Party tip: Sinjin Hawke x Zora Jones

Good dance music is always closely connected to technology. You have to be able to hear the future in it. That was the case with the electro pop of Kraftwerk, the Detroit sound of Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, the unruly electronica of Autechre, and the glitchy dance music of Vladislav Delay. En we get that same feeling now when listening to the productions and mixes by people like Sinjin Hawke and Zora Jones. Both live in Barcelona and are attracting a lot of attention in the contemporary bass scene. Almost three years ago, Hawke released his breakthrough EP The Lights on the Brussels-based Pelican Fly label, a global hype. Since then, the collaborations have been piling up. American rap star Gangsta Boo, the legendary hip-hop producer Just Blaze, and the popular London-based artist L-Vis 1990 have joined him at the mix panel. His work is heavily influenced by hip hop and R&B. Beats and drops boom out of your speakers like sledgehammer blows. Synths and sampled voices flash through the air like laser beams. Last year, Zora Jones also found her way to Pelican Fly through their house compilation Feathers, and they occasionally tour together as a DJ couple. Expect scraps of footwork, post-dubstep, and hyperactive drums in a sexy wrapping. On Saturday, the duo is being joined by 22tracks R&B curator and (polaraid) blogger Ouni and Folie Douce co-founder Dragon Eliott.

SINJIN HAWKE X ZORA JONES 15/2, 23.00, BAZAAR BRUSSELS, Kapucijnenstraat 63 rue des Capucins, Brussel/Bruxelles, www.facebook.com/bazaar.brussels.3