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10/03 @themazevan @vantekgroup
10/16 📍the deli
11/21 @psyk____
12/04 TBA

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Friction is back.
And we’re going deeper.

This time, we’re bringing together Carmen, ephemeral objects, Afrooz and MiiiW for a night of immersive, textured rhythms and atmospheric sounds.
Four distinct approaches to techno with live visuals by Charles landa coming together for you to get lost in the room.

Oct 16th At the deli
11pm-5am

Djs: @afrooz.dj @iiits.carmen @ephemeral.objects @miiiwmooo

Live visuals and Poster: @charleslanda taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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18 days ago

▀▄▀▄ THE MAZE V2 ▄▀▄▀

【M】【A】【I】【N】【R】【O】【O】【M】

Curated by @friction_van & @vantekgroup
ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏ - ʀᴀᴡ - ᴅᴇᴇᴘ - ʜʏᴘɴᴏᴛɪᴄ

Paris-based techno DJ and producer @hemka_music is known for her refined, fast-paced sound, blending ’90s techno influences with contemporary textures, groovy rhythms and subtly psychedelic sounds. Her distinctive style has taken her to renowned venues including Tresor, Berghain and Rex Club

@iiits.carmen

@_eellara

@miiiwmooo

@javi_popu

@wtn_one

Artwork by @miniberri
Track ID: Hemka - Fragance [MR020]

🅔🅧🅟🅛🅞🅡🅔
🅔🅥🅔🅡🅨
🅒🅞🅡🅝🅔🅡

... taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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2 days ago

THIS FRIDAY🕳️

🚨 ⚠️EARLY BIRDS SOLD OUT. GENERAL ADMISSION 60% GONE. 🚦🚨

Get ready for TU - TAKE ME TO THE UNDERGROUND. 🕳️
First lineup release. Meet our TECHNO ROOM, hosted by FRICTION. ⛓️

Fast, dark, underground energy from some of their trusted selectors, taking control of the room from start to finish. 🔊⚙️

This is only the first room. 👁️

3 ROOMS. 6 CREWS. 2 NIGHTS.

📍 ONE SECRET DOWNTOWN LOCATION.
Get ready to be taken to the underground.

Link in bio. by @friction_van

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18 days ago

What a wonderful night
Thankyou to @themazevan for inviting @friction_van to work the big room
Had such a blast
Sending love to everyone who came and danced
Many more to come
@vantekgroup
Videos shot by @nube.filmmaking taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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a month ago

Maze last weekend was quite a trip- one of the most fun gigs I’ve ever played! I had 2 hours to tell a story, and thanks to all you beautiful people who came out and heard it. Big ups to @vantekgroup for trusting @friction_van with the main room and huge props to every single artist who played our room! And @nube.filmmaking for capturing such incredible shots 🫶

Track IDs:
1. @4ndym4rtin - Electromagnetico
2. @obscur.wav - Ongoing Consequences + @francorossi____ - Boreal IV
3. @taitoaugusto - Quantum Leap + @francorossi____ - Varuna
4. @kike_pravda_seres - Guided by Light + @kaan_pirecioglu - Weird on Top (@iammarkussuckut remix)
5.@phase_modwerks - Edge Runner (Dub Edit) + @arkantechno - Vicious Night by @friction_van

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a month ago

▀▄▀▄ THE MAZE ▄▀▄▀

【M】【A】【I】【N】【R】【O】【O】【M】

Curated by @friction_van & @vantekgroup
ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏ - ʀᴀᴡ - ᴅᴇᴇᴘ - ʜʏᴘɴᴏᴛɪᴄ

@fizch_co

@jp_ninetyone

@kishlay18_

@miiiwmooo

@xt1ine

Artwork by @renderberri
Track ID: Phil Berg - Dārin

🅔🅧🅟🅛🅞🅡🅔
🅔🅥🅔🅡🅨
🅒🅞🅡🅝🅔🅡

... taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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a month ago

Friction presents: Psyk
November 21st

@psyk____ label head of the influential Non Series, is a solid staple of the current techno scene and an influential figure in a whole generation. His sets in the best clubs all over the world have helped crystallise his DJ talents, while his productions move between feverish techno and hypnotic, deeper cuts.

