Transition

@lycheefrut

Introduce yourself? Preferred pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself? 

I'm Alyce (they/them). I live in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. My first AIM screen name was "euphony remix" which I took from a trance remix of some anime song, not realizing [x] remix meant the artist who made the remix so I thought it was just a cool descriptor.

How is everything going with you right now?

I feel lucky in a lot of ways considering everything that's going on. I've regressed a bit in the last year and turned to a lot of comforts of my teens - internet friends, solitary creative activities, reading.

Any fun predictions for 2021?

I wish! I have hopes, but I don't think I've ever felt so uncertain about what's next.

How did you get your DJ name?

Some friends and I were throwing house parties back in 2012 or so that were meant to feel lighthearted and tropical, so I named myself Lychee because it felt like a fit for the housier music I was playing then and had a "lyc" in it like my first name "Alyce." Now it feels a bit silly but it's kind of become part of me.

Who currently inspires your music-wise?

Inspiration has come in unpredictable waves for me these days. Making music feel like an "occasion" outside of the club always helps. Treating a stream like a party at home alone or in the group chat or with my partner, or deep listening to albums and making them the center of attention, is always revitalizing. Breaking the habit of feeling like I need to keep up with every new release has also been healthy for me; digging deep into old releases on Discogs usually gets me out of a rut.

4 djs you would want to see on a lineup for the first party post covid asap?

Honestly what I want most is to see all of my good friends DJing at their best again, I really miss DJing side by side with them or just being part of their audience. I'm also feeling particularly long overdue for a real wormhole spiral a la Dozzy/Nobu/Wata or Interdimensional Transmissions, the kind of raw exorcism I can't really replicate at home.
If you had to describe yourself as a vegetable what would it be and why? 

I want to think I'm a tuff and spicy chili pepper but I'm probably not a vegetable at all but a soft and squishy fruit.

Why do you think it's important to share music?

Music - our own or music made by others - can communicate things we don't have words for. It can collect meaning over time based on shared moments, it can break down mental barriers, it can be both deeply intimate/personal and powerfully communal.

What do your parents think about the music you make?

I'm not sure if my dad realizes the DJ sets I've shown him aren't all my own music despite my best attempts to explain… I think he generally thinks it's cool though, he loves music and will listen to just about anything.

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

More sustainable, smaller "microeconomies" and communities that offer deeper, more holistic support (material and otherwise) for artists. More intentionality, more long-term thinking, less disposability - things that feel difficult sometimes in a scene sometimes driven by capitalism/the worst sides of social media.

For the extended Q&A & pipipi track game please visit our website -----> http://pipipi.life/mix/174-%cb%9af/ <--------

Lychee - 174 F

Juanita's Mix 059 with Lychee @Lycheefrut

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. Born again dance music enthusiast - I've been trying in the post-lockdown era to refocus on being a dancer and a fan and exposing myself to serendipity and the things that made me fall in love with dance music in the first place. A bigger scene like NYC can make you jaded fast if you don't protect and cultivate those parts of yourself, I think.  

Q. How long have you been a part of the NY music scene?
A. I first started coming to NYC from Boston for more dubstep/bass-oriented events around 2011 - some standouts: Joker, Skream, Benga at Terminal 5; Caspa and Rusko at Webster Hall (lol); acts like Kuedo and Zomby at Glasslands Gallery, an electroclash rave in Chinatown that I have no idea who was DJing or promoting. At that time I wouldn't say I was part of any kind of community here, I usually rode the Chinatown bus or Bolt Bus (RIP) down for a night and took another bus back early in the morning so I wouldn't have to find lodging. 

I think I started finding community here back around 2015 or 2016 at clubs like Bossa and raves like Groovy Groovy where I'd see the same people again and again. Fourth World 2017 was the party that really made me decide I had to live here eventually. I moved to Brooklyn at the beginning of 2018, and in many ways I only really feel like I've begun to find my place here now.

