Clash

Given their ubiquity in the other major clubbing capitals of the world, it's hard to believe that Booka Shade still haven't made it to Japan. The time is ripe for the German house-slash-techno duo, who recovered their mojo on 2010's More! album after a dramatic loss of form over the previous few years. Local fans will have to wait a while longer to get a taste of the widely hyped Booka Shade live experience, mind you: they'll just be doing a DJ set at Ageha, alongside compatriot Thomas Schumacher and Japanese techno overlord Ken Ishii.