secondnature (2024)

19/03/2024

Known for her chugging, experimental, psychedelic, and longform sets - is bound to keep you on your toes. When she is behind the decks, even her biggest fans often have no idea exactly what she’s playing, and that’s part of the magic. Like all DJs, Willikens of course has a passion for records and is always on the hunt for elusive bits of music, but as an artist, her work doesn’t hinge on any one track, or even a handful of tracks. She’s after something bigger.

Born and raised in Germany, Willikens first honed her unique approach during a long residency at Düsseldorf’s Salon des Amateurs, a much-loved nightspot that has proven to be a hotbed of free-thinking DJ talent.

Willikens isn’t the kind of artist who adheres to straight lines. Expect different temperatures, different moods and a dollop of chaos, just to keep things interesting. Circuitous paths take precedence over direct routes, and although not even Willikens herself always knows the final destination, when she’s at the helm, the journey is bound to be thrilling.

Last few days to get your tickets! We expect to sell out this week so don't be shy! Can't wait to dance with you this weekend. 🔊🔊🔊 link in bio

15/12/2023

Well, we are officially ✨SOLD OUT✨ but here’s a little bio about everyone’s fav, !

Derek Plaslaiko is a beloved DJ with an eclectic style and many tricks up his sleeve. Some will know Derek as a favorite of the mid-90s Detroit warehouse scene, which lead to a personal invite from Carl Craig to appear at the inaugural Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2000. Others recognize him from his near decade-long residency at The Bunker New York parties, during which time he was named “Best Techno Party DJ” by the Village Voice in 2006. But wherever you know Derek from, he is a tried and true cult favorite.

Wherever one picks up Plaslaiko’s story, maybe during his days dealing discs in Detroit’s famed Record Time dance room or possibly the years spent moving serious weight at Watts and Syntax Distribution, the one constant is top-shelf musical taste, as defined by Plaslaiko’s personal heroes—names like Laurent Garnier, Daniel Bell and Zip, and colleagues including Carlos Souffront, Jason Kendig and Mike Servito—and a passion for music that over-rides the usual trappings of the modern DJ industry.

This may mean to some that Plaslaiko is still unsung. But for those who know better (and there are many all over the world), praise for Derek has been sung for decades.

22/11/2023

🌀ARTIST HIGHLIGHT🌀

Erika is a truly special selector - she dreams on the cellular level, or perhaps of transdimensional intelligences moving through strange patterns on celestial objects, working towards a mysterious goal. Her connection to the dreamworld becomes concrete in her approach to music, simultaneously so solid and yet so ethereal.

Erika began performing live in Ectomorph in 1997 when she was gifted a TR-606 by BMG and asked to join the group. This grew to her building her own studio, performing solo as Erika, collaborating with people like Jay Ahern and Noncompliant, and performing as a member of Circle of Live. Her depth of thought and clarity of vision has led to her mentoring people on live performance through the In Bloom platform, where she has made a large impact on many up and coming musicians.

Erika is currently splitting her time between being based in Berlin and Detroit, is part of the triumvirate that runs Interdimensional Transmissions (BMG, Erika and Amber) that are releasing this record and produce legendary events such as No Way Back, Samhain and Return to the Source. She performs live and DJs and collaborates and oozes sonic truth in its many forms.

We are sold out of tier one tickets, so don’t miss out. Link in bio.

06/11/2023

We have a limited number of these anniversary sweatshirts up for sale on our Bandcamp! If you missed out, now’s your chance.

All profits donated to ❤️‍🔥

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27/10/2023

Sharlese and Selene are long-time friends, co-organizers (in both and secondnature), and scene-builders in Seattle and will be playing b2b for the first time TONIGHT!

Sharlese is an authority in the goth and synth & wave world, her encyclopedic knowledge of music and dedication to community building has cemented herself as one of the west coast’s most fascinating and sought after DJs. After 21 years of work in the Seattle scene, now finally she’s been breaking through and playing at renowned clubs and festivals around the world. By day, Sharlese works at the legendary radio station KEXP as producer of The Afternoon Show, rotating DJ on Expansions, and host of Mechanical Breakdown as well as the station’s Programming Education Manager where she works closely with youth who are breaking into the radio industry. Sharlese also started Audiodrome, a synth/wave focused night at the infamous Seattle bar Pony.

