The Japanese house finest reveals his unconventional side.

With alternative house imprint “mule musiq” at the helm, cats makes an early return to Contact from the last journey in June. This time, it celebrates the album launch of Kuniyuki, the label’s core member who has earned international acclaim. His latest “Newwave Project” sees the maverick going bold with his early influences like new wave, German electro, EBM, industrial amongst others, the angular and edgy takes on the album suggesting that this live performance will reveal another side to the gentle, fluid and reassuring quality of his past productions.

There are two stellar acts joining the celebration from overseas. Known as one half of Chateau Flight, his collaborative project with I:Cube, Gilb’r offers an unpredictable set of free-form house just like the catalogue of his own Versatile label. Likewise, cosmic legend Daniele Baldelli straddles euphoric edges beyond conventional dance music, hailed as the Italian Larry Levan. With a selection that ranges from contemporary minimal to world music, his galactic journey will have musical chemistry with the adventurous nature of cats!