SALEM INNOVATION NIGHTS presents Minimize to MAXIMIZE TOUR

If you are a techno head then he's definitely DJ of the month. Though he now looks a bit like the member of a boy band (long gone is the trademark, and so minimal techno, skinhead and glasses combination) his innovative sound hasn't changed a bit. Or, not got any less impressive anyway, since he’s not known for resting on his laurels. This gig, part of the Minimize to Maximize tour, which started in March in Miami, will probably see him showcasing tracks from his latest Plastikman (one of his many monikers) album Closer. It's darker and more complex than the usual Hawtinism but still very sophisticated. "Good techno musicians enjoy having a good time," he says, "but can see beyond it." Enjoy this one you must.

6/25 (FRI) 22:30 @ UNDER LOUNGE
DOOR: ¥2,500 (1D) • DJs: RICHIE HAWTIN a.k.a. PLASTIKMAN / MAGDA + more.

Feisty: Beats
From The Big City

Duck Rock (Deck’n’Effect) and Mike McKenna (Futique, www.samurai.fm/discoscience) spinning breaks, dirty house, electroclash and much, much more from Japan’s biggest breaks DJ (and remixer to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) Duck Rock and one of Tokyo’s busiest (and best) foreign DJs, Mike McKenna (resident at KOOL @ club Yellow, with Ko Kimura), along with local Osaka DJs and Alpha Station’s very own Ken Nishikawa (www.samurai.fm/samplingit) in the lounge. Mike and Duck will be spinning back-to-back later in the night so this is not one to be missed (it’s just down the road from XXX so why not do them both)! Rumor has it that there will be some discounts floating about for well connected clubbers so keep your eyes peeled.

6/25 (FRI) @ TRIANGLE
DOOR: ¥2,500 (1D) • DJs: Duck Rock / Mike McKenna + more.

Downhill Silent City Tour

There are always new sound movements going on and this is one of them. This party features trance music with a good chunk of the techno influence that’s infiltrating things more and more these days. Mimidiliz, which consists of two guys from Germany, is coming back to Osaka with the live set. Their complicated and cinematic sound is a window onto another world. Meanwhile, the Frech duo Holeg&The Spices will play trance with a rock flavor to it. Kicking off the night is Midimiliz's chillout project DOWNHILL playing for the first time in Osaka. It's supposed to be an experimental set and great one at that so you’d be advised to get there early.

6/26 (SAT) 22:00 @ MOTHER HALL. DOOR: ¥5,000 / ADV: ¥4,000.
LIVE: MIDIMILiZ / HOLEG & THE SPICES. DJs: DOWNHILL a.k.a ARNE SCHAFFHAUSEN / TEZ / JUN

Club Listings June

1 TUE

LEGEND @ GRAND CAFE. House/Garage. Weekly event.
DJs: Yoku, Daisuke, Asahara, Tokusaburou. Open 20:00. ¥1,000/1D

2 WED

DROP OUT!!!! @ ZING. House. Weekly event. DJs: CMT, Dounuts, Qotaroo + more. Open 21:00. FREE!!

H2DP @ UNDER LOUNGE. Disco. Weekly event. DJs: *Groovy workshop.,Tsune. Open 21:00. Men:¥2,500/2D, Women: FREE!!

ADAM -EUROPE EDITION @ METRO. House/Tech-house/Techno. GUEST DJ: TLR. DJs: Shinoyama, Fulltono, Mie Kashiwagi. Open 22:00. ¥1,500.

3 THU

VAIORHYTHM @ NUDIC. House. Weekly event. DJ: Kenji Shimazaki. Open 22:00. Free.

4 FRI

NEON FEVER TOUR @ MOTHER HALL. House. DJs: Felix Da Housecat, Tasaka, Tact. Open 22:00. ¥4,000(adv.¥3,500).

GROOVE SONIXXX @ GRAND CAFE. All mix. LIVE: ALPHA, Possivility + more. DJs: Mark'e, Shin Nishida + more. Open 20:00. ¥2,000/1D.

ROUGHY DJ 15 @ NOON. All mix. DJs: Yoku, Junzo Ogawa, Y. Matsuoka, mamezuka, Shimazak + more. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D.

SURE SHOT @ JOULE. Hip hop. GUEST DJ: Watarai. DJs: Benkei, Nan-jyo, Bata. Open 20:00. ¥2,500/1D.

