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RADIO BUTTONS

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A super chic new mix by Taiwanese-American DJ Club Chow, who has been making waves back in Chicago with various projects (Berlin Nightclub, Argot Radio, Dim Sum & Drag). 🌊

Bongomann - Swell
Indent - Modern Meditation
Dashiell - Going Nowhere Fast (Rudolf C Remix)
Liquid Earth - Scope Zone
ESBA & Charleeps - Callipolis
N-Gynn - Marmaris (Hamam House 4)
Huerta - Tatra Motokov
Epitome of Hype - Ladies with an Attitude
BOBBY. - Variations On A Theme
Abdul Raeva - Laser Beam Funk
Steve Marie - Psychedelia
Point Guard - Pump Tool
Davis Galvin - Rissp
Paul Fleetwood - No Dice
Farron - Liquid Shorts (Pugilist Remix)
Ayesha - Dark Matter
Daniele Temperilli	- 112 Break (Sakro Remix)
Mark Mackenzie - Apple & Disaronno
LeftLeft - Right Under
Saoirse, Shanti Celeste - Solid Maas


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Radio Buttons #107 - Club Chow

Before moving to Berlin, DJ NORTHERN used to commute from London just to attend our parties.  She's a self taught vinyl DJ delivering us a fresh mix where she tried to bottle up the fabulous energy of the Buttons dance floor. @djnorthern3




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Radio Buttons #108 - DJ NORTHERN

Dancefloor dykes who found each other on our dancefloor.
@mdsm_certified



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Radio Buttons #109 - MDSM

Brooklyn's Kia serving up tumultuous drums 
@kee-uh




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Radio Buttons #111 - Kia

The turn-up girls...
@hi-keyz = @bpm131bpm + @privateschoolatina



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Radio Buttons #116 - KEYZ (131bpm B2B Private School Latina)

The 'cause it' queens:
@bouffant-bouffant
@jacob-meehan

Recorded live on a September morning, as the sunlight poured in through the orange-tinted windows along the river Spree; Fitzroy, Berlin.

Radio Buttons #118 - Longitude

@djnsa 

"My aim was to make something that defines where I'm at as an artist and with music today. It's downtempo, sexy, swamp, slick, reflective, pretty, and fun. It was recorded with a Varia RDM20 rotary mixer. Intended to be played late, after a party, or with a lucky person one night. You'll find sounds from South America, the UK, Berlin, France, Jamaica, Switzerland, Ukraine, and many more. 

The past two years have been about discovering new sounds and revisiting some old ones. I was raised in an uncanny Christian group in Savannah, Georgia, that restricted me from a lot in life. One of the only liberating things about that group was my exposure to the music and dance of other cultures. The Guatemalan and Mexican families taught me about salsa, meringue, and bachata. My cousins from North Carolina are black, they showed me house music. The soft nods to my love for these early introductions and moments are in this mix. Blended with the reality of what I hear now." 

NSA (Cameron Allen), a multidisciplinary artist known for his art and DJ work, emerged from coastal Savannah Georgia to arrive in Atlanta where he now resides. The swampy marshland landscape of his early years sets a clear narrative for an eerie and unconventional force laced with an upbringing around latin dance, ghettotech, and electro-house music. Since his first breakthrough release praised by Pitchfork at the age of 19, NSA has spun for queer spearheads such as Deep South and Honcho, co-founded the Hz Like Hell brand and Stroke parties, and is a driving force of the Atlanta underground with his infamous after parties. His penchant for challenging and strange sounds keeps the floor hooked.

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Radio Buttons #120 - NSA

A Berlin fave, Buttons resident @akirahawks_hm





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Radio Buttons #122 - Akirahawks

Recorded live @ "Leck My Button"
January 2023, Berlin.
@aereanegrot @jacob-meehan

Aérea Negrot needs no introduction; she’s a Berlin institution. Whether starring in a film, appearing on stage belting out a live set or werqing the CDJs, she permeates pure artistic energy. Her visibility has influenced a new generation of trans artists who have flocked to the German Hauptstadt. She first met Buttons & WHOLE Festival organizer, Jacob Meehan, back in 2014 on his first trip from Chicago to Berlin (where he shared the futon alongside Shaun J. Wright). Who would’ve known back then that their bed & breakfast scenario would turn into the city’s hawtest B2B a decade later.

