Mess Is Lore x Good Grief: Volume 3
TBA, New York City
This night happened — Fri 5 Jun
Press play
Who was billed8 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Nowadays, Thu 12 NovRelaxer
- next: public records, Mon 9 NovK Wata
- next: Elsewhere, Fri 13 Novaka-Sol
- next: Nowadays, Thu 12 NovCarpet (F.L.H.P)
- next: Nowadays, Thu 12 NovMARBLE RYE
- DJ I:QUIT
- Azumi OE
- Eucademix
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
15 of the 28 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Relaxer and aka-Sol — 11 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 7 Dec 2023.
- Carpet (F.L.H.P) and MARBLE RYE — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 12 Apr 2026.
- Relaxer and Carpet (F.L.H.P) — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 5 Jun 2026.
- Relaxer and MARBLE RYE — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 5 Jun 2026.
- Relaxer and K Wata — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 17 Apr 2025.
- K Wata and aka-Sol — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 17 Apr 2025.
- aka-Sol and Azumi OE — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 3 Oct 2024.
- Relaxer and Azumi OE — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 3 Oct 2024.
- aka-Sol and Eucademix — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 12 Jun 2025.
- Relaxer and Eucademix — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 12 Jun 2025.
- K Wata and Azumi OE — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 12 Jun 2025.
- K Wata and Eucademix — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 12 Jun 2025.
- Azumi OE and Eucademix — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 12 Jun 2025.
Who they are
“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 Bossa Nova Civic Club, Nowadays, Mansions · often with Kilbourne, Baby Leo, Cry, none of them here that night
- Techno on 9, Experimental on 7, Bass Music on 5 and Ambient on 4. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on City-2 St. Giga (1), Grid (6) (1) and SLINK (1); their RA profile also lists GRID. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile
Recently at Nowadays, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Trans-Pecos · often with Yu Su, Ayanna Heaven, Ghost Dubs, none of them here that night
“Acacia Baila label boss focusing on global dance music informed by psychedelic encounters and the sensual nature of sound.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Acacia Baila label boss focusing on global dance music informed by psychedelic encounters and the sensual nature of sound. Their DJ sets are known to be spacey and dynamic always defying linearity, while maintaining the trance induced essence of the clubbing experience.Bassline on 1, Bleep on 1, Broken Beat on 1 and Downtempo on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesTheir RA profile lists Acacia Baila.Recently at Mi Sabor Cafe, Bossa Nova Civic Club, public records · often with Nema Hän, DJ SYNCLAIRE, Max In The World, none of them here that night
Recently at Apollo Studio, Reforesters Laboratory, La Plaza Cultural · often with Mr. Murray, Amelia Holt, Baroque Hoe, none of them here that night
“His eclectic, frenetic, cinematic mixes move through moods of healing, pain, joy, love, and loss, curiously surveying the gaping spectrum of ambient and experimental music—from spiritual new age and outsider synth odysseys, to evocative spoken word and field recordings, to dark dub-inflected psychedelic electronic works and polyrhythmic sound design from all over the world.”
their own biography
Recently at Reforesters Laboratory, public records · often with Ben Bondy, Crimeboys, Motion Graphics, none of them here that night
Recently at Paragon, Nowadays · often with Takuya Nakamura, Liza Rivs, Rrose, none of them here that night
often with Kilbourne, Bergsonist, DJ Plead, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Kilbourne8 with Relaxer, 5 with aka-Sol, 1 with Carpet (F.L.H.P), 1 with Eucademix and 1 with MARBLE RYE
- Cry6 with Relaxer, 3 with aka-Sol, 1 with Carpet (F.L.H.P) and 1 with MARBLE RYE
- Baby Leo9 with Relaxer and 5 with aka-Sol
- rrao4 with K Wata and 1 with MARBLE RYE
- Arushi Jain2 with Relaxer and 1 with MARBLE RYE
- DJ Plead2 with Relaxer and 1 with Eucademix
- Ben Bondy1 with Carpet (F.L.H.P) and 1 with MARBLE RYE
- Crimeboys1 with Carpet (F.L.H.P) and 1 with MARBLE RYE
The room
TBA — 430 events and 1,429 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who put it on
Good Grief — 1 event and 8 artists since Jun 2026.
Mess Is Lore — 5 events and 25 artists since Apr 2026.