Lychee (@lycheefrut) is the creative force behind Spontaneous Affinity (@spontaneousaffinity), a freeform platform focusing on the support and elevation of those connected with the communal nature of the dancefloor. As a DJ, their monthly residency at Distrikt 1 at Bossa Nova Civic Club in Brooklyn focuses on the harder and darker edges of techno, so it is a real pleasure to hear them round a corner for Abstract without Abstraction with a special two-hour long ambient mix. While the world approaches the summer solstice this week, let them calibrate the atmospherics of your pure sensation. Find your favorite place in the world (https://mountauburn.org) and put yourself there in the sound.

Discover more at:
spontaneous.zone &&
facebook.com/lycheefrut

AW/OA016: Mt. Auburn:

1. Yagya - Through the Zodiacal Cloud [Delsin]
2. D'Marc Cantu - Fatal Frame [New York Haunted]
3. Potter Natalizia Zen - Chaosmosis [Ecstatic]
4. Relaxer - Regime Change [TRANQUILITY]
5. Dasha Rush - Ocean Shy [Deep Sound Changel]
6. Primitive World - Space Movement & Light [Ecstatic]
7. Anthony Linell - Leaves of Glass [Northern Electronics]
8. Marco Shuttle - Adrift [Spazio Disponibile]
9. Norah Lorway - wave change IV [Xylem]
10. Ryan Wick - Mixed Feelings [Jungle Gym Records]
11. Potter Natalizia Zen - Che Osmosi [Ecstatic]
12. Yamaneko - Glacial Healing Aid [Local Action]
13. Luigi Tozzi - Yavin 4 ((Ambient Mix)) [Hypnus]
14. Kohl - The Possibility of the Infinite [Umor Rex]
15. ZZZZRA - Aurore pneumatique [Romance Col]
16. Severnaya - Proud Cliffs Garbed in Blue [Fauxpas Musik]
17. Coralcola - Eight [self-released]
18. Peter Van Hoesen - Entrance to Entropic City [Time to Express]
19. Shinichi Atobe - The Test Of Machine 2 [DDS]
20. Soramimi - Deep Time [Detroit Underground]
21. Rrose - Undergrowth [Eaux]
22. ASC - Sequence #3 [Auxiliary]
23. Hydrangea - Arborescens [Annulled]
24. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - First Flight [Western Vinyl]
25. Pan Daijing - The Nerve Meter [PAN]
26. Adonai Atrophia - The Infinite She [Eighth Tower]
27. Leghau - Speculate [Dynamic Reflection]
28. Kessel Jaeger - Aster [Editions Mego]
29. Voices From The Lake - Mika [Prologue]

Abstract without Abstraction Mix Series 016

AW/OA 016: Mt. Auburn [mixed by Lychee]

AW/OA is dedicated to all voices from the spectrum of electronic musics. 

Demos, mixes & inquiries: https://linktr.ee/isaacLinder

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https://www.lychee.club
alyce@spontaneous.zone

@spontaneousaffinity
http://spontaneous.zone

2025 —
12/3: TBA, NYC
11/21: TBA, NYC
11/12: TBA (b2b threehz), NYC
10/5: .5ide Quest, Living Gallery, NYC
9/7: The Lot Radio (b2b T.Wan), NYC
8/1: Public Records, NYC
7/26: The Great Beyond, Minnesota
7/19: Club Dyke fundraiser, NYC
7/18: Million Goods, NYC
7/8: Café Chat [panel discussion], L&SD, NYC
6/28: Moonshake, Space, Portland, ME
6/21: Evening Tea, Silence Please, NYC
6/5: Nowadays (b2b Sobolik), NYC
5/31: Earth Dog, NYC
4/3: The Lot Radio (b2b threehz), NYC
4/5: Groovy Groovy, NYC
3/29: Nowadays Nonstop, NYC
3/7: PHREAK THE BOXXX!, Earthly Delights, NYC
2/26: Distrikt1 Finale, Bossa, NYC
1/28: Dance Practice, NYC
1/9: Sonic Junkie Radio with Nutrition Facts

2024 —
12/31: Shelter NYE, Los Angeles
12/28: Last Saturday Dance (b2b Sobolik), NYC
10/26: Osmosis in the Trees (b2b Aaron J), Oregon
10/23: Hybrid Identity, Earthly Delights, NYC
10/11: BETA, Timisoara, Romania
9/27: Million Goods, NYC
9/8: Dehanta, NYC
9/5: Middlesex Lounge, Boston
8/31: Earthly Delights w Carlos Souffront, NYC
8/30: Meridian (b2b Aaron J), Jupiter Disco, NYC
8/11: Antidote, NYC
7/26-28: The Great Beyond, MN
7/24: Distrikt1, Bossa, NYC
7/19: Meridian (b2b Aaron J), Jupiter Disco, NYC
7/11: Present Sounds, NYC
7/6: STEAMROOM x BASE SEVEN, NYC
6/28: Meridian (b2b Aaron J), Jupiter Disco, NYC
6/8: FIBER, secret location, NYC
5/30: Hands Off Rafah!, Living Gallery, NYC
5/25: Club Toilet, Detroit
5/24: Meta Ta Physika, Detroit
5/10: Reclaim Your City at Basement, NYC
5/2-5/5: Ever Afters, CA
4/21: Bass Factory, NYC
4/14: Antidote (b2b Sobolik), NYC
4/4: dripping, Nowadays, NYC
3/27: Distrikt1 (b2b Pastels), Bossa, NYC
3/24: Plants Love Bass, NYC
3/14: Party Planner Journal Launch, NYC
3/9: Flash, DC
3/7: UXZ-03 Release Party, Mansions, NYC
2/10: Wrecked, NYC
2/3: DEEP, Miami
1/27: Merge, NYC
1/24: Distrikt1, Bossa, NYC
1/19: SutroFM at Underground, SF
1/12: House of Yes (b2b Ne/Re/A), NYC

