A trip around the 4/4 spectrum from a natural selector

Arthralgia are pleased to welcome the mighty CEM for a return visit to Contact. The German DJ has found a home and fan base for himself in Tokyo, having previously appeared at Terra Incognita in 2018. As a leading resident of Herrensauna, CEM has established himself in the beating heart of Berlin’s queer party scene, and by proxy become an in-demand DJ for parties across the global sexuality spectrum. With a style that naturally fuses hard-edged techno, acid and breakbeat with Italo, Hi NRG, EBM and other such fierce club tackle, his overall atmosphere is one of moody intensity. But there’s still space for sensuality in his style, which will be abundantly clear when he takes control on the Studio X Floor, joined by Future Terror mainstay Haruka.

The Contact floor will provide a lighter alternative to the intensity of the main room, as Gonno and Motorpool’s DSKE roll out a warmer strain of party music. Meanwhile the Foyer will play host to the likes of 1-Drink and DJ Poipoi, taking things in an even more eclectic direction to balance out the action happening elsewhere in the club.