Katalysis
Across dubstep and its after-ripples, Brazilian street party funk, Chicago juke trax, techno from around the world, and way beyond, DJs and producers have painted psychedelic soundscapes, birthed unearthly creatures, created impossible devices, and moved unknowable ways since Kraftwerk & YMO said ‘go’. Katalysis accelerates the reaction of creativity with passion, our need to move our bodies coming into dialogue with our search for meaning and beauty.
As new faces crowd into the city for freshers’ week, Katalysis opens a bubble of depth in the flash-and-bang hubbub of commerce and community. With four heavyweight local DJs making a rare appearance at Sneaky Pete’s, there’s only one spot on Cowgate to catch sounds like these. Fresh talent paired with experienced sound-weavers, ecstatic expression with rigorous motion, down-to-Earth on the dancefloor.
Led, as it always is, by the marginalised, this vanguard of the edge of the envelope draws from experiences of exclusion, otherness, alterity, subterfuge, counterculture, introspection, migration, racialisation, disabling, and queerness. This night is brought to you and hosted by Katelate, filling an hour each night with the bedrock of the katalytic sound.
queer dancefloors • transcendent rhythms • curious minds • resolute spirits
We don’t accept bigotry; threatening, predatory, or abusive behaviour towards staff or other guests; disrespect to the venue; or overly-intoxicated and disorderly guests. A ticket does not guarantee entry in violation of these basic standards.
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