Samo Nights
Jellyfish (PGH) & Facets
Bossa Nova Civic Club1271 Myrtle Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Map
This night happened — Thu 21 Dec 2023
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Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
2 of the 3 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Jellyfish and Ricky Mawzlin — 4 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 21 Dec 2023.
Who they are
“JELLYFISH is Ricky Mawzlin and Stephanie Tsong, a DJ duo/collective from Pittsburgh (USA).”
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JELLYFISH is Ricky Mawzlin and Stephanie Tsong, a DJ duo/collective from Pittsburgh (USA). They welcome dancers to a sweaty dance floor blanketed in neon + fog with sets that morph between italo, house, melodic techno, disco, electro, and beyond. Since 2017 they’ve DJ’d and hosted parties throughout Pittsburgh. They’ve also played cities as NYC, Taipei, Mexico City, San Francisco, Detroit, London, Berlin, and much more. Jellyfish strives to create a (very) queer, FUN atmosphere where ALL are welcome on the dance floor. Now let’s dance.often with Formosa, Baronhawk Poitier, Ron Like Hell, none of them here that night
“Ricky Mawzlin’s a DJ, event organizer, musician, and all-around music nerd from Pittsburgh, PA.”
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Ricky Mawzlin’s a DJ, event organizer, musician, and all-around music nerd from Pittsburgh, PA. He’s half of Jellyfish: a duo that plays & hosts queer parties around Pittsburgh, the USA, and abroad. His sometimes-chaotic musical style bounces between playful italo, to melodic techno, to obscure house, to ambient shoegaze, to hi-nrg disco extravaganza, and more.often with Formosa, MIZU, boy problem, none of them here that night
“New York-based Facets has a passion for all things dark synth, leftfield, techno, electro, new beat, EBM, acid, italo-disco, trance, and beyond.”
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New York-based Facets has a passion for all things dark synth, leftfield, techno, electro, new beat, EBM, acid, italo-disco, trance, and beyond. Facets' music has been described as "made for the sweaty confines of the dancefloor's fog-filled spaces—ones that flicker with strobes and neon lights, alight from the energy of the crowd." Hot on the heels of his recent releases on Optimo Music, KRI, Dischi Autunno, Ombra International, Skylax, Soil Records, Khoinix, and Electric Shapes. More original music from Facets will be out soon on Sonic Groove, Pinkman, and more. Over the years, Facets has been releasing edits on his personal channel and other outlets such as Calypso's 12" edits Correcciones series, Blkmarket’s vinyl-only Party Edits, Slow Motion, Death on Wax, Amor Fati, Hard Fist, Italo Moderni, Deep House Amsterdam, and more. Facets has been billed with some of the scene's top talent, such as Ivan Smagghe, John Talabot, Ellen Allien, Vladimir Ivkovic, Moritz von Oswald, Adam X, Kim Ann Foxman, Curses, Perel, Phase Fatale, David Vunk, Charlotte de Witte, and lots more, Eli Escobar, David Carretta, Lindstrom, Interstellar Funk, Reka, Tornado Wallace, Franz Scala, Augustus Muller (Boy Hasher) and lots more. He has played in underground venues such as Panorama Bar, Bar Americas, RSO, Sunday Sunday, La Terrrazza, Moth Club, Else, Le Rachdingue, Mali Barbarellas, Good Room, Public Records, Klub 20/44, and more, across the US, Mexico, and Europe. Facets is the founder of Samo Records and Samo Nights, the club night associated with the label. Over the years, he has booked the likes of Black Merlin, Manfredas, Joakim, Hugo Capablanca, Andi, Sacha Mambo, Willie Burns, Wrecked, Sharlese, DatKat (Analog Soul), In Flagranti, DJ Overdose, Cosmo Vitelli, Bustie, Patrick Russell, Sharif Laffrey, Heap, and more. Samo Records is a label exploring the darker, moodier side of electronic music. Some of the artists featured on the label so far include: Anatolian Weapons, Local Suicide, Skelesys, Intergalactic Gary, Tutto Vetro aka Curses, DC Salas, Neud Photo, Antoni Maiovvi, Zombies in Miami, Fabrizio Mammarella, Balam to name a few. He hosts a show at The Lot Radio, which has included artists featured at the label-related parties and/or on previous releases. Facets is the founder of Italomatic, Brooklyn's premier italo-disco, new wave, freestyle, and synth party.EBM on 18, Techno on 10, New Beat on 9 and Electro on 7. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Eskimo Recordings (2), Blkmarket Underground Music Party Edits (1) and KRI (3) (1); their RA profile also lists Optimo Music, Samo Records, Calypso Records, Dischi Autunno and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Paragon, Mansions, Saint Vitus · often with Andi, Rok One, Italomatic, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Formosa4 with Jellyfish and 4 with Ricky Mawzlin
- Baronhawk Poitier2 with Jellyfish and 1 with Ricky Mawzlin
- Andi22 with Facets
- Rok One15 with Facets
- Italomatic12 with Facets
- Midnight Magic3 with Facets
- ACID BOGEN2 with Facets
- Beartrax2 with Facets
12 said they were going — much quieter than a usual Thursday at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
how this compares
- Median final count, Thursdays at Bossa Nova Civic Club29
- Middle half finished between15 and 45
- Past Thursdays at this venue counted210
The room
Bossa Nova Civic Club — 1,517 events and 2,480 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Most-tagged here: Techno (61), House (33), Club (27), Electro (6) and Tech House (6). genre tags on this room’s listings
Who put it on
Samo — 12 events and 23 artists since Dec 2023.