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Rødhåd, Honey Soundsystem Club Recommended

When: Sat., July 4, 9:30 p.m. 2015
Price: $15-$25

Rødhåd: Party Preview

Ah, techno. Techno! Techno! For many Americans, "techno" is a handy catch-all phrase, a stand-in for any kind of electronic music whatsoever. For others, those who often find themselves sweaty and gyrating among a mass of similarly sweaty bodies in a dark club at 3 a.m., techno means something different, more specific. It's possible to home in on that specificity in writing, by pointing out that techno is largely mechanistic, loop-based, and comprises a futuristic sound palette, but it's a lot more efficient to simply point out a musician who embodies the sound and spirit of techno. Rødhåd is that person. Rødhåd is techno. ("Rødhåd" is Danish for "redhead," by the way.)

Rødhåd's story begins — as so many techno stories have — in the environs of Berlin, throwing open-air parties beginning in the late '90s. By 2009, he launched a club night called Dystopian, which became so successful he later launched a record label with the same name, and shortly thereafter became a regular DJ at Berlin mega-club Berghain, cementing his place in the techno world. What separates Rødhåd from the pack is his laser focus; his sound is dark, dubby, and intense, but never heavy-handed, and his technical DJ skills are flawless, blending tracks so artfully that each track becomes part of a greater whole. And that, really, is the magic of a masterful techno DJ set, wherein many become one, time loses all meaning, and the dancers on the floor unite into a cohesive mass. Who says techno isn't spiritual?

This appearance is Rødhåd's first in San Francisco, and he is joined by all the Honey Soundsystem residents — internationally renowned selectors in their own right. Join Honey and celebrate American independence in the best way possible — by freaking out on a crowded dancefloor.

— Chris Zaldua

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