Gaia CoralloThe giants of house music Trax Records and Up Beat! will join forces on 29’th Saturday lighting up the night of Shinjuku with a memorable party.
After marking 23 years of japan’s house music scene, the legendary long-running party ”Up Beat!” takes a bold step with its new format ”Rave On”. The iconic label Trax Records will join this sleepless night on 29th Saturday presenting its latest release ”You Got” EP from Cartoon & D Beat.
While embracing the concept of outdoor parties, “UP Beat! Rave On” will takes place in the dark fortress of Ohjo Building. The raw and sweaty energy of rave intertwine the groove soul of house music for an unforgettable night in the underground of Tokyo.
From the Up Beat! roster the line-up includes Yamariki, founder of the Japanese collective, Punk N Matrix, AnitA, na-na, Anzu, Sara e KZY, who’s working on an upcoming release with Cartoon. Instead, Cartoon will represent Trax Records performing for the first time “You Got Ep” in collaboration with D Beat, released today on Trax.
TRACKLIST
- You Got (Original Mix)
- You Got (Federica Baby Doll Remix)
- You Got (Twoef Remix)
- Ez Do Round (Original Mix)
“You Got” breaks the boundaries of sound with pulsating basslines and dreamy vocals offering an unstoppable groove. “Ez Go Round” defines a deep and rhythmic journey between tradition and avant-garde of purest house music.
The release includes the vibrant remixes of “You Got” from Federica Baby Doll with layering hypnotic synths and the powerful bass-driven reinterpretation of Twoef.
Delivering two high-impact tracks, “You Got” EP has just been released and is already making its way around the hottest dancefloors in the world passing through Shinjuku.
To celebrate the release of ”You Got” EP a special pop-up store will be held by B’2nd x Discovered x Mess Tube, for the exclusive collaboration between Up Beat! And Trax Records.
Established in 1964 during the first Tokyo Olympics, Ohjo Building operated as a coffee shop attracting intellectuals and contributing to the development of arts and culture. Today it attracts clubbers from all over the world to its underground spaces always preserving the cultural intuition that gave birth to it.
Doors open at 22:00 – Ticket available at the door 3000 yen