Channel your inner aunty with D'aunties.

Radio Buttons #124 - D'aunties (Aèrea Negrot B2B Jacob Meehan)

@dr-ok
DR. OK is a Berlin-based front-row dancer for over a decade, researcher, and vinyl-first DJ. His sets are designed to spark transcendental experiences and promote sonic healing for his audience. The German-Turkish artist's sound is a fearless blend of House, Breaks, Progressive, Proto-Trance, Speed Garage, Ambient, Hardcore, Acid, Hip Hop, R&B, Turkish Psychedelic Rock, and beyond. His journey into DJing was inspired by his deep admiration for Octo Octa and Eris Drew, whose comprehensive guide, "Hot n' Ready DJ Tips, Tricks, & Techniques," proved instrumental in his artistic development – excitingly, they will also host a workshop at this year's Whole Festival!

Tracklist:
B.G. The Prince Of Rap - Take Control Of The Party (Ken Lou Dub) [Epic, 1991]
Masarima - Freak Like U (Luca Lozano’s The Breakbeat Guy Remix) [Clone Royal Oak, 2023]
Black Sheep - Strobelight Honey (Def Version) [Mercury, 1992]
Mariah Carey - Dreamlover (Def Club Mix) [Columbia, 1993]
The Experience - Move With Me [Sneak Tip Records, 1993]
Voices Of Life - The Word Is Love (Mousse T.'s Kinda Deep Mix) [Club Tools, 1998]
Roger Ruff – Paradise [Force Inc., 1998]
Mustafa – Circles [Go! Beat, 1998]
Subliminal Cuts - Drumtrack Melody [Tribal America, 1994]
Y Traxx - Mystery Land [FFRR, 1997]
Eris Drew - Time To Move Close [T4T LUV NRG, 2021]
Hex – Alright To Love (Exposure Mix) [Alphabet City, 1998]
Duke – So In Love With You (Full Intention Mix) [4 Play Records, 1997]
Paramida – French House 2000 [Love On The Rocks, 2021]
Nyra – Euphoria Dance [Correspondant, 2023]
The Delorme – Spanish Fly [Zoom Records, 1994]
Slackjaw – Drive My Body (J'n'J Late Pianomix) [Round And Round, 1992]
Naka - That’s It (House Piano Mix) [Art Records, 1997]
Eris Drew – Heartbeat [On Loop, 2022]

Radio Buttons #125 - Dr. Ok

Radio Buttons #126 - Must B Me

@djnorthern has been a fixture at our parties and we are happy to announce that she's a new resident of the Buttons fam. Check out this gorg set of hers, the very first set from our very first party at Watergate. 

Recorded live in Berlin
Watergate
Water Floor 
March 23, 2024

Radio Buttons #127 - DJ NORTHERN (Live at Watergate)

This mix was recorded live by @luciabeyond on Dec 3rd, 2023 from 1:00am-3:00am at Dyke Bar in Austin, Texas on two CDJs and two turntables. 

John Tejada - Echoes of Life
Sphere & Accorsi - Set The Mood
Stefano Curti - Sexy Basement
Crazy Penis - Do it good (Tom Middleston’s Cosmos Mix)
Octo Octa - Late Night Love
Alex Kassian - Voices (Materia Mix)
Deetron presents Soulmate - Path
Private Press - Slyly Troopers
Archivist - Stone Eater
Peder Mannerfelt Produktion - Town Crier
Answer Code Request - Haul
Da Sunlounge - Skin Tight (Kinky Movement Mix)
Ariel Zetina - Smoke Machine (with Bored Lord)
Unknown Mobile - Felled Birch
1morning - Love Point
Moebius Plank Neumeier - Speed Display (Richard Fearless, Metal Box Mix)
Lucía Beyond + Jeani Quimera - Lover
John Tejada - Eidolon
Janet Jackson - Any Time, Any Place
Ficilio - Fluid Form
XI - Dub Session
Ko Yang - Pony (Alex Kassian Remix)
Alex Dolby - Psiko Garden (RJ Project Remix)
Analog Tara - Strawberry Moon
Jay Denham - Train to Zanzabar
DJ Ali - Where the g at?
2-Utes - Bumpin the BQE (Miguel Migs 4-Barrel Mix)
Mutlu Karakose - Indestructible
Sugar - Try Me
Kim Ahn - Pleasure (Craig Williams Remix)
Underworld - Jumbo (Jedi’s Sugar Hit Mix)

