TOWER 11: DEMOLITION
Bossa Nova Civic Club1271 Myrtle Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Map
This night happened — Tue 15 Oct 2024
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Who was billed9 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Sat 31 OctSister Zo
- DJ Voices
- next: Bossa Nova Civic Club, Tue 27 OctMui Mui
- nguyendowsXP
- next: Good Room, Fri 23 OctDJ DEADNAME
- Surgery
- Male Merge
- pent
- Blessing
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
21 of the 36 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- DJ DEADNAME and Blessing — 6 shared bills before that night, first on Wed 18 Oct 2023.
- Sister Zo and Mui Mui — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Tue 15 Oct 2024.
- DJ DEADNAME and Surgery — 8 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 21 Sep 2023.
- Mui Mui and DJ DEADNAME — 4 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 29 Jun 2024.
- DJ DEADNAME and Male Merge — 8 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 21 Sep 2023.
- Sister Zo and DJ DEADNAME — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Tue 15 Oct 2024.
- Surgery and Male Merge — 6 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 21 Sep 2023.
- Surgery and Blessing — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Tue 15 Oct 2024.
- Sister Zo and DJ Voices — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Tue 15 Oct 2024.
- Mui Mui and nguyendowsXP — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Tue 4 Jun 2024.
- nguyendowsXP and DJ DEADNAME — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Tue 15 Oct 2024.
- DJ Voices and DJ DEADNAME — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 10 Dec 2023.
- Male Merge and Blessing — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 16 Mar 2024.
- DJ Voices and Surgery — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sun 10 Dec 2023.
- DJ Voices and Male Merge — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sun 10 Dec 2023.
Who they are
“After getting her start performing at underground poetry events in her hometown, she eventually moved on to playing live beat sets during open mic nights at one of KC's most pivotal queer nightlife institutions of the 21st century, the Uptown Arts Bar.”
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After getting her start performing at underground poetry events in her hometown, she eventually moved on to playing live beat sets during open mic nights at one of KC's most pivotal queer nightlife institutions of the 21st century, the Uptown Arts Bar. Occasionally she'd wander upstairs to Niche, a 100-cap club with a legendary sound system known as the Meta HiFi. There she got her first taste of the sounds of the UK bass continuum and the LA beat scene, with its prominent figureheads like Flying Lotus, Ras G and Shlohmo. Ever the nomad, she would spend her mid-twenties traveling, flitting between cities like New York and LA and the mountainous terrain of the Colorado Rockies. At 26 years old, she left behind a stable career in psychotherapy to pursue her creative dreams. This would lead her back to Niche where a ravenous desire to evolve as an artist connected her with Peter Anthony, aka Coughman, who ran the independent KC collective and label, Intelligent Sound. Soon Anthony encouraged Zo and her friends Mazzy Mann and Lorelei Kretsinger to build a platform of their own. In October 2017, the three of them founded the UN/TUCK queer/trans collective and record label. Over the next two years, they tirelessly built UN/TUCK into an internationally recognized platform, releasing their own music and organizing shows and parties curated specifically for trans and queer people in Kansas City. Under the name BTRFLY, Zo produced her own LA-inspired beats and rapped over them in her sets. As she delved further into the realms of Chicago house, early 2000s UK dubstep, and the hybrid sounds of Hessle Audio, Hyperdub and Idle Hands, she discovered a profound love for DJing and a different kind of production. Now based in Brooklyn, she has made definitive creative statements in 2022, releasing her debut EP, Screw Cheek, on acclaimed UK club label, Scuffed Recordings, and a follow-up EP, Freak Shift, on Martyn's hallowed 3024 imprint, as well as a slew of national bookings at Bunker NY, Texture Detroit, Sole Rehab, clubs like Nowadays, Good Room and Kremwerk, festivals like Slingshot and Honcho Campout and many more on the horizon. It's clear that Zo has solidified her place as an emerging artist firmly in her own lane, with tracks that span the continuum of UK bass and North American techno and house, and mixes that seamlessly capture and defy her genres of interest, blending deep dark percussive bass and broken beat with blistering techno, psychedelic house, east coast club and more.Techno on 24, Bass Music on 22, Breaks on 17 and House on 17. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Clasico Records (2) (1), Delusional Records (2) (1) and Grid (6) (1); their RA profile also lists Pineapple Records, 3024, Fever AM, Scuffed Recordings and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at BASEMENT, SILO, public records · often with Sheepshead, Saia, S4M23, none of them here that night
“Expect to hear everything present in the consciousness of DJ Voices during one of her performances.”
