CONNECT, RAVE GRAVE presents:
CONNECT
Ft.
NEKTER
LYSSN UP
JUSTJOVANI
HENZE
ELA MENTAL
Backroom – WIP
CLRNZ
DJ SWITCH
IKE
L1A
SVTRN
Artist Set Times:
Main Room
9:00p – 10:30p — ELA MENTAL
10:30p – 11:30p — JUSTJOVANI B2B HENZE
11:30p – 12:30a — LYSSN UP
12:30a – 2:30a — NEKTER
Backroom
10:00p – 11:00p — TBA
11:00p – 12:00a — TBA
12:00a – 1:00a — TBA
1:00a – 2:00a — TBA
Free w/ RSVP before 11PM
$5 presales
$10 at the door
Two rooms of music
Two full bars
21+
#techno #house
NEKTER | 6am
Los Angeles-based NEKTER provides the room with what she calls a techno sound bath—scratching different parts of the brain with various textures and noise while using particular healing frequencies and sounds. This emerging hypnotic DJ has been working her way through the underground warehouse circuit around the world from Atlanta to Detroit to Mexico City.
NEKTER gained her notoriety after winning the 2021 REFORM DJ Contest hosted by 6AM Group and Synthetik Minds. She cut her teeth playing warehouses with the Berlin/LA-based all-female techno collective Fallen Angel Techno. She is often seen on local lineups for the most prominent underground techno groups in LA such as 6AM, Dirty Epic, WORK, Incognito, and Synthetik Minds, and has shared the stage with industry heavy-hitters such as Ben Block, D.Dan, Coyu, The Advent, and Shlomo.
Now an official resident of Commonsense Records in Mexico City and the newest 2024 WORK resident in Los Angeles, NEKTER finds herself sharing the decks with even more insane techno talent.
NEKTER aims to shake things up and represent the next generation of techno DJs while paying respectful homage to the legends who helped pave the way for the underground techno community. More importantly, NEKTER's focus is on the experience of the sound journey as it relates to spiritual exploration. Her 10+ years of yoga and meditation practice has landed her at a place where she no longer wishes to have a boundary between the banging techno and consciousness observation.
Her sets are designed with the purpose of diving into one's subconscious, making friends with one's shadows, and feeling sensations in every part of the body. NEKTER calls these experiences a techno sound bath. It is imperative to her that the journey be healing, embodied, and somatic—as well as being fun as fuck.
"I want the experience to be intellectually stimulating as well as physically."
With musical influences from labels like PoleGroup, Faut Section, Edit Select, and more, NEKTER fills any club or warehouse with deep hypnotic beats, groovy melodies, mind-melting frequencies, and fat slammin' bass. Whether she's opening, closing, or headlining, expect nothing short of a proper hypnotic techno experience with NEKTER behind the decks.
CONNECT is designed to be a safe place where Techno lovers of all shades can come together and enjoy our sonic escape.
We aim to bring new and upcoming rising stars to San Francisco with locally sourced support. All are welcome to CONNECT under the banner of Techno every month with us.
Please Note the Following Update to Our Club Policies:
F8 seeks to maintain a safe and inclusive space for all, especially the QTBIPOC folks in our dance community. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind—sexual, physical, and verbal—including expressions of racism, misogyny, and bigotry.
If you are a victim of such behavior, please notify any member of F8’s staff who will take immediate action. Dance family—please be aware of your neighbors and report any signs of harassment, over-intoxication, or otherwise problematic behavior. We all play a role in keeping our community comfortable and safe.