Who needs love when you have music! Right??
Are you still looking for that special someone? Or have you just been sleeping on making Valentines day plans? Well, it’s still not too late to bare your heart out to them (don’t be scared, click share). Don’t worry, we have compiled our most favourite events from around the world from the late nights of the 13th stretching their way into the early mornings for the 15th, to make sure you will be kept warm and dancing this Valentines day <3
Slagwerk: DJH/ Rat Section/ Soraya & Dmitra at Recyclart, Brussels – Feb 13th
Internet indietronica rockers come together under the stars as peaking underground label and event series Slagwerk brings Kölner DJH and London performance music act Rat Section to Recyclart. If you and your date have been sleeping on DJH, it’s time to wake up. Headbanging and tooth-knocking out, DJH’s productions are a standout from his similarly leather-jacketed counterparts, frazzling key tones and reverberations made for 2016-Madeon level graces. Known for their site-specific performances, a Rat Section show is different every night. A sonic cleanse before lovers’ day fully kicks off. Come with open ears and an open heart.
Manuka Honey at ORMSIDE projects, London – Feb 13th
You’ve seen her on kill it on Glamcult TV, and now it’s time to see her IRL. Start your Valentines day off right and venture into the early mornings of lovers’ day as industrial’s princess Manuka Honey graces ORMSIDE projects. Paired with a dazzling entourage of rising local talent, Florentino and DJ Yakzuca provide banging electro tunes to guide you through. Dark, sharp and twisting, if you have a sweaty, hard techno-shaped hole in your heart, consider this club night your cure.
Loidis, Oceanic/ BAR40 with <3 <3 <3 valentines special at Garage Noord, Amsterdam – Feb 14th
Fill your heart with Loidis’s delightful ambient dub and Oceanic’s hypnotic loops at Garage Noord. If a hug is too far out of reach, Loidis’s smooth eardrum massaging textures may just do the trick (go ahead, hug the speakers, I won’t judge). Paired with a rumbling mad line-up upstairs at Bar40, local legends like dirtydms and Helmond Lang will keep the good vibes flowing all night long.
Hey Stranger! : Molina, A Good Year at Badaboum, Paris – Feb 14th
Concert series, Hey Stranger!, invites Danish-Chilean producer and musician, Molina and Copenhagen’s alternative pop band A Good Year to the city of love. Scandi enigmas, A Good Year make len-flare level soft pop music perfect for dreamers and die-hard romantics. For those who are looking for a more chill night out, Hey Stranger is just what you need.
Mastery x MONOM: Quantum Sound with Jon Hopkins + more at Funkhaus Berlin, Berlin – Feb 14th
Not quite club night, not quite sound healing. Mastery brings an extra special experience to Funkhaus Berlin this Valentine’s Day. Couple up with your favourite people for a double bill performance completed with spatialized sound design by 4DSound and Monom Studios, iconic contemporary ambient composer Jon Hopkins will perform an improvised piano set with an accompanying light show, as well as a holographic listening session. This one is for listening with your eyes closed…
For Lovers: Vegyn/Stonie Blue/Cosmo at 314 Scholes Street, New York City – Feb 14th
All around creative Stonie Blue joins Vegyn for a rare appearance in the city. Vegyn, the experimental electronic artist and producer, whose name you might recognise from never being quite sure how to say it when it pops up on your playlist (real ones say it’s “vegan”, not”veg-in” btw). Impress your betrothed with your oh-so well-rounded taste.
Nightvision Valentine’s with Miss Bashful & Luca Eck at The Liquid Room, Edinburgh – Feb 14th
Goddess of fierce sexuality, Miss Bashful, rains down on Edinburgh with her obedient partners in crime, Luca Eck, Sweet Philly, and Buckfest Barbie. Expect electronic hedonism, dopamine bangers, and all your serotonin synapses feeling a bit ruptured after this stacked lineup 😉
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Words by Gabriella Meshako
