James Blake
CMYK (Day & Night)
Knockdown Center52-19 Flushing Ave., Queens, NY 11378 · Map
This night happened — Fri 14 Jun 2024
Press play
Who was billed12 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Berghain in Berlin, Fri 30 OctLena Willikens
- MoMA Ready
- Mo Yasin
- Goddollars
- Mura Masa
- next: Honey's, Wed 21 OctAmelia Holt
- deep creep
- next: Sat 24 OctYumi
- James Blake
- next: Signal, Fri 27 NovDAY
- next: Signal, Fri 27 Novnight
- MONTELL FISH (DJ GUMMY BEAR)
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
57 of the 66 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- DAY and night — 9 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 3 Sep 2023.
- Mo Yasin and Amelia Holt — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 14 Jun 2024.
- Amelia Holt and Yumi — 4 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 14 Sep 2023.
- Amelia Holt and deep creep — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 14 Sep 2023.
- deep creep and Yumi — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 14 Sep 2023.
- MoMA Ready and Amelia Holt — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 14 Jun 2024.
- Lena Willikens and Amelia Holt — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 14 Sep 2023.
- Lena Willikens and deep creep — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 14 Sep 2023.
- Lena Willikens and Yumi — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 14 Sep 2023.
Who they are
“Lena Willikens doesn’t play the hits.”
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Lena Willikens doesn’t play the hits. When she’s behind the decks, even her biggest fans often have no idea exactly what she’s playing, and that’s part of the magic. Like all DJs, Willikens of course has a passion for records and is always on the hunt for elusive bits of music, but as an artist, her work doesn’t hinge on any one track, or even a handful of tracks. She’s after something bigger, something that’s truly transportive for those on the dancefloor, and the tracks she plays – whether they’re bizarre slices of synth exploration, some ominously churning proto-industrial stomp or something else that simply defies classification – are all parts of a larger, more psychically satisfying whole. Born and raised in Germany, Willikens first honed her unique approach during a long residency at Düsseldorf’s Salon des Amateurs, a much-loved nightspot that has proven to be a hotbed of free-thinking DJ talent. Outside of the club, she also found a platform on Radio Cómeme, where her Sentimental Flashback radio show allowed Willikens to dive deep into all sorts of unusual musical wormholes. (The Cómeme label was also home to her first EP, 2015's Phantom Delia.) These days, however, Willikens' radio adventures happen on NTS, where she pilots the monthly Lightning Conductor program. Now based in Amsterdam, her curatory prowess prompted an invite from Dekmantel to put together the fifth installment of their acclaimed Selectors compilation series, and she also contributed a track to the label’s run of all-star 10th anniversary EPs. As a remixer, she's been tapped in recent years to rework the likes of Lena Platonos, rRoxymore, S U R V I V E, Simian Mobile Disco and Ana Helder, amongst others. And amidst all this activity, she's also been busy with Phantom Kino Ballett, a collaboration with artist Sarah Szczesny that lands somewhere between immersive audio-visual experience and performance art, allowing Willikens to indulge her transportive impulses in a completely new way. Nevertheless, it’s in the DJ booth where Willikens continues to make the biggest impact. As of late, she’s forged a particularly potent partnership with fellow sonic explorer and Salon des Amateurs alum Vladimir Ivkovic, the two engaging in a sort of mind meld that brings together their shared love of electronic music’s darkest and most bizarre corners. Regardless of whether she’s playing alone or in tandem with someone else, Willikens isn’t the kind of artist who adheres to straight lines. Expect different temperatures, different moods and a dollop of chaos, just to keep things interesting. Circuitous paths take precedence over direct routes, and although not even Willikens herself always knows the final destination, when she’s at the helm, the journey is bound to be thrilling. Shawn ReynaldoTheir RA profile lists Cómeme, Dekmantel, Utter and EM Records.Recently at Nowadays, public records, Camp Kennybrook · often with SUMME, ROBUS, Säule, none of them here that night
“Wyatt Stevens is at the forefront of a young Brooklyn scene that's taking the dance music world by storm.”
