Vague Terrain

Vague Terrain A San Francisco party free of limitations in tempo, boundary and style. Brought to you by DJ CZ, YNV, and Elexos. A different kind of club.

"The urban landscape is scattered with ambiguous sites; places in which architecture and landscape don’t mesh, where the space is in some way odd, leftover, unresolved, indefinable …

They seem almost like mistakes that were never erased from the landscape, left to remain unseen, incoherent. Only describable by what they are not; only defined by what is beside them. They are the form of absence …



The value of these sites is in their vagueness; they serve as reminders that the urban landscape is never essentially coherent."

— Sarah Ferreter / Elusive Sites, "Terrain Vague"

hello! we’re back for a special one-off party :)🗓 FRIDAY, MARCH 21 9p-2a🌀 ELENA COLOMBI (extended DJ set) + YANTRA (earl...
02/18/2025

hello! we’re back for a special one-off party :)

🗓 FRIDAY, MARCH 21 9p-2a
🌀 ELENA COLOMBI (extended DJ set) + YANTRA (early live set)
🏠 UNDERGROUND SF, 424 Haight St.
🎟 $15 early, $20 general, tix in bio

✍️ ELENA COLOMBI has been on our list since the beginning. an NTS Radio resident and a mainstay at left-field clubs + festivals worldwide, their DJ sets course through cosmic psychedelia, slow-groove techno, twisted breakbeats, and post-punk pleasure. their record label OSÀRE! EDITIONS presents cold-world alternative club spells from artists like KINZUA, L/F/D/M, COBY SEY, SEPEHR, OCTOBER, LAUREL HALO, UPSAMMY, and many more…

💠 YANTRA is the new musical project from artist-producer and Vague Terrain co-founder YNV and lyricist-vocalist-instrumentalist JANINA ANGEL BATH. their new LP, GATEWAY, features collapsing new rhythms and industrial visions besides enchanting melodic vocals. this will be their DEBUT live performance—they play EARLY at 9:30pm!

please join us for a special night!

we return FRIDAY, DEC 1 for the FINAL EDITION of our monthly party. on offer: delicious dining—deep dub—delirious dancin...
11/15/2023

we return FRIDAY, DEC 1 for the FINAL EDITION of our monthly party.

on offer: delicious dining—deep dub—delirious dancing

🍲 DINNER & A DANCE (7p-9p): hearty+healthy meal (veg or non-veg) prepared by plus drinks, tunes, vibing—food by presale only❗️
🟩 LATER VERSION (LIVE, 10:30p): melodic electronics, airy and open, cerebral and embodied—a make-up date from Oct
🟪 ARTHUR (DJ, 11p): deepest dub, reggae, and dub-inflected dance from the reggae/dub record buyer at Hardwax (Berlin)
🔊 resident selector Elexos opens the night
🛜 presales in bio—PLEASE NOTE food is available by presale only❗️
🌀 different music at a different kind of club

the details:

December 1 marks our 50th party … and for the time being, it will be our last. we’re trying something different: we’re starting early at 7PM, and we’re bringing in our friend and talented chef Dario Barbone, who runs AURORA ALIMENTARI on Potrero Hill, an Italian deli-and-more, for DINNER & A DANCE.

from 7pm-9pm, we’re serving a delicious meal (veg and non-veg options available!) prepared by Aurora, with tunes selected by VT resident Elexos. PLEASE NOTE: food will be available by PRESALE ONLY to ensure accurate prep.

at 9pm we move into our usual club night, featuring a live set by LATER VERSION followed by an extended set by ARTHUR, bringing selections of vintage dub, roots reggae, dubstep, and breakbeats all the way from Berlin.

as we come to the close of our monthly series, we owe endless gratitude to all the artists that joined us over the years (swipe for A-Z) and especially all the patrons that supported and danced with us. we’d love to see you for the final sendoff. see you there!

TODAY, OCT. 19…💢 a special one-off, an evening outing♻️ 5 p.m.-8 p.m., totally free💠 join us!
10/19/2023

TODAY, OCT. 19…
💢 a special one-off, an evening outing
♻️ 5 p.m.-8 p.m., totally free
💠 join us!

we return FRIDAY, NOV 3 with:🟩 ABBY ECHIVERRI (LIVE): slinky, shifting electro-techno illuminated with flanged melodic i...
10/11/2023

we return FRIDAY, NOV 3 with:

🟩 ABBY ECHIVERRI (LIVE): slinky, shifting electro-techno illuminated with flanged melodic intonation
🟪 BRYAN KASENIC: expansive and mystical post-techno tunes from a veteran NYC selector and organizer
🔊 resident selector DJ CZ warms up the floor
🔀 the zone awaits
🛜 presales on RA
🌀 different music at a different kind of club

we return FRIDAY, OCT 6 with:🟪 LATER VERSION (LIVE): slightly skewed spectral-melodic dub drums  from oakland🟥 DJ SUNDAE...
09/18/2023

we return FRIDAY, OCT 6 with:

