Name: Lychee for Radio Raheem ❋ Recorded Live at Pulse Milwaukee, Dec 2022 by Lychee
Duration: 1 h

Nick Boyd (@nickboydnyc) is a dancefloor staple in NYC, and there's good reason for his omnipresence: everything he does, he explains, is centered around the dancefloor and the dancers who spend time there. Whether he's running @sorry-records, DJing at beloved local haunts like The Lot Radio, Bossa Nova Civic Club, and Nowadays (where this mix was recorded), or giving advice to friends, his ethos always comes back to the dancefloor. Grounded by an encyclopedic knowledge of dance music history and generous sharing of that knowledge, Nick and Sorry Records are beacons of integrity and openness in today's dance music community. 

This is part 1 of a 2 part mini-series with Sorry Records.

Read the interview + see a tracklist:
https://spontaneous.zone/047-nick-boyd

Mix mastered by @drvmmy.

"This mix is a recording of my first time playing at Nowadays, a club that has been incredibly influential and important to my life and my friends' lives. When I first started deejaying, my only goals really were to play on The Lot Radio and play Nowadays.

When they asked me, I was very surprised, legit like fall on my bathroom floor crying type situation 😂 😭. I’m a sappy nerd and had loads of nerves but I was lucky to be able to do it for the first time alongside my friend and collaborator Khadijah/DJ Delish and also have the time to just completely over-prepare for like three months ahead of time.

I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do with the space, both extensively over the years keeping a running “Nowadays Wishlist” playlist and in the three months leading up to the party. I eventually came to the conclusion that I wanted to tell a story with what I played, in the tradition dictated by the New York dancefloor. A story about myself and my friends and the scene here as I’ve seen it both good and bad. A story about the Nowadays dancefloor itself and what that space means to me, but in turn also what dance music spaces and community mean period; how they function and the double-edged sword of trying to be good when it comes to those things.

I also wanted to play tracks by my friends that I knew were going to be there. The people I love who I dance alongside there frequently. I wanted to play tracks that were silly too! Tried to give a sense of levity to a pretty emotional thing. I mean, I got into dance music in large part because of the work that Justin (Carter) and Eamon (Harkin) had done through Mister Sunday into Nowadays, and I'd been going to the space since before it was open indoors. I’m there most every week and have put a lot on that floor…

In the weeks following, I finally got myself to listen to it. At first, I was like, there's so many bits in here where I remember not being able to hear myself or hear the cue. It's my first time playing in a big loud club besides like, Bossa. I considered making all these edits to it…

But then kinda just got to the point where I was like — look at the process of the mix, the ethos behind it… it's more about letting go and natural joy and glee than it is about anything else. So I decided to share it unedited, except for a little audio sample I added at the beginning that I didn't get on the recording. There’s a lot of other very concrete lyrical content included — always with purpose and intention but not always lyrics that I believe in personally."

@nickboydnyc / @sorry-records

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #047: Nick Boyd

My first DJ experiences were as a radio DJ on my college radio station back in 2007 - 2011, when my music taste ranged from more indie sounds, to HypeMachine remixes, to some of my earlier forays into dance music. Lately I've been trying to dig back deeper into my library and connect the dots between various influences. 

For this mix that first aired on 9/25 for @KEXP's 'Midnight In a Perfect World' radio series, I tried embrace the radio format to mix some sounds from disparate eras of my musical progression, and to reminisce about my early days as a radio DJ.

[tracklist]
1. Yeasayer - Love Me Girl [Secretly Canadian, 2010]
2. Sputnik One - Connected by a Wall [Grid, 2022]
3. Karenn - On Request [Voam, 2020]
4. Escaflowne - I Remember 2 Step [Somersault Records, 2022]
5. Red Rooms - Black Holes [Planet Rhythm, 2022]
6. 2562 - Morvern [Tectonic, 2008]
7. McKenzie Wark + Body Techniques - We Go (Mycelium Mix) [self-released, 2022]
8. Blu Mar Ten - Voidfield [Good Looking Records, 1999]
9. ASC - Nimbus [Auxiliary, 2019]
10. Stenny - In A Distant Light [Ilian Tape, 2019]
11. Furtive - Blue Spirit [self-released, 2022]
12. Kia - Blue Rain [Nous'klaer Audio, 2021]
13. Coe - Lemonade Spaces [All Centre, 2022]
14. natural/electronic.system. - Noctiflora [Semantica, 2021]
15. Fever Ray - Mustn't Hurry (Tzusing Remix) [Rabid Records, 2018]
16. Low Jack - Light [Les Disques De La Bretagne, 2018]
17. VC-118a - Silver [Acid Test, 2021]
18. Relaxer - Licking (Pent Suspension Rework) [Lovers Rock, 2022]
19. Faye Wong - 阿修羅 [Asura] [EMI, 2000]
20. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx - Piano Player [XL Recordings, 2011]
21. Jonas Kopp - 55 Dias [Ilian Tape, 2014]
22. Colleen - November [Thrill Jockey, 2017]
23. Kenya Kanazawa - Fog In The Floor [Unimatrix Zero, 2022]
24. Liars - Protection [Mute, 2007]

✩ midnight in a perfect world ☽ radio mix for KEXP

With roots in Pittsburgh and a recent stint in Denver, Paul Fleetwood @fleet412 is both a beacon and a connector within the North American dance music community. A co-founder of Hot Mass with hands in events such as Honcho Campout, Lot Mass, VIA Festival, the Great American Techno Festival, and Humanaut, his DJ sets and productions blend a classic, grounded Midwest techno sensibility with a modern edge, always infused with emotion and sincerity. In 2021, Fleetwood launched his own label, Perimeter Junk, which has already cemented itself as a forerunner in predicting the next wave of dancefloor heaters for kind-hearted weirdos.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/050-paul-fleetwood

"I knew I wanted a mix that featured mostly four-on-the-floor music, upbeat but smooth and not too aggressive. I imagined a much deeper and more emotive mix than what I originally intended but that didn’t make me any less happy with how it turned out.

