12.11.21 live set at 538 with E. Saggila, Miley Serious and Comfort

12.11.21 live set at 538 Johnson with E. Saggila, Miley Serious and Comfort

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FIST MIX 89 – Sevyn 0000

@wordofcommand

Daniel Leyva, better known as Word of Command, has spent almost a decade building out one of NYC’s most beloved techno nights, FIST (Fun Is Still Transgressive). Having just celebrated its 9th birthday at BASEMENT last month (where the party has held a residency since 2019), FIST’s longevity is due in no small part to Leyva’s commitment to fostering a space for queer-oriented techno in New York to flourish, long before the approach rose to such prominence in the city.

Since 2021, Leyva has helmed a monthly radio slot on NTS, all the while collecting bookings across New York, the US, and, as FIST and its founder attract increasing attention overseas, at some of the world’s leading clubs including Razzamatazz, Tresor and RSO.BERLIN. The Cuban-American Leyva, who recently moved from Brooklyn to Paris, recorded his CENTER BOOTH set while back in New York for FIST’s birthday bash three weeks ago. Accustomed to taking the opening slot at his own parties, Leyva took the opportunity to play harder and faster than he typically might, peppering his set with left-field bangers and stylistic curveballs designed to shock the listener out of the standard 4/4 experience. Expect choppy drum & bass/psytrance hybrids, rave incantations in foreign languages, hardcore/trance freakouts, brain-melting amelodic techno and other unexpected delights. Included are two tracks from the just-released debut FIST compilation: krow’s “Tilt”, a tough, crunchy percussive tool, and Hugo Mesi’s aptly titled “Distended Mindbender”. Fun, perfectly paced and brimming with bold selections, Leyva's CENTER BOOTH recreates the sweaty energy of a peak-time pummelling at FIST.

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Word of Command – Center Booth ◎ S2E08

FIST MIX 94 – smother

@jackson-ryland

Jackson Ryland has long been one of D.C.’s most thrilling exports, a hugely talented DJ and producer renowned for his ceaselessly dynamic, high octane sets and relentless streams of top shelf releases under a variety of aliases (Superabundance, with Max D, Rush Plus, with Jus Nowhere, and his own JR2k moniker) spanning breakneck experimental jungle, angsty, fleet-footed techno, warped ambient odysseys and plenty more besides. Though he's a killer DJ, both digitally and with vinyl, he chose to perform live with hardware for his CENTER BOOTH set.

For the 13 years he’s been active, he’s been regularly tapped in his home town to support some of the biggest names in electronic music across a range of different genres, testament to his versatility and deep affinity with a broad spectrum of sounds. Outside of the US capital, he’s been a guest at Bossa Nova Civic Club, and later at Nowadays, where he played his first live set as JR2k last December. He stopped by the CENTER BOOTH stage during his most recent New York visit, just ahead of an appearance at Public Records alongside Lychee and gbd.

His CENTER BOOTH set kicks off in third gear and never slows down, showcasing his unique ability to infuse sweaty, beat-driven tracks with an ethereal lightness. His drums are often fast and scattered while pads are drawn out and dreamy, with ear-pricking flourishes including cheeky whistles, cartoonish FX and arpeggiating bleeps. Early on, a hardgroove track sounds like the contemporized bastard child of Jeff Mills’ “The Bells” and Operation Blade’s “Bass In the Place” (a compliment!) while a trancey, gauzy interlude leavens the set around the 24 minute mark. A late stage techno track nods to Drexicya with its waterlogged synths and snapping drums, but Ryland’s authorial stamp is all over this blitzing set from one of North America’s finest.

Word of Command – Center Booth ◎ S2E08

LETTONNE

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