"Lowkey highkey session haunt where friends and heads sound off; plugging one another into fresh expressive sonics emerging from the underground worldwide.
Cafe Ha is live for 2 hours every month with cutting edge music and more."
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live recordings / mixes

Small room - Eagles34, Minneapolis. 1 hr set.  Out to Eric, Chip for having me on & Matthew 4 the ill visuals. 150 bpm sub-heavy club , half-time skanker or 2, Julian Cope, wide mode engaged - channeling hardcore energies. Luv to all the best homies who came through. Thank U to those dancing, listening & engaging & anyone making dope music<3

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Sounds From The Ground – Drawn to the Woman
ELDON X Robin Stewart – Fruit Weh Ripe
Nahi Mitti – Preta
Laksa – Mind
erlaab – 1Deetal (Freaked mix)
Peverelist – Bluez (Classic Mix)
Ghostride The Drift – A1
Oceanic – KxT
Perko – Prang feat Huerco S.
Milles Amillon – Heavy Heads
Mammo - *.¥.* 
bushes – firefly pipeline edit
Call Super, Julia Holter - Illumina With Julia Holter
exael – chrome cellar (acid hiccup giddy-up mix) 
Julian Cope – Twilight of the Motherfucker
Heron Fischer – Wish That You Would
Flore - Get Digit
Rat Heart - Wish That You Would Remix
Response & Pilskin – Konspiracy
Refreshers – Pork Pie
Memmo Comma – Loneheath
exael & Arad Acid – Upward Spiral
Cypher – ground
Refreshers – Moving Dub

@ THE DEEP END - MAY 26th 2023

live recording. we played for 90 minutes. this is the hottest bit. tell ur friends.

Honesty in Motion @ SIDE EFFECTS 08-26-23

Sophy honey (finamixdownl2013).wav

Written & recorded e.staab 2002 
Roland RS-5 keyboard synthesizer & Fostex X-12 4 channel multi track cassette recorder were used.
Recording was digitized 2020
Additional production by e.staab

1deetal- 2002 Fostex 4 track version.wav

1 year
crewed up 
screwed loose
wax & usb
bent2bonked2cracked
all dogs go to heaven

out to < ratio boss @abeab sicko DJs @atrevid000 @xminus1 @allenhz 
dancers x supporters x those listening<3
recorded and mixed down w/external mic. thank you willy<3

live @ RATIO - 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY  02.02.24

30 minutes of 3am fast techno, club, drum & bass 4 the @crimes-against-ravers x Lounge Lovers massive 4/20 send. bless

erlaab @ Club Bed 4/20 Rave - April 20th, 2024

1 hour opening set 4 Deep Alley Desire III in support of Code Current, Ekblad, Dazzle. very fun. nearly half of my set was captured on external mic (we thought we had the recorder set up correct). pictured are songs u will hear within this recording.
  please consider booking me for your next radical function. ty for listening/supporting<3

opening 4 Deep Alley Desire III, February 2025 (partial recording - mic only)

e.s - Brillo (extended mix)

a quick run on this tune while taking a break from recording another.

written by e.staab

do it (guitarxvoxlivemixmay2025)

Disco After Dark is a monthly dance party/residency curated by Minneapolis based DJ collective @pivotworld and hosted at downtown Minneapolis gay bar, EAGLE/MPLS. 

parties take place every third Saturday of the month beginning 10:00 PM & ending 2:00 AM.  NO COVER

-direct in / Raw recording of nearly all of my set. 
out 2 willy, may louise, matt f. & dancers for engagement/support <3

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Sonic Trip - Back Once Again	
Bored Lord - Nowhere Fast	
Donato Dozzy - Aurora	
DJ Minx - A Walk in the Park (Minx's on the Slide Remix)
Lena Platonos - Lego (Lena Willikens Remix)	
Hagan - On Sight	
No Pain - It's Gonna Be Alright (No More Pain Mix)	
Keith Kemper - La Grosse Femme			
downstairs J - Solid Air City	
5AM - Loosing My Mind	
Erika de Casier - Little Bit
Cleyra - Naked	
Aera - 6 Sides
Barada - Untitled (b side) 		
DJ Pierre - Matrix Chamber (Professor Traxx Bass Trance Mix)			
Local Artist - Feelings
Bybo - New Dimension 		
Lamin Fofana - It’s Only a Matter of Acceleration Now	
Traxx Unit - Haywire
Rauw x Lyanoo x Caleb - Tengo un Paal (AAAA Rework)	
Simo Cell - Paris Funk Express
Bella Boo	Can't Leave You Like This
Nu-Birth - Anytime (Dancing Divaz Mix)
Dionne - Apologize	
Lucid - I Can't Help Myself (Judge Jules Vocal Mix)	
Dilemma - In Spirit (96 remix)
Abfahrt Hinwil - Tech8

erlaab DJ set @ DISCO AFTER DARK - July 20th 2025

Late night summer night hood up riding rolling cruising, solo sesh or with ur intimate crew. Grab a j or 2, blue tooth & puff onward toward the nearest veranda and chill. Remember these times

