Fumiya Tanaka provides another night of world-class groove hypnosis and sophisticated expression

Don’t be fooled by the name – Fumiya Tanaka’s flagship club night on his home turf at Contact doesn’t sound like chaos. His inventive, adventurous take on minimal house and techno can embrace many different moods, tones and textures, but there is an assured consistent quality and an unrelenting groove holding everything together.
Tanaka is rightly celebrated the world over for his contributions to the house and techno scene. Chaos provides the perfect platform for him to welcome some of the renowned DJs and producers he works alongside elsewhere, and this time we’re treated to a return visit for the near-mythical Thomas Melchior.
Melchior is synonymous with Perlon Records, also a home to Tanaka’s productions, but his musical legacy reaches back to projects on Rephlex and Source Records, albums on Playhouse and much more besides. His sound is proudly stripped back and delicate, but imbued with an ineffable groove that sees him held in the highest regard by those craving refined minimal house. Melchior and Tanaka even work together on occasion as Tofu Productions – when kindred spirits such as these take control of the Studio X Floor all night long, the results are sure to be mesmerising.