BOUND Blackout
BASEMENT52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 · Map
This night happened — Fri 17 May 2024
BOUND and basement ny
Press play
Who was billed8 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: BASEMENT, Fri 30 OctKatie Rex
- next: Signal, Fri 23 OctKYRUH
- next: BASEMENT, Sat 24 OctAndi
- next: Good Room, Thu 22 OctArvin T
- Pure Immanence
- Jimmy Edgar
- next: BASEMENT, Fri 23 OctJubilee
- CHOQUE
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
19 of the 28 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Andi and Arvin T — 25 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 17 Aug 2023.
- Andi and Jubilee — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 17 May 2024.
- Katie Rex and Jubilee — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 17 May 2024.
- Katie Rex and Andi — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 17 May 2024.
- Katie Rex and KYRUH — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 12 Jan 2024.
- KYRUH and Pure Immanence — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 17 May 2024.
- KYRUH and Arvin T — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 25 Aug 2023.
- Jubilee and CHOQUE — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 4 May 2024.
- Jimmy Edgar and Jubilee — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 23 Feb 2024.
Who they are
“Katie Rex is one of NY’s most essential and impactful DJs.”
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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 BASEMENT, 154 Scott Ave, Superior Ingredients · often with Concrete Husband, Kim Anh, Annie Lew, none of them here that night
“Based out of Brooklyn, KYRUH is no stranger of hard, gritty and high caliber techno.”
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Based out of Brooklyn, KYRUH is no stranger of hard, gritty and high caliber techno. Purgative, high energy rave shawty that makes love on the ones and twosRecently at Nowadays, Paragon, Knockdown Center · often with WTCHCRFT, SKIN CONTACT, OCTI, none of them here that night
“Electric is the only way to describe Andi’s sets.”
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Electric is the only way to describe Andi’s sets. The NYC-based DJ, producer, and SYNTHICIDE label/party boss constructs a dynamic and intoxicating flow that’s always palpable between the walls of the foggy, neon-lit dancefloor. Parts sleaze and sultry, Andi’s aesthetic is body music based, thriving on the delivery of the groove and the bombastic highs of a track’s apex. As a devotee of distinct sounds such as EBM, new beat, Italo, freestyle and housey 90s elements, her sets reflect her deep vinyl collection: diverse, yet focused, and completely one-of-a-kind. Her own productions aim to challenge the expectations within the confines of traditionally masculine dance genres. With bassline-heavy grooves and a conceptual emphasis on storytelling with samples taken from long-forgotten erotic thrillers and seedy sci-fi films, Andi adds a wry yet delicate touch to machine music. As the boss of SYNTHICIDE—the internationally known party, label and event series—Andi has cultivated the dark underground scene for over a decade in Brooklyn. SYNTHICIDE started at the notorious club in Bushwick, Bossa Nova Civic Club, where the party still holds a monthly residency. Additionally, Andi is a resident at The Lot Radio and NYC’s Gabriela.EBM on 13, Techno on 9, Industrial on 7 and New Beat on 5. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Eskimo Recordings (2), Dischi Autunno (1) and Surface Reality Records (1); their RA profile also lists Mannequin, aufnahme + wiedergabe, Mecanica, Synthicide and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Gabriela, House of Yes, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Eli Escobar, Facets, Rok One, none of them here that night
“Arvin T’s sound is a vast, rhythmic vocabulary that navigates the spectrum of emotions.”
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Arvin T’s sound is a vast, rhythmic vocabulary that navigates the spectrum of emotions. He is a resident at Brooklyn club Gabriela and a frequent collaborator with the renown dark dance label/party Synthicide. Arvin can also be found in rotation in New York City's vibrant club scene including regular appearances at Basement, Good Room, and Paragon; with a formidable international presence to match. His production navigates high-energy and bouncy progressive, while grounding those movements in the textures of wave, 90s house, and trance-oriented atmospheres. This versatile output has garnered support across the global circuit, anchored by releases on the Dutch imprint Return To Forever, alongside New York’s own E-Missions Recordings and Magic City.House on 1 and Techno on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesTheir RA profile lists E-Missions and Magic City.Recently at Gabriela, Paragon, BASEMENT · often with Eli Escobar, Sharlese, Sissies of Mercy, none of them here that night
“Pure Immanence is the collaborative conceptual DJ project of Nick Bazzano and Kiddo Sincere.”
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Pure Immanence is the collaborative conceptual DJ project of Nick Bazzano and Kiddo Sincere. In their performances, Pure Immanence seeks to activate a sonic plane of consistency that evokes multiple musical atmospheres and genres, from techno to ambient, to house, trance, progressive, experimental, and beyond. This is an experiment using sound to gain access to psychedelic intensities and affective potentials immanent to the act of listening and dancing to music together. Pure Immanence has held a well-received eponymous monthly Wednesday-night residency at Bossa Nova Civic Club since 2016. Pure Immanence is also associated with the Unter collective, having performed as residents and having curated ambient programming for their various underground queer rave projects for years. Pure Immanence is proud to have collaborated with and performed at many notable nightclubs, raves, festivals, and events both in the states and abroad, including Whole Festival (Germany), Buttons (://aboutblank, Berlin), secondnature (Seattle), multiple appearances at both Sustain-Release (NY) and Fourth World (NYC), and many others.Recently at Nowadays, Paragon, Mansions · often with Shyboi, WAREHOUSE, Music, none of them here that night
Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Le Bain, Paragon · often with Lethal Trip, DJ Failure, The French Kissed, none of them here that night
- Bass Music on 10, Electro on 13, Techno on 5 and House on 9. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Cakeshop's Carousel (1), DAVE (3) (1) and Impacto (15) (1); their RA profile also lists Mixpak, Carousel Records and Magic City. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile
Recently at Gabriela, Good Room, House of Yes · often with NIGELTHREETIMES, Eli Escobar, JIALING, none of them here that night
“CHOQUE is a Venezuelan-born, New York based DJ and producer spinning house and techno with his signature Latiinx flare.”
their own biography
Recently at Good Room, Bossa Nova Civic Club, The Parkside Lounge · often with Oscar Nñ, Ian Crane, SKYWALKER, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Eli Escobar32 with Andi, 6 with Arvin T and 6 with Jubilee
- Concrete Husband6 with KYRUH, 4 with Katie Rex and 3 with Pure Immanence
- G I N A6 with Andi, 4 with Arvin T and 3 with Jubilee
- Rose Kourts4 with Andi, 2 with Jubilee and 2 with Katie Rex
- WTCHCRFT17 with KYRUH and 3 with Arvin T
- Annie Lew6 with Katie Rex and 5 with KYRUH
- MORENXXX5 with KYRUH and 4 with Pure Immanence
- Sissies of Mercy6 with Andi and 3 with Arvin T
735 said they were going — quieter than 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.