With releases on Tresor, Mote Evolver, Semantica, Blueprint and his own Non Series, Psyk’s singularity and maturity are constantly present in his music. Since its inception in 2011, Non Series has established itself as a reference in the techno scene, releasing music from artists including DJ Nobu, Architectural, Blawan, Function and Rrose.

Support lineup TBA
Vancouver (secret location TBA)

Early Birds tickets available now on RA 🎟️ taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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2 months ago

On September 4th

Friction returns to the deli

This time to celebrate the birthday of co founder MiiiW

But this time with a twist

No set order
Only free flowing techno all through the night
Played by MiiiW + friends

Tickets available on RA

Poster by @charleslanda taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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2 months ago

July 24th
📍at the deli
Tickets available on RA
Cash only bar
No ATM on site

Carmen (Live modular set)

Carmen represents a multiverse of soundscapes, a non-pretentious alter ego that has been turning heads for its intrepid live sets and modular synth manipulation. Currently based in Vancouver, Canada, the Portuguese artist has forged a distinct identity within the underground techno community.

July 24th
📍at the deli
Tickets available on RA
Cash only bar
No ATM on site

Overland is a rave inciter and beat architect shapes by her upbringing in small town Alberta, Canada, and an itinerant way of life guided by the magnetism of disparate musical influences.

July 24th
📍at the deli
Tickets available on RA
Cash only bar
No ATM on site

MiiiW

Born in Vancouver Canada
MiiiW is a collector of raw, experimental and ethereal sounds.
Playing a wide variety of techno containing hypnotic grooves and ambient tribal energy.

WTN

WTN approaches DJing as an exercise in control. Working with deep, hypnotic techno, he favors stripped-back grooves, evolving textures, and understated energy over obvious moments.

July 24th
📍at the deli
Tickets available on RA
Cash only bar
No ATM on site

Originally from India and now based in Vancouver, Kish is a DJ committed to the core
aesthetics of techno- hypnotic, driving, and deeply atmospheric. Specialising in both raw and
deep techno, he crafts sets that function as journeys, weaving textures, layers, and rhythmic
tension into immersive momentum on the dancefloor

July 24th
📍at the deli
Tickets available on RA
Cash only bar
No ATM on site

Charles Landa is a multidisciplinary visual artist, DJ, and producer working in video art, relational aesthetics, physical media and events coordination.

July 24th
📍at the deli
Tickets available on RA
Cash only bar
No ATM on site taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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3 months ago

Some nights are about intensity. Others are about getting lost.

On July 24th For this edition of Friction, we’re bringing together two of our favourite local artists, Overland and Carmen (Live), alongside kish and a special MiiiW b2b WTN.

Expect eclectic, sensuous techno, hypnotic grooves and moments that quietly pull the dancefloor deeper.

Lineup:
@iiits.carmen (live set)
@djoverland
@miiiwmooo b2b @wtn_one
@kishlay18_

Live Visuals by @charleslanda

Poster by @fixedonbliss

@ the deli
11pm - 5am
Tickets available on RA (link in bio) taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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3 months ago

June 5th

Friction Vol.2

New chapter////
Travel through space with us
🪐🌎🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕⭐️
As we let atmospheric sounds guide us
through a night of connecting and dancing with eachother

Bring all your energy and dance it all away

See you there

Tickets available on RA

🎥: @miiiwmooo taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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5 months ago

After a packed first edition, Friction returns with a new chapter.

This time on June 5th, the focus shifts toward collaboration and movement- b2b sets, shared energy, and a dancefloor that builds through interaction rather than isolation. The lineup brings together some of the strongest voices in Vancouver’s underground techno scene, navigating between hypnotic soundscapes, driving percussion and unexpected turns.

Expect sets that stretch, overlap and evolve in real time, with visuals by Laine Butler adding another layer to the immersive environment.

Lineup:
@i__e.o_ (@agimat.iha + @ephemeral.objects)
@maxwell_mh B2B @elisium_ek
@miiiwmooo B2B @adkipikk
@kishlay18_ B2B @javi_popu
@hockey_sounds

Live visuals: @laine_butler

📍: secret
⏰: 11-5 am

Tickets available on RA taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @friction_van

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