Bask002

Bask is an event that started last year as a one-night experiment: electronic and experimental music staged to become its own environment. Now it’s back for a second edition, taking over the WPÜ gallery hotel in Shinjuku. Staying true to its name, the setup is intentionally hazy. Smoke, low visibility, and a central installation set up so the usual ‘artist here, audience there’ feeling starts to dissolve.

Jan Urila Sas performs live, bringing his signature dense, noisy textures and steel-instrument approach. Akane, a Kyoto-based DJ, is on the decks, and Kwaku Mitsuhiro, Bask’s organiser, runs a hybrid set that moves between club logic and more experimental listening. The installation is by Daitetsu Suga, setting the visuals of the room and giving the night its shape.