Wax & digi - playing ambient, hip hop, dream pop, electronica, dub, singer songwriter folk, recent digs new releases & perhaps sum new demos / production from myself- plug-in 

Cafe Ha broadcasts live for 2 hours beginning 7 PM Pacific / 9 PM Central tomorrow on particle.fm

Cafe Ha w/ erlaab - Aug 20th 2025

inspired by true events 
music by essie
written & produced by esten s.

essie - they came for me

Join me later this Wednesday evening at the Ha. I'll be playing a set of jungle drum & bass, breaks - mostly vintage stuff but some newer bits alongside other club & sound system body musics

At the top of the show Minneapolis based
@iiyoto612
- a producer performer & @loungeloversmpls affiliate will be stopping by the cafe
We'll be chatting about his newest album titled 'requiem' which is to be released in the coming weeks and having an exclusive first listen to some of the tunes on the album

Cafe Ha
Beginning 7 PM Pacific / 9 PM Central
only on particle.fm
🩵✌️

Cafe Ha w/ erlaab - Sep 17th 2025

kerosine @cameron_seibold - a photographer, videographer, 1/3 @flyover.sound boss & dearest friend
- joins me tonight on hour 2 of the show with a guest mix playing minimal, dub techno & house music records 

Cafe Ha is live for 2 hours this evening beginning 7 PM Pacific / 9 PM Central 

Only on particle.fm

Cheers 🩵✌️

Cafe Ha w/ erlaab - Oct 15th 2025

Kitten Candy @dancey_flower & I playing b2b live in the mix Wednesday nite beginning 7PM Pacific / 9PM Central

The gloves are off so this one is bound to get a little messy. We're into it:) - weird and witchy is the vibe! 

Only on particle.fm

🙏✌️

Cafe Ha w/ erlaab + Kitten Candy - Nov 19th 2025

cafe ha is broadcasted live from minneapolis this wednesday evening beginning 7 pm pacific / 9 pm central

i'll be joined in the mix by the excellent @planet_byzarra ‼️😍

we R chopping up the program B2B in
sets of 20 (minutes) playing the weirder side of deep house techno - club - rave + any other esoteric bits of electronics we mayhaps R feeling

damaged yet sexy & fun
it'll b cute say yes🙂‍↕️
then join us for this final Ha programming of 2025 tonite
only on particle.fm

cheers✌️🩵

Cafe Ha w/ erlaab + BYZARRA - Dec 17th 2025

50 minute selection from my two hour set with STAY IN CREW. Was really excited to play these songs out. Lots of new gear in the tracklist, be sure to check it out. Big up SIC and the dance floor. 

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tracklist:
Insanity Sect - Solar Prophet
Low Jack - Virgin Traff 22
Black Lodge - MO WAX 5
Simkin - System (feat Tiz East)
STEREOTYP - Hightec Boggle feat: Sly Burns
Batu - Statin (Dub)
Etienne Jaumet - Caravan (Dj Athome Dub)
Tarjei Nygård - Lost In Lindos
Lafawndah - TOURIST X NÍDIA REWORK
Retina.it- Zucchine Alla Scapece
Caldera - Akman's Rhythm
DJ Python - Todo Era Azul (Versiòn Afuera)
nagababa - trippy track
Forest Drive West - Phosphenes
Batu and Lurka - Curved
Khidja - Devil Dance
ASDA - McDonald's Prayer (Japan Blues Regrind)
Soft Power - Virtua
Fierce Ruling Diva - Woman Like Man

live @ The Cellar - Fargo, ND - 02.01.20 for the STAY IN CREW

Midwest artist & disruptor 
D.I.Y. til I die
@ esten essie erlaab es.
Inquiries eserlaab@gmail or direct message me here or my instagram 
resident @particlefm 1/2 @HonestyinMotion
resident @pivotworld 

[] 2025 []
11.28.25 FREAK-A-LEEK @ New World  - Minneapolis
10.17.25 Disco After Dark @ EAGLE|MPLS
07.19.25 Disco After Dark @ Eagle | MPLS
07.11.25 essie - live - big room @ The Eagles 34 - MPLS
06.28.25 PIVOT PRIDE TAKEOVER @
EAGLE | MPLS 
06.21.25 Disco After Dark @ EAGLE | MPLS
05.30.25 PIVOT VS B2B @ Whole New World- Minneapolis
05.04.25 essie live at @ PIVOT May Day Celebration - Powderhorn Park - Minneapolis
03.15.25 Disco After Dark @ EAGLE | MPLS 
02.07.25 Deep Alley Desires 3 Winter's Edge @ The Red Sea -Minneapolis
01.04.25 Jumpsuit @ Black Hart of Saint Paul - Saint Paul

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