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Wyatt Stevens is at the forefront of a young Brooklyn scene that's taking the dance music world by storm. Alongside friends and collaborators such as AceMo, Kush Jones, and DJ Swisha, he's created a genre-agnostic movement that celebrates all facets of Black electronic music, from old-school Detroit techno to the early days of jungle, drum & bass and more modern strains of American dance music. His HAUS Of ALTR label has become a hub for this community, releasing his own material as well as his critically acclaimed AceMoMA project with AceMo, and three massive compilations that define this new generation of producers. MoMA Ready makes dance music intuitively and without orthodoxy, where techno can suddenly morph into drum & bass and back again.Techno on 44, House on 37, Jungle on 16 and Deep House on 14. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on HAUS of ALTR (2) and Paraíso (1). labels on their catalogued releasesRecently at Mood Ring, BASEMENT, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Kush Jones, Regal86, Dazegxd, none of them here that night
Recently at public records, Good Room, Gabriela · often with JADALAREIGN, Stonie Blue, Shyboi, none of them here that night
Last at Elsewhere in Mar · often with A-Z (DJ Sets), Anysia, Curve Club, none of them here that night
“Amelia Holt, is one of Brooklyn’s most distinctive, interesting selectors With a unique approach to rhythm, Holt crafts DJ sets which fuse percussive rhythms with electronic beats, transforming any dancefloor into a culture-bending, otherworldly experience.”
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Amelia Holt, is one of Brooklyn’s most distinctive, interesting selectors With a unique approach to rhythm, Holt crafts DJ sets which fuse percussive rhythms with electronic beats, transforming any dancefloor into a culture-bending, otherworldly experience. One may hear her play broken beats, deep high octane, fine and elegant dance, alt techno, sharp electro, and delusional krautrock – sometimes all in the same night. Amelia holds a residency at The Lot Radio and has played in the best of NYC’s venues including Good Room, Nowadays & Bossa Nova Civic Club & festivals, Sustain-Release & Dripping. Outside the US, she’s brought her sound to Mexico City, Berlin, Munich, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Madrid and many more. In addition to her radio endeavors, Amelia curates the music newsletter In Your Dirty Ears and runs the party series Honey Trap.Released on Klan (1) and My Music (1). labels on their catalogued releasesRecently at H0L0, Rakit Club, Le Bain · often with Second Contact, Seth Magoon, 98dots, none of them here that night
“deep creep is the curator and label head behind the beloved mix series that showcases DJs from around the world and the newly minted pi pi pi label She has been a resident of iconic The Lot Radio for the past three years.”
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deep creep is the curator and label head behind the beloved mix series that showcases DJs from around the world and the newly minted pi pi pi label She has been a resident of iconic The Lot Radio for the past three years. While a club DJ, her show highlights the club's adjacent sound blended with experimental ambient touches. Behind the decks you can expect a broad range of all things 'tech' related whether it be sexxy progressive house, low and slow tripped out bass or tekky rollers. Expect the unexpected.Garage Rock on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesRecently at Good Room, Mood Ring, The End · often with Aurora Halal, adobeprincess, Objekt, none of them here that night
Recently at Nowadays, H0L0, public records · often with Hank Jackson, 320, DJ Healthy, none of them here that night
Recently at public records · often with Black Coffee, none of them here that night
“day[job] is a dj and producer living in NYC, with ties to LA, SF, and Perth (aus).”
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Recently at Xpizza, Knockdown Center · often with Julia Govor, JADALAREIGN, shekdash, none of them here that night
Recently at Mood Ring, Knockdown Center · often with Julia Govor, JADALAREIGN, shekdash, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- DJ Healthy6 with Amelia Holt, 4 with Yumi and 2 with deep creep
- JADALAREIGN3 with Mo Yasin, 2 with DAY and 2 with night
- Julia Govor2 with DAY, 2 with Lena Willikens and 2 with night
- Aurora Halal5 with deep creep and 3 with Amelia Holt
- Justin Strauss4 with Amelia Holt and 2 with Lena Willikens
- 3203 with deep creep and 2 with Yumi
- Andi2 with DAY and 2 with night
- shekdash2 with DAY and 2 with night
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at Knockdown Center221
- Middle half finished between79 and 383
- Past Fridays at this venue counted96
The room
Knockdown Center — 251 events and 819 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who put it on
MATTE Projects — 6 events and 36 artists since Oct 2023.
Rhonda INTL — 2 events and 17 artists since Oct 2023.