Nonstop: Andi, Dynoman, Gonno, Identified Patient, Lena Willikens, Vladimir Ivkovic, Zara Dekho

This edition of Nonstop activates an international assemblage of heavy-hitting DJs and producers working at the bleeding edges of full-spectrum electro-sonic hypnosis for a night (and day) forging dynamic resonances across the darker outer regions of what could be called contemporary dance music’s global techno-psychedelic diaspora. Setting the tone for this formidably trippy excursion, Dynoman and Zara Dekho, New York-via-Karachi DJs and co-runners of Rare Frequency Transmissions and The Tarka Project, share an immersive, genre-expansive b2b traversing their mutual focus on future-oriented yet ritualistic sounds both from and for the South Asian diaspora. Key terms here include “Haal Beat” and “Future Dhamaal”: experimental cross-genres pioneered through Dynoman’s productions and live sets, that combine the sounds and psycho-spiritual orientations of multiple South Asian ecstatic trance traditions with sleek, energetic contemporary club rhythms. As the night gets deeper, so do the moods and grooves, as the floor falls under the shadowy spell of longtime Salon des Amateurs resident Lena Willikens, an unimpeachable master of the mysterious, low-slung chugfest whose reputation for plucking mind-meltingly esoteric selections precedes her. Approaching dawn, we’re thrilled to host the Nowadays debut of DJ Gonno, an absolute titan of house and techno in Japan, whose transportive sets lace ethereal house and eclectic techno with acid-flecked melodies, outer-genre side-quests, and a flair for the ultra-narrative. Greeting the day, DJ, author, local underground icon, and unabashed acolyte of 1980s counterculture, Synthicide boss Andi takes the helm, steering the ship into her trademark territory of synth-washed, goth-tinged euphoria, playfully navigating her super deep crates of EBM, Italo, new beat, post-punk, synth-pop, early rave, and more. Ratcheting things even further up, Amsterdam-based DJ, producer, and Dekmantel affiliate Identified Patient—Dutch master of high-energy tripped-out machine funk—returns to the room with his signature transmogrification of muscular techno, crackling breakbeat, sleazy acid, big bass, and dark psychedelia in tow. Finally, taking things both home and who-knows-where, Nowadays resident and slow burn genius Vladimir Ivkovic valiantly lands the space shuttle with a characteristically intrepid and virtuosic trip into the shadowy corners of outer-genre psychedelia, recombining far-flung sonic traditions including (but never limited to) Krautrock and kosmische, left-field synth-punk, Serbian folk rarities, mutant disco, dark ambient, and slowed-down Goa trance, into a heady, high-impact, and unflinchingly adventurous concoction all his own. /// RSVP is $10 before 11pm and $15 before midnight. An RSVP is good for one person. If you're bringing friends, please have them RSVP here as well. We stop taking RSVPs at 6pm on the day of the party. In order to receive the RSVP discount, you must be at the ticket desk by the cutoff time and not just in line. It's wise to arrive early to make sure you're not standing in line when the time comes. An RSVP does not guarantee entry. Sometimes parties do sell out, so if you want to be sure you'll get in, it's best to grab a ticket in advance. /// Entry is at the discretion of our door staff. Online purchases are limited to four tickets maximum per person. If tickets are sold out here, we always hold a good amount at the door. We will do our best to admit those without tickets but entrance is not guaranteed. Nonstop tickets are divided by entry time. You must arrive during the hours listed on your ticket. For example, if you buy a "10PM–4AM" ticket, you must get here between 10pm and 4am. After you've arrived during your designated time window, you can stay as long as you'd like, so long as you abide by our safer space policy (more on that below). You're also welcome to come and go as you please. Re-entry is based on capacity and is not guaranteed. Nonstop attendees can attend Mister Sunday in the backyard starting at 3 pm without buying a separate ticket, and Nonstop re-entry is honored during Mister Sunday. Violence, non-consensual touching, racist, homophobic, transphobic, sexist, ageist or other discriminatory language, and leering are not allowed within our walls or in our back yard. If someone says or does something to make you feel uncomfortable while you’re here, let us know. /// Accessibility: The wheelchair entrance to our indoor space is in the driveway, which is the access point most commonly used to enter Nowadays. During parties the driveway gate is locked, so please ask staff at the street entrance for assistance with entry. All of our bathrooms are gender-neutral. There is one accessible stall indoors. Just ask any Nowadays staff member for the key, and they can show you the way. During parties, seating is available both on and off the dance floor. While we don’t have a dedicated quiet space indoors during parties, the booths next to coat check are a little quieter, and the deck and back yard a little quieter than that. Most nighttime parties include the use of strobe lights and water based haze.