Last year was a good one for Gui Boratto. The release of Chromophobia on premier techno label Kompakt, the wild success of the single “Beautiful Life,” and commanding performances at DEMF, Mutek, and the rest of the celebrated international electronic music festivals solidified his status as one of the top minimal producers on the scene. Boratto is keeping the momentum going with a world tour in the first half of 2008 that kicked off in his native Brazil and will hit five continents by spring. There are just a few chances to see his style of pleasing minimal-meets-pop-meets-neotrance here in the States, where his only dates are on the West Coast. Portland might just have the most exciting lineup, with DJ support from international techno veteran Bryan Zentz (AKA stare5 of CMYK Music) and a live performance by dance party sparkplug Arohan. AVA HEGEDUS

Kinda makes you want to hug something, doesn’t it? Well, maybe not. Maybe it just makes you want to move. If that’s the case, you’ll have your chance tonight!

w/Arohan, Bryan Zentz; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9 pm, $8