Hard Ballet with Laksa

HARD BALLET eyes down, cling to the barre, tap out ............................................................

We're psyched to be back in the haze in the intimate Workroom at FORGE with our own heavyweight soundsystem and VERY special guest LAKSA leading the charge. He's one of our favourite producers, a forerunner in the UK bass and techno sound and spent 2024 gigging all over Europe, Asia and the Americas including shows at Berghain, Nowadays and Printworks. So as you can imagine we're super super excited to be bringing him to our little room in Sheffield <3.

Our parties have been selling out to snap up a ticket as soon as you can. We operate a 'pay what you can afford' tier system with the hope that this will both make it more accessible and help us financially - it's tricky to make budgets work for small parties like this so please contribute as much as you can! If you can't afford it message us on 07969 783353 and we can sort you out :-) ............................................................

>>>>> LAKSA

Laksa is a pioneering force in UK bass music, known for his dynamic productions and genre-blending DJ sets that pull from techno, dub, and jungle influences. Running the label, club night, and NTS show - re:lax alongside re:ni, he has created a platform for pushing the edges of bass music and nurturing new sounds in the scene. Since his early releases on Batu’s Timedance, Laksa has built a reputation for his gritty, hybrid approach to electronic music, with releases on renowned labels like Hessle Audio, Ilian Tape, Tra Tra Trax, and AD93. His Body Score EP, debuting on re:lax, garnered support from major artists like Surgeon, DJ Nobu, and Mantra, highlighting his reach and versatility.

>>> ERST

This vinyl wizard brings spooky techno and electro jams with dark basslines and off-kilter rhythms. 

>> AMBA

Warming us up will be AMBA. A member of Grass Collective and new club night AWE she will bring ''clunky, percussive and experimental time-dancey techno and electro'' which is EXACTLY what we like ;-) 

> RESIDENTS > FM ARLO & JACKSA

FM Arlo is a slut for deep murk, low-slung weight, nihilistic euphoria and given half the chance will rattle through all of the grey areas, and Jacksa slings wiggy techno, bass music and trippy rollers to dancefloors he can read better than his own handwriting...