Radio Buttons #128 - Lucía Beyond

our favorite fruit @sweetapple-807106846

deep house selected to all get out / a little LMB pre-ki 

listen to vol 1 here: Sweetapple-807106846 – 2022-butt-leck

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"Questions 1" by Persian
"MD A2" by Marvin Dash
"Twisted Signal" by The Revenge
"Ghetto Disco" by Ghetto Brothers
"Spring Jazz Session" by Scruscru
"Moving Into Jazz" by DJ Psychiatre
"Cawuso" by Impérieux
"Dr Low" by Calibre
"Soul Emotion" by Subb-an
"JS3" by Guava
"Balance" by Jump Source
"Funk Solo (Big Bass Mix)" by Groovedeep

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Radio Buttons #129 - Sweetapple

Leck My Buttons love energy: extended.
A new mix from our writer-in-chief, Sweetapple—the same tender soul who turned our artist texts into poetry. His record collection is as prolific as his words; tastefully nude.  @sweetapple-807106846

listen to vol 1 here: Sweetapple-807106846 – 2022-butt-leck

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"Questions 1" by Persian
"MD A2" by Marvin Dash
"Twisted Signal" by The Revenge
"Ghetto Disco" by Ghetto Brothers
"Spring Jazz Session" by Scruscru
"Moving Into Jazz" by DJ Psychiatre
"Cawuso" by Impérieux
"Dr Low" by Calibre
"Soul Emotion" by Subb-an
"JS3" by Guava
"Balance" by Jump Source
"Funk Solo (Big Bass Mix)" by Groovedeep

Madalba -- Buttons resident and head of “Future Déjà Vu” record label -- delivers our inaugural podcast of Radio Buttons, in her very own, very straight old school techno vibe.

Radio Buttons #1 - MadAlba

The second edition of Radio Buttons comes from our own Akirahawks, an eclectic DJ and a superb selector.  

This set was recorded live at CockTail D´Amoure, Berlin, June 2016.

Radio Buttons #2 - Akirahawks

Radio Buttons 3, an eclectic sound bath by Jacob Meehan, is a follow up to his ambient mix made in Sept 2016 for Honey Soundsystem http://tinyurl.com/rr00dd , which he played live for his parents at sunrise, with 300 feet of extension cord snaked down to the pond behind their house,  before his big move from Chicago to Berlin.  Catch Jacob every month at Buttons.

Tracklist
1) Gong Bath - Slow Riffs 2) Cilentane - Marcello Colasurdo 3) Stratus - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith 4) Talk From Home - Suzanne Kraft 5) Ventilator - Sound Effect Library 6) Hammer Hammering - Sound Effect Library 7) Love - Mica Levi 8) Melodi - Lukas Nystrand von Unge 9) Expressway - Simic 10) Impossible Again - Piero Piccioni 11) Day 1 - Roger 23 12) No One Left to Haunt - Kit n C.l.a.w.s. 13) Strangeworks - Eluvium 14) Love - Ron Trent 15) Sax Track - Earth Trax & Newborn Jr. 16) Seashell - Garrett David 17) Where Are We Going? Pt. 2 - Octo Octa 18) Divine Interference - Sophia Loizou 19) Witzelsucht - Not Waving 20) As Heard by Scuba Diver - BBC Sound Effects 21) Purple Sunrise (demo) - Jacob Meehan 22) Fairy Laughter - Iasos

Radio Buttons #3 - Jacob Meehan

An energy-packed live DJ mix from Buttons' techno floor by Berln's @heartthrob March, 2017.

Radio Buttons #4 - Heartthrob

East London DJ, producer and vocalist Josh Caffe is an assured part of the underground house and techno scene, and we're excited to host him for our April Edition.

