Who was billed9 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: public records, Mon 9 NovEiko Ishibashi
- Keioui Keijaun Thomas
- Mica Levi
- next: Bossa Nova Civic Club, Tue 20 OctKilbourne
- next: Nowadays, Thu 12 NovRelaxer
- Leonce
- Installation
- next: Nowadays, Thu 12 NovCry
- close
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
32 of the 36 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Kilbourne and Relaxer — 7 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 14 Jun 2024.
- Kilbourne and Cry — 5 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 17 Apr 2025.
- Relaxer and Cry — 5 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 17 Apr 2025.
- Leonce and close — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 29 Mar 2025.
Who they are
“She is also a valued collaborator, working and recording often with artists as wide ranging as Keiji Haino, Charlemagne Palestine, Merzbow, Akira Sakata, John Duncan, Oren Ambarchi, and Jim O’Rourke.”
their own biography
Their RA profile lists Editions Mego, Drag City and Black Truffle Records.Recently at Knockdown Center, Le Poisson Rouge · often with MORENXXX, Abby Echiverri, Russell E.L. Butler, none of them here that night
Recently at Nowadays · often with Evita Manji, otay:onii, New Noveta, none of them here that night
Recently at Knockdown Center · often with claire rousay, Still House Plants, none of them here that night
“Destined to devastate, Kilbourne has established herself as a leading visionary of American hardcore techno.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Destined to devastate, Kilbourne has established herself as a leading visionary of American hardcore techno. Her DJ sets showcase an unrelenting drive and spontaneous selection, and she has toured widely across the Americas, Europe, and Australia at venues such as Tresor, Defqon.1, and Boiler Room. Kilbourne has released critically acclaimed music on PRSPCT, Industrial Strength, and Evar Records and is the founder of Hammerhead, a New York label and party showcasing the most psychedelic and brutal sounds of the genre. In 2025, she debuted Cry, a new collaboration with Relaxer that combines their backgrounds in punk and electronic music.Hardcore on 41, Techno on 18, Industrial on 14 and Hard Techno on 10. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on PRSPCT Recordings (1) and Symp.tom: Kapotcast (1); their RA profile also lists Industrial Strength Records, Casual Gabberz, Meta4, Evar Records and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Mansions, 154 Scott Ave, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with aka-Sol, Yaz Lancaster, DAIYAH, 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 Nowadays, Mansions, Pioneer Works · often with aka-Sol, Baby Leo, Elena Colombi, none of them here that night
“Born and raised in New Orleans, now living in Brooklyn, Leonce is uncompromising, blending elements of American Urban and Experimental Electronica, a hardline style that influenced his development as a producer.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Born and raised in New Orleans, now living in Brooklyn, Leonce is uncompromising, blending elements of American Urban and Experimental Electronica, a hardline style that influenced his development as a producer. He co-founded the infamous Club Morph in 2016 and its electronic-hybrid imprint label Morph Tracks. DJs supporting Leonce’s tracks have included DJ Holographic, Fred again, Mochakk, Virgil Abloh, Honey Dijon, Brodinski, Pangaea, Midland, Moxie, Joy Orbison, Leon Vynehall, Seth Troxler, Ben UFO, and The Carry Nation. 2023 was a banner year for Leonce, producing and headlining Atlanta’s Boiler Room in April, and then going on to tour in London, Berlin, Milan, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Barcelona. In August, Leonce supported the Atlanta tour stop on Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour, playing to a crowd of 70,000 in Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium. In October, Leonce remixed Kai Alcé and Ash Lauryn’s ‘Underground & Black’ and teamed up with British-Ghanaian artist Karen Nyame KG on the track ‘Nightryde,’ which featured in DJ Mag and Mixmag. November saw Leonce share the Elsewhere Main Stage in New York with Boys Noize. Spring 2024 brought the release of Leonce's debut album 'System of Objects,' which received a glowing review on RA. In May 2024, Leonce embarked on another EU headline run, followed up by single releases on LuckyMe and Nervous Records. To cap off 2024, Leonce supported Fred Again two nights in a row at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. His music featured on two year-end lists via RA's Best 25 Tracks of 2024 & DJ Mag's Top Albums of 2024. This year, Leonce has continued to tour at a frenetic pace, including debuts at Glastonbury and Under The K Bridge. With a recent release on fabric Originals and a new EP out soon, Leonce continues to solidify his position at the vanguard of the global club & techno scene.House on 13, Deep House on 6, Techno on 6 and Experimental on 6. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Bleep (2) (1), Morph Tracks (1) and Nervous Records (1); their RA profile also lists fabric Originals. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Elsewhere, H0L0, Signal · often with Sterling Juan Diaz, ALEXIS DE LA ROSA, Juliana Huxtable, none of them here that night
Recently at Nowadays · often with aka-Sol, Arushi Jain, Baby Leo, none of them here that night
Last at Nowadays in Aug · often with Eamon Harkin, Aurora Halal, MORENXXX, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- aka-Sol12 with Relaxer, 5 with Kilbourne and 3 with Cry
- Baby Leo9 with Relaxer, 3 with Kilbourne and 2 with Cry
- Arushi Jain2 with Cry, 2 with Kilbourne and 2 with Relaxer
- DJ Plead2 with Cry, 2 with Kilbourne and 2 with Relaxer
- Mark Ernestus2 with Cry, 2 with Kilbourne and 2 with Relaxer
- Shyboi3 with Kilbourne and 3 with Leonce
- Foodman2 with Cry and 2 with Kilbourne
- K Wata3 with Relaxer and 1 with Eiko Ishibashi
how this compares
- Median final count, Thursdays at Nowadays196
- Middle half finished between88 and 401
- Past Thursdays at this venue counted146
The room
Nowadays — 804 events and 1,369 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who put it on
Dripping — 20 events and 165 artists since Sep 2023.
Unsound — 5 events and 25 artists since Dec 2023.