Yousuke Yukimatsu, styled ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U for reasons best left to him, plays Savaya on Friday 6 November. If the name rings a bell, it’s probably because of his Boiler Room set in Tokyo, the one that went round the internet with the DJ shirtless, soaked through and very clearly enjoying himself. It’s now one of the most watched sets Boiler Room has ever put out.
The backstory is better than most. He’s from Osaka, spent years DJing alongside a day job in construction, and was the DJ other DJs talked about long before the rest of us caught on. These days that means Berghain, a sunset slot at Coachella and a place in DJ Mag’s Top 100.