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. I had a general idea in mind for this mix that I wanted it to be romantic, but weird. I was thinking about things like friendships with romantic elements; weird sex or cuddling on psychedelics when you're not actually sure if you have a body; unrequited forbidden crushes; flirty dancing around someone for an entire night without needing it to become anything more. I recorded it shortly after the Halloween weekend daytime moment with Todd Edwards playing at Nowadays Nonstop, which I found so fun and romantic with diffused pink lighting that made it feel like the sunrise never ended, so I think that moment influenced this mix as well.

Juanita's Mix 059: Lychee

Mysteries of the Deep Podcast, Chapter CXXXIV by @lycheefrut. Cover photo courtesy of Candace Price.

Tracklist:
1. Cicada - The Writer and His Muse
2. Surge - 4.27 Ambience (101101111)
3. Session Restore - Reduction
4. Moral Extrication - Falsely Justified
5. BNJMN - Overskies
6. Mareena & JakoJako - Mut zur Wahrheit
7. Kimskii - Fall Below
8. Hoavi - Hayabusa
9. Relaxer - Moisturize
10. Furtive - Digital Detritus
11. Salem Hilal - Never
12. Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch - Mysteries of Love (French Horn Solo)
13. Julie Cruse - Mysteries of Love
14. Linja - In the darkness of the sleeping streets
15. slono - Hydroponism
16. Svreca - Utero (Regis Invisible Mix)
17. Chung - 가야금 + FM
18. Solpara - Aguirré (Continuous Mix)
19. otodojo - 123.0
20. Verraco - Our New Order
21. Om Unit - The Struggle
22. Tim Ribchester - Old Scars and Fresh Pink Wounds
23. Davis Galvin - Ingan
24. Phil Yeah - Same Water, Different River
25. Rings Around Saturn - Portion 22
26. Jo Yeong-wook - Wedding

Mysteries of the Deep CXXXIV - Lychee

Lychee (@lycheefrut) & I had a lovely time joining May's Nowadays Nonstop with an extended back-to-back, and I'm glad we're able to revisit the moment.

We wanted this set to be as fun as possible while distinctly ourselves, and I love that you can hear a bit of both of us in the recording, dancing side-by-side in one of our favorite venues and building steadily toward a euphoria of our own.

Recorded live at Nowadays (@nowadaysnyc), 28 May 2022, 10PM - 2AM. With much love & thanks to the Nowadays staff and all the dancers. Illustration by Sofia Hjortberg.

Lychee & Aaron J - Live at Nowadays, May '22

sandwiched between Blacklauren and Wata Igarashi, a set from the peak hours of Nowadays Nonstop on the night of Saturday, March 25, 2023.

