" and "rare" and that her music "fills the mind."  She is the founder and curator of the music record label JUJUKA, partner at Bar Laika by e-flux and Public Records resident. "She established a style that feels half Rome school, half Japanese hypnotic techno, but fully Julia Govor." Julia is enthusiastic and energetic with a charismatic fatal charm. Govor knows how to move, make others feel and engage. . She also is a consummate cat wrangler, experienced squirrel whisperer and can rock the hell out of a vintage ski suit.
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  Techno on 35, Tech House on 10, Experimental on 5 and Deep House on 7. styles on their catalogued releases

  Released on Jujuka (1) and Semantica Records (1); their RA profile also lists Rhythm Cult, Pushmaster Discs, Anagram, Trip and 4 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

  Recently at BASEMENT, public records, Honey's · often with Kamran Sadeghi, YASMEENAH, MIRA MIRA, none of them here on Friday

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  Adriana Ruas

  Porto, Portugal

  “Adriana Ruas's journey from relative anonymity to prominence is defined by her influential role at Kokölò, the Porto-based label and event promoter.”

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  Adriana Ruas's journey from relative anonymity to prominence is defined by her influential role at Kokölò, the Porto-based label and event promoter. Adriana has earned widespread recognition for her role in the Portuguese label since its events started in 2022, fastly becoming a recognized figure in the local scene. Her contributions as an event organizer for Kokölò, including monthly events like “Ölò” and club takeovers across northern Portugal, underscore her influence in shaping the current national electronic music landscape. Adriana has proven herself as a dynamic and adaptable artist, possessing a wide range of both new and rare House and Techno choices. Renowned for her unpredictable DJ sets, she effortlessly navigates between sunny house music and daring techno, being often chosen to share the booth with a diverse array of artists such as Weval, Parra for Cuva, Sally C, Eclair Fifi, Tijana T, Paranoid London, Ryan Elliott, Fadi Mohem, Ogazòn, Marie Montexier, among others. She has also made waves on the international music scene, showcasing her talent at renowned venues such as TRESOR in Berlin, Lion and the Lamb in London, Loco Club in Corfu, Renate Garden in Berlin, Apollo in Milano, Ulu Cliffhouse in Bali, Bazar Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, Mahagoni Festival in Leipzig, among others, making her ability to connect with various audiences and musical styles evident. In addition to her significant role at Kokölò, Adriana has been a key figure since 2023 in the programming and communication of Porto’s Pérola Negra Club. Her multifaceted presence in the industry extends to passionately advocating for lesser-known and unjustly overlooked artists, while also leaving room for everyone to shine as they should. Her stage presence, likened to a dynamic blend of Speedy Gonzalez and the Atom Ant, solidifies her as an indispensable force in Portugal's electronic music scene.
  Their RA profile lists Kokölò.

  often with Double Penetration, HOPPER, Zaatar, none of them here on Friday

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  Alfonsvs

  Lisbon, Portugal · 3 bookings since May 2025

  “Alfonsvs has been blurring the lines separating House from Techno for the past 12 years.”

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  Alfonsvs has been blurring the lines separating House from Techno for the past 12 years. On his early days, he saw one of his tracks being chosen for a physical release on a compilation by the Portuguese label Extended Records, which saw the daylight in 2016. In 2017, after being the Portuguese artist hand-picked by Burn, the energy drink brand, for the now extinct Burn Residency program in Ibiza, he got the chance to travel and play around Europe with other artists from around the Globe, picked up by the Burn Residency panel, which was composed by Philipp Straub, Pete Tong, Luciano, Carl Cox, Seth Troxler and Loco Dice. The program consisted of several workshops, gigs in festivals such as Kappa FuturFestival and in iconic locations such as Space's Club Museum in Ibiza, at Ibiza Sonica Radio, at IMS, among others. Through the hands of Laurent Garnier, he released in 2019 on the enigmatic Cod3 Qr label, putting his name next to an incredible roster of artists, such as Agents of Time, Scan X, or even Laurent himself. Also in 2019, he started together with V.H.S. (Hayes Collective), the event series Future Perfect, where he devoted himself to bringing back techno events to his hometown, in Portugal. With the help of local crews he managed to have special hand made decoration for each event, with local illustrators' work being showcased in each flyer. This attention to detail was also seen on the line-ups he booked, joining international talent, such as Luke Slater, Freddy K, ø Phase, Fadi Mohem, among others, with Portuguese up-and-coming artists. More recently, as the programmer of the Kokölò label events, he has contributed to the diversity of Porto's local scene with events in and outside clubs, bringing over international artists such as Ryan Elliott, Nathalies Seres, Tijana T, Solar, Ogazón, Theo Kottis, Shed, Monty Luke, Dandy Jack, among others. His latest releases on the Portuguese imprint Kokölò, in 2022 and 2023, showed a refreshed side to his sound, but still balancing the fine line between House and Techno. To complement of of his recent releases, one of the original tracks was remixed by Berghain's resident Answer Code Request. Having performed at festivals such as Kappa FuturFestival (Turin), Mahagoni (Leipzig), Wood (Venice), RPMM (Porto), or in niche clubs, such as RX Istanbul, Lux (Lisbon), The Lion and Lamb (London), Renate (Berlin), Cabaret Voltaire (Edinburgh), Elephant (Oslo), Klein (Istanbul), Loco Club (Corfu), Pérola Negra (Porto), Plano B (Porto), among others, he is certainly an artist to keep an eye on.
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  Their RA profile lists Extended Records, Fluxus, Cod3 QR and Kokölò.

  Recently at Archivio Records, Earthly Delights · often with Double Penetration, HOPPER, Zaatar, none of them here on Friday

• night

  24 bookings since Aug 2023

  Recently at Knockdown Center, Signal, Mood Ring · often with JADALAREIGN, shekdash, Andi, none of them here on Friday

• DAY

  New York City · 11 bookings since Sep 2023

  “day[job] is a dj and producer living in NYC, with ties to LA, SF, and Perth (aus).”

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  Recently at Knockdown Center, Signal, BASEMENT · often with JADALAREIGN, shekdash, Andi, none of them here on Friday

• Kokölò label