MAY 16 - SATURDAY
IOU welcomes Mexico City based @soosisoos
Sometimes deep and dubby, othertimes zany and whimsical, Soos strikes the balance with a tastfulness and tact honed by years at the centre of the global underground scene.
Soos will be joined by locals @cal_from_modern_art and @snickharrison digging for gems under the concrete floor at @bambistoronto
This will most likely be the best night of your entire life.
Tickets exclusively on RA through link in bio
Door will be first come, first serve
Running it back on the decks at @littlejerryto tomorrow (saturday) nite. Participating in the world’s greatest artform™ with an artificially aged @_jacobsoso from 10pm until we get kicked out. He will be de-aged after the show.
All My ❤️ 4 U, the second release on @dial.up.connection is out this Valentine’s Day. To celebrate, two of Toronto’s most handsome DJs (as voted by their peers) will be behind the decks at @littlejerryto this Friday night from 10pm-late.
Love and heartbreak tunes on the menu for Valentine’s eve, plus the last chance to grip a copy of the record before the official release. Hope to see you there. ❤️
YOyoy this SATURDAY im going BUG MODE™️ @littlejerryto with @snickharrison 99hp. a good friend of mii, you see? dooby dabby dee. skee bopppally bee. dee be dee skee be dii. hee bee gee bee. so come during or post bluejays game for celebration drinking and dancing and/or for depression drinking & dancing. ok 🆒 🆒 see you there 🫶🏻
NOV 7 - FRIDAY
IOU welcomes Berlin-based Frenchman and bass-trance king @benoit_b_blush for the second time.
With releases on Kalahari Oyster Cult, Roza Terenzi’s label Step Ball Chain and Spray’s input Punctuality, Blu:sh is a primary figure in the global underground scene.
After hosting him early in the year, we knew we had to bring him back as soon as possible, this time to the @bambistoronto dance chamber. Expect a mind melting night as bass & trance meets deep, tech-flavoured house.
On opening duties, it’s the IOU crew - @rabzziii & @snickharrison
Advance tickets exclusively on RA thru link im bio.
More tickets at door, first come first serve.
poster by @rabzziii
bugün #arkaoda —> %100 MÜZİK KATKILARIYLA: TIDAL RANGE // Rabzi (CA) - 99hp (CA) & Deschain b2b DJ Weird
Tidal Range (gel-git genliği), yüksek ve alçak gelgit arasındaki farkın adıdır— ya da daha genel bir ifadeyle, iki uç arasındaki eşiğin. Bu eşiği, gürültü ve sessizlik arasındaki gerginlik ya da organik dokular ile sentetik ritimler arasındaki diyalog üzerinden de düşünebilirsiniz. Anlam aralıktan ürer, karşıtların buluştuğu, çarpıştığı ve hareket yarattığı aralıktan. Serinin ilk etkinliğinden itibaren, Tidal Range’in bu aralıkta yaşayabilmesini umuyoruz: durmaksızın yer değiştiren ve her zaman ‘gidip gelen’ serinin ilk etkinliğinde Toronto’dan Rabzi ve 99hp’yi ağırlıyoruz. İkili, house, trance ve breaks gibi türlerden bir araya gelen geniş bir spektrumda, derin akıntılar ile patlayıcı yükseklikler arasında sürükleyici bir momentum oluşturacak. Serinin katalizörü Deschain ve DJ Weird (aka Taha Kiremitci) ise geceyi özel bir back-to-back set ile başlatıyor.
***Tonite; 99hp & Rabzi Dj Set bt 10PM-1AM***
Rabzi:
Istanbul-born, Toronto based Rabzi brings with her a prog and trancey flair, whether it’s her DJ sets or with her curated lineups as the cofounder of the IOU party series. In the past year, she has shared the stage with the likes of Leon Vynehall, Reflex Blue, Blu:sh, Reptant, and Maara (among many others).
Known for bouncy prog, sparkling trance, and ferocious breaks, her sets consistently bring the energy. Rabzi’s breakneck style keeps crowds on their toes as each track gives way to an even wilder one, ad infinitum.
99hp:
Toronto based DJ, record digger, and producer 99hp draws from influences near and far: his hometown’s melange of Caribbean dance music, west coast Canada’s chilled outsider house, UK Street Soul, balearic music, and leftfield electronica all find space in his record bag. His label, Dial-Up Connection, had its first release in 2024, the long-awaited reissue of Warren Doris’s classic modern soul tune, “Lost In Space.”
In 2023 he released his first record, “Friend”, a nine track LP of downtempo, ambient, & house tunes. Over the course of a four hour set, you might hear anything: chillout, leftfield, dub, reggae, boogie, and the energetic sounds of house, prog, trance, and breaks.
OCT 4 - SATURDAY
IOU is thrilled to bring Texas native @gi____gi_____ to the familiar confines of the @bambistoronto basement.
A world class producer of blissed-out trip hop & downtempo (with releases on Good Morning Tapes (AUS), Quiet Time (USA), and INDEX:Records (UK)), his record bag contains a smörgåsbord of electronic sounds: from experimental ambient through hands-up-heads-down dancefloor bangers.
Kicking off the dance are two local record-heads: the eminent @cal_from_modern_art and IOU co-chair @snickharrison playing their most “𓀥 𓂽𓆈” and “𓁿𓂐𓂈” tunes, 100% guaranteed to have you “𓆙𓁅𓇚”-ing.
Come get blended in the sonic swirl…
Limited early bird tix now on RA, link in bio
More tix at door
poster by @rabzziii
FRIDAY - AUG 15
Headrushh is the latest alias from Montréal native Graham Douglas Bertie @nautiluss.forever , whom has previously released a slew of records as Nautiluss, Pyramid Lake as well as being one half of a fairly infamous rave rap duo in the late aughts. His music has been released on many illustrious labels such as Ghostly, Ninja Tune, Hemlock and Turbo to name but a few. He’s also performed in many iconic clubs such as Traouw, Berghain and Corsica Studios as well as respected festivals such as Dour, Melt, Bass Coast and MUTEK.
His debut EP ‘We Share The Same Air’ is out now on prog legend and fellow Canadian Jex Opolis’ recently launched Integration Recordings. It explores the mystical intersection between transcendental states and his nostalgia for his youth as an innocent but curious raver in the warehouses of Montreal suburbs.
Join Graham and the IOU crew @rabzziii and @snickharrison in the depths of the @bambistoronto basement to celebrate the first Headrushh release.
Doors at 10 - limited early bird tickets now available on RA, more at the door.
