There are DJs, then there are DJs who capture—and live—a moment in dance music's evolution. Born in Los Angeles, but based in New York for the better half of a decade, Akua has established herself as the latter, an important voice in the North American techno scene. Akua's DJing practice is fueled by her research in the '90s techno music archive, with a special interest in the history and roots of techno within America. 

Akua's sets are raw extensions of the foundations laid by the pioneers of '90s U.S. techno. Most prominently, the work and influence of DJs like Jeff Mills, Claude Young and Jay Denham can all be heard across her mixes, as well as the spirit of Underground Resistance. Her interest in fast-paced techno comes from these traditions as well as own individualist streak—while there's no shortage of DJs who play high-BPM techno, you won't hear anyone else play it quite like she does.

Her old-school meets new-school sound has catapulted her from the New York underground into the European techno circuit, where recent gigs have seen her perform at dance music institutions like Berghain and Dekmantel. Akua's RA Podcast is her in full-throttle mode, featuring all the stripped-down, hypnotic groove of early techno aside rushes of searing acid, carefully speeding up until closing at a healthy sprint.

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RA.878 Akua

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Bastian Bux strides into 2024 with an impressive three-tracker on Jamie Jones’ Hottrax. 

Bastian Bux was hugely busy in 2023 with standout cuts on his own Neverendz label, having already impressed on Eats Everything's Edible, elrow Music and Cuartero's Sanity. He hails from Barcelona and has shown himself to be endlessly creative in the studio - each new tune shows an evolution in his sound, whether vocal, deep, tech or beyond. Now, almost a decade into his career, he has played everywhere from Tomorrowland to Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas, and he now opens the year with a superb three-track EP on Hottrax. 

The punchy 'Dunns' kicks off with tight, clipped tech house drums and chopped-up vocal stabs that eventually turn into streetwise bars drenched in attitude. 'Dat Beat' is just as fresh and sure to get crowds in a swat with its hardcore house grooves and twisted synths spraying about the mix. Throw in more well-treated vocal fragments and a fat bassline, and you have real club dynamite. Completing this essential hat trick is 'Howyalldoin', a more playful cut with a sun-kissed vibe thanks to its soulful male vocals and funky bass riffs. 

Bastian Bux ‘Dunns’ EP drops via Hottrax on 16th February 2024. 
Tracklist: 
1. Dunns 
2. Dat Beat 
3. Howyalldoin

Bastian Bux - Howyalldoin

This one is a slow burn. My all-vinyl opening set for John Acquaviva at Outer Heaven in NYC. A perfect soundtrack to a lazy afternoon or early evening.

Vintage Voltage 003 (April 6, 2024)

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Return of the Jaded - Dats Right (Original Mix)
Samu.l - Doppelganger (Original Mix)
Mezzo - Need U (Original Mix)
The Deepshakerz - Need A Beat (Original Mix)
Prok & Fitch - Jack To Jack (Original Mix)
Darius Syrossian, Doorly - Gravity Check (Original Mix)
Xandl - Slow Down (Original Mix)
4Tune500 - Dancing in the Dark (Camelphat Dub Mix)
Wade - Inside Out (Original Mix)
Charles Meyer - Litmus (Original Mix)
Solardo - Acid Jump (Leftwing & Kody Remix)
Kry Wolf - Do You Know (Original Mix)
D.Ramirez - Feel It (Original Mix)
Miguel Bastida - Come On Everybody (Original Mix)
Volac - Gotta Loop (Original Mix)

Charles Meyer @ Electric Zoo NY 2016

Alien Mode EP

Alien Mode (Snippet)

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In/Rotation | Box Of Cats | Aliens On Mushrooms | We Jack

Tracks supported by CID, Gettoblaster, Stefano Noferini, Gordo, Alan Nieves, Golf Clap, Wongo + more

