This weekend in New York

LEO RISING: Kyle Hall, Shaun J. Wright, TEE EM DEE

House of Yes throws Leo season a party in its own image, all spotlight and theater. Kyle Hall arrives with the Detroit deep house he has kept soulful since the early 90s, Shaun J. Wright sings the Chicago house he was raised inside and brings the twirl to go with it, and TEE EM DEE plays house the way a drummer hears it, rhythm before everything.

• Kyle Hall Detroit house, soul intact
• Shaun J. Wright House that breaks into song
• TEE EM DEE House with a drummer's pulse

SHAUN J. WRIGHT at WHOLE

Elisa Batti, Sarah Wreath, echo / Elle Dee b2b Kellam Matthews / Mr. Murray

public records gives Friday to the collectors. Elisa Batti steers techno from hypnosis into a sprint, Sarah Wreath, twenty years into her record bags, lets ambient bleed into psychedelic pressure, and echo draws the line that connects dance music's Black roots to its present tense. Elle Dee goes back to back with Frendzone's Kellam Matthews, and Mr. Murray is opening a different corner of her record collection: new wave, electro-pop, synth and a few unexpected classics.

• Elisa Batti Deep hypnosis into full drive
• Sarah Wreath Tribal drums gone psychedelic
• echo Black roots across every era
• Elle Dee Twisting loops, bombastic release
• Kellam Matthews Driving acid, slowed-down breaks
• Mr. Murray New wave, electro-pop, synth

NR Sound Mix 102 Elisa Batti

Refuge Friday: AGÄPĒ with Chontane (Live), JKS, BENZA, Diossa

AGAPĒ takes over Refuge with four different approaches to contemporary techno. Chontane performs live, moving between techno, breaks and electro; JKS turns a decade behind the drums into tightly wound, percussive grooves; BENZA works in a rawer, more minimal space where mechanical rhythms meet meticulous sound design; and Diossa brings fast, hypnotic techno built from layered percussion and looping tension.

• Chontane Precision techno, played live
• JKS A drummer's hypnotic percussion
• BENZA Gunmetal futurist techno
• Diossa Percussion layered into hypnosis

JKS @ Unfold CV, London

Dustin Zahn / Nastia Reigel / NEUX / Eau De Cologne: Natuta / MVHY / Mutualism

The main room runs three shades of techno. Dustin Zahn brings Midwest weight and precision, favoring patience over easy peaks. Nastia Reigel goes more spacious, threading her own voice through grooving loops, while NEUX pulls it darker with hypnotic repetition and creeping tension.

Studio loosens up with an Eau De Cologne takeover. Founder Natuta jumps between electro, house and harder club music; MVHY keeps it playful with vocal chops, 2-step and nostalgia rave; and Mutualism plays party-first, like anything could happen next.

• Dustin Zahn Visceral techno, built with intent
• Nastia Reigel Haunting techno woven with voice
• NEUX Mesmerising and uneasy
• Natuta Grimy electro and hedonistic house
• MVHY Cheeky vocals, rave nostalgia
• Mutualism Euphoric hooks, diva energy

GROOVE Podcast 479 - Nastia Reigel

AGAPĒ PRESENTS: RIKHTER Live [4 Hour Set]

RIKHTER gets four hours to stretch out live at The Chocolate Factory, with a set expected to lean heavily on unreleased material. The support stays local but moves through different shades of pressure: Naomi Duan pairs euphoric synths with a relentless pace, S7IK coils industrial tension around hypnotic percussion, and Daybreak settles into a slower, rolling groove.

• RIKHTER Industrial techno, hardcore edge
• Naomi Duan Bright synths over fast techno
• S7IK Minimal techno, industrial tension
• Daybreak Deep techno, hypnotic rhythm

BCCO x SoundCloud New Faces S05E23: Daybreak

Le Petit Box // Brickyard Open Air

Le Petit Box takes its microclub ethos outdoors for an all-day session built around flow rather than hierarchy: no headliner, no prescribed peak, just eleven hours for the day to find its own shape. Berlin's Sound + Color builds the system for the occasion, while the lineup stays close to home. Founder PAC brings bass-heavy eclecticism shaped by his Jamaican roots; S A M I settles into patient, floor-building techno; sixsix threads house through drum & bass; Elle Dee works hypnotic loops toward bigger release; and bîllî brings a dreamlike edge to the day. Free with RSVP.

• PAC Jamaican roots, eclectic sets
• S A M I Leans techno, plays wide
• sixsix Eclectic club cuts: house, D&B, techno
• Elle Dee Simmering poise, then release
• bîllî Daylight techno, dreamlike

Anomalous Mix - SAMI

Mister Sunday: DJ Nobu (House Set) and Eamon Harkin

Mister Sunday gets a rare curveball: DJ Nobu, best known for deep, exploratory techno, comes to the yard with a house set. Eamon Harkin, a resident who helped shape the party from its early days, meets him there with warm, open-ended house that still carries a little techno tension. Six hours outside at Nowadays, phones off the floor and daylight doing the rest.

• DJ Nobu Deep-space techno, house today
• Eamon Harkin Warmth with a techno spine

RDC 072 - DJ Nobu (House set)