https://soundcloud.com/jsalvarez [Chicago]

Very excited to share the 162nd OFR courtesy of Chicago based DJ and promoter, JS Alvarez, who heads Research & Development. 

JS Alvarez is a dedicated and adventurous connoisseur of music but is loyal to no one genre. At an early age, Alvarez engulfed himself in punk, hardcore and metal while growing up in Miami. While performing with a handful of hardcore punk and post punk bands, his musical taste expanded widely. So he decided to give DJing a chance. After celebrating 2 years of running a successful dance party in Miami, he moved on to Chicago, cutting his teeth on more disco and soul. Now he finds himself as a resident at Chicago's Smartbar with a monthly series called Research & Development. Although Research & Development focuses on techno, it consistently seeks to highlight artists who blur the lines of genre and experiment within and outside dance music.

This particular mix was recorded during the Halloween season and moves through some sci-fi horror vibes while ending in what I'd describe as "perfect for that blood rave scene in Blade."

tracklist:

Jed James - Delia's Descension
Arkady - The Skoptsy
Lakker - Spider Silk
Ian Martin - Hedonist
Vanessa Worm - Rando M!
Cute Heels - State of Mind (Noncompliant Remix)
Dusky - Parakeet Feet (Hodge Mix)
Cosmin TRG - Singe
Giant Swan - The Rest of His Voice
DJ JM - Ray Mound 
Hunting Lodge - De Omnibus Dubitandum (Gotshell Remix)
Years of Denial - Is It Over Yet?
Locked Club - Oskaka Madness featuring RLGN
Cowboy Rhythmbox - Fantasma
Grauzone - Raum featuring Dennis Young (Naum Gabo Rework)

https://soundcloud.com/researchndevelopment

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Only For Robots 162

Only For Robots 162 - JS Alvarez

10.25 moodswings with icky magdala ra.co/events/2276871

music on @fixedrhythms, @jacktonerecords ++
radio at CKUT 90.3 FM ckut.ca/modularsystems
dj with moodswings mtl

Jed James   is a painter, producer, Dj, sculptor, photographer & founding member of  Midwest Fresh 2014-2019  and founder of the triforce collective consciousness comprised of  music producers & visual artists JJ Rad, Paul Maul & Jed James  striving to expand minds and move butts since aug 2019. Co founder of along Kevin of contrast music

Producer/DJ/Promoter/Organizer/bonehead/etc - [Bounce House] -  they/them - PHL - @bounce-house-phl
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For booking, production, remix work, promos, or any other inquiries, please write to: furtivetrax@gmail.com
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Upcoming Dates:
10/20 - Great Circles Radio Residency
11/2 - Belly Music w/ Cyrus for Particle.FM
11/12 - The Lot Radio
11/15 - TBA, Philly
11/17 - Great Circles Radio Residency
12/19 - TBA, Philly
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Furtive is a full-gonzo rave conjurer and relentless creative tinkerer, intractably committed to the rave as a Philadelphia-based producer, DJ, underground event organizer, and dancer. A shifting sonic chameleon, Furtive brings a scintillating, sentimental, and psychedelic touch to their artistry, rooted in wormhole-traversing technoid propulsion and dependably delivering riotous, slack-jawed whiplash moments of the delightfully unexpected. Their many polished and focused genre-spanning productions are informed by over thirteen years of experience in the studio, yielding a rich selection of tracks across their self-released discography, vinyl pressings, and contributions to compilations. A veritable product of the contemporary American underground, Furtive cut their teeth as a DJ and DIY event organizer in Washington, DC’s warehouses, where they once played a variety of turnkey roles in putting on some of the District’s more proper techno parties. Furtive co-founded and co-runs Bounce House, an intimate, blossoming off-the-books venue in Philly where they regularly hold court as a resident. Furtive is on broadcast monthly through Ashen Vanity, a radio residency at Philadelphia’s indispensable cultural mainstay Great Circles. As a DJ, Furtive has played hallowed halls (recently rampaging at Nowadays and Basement), dingy holes, roaring renegades, broadcast booths, and festivals (The Great Beyond '23, '24, and headlining in '25, Honcho Campout '24, Making Time '25) - always with eclectic selections and a steadfast focus on pacing and dynamics while regularly jumping genres to build moving and impactful sets, often alongside internationally celebrated, no-nonsense acts. Beyond the fog and speaker stacks, Furtive creates art in a variety of mediums. They're as unapologetic in their sincerity and flair as they are in being a die-hard True Believer in the rave.
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Learn more here: https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/introducing/furtive-the-astronaut-in-a-pool-of-mermaids/
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As a closing note: the journey can be summarized in their own words (or, a cheeky amalgamated existential portmanteau): “I aim for the stars, but sometimes I land in a pool of mermaids.”

https://furtivetrax.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/furtivetrax
https://www.instagram.com/furtive.sasha/
https://ra.co/dj/furtive

She/her. Mostly harmless, Chicagoan in DC, delightfully unambitious.

Bad Poodle, Good Girl 🐩

Insta: @jcydrop

Bookings: 1.800.Got.Juice@gmail.com

community service 2010-2023

Thanks to everyone for listening. Go home.

Only For Robots 162 - JS Alvarez

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