“It started a few days ago…any speaker you approach starts playing grainy, barely audible dance tunes. Sound bars, bluetooth and car speakers—you tried turning them off, synching and un-synching, unplugging them, and nothing has stopped the music. At first it was easy to brush off, but it’s too frequent to not take it personally. Yesterday you walked back and forth under the grocery store speaker twenty times, and each time you did, the music was there.

Now you’re lying in bed and it's happening again. This time out of your phone speaker. You pick up your phone and a prompt arrives: BEAM ME UP? There are two buttons under the question: “Yes” and “Yes.” After a sigh and a passing moment of fear, you pick a “Yes.”

Like in a movie, everything is suddenly white and you’re floating up. As you rise, the music gets louder and more defined, you’re approaching the source—and then, a moment of clarity: this is a space rave you’ve always hoped for.

You find yourself on a dancefloor in what might be a space station and the vibe is everything you need. The beings you find yourself dancing with, whoever they might be and wherever they might be from, are your community now. They’ve all gathered here to find the same thing you have: a rave utopia you had only dreamt of. “

@litedrama
IG: @lite.drama

Lite Drama is a DJ taking deep dives into contemporary dance music. Drawn to percussive oddballs and bass driven moments while leaning into house, prog, club and rave. A long time member of Portland’s dance music community, Lite Drama co-hosts the bi-weekly radio show Mixed Feelings on Freeform Portland and is a member of the UwU Collective as a DJ and organizer.


Tracklist
Sputnik One - Dry Run [N-Face]
LWS - Steady On [can you feel the sun]
Fibre Optixx - Rapture [KANN]
DJ JM - Winted [Nervous Horizon]
Salo Cin - Oko [Flippen Discs]
SUCHI - Ghungroo [!K7]
Plaintiff - Polycule [Unreleased]
Wigs - Eternal Sun [Goddezz]
Zombies in Miami - The Rhythm [Creatures Of The Night]
Soul Space - Seduccion Fvnk [Creatures Of The Night]
Aiden Francis- Shake Up [Goddezz]
MYKI - AAA [Tofistock]
Etari - Lulu Limon [Punctuality]
Seedless - Motion Warp [Mindmap]
DJ Spit - Heavy Breathing [Nehza]
A For Alpha - Dark Bongos (I Believe) [HARDLINE]
Escaflowne - Sweet Luv [Self-released]
caru - NVR FELT [Self-released]
Zaltsman - Reacting [Borne Fruits]
Yaleesa Hall - Cleanse [EXERSOUND]
Mr. E - Ear to Ear [Promise]

Distant Signals 073: Lite Drama

Received transmissions from the outer reaches of an exquisite corpse universe

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