recorded and processed by @sphente
mastered by @8circuitmusic

1. Shigeru Umebayashi - Yumeji's Theme [Polystar]
2. James Bangura - Hazy Recall (Airdrop Mix) [World Building]
3. Altinbas - Anaphora [Voltage]
4. Basic Channel - Enforcement [Basic Channel]
5. Blue Hour - Untitled B1 [Arsenik Records]
6. Marco Lenzi - Intrinsic Radiance [Fine Audio Recordings]
7. Stef Mendesidis - Pain Killer [Klockworks]
8. Mal_Hombre - XX 9 AA2 [Molecular]
9. Ascion - Landescape [3TH Records]
10. Coefficient & Kill Ref - Tree [KR/LF Records]
11. Electric Rescue - Indigo [KR/LF Records]
12. Raroh - Storming Near The Baltic [Crescent London]
13. Pris - Sulphur City [Empathy Corp]
14. Chris Liebing - Dandu Groove (Oliver Ho Remix) [Fine Audio Recordings]
15. Yanamaste - Damage [Semantica Records]
16. Oscar Mulero - Genetix [Pole Recordings]
17. Unbalance - Warehouse Tool 3 [Children of Tomorrow]
18. LSD - Process 1 [Ostgut Ton]
19. Donato Dozzy & Mike Parker - Paramagnetism [Spazio Disponibile]
20. Moses (IN) - Disturbing Thoughts [Be As One Imprint]
21. Slam - Disconnect [Soma Quality Recordings]
22. Counterfact - Stronghold [Voltage]
23. DJ Sodeyama - Makura [Rekids]
24. Lathe - Fog [Be As One Imprint]
25. Stave & Karim Maas - Plan [UVB-76 Music]
26. Kamikaze Space Programme - RBMK 1 [Mord]
27. Hiroaki Iizuka - Primitive Spirit [Self Reflektion]
28. Pfirter - Focus [MindTrip Music]
29. Mathys Lenne - Meki's Ripped [Float Records]
30. Peter Van Hoesen - Faultline [Enisslab Studio]
31. Rrose - A Row Of Cylinders [Eaux]
32. Furtive - Hedera [Psychic Relief Records]
33. USAW - 5th Floor [OECUS]
34. Marcal - Oboro [Suara]
35. Elad Magdasi - Gosh [Front Left Records]
36. Peter Van Hoesen - Face of Smoke 2015 Edit [Time To Express]
37. Pascal Hetzel - Destruction [Eye Teeth]
38. Xhin - Hepta [Stroboscopic Artefacts]
39. Rommek - Arkose [Blueprint]
40. otodojo - One Stem [The Bunker New York]
41. DYL & DB1 - Transverse Waves (Part 1) [UVB-76 Music]
42. Torana - Disstress [Weaponry]
43. Shiken Hanzo - Yari [Shiken Hanzo]
44. Kryptic Minds - Burnt To Ashes [Exit Records]
45. Blanca - Varta [Ronin Ordinance]
46. Out Of Fuel - Fragments [Ronin Ordinance]
47. Klinical - Blue Static [Critical Music]
48. Ehua - Nefele [3024]
49. Furtive - I Always Try to Be This Gentle [Psychic Relief Records]
50. The Advent & Marcel Fengler - One Shot [Index Marcel Fengler]
51. Adam X & Maedon - Subterranean Caverns [Tresor]
52. Inland - Wrap [Brett]
53. SHDW & Obscure Shape - Kein Entkommen (DJKAOS11 Version) [From Another Mind]
54. Kudeki - Spiral [As You Like It]
55. Lory D - _Acid Dance_ [Lory D]
56. D.Dan - D.Core [Summerpup]
57. Cadans - Touch [Hardgroove]
58. Speedy & Steve - Dabbler Nine [Mote Evolver]
59. DJ Hockey - Ripple [Model Future]
60. Cisco Ferreira & The Advent - Tresor West [Tresor]
61. Antigone - Bahia [No pain No game]
62. Roseen - Deceptive [Onna Bushi]
63. Marcal - Jackie [REKIDS]
64. Shlomi Aber - Getroit [Be As One Imprint]
65. Deniro - Gharial [Token]
66. 8circuit - Recursion [secondnature]
67. Donato Dozzy - Parola (Doctor Jeep Warehouse Mix) [unreleased]
68. Flxk1 - The Dance [A Walking Contradiction]
69. Photek - Azymuth [!K7 Records]
70. Answer Code Request - Calm Down [Marcel Dettmann Records]
71. James Ruskin - The Outsider (Luke Slater's ME Remix) [Blueprint]
72. Industrialyzer - Snake Whisperer (Radio Slave Remix) [REKIDS]
73. 1morning - Signal Flow [Fixed Rhythms, forthcoming]
74. Yan Cook - Macaw [Arts]
75. Guilt Attendant - Echoes Of Mercy [Unimatrix Zero, forthcoming]
76. Johannes Heil - Kykeon II [Figure]
77. Carter Tutti - Watching You [Conspiracy International]
78. Monovsn - Fire Hazard [OECUS]
79. Lake Haze - Acid Genesis [Paraíso]
80. Trust - This Ready Flesh [Arts & Crafts]
81. Jeff Mills - Blue Print [Tresor]