🟪 LATER VERSION (LIVE): slightly skewed spectral-melodic dub drums from oakland
🟥 DJ SUNDAE: downtempo psychedelic techno-adjacent dream beats from paris
🔊 resident selector YNV warms up the floor
🔀 the zone awaits
🛜 presales on RA
🌀 different music at a different kind of club

we return FRIDAY, SEP 1 with:🟦 SOLAR: priest of post-punk, deacon of the dancefloor 🟨 MOZHGAN: melter of minds and mover...
08/21/2023

we return FRIDAY, SEP 1 with:

🟦 SOLAR: priest of post-punk, deacon of the dancefloor
🟨 MOZHGAN: melter of minds and mover of bodies
🔊 two local legends going B2B OPEN-CLOSE
🔀 the zone awaits
🛜 presales on RA
🌀 different music at a different kind of club

THIS THURSDAY, AUG. 17…💢 a special one-off, an evening outing❇️ music, mingling, clothing, fragrance♻️ 5 p.m.-8 p.m., to...
08/14/2023

THIS THURSDAY, AUG. 17…
💢 a special one-off, an evening outing
❇️ music, mingling, clothing, fragrance
♻️ 5 p.m.-8 p.m., totally free
💠 join us!

we return FRIDAY, AUG 4 with:🟪 C.L.A.W.S.: funky dubby purple-tinged electro-sleaze ⬛️ TYREL: industrially rugged acidic...
07/18/2023

we return FRIDAY, AUG 4 with:
🟪 C.L.A.W.S.: funky dubby purple-tinged electro-sleaze
⬛️ TYREL: industrially rugged acidic technologies
🔊 going B2B OPEN-CLOSE, playing all night long 🔀 let’s take a trip
🛜 presales on RA
🌀 different music at a different kind of club

special one incoming…we return SATURDAY, JUNE 24 with:🟥 DJ MARCELLE: left-field, pan-genre, expansively playful selectio...
06/05/2023

special one incoming…
we return SATURDAY, JUNE 24 with:
🟥 DJ MARCELLE: left-field, pan-genre, expansively playful selections
🟨 CARLOS SOUFFRONT: fearless, visionary dancefloor storytelling
⚠️ two of the world’s most creative DJs—three turntables—all headliners—no openers
‼️ presales recommended, on RA + in bio
🌀 different music at a different kind of club

we return FRI JUNE 2 with:⬛️ ANI PHOEBE (DJ): disco boogie, cosmic dream: pangenre outernational selections via Hong Kon...
05/16/2023

we return FRI JUNE 2 with:
⬛️ ANI PHOEBE (DJ): disco boogie, cosmic dream: pangenre outernational selections via Hong Kong
🟩 NEZZY IDY (LIVE): hipgnotic acid for psychedelic body-music freaks
🔊 presales on RA
▶️ different music at a different kind of club

we return FRI MAY 5 with:🟧 EXOTIC GARDENS (LIVE): awoken dub; discovered dub; excursion dub; interstellar dub; toroidal ...
04/19/2023

we return FRI MAY 5 with:
🟧 EXOTIC GARDENS (LIVE): awoken dub; discovered dub; excursion dub; interstellar dub; toroidal dub
⬛️ DJ REAL (DJ): new wave, new sound, new body, new music
✴️ celebrating the release of FAKE #2, a compilation of new electronic sounds for curious dancefloors
🔊 presales on RA
▶️ different music at a different kind of club

❕VAGUE TERRAIN returns FRI APR 7 with:🟪 RHYW (DJ): bit-smashed drummers’ drama🟩 THE CREATRIX (LIVE): scintillating sci-f...
03/16/2023

❕VAGUE TERRAIN returns FRI APR 7 with:
🟪 RHYW (DJ): bit-smashed
drummers’ drama
🟩 THE CREATRIX (LIVE): scintillating sci-fi cybertronica
🔊 presales on RA
▶️ different music at a different kind of club

Address

424 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
94115

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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Vague Terrain

Vague Terrain is a club night in San Francisco run by resident DJs CZ, Elexos, and YNV.

Serving up a highly danceable blend of slow-mo techno, tropical biorhythms, confused breakbeats, industrial-strength ambient, sloppy dub, post-punk kosmische, IDM, EBM, and more, VT focuses on an eclectic strain of uncommon sounds not found on most North American dancefloors.

Each month, resident analog video artist YNV presents a highly unique, warped VHS-inspired collage that will stimulate your mind.