Thugshop Presents - ALEX FROM TOKYO

Paris-Born, Tokyo-raised, Berlin-based DJ, music producer and sound designer Alex from Tokyo is ready to dive into the purple waves of Tuff Club for a night of smooth grooves and tantalising beats.

Alex relocated to Berlin in 2017 to start a new chapter in his musical life. He still travels regularly to Japan, Asia, and beyond to soak up the sounds and share his “happy funky positive” soundscapes. Alex is one of the resident DJs in Berlin at the crazy Cocktail d’Amore party at Griessmuhle and at the Aquarian Shift party at the intimate music club Ohm. Alex continues a nineteen-year residency at the Sunday afternoon party “Gallery” at CAY in Aoyama, Tokyo, alongside DJ Nori, Kenji Hasegawa, and Fukuba. From October 2018, Alex from Tokyo kicked off a new residency at The Observatory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

In the early 1990s, Alex returned to his birthplace of Paris to form the unit ‘A Deep Groove” with DJ Deep and DJ Gregory in 1993. Their now-legendary lunchtime radio show on Radio FG 98.2fm was one of the first to spread the “real underground dance music” sound from the US and put a spotlight on early French deep house artists like St. Germain and Shazz.

By the early 2000s, ALEX FROM TOKYO was in international demand and eager for new inspirations and challenges. Drawn by New York City—spiritual home of dance and club music—and moved by special encounters with Larry Levan, Francois Kevorkian, David Mancuso, Daniel Wang, and Sarah Ellison, Alex decided to make the Big Apple his home in 2005. He would spend the next decade there, exploring his musical roots and shaking up the NYC scene by adding his own fresh and eclectic touch in clubs like APT, Cielo, Output, Le Bain, and Nublu and through curations like the UK label Claremont 56’s CD series “Originals Volume Ten, compiled by Alex from Tokyo” (2013).

Expect a slew of deep and pumping melodic techno cuts as Alex from Tokyo brings you to a musical dimension that sets your body free. So get your dancing shoes tied up and get ready to dance the night away!

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Alex from Tokyo

https://soundcloud.com/alexfromtokyo

Opening for Alex, Thugshop’s very own - Kevin Sy

A prelude of intense, melodic flavour of house and techno that will get you grooving to the latest sounds as the night fills your soul with an endless mirage of techno house beats.

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Kevin Sy

https://soundcloud.com/kevin-sy

▶ No ID, no entry.

▶ Minimum age requirement : 23+

▶ No flash photography.

▶ No illicit substances.

▶ No outside food & drinks.

▶ Strictly no smoking indoors.

▶ Please respect the vibe.

Please note that there will be no entry to the event without a valid ticket. The management reserves the right to refuse entry at its own discretion. Club rules apply. Any guest found in violation of the rules will be asked to leave the event.