aum winter series - psytrance showcase with phaxe

a club night opening the aum winter series for 2026, held at a secret warehouse venue in auckland on an adamson sound system. the aum winter series runs as a set of warehouse showcases connected to aum festival, a new zealand new year's event, giving the local psytrance community a mid-year reconnect point. last year's three winter series parties all sold out. the series presents each edition as a window into one of the festival's stages, replicating its sounds, atmosphere, and production.

this opening edition centres on progressive psytrance, with a guest extended set from a danish artist closely associated with the spintwist and iboga labels, supported by a cast of local djs across a broader spread of psychedelic styles through the night.