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The Drum Machine VINYL NIGHT

The Parkside Lounge317 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002 · Map

This night happened — Fri 23 Aug 2024

The Drum Machine

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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.

  • ThoughtKnot and James Axon — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 23 Aug 2024.

Who they are

  • ThoughtKnot

    West + Wales, United Kingdom · 9 bookings since Aug 2024

    often with PDG &, beewack, Budino, none of them here that night

  • James Axon

    Los Angeles · 23 bookings since Aug 2023

    “James Axon is a DJ, musician, and creator of the LA-based queer underground party Planet Love, as well as a resident on Dublab with his radio show Hearing Color.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    James Axon is a DJ, musician, and creator of the LA-based queer underground party Planet Love, as well as a resident on Dublab with his radio show Hearing Color. A lifelong pianist turned obsessive record collector, James Axon approaches DJing as an extension of musicianship. Before falling into house and techno, he spent years in bands and orchestral ensembles, a background that still shapes the way he thinks about rhythm, harmony, and structuring his sets compositionally. As a keyboardist and musician, he has collaborated with Seven Davis Jr. and Massimiliano Pagliara, and as a DJ has shared lineups with the likes of Octo Octa, Eris Drew, Avalon Emerson,The Blessed Madonna, Derrick Carter, Paramida, Peach, Moxie, Alex Kassian, Zombies in Miami, Jennifer Loveless, Sally C, Tornado Wallace, Perel, Eli Escobar, Paurro, and more. His sets drift seamlessly between house, techno, italo, electro, disco, and breaks, guided by an expansive taste shaped by pioneering artists like Aphex Twin, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Andrew Weatherall, and Francois Kevorkian. His sets are always colorful, eclectic, and intuitively reflective of the setting -- whether playing cosmic disco in an intimate loft or hypnotic techno in a dark foggy warehouse, he still finds a sound that is distinctly James Axon: melodic and synth-heavy, driving and dreamy.

    Recently at 99 Scott Ave, Le Bain · often with Jason Kendig, Telesforo, Annie Lew, none of them here that night

  • Cubic Zirconia

    New York City · 9 bookings since Apr 2024

    “Cubic Zirconia, a DJ based in Queens, aims to use the dance floor as a vehicle for self-discovery and exploration.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Cubic Zirconia, a DJ based in Queens, aims to use the dance floor as a vehicle for self-discovery and exploration. He crosses boundaries through different genres and eras, and loves dance music of all kinds. He hopes to create moments in which musical borders melt, and emotions transform to movement on the dance floor. Expect to hear sounds ranging across EBM, Trance, Techno, New Wave, 80’s Goth, Industrial, Disco and whatever else gets the body moving.

    Last at Mansions in Apr · often with Matt FX, Mike.Gov, Mona Matsuoka, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Jason Kendig3 with James Axon
  • Annie Lew2 with James Axon
  • beewack2 with ThoughtKnot
  • Body Art2 with Cubic Zirconia
  • Dio Garcia2 with Cubic Zirconia
  • Kilopatrah Jones2 with James Axon
  • Kristos2 with Cubic Zirconia
  • Massimiliano Pagliara2 with James Axon
161 said they were going — much busier than a usual Friday at The Parkside Lounge.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Fridays at The Parkside Lounge23
  • Middle half finished between7 and 157
  • Past Fridays at this venue counted20

The room

The Parkside Lounge — 66 events and 144 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Holds about 150.

Who put it on

The Drum Machine — 4 events and 10 artists since Mar 2024.

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 1973194.

Attending counts, venue and promoter records and co-billing history: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.