Night Tempo: EU/UK Tour

A South Korean DJ and music artist performing as Night Tempo brings Future Funk, City Pop and disco to Hootananny Brixton, on a tour covering Europe and the UK.

Night Tempo is a South Korean DJ and music artist whose work grew out of the internet-based Future Funk scene. The project reworks 1980s Japanese pop and City Pop into tracks built for the dancefloor. The first album, Soundcloud Collection, was released in 2016, and the sound has since reached listeners well beyond online circles.

A re-edit of Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love" spread widely online and helped renew interest in Japanese City Pop. Night Tempo collects Showa-era cassette tapes and cites Toshiki Kadomatsu and Daft Punk among the artists admired in the music's lineage, which informs the blend of disco, Future Funk and Japanese pop nostalgia heard in the sets.

This London stop takes place at Hootananny Brixton, a concert and performance venue in Brixton. The night suits listeners drawn to City Pop and late-night dancefloor music, with the material promising an nostalgia-led journey through Japanese pop culture.