@lena_willikens shot on tape at Plastic Club in Milan for their NUL night which, has featured the likes of @aurorahalal , @john_talabot , @donnaleake1 and many others. Catch her tour India this weekend! (Ticket in bio) April 26 / Bombay April 27 / Bangalore @socialoffline April 28 / Delhi @aurokitchenbar
@resident_advisor covers @lena_willikens 🇮🇳 tour! The German DJ & Producer makes her way to India for a 3 city tour next weekend. Grab your tickets now! (link in bio) April 26 / Bombay April 27 / Bangalore April 28 / New Delhi Milkman resident, @yomann909 makes his way to @waitingroomn16 tomorrow to commence his UK tour. He closes the night at the unique London spot which, has hosted names like @phu0ngdan , @manfredasb , @identified_patient , @thessa.upsammy and many others. Don’t miss out on this one 🇬🇧🥛👾!
We’re less than 2 weeks away! Catch @lena_willikens on her debut India tour this month. She plays: Bombay / April 26 / Early birds sold out - grab your phase 1 tickets on @insider.in now! (Ticket in bio) Bangalore / April 27 / @socialoffline Delhi / April 28 / @aurokitchenbar (Ticket in bio) Willikens acknowledges that limitation is key to what she does, and while she can move with a crowd, she is very much a "journey" DJ. "I really try always [to see] how far can I go, and of course the farther I can go, the better," she says. "I think more and more people also enjoy eclectic stuff, that's just my feeling. There are a lot of people who are sick of sets which are two hours, with the same beat going on, and it's just like, you know, clean Beatport mixes. It's awful somehow." Unsurprisingly, Willikens is a fairly adamant vinyl DJ, occasionally using an effects unit in supplement. "Some clubs are definitely not used to having that many vinyl DJs anymore," she says. "Some friends of mine stopped playing vinyl—it's too uncomfortable to carry all that heavy shit around. I like the challenge sometimes, when you are like, 'Oh no, I packed totally the wrong vinyl and I'm playing peak time.' I like not having a USB with everything on it. I don't like to have the records with me where I know they work every time. I don't want them to get boring for me." If Willikens sounds exceptionally daring, consider a formative experience she had a few years ago: "I played at the same time as DJ Koze, like playing the small floor and he was playing next to me on the big floor. I played a track that was more or less a hit at that time—but a good one—a summer hit, a lot of DJs used to play it. I can't remember [what it was] really. And at the break, I heard DJ Koze playing next to me the same track at the same time. Since then, I've never touched this record again." - @xlr8r_official Born and raised in Germany, Willikens first honed her unique approach during a long residency at Düsseldorf’s Salon des Amateurs, a much-loved nightspot that has proven to be a hotbed of free-thinking DJ talent. Outside of the club, she also found a platform on Radio Cómeme, where her Sentimental Flashback radio show allowed Willikens to dive deep into all sorts of unusual musical wormholes. (The Cómeme label was also home to her first EP, 2015's Phantom Delia.) These days, however, Willikens' radio adventures happen on NTS, where she pilots the monthly Lightning Conductor program. Now based in Amsterdam, her curatory prowess prompted an invite from Dekmantel to put together the fifth installment of their acclaimed Selectors compilation series, and she also contributed a track to the label’s run of all-star 10th anniversary EPs. Tickets are going fast, grab yours soon! (Link in bio) Catch her in the following cities this month: Bombay / Famous Studios / 26 April Bangalore / @socialoffline / 27 April New Delhi / @aurokitchenbar / 28 April We’re super stoked to announce Spacejams’ UK tour 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿! The Milkman resident, @yomann909 heads out next week with shows at @waitingroomn16 , @lacheetahclub in Glasgow and a radio slot on @nts_radio with @djmoxie ! Get ready for a serious dose of 🥛👾👽
Part 2 / Memories from our intimate warehouse party with @sandunesmusic and our resident Milkshake Boys 📸 @thebushyeyebrow Part 1 / Memories from our intimate warehouse party with @sandunesmusic and our resident Milkshake Boys 📸 @thebushyeyebrow It is with great pleasure that we announce our artist for April, German DJ and producer @lena_willikens . There is an intangible difference between a DJ who can play a great set and a DJ who makes you feel something. German producer and DJ Lena Willikens is the latter, that rare breed who loves not just to discover but also to share music – and art – with others, from Japanese influenced audio-visual works to theremin rhythms, from the Brazilian Talking Heads to a desert scene in an Antonioni movie. There was no grand master plan for Willikens to become a DJ or producer, or even to work in music at all though. But it didn’t ‘just happen’. Her well deserved rise has been shaped by a lifelong passion that becomes abundantly clear from the moment you speak with her, see her DJ, or listen to her tracks and sets. Catch her in the following cities: 26 April / Famous Studios / Bombay 27 April / @socialoffline / Bangalore 28 April / @aurokitchenbar / Delhi Artwork by our amazing super talented friend @floating_bstrd Detroit electro master Detroit In Effect closing our stage at Bud X. 📸 @simranar @thebushyeyebrow Milkman resident @yomann909 + @jamie___tiller at Bud X. 📸 @simranar @thebushyeyebrow Fan favourite @lifafalifafa opening our stage at BUD X. More pictures from our showcase incoming... 📸 Still getting over the weekend. What a night that was! Milkshake boys debut + the amazing @sandunesmusic . Thank you to all the dancers who raved with us 👽👽👽 @sandunesmusic getting things started. Doors are now open - see you on the dance floor! 👽 We’re back at our favourite spot tomorrow. See you on the dance floor! Set times as follows: @sandunesmusic (DJ) / 9:30 - 11:30 Milkshake Boys / 11:30 - close Tickets on @insider.in + at the door