The Wu-Tang Clan of the DJ Set

Comments (0) By Tricia Romano Tuesday, May 23 2006

While those of us on the West Coast were getting schooled in rave culture by purveyors of squishy, hug-friendly tunes by Hardkiss and Rabbit in the Moon, our East Coast counterparts were getting prepped Brooklyn-style by the Sonic Groove crew, including Adam X (headlining this week's Phono), whose very moniker inspires fear. His beats, dripping in acid and razor sharp, are not for the timid. His co-headliner Mark Verbos is like the after-party to an Adam X set, all squiggly lines and hallucinatory reverb. They are joined by Ovum Records' Levon Vincent. Sat @ 9, Avalon, 662 Sixth Ave, 212 807-7780, $15

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Bugz in the Attic are the Wu-Tang Clan of the DJ set—a shifting combo of artists, DJs, and producers that is like a dance-music supergroup. The London-based collective has a production company, a label, and a studio, and a Life: Styles compilation. Orin "Afronaught" Walters spins a set of broken beat/nu-jazz and your basic good ol' soul, kicking off a residency run at Cielo—giving clubbers relief from the air-dried techno, corny electro, and fluffy house currently permeating the scene. Thu @ 10, Cielo, 18 Little W 12th, 212-645-5700

Richie Hawtin and his multiplying breed of minions are back. The Detroit/Windsor-bred minimalist fled Williamsburg a few years ago for Berlin, where he's been busy making Mini-Mes—three of them. Marc Houle, Magda, and Troy Pierce operate via Hawtin mind control as Run Stop Restore, making records for Hawtin's label, M_nus, that recall the iconic sound sets of early-'80s computerdom, mixed with slick futurism. Fri @ 10, Spirit, 530 W 27th, 212-268-9477