ÄGAPĒ has been building its own corner of New York City’s techno scene since 2021.
What began as an independent party series and record label has grown into warehouse shows, international collaborations, and a community rooted in techno’s heavier sounds. This month, that evolution reached its biggest stage yet, as the first-ever ÄGAPĒ Festival took over Industry City in Brooklyn on September 5-6.
The two-night event brought together an impressive lineup of renowned techno artists, collectives, labels, and concepts shaping the genre’s current generation, handing the reins over to guest curators for a series…