SAYANSE @ WORLD. Reggae. GUEST: Infinity 16. HOST SOUND: Chill Drive Disco. SOUND: Bass Green, Jam Field + more.. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D (adv.¥2,000/1D).

JAZ'TSUKION 1st ANNIVERSARY! @ METRO. Nu jazz. GUEST DJs: Toshio Matsuura, Kaori Ichikawa. DJs: Munehiro Nakata, Akio Okuda, Kazuhiro Inoue, Makoto Nakatani, Takao Araki. Open 22:00. ¥2,500/1D (adv.¥2,000/1D).

5 SAT

WORLD LOVE FINAL vs INSIDE OUT @ JOULE. Hard dance. GUEST DJ: Simon Foy(from Scotland). Djs: Energy-dai, Ken-gee, Yu Kurose + more. Open 20:00. ¥2,500/1D(Foreigner ¥1,000/1D!!)

ULTRA PUMPIN' HARD @ MOTHER HALL. Hard dance. DJs: Yoji Biomehanika, Sterling Moss. Open 23:00. ¥3,500(adv.¥3,000)

REFLEX @ UNDER LOUNGE. Techno. GUEST DJ: Preach. DJs: Y.Matsuoka, Astro.

OSAKA-KISEKI-MOST @ CLUB NEO. Hard dance/German Trance. GUEST DJ: Show-Hey. DJs: Hayashi-Banginger, Masamune, Herzog The Hi-Lo, Teru-sesas, Lunch. Open 21:00. ¥3,000/1D(Foreigner ¥1,500/1D, adv.¥2,000/1D, WF ¥2,500/1D). www.hayashi-banginger.com/

EMMA HOUSE @ WORLD. House. MAIN DJ: Emma. DJs: Mamezuka, K-ji. Open 22:00. ¥2,500/1D (adv.¥2,000/1D).

CLUB SNOOZER @ METRO. Rock. DJs: Souichiro Tanaka, Youji Tamai. Open 23:00. ¥3,000/1D (adv.¥2,500/1D).

WORLD STANDARD WEST @ NOON. GUEST DJ: Takeshi Kubo. GUEST LIVE: Beret. DJs: Tatsuo Sunaga, Kijiro Sakurai, Junsei Iwase + more. Open 21:00. ¥3,000/1D (adv.¥2,500/1D).

SMOKE @ NUDIC. House. DJs: Luke, Yoku, Brett, Dimitri, Joules, Shimazaki. Open 22:00. ¥2,000/1D.

6 SUN

ONE LOVE @ GRAND CAFE. Reggae. Weekly event. MUSIC: Iire a.k.a Hiroto, Takuo. Open 20:00. ¥1,000/1D.

SOULFREE @ UNDER LOUNGE. Hip hop. Weekly event. DJs: Minami, Benkei, Kaz001. MC: Moggy. Open 22:00. ¥2,500/2D

11 FRI

SEASON @ NOON. Ambient. See the pickup for the details.

DEEP SOUTH RECORDS presents BRILLIANT @ ROCKETS. Techno. DJs: Damon Wild(from US), Kunio Asai + more. Open 23:30. ¥3,500/1D (adv.¥2,500/1D + Mix CD, WF ¥3,000/1D).

DROP IN! ZING 2nd ANNIVARSARY@ ZING. House. DJs: Mamezuka, CMT, Qotaroo. Open 23:00. ¥2,000/2D(WF ¥2,500/2D).

WICKED! @ UNDER LOUNGE. House. DJs: RDM, Sugata, Mari. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D.

VOYAGE @ NUDIC. House. DJs: Kazuma, Lovegod, Katz, Marco. Open 22:00. ¥2,000/1D.

OSAKA SAFARI @ GRAND CAFE. R&B/Hip hop. DJs: George, Getaku, Hondy, Force, Brocken. Open 20:00. ¥2,000/1D.

JUST DREAM TIME @ TRIANGLE. Hip hop. DJs K.Z, Yoga, Crisis, R-Low. Open 21:00. ¥2,000/1D(adv.¥2,000/2D).

WORLD TOP 40 NIGHT @ SAM&DAVE UMEDA. All the party music. DJ: Luke. Open 19:00. Men ¥2,000/2D, Women ¥1,000/1D.

12 SAT

ZETTAI-MU feat. YOUTH @ NOON. Dub. DJs: Youth, Kuranaka aka 1945 + more. Open 21:00. ¥TBA.

REALITY DRIFT @ METRO. Tech-trance. LIVEÅFHoleg & The Spies special session with Osho(from UNI). DJs: Holeg, Kris Kylven, Rockzo. Open 22:00. ¥3,500/ 1D (adv.¥3,000/1D).

