A.S.F.

2F A.S.F.
KINO, P-YAN, RYOKEI
VISUAL: REALROCKDESIGN
SOUND ENGINEER: RYOSUKE TSUCHIYA

4F DOTREC
MAA, KEIICHI EJIMA

1F READY OR NOT
ILDEC, KARUTA, SHT

DARK DANCE BALL TWO

Alien Sex Friends began in 2021 at MITSUKI in Dogenzaka, Shibuya, at the dawn of a new era in Tokyo’s club culture. Club dancers and music lovers gathered around a single dancefloor and a DJ booth shared by a minimal roster of players. With a clear yet mad commitment to the quality of the party above all else, Alien Sex Friends has spent the past six years creating intense nights with audiences spanning generations and personalities. Since 2025, the crew has been hosting its own club event, A.S.F., at WOMB, the largest venue in its home territory.

Having completed its first three editions—the “Domestic Trilogy,” focused on Japanese DJs—A.S.F. launches its “International Trilogy” this September 2026. The first guest is Kino, one of the finest DJs to emerge from Uruguay’s techno scene.

Originally from Uruguay and now based in Berlin, Kino sharpened his craft as a resident DJ at Montevideo’s legendary Phonotheque, alongside some of the scene’s most formidable talents, including Nicolas Lutz, DJ Koolt, Z@p, and Nico Etorena. While touring extensively as a DJ throughout Europe and beyond, he launched the new label In.Visible Recordings in July 2026 together with fellow Phonotheque affiliate Manuel Jelen.

Uruguayan techno began gaining wider recognition in the mid-2010s and has since had a major influence on the post-minimal techno and house landscape. Drawing on early European rave techno and Detroit electro while translating those influences into something more vivid and suited to darker dancefloors, the sound has developed a distinctive identity of its own.

Kino incorporates these elements into his sets, but with an even more disciplined and deep approach to selection. Solid, groove-heavy cuts from ’90s hard techno sit alongside trippy tracks from the click house of the 2000s, with finely chosen discoveries from his own digging woven throughout. The result cannot simply be reduced to “minimal”: his sets occupy a unique space where pleasure and tension constantly intersect. His precision in mixing and pitch control, combined with an exceptional instinct for reading the flow of a dancefloor, makes him a DJ whose true strength comes through in extended sets—the kind of selector you want to follow wherever he takes you.

The A.S.F. crew had been hoping to bring Kino to Japan since before the pandemic, making offers in both 2024 and 2025. The reason is simple: Kino continues to exceed expectations as a DJ. A glimpse of what makes him so special can be heard in his mix released via the A.S.F.RECS SoundCloud, so be sure to check it out ahead of the party.

On 2F, A.S.F.’s P-yan and Ryokei return alongside sound engineer Ryosuke Tsuchiya and spatial design team REALROCKDESIGN. Together, they promise another high-quality combination of sound and visuals that moves freely across the boundaries between the mainstream and underground.

On 4F, MAA and KEIICHI EJIMA take control. MAA is a DJ who has followed underground minimal techno from its rise through its establishment and continued evolution, while also contributing as a designer to numerous music projects, including CABARET RECORDINGS. KEIICHI EJIMA is best known as the drummer behind the groove of sakanaction, while also pursuing his own refined approach to DJing centered around minimal house. Bringing the mood of their party dotREC to WOMB, the pair will create a deeper, more intricate sonic space than anywhere else in the building.

On 1F, the new-generation party Ready or Not, dedicated to exploring dancefloor-focused music evolving out of minimal, takes over. Resident DJ Sht is joined by Karuta, the skilled selector behind MITSUKI’s regular party Freaky Fusion. Also joining them is Ildec, a key figure behind the rising Spanish label and party Time To Panic Records. As a producer, he has released music on notable labels including SEQUALOG and Better Sound. Expect his signature solid and powerful selections shaped by influences from US electro and progressive house.

⚫︎Advance ticket sales close at 8PM on the day of the event.
⚫︎¥1500 off door tickets for 23 & under.