Interworld Calico Launch: MYNA, Gwil & J-DE, Sleepsang, Psi

INTERWORLD returns to FORGE to celebrate their newest EP from label mainstay Sleepsang. With a primo line-up of four genre-defying acts, the crew are ready to flood the Workroom with forward-thinking bangers and vivid CRT visuals. Our body is ready – is yours?

SLEEPSANG

Producer, DJ and live coder Sleepsang has been an integral member of the Interworld crew since our initial excursions at Foodhall back in the late 2010s. Since then, he has further honed his DJing expertise and precision soundcrafting into a distinctly recognizable aesthetic. Following the deep, fragile journey through eerie sound design of 2021’s album Beyond, he returns to the Interworld label with Calico, an EP of immersive yet tightly wound club bangers. Re-constructed from live-coded performances, field recordings, disembodied vocal takes and many other sound sources, these five tracks shimmer through a dynamic mixture of jittery rhythms and insectoid percussion that flutter around the head, while sub-bass pulses throb deep in the chest.

Expect from Sleepsang a wide array of industrial breakdowns and emotional breakbeats, crunchy mashups blending high-res techno and juke workouts, and much more. 

MYNA

Bringing the heat will be the inimitable MYNA. Founder of Calabash! and core team member of The Beatriarchy, MYNA is a multi-genre DJ of northern Nigerian heritage who brings an expansive range of music from the African diaspora and beyond. With a penchant for bassy, drum-heavy music and a flair for mixing afro-centric cuts, MYNA has played at White Hotel, Soup and Corsica, to name a few. She is sicker than most and we’re hugely honoured and extraordinarily excited to bring her back for another Interworld.

GWIL & J-DE 

Part of the legendary Amledd collective, Cardiff-raised best friends Gwil & J-DE have brought the likes of DJ Spinn & Traxman to Sheffield. Reflecting their love of footwork, their set will provide a carefully curated mix of frenetic drums, heavy basslines, and silly selections north of 160 bpm as well as J-DE’s own productions.

PSI [LIVE] 

Psi is the collaborative project of long-time friends and musical co-conspirators Sam Schorb and Matt Rhodes, based between Sheffield and Manchester. Both are seasoned artists in their own right: Sam has released as Damu (Keysound, Local Action), while Matt’s solo work as Bexlr has appeared on the Imaginary Numbers label. Though they’ve been running nights and making music together since 2010, Psi marks their first foray into live, public set as a duo – a wild, totally improvised rush of hardgroove techno drawing on the raw immediacy of live coding and free jazz, while being rooted in years of collaboration. The resulting performance balances hypnotic repetition with transcendent chaos. Expect spontaneous grooves, driving rhythms, and a sense of being swept up in something greater than the sum of its parts.

Friday 18 July 2025

23:00-04:00

FORGE Workroom, S4 7YS

£8 early bird, £10 advance, £12 on the door

Artwork sketch by Louis Koseda @lalit_madhav_