Out now on Crosstown Rebels: https://lnk.to/CRMLP043

The ends of days are ones with which Damian Lazarus is familiar, but, much like his biblical namesake, he too, has come back from the brink and risen to fight on, his career is interwoven with themes of survival and re-birth. Fittingly then, his second solo album does not wallow in our current dark times, but charts a path of hope. Flourish, offers a glimpse of a new world worth living in and surviving for.

Lazarus is a true DJ, an artist at home taking crowds on incredible journeys across the globe. He averages 150 + shows a year, including his own landmark events like Day Zero and Get Lost. He is nothing if not restless, no down time for Damian. Since February he has holed himself in the studio finalizing and reforming ideas that had been brewing for years. It took a pandemic to ground the DJ, but what emerged is a more fully realized vision of Lazarus as producer.

Flourish takes us through the many lives of Damian Lazarus, who, as he has grown older, and traversed the globe, has come to more deeply examine the role the dance floor plays in his own life and that of others. With parties cancelled, it would have been easy to wallow, but instead urgency took hold, and isolated Italian countryside Damian took the space to tackle the larger questions he has been grappling with for years.

“My early ideas about a new album were quite dark, pessimistic even, I had long been thinking and worrying about the problems of the world. Then the global pandemic and subsequent lockdown began and my fears seemed to become reality. But while writing these themes actually started to transform in an uplifting way. The new songs came together quite quickly, with renewed impetus, and mutated into a more positive outlook. Questions about faith, religion and spirituality all appeared amidst the darkness and fear, but in those times of quiet solitude and creation, I came to realise we can emerge into the sun and flourish on the other side.”

As anyone who has watched Lazarus DJ can attest, his inspirations are deep and varied, criss crossing show tunes, drum n bass, jazz, electro, soul, house, techno and everything in-between. This album reflects his immersion in a multitude of scenes over the years, from the early days of London drum n bass, to his role as a figurehead in the electroclash scene, and of course the significant impact his Crosstown Rebels label has had on contemporary underground house and techno. His shapeshifting is down to his relentless passion for new sounds and scenes, and it’s this dedication to the music that has seen him survive the boom and bust cycles and fads of club culture. It is this commitment to the outer edges of the dancefloor that has welcomed a resurgence of Crosstown as of late, a renewed reminder of Damian’s passion for showcasing the rising and revered alike

Flourish is far from a box of functional DJ tools, in the same way as Damian’s debut album Smoke The Monster Out or the more worldly outings in his brace of albums with the Ancient Moons. It’s a personal, brave and varied body of work. It’s also the work of an artist who has grown over the ten years since his last solo album. Lazarus plays with nuances of texture, tempo and style to create a rich and dense album that takes us on an odyssey that is at times both dark and uplifting. Vocals of his own cast an intimate shadow over the album with those of his sole collaborator Jem Cooke offering a soothing balance amidst the madness.

Damian Lazarus - Form & Void

Crosstown Rebels deliver a unique underground music experience. Firmly dedicated to the support and development of the best cutting edge electronic dance music, Crosstown Rebels, run by artist and dj Damian Lazarus, loves quality alternative sounds, adores a great party and thrives on creative, young people armed with something new to say.

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LichtStern is a part time globetrotter dreamer, light and music lover. He has prepared mesmerizing sound journeys across a range of electronic music for some time. The Lyon French native employs effectively majestic melodies and deep basses that go from the outside in. His style roots influence goes back to mid-90s with tech pioneers Laurent Garnier, Jeff Mills, Carl Cox, Manu le Malin, Sven Väth and later on with deep and inspiring trip hop vibes from artists such as massive attack, Portishead, thievery corporation and others alike. Today his sound finds much inspiration in these roots together with the latest notes dropped on Azur beaches from Tel Aviv all the way up to shores of the Berliner Spree: deep, melodic, oriental, happy or dark with a notch of hard when needed, but always vibrating and guided with the beauty of lights, winds and souls coming together to lift up on the dancefloors. His stunning musical narratives have been vibrating across Paris, Berlin, Zurich, Luzern, Ibiza and Cabarete.

PAST GIGS
NYE Backyard Madiha SriLanka New Year's
DEC'23 Krienbruggli LU, Hotelbar ZRH, Schneiderei ZRH
AUG'23 Zurifest Militargarten, Charlatan Disco Bar
JUN'23 SORBET at LU Sinnlicht
JUN'23 KRIENBRÜGGLI LU Stadtfest
MAY'23 Sinnlicht
APR'23 Clique at LU Kegelbahn 
FEB'22 KRIENBRÜGGLI LU FASSNACHT Montag 7 hour set
DEC'22 KRIENBRÜGGLI LU NewYear's parteee
DEC'22 Oxygen in SANSIBAR
DEC'22 Molo's Angels at MoloBar LU
NOV'22 Fireflies at Schneiderei ZRH
OCT '22 Fireflies at Amboss Rampe
07OCT Fireflies at Schneiderei ZRH
17SEPT HOMEBASE, LU | Lineup: KHAINZ, GUY DE PRÀ, LICHTSTERN, PAWLOV, GUZMAN
09SEPT, FireFlies Magic Mushrooms at at Schneiderei ZRH
04JUN ManLovErn @Molo Bar, LU
21JUN Fete de la Musique Yverdon les Bain
28MAY Gwerbi LU
Easter SansiBar ZRH
18FEB22, Fireflies Go to SPACE, @Schneiderei ZRH
26MAR22, Fireflies Go DUNKEL Molo Bar, LU
DEC'21, Kibayo & Encuentro, Cabarete Domenican Republic
NOV'21, Fireflies at Schneiderei ZRH
SEPT'21, Fireflies at Schneiderei ZRH
June 26/21 Zuri Secret Wald
Oct 20/20 Zuri Private Vernissage
August 20/20 Day Dance Züri Wald (secret)
July 20/20 Summer Garten Züri
June 20/20 Private LU
June 20/20 Gewerbehalle LU
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16.12.17  Glücklich - Die lange Nacht der Dj's @Gewerbehalle & El barrio
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09.09.17 Glücklich Festival 2017 @Gewerbehalle & Schlosserei
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