On Friday 5 January, we keep the party fires burning as Jayda G and Alex Kassian arrive to dust away the post-NYE blues. 

Canadian artist Jayda G has been turning heads with her far-reaching releases on the likes of Ninja Tune, Freakout Culture, and her own JDG imprint. With an evolving sound that floats through elements of future house, jazz, neo-soul and pop, she returns to Desa Potato Head following the 2023 release of her acclaimed long-player, ‘Guy’. 

Alex Kassian, meanwhile, is one of the most in-demand producers of the era, bringing a slick production aesthetic to his hard-to-define repertoire, his music ranges in style and tone from blissful Balearica to fist-pumping acid house. He’s released sought-after sounds on labels including Pinchy & Friends, Test Pressing, Love On The Rocks, and Shall Not Fade.


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London-based producer Jayda G has risen steadily and stealthily into dance music’s subconscious with her infectious energy, vitality and boundless enthusiasm. With a sound that’s rooted in the underground while reaching deep into crossover territory, The GRAMMY-nominated artist blends diverse sounds and styles into her vibrant sets and productions. 

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DJ, producer and Planet Sundae co-founder Alex Kassian is an artist whose work is stubbornly hard to pin down, effortlessly drifting between stylistic barriers as his music ebbs and flows. From languid, oceanside bliss to pounding club material, the same diversity that characterises his productions extends into his expansive DJ sets. 

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Get Direction

Potato Head Presents Jayda G / Alex Kassian

On Friday 29 December, revered producer and DJ Floating Points returns to Desa Potato Head with his far-reaching sonic selections. 

Known for his immaculate productions, inspired musicality and genre-defying DJ sets, Floating Points is one of the most influential artists to have emerged from the UK’s esoteric music community in the last 15 years. Combining classical training with a profound love of jazz, he brings an uncommon musical depth to his work that helps set him apart from many of his peers. He’s the co-founder of Ego Records and has released work on labels including Ninja Tune, Phonica Records and David Byrne’s Luaka Bop. 

Joining him on the lineup are local favourites and Fraktal bandmates, Archie and Danny. They’ll be bringing finely-tuned selections via a back-to-back set, incorporating diverse sounds from IDM to deep house and twisted breaks, while fellow Indonesian selector Sattle completes the stylistically adventurous bill. 

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Sam Shepherd, AKA Floating Points, has been releasing sublime and musically rich productions since emerging in 2009. Co-founder of Eglo Records and Melodies International, his studio prowess is more than matched by the musical knowledge that informs his expansive and powerfully coherent DJ sets — gliding through jazz, soul, rare groove, disco, house and more. 


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Archie is a key player among numerous musical projects, including the SCRUBS! collective in his hometown of Jakarta, and Bali-based experimental trio, Fraktal. On top of this, he co-launched Bali’s beloved Paddygrooves Radio, a platform from where the island’s most inspired selectors radiate their sounds to the world.


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Archie 

Danny’s sound weaves a decorative musical journey around fragments of melodies, polychromatic frequencies and raw beats. Brimming with an open-minded passion that draws listeners into the music, he continues to master his craft, pushing the boundaries while embracing the charms of absurdity, surrealism, and nihilism.


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Sattle is an Indonesian-based artist from West Java. Inspired by a far-reaching blend of sounds, he’s known for his work alongside local collectives including Jam Malam, and Push/Pull, as well as his ongoing Headstream show. 

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Potato Head Presents Floating Points / Archie b2b Danny

On Friday, 22 December, we launch our festive events series with Hola Mundo, featuring Paula Tape and Fantastic Man.

The event marks the Asian debut of Paula Tape’s newly launched Hola Mundo residency project – a space for unfettered musical voyaging from the Chilean artist and a hand-picked selection of her favourite guest artists. Paula Tape is known and loved for her percussion-heavy ‘electronico’ sets and carefully crafted productions, while special guest Fantastic Man is one of the most revered producers to have emerged from Melbourne’s fertile music scene in the last decade.

The duo are set to perform at Potato Head Beach Club, bringing their distinctive sounds to our oceanside home of Good Times. Joining them behind the turntables will be local hero Dita, completing a cultured lineup with her genre-defying moods and grooves.

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Paula Tape is a Chilean artist beloved for her captivating sets, taking deep dives into organic, leftfield dance. Based in Milan, she’s a Worldwide FM resident and has released music via Rhythm Section International among other revered labels.


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Mic Newman, AKA Fantastic Man, has been crafting an evolving sonic repertoire since marking his arrival in 2011. His releases on the likes of Let’s Play House, Kolour, Love On The Rocks, and his own Superconscious records have won him admirers from across the deep house spectrum and far beyond.


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Equipped with an alluring inventory of versatile sounds and an intrinsic ability to read the floor, Potato Head resident Dita elegantly captivates crowds with her lovingly curated blend of proto-house, Balearic disco, ‘90s breaks and more.


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Potato Head presents Hola Mundo with Paula Tape / Fantastic Man / Dita

2023 is nearing its end, and the time to celebrate is almost upon us. Honouring the transition into 2024, we’ve assembled an eclectic cast of musical protagonists to bring their nuanced sounds to Desa Potato Head.

