Warm Leatherette: Party Preview
For a good chunk of the mid- to late aughts, the vintage sound of minimal wave and synth-punk swept underground dancefloors in San Francisco, New York, and well beyond. Thanks to the efforts of a handful of dedicated reissue labels (like San Francisco's very own
Dark Entries), this nearly-forgotten genre was unearthed from the annals of history, invigorating black-clad crowds (who weren't born when these records were produced) with its punky, raw, and catchy sound.
Warm Leatherette was the place to be to hear this music in San Francisco; the resident DJs spun all varieties of post-punk, minimal wave, and synth-pop, and later on, hosted live bands inspired by these vintage sounds. The party returns for a one-off on Friday the 13th, featuring
Further Reductions, a technoid minimal wave duo from New York alongside most of the original DJs and new guests (full disclosure: I, the author, will also be DJing in the back room).
— Chris Zaldua
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