Artists will never come unprepared to a party. They always bring a toolbox packed with tracks that are truly dance floor destroyers. “What’s in Your Toolbox” features artists’ secret weapons, aka, the tracks they don’t leave out of their USB. In this installment, the enthralling and industrial-rooted artist Hiroko Yamamura shares her 6 choice picks that have played an inspirational role in her work. Due to Hiroko’s rave youth being shaped by Anime, House, Acid, classic Sci-fi, and comic books it’s no wonder that her craft is always focused on being eclectic, yet inclusive.
Performance-wise, you can expect her contributions to take the stage at Chicago’s ARC Music Festival on Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 2-4). As Hiroko has worked alongside like-minded colleagues and collaborators such as Heartthrob, Seth Troxler, DJ Hyperactive, Angel Alanis, Justin Cudmore, and the Submerge, it’s no surprise that her performance at ARC will also include a b2b alongside her fellow work confidant DJ Hyperactive. On September 2nd, she will no doubt bring about a certain homage from every circuit, resistor, patch cord, and process that will bring forth an immersive voice to her tracks — and with this talent, she has definitely earned the clout to be named one of Chicago’s top 10 DJ’s by XLR8R magazine. Tickets For Chicago’s ARC Music Festival are now available.
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This rework of Chicago’s legend (and mentor) DJ Hyperactive’s classic represents a lot to me. It reintroduced the world to one of techno’s greatest talents, captured the essence of our jacking techno sound, and is just a stormer of a tune. I’ll go out on my shield presenting this as one of the finest techno tracks in existence.