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New Tokyo Club, Contact, Opening Next Month

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One of Tokyo’s iconic clubs, Air, closed last year with one final hurrah on New Year’s Eve. It has now been announced that Global Hearts, the company behind Air, is opening a brand new concept club next month in the city’s area of Shibuya.

The new basement venue, Contact, features a main space, a smaller bar area and will adopt the no-photography policy that has been widely praised in select world clubs such as Berghain/Panorama Bar and Output in New York City.

In an interview with Resident Advisor,  the club’s director Yuko Ichikawa explained the vision behind the new venue. “We’d like to create a space where everyone can easily come and enjoy the music without any concerns. A place where you forget that you even have a mobile phone to ‘take pictures.’ There will be a policy for no cameras/video recordings/etc., but we will hire professional photographers. To be honest, I wouldn’t mind the photographers forgetting to take pictures because they get sucked into the music and the environment,” he said. “There are no resident DJs at the moment. We want Contact to be a venue where young DJs would work hard and be proud to stand inside the DJ booth. A place where the DJs can grow alongside the venue, and eventually call it their ‘home.'”

Contact will launch things off on Friday, April 1st, with Ostgun Ton’s Function on headlining duties. The following two months’ programming alone highlight the impressive focus on quality from the club’s booking perspective, with Francois K, Laurent Garnier, Louie Vega and DJ Nori joining Dekmantel and Giegling showcases to round up the month of April. In May, the club is set to play host to DJ Nobu, efdemin, Erika and Derrick Carter just to name a few.

For full lineup details for April and May, head to the Contact’s club page on RA.

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Air Tokyo will Close at the Conclusion of 2015

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Sad news today as Tokyo’s Air Club is set to close at the conclusion of the year. Since its inception in 2001 in the Daikanyama District, Air has been a center for top-notch house and techno bookings from around the world for the last fourteen years. For undisclosed reasons, the club will hold its final night on December 31, 2015 to ring in the new year. No lineup has been announced as of late, but details are to be determined in the upcoming months. Read more

Innervisions showcase with Dixon at AIR Tokyo

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Innervisions label boss, Dixon, is set to make his return to Tokyo Saturday, October 25th for a showcase in the Far East. The berlin based multi-facet artist has pushed new boundaries in Deep House over the last few years gaining him top recognition as the #1 rated DJ on RA polls. Dixon is no stranger to Japan making debut appearances at AIR in 2010 and again in 2013 for the annual Rainbow Disco Club. The much anticipated event is looking to be a sold out night at one of Tokyo’s proper underground venue.

AIR Tokyo – Located between Shibuya and Daikanyama, Air was opened in 2001, and has a capacity of around 500. The main dance floor located on the B2 basement is equipped with a sound system featuring Ray Audio equipment. World class techno and house artists from both Japan and overseas are known to play at AIR regularly. In addition, a lounge can be found on the B1 floor where eclectic music are often showcased by some of Japan’s finest vinyl selectors. The club has also developed a label where artists who have familiar ties with Air, such as Derrick May, Francois Kand Dixon have released mix CDs.

Dixon – Live @ DC10, Ibiza (15-07-2013) by Musicforyou on Mixcloud

RBMA Tokyo 2014 Reveals Full Schedule

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The 2014 Redbull Music Academy (RBMA) in Tokyo is set to take place between October 12th through November 14th and will feature some of the most regarded electronic music acts both locally and internationally. Japan has often been known among the industry as Asia’s most influential and forward-thinking market for electronic music and next month’s RBMA showcase will further prove this notion with action packed events. Venues that will host RBMA 2014 include WOMB, AIR, Origami, Liquidroom, and more. Click here for the full schedule of events and artists at this year’s 2014 RBMA Tokyo