Click here for the event: http://tinyurl.com/kvv4dmm

Tracklist
LONDON - Chino Amobi Lances Rompues - Tuff Sherm & PMM Working on a Dream - French Fries As If (Hannah Holland Remix) - The Carry Nation Master Blaster rework (Apollo remix) - Manny Cuevas Feat. Josh Caffe Haunting - Greg Beato Sammy (Geeeman Remix) - Thorsteinsson Climax - Stephane 1993 Wanna Go Bang (Tribute to PHTR Remix) - Geeeman Dema - Octave One Home Computer - Night Owl Black Soul (unreleased Techno edit) Josh Caffe & The Subs End Local - Cardopusher Know How It Feels - Subtenant Girl, I'm Waitin - Jared Wilson Revenge Of The Preacherman - Mystic Bill

Radio Buttons #5 - Josh Caffe

Moscow born and NYC based, Mary Yuzovskaya holds residencies at both Aphotic & Unter, and recently started pressing records with her new "Monday Off" record label.

Mary Yuzovskaya - Live @ Buttons  - September 2017

DJ Hell Plays Techno ! - About Blank - Berlin, 20.10.2017

Check Out latest Releases of DJ Hell >>> ZUKUNFTSMUSIK >>> CAR CAR CAR (+ Remix Packages) >>> ANYTHING ANYTIME (+ Remix Packages)>>> ALL INFOS HERE: https://facebook.com/djhellofficial

DJ Hell at About Blank - Berlin, 20.10.2017

Penetrating Gaze is a hybrid live project by Jesse Siminski aka @heartthrob. Combining drum machines & synths, with original material & edits, his high impact techno set promises to thrill and hypnotize.

Buttons is pleased to present this sleazy download and the debut of Penetrating Gaze at our next party, Buttons Bird Watching, January 19 - 20, 2018.

Penetrating Gaze - Xtrafantasy [FREE DOWNLOAD]

A new mix from our friend and @about-blank-berlin collective member Diwa @diwa-4

DIWA -  I FEEL SO ALONE

"LONG TERM PROJEKT FROM MY SIDE, WITH LOTS OF HEARTBREAKING TUNES.  ALL VINYL &  COMING STRAIGHT FROM MY SOUL…"

01. FRANK KARTELL & KORMAKREN ELECTRONIS - ITERNATIV ARRAYS
02. LEROSA - COMBAT
03. ALPHACOM PATH - EXCHANGE PLACE
04. ARNOLD STEINER - THE PATIENT ONE
05. ALPHACOM PATH - PENN STATION
06. BEN COHEN - MOMENTUM
07. FOREST DRIVE WEST - STATIC
08. COSMIN - SUNSET SOUL
09. SEVENSOL & BENDER - DRIFTWOOD
10. FBK - SCREAMING HER NAME   (TERRENCE - DIXON’S REINTERPRETATION)
11. MADGA - BLACK  LEATHER WONDER
12. E.R.P. - LUNAR RUINS
13. ERELL RANSON - SANDCASTLE
14. LNS - LEO
15. STANLEY SCHMIDT - SNOI

Catch Diwa 8-11am Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Buttons - Close Encounters with Genderless Aliens from Another Universe - https://tinyurl.com/cl0s33nc0unt3rs
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Artwork by Naro Watanabe

Radio Buttons #23 - Diwa

Pure Immanence ran with the theme of our March 2018 party, "Encounters with Genderless Aliens from Another Universe," as evidenced in this otherworldly live recording.  

The duo are residents at Brooklyn’s roving underground techno staple Unter, where they curate and perform ambient.  Their popular Wednesday-night residency at Bossa Nova Civic Club will celebrate its 2nd anniversary this July.  In August, Pure Immanence will be back in Berlin joining the Unter crew + Buttons & other queer Berlin party collectives at this year's Whole Festival (Aug 24-27  www.wholefestival.com ) 

@pureimmanence = Nick Bazzano @nmb2115 b2b Kiddo Sincere @kiddosincere

This recording was featured by RA as "Mix of the Day" on May 8, 2018.
https://www.residentadvisor.net/feed/105659

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Artwork by Naro Watanabe

Live at Buttons

Pure Immanence - Live at Buttons

Our buddy from Chicago - Harry Cross @harry_cross - who is a resident at both Smart Bar & Femme's Room - delivers a strewn-out set perfect for a stroll through a blooming garden.