This was recorded Saturday, October 8th, 2022 at my apartment in Denver, CO. I used two XDJ-700s and a A&H Xone:92 rotary mixer. I compiled a playlist of roughly nine hours of music from which to choose. Experimenting from that list, it took around seven takes to nail a flow that felt right.

The interview questions brought Molly Nilsson’s 'Never Coming Home' to mind so I decided to include it. I couldn't come up with a smarter way other than to place it as an encore so there ya go, my creative apex at work."

@fleet412

Spontaneous Affinity #050: Paul Fleetwood

One hour of my set at Pulse in Milwaukee on December 17, 2022 - wiggly, playful, driving, and hypnotic techno. 

Aired on Radio Raheem January 13, 2023.
https://www.radioraheem.it/shows/lychee/

1. Sunil Sharpe - Amun [BPitch Control, 2020]
2. Otik - Sometimes The Nights Last For Months [Solar Body, 2022]
3. Ectomorph - Magnetic (version) [Interdimensional Transmissions, 2000]
4. 2Lanes - Charger Muzik [Autoshop Sounds, 2021]
5. Maara - Spiral 2 the Other Side [X-Kalay, 2022]
6. Zenker Brothers - Stratusphunk [Tresor Records, 2014]
7. Shed - That Beats Everything! [Ostgut Ton, 2008]
8. Headhunter - Sex At The Prom [Tempa, 2009]
9. Cadans - Samsa [Balans Records, 2013]
10. LLX - Recall (Sobolik Remix) [audio bambino, 2022]
11. Rhyw - Cthulu Tool [Tar Hallow, 2018]
12. DJ Deep - Stressed [Deeply Rooted, 2016]
13. DJ Hockey - Buoyancy [Model Future, 2022]
14. Mion aka Edit Select - Fused (Shifted Remix) [Select Edits Records, 2012]
15. Trevino - The Dismal Truth [Klockworks, 2015]
16. Kai van Dongen - Down the Middle [Enemy Records, 2022]
17. Donato Dozzy - Gol [Dozzy Records, 2006]
18. Iori - Anemos [Non Series, 2022]
19. Skudge - Waveless [Skudge Records, 2016]
20. DJ Sodeyama - Makura [Rekids, 2022]
21. Aurora Halal - Joey [Mutual Dreaming Recordings, 2020]

Lychee for Radio Raheem ❋ Recorded Live at Pulse Milwaukee, Dec 2022

Nothing In Moderation with DJ Voices @ The Lot Radio 01 - 04 - 2023

Gladstone Butler is a New York based artist working with percussion and electronics. His work takes form in recorded music, installations and performances.

While percussion is often only tied to the act of striking an object, Gladstone sees percussion as an expressive manifestation of time architectures that bind humans, framed by the larger rhythmical walls of sun-rise and set. In Gladstone's work, musical rhythm becomes a unique tool for celebrating nonlinearity, asymmetry and difference in society.

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Recorded live at @hot-mass - July 16, 2022
@gladstonedeluxe

DETOUR Podcast 20: Gladstone Deluxe (Live at Hot Mass)

also as a movie on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPKp82a9dE

previously available only on the club’s patreon, this is now public for everyone to enjoy. created for Virtually Nowadays at the beginning of the shutdown in April 2020 the movie was created by Jay Ivan as we drove through the empty streets of the NYC area, he filmed with a handheld DSLR and then aligned the audio after editing. 
programming this mix was emotional..i did my best to hopefully help people process positively while enjoying a "dance music mix" during a time of overwhelming uncertainty.

love and respect to Nowadays, Kristin (DJ Voices) for inviting me to participate in their livestreams, to my husband Jay Ivan for his patience and support for my professional goals and to you for your attention and kind appreciation 💜

RON LIKE HELL VIRTUALLY NOWADAYS MIX from 2020

Nothing In Moderation with DJ Voices @ The Lot Radio 03-29-2023

🔥 Jet A-1, TS-1  is a driving Deep Techno / Progressive House beat – powerful, energetic, and burning like jet fuel. Perfect for those who live the sound of the night. 🚀✨

🎧 Listen now on SoundCloud:
👉 https://on.soundcloud.com/BdwmpHk1gpMm2ixMm0

#Sonokinesis #DeepTechno #ProgressiveHouse #TechnoVibes #DrivingBeats #ElectronicMusic #JetFuelForTheSoul #SoundCloudRelease
 


Jet A-1, TS-1

the racks in my hands

Enjoy the Weekend

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

@spontaneousaffinity
http://spontaneous.zone

2025 —
10/5: TBA, 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

Lychee for Radio Raheem ❋ Recorded Live at Pulse Milwaukee, Dec 2022

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