Doubly great news here – Tokyo will soon have a brand-new NRG and freeform event, and I’ll be there for the first installment to play a guest set! Organised by TYFTH regular and tireless freeform evangelist raqhow, CODEX is set to start in fine style, with a lineup that brings together the very best of Japan’s current freeform scene.

The resident DJs alone would make for a quality event – raqhow himself is joined by NONAKA+CHIN and Le Dos-on, meaning Japanese, Finnish and UK sounds should be nicely covered. As for the guest DJs, the most eye-catching addition has to be Alabaster, making his long-awaited return to the Tokyo scene, while harder scene stalwart Azsa will also be playing a freeform set. Azsa has a history of excellent freeform mixes, and I’m really looking forward to hearing what he comes up with.

Finally I was asked to play as a ‘Special Guest DJ’, a massive honour that I’m really grateful for. Looks like some more sleepless nights ahead as I think about what to bring to the event – it’s really exciting to be playing to a Japanese crowd again after the last two big gigs in Finland and the UK.

More info as and when, but take a look at the lineup and some extra info on the tweetvite page, where you can also check out a larger version of MC Obie’s spectacular flyer art. Oh, and I’ll be playing another set in the near future too, so stay tuned for another announcement..