PSYCHEDELICIOUS 7th ANNIVERSARY @ MOTHER HALL. Psy-trance. LIVE: Shift. DJs: Shva Jorg, New World DJ team, Fineplay DJ Team. Open 22:00. ¥5,000 (adv.¥4,000).

WEST @ TRIANGLE. Progressive house. Djs: Yashima, Shogi, Togawa. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D (WF ¥2,000/1D).

TOP FUEL @ UNDER LOUNGE. Progressive house. DJs: Ko-Kimura, Ko-Matsushima, Hamanaka. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D.

READY TO GO? @ STRAWBERRY. Nu school breaks. GUEST DJ: Chris Carter(from UK). DJs: Mizuta, Kenji Marui, Yohey Yokota. Open 22:00. ¥2,500/1D (adv.¥2,000/1D).

LITTLE BITCH @ KARMA. Rock. DJs: Ichiro Rider, Ryo, Tetsu, Nakkan, Kazuya. Open 23:00. ¥2,000/1D (adv.¥1,500/1D+CD, WF ¥1,500).

RENDEZVOUS @ NUDIC. House. DJs: Riki, Sachiko, Inaga. Open 22:00. ¥2,000/1D.

DISCOMIXER @ ROCKETS. Techno. GUEST LIVE: Ryukudisko. DJs: Murai, Yoshihiro Kihara, Furuta, Fujimura, Ken-zo. Open 23:00. ¥2,500/1D (adv&before 24:00.¥2,000/1D).

FOR PARADISE @ GRAND CAFE. House/Garage. DJs: Tokusaburou, Gehi mania + more. Open 20:00. ¥2,000/1D.

ULTIMATE PARTY @ SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. All party music. DJs: Sam&Dave all stars. Open 20:00. Men ¥2,000/2D, Women ¥1,000/1D.

15 TUE

LEGEND SPECIAL @ GRAND CARE. House/Garage. GUEST DJ: Andre Collins. DJs: Yoku, Daisuke, Asahara, Tokusaburou. Open 20:00. ¥2,500/1D.

18 FRI

CHARLES WEBSTER JAPAN TOUR'04 @ NUDIC. House. GUEST DJ: Charles Webster(from UK). DJs: Ageishi, mamezuka, Donuts. Open 22:00. ¥3,000/1D (WF ¥2,500/1D).

BLACK BEATZ BOX @ TRIANGLE. Drum'n'bass. DJs: Toyo, Kenzi, King-Hisato, Global Spin, Tsutsui, Takeshi. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D (WF ¥2,000/1D).

ELECTRIC LADY LAND @ STRAWBERRY. House. GUEST DJ: iSSEi iSHiDa. DJs: Tsuda, Ogawa Yu-men + more. Pen 21:00. ¥2,500/1D (adv.¥2,000/1D).

DISCO FRESH!! 3rd ANNIVERSARY @ UNDER LOUNGE. Disco. DJs: *Groovy workshop., Ban-chan. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/2D.

19 SAT

COOL TO KOOL @ METRO. Future Jazz. GUEST DJ: Alexander Barck (from JAZZANOVA). DJs: Yoshihiro Okino (from Kyoto Jazz Massive), Kenji Sakaziji. Open 22:00. ¥3,500/1D (adv.¥3,000/1D).

AREA G @ KARMA. House/Techno. LIVE: Style Blow Heads. GUEST DJ: Richard Fearless(from Death in Vegas), Tomoyuki Tanaka(from FPM). DJ: Hiroshi. Open 23:00. ¥3,500 (adv.¥3,000/1D).

TRIANGLE 2nd ANNIVERSARY @ TRIANGLE. All mix. DJs: Black Beatz Box, Encounter, Viva!, Jamboree, Urbant, Talkin Rock. Open 22:00. ¥1,000(2D).

NUDIC DIMENSIONS @ NUDIC. House. DJs: Wil Robinson, Riki, Sachiko. Open 22:00. ¥2,000/1D

PUBLIC CAFE @ NOON. Rock. DJs: Aoyama, Nakamura. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D (WF ¥2,000/1D).

STYLUS meets ROUTE @ WORLD. House. GUEST DJs: Chateau Flight. DJs: Ageishi, Ban, Jyotaro. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D (adv.¥2,500/1D).

