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Trans-Pecos9-15 Wyckoff Ave, Queens, NY 11385 · Map
This night happened — Fri 2 Aug 2024
Trans-Pecos and White Owl Records
Press play
Who was billed16 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: public records, Sun 1 NovAceMo
- Brian Thabault
- Cades
- Chris Lock
- Coast2c
- JWords
- Kamran Sadeghi
- Kanyon
- Max Cantrell
- next: Nowadays, Thu 12 NovRelaxer
- Roiju
- next: Signal, Thu 5 NovS4M23
- Sleep 300
- Drim
- Luisa Mei
- NXOR
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
113 of the 120 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Chris Lock and JWords — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 2 Aug 2024.
- Brian Thabault and Chris Lock — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 2 Aug 2024.
- Brian Thabault and Drim — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 2 Aug 2024.
- Cades and Kamran Sadeghi — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 6 Jul 2024.
- Kanyon and S4M23 — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Tue 20 Feb 2024.
- Cades and Kanyon — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 15 Dec 2023.
- Kanyon and Drim — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 21 Sep 2023.
Who they are
- Techno on 50, House on 48, Deep House on 18 and Jungle on 18. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Faith Beat (1) and HAUS of ALTR (1); their RA profile also lists Ghostly International and Toucan Sounds. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile
Recently at Nowadays, Gabriela, public records · often with Swami Sound, DJ SWISHA, Surusinghe, none of them here that night
“Brian Thabault is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY Over his more than 10 years of producing music and DJing he has released music under a number of aliases and played clubs and festivals across the U.S.”
their own biography
House on 3, Deep House on 2, Acid House on 1 and Breaks on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Shore Dive Records (2), Tri Music Group (2) and Cotopaxi (2) (1). labels on their catalogued releasesRecently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, H0L0, Secret Loft · often with Tj McAu, Shura, Bruno Kruse, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Sound Boy Ent and Dance Data.
Recently at Trans-Pecos, The Deep End, Sleepwalk · often with Talker, Elly DJ, J. Albert, none of them here that night
Recently at Telephone · often with Amelia Holt, Karina Plays Violin, Shura, none of them here that night
Recently at Jupiter Disco, Good Room, The Bar at Café Kitsuné · often with DJ Haram, Nappy Nina, Bbymutha, none of them here that night
““A dizzying mix of airlock futurism, dubtech moodiness and hi-res digi-industrial grind.” — Boomkat “There’s a unique delicacy and poise… fluctuating groupings of microscopic events.” — The Wire Kamran Sadeghi has appearing on lineups with Tim Hecker, Richard Devine, Aho Ssan, and Moritz von Oswald.”
their own biography
the whole biography
“A dizzying mix of airlock futurism, dubtech moodiness and hi-res digi-industrial grind.” — Boomkat “There’s a unique delicacy and poise… fluctuating groupings of microscopic events.” — The Wire Kamran Sadeghi has appearing on lineups with Tim Hecker, Richard Devine, Aho Ssan, and Moritz von Oswald. His compositions, installations, and soundtracks have been presented at Berlin Biennale, and Noguchi Museum, including Loss Less (LINE), recorded inside the Satsop cooling tower and screened at the Louvre, and the soundtrack for Approximation, released via Sternberg Press and presented at Broken Music Vol. 2 at Hamburger Bahnhof. He has lectured at CUNY, Pratt Institute, and Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Releases and productions appear on LINE, The Vinyl Factory, Amenthia Recordings, SUPERPANG, Sacred Bones, Cocoon, Opal Tapes, Apollo Records, and Dragon’s Eye Recordings, and he also mixes and masters records.Techno on 25, Experimental on 26, Ambient on 25 and Tech House on 17. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on 29 Speedway (1), Semantica Records (1) and Syncrophone Recordings (1); their RA profile also lists Opal Tapes, LINE, Amenthia Recordings and JUJUKA. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at H0L0, Bossa Nova Civic Club, public records · often with Julia Govor, upsammy, Løt.te, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Towhead Recordings, White Owl Records and Floorspeed.