Kayla, aka Selene, is a longtime resident of secondnature and has been working to bolster Seattle’s underground for the last ten years. They are a committed community organizer and work on a wide range of projects including the experimental festival . This year, they also started a series of educational workshops called Mutual Music which aims to encourage skill sharing and give community hands on time with often cost-prohibitive gear. They are a beloved underground DJ and producer known for colorful genre-bending sets. They also make music as one half of

We are so excited to see you tonight! Info will be emailed today, so stay tuned and check all your inboxes!

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20/10/2023

We are so excited to share that we will be selling a limited number of ten year anniversary sweatshirts at the party next weekend. They are forest green crew necks with icy blue text, designed by

$35-$45 sliding scale

This has been an incredibly emotional and difficult week. Our hearts are heavy for those who are suffering. We are planning to make a donation from the income from these sweatshirts to an aid organization in Gaza (details soon).

These will only be available for purchase at the party from 10pm - 1am, so don’t miss out!

Looking forward to sharing space, dancing, and being in community. Get your tickets!

21/03/2023

We are so excited to host Clarisa Kimskii of this Friday!

Get to know this special DJ and person a little bit through this article - scroll to read more 💋

Tickets are going so get yours before they sell out!

16/03/2023

We're thrilled to announce a brand new EP from our resident aka 8circuit (formerly known as Archivist), a secondnature cofounder and our resident sound engineer.

💦🔗Liquid Link is a set of kinetic, intricately crafted tracks built on deep rhythmic foundations and enriched with his signature atmospheres. 8circuit represents a new engagement with the dance floor after a few years of pandemic hibernation.

Check it out at the link in our bio!

14/03/2023

You won’t want to miss Sharlese’s debut at our next party! Her energetic, driving, and synth-tinged style will sure to get you moving. Her passion for music and her community is present in everything she does. And her work with and have made her a truly unique selector with an outstanding artistic voice.

Don’t wait to get your tickets! This event will sell out 🌀🌀🌀

14/03/2023

You won’t want to miss Sharlese’s debut as a secondnature resident at our next event. Sharlese’s energetic, driving, and synth-tinged emotional style is something we admire and love. Her passion for music and the community surrounding it is present in everything she does and her work with KEXP and has brought something unique to Seattle and has made her a stand-out selector.

Get your tickets at the link in our bio! We will sell out 🌀🌀🌀

10/03/2023

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Gentle reminder to get your tickets before we sell out - we are at tier three already!

ALSO we are thrilled to have and join us in making an immersive and completely new full-room light install for this party. This is something we’ve been dreaming about since before the pandemic and it is finally coming to fruition! Definitely not to be missed.

In addition we will be bringing in a completely new, top of the line d&b audiotechnik sound system that we love for its clean, yet powerful sound. Centering our parties around great sound has always been key to us and we are stoked to take it to the next level.

See you freaks on the dance floor 💙

28/02/2023

We're finally back! 🙃

Friday March 24th with an all-night affair featuring ‼️Clarisa is a Brooklyn-based q***r techno artist and member of the Brooklyn-based collective . She has played at underground clubs such as Honcho Campout, Nowadays Nonstop, Tresor, and Club Toilet in Detroit, where she melted a few of our residents' brains last year.

This party will also serve as the debut of our newest resident artist and (longtime friend and collaborator) ! Sharlese is an incredibly talented DJ, organizer of the False Prophet event series, and radio host and educator for KEXP 90.1 FM - she always turns it out (in everything she does) and is not to be missed. And in a rare appearance behind the decks, secondnature co-founder Eddie Lee will round out the bill.

We have other very exciting plans for this event that will be announced soon. Get your tickets at the link in bio!

06/09/2022

Dropping by to share this cute new pic of BFFs & b2b extraordinaries Aaron and Alyce and to remind you to snap up your tix for our party with them this weekend!

