Hey all you kids out there! Osaka is sooo hot!! How hot is it, Shawn? Osaka is sooo hot that, at the last out door party I went to, I saw one punter just burst into flames. Poor guy…the ensuing confusion quickly turned to exuberance when someone started chanting, “The floor, the floor, the floor is on fire! We don’t give a f@ck! Let the muthaf@ka burn!” All humour aside, it would seem as though we can look forward to a well-deserved respite from the relentless duo of heat and humidity typical of a summer in Osaka. We’re not out of the woods yet but let's hope the end is near. Fingers crossed…
September also means it’s the beginning of the Tsukimi or literally moon viewing season. The full moon in September falls on the 23rd this year. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to see a rabbit pounding rice into mochi. If you’re really lucky, you’ll have several opportunities to see quality DJs pounding out bass lines to a packed dance floor. There is bound to be some raging hot dance floors around town this month. Plenty of O-R DJs out there showing love and representing, all in an effort to keep you stepping.
September 3, Friday
Café Absinthe 7th Anniversary Week – Cheese On Toast
Place: Café Absinthe
Time: 20:00~
Cost: Free
Genre: Techno, House
Artists: Joey, Milkbro, Yusuke, Nagisa, Bento
September 4, Saturday
Café Absinthe 7th Anniversary Week – The Party
Place: Café Absinthe
Time: 20:00~Late
Cost: 1,000
Genre: Techno, House, Tech House
Artists: Live Band – Pug 27
DJs: Shawn Basik, Yashima, Setsuna, Dom Pang, Toru Nakajima, Alex Es, Jules, Karla Houser, Dave Byrne, Ubani, Maya, Luke, Juan, Dmitri, VJ Colo,
Decorations by Michio
September 5, Sunday
Sleaze – featuring Dubfire
Place: World
Time: 22:00~Late
Cost: 3,500yen/1D
Genre:
Techno, Minimal
Artists: Dubfire, Carlo Lio, Kazuya Ninagawa, Masanori Mikami
September 10, Friday
Culture Coating
Place: Lunar Club
Time: 22:00~Late
Cost: 3,000yen/1D
Genre: Techno, House
Artists: DJ Preach, Shine, Junky Jun, Kunio Torikai
September 11, Saturday
Summer Love II Beach Party on the Tango Hanto
Place: Japan Sea - 日本海 丹後松島 Tango Matsushima Kyoto Pref
Time: 14:00~14:00, September 12
Cost: 2,000yen/1D
Genre: Techno, House, Electro and more
Artists: Asogi, Masamune, Hiran, Kamon, Karla Houser, Dom Pang, DJ Rob-Be,
DJ Nori, DJ Joey, Frobot
More info: http://www.summerlove.tk/
SPACE01 –Derrick May - Japan tour-
Place: Triangle
Time: 22:00~Late
Cost: 3,500yen/1D
Genre: Techno
Artists: Derrick may, DJ Sho, Kunimitsu, DJ Telly
Elements
Place: Vano
Time: 22:00~06:00
Cost: Free
Genre: Techno, House
Artists: Yashima, Jo-G, Uekem
September 18, Saturday
Exodus Progressive Party
Place: Exodus
Time: 23:00~07:00
Cost: 2,000
Genre: Techno, House
Artists: Show-Hey, Sho, Dmitri, Alex D.O. Mai, Masaya
Squair X Matthias Tanzmann
Place: Lunar Club
Time: 22:00~06:00
Cost: 2,500yen/1D
Genre: Techno
Artists: Matthias Tanzman, Shine, Moshinobu, Aki, Chicks, Shi-Maxx, T.Takano
September 19, Sunday
Noisemaker presents Audio Werner – Japan Tour
Place: Ammona
Time: 22:00~Late
Cost: 3,000yen/1D
Genre: Techno, Tech house, Minimal
Artists: Audio Werner, Yoshihiro Tsutsumi, Setsuna, Watalu, Yu, Tabi, Kozee
September 22, Wednesday
The Star Festival - Club
Place: Triangle
Time: 22:00~05:00
Cost: 3,000yen
Genre: Techno
Artists: Tiga, troy Pierce, Kihira Naoki, Kunimitsu, Taku-Hero, Colo, DJ Donguri, Monashee, An, Eyez
September 24, Friday
Sleaze x Hernan Catteneo Japan Tour 2010
Place: World
Time: 22:00~Late
Cost: 3,500yen/1D
Genre: House
Artists: Hernan Catteneo, Kazuya Ninagawa, Masanori Mikami
September 25, Saturday
Masterpiece
Place: Union
Time: 21:00~06:00
Cost: 2,000yen/1D
Genre: House
Artists: Dj Ise, Tsubasa, DJ Katsumi, Yuzo, Seiya
Eclipse @ 夢前亭
Place: 夢前亭
Time: 18:00~
Cost: 3,500yen
Genre: Techno, House, Minimal
Artists: Mayshi, Kiyomasa, Meg, depayseman, Monta, and more…
Support your local DJs. Get out there and get on the dancefloor. See you in the club.
-Shawn Basik