Womb Next: 11th Anniversary

This has been a tough period for clubs like Womb: the Shibuya dance behemoth has spent the past month watching virtually all of the big-name international DJs cancel their bookings, forcing it to fall back on a roster of increasingly overexposed local talent. Womb's resident DJs have been stretching themselves thin around town recently, which might be what prompted them to do something a little different for the 11th birthday bash. Rather than just assemble a bumper lineup and let the numbers do the talking, they've attempted a spot of musical matchmaking. This means techno godfather Ken Ishii will be pairing with up-and-comer Yusuke Suga, electro doyens Dexpistols Soundsystem with Flying Lotus-esque beat masher Eccy, drum'n'bass veteran Aki with recent covert Ymasa, and so on. If nothing else, it'll be fun to see if people start fighting over who gets to put the next tune on.