Revered selectors Palms Trax, Shanti Celeste, Kamma & Masalo, and Omoloko are drafted to set the NYE mood, playing from daytime until deep into the night alongside a selection of friends and local favourites. As ever, our Beach Club will provide the oceanside setting, with a full stage and extended dancefloor playing host to far-reaching music from a diverse lineup.

Join us as we usher in the New Year on the Seminyak shores while expansive sounds and styles echo across the Desa dancefloor – from deep house to Motor City techno, global disco to broken rhythms, and much more in between.



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Berlin-based British producer and DJ Palms Trax has been operating at the dance music’s vanguard for over a decade. He showcases his inspired selections via a worldwide touring schedule and his long-running NTS Radio show, while his acclaimed releases on Dekmantel, Lobster Theremin and his own CWPT label have won him praise from all corners of the deep house spectrum.


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Amsterdam-based double act and Rush Hour alumni Kamma & Masalo have been making waves with their expansive DJ sets in recent years – both at their iconic Brighter Days events and at global events and festivals. Eclectically-minded and adventurous, the pair expertly thread disparate sonic textures into powerfully coherent and floor-focused sets.


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Omoloko is part of the new wave of artists leading the Brazilian scene from the front. His colourful 101Ø party in Belo Horizonte is one the most exciting in the country, while his musical selections are infused with the myriad of niche scenes and sounds you would hear when navigating Brazil – from disco to global groove, techno to broken beat.


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Omoloko

Endowed with an eclectic touch that defines his genre-gliding sets, Gero is blessed with the ability to take listeners on an immersive musical journey. Whether soundtracking a mesmerising sunset or an evolving sunrise, he shapes captivating sets perfectly pitched to his surroundings.


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Gero

Having begun his musical journey via the Jakarta-based Anja project back in 2017, Marvel’s reputation for crafting immersive, floor-friendly grooves has been steadily growing. His sets are shaped by a profound love of disco, house, funk, fusion – and everything in between.


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Marvel

Born into a musical family, Kenya Bahana Sastropawiro, AKA Kenya, has been surrounded by rhythmical instruments since childhood. Her selections incorporate pulsing rhythms and chugging bass augmented by celestial melodies, and her tightly woven sounds can be heard via regular appearances on Paddygrooves Radio, Dekadenz, PRMTVO, NTS Radio, HKCR, and Mojo Radio.


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Kenya

Shanti Celeste has won international acclaim for her contemporary, UK-informed take on the classic Motor City sound. The expansive visions of the early techno pioneers are reflected in Celeste's open take on her craft, while her emotion-rich productions on the likes of Dekmantel, Apron, Future Times, and her own Peach Discs imprint have helped amplify her unique creative message.


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Shanti Celeste

Nemo Ripoll is best known for being half of the Nemo and Castro duo alongside partner in crime, Castro Moore. The duo are the driving force behind Berlin’s Sound Metaphors record store and label project and are renowned party-starters thanks to their H.A.N.D. events. Here, Nemo makes a rare solo appearance, bringing his cultured sound and years-long digging credentials to the Desa Dancefloor.


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Nemo

NYE 2023

We’re celebrating the festive season via the medium of music, with a series of curated events featuring a selection of our favourite international artists alongside local residents. 


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 Festive Season Music Programme 2023

Did you know that, within the first 25 years of its life, a single mangrove tree can remove 0.3 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere? That’s 2-4 times more than mature rainforest trees and is equivalent to the emissions released by a petrol car being driven for around 1180 km. 

Our mangrove conservation project is a fun way to contribute to making our world better. Join us as we take a canoe ride through the mangroves, waste-picking as we go, before stopping to plant mangrove saplings or harvest the seeds that will grow into pollution-fighting adult trees.

Registration fee: IDR 500,000 nett per person. Participants must be aged 12+. Booking is required one day prior.

Meeting Point at Jamu Bar, Studios Lobby.

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Mangrove Conservation

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With every full moon, Purnama becomes a blank canvas for a medley of music and meditation. We feature Bali-based musicians and wellness practitioners to curate a sound meditation experience that aligns with each full moon. Whether it is a super blue moon that encourages manifestation or a harvest moon that inspires action, Purnama is a time to surrender to the soothing frequencies and begin anew.

Fee is IDR 200.000 nett per person.
Registration via Whatsapp is required because of limited spots.

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PURNAMA: Full Moon Meditation

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**We regularly host a curated lineup of DJs, musicians and bands, balancing international icons with Bali-based talents across an eclectic series of shows and collaborations.**

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This is full-on immersion into the “good times, do good” lifestyle, thanks to experimental music sessions, sustainability workshops, morning meditations, ice baths and, naturally, sunset libations, plus so much more.

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Featured this month

Festive Season Music Programme 2023

Regenerate

Mangrove Conservation

Music

Potato Head presents Hola Mundo with Paula Tape / Fantastic Man / Dita

Wellness

PURNAMA: Full Moon Meditation

Music

Potato Head Presents Floating Points / Archie b2b Danny

Music

NYE 2023

Music

Potato Head Presents Jayda G / Alex Kassian

Upcoming Music Events

Potato Head Presents Jayda G / Alex Kassian

Potato Head Presents Floating Points / Archie b2b Danny

Potato Head presents Hola Mundo with Paula Tape / Fantastic Man / Dita

NYE 2023

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Music Venues

Studio Eksotika

Amphitheatre

Beach Club

Sunset Park

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