Habstrakt
Lineage Tour.

Context

Two consecutive nights in Paris. The night before: Le Phantom and Sammy Virji. This Saturday March 21: Le Trabendo and Habstrakt's Lineage Tour. A format that's his own: the French producer doesn't just play — he brings along artists he respects, often names from his own scene, and builds each night as a showcase of what the French bass music scene has to offer at its most alive.

Tonight, the lineup is dense. We're talking Elmyx, Asdek — two names rising fast and for good reasons — and a guest list that reflects the effervescence of the current French bass scene.

Elmyx — the set people will talk about

Le Trabendo is still filling up when Elmyx takes the booth. A mistake for those arriving late. His set is probably one of the best of the night. There's something very particular about the way he builds a set: a progression that doesn't seem calculated but takes you somewhere precise, without you noticing.

The tracks from his EP "Lost in a Dream" hit even harder live than in listening — always a good sign for a producer. But the standout moment is the unreleased he drops for the occasion: a collaboration with Jacknife, titled "Take Me There". Not yet available, not yet official, and yet the room receives it as if they've always known it. The kind of track you recognise immediately, even the very first time.

Asdek — the selection that holds the room

Asdek follows and doesn't let up. His set has a remarkable consistency — the kind of selection where every transition seems obvious in retrospect, but requires a real reading of the moment. He plays "Stay With Me" in collab with NOSTALGIX, and the dancefloor responds exactly as expected. The track already has a certain weight in the studio; live, with the room rising, it becomes something else.

What we take from Asdek tonight: a maturity in construction that goes beyond his 'emerging artist' status. He plays like someone who's found his voice, not someone still searching.

Habstrakt — the headliner

When Habstrakt finally takes the booth for his main set, the room is at its peak. The Parisian producer plays with the density of his productions — that fat bass, that way of layering sounds without ever saturating the space.

The absolute highlight: "Chicken Soup" in collab with Skrillex. A track we'd been eagerly anticipating, landing at exactly the right moment — late enough in the night for the room to be fully committed, powerful enough to push the limits of what felt possible at that hour. A poignant remix going hard techno.

The guests — French bass music in fighting form

Between the main sets, the night flows through a parade of names that paint a fairly clear picture of where French bass music stands right now: Redstain, Komodo, Unsho, Ronare, Ava Mind, Petit Biscuit. Artists with sometimes very different universes, but whose shared presence on this bill says something about the porosity of the scene and Habstrakt's ability to bring people together.

The night turns into a B2B marathon: two, three, four artists in the booth at the same time. This is the kind of night where you lose track of time, where genres bleed into each other, and where the dancefloor becomes a laboratory.

Lukher — 5:50am

Lukher closes the night. We're well past standard hours by this point, and yet almost no one seems in a hurry to leave. His closing set is a discovery: a selection that knows exactly where a room is at this time of night, and how to speak to it in that state. No showboating, no overkill, just the right intensity, the right tempo, the right way to close a night that seemed like it would never end.

We leave Le Trabendo at 5:50am. Outside, Paris is waking up. We head home with the feeling of having witnessed something a little special — the kind of night you still reference months later when someone asks 'what was your best recent night out?'