The Japanese DJ Who Escaped Nova: Spectra Sonics' October 7

Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 +0300

Among the international acts billed for the Tribe of Nova / Universo Paralello Israel festival on October 7, 2023 was a Tokyo psychedelic-trance DJ listed simply as “Spectra Sonics (Japan)”. His real name is Masaya Ikeda; in Japan he is better known by his original DJ alias, DJ MASAYA. He arrived at the festival site near Kibbutz Re’im just as Hamas began its assault, was shot at, sheltered through the day with other survivors, and eventually made it back to Japan — where, more than two and a half years later, the experience still defines his daily life.

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The Japanese DJ Who Escaped Nova: Spectra Sonics' October 7