Artists
Soichi Terada
Rush Hour, Japan
Soichi Terada has long been a bastion of charming house music in Japan. A recent showcase of his work by Hunee — “Sounds From The Far East” — on the Rush Hour label, though, has turned a western audience on to his pleasingly naïve yet emotionally resonant sound, and as such he is now heading over with a full live show.
Over the course of a long career that dates back to the ‘80s, Terada has been responsible for the soundtracks of computer games like Ape Escape, as well as for countless great releases on his Far East Recordings label alongside good friend Shinichiro Yokota.
With a sound that bares the subtle hallmarks of 80s and 90s New York, Terada has continually cooked up his own melodically rich slant on house, and for that reason he has always stood out. Ranging in style from personalable and fun to more moody and soulful, he has a broad sound palette that is full of humour and real character. Tracks like the Larry Levan backed ”Sun Shower,” which he produced in 1989 for the Japanese singer Nami Shimada, are full melody and stirring arrangement so never fail to connect with dancers and DJs alike.
His live show re-creates these classic old tracks — as well as those from the Rush Hour compilation — in captivating fashion.
Listen to Soichi’s classic “Sounds From the Far East” on bandcamp
Anz
Hessle Audio, U.K.
Anz is a DJ and Producer based in Manchester. Renowned for genre-spanning productions and mixes, she unearths the links between Electro, UK Garage, Jungle and more, underpinning a versatile take on contemporary UK club music that is as bright as it is unpredictable.
Since her 2017 debut EP, Anz has earned critical acclaim with her celebrated annual production mixes, award winning NTS Radio residency and up-tempo releases on 2 B Real (2019), Hessle Audio (2020), Ninja Tune (2021) and her own freshly minted label OTMI.
Expect wide-pitch adventures, nods to seminal scenes and plenty of vibes.
DJ Voices
Nowadays, NYC
In the current club music landscape, any adherence to specific genres and styles is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Few stages bring this into as sharp relief as New York City, where the return to the halcyon days of its place as a dance music capital of the world has been well underway for some time now.
Kristin Malossi’s work as DJ Voices, a founding member of the collective Working Women, and as booker for Ridgewood nightclub Nowadays, encapsulates this new riveting era perfectly and succinctly, imbuing any dance floor she touches with a unique, vital energy. Originally hailing from southern Florida, she spent her formative years in New York as a curator immersed in this multi-faceted and highly-charged scene. She crafted her own niche swiftly, and ever since then has worked tirelessly to champion and center the sounds and creators that moved her the most. From her resident nights at Nowadays, her regular shows on The Lot Radio, to her increasingly frequent sojourns to dance floors across the globe and mixes featured in Fact, Pitchfork and Resident Advisor, she’s bringing the frequencies and sounds that taught her to as many people as she can, and in a voice that is unmistakably her own.
Listen to DJ Voices Live @ Nowadays // New Year's Nonstop - Jan 1 2024