This weekend in New York: September 25, 2026
Ignez, Daybreak

Our weekend starts early this week. Signal feels made for Ignez. He builds techno like a composer scoring a slow-burning film, letting a flicker of percussion or a subtle change in tone carry the drama. Brooklyn local Daybreak comes at it from the body, deep and rolling, layering the groove until the whole floor is in it. It’s the kind of pairing that makes Signal’s intimate room feel even more special.
Ignez
Daybreak
MUTUAL RYTM: SHDW / Regent / Hemka / JADALAREIGN / Mike Servito / Saia

Mutual Rytm takes over BASEMENT, with SHDW at the helm and a no-nonsense groove that goes straight at the body, joined by Regent’s precision-engineered grooves and Hemka’s shadowy, propulsive techno. Studio takes the scenic route: JADALAREIGN moves freely between house, disco, acid and soul; Mike Servito brings his Detroit instincts and a jacking style of house, acid and techno; and Saia turns up the voltage with a more unruly edge. A night that makes choosing a room pleasantly difficult.
SHDW
Regent
Hemka
JADALAREIGN
Mike Servito
Saia
Silva Bumpa

Silva Bumpa has gone from cult favorite to one of UK garage’s fastest-rising names, carrying bassline’s South Yorkshire DNA onto much bigger stages without sanding off the rough edges. His sets are all rude basslines, skipping drums and hooks that refuse to leave your head. One of Brooklyn’s best rooms, and he’s bringing all of it.
Silva Bumpa
Chloé Caillet, Dee Diggs, Kim Anh

Chloé Caillet returns to a city she once called home for an afternoon in The Ruins, bringing her kaleidoscopic take on house, rich in harmony, percussion and unexpected color. Brooklyn’s Dee Diggs brings soul, seduction and a deep knowledge of house history, while Kim Anh adds decades of queer-club instinct and a little acid around the edges. A very good reason to start dancing before dark.
Chloé Caillet
Dee Diggs
Kim Anh
IMPULSE CØNTROL // Carmen Electro

IMPULSE CØNTROL begins Friday with time to connect before the music gets loud. Dalton Taylor soundtracks a community WARM UP, then Carmen Electro makes her New York debut with the ritualistic, vinyl-driven techno she’s honed between Finland and Berlin. Ramsey Neville and Michelle Kay bring the hypnotic, groove-heavy sound they built the collective around, Flight Mode sinks into deeper, introspective territory, ABEILLE runs hard groove and N1NA heavy kicks.
Carmen Electro
ABEILLE
Flight Møde
Michelle Kay
N1NA
Ramsey Neville
Dalton Taylor
Mac Declos / Marcal / Cora / Perfect Lovers / Victor Rodriguez / Chris Cruse / Kilopatrah Jones

Mac Declos is a personal favorite: groove is hardwired into him, heavy and technical but cut with soulful funk and enough left turns to keep you guessing. Marcal folds tribal percussion and Brazilian rhythm into rolling, psychedelic techno, equal parts organic and mechanical. Cora adds a celestial, trance-tinged lift. In Studio, Por Detroit: Perfect Lovers b2b Victor Rodriguez tap into queer dance history, Chris Cruse runs sleek grooves that burst into diva catharsis, and Kilopatrah Jones channels house with overflowing soul. And if you don’t want to take our word on Mac, take Sara Landry’s: never miss him.
Mac Declos
Marcal
Cora
Perfect Lovers
Victor Rodriguez
Chris Cruse
Kilopatrah Jones
Brooklyn Storehouse: Lane 8 (Cross Pollination)

Fresh off Cross Pollination II, Lane 8 turns the album’s collaborative spirit into a night at Brooklyn Storehouse. Kasbo joins him b2b, while fellow album collaborators Robby East and MYRNE meet behind the decks. Expect a lot of heart: big feelings, open arms and the kind of dancefloor energy that makes strangers feel briefly connected. Melodic house, emotional swells and plenty of release, all given room to breathe. And in true This Never Happened fashion, the cameras stay covered.
Lane 8
Kasbo
Robby East
MYRNE
Sunday Night: FJAAK & KYRUH

Sunday’s closing argument comes courtesy of FJAAK and KYRUH. FJAAK bring their gritty blur of warehouse techno, breakbeats and UK rave influence, while Brooklyn’s KYRUH answers with breakneck mixing, hard-edged grooves and the kind of joy that makes high-speed techno feel almost playful.
FJAAK
KYRUH









