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Coming soon to a sleek sweaty North American dancefloor near you: Clash of the European Techno Titans!

That's right, Kompakt is bringing together two of its brightest to show U.S. and Canadian audiences how the fashionable people overseas like to move. In this booth, wearing green and boasting a lean but near-flawless catalog of releases (including this year's Pitchfork Recommended Chromophobia), Gui "Whiz" Boratto!

And in this booth, wearing orange and sporting a formidable pile of vinyl, as well as 2004's Touch LP and his indomitable Immer mixes, Michael "Better Than John" Mayer!

Watch these two titans duke it out across a brief but no doubt earth-shattering North American tour that kicks off in late May. Or maybe they'll just work together to make the people dance. We'll see. To train for the battle royale behind the boards, both in-demand DJ/fighters have a whole bunch of individual dates lined up as well.

Boratto vs. Mayer:

05-24 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
05-25 Denver, CO - Shelter/Two:Am
05-26 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon Hollywood
05-27 Detroit, MI - DEMF
05-31 New York, NY - Cielo
06-01 Chicago, IL - Smartbar
06-02 Montreal, Quebec - MUTEK Festival

Boratto only:

04-05 Dresden, Germany - 6 Jahre Funkwelt @ Showboxx
04-06 Hamburg, Germany - De Click @ Wagenbau
04-07 Brussels, Belgium - Statik Dancing @ Recyclart

Mayer only:

04-07 Lausanne, Switzerland - Loft Club
04-17 Wien, Austria - Flex
04-21 Munich, Germany - Die Registratur
04-24 Porto, Portugal - Vatikano
04-28 London, England - Fabric
05-05 Montpellier, France - La Dune
05-17 Madrid, Spain - Mondo
05-18 Barcelona, Spain - Nitsa Club
05-19 Huesca, Spain - Florida 135
06-15 Barcelona, Spain - Nitsa Club
06-17 Barcelona, Spain - Liquid
07-06 Liege, Belgium - Les Ardentes Festival
07-07 Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Doornrosje
07-08 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 5 Days Off
07-14 Gräfenhainichen, Germany - City of Steel (Melt! Festival)
08-04 Olganitz, Germany - Bungalow (Nachtdigital Festival)
08-17 Cologne, Germany - Total 8
08-25 Offenbach, Germany - Total Confusion @ Robert-Johnson
08-31 Barcelona, Spain - Nitsa Club
10-12 Berlin, Germany - Total Berghain @ Panoramabar
11-20 Dresden, Germany - Showboxx
12-21 Offenbach, Germany - Total Confusion @ Robert-Johnson