Lychee at Nowadays Nonstop ⋆⁺₊⋆ March 2023, 1 - 4 am

Based in NYC, and with a background as a DJ, writer, and event organizer, Lychee's (@lycheefrut) underground energy is evident in every set they craft. With regular appearances at Basement, Nowadays, and Bossa Nova Civic Club, Lychee also runs Spontaneous Affinity, a monthly mix and interview series and occasional event platform, and the label Unimatrix Zero, as well as serving on the board for the Aslice Foundation.

Drawing inspiration from recent musical explorations at Nowadays in NYC in particular, Lychee's Patterns of Perception 116 showcases a return to their musical foundations in hypnotic, dubby, wormholey techno. Embracing a more focused, classic feel than many of their recent dancefloor explorations, this mix infuses a sense of narrative and evolution, effortlessly blending darkness and light, corporeality and sentimentality.

Links:
@lycheefrut
instagram.com/lycheefrut
www.lychee.club

Patterns of Perception 116 - Lychee

Lychee @ The Grove ☾ Sustain-Release 2023

interview live on –>–>–> www.wav.world/post/lychee-wav

Lychee is the vibrant force behind Spontaneous Affinity, a monthly mix and interview series that delves into the transformative power of dancefloors. A fixture in New York's underground scene, Lychee's DJ sets blend technoid psychedelia with meaningful exploration, lighting up venues like Basement, Nowadays, and Bossa Nova Civic Club. Beyond the decks, Lychee's impact resonates through event collectives Antidote and Meridian, co-running label Unimatrix Zero, and serving on the Aslice Foundation board.

Master:
Manny Catechis [@frdmclub]

∿∿∿ SPOTLIGHT • LYCHEE.wav

The fourth edition in the mix series comes from Blankstairs friend and recent NYC transplant, Alyce C. (Lychee). This mix was inspired by and recorded after her set at Nathaniel Young and Matt Parent's monthly, Modal Form in December of 2017.
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TRACKLIST
ZXC - Convection [Jungle Gym Records]
LINGUA LUSTRA - It's Raining Flowers [Rohs! Records]
Koen Hoets - Datum Plano [Oblique Music]
Marcos Cabral - Tio Rico 2 [L.I.E.S.]
Wanderwelle - A Watery Grave [Silent Season]
Hydrangea - Ananké [Silent Season]
Mondkopf - The Runaway [Research]
Special Zip - Method One [Cold Tear Records]
Marko Fürstenberg - Falling Leaves [Deepindub]
Area Forty_One - P.R.T.C.T.N. [Field Records]
Inherent - B9 [Circular Limited]
Primal Code - Junkan [Hypnus Records]
Dijuma & Gaston Volpe - Live In A Dream (Dijuma Remix) [Concepto Hipnotico]
Phil Moffa - Development [The Corner]
Brothers Black - Inescapable [Voxnox Records]
Acronym - No Regrets [Field Records]
Cliche Morph - Provocation [Edit Select Records]
Serena Butler - Bhells [Eerie Records]
Kuba Sojka - Illusion [Rohs! Records]
Donato Dozzy and Cio D'or - Menta [Time To Express]
Ben Buitendijk - Transcended Being [Oblique Music]
Alfredo Mazzilli - Windy Side [Edit Select Records]
Peter Van Hoesen - Coast To Coast [Time To Express]
Damon Eliza Palermo - Cathedral (Lovers Rock Version) [Lovers Rock]
Voices from the Lake - Respiro (Live Edit) [The Bunker New York]
EQD - EQD #002B [Equalized]
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https://soundcloud.com/lycheefrut

Edition No. 04 – Lychee – Study Of Dreams

Honey Soundsystem Potcast

HNYPOT 276: Lychee's Effulgent Dysphoria

Name: Alyce C.
Alias: Lychee (@lycheefrut)
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Brooklyn, NY (via Boston)