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Artwork by Alv Caminero

Radio Buttons #28 - Harry Cross

@alexander-robotnick is like the cool uncle that you only see every couple of years or so when you begrudgingly attend your big family’s holiday gathering.  He’s too fab for the rest of the fam, and everybody knows it.  You secretly wish you could swap your dad for him, because while dad pulls off his signature scowl + ripping complaint combo, Uncle Robotnick is busy effortlessly imprinting his infectious energy with kaleidoscopic stories…  like his stint making world music & collaborating with Kurdish musicians, or conceiving & organizing an ambient festival in Florence in 1995.  He corners you and pours you both another glass of wine while asking, “Can I have an ashtray,” and offers to fly you to Berlin for his August 17-18-19, 2018  appearance at the next Buttons.

"Can I Have an Ashtray" https://goo.gl/hWSgXR
More info:  https://goo.gl/BvQK2a

Radio Buttons #36 - Alexander Robotnick

@jasen-loveland [Interdimensional Transmissions/The Bunker NY/Acid Camp] emerges yet again with another conscious-altering, tweaked-out workout, which we are happy to release as a free download to commemorate his upcoming live set at Buttons Playtime - October 19-20, 2018.
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Buttons Playtime: goo.gl/kK1mnP
Artwork: Theodor Johansson

Jasen Loveland - Basic Rhythm (Remote Perception Mix) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

A beautiful summer end in 2017. Unpublished material by artist Aerea Negrot, performed live with @Royal Dust. There are millions of great artists, unheard of, invisible... So, thank you for listening. If it touches you...
Special thanks @vavadudu 
photo Michal Andrysiak

Live at Buttons ://about Blank (explicit emotions)

Buttons' program director @jacob-meehan wears his Chicago roots all over his sleeve in this super sweet, vocal-heavy house set from Saturday afternoon at Buttons Bake Off, as the crowd danced and ate homemade sticky buns & Kirsch-Plunder

13:00 - 16:00
November 17, 2018
Berlin
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More info: goo.gl/mFF26i
Artwork by Brooke Trezise

Jacob Meehan - Live @ Buttons - November 2018

Blue pill?  Red pill?  Why not both?  @michel-serafini joined us from Chicago, where he owns & runs the 50 year old record shop Gramaphone - an institution that has a distinct lineage within the city's history of dance music.  The Smart Bar / Queen resident brought a healthy dose of the Chi-Town house sound to Berlin for the closing set of our first party in 2019.

Recorded live @ Buttons Reloaded
Saturday, January 19, 2019
19:00 - 22:00 (closing set)
More info... 
goo.gl/N5UywA

RA Exchange 257 w/ Michael Serafini...
https://goo.gl/VMdnFx
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Artwork by Carlos Garcia-Sancho

Radio Buttons #47 - Michael Serafini

@discwoman artist Juana  showed up in full force for her very first gig in Berlin

@thatjuana 
Recorded live at Buttons
04:00 - 07:00
March 16, 2019
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More info...
https://bit.ly/2HItakV
Artwork by Nicola Napoli

Radio Buttons #54 - Juana

Dirty Daddy Don's signature darkroom sound slides in from hard-hitting house to seductive techno; he comes equipped with a filthy selection of tracks and a fun, shameless attitude. A resident of DUMP, Berlin's bi-monthly trashfest at the sex club Untertage, Dirty Daddy Don has exploited his addiction to commanding the dance floor and shown versatility in seducing dancers at all hours of the night.

@dirtydaddydon also recently co-launched TRHANS, a trans-identified network and community-driven project hoping to connect artists, promote talent and create change amongst club-goers.  We look forward to seeing him + TRHANS opening up for The Black Madonna on the opening night of WHOLE Festival this summer (June 14, 2019).  

DDD will play after Sapphire Slow's live set in the wintergarden tent Saturday morning, April 20, 7:00-11:00 for Buttons Passion.

