The two-room venue features sound and lighting by Nicolas Matar and Scott Ciungan of iconic New York clubs Output and Cielo.
Outer Heaven in Manhattan, New York, is the newest addition to the city's ever-expanding nightlife landscape.
Launched on January 19th, the space is open six nights a week and fits up to 140 people. It consists of two rooms, each of which has a Danley sound system. One area, the Record Bar, is a cocktail lounge with a turntable and mixer. The other is what Outer Heaven calls a "micro club" with a raised DJ booth that looks out over a small dance floor.
The musical direction is inspired by the styles of Andrew Weatherall, Red Axes and Romanian minimal, as well as classic New York house and disco, the Outer Heaven team told Resident Advisor.
"We want to move Manhattan's recent underground dance music culture away from the pseudo-spiritualism of the global elite and towards something that is more ambiguous, hard to define, with the dance floor being the common thread that unites all of our patrons," they said.
The bookings so far include Musclecars, Ivan Smagghe, Thomass Jackson, Tim Sweeney, Justin Strauss, Galcher Lustwerk and Iñigo Vontier.
Outer Heaven's sound and lighting were designed by Scott Ciungan and Nicolas Matar, founder of Output and Cielo. On the walls are artworks by Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo and illustrator Hajime Sorayama.
Located on the border of SoHo and Lower East Side, Outer Heaven was founded by Jack Mulqueen, William Tigertt, Victor Houston, Tolga Dogan, Donte McGuine and Alex Smith. Visit the club's website for updates and its SoundCloud page to hear recorded sets.
Here are some photos.