SBTRKT

Like so many of his electronic-music peers, London-based DJ and producer SBTRKT hides his face, personality, and any defining characteristics that may reveal he's just a normal guy behind literal and figurative masks. Born Aarone Jerome and rising through the cutthroat ranks of the U.K. dubstep scene, SBTRKT (it's pronounced “subtract,” if you haven't figured that out) makes dance music that's a little more soulful and consequently more human than most of his contemporaries. Much of this has to do with the various singers who show up on his tracks, especially the ones on his self-titled debut album that came out last year. Little Dragon, Sampha, and others put a voice, if not exactly a face, on SBTRKT's music, giving it an electric charge that goes beyond its club roots. It can get all moody at times, elevating the booming bass and shadowy whirs of all the gadgets to esoteric realms. But it can also get lost in the thickets of electronic noise, attempting to clear its way through the synthetic fog of keyboards and drum machines. Still, the dude's a master at tying a whole bunch of blink-and-you'll-miss-them club scenes into one sturdy package of skittering steps. With Willis Earl Bill. 9 p.m. Tickets: $20, $18 in advance. – Michael Gallucci