Recently at H0L0, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Trans-Pecos · often with Piner, Conor Krane, DJ Linda, none of them here that night
Recently at H0L0, The End, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with ÆON, FASHION, udntknowme, none of them here that night
“Relaxer is the project of Daniel Martin-McCormick, fka Ital, member of Black Eyes, Cry and Gaze and co-founder of Dripping.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Relaxer is the project of Daniel Martin-McCormick, fka Ital, member of Black Eyes, Cry and Gaze and co-founder of Dripping. Rooted in the US punk/noise underground of the late '90s and early 2000s, Martin-McCormick's music embodies a sensual, visceral edge that reflects and extends that legacy. His hardware live sets, honed over a decade of tours, are exhilarating, white knuckle rides, while his DJ sets fluidly cross genres and eras with a cathartic sense of urgency. He's been a repeat performer at Berghain (where the Relaxer project made its live debut), De School, Unsound, Nowadays and many others. On his first five self-titled EPs and albums "Concealer" (Planet Mu), "Coconut Grove" (Avenue 66) and "Hedonic Fatigue" (Climate of Fear), his productions stretch out, weaving strands of wormhole techno, minimal, noise, UK hardcore continuum and fractured ambient into a rippling, mesmeric tapestry. More recent club-focused EPs "Licking" and "Candy" (Lovers Rock Recordings) sharpen the blade, amping up his music's animalistic snarl and erotic undertones. 2024's "Break" saw him working in drum n bass-techno hybrid form after a special live set was commissioned by NY dnb cult fav party Headznite. It was released by experimental fav 29 Speedway, with two remixes from DJ Marcelle. Following his composition studies with Morton Subotnick, Relaxer's music has also evolved a new modality: alongside his club works there have been concerts of long form durational works featuring spoken word and richly spatialized sound design. His debut performance in this new style was a standout at Sustain-Release Year Seven. These works were released in the Summer of 2022 as "Force Field: A Guide for the Perplexed" on Club Night Club. "In Softening Air," the follow up, is out on Lovers Rock Recordings. Behind the scenes, Martin-McCormick has been a consistent force shaping the US underground. He is the co-founder of Dripping camping festival and NY-based event series. He was a key member of Sustain-Release from its inception and co-director from 2017-2021, founded the labels Lovers Rock Recordings & Climate of Fear, was one of the first residents at Bossa Nova Civic Club. He currently holds a residencies at The Lot Radio and Dripping.Techno on 12, Ambient on 8, Abstract on 5 and Breakbeat on 2. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on 29 Speedway (1), Club Night Club (1) and Lovers Rock (1); their RA profile also lists Workshop, Planet Mu, Thrill Jockey, 100% Silk and 4 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Mansions, Nowadays, BASEMENT · often with aka-Sol, Kilbourne, Baby Leo, none of them here that night
“Sam discovered her love for electronic music at a young age while surfing YouTube, which has sent her into a lifelong digging rabbit hole.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Sam discovered her love for electronic music at a young age while surfing YouTube, which has sent her into a lifelong digging rabbit hole. Her sound reflects a deeply informed ear and reverence for dancing, pulling from her coming of age experience on the floors at raves and clubs. Her work as a DJ and producer leans into mutant sonic collisions, channeling the spirit of midwestern electronics through acid-infused, tracky body music.Trance on 3, Techno on 2, Hardcore on 2 and Ambient on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on RAVE4EVAR (1), Yearning (1) and low income $quad (1); their RA profile also lists Evar Records and Gyration Station. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Rash, H0L0, Nowadays · often with Mike Servito, Miss Parker, MORENXXX, none of them here that night
Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with D.Diaz, K-LAJ, Mo Van Zandt, none of them here that night
Recently at Trans-Pecos · often with Bruno Kruse, Shura, Visuals by, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Tj McAu16 with Brian Thabault, 1 with Chris Lock and 1 with Drim
- Shura6 with Brian Thabault, 1 with Chris Lock and 1 with Drim
- Bruno Kruse5 with Brian Thabault, 1 with Chris Lock and 1 with Drim
- Lauren Yoon6 with Brian Thabault and 1 with Drim
- Devoye2 with AceMo and 2 with Kanyon
- Visuals by2 with Brian Thabault and 1 with Drim
- VJ Deliria2 with Brian Thabault and 1 with Chris Lock
- Amelia Holt1 with Chris Lock and 1 with JWords
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at Trans-Pecos11
- Middle half finished between5 and 23
- Past Fridays at this venue counted73
The room
Trans-Pecos — 208 events and 777 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who put it on
White Owl Records — 5 events and 25 artists since Jul 2024.