Influences: I'm most influenced and inspired by the hardworking people around me who help me believe in myself. Tom who runs Techno Queers has been my close techno companion since we were dubstep rave babies together, my Distrikt1 co-organizer Nerea (Ne/Re/A) helped me find a home in the techno community in New York, Aaron J of Sure Thing has been an inspiring, grounded, community-driven co-promoter in Boston and NY, my longtime friend Dennis (Parzer/Open Ground) in Boston was one of the first people I ever did DIY events with and I'll never forget what I learned from those, my partner Nathaniel (Blankstairs) whose intrinsic musical work ethic always motivates me to keep doing what I feel no matter what's happening in the "scene."

I'm also inspired by collectives and mix series like this one that keep their ear to the underground and highlight marginalized artists - Noctuary, Beyond/Below, DIESELcast, Abstract without Abstraction, TUF, Beyond/Below, Gays Hate Techno, Honey Soundsystem, Discwoman, Walking & Falling, Maneater, the list is huge and I'm sure I forgot some big ones.

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Spontaneous Affinity (@spontaneousaffinity), Distrikt1

Favorite Quote: 
"Saccharine is our sweetest word for fear: the fear of too much sentiment, too much taste.
When we hear saccharine, we think of cancer: too many cells congealing in the body.
When we hear saccharine, we think of language that has shamed us, netted our hearts in
trite articulations: words repeated too many times for cheap effect, recycled ad nauseam… We think we should have to work in order to feel. We want to have our cake resist us; and then we want to eat it, too." - Leslie Jamison, In Defense of Saccharin(e) (hard to choose just one quote from this essay!)

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Collaboration is important and I'm glad to have some great collaborators who both challenge and support me, but you should never feel like you need anyone else's permission to do anything! There are more resources and communities out there than ever to help support marginalized artists - if you have a dream project, don't be afraid to execute it on your own, without compromise (and ask for help when you need it).

Last year I made my first ever print zine for my own mix/interview series, and for some that would be a minor project, but for me it was huge proof to myself that I could pull together a new type of project if I set my mind to it - and finding the confidence to do that (and start my own series at all) took way longer than it probably should have.

Tracklist - https://www.facebook.com/DaisychainPodcast/posts/610507952706813?__xts__[0]=68.ARDCI5nlIvW3jS4fARe3oW5dD2JBqNabkU3U5o2ZT4aSbuMsu043DcJ8V9bIxB_Zh1kRQHZhVztJSFCTRfMWAIKvhtV4uldGIAfAqjRoZ1GQwnX0s0ToCV0KEmoUz6UZia-mz0VZFZO_fqB1eURhCN5NAJBkDmqCf-QRTkunYURiasKeITCJXOF4WcH2Y7wL7AdEsUjjcKfiAHyZBHTDwV5dwpTr9DrI0BdSCh1oR_XNtuylHeIJ9WQH9LB_H1SjK1FoR-Rt_2nrRa-tJbq5JqSdPbrE23a4I9Hzfii0eceoD0oA29y3HFIetG1Rjr3ai99jiYSvqM2q40Z374aMPyU&__tn__=-R

Daisychain

Daisychain 063 - Lychee

For Walking & Falling October's installment, we bring you a mix from Brooklyn-based DJ Lychee. This recording is a set they performed at Nowadays :)

A DJ, writer, and event organizer, Lychee (they/them) runs Spontaneous Affinity, a monthly mix and interview series, annual zine, and occasional event platform focused on how dancefloors have shaped artists. Most recently, they released a zine, "Behind the Party", focusing on the experience of workers in the dance music industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With a very slow build of industrial and ambient tones, Lychee weaves their way through tunes effortlessly. By the second half they pick up the pace, having us longing for the dance floor with bouncy techno grooves. It's a collage of sounds that we hope you all will dig!

W&F 025: LYCHEE

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