SOLD OUT - ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U - MELBOURNE - The Timber Yard

Versatility doesn’t even begin to describe why Japanese DJ ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U (Yousuke Yukimatsu) is one of the most unclassifiable, electrifying DJs on the planet. Based in Tokyo since 2020, Yukimatsu’s mastery of the CDJs is legendary — effortlessly moving through techno, breakbeat, IDM, ambient, leftfield bass, and beyond. No sound is off-limits, and every set is stitched together by instinct alone. His performances demand total surrender, forcing the dancefloor to abandon category comfort and simply feel the music. Yukimatsu’s journey began humbly in Osaka, where he honed his craft while working construction. In 2014, he was invited to perform at DJ Nobu’s Future Terror — a moment that catapulted him into Japan’s underground elite. Two years later, a brain cancer diagnosis and subsequent tumour-removal surgery became the catalyst for leaving his day job and committing fully to DJing — a turning point that still resonates through every set he plays. A former fixture in Asian Dope Boy