BOUND 7 Year Anniversary
BASEMENT52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 · Map
This night happened — Fri 23 Feb 2024
BOUND and basement ny
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Who was billed7 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
20 of the 21 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Shyboi and KIA — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 23 Feb 2024.
Who they are
Last at Paragon in Sep 2023 · often with Ma Sha, ferrari rot, X-Coast, none of them here that night
“🇯🇲 rave down babylon 🇯🇲”
their own biography
House on 4, Techno on 4, Electro on 3 and Ambient on 2. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Dekmantel (1), E-MISSIONS (1) and Nervous Records (1); their RA profile also lists Allergy Season. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Nowadays, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Paragon · often with MORENXXX, Junior M, Juliana Huxtable, none of them here that night
“Katie Rex is one of NY’s most essential and impactful DJs.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Katie Rex is one of NY’s most essential and impactful DJs. The Bound founder and Basement resident has spent the last decade and changed pushing a singular vision of wild, uncompromising rave power. Fusing throbbing techno, ripping hardgroove, key selections from NY’s vibrant underground and nods to her foundational loves - goth & industrial - Rex has developed a well-earned reputation for turning the dancefloor on its head. Her sets move with the perfect balance of precision and controlled chaos, transmuting a gleefully grungy menace into liberatory catharsis. Rex’s career began in Philadelphia where, in true DIY spirit, she began organizing parties around a key, glaring gap. Factory Girls was Rex’s first party series, an all-femme party that highlighted some of the 2010’s most vital new artists and helped point the way forward out of an oppressively male-focused monoculture. Word spread quickly, and early alliances with NY’s Discwoman drew Rex up to NY more and more. A few short years later she found herself at the center of a cultural renaissance. Regular sets at the revered, secretive Unter party, close ties with Bossa Nova Civic Club, and in 2016, the first edition of Bound all came quickly, and Rex’s position in the culture was soon indisputable. Bound has become Rex’s calling card: a NY-based, nationally produced kink party that seeks to redefine the form. Landing at the revered institution Basement, as one of the inaugural residencies at the club in 2019. As with Factory Girls, Bound pushes back against the ensconced patriarchal power dynamics that have made many femme and queer people feel unwelcome. It instead creates a space that is directly, unapologetically for those groups, with outstanding artists to boot. Rex’s DJing at these parties inevitably sets the standard; her capacity to both wield music of brutal power and craft an immersive, captivating, even joyful journey embodies the entire ethos of the night. Through this passion for amplifying artists, Rex created a boutique label featuring releases from Dax J, Silent Servant, Terence Fixmer, Bored Lord, Kilbourne, Ireen Amnes, Kontravoid, and more. After a 6 year Lot Radio residency, featuring a host of guests including VTSS, Rebekah, Sedef Adasï, Akua, Silent Servant, and Hyperaktivist, Bound release a new mix series In 2025. Rex has become an international presence, with regular gigs across the States and overseas. Her sets have been sought after beyond the club by Boiler Room and luxury houses Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Burberry, and Parfums de Marley. Press features in Vogue, The Face, Paper Magazine, Document Journal, Vice, The New Yorker, and Nylon Magazine have lauded her as the face of a new wave in nightlife culture. As her vision has come to shape US nightlife, the power of her music has only become more honed and riveting. What’s come before is only the beginning.Their RA profile lists Bound and Magic City.Recently at Superior Ingredients, Le Bain, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Concrete Husband, Kim Anh, Annie Lew, none of them here that night
“You know it when you hear it: her infectious sound is instantly recognizable, commanding in both dark warehouses and in the daylight.”
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You know it when you hear it: her infectious sound is instantly recognizable, commanding in both dark warehouses and in the daylight. The Baltimore City selector has been a steady cultural mover and undeniable force in dance music. Known for being as versatile as they are technically gifted, featuring all across the spectrum of the US Underground and beyond, her sets pull from grimy club sounds, joyous house, liquid sound design, punishing bass and techno. In a word, her sound is thoroughly queer, tapping into dance music’s radical and transformative potential and leading dancers on a psychedelic dreamride. Jacq has multiple releases on a who’s who of mix series. As much as they work hard to be a diverse and conscious selector, they work twice as hard to be an energy provider and community organizer. In the past year, her warehouse curation has brought a slew of heavy weights: Pariah, Objekt, Ladymonix, Batu, and Kiernan Laveaux, to name a few. She has dedicated her career to bringing the world's best to Baltimore, as well as exposing our own deeply rich musical scene. Her parties are the stuff of legend, and her authenticity as a scene staple is undeniable. Expect the unexpected.often with Sister Zo, Flemish.Fetish, S4M23, none of them here that night
“KIA blurs the lines of genre-specific sounds to deliver listeners a cauldron of influences with a heavy emphasis on queer and BIPOC artists.”
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the whole biography
KIA blurs the lines of genre-specific sounds to deliver listeners a cauldron of influences with a heavy emphasis on queer and BIPOC artists. Inspired by everything from the thunderous clamor of ballroom to the tumultuous drums that inhabit the spaces of underrepresented communities, KIA’s aim is to put visibility and representation in motion one function at a time.Recently at BASEMENT, Good Room, 99 Scott Ave · often with livwutang, Yumi, Avalon Emerson, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Miss Parker4 with Shyboi and 3 with Katie Rex
- Junior M11 with Shyboi
- Juliana Huxtable10 with Shyboi
- MORENXXX10 with Shyboi
- DJ Sharf8 with Katie Rex
- FALSEBOI8 with Shyboi
- Annie Lew6 with Katie Rex
- Pure Immanence6 with Shyboi
1,584 said they were going — about like a usual Friday at BASEMENT.
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at BASEMENT1,410
- Middle half finished between1,080 and 1,762
- Past Fridays at this venue counted119
The room
BASEMENT — 294 events and 630 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 500.
Who put it on
BOUND — 28 events and 118 artists since Sep 2023.