2023 —
12/31: Woodbine Fundraiser, NYC
12/25: Bossa Xmas, NYC
12/23: OFFWRLD, The End, NYC
12/17: Antidote, NYC
11/25: Kissa Mode, The End, NYC
11/18: Fog City Pack OMEGA, SF
11/18: SutroFM Radio, SF
11/12: dream/self (b2b threehz), The End, NYC
10/25: Distrikt1 x Pure Immanence, Bossa, NYC
10/15: Antidote x Harmony Rec., Jupiter Disco, NYC
10/13: Mizz Softee, NYC
10/4: Reservoir Release Party, Trans Pecos, NYC
9/30: Madre, Toronto
9/14: Sustain-Release, NY
8/26: Good Room, NYC
8/23: Distrikt1, Bossa, NYC
8/19: Honcho Campout, Pennsylvania
8/6: Antidote (b2b Nutrition Facts), NYC
8/5: Recursive (b2b Aaron J), Owl Room, DC
7/28: The Great Beyond, MN
7/20: Bossa Nova Civic Club, NYC
7/13: 12 House, Trans Pecos, NYC
7/8: Basement, NYC
7/8: Covert Junction, NYC
7/1: Fourth World, NYC
6/23: Harmony Rec., Ankali, Prague
6/22: Harmony Rec., Infame Radio, Prague
6/15: HÖR Radio, Berlin
6/14: Refuge Radio, Berlin
6/4: Soft Reset, Wonderville, NYC
5/28: Katalyst.313, Bert's Warehouse Theater, Detroit
5/17: Distrikt1 Anniversary, Bossa, NYC
5/13: Meridian (b2b Aaron J), Jupiter Disco, NYC
5/5: Mind Xpansion, NYC
4/22: Antidote @ Hex House bday, NYC
4/21: Paragon (b2b Ne/Re/A), NYC
4/19: Intersection (b2b Nutrition Facts), House of Yes, NYC
4/15: Hotflush 20, Good Room, NYC
4/13: Facetime, Trans Pecos, NYC
4/9: Antidote, Secret Location, NYC
4/8: Basement (b2b Guilt Attendant), NYC
4/1: The Bunker, Good Room, NYC
3/25: Nowadays Nonstop, NYC
3/15: Rekordbox workshop, Nowadays, NYC
3/4: Wrecked 12-Year (b2b Furtive), NYC
2/23: Zone 1, Elsewhere, NYC
2/19: The Lot Radio (b2b Faited), NYC
2/18: Dance Planet @ Paragon, NYC
2/17: Basement, NYC
2/8: Mimisabishii, Mansions (b2b Sobolik), NYC
1/27: Meridian (b2b Aaron J), Jupiter Disco, NYC
1/25: CCC Radio, X Pizza, NYC
1/20: Stream Informer Anniversary, Good Room, NYC
1/20: Stream Informer @ Razor N Tape, stream
1/18: Distrikt1 with Starrk, Jahveri, Bossa Nova Civic Club, NYC

www.spontaneous.zone
monthly mix + interview series
annual zine
sometimes events

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newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/9865c8be5d69/spontaneous

year two zine + comp:
https://spontaneousaffinity.bandcamp.com/merch/spontaneous-affinity-year-2-zine-plus-compilation

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by @lycheefrut

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SPONTANEOUS AFFINITY is about the communal nature of the dancefloor. It's about communication and feedback. Spontaneous Affinity isn't for the isolated bedroom producer, although we love them, too—it is for those of us who understand music and dance as one of the most powerful sources of personal growth and interpersonal empathy, who are driven by the need to support and elevate one another, and as a result experience the evolution of our creative and connective selves.

Spontaneous Affinity isn't about ego, knowledge, paraphernalia, or exclusivity of any kind. It's about PURE SENSATION. It's about losing track of yourself and merging with a moment. It's about temporary autonomous zones and ephemeral connections. It's about forgetting to Shazam that track or fix your hair. It's about the hours far past dawn when everyone left on the dancefloor has laid their soul bare but still looks beautiful under the harshness of sunlight.

Spontaneous Affinity is NOT A UTOPIAN VISION. It's about understanding how to let go. How to let go of a person. How to let go of a place. How to break a routine even if it hurts. How to appreciate a feeling that can't last forever as if it were eternal, and how to appreciate challenging moments—and challenging sounds—as catalysts for growth.

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Playing records since 2010. Let's do it together. 

Abstract without Abstraction
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