Dance with us Friday, May 29 at BIG SPEAKER FREAKOUT XIII, featuring a 3-hour extended set from Vancouver techno lord @djoverland
With powerful releases on labels like Naff, Sweat Equity, Naive, and Planet Euphorique, Overland is known also for DJing some legendary sets over the years like last year’s L’Esprit # 3 in Dartmouth, for Boiler Room x Igloofest, Tresor, & Bass Coast.
CPR warms the floor from 9 pm and Overland takes us further from 11 til close.
Early bird ($10) and advanced tickets ($15) available now on ra.co.
ZENIT is an exploration of #techno music. Our goal with the series is to capture the original spirit of the techno movement: idealistic future visions, technological optimism, and a universal sound free from prejudice to unite diverse communities.
We couldn’t think of a better inaugural headliner than Cleo Leigh! A rising voice in Canada’s underground, Cleo Leigh crafts immersive live performances using modular synthesis and hardware, channeling an emotive and distinctly personal narrative. Rooted in the remote yet vibrant scenes of St. John’s, Cleo Leigh first made her mark by co-founding key nightlife institutions like LAVI SEKS, STÄMPT, and the Selenium event series—laying groundwork for a thriving electronic community in Newfoundland. Her sound is informed by years of crate-digging, analog experimentation, and a love for sonic tension, where minimalism meets rave energy.
Whether behind the decks or in the studio, Cleo Leigh builds kinetic, exploratory journeys. Her productions have found homes on labels like YUNGDUMB, Heistmode, Nodding Heads, and Defragged Sessions, while her sets channel a raw, physical energy shaped by hardware improvisation and rhythmic depth. She’s brought this vision to stages across Canada and abroad, with recent highlights including FORMAT (Toronto) alongside Blawan and SHDW & Obscure Shape, Vibrancy Fest in Halifax with Tiga and Lady Starlight, and a 2024 summer tour through Tbilisi, Istanbul, Santiago, Detroit, and Montréal. In 2021, she co-founded the vinyl-focused label SÉKS TAPES, championing forward-thinking techno from artists like Kaiser, Egotot, and Wrong Assessment—earning playtime in legendary venues such as Berghain.
With local support from DYODE (live) and CPR. Tickets via RA (link in bio) or DM for e-transfer details.
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LA’s baddest party starter @thegyptianlover lands at The Marquee Ballroom May 8th for the twelfth edition of Big Speaker Freakout to deliver a hybrid vinyl + 808 set to seduce your mind & make you shake it. The man who brought electro funk to the West Coast & perfected it comes to us fresh off a viral juggle-heavy vinyl performance on HÖR & the release of his latest album, 1987. Local students of the party starting arts @sirrealnesss b2b @goesbymilu (Mtl) and @dj.cpr b2b @eddieswee will warm things up. Catch you in the club!
Early bird tickets are live on ra.co now 🔊🚨🔊🚨
Big thanks to @quartertone_studio for the flyer, and to @sirrealnesss for co-presenting this edition of BSF.
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Back to scratch an itch with L’Esprit #4, 10pm til dawn on March 7.
@sirrealnesss & @dj.cpr welcome @feelsjadey (live) @___ricccc_ & @douvetdj for our fourth underground party, putting the music first 🔊, and as always at a secret location (this time 10 mins from downtown), revealed the day of the event. 🤫
Tickets on ra.co; early birds $10.
Dress to sweat & respect your fellow dancer.
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🚨the last 5 years have led to this moment and show; very excited to have put together a voltron of local heroes for this special one. all the incredible djs on this show have influenced this quadruple album i’ve been making.
from time spent at the room for @rhythm_and_color and @exploriasound to the warm hang of the scene at @stillwellbrewing i’m so glad to have these folks and community.
we’ve been seeing all the @resident_advisor posts about the great regression and i hope we can make this a fairly phone-less, communal night with minimalist lighting, fog on fog on fog and a beautiful PK soundsystem. so come for the whole night for this rare occasion to hear so many folks together.
9:30 - doors
10 - @eddieswee b2b @douvetdj
11 - @fog.fm b2b @dj.cpr
12 - @mystartupdiskisalmostfull b2b @anniesherry
1 - rich aucoin presents ‘synthetic’
*note this is my instrumental electronic music and no confetti/parachutes/singalongs at this.
tickets thru RA in bio.
$10-30 (no one turned away for lack of funds, DM for ticket if ya need)
poster by @tec__________
Sweethearts, the day is here, just in time for your Saturday night listening pleasure.
Full sets from @susansarandy@minnowmixed@disrespects & @dj.cpr are now live. Some incredible sounds in here!!
Last slide is a cheeky one ft @tysn.vlnv 😉
You know where the link is.
✨ SAUNA SOUNDS SUPPLIER ALERT ✨
Sweethearts, we've made to the end of our talent, and you can catch them all tonight @rumours.hfx .
A true Halifax rave scene legend, @dj.cpr has lived it, from the Massive raves of the 90s, to keeping the underground grassroots DIY fire alive in his own career. Producing shows like Big Speaker Freakout & L’esprit with fellow Halifax legend Sir Real, CPR has cemented himself as one of the city’s most multifaceted master DJs. Digging into the deepest cuts, commanding every floor he graces, and always uplifting the scene around him, CPR is a pillar of Halifax, a master of the close, and one of the best to ever do it here. We’re beyond honored to have him shutting down Sauna this round, doing exactly what he does best.
Joining DJs
Sandy Watts @susansarandy@minnowmixed@disrespects
With performers
@tysn.vlnv@jake.jockerson@lumenlux_@itsjouvais
Last few online tickets in @sauna_sounds Bio.
See you in the Sweat.
