Variations 2024

For our second Variations party we welcome back the one and only TAAHLIAH to Natural Selection.

Hailing from Glasgow, TAAHLIAH came to music production quickly after starting to DJ. Driven by her dissatisfaction with the music she was hearing at parties, she started creating her own edits; layering warped vocals atop hard dance tracks and morphing mainstream pop tunes into experimental club-ready anthems.

Throughout Angelica, the producer details a range of autobiographical experiences that have come to shape her as a person and an artist. Always, as TAAHLIAH seeks to represent and bring visibility to her community, she invariably ends up conveying universal messages of power, acceptance, bravery and euphoric fun.

This unrestrained approach permeates all areas of TAAHLIAH’s career including her choice of live performances. She has sold out the institutional Southbank Centre for a one-off collaboration with the London Contemporary Orchestra, as well as playing European clubbing flagships such as Fabric, Razzmatazz, Dour Festival or popular music havens like Latitude Festival and Sziget.

Beyond her career as a prominent DJ & producer, TAAHLIAH is a personality to be reckoned with as she proves weekly on her podcast The Dolls Discuss, co-hosted with her friend Lourdes – or when she has sat in for Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC 6 Music.

Support to be announced...

This is an 18+ event

Super Friendz

Headrow House

Variations: TAAHLIAH

TAAHLIAH - Boys

TAAHLIAH

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Leeds

PXSSY PALACE is an arts platform rooted in intentional nightlife, celebrating black, indigenous and people of colour who are women, queer, intersex, trans or non-binary. They provide space to dance, connect and engage, whilst encouraging consent, sexual freedom, pleasure, expression and exploration of their authentic selves at their club night in London. As part of this years Variations series, we could not be more excited to be bringing them to Natural Selection for the very first time...

Join us for a night of Club, Jersey, House, Ballroom, Jersey, R&G, Techno, Bollywood, Garage, Gqom, UK Funky, Dembow, Bass, Footwork and much, much more.

Full line up TBA!

We will have a sliding scale for ticketing on this show - please only buy the ticket that is suitable for you. If you have any questions regarding the ticketing scale please contact andrew@superfriendz.com and we will be happy to answer any questions

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Variations: Pxssy Palace

PXSSY PALACE

Gigs

Our next Variations party is dedicated to one of the finest up coming talents we have heard in the world of house and techno. 26-year old producer Duskus is a DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist fast on-the-rise. Born in Farnham in Surrey, he spent over a decade playing both piano and the guitar – first classical and later acoustic – after picking up his first at just seven years old; training that helped foster a life-long passion for music-making. Heavily influenced by visual outdoor elements – “it could be just a view from a field or a photo of a plant I’ve seen on Instagram” – as much as he is musical contemporaries, Duskus’ vision is grounded in the world around him; the here and now. He credits electronic artists like Floating Points, Ross From Friends, Tom VR and Joy Orbison with playing into those ideas, but also looks further afield to folk and country music, too. “I listen to an artist called Arthur Russell religiously”, he says. “It’s nothing to do with electronic music, but it’s nice to listen to music outside of the lane I’m working in sometimes.”

With collaborations with Four Tet, Skrillex, Fred... Again and more still to be released, we are sure you won't want to be missing this guy...

Full support line up TBA!

Variations: Duskus

Let Go

Duskus

For our debut party at Headrow House's Beer Hall, we’re bringing someone truly special...

Headlining is DJ Python, the trailblazing New York-based DJ and producer known for pioneering the "deep reggaeton" movement. Fusing reggaeton, house, and ambient, his 2017 release Dulce Compañia set a new standard, combining deep, atmospheric textures with the raw energy of dembow and dancehall. It’s a sound that has redefined the boundaries of modern club music.

Following this breakout success, DJ Python has made waves with releases on Dekmantel Records and Moxie’s On Loop, alongside collaborations with forward-thinking artists like Ana Roxanne and Ela Minus. His skill behind the decks is equally revered, known for delivering deeply hypnotic rhythms with precision and flair.

Join us in the Beer Hall at Headrow House, with the powerhouse Cornerstone Hi-Fi system providing the perfect sonic backdrop. Expect a night of heavy-hitting sounds and some very special guests still to be announced.

Variations: DJ Python

Braids, DJ Python - Young Buck - DJ Python Remix

DJ Python 

For our final party we welcome Running Back boss Gerd Janson - a DJ we have been wanting to have at our party ever since we started in 2017. Gerd Janson is one of the most highly respected DJs in the world of house and techno. Quite often, “highly respected” goes hand-in-hand with “underrated” but over the past few years, audiences around the world have also found out what insider types already knew: Janson is a DJ that reconfigures the classics you already knew in an unexpected way – and introduce you to new classics, a few months (or years) before you’ll hear them played everywhere else. Janson’s work as both a DJ and a label boss – is the type of stuff that sneaks up on you. Quality, without being flashy.

A DJ who cares about the profession of DJ. A DJ worth hearing.

Joining him is Shaolin Cowboy, a fast-rising star in the lo-fi house world, known for his distinctive sound that combines hazy, nostalgic beats with modern, inventive rhythms. Shaolin Cowboy’s fresh approach is gaining him recognition in London's underground circles and beyond. Supporting the night is Natural Selection’s own resident DJ, Andrew Devine, setting the tone for an unforgettable evening that will close out the Variations series in style.

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Variations 2024