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Expect to hear everything present in the consciousness of DJ Voices during one of her performances. For the past decade, the Brooklyn-based DJ has been cutting a deeper path through the party, a committed distributor of new sound and undefined genres. “Crazy music” you could call it. (She does.) In a time of homogenized cultural zones and drip-fed algorithmic taste, DJ Voices is an artist specializing in something deep(er). Her sets—free-range, roving, topographic and ecstatic— are free of the usual moderating impulses. They aren’t necessarily built to offer shelter or reassurances. But more of a story: The one about our cracked future-present and its radiating potential. It’s a story that DJ Voices (real name: Kristin Malossi) has been steadily exploring through her work, currently as a resident at The Lot Radio and formerly as a resident at Nowadays, where she also worked as a booker for seven years. Her presence in the Brooklyn electronic community has expanded its contours towards curiosity and exploration and pleasure, but also unafraid of challenge. Take one example: she may be the only DJ with an active book club, “Late Nites Book Club.” The regular reading group hosted by Malossi takes up writing across genre and topic, such as aesthetics, death, rave culture, and sonics. Fitting, given that the Florida-born DJ has become an outspoken voice on contemporary club culture, candidly articulating the variety of sensations and techniques of the dance floor experience. For Voices, club spaces can also serve as cites of discovery and experimentation; “the dance floor is my classroom” you might often hear her say. And it’s best to keep that in mind as you head into a Voices set, as class will most certainly be in session.Electro on 2, Breaks on 2, Power Electronics on 1 and Acid House on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesRecently at The Woodshop, Million Goods, The End · often with DJ Plead, L&D, Dalton Saffe, none of them here that night
“Guided by her devotion to sound system culture and bass forward arrangements, Mui Mui weaves tracks across the dub continuum with dynamic selections that forefront percussion, groove, and bass.”
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Guided by her devotion to sound system culture and bass forward arrangements, Mui Mui weaves tracks across the dub continuum with dynamic selections that forefront percussion, groove, and bass. Drawing from her extensive experience playing both pummeling late-night club sets and more cerebral radio hours, Mui Mui’s precise mixing and fearless approach to genre serves to make dance floors feel at once mischievous and cohesive, sacred and sultry. Her training as a classical ballet dancer fuels her love of full body sounds- embracing, welcoming, and guiding the body and mind through her inner narratives. A cornerstone of the NYC underground, she has also held residencies at Noods Radio and Hong Kong Community Radio, and has played to dance floors internationally, including in Tokyo, Montreal, Berlin, and in cities across the US and UK. Instagram: @mui____mui Soundcloud: @mui_muiiRecently at Paragon, Mood Ring, Rash · often with Eva Loveless, Don-Ri, Giovannii, none of them here that night
“nguyendowsXP is a Hanoi-born, NY-based sonic explorer and shapeshifter”
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Bass Music on 1, Dance-pop on 1, Deconstructed Club on 1 and Experimental on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesRecently at Rash, Jade, Mood Ring · often with moong!rl, NGUYENDOWSVISTA, Xana 101, none of them here that night
“Drawing from a wide range of influences across space, time, and medium, her sets unfold as collages that embrace and sublate the contradiction of It All.”
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Drawing from a wide range of influences across space, time, and medium, her sets unfold as collages that embrace and sublate the contradiction of It All. A resident DJ at Brooklyn’s DIY warehouse party Tossd and one half of Bossa Nova Civic Club’s DAYTONA 500 alongside Eva Loveless, she is firmly rooted in New York—but remains in active dialogue with the American underground, moving fluidly between scenes across the country.Their RA profile lists Framework NY.Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Mood Ring, Nowadays · often with Eva Loveless, DAYTONA 500, Sevyn Love, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Framework NY.
Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, The End · often with Lauren Flax, Battygyal, djei_are, none of them here that night
“ZEIGELR is a DJ originally from North Carolina and now based in Queens, NYC.”
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Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, The End, Jupiter Disco · often with aihorsepic, Connor Wrong, Doula, none of them here that night
Recently at public records, Hart Bar, Nowadays · often with Rage.inald, Muein, Raw Unkut, none of them here that night
“maisonblessing.com”
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Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, The End · often with Yves B Golden, Jetty, Sevyn Love, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Eva Loveless16 with DJ DEADNAME, 4 with Mui Mui, 3 with pent and 2 with Male Merge
- Connor Wrong6 with DJ DEADNAME and 2 with Male Merge
- Sevyn Love6 with DJ DEADNAME and 2 with Blessing
- DJPT4 with DJ DEADNAME and 3 with Mui Mui
- Giovannii4 with DJ DEADNAME and 2 with Mui Mui
- Caín Lima2 with Blessing and 2 with Surgery
- Lauren Flax2 with DJ Voices and 2 with Surgery
- Sheepshead3 with Sister Zo and 1 with DJ Voices
how this compares
- Median final count, Tuesdays at Bossa Nova Civic Club17
- Middle half finished between8 and 30
- Past Tuesdays at this venue counted215
The room
Bossa Nova Civic Club — 1,517 events and 2,480 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who put it on
Framework NY — 5 events and 31 artists since Feb 2024.