NATHAN BARATO at ALUX CAVE

pretty sure this does not need any more precursor, other than the fact that it was nathan fucking barato in a fucking CAVE. A CAVE, you guys. it was so cavey and ravey. on the real though, nathan werked it all out, toronto style, with a bumpin set – dropping in a little goodie, can you hear me? from his new EP the sub of queen west (released not too long ago on stacey pullen’s blackflag recordings). we went non stop on the dfloor, and barato kept the energy high! plus, it was a cave, i mean, come on.

tINI & THE GANG AT CANNIBAL ROYAL

the queen herself! this was the party i was waiting for, and i was truly blown away. despite a few technical difficulties (not her fault) tINI‘s set was flawless. feeding off the crowd, she brought out the best in the dancefloor with her sultry, sinuous deeptech powered by bouncy, housey, organic basslines. magic. the berlin native has this surreal way of making her sound so addictive, you can almost taste it, it’s that sweet. the gang kept it real too – bill patrick was another highlight, and all in all, the party was the best event at bpm (for me, anyway). it didn’t hurt that i rocked it out in a tutu on the damn beach, people.

i would go back to BPM in a heartbeat. it was worth every penny – it was the escape i needed from reality. maybe all vacations are the kind of place you can just “be,” but mexico and BPM were so free from stress and sadness and the mundane reality of the every day….it was a completely surreal experience. i’ve said it before but..i left my heart at the BPM festival <3

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