Andrea Parker

British producer Andrea Parker exemplifies the best of dark wave: mysterious, beguiling, and seductive. Her tracks are edgy and Gothic, but mindful of the dance floor, enveloped by bass frequencies that rumble and hiss like clouds of smoke. Parker is an electro producer with artistic ties to Miami, issuing records from Hydraulix and Bass Junkie through her label, Touchin' Bass. Her musical output has inexplicably become sporadic since the release of 1999's Kiss My Arp, though she manages to release at least one record a year. Inevitably they become international hits. When Parker plays here, she's usually backed up by a gallery of the city's top underground DJs, and this night is no different, with Alpha-606, Soul Oddity, and many others opening up for the queen of bass.