Upcoming Dates:
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Tour history:
3/24 Paraíso Estéreo, Miami
3/23 Temple, Denver
3/22 Eagle Room, Miami
2/16 SILO Brooklyn
1/6-1/11 The FriendShip, Miami/Belize
1/5 Oasis, Miami
12/30 Outer Heaven, NYC
12/22 Bergerac, San Francisco
12/9 Coyo Taco, Miami
9/13 The Grand, Boston
9/3 Electric Zoo, NYC
9/1 Superior Ingredients, Brooklyn
8/19 Deep Tropics, Nashville
8/6 The Meadows, Brooklyn
7/7 Ejagz' Parallel Universe, LA
6/18 The Brooklyn Mirage, Brooklyn
6/2 SILO Brooklyn
4/28 Secret SoMa Afterhours, SF
3/1 The FriendShip, Atlantic Ocean 
2/27 The FriendShip, Atlantic Ocean 
2/26 1-800-Lucky, Miami
2/11 Cafe Kitsuné, Brooklyn
11/11 Home Bass, Orlando
10/14 The Water Tower, Brooklyn
9/05 Superior Ingredients, Brooklyn
9/04 Electric Zoo, NYC
8/20 Splash House, Palm Springs
7/30 Odyssey Music Festival, St Pete FL
7/15 Boat Trippin', NYC
7/9 MoonRise, Brooklyn 
4/8 Electric Hotel, Chicago
3/27 Mad Club, MIA
3/26 Clevelander, MIA
3/25 Oasis, MIA
3/19 Quantum, Brooklyn
2/20 Great Hall, Brooklyn
12/11 Elrow, Brooklyn
11/11 Electric Zoo, Cancún
11/10 Electric Zoo, Cancún
10/9 Brooklyn Mirage, Brooklyn
9/3 Brooklyn Mirage, Brooklyn
9/5 Electric Zoo, NYC
8/6 Terrace Afterhours, LV
7/30 Boat Trippin', NYC
7/10 Deep Root Yacht Series, NYC
7/1 Brooklyn Mirage, Brooklyn
6/18 Bogart House, Brooklyn
6/13 Don't Trip, Beaver UT
6/11 Don't Trip, Beaver UT
5/5 Farris Wheel Livestream
1/15 Daylight Sessions (Beatport Twitch)
11/12 The VNYL, NYC
9/27 In My Elements, Lakewood PA
9/19 Bogart House, Brooklyn
6/13 Odyssey Music Festival (Virtual Edition)
3/6 TBA Brooklyn
1/17 Rose Gold, Brooklyn
1/8 The FriendShip, Atlantic Ocean
1/6 The FriendShip, Atlantic Ocean
12/14 Elrow, Brooklyn
11/8 Schimanski, Brooklyn
10/12 Rose Gold, Brooklyn
9/20 Imagine Festival, ATL
9/1 Electric Zoo, NYC
8/31 Kings Hall, Brooklyn
8/3 Brooklyn Mirage, Brooklyn
7/20 Boat Trippin', NYC 
6/29 Club Vinyl, Denver
6/22 Night Bass Boat Party, NYC
6/21 Good Looks Boat Party, NYC
5/24 Shipfam Rooftop Party, Detroit
5/16 Good Room, Brooklyn
4/29 Ubbi Dubbi, Dallas
3/30 Soho Studios, MIA
3/30 Limonada Bar, MIA
3/29 The Cape, MIA
3/28 3100, MIA
2/23 Elrow, Brooklyn
2/16 Sound, LA
2/14 Sound, LA
2/2 Envy'd Lounge, Charlotte
1/25 101, Brooklyn
1/19 Good Room, Brooklyn
1/5 Spy Bar, Chicago
12/28 Halcyon, SF
12/20 Reset, LA
12/12 The FriendShip, Atlantic Ocean
12/11 The FriendShip, Atlantic Ocean
12/8 Soho Studios, MIA
11/23 Sound, LA
11/16 Polygon, Brooklyn
11/10 Output, Brooklyn
11/7 Elsewhere, Brooklyn
10/28 Spire, Houston
10/20 Back Corner, Nashville
10/19 QCS, Charlotte
9/22 TBA Brooklyn
9/15 Rubulad, Brooklyn
9/2 Electric Zoo, NYC
9/1 Output, Brooklyn
8/25 Make Believe, NYC
8/17 The Roof, Brooklyn
7/27 Schimanski, Brooklyn
7/21 Boat Trippin, NYC
6/29 Paper Box, Brooklyn
6/24 Sound-Bar, Chicago
6/22 Mixmag Lab, Brooklyn
5/27 Elements Festival, Lakewood PA
5/11 La Fonderie, LA
4/20 Mailroom, NYC
4/14 Exchange, LA
4/6 Schimanski, Brooklyn
3/25 The Cape, MIA
3/23 The Cape, MIA
3/9 Schimanski, Brooklyn
3/3 Great Hall, Brooklyn
3/2 Great Hall, Brooklyn
2/24 Black Lodge, NYC
2/16 Paper Box, Brooklyn
2/10 Anti-Social Loft, Brooklyn
2/8 Good Room, Brooklyn
12/31 BangOn!, Brooklyn
12/29 Mioli Afterhours, SF
12/16 Halcyon, SF
12/11 Electric Pickle, MIA
11/17 Good Room, Brooklyn
10/31 Panther Room, Brooklyn
10/28 Something Wicked, Houston
10/20 Metropolitain, Amsterdam
9/8 Output, Brooklyn
9/3 Electric Zoo, NYC
9/2 Panther Room, Brooklyn
9/2 Electric Zoo, NYC
8/16 La Cave, Costa Mesa
8/7 The Mid, Chicago
8/5 Spy Bar, Chicago
8/1 The Roof, Brooklyn
7/29 Solas, Raleigh
7/22 Boat Trippin, NYC
7/15 Infrasound, Highbridge WI
6/8 Panther Room, Brooklyn
6/2 Paper Box, Brooklyn
5/13 Tilt, Brooklyn
5/12 Cielo, NYC
4/29 Webster Hall, NYC
4/8 Yuri's Night, LA
4/7 La Fonderie, LA
3/24 The Cape, MIA
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Charles Meyer @ Electric Zoo NY 2016

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