We wanted to give a little shoutout to our second headlining artist for this Saturday, Aaron Jen ( ). Aaron is a mult-talented DJ, talent booker, party organizer, and bona fide doctor of medicine from Boston. As the organizer of the Sure Thing party series in San Francisco and Boston, Aaron has booked the US debuts to artists like Wata Igarashi, Voiski, Hydrangea, and Sleeparchive. He is one of those people constantly and lovingly working behind the scenes to make underground dance music happen in the United States, with a specialty in the deeper and more mind-bending approaches to techno. He has recently enjoyed a string of overseas tour stops in some of Europe's best sites for this sound, including Monument Festival in Norway and Gare Porto in Portugal. We've admired Aaron's work both as an organizer and artist for many years, and we're stoked to welcome him for his Seattle debut.

P.S. Aaron and Alyce will be playing solo and b2b this weekend! Fill out the Google form at the link in our bio for tickets 💙

08/07/2021

Our resident Simic is playing an open to close set at before he packs his bags for NYC! 💼

02/04/2021

Today is Bandcamp Friday! That means its a great time to pick up our new various artists compilation and make sure a little more of your money goes directly to these hardworking artists. Happy April!

8 track album

01/07/2020

Our dear friend and one of Seattle’s most creatively uninhibited DJs, ‘nohup’, has a brand new label and the first record is this absolute belter by Sketch Artist. Highly recommended!

3 track album

16/06/2020

As musicians, artists, DJs, producers, and workers in the music industry, we feel a responsibility to stand up and be counted in the cause of racial justice. We condemn in the strongest possible terms the state-sanctioned violence perpetrated every day against people of color in this country. The impunity with which police officers and white vigilantes terrorize historically marginalized communities and individuals fills us with disgust and outrage. This is bigger than any one case. The entire system of policing rests on a foundation of white supremacy that values property and white comfort over the humanity and dignity of Black, Brown, Latinx and Indigenous people. This is reinforced by a cultural system that appropriates the symbols and forms of Black art while devaluing the lives of its creators. At its very core, music is about freedom and self-expression. We know that unless every one of us is free, none of us is free.

This is why we are joining the Underground Dance Music Solidarity campaign - see images for participation details.

In Solidarity, secondnature

06/06/2020

We endorse the call to defund Seattle Police Department. The bloated $363 million budget for the police is almost twice the budget for all human services combined. Arming and training an occupying force to target black folks in our communities is doing nothing to keep us safe, and making many of us much less safe. That money would be better spent on jobs, housing, healthcare, mental health services, and community organizing. Enough is enough.

04/06/2020

We want to encourage folks who are buying music on Bandcamp for the revenue share day for BLM to buy directly from Black artists. Don't buy our records tomorrow. Here's a great list of artists to buy from.

Sheet1 ,URLs,Comments,Remember to Sort by A to Z after you're done adding an artist,on it ;) xx

30/04/2020

We've been working on this project for a long time, but it somehow feels right that this is coming out now, in these strange and isolated times. We're excited to present a compilation of new music by our friends and peers in the Seattle community. We hope this music conjures a bit of the warm afterglow of rave memories that we're all holding close as we wait to reconnect on a future dance floor. All proceeds go to the artists.

https://secondnature.bandcamp.com/album/secondnature-friends

13 track album

16/03/2020

SN007 is out now! Snag a digital or vinyl version on our Bandcamp, or you can find vinyl versions in shops worldwide courtesy of Readymade Distribution.

4 track album

14/03/2020

Like almost every other party around the world, we've had to cancel tonight's event with Mala Junta, but since so many people are stuck at home in isolation, we decided to recreate our lineup as a livestream tonight! We think everyone can use a little music to cheer us up. We'll be on https://www.twitch.tv/secondnatureseattle from 7PM - 1 AM Pacific with our friends from Mala Junta, and we're supporting the Seattle Foundation's COVID-19 Response Fund, which is designed to support organizations working with populations that are disproportionately affected by the disease and its economic impacts. Catch us on Twitch for some remote raving!