SPICY! @ GRAND CAFE. House/Disco/Trance. DJs: Miura, *Groovy workshop., Fox-shingo. Open 20:00. ¥2,000/1D.

SEXY TRAX @ UNDER LOUNGE. Hard house. DJs; Ise, Mokoto, Uda. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D.

ROCK DO @ ROCKETS. Rock/Pop. DJs: Jin&Yo-1, An-chang. Open 23:00. ¥2,500/1D (adv.¥1,500/1D+Mix CD).

SUPER HERO COSTUME PARTY @ SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. All the party music. ¥50,000 for the best costume!! Open 20:00. Men ¥2,000/2D, Women ¥1,000/1D.

20 Sun

THE BREAKFAST CLUB @ NUDIC. House. Sunday morning after hours party. DJs: ian Handsley, I-Bec, Dave Russell. Open 5:00am-8:00am. ¥1,000/1D.

25 FRI

RICHIE HAWTIN MINIMIZE TO MAXIMIZE TOUR @ UNDER LOUNGE. Techno. See the pickup for the details.

FEISTY: Beats from the Big City @ TRIANGLE. Nu school breaks/Progressive house. GUEST DJ: Duck Rock. DJs: Mike McKenna + more. Open 21:00. ¥TBA. See the pickup for the details.

HUE @ ZING. Techno/House. DJs: John Arnold(from Detroit), Yama, Taaya + special guest. Open 23:00. ¥2,500/1D.

RENDEZVOUS @ NUDIC. House. DJs: Riki, Sachiko, Luke. Open 22:00. ¥2,000/1D.

HOUSE FUSION @ GRAND CAFE. House/Classics. DJs: Daisuke, Ackin'. Open 20:00. ¥2,000/1D.

ESSENTIAL-ESSENTIAL MUSIC 9th ANNIVERSARY STAGE#04 @ WORLD. Hip hop. REGULARs: Sancon, Yo aka Type Lo, Meg, Frisk, Danbo. GUEST DJ: KAORI from NYC. Open 21:00. ¥3,000/1D (adv.¥2,500/1D).

AURORA SOUNDZ @ KOBE ZINK. Psy-trance. DJs: Isao, Nao, Pooh, Trast aka Hasesu. Open 23:50. ¥2,000. INFO: 078-452-1009. www.aurora-soundz.org.

LADIES NIGHT @ SAM&DAVE UMEDA. All the party music. A glass of bubby, a red rose and a free drink ticket for all the ladies. Free nail artists, too. DJ: Akira. Open 19:00. Men ¥2,000/2D, Women ¥1,000/1D (+ a lot more!!)

26 SAT

THE MADNESS @ MOTHER HALL. Tech-trance. See the pickup for the details.

FREEDOM TIME @ NOON. Future jazz. GUEST DJ: Alexander Barck (from JAZZANOVA). DJs: Yoshihiro Okino (from Kyoto Jazz Massive), Kenji Sakaziji. Open 21:00. ¥3,500/1D (adv.¥3,000/1D).

LIGHTS @ NUDIC. House. DJs: R(eere)del Mond, Gehi Mania. Open 22:00. ¥2,000/1D.

BANQUET @ GRAND CAFE. House. DJ: Orienta-rhythm. Open 20:00. ¥2,000/1D.

QUEEN @ JOULE. HARD DANCE. DJs: Energy-dai, Sho, Fater, Togi, A-type, Yoge. Open 20:00. ¥2,500/1D.

MICRO MARCH @ ROCKETS. Techno. GUEST DJ: Ten. DJs: Yoshiki, Ko-jax, Ono. Open 23:00. ¥2,000/1D.

WARP DA DISCO @ UNDER LOUNGE. Hard house/ Trance. DJs: Shinkawa, Gotoh, Co-hey. Open 21:00. ¥2,500/1D.

DENDOU TSUKEMATSUGE @ KARMA. Hard house. DJ: Ibi. DIVAs: Diana Extravaganza, Rui:z, Michel. Open 23:00. ¥3,000/1D (adv.¥2,500/1D).

DANCE ANIMAL PARTY @ SALLYS. Mainstream latin/Commercial House. DJs: Fumi, Jeffy + guest. Open 22:00. ¥1,000.

30 WED

DANIEL WANG JAPAN TOUR 04 @ METRO. House. GUEST DJ: Daniel Wang (from NYC). DJs: Tan Ikeda, Mamezuka, Ban. Open 22:00. ¥2,500 (adv.¥2,000).

KS club section compiled by Terumi Tsuji