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Artwork by
Carlos Garcia-Sancho

TRACKLIST
Moodymann - Got Dem Freaks Wit Me [KDJ]

Troy Pierce - 25 Bitches (Gaiser’s Too Many Bitches Makeover) [M_NUS]

Lupe - The Prince & The Pilgrim (LA-4A Remix) [TWIRL]

DJ Sneak - 3D Print (Raw Version) [PRESSURE TRAXX]

Cursor Miner - Clockwork Banana [BLEEPER]

Furfriend - Geck (Death Bulb Remix) [DEATH BY RAINBOW]

Justin Cudmore - Are You Ready (Derek Plaslaiko Campus Luv Remix) [BUNKER NEW YORK]

Korea Town Acid - Want U [CLIPP.ART]

Stones Taro - Shoot It [SCUFFED]

LSDXOXO - SMOKE OF THE SKUNK [SELF RELEASE]

Shanti Celeste & Hodge - Alula [PEACH DISCS]

Ilana Bryne - Feelin’ Myself [NAIVE]

Lauren Flax - Thinking of You feat. Michelle Manetti [NERVOUS]

Levon Vincent - Double Jointed Sex Freak (Part 1) [NOVEL SOUND]

Azari & III - Manic [TURBO]

Radio Buttons #60 - Dirty Daddy Don

Our swamp sister @bouffant-bouffant swirled into town to turn up and celebrate our 3rd birthday.

Recorded live
Happy Birthday Buttons
June 22, 2019
Berlin

Image:  Hugo Gyrl

Radio Buttons #67 - Bouffant Bouffant

Some summer morning sounds in the garden from Buttons house maestro Paolo Di Nola. @theloveandtrustcollective

Saturday, July 20, 2019
Buttons Berlin

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Photo by Jill Frank

Radio Buttons #68 - Paolo Di Nola

To commemorate the Berlin debut of @laurenflax's live set, we're offering up one of her tracks as a free download, which originally appeared on Jubilee's Magic City compilation.  Fire up the grill, and work that motherfucker! 

Buttons All Up In My Grill
August 16 - 18, 2019
Berlin
http://bit.ly/2KKem69

Artwork by Naro Watanabe

Lauren Flax - Work Dat [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Our best judy @lsdxoxo gave us this track to feature in the promo video for our "All Up In My Grill" party, and we are passing it on as a free download to you.  

Buttons All Up In My Grill
August 16 - 18, 2019
Berlin
Watch the video:  https://youtu.be/w-1Osdujwuo
More details about the party:  http://bit.ly/2KKem69

Artwork by Naro Watanabe

LSDXOXO - Women Eat Their Men [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Vegan sausages were served, the rain fell, it was glorious.  
@lsdxoxo
Recorded live from the garden of Buttons Berlin
"All Up In My Grill"
Sunday, August 18, 2019
18:00 - 22:00

Artwork by Naro Watanabe

 Buttons Recording

Radio Buttons #71 - LSDXOXO

FREE DOWNLOAD ALERT!
@johnny-aux aka Quinn Whalley aka 1/2 of @paranoid-london truly embodies the raw energy first forged during the genesis of Chicago house music.  Catch him closing down our wintergarden tent, Saturday, October 19, 18:00 - 22:00 


Artwork by 
Michael Magnan

Johnny Aux - Can't Seem to Get Enough [FREE DOWNLOAD]

@ketiov
Recorded live
Buttons Berlin
Saturday, Feb 22, 2020

Artwork by 
Johanna Denke

Radio Buttons #85 - Ketiov

Kirill Shapovalov is an artist, creator and inspirer of the eclectic electronic project Haute Dance in St. Petersburg (Russia), young extravagant DJ known for artistic behaviour in his sets. Shapovalov is resident DJ of the main queer party in Russia, Popoff Kitchen (Moscow).

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In an effort to help out some of our most vulnerable family members, those who are freelancers in a gig economy, we’ve joined Berlin Collective Action: Nightlife Emergency Fund. We urgently call on those passionate about Berlin nightlife who have steady incomes or are financially secure to join us in supporting those in need during these precarious times.

bit.ly/2QyHnUU

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