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.

JS ALVAREZ [SONS OF TRADERS INVITE]

¡Vamos Acid!

w/ releases on Junted / The Black Lodge / Clan Destine Records / Up North Records / Phage Tapes / Dead Channel Records / Idlestates Records / Die Die Die My Darling / S H I S H I / META MOTO / Absu / Vacant Decade / Popgang Records / Collapsed Structures  / Modesto Synth Society / Fantasy 1 / Apocalypse Rave Culture 
Contact: memoryclapacid@gmail.com

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:
8/23 - System Activate, VT
9/19 - Making Time, PHL
9/27 - TBA, PHL
10/10 - TBA, PHL
10/11 - TBA, PHL
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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) - 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

Music...my sanctuary...
I only repost (mostly) electronic music here but have an eclectic taste...

Electrooo: from electronic body,
new wave,old school acid house and Chicago,electro,techno,minimal......... to experimental and everything in between!!
Funk,soul,afrobeat,ska,dub,jazz,
old school hiphop and jungle,classical music,rock,blues,world,French pop,garage,surf,
punk,hardcore,...
Everything that 'catches my ear' and/or makes me dance...

Nourpourtoujours@gmail.com
~~Graphic design/illustrations
~~Vocals (soprano)

**Luister naar [Pertin-nce 095] Nour & friends - A Tous Petits Pas, een album van Pertin-nce op #SoundCloud
**https://on.soundcloud.com/Na2Gq
**Luister naar In Search For Embers - A Bad Habit (Feat. Nour On Vocals) van In Search for Embers op #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/d5xDZ

Research & Development
Podlasie
Chicago

JS Alvarez is a shape shifting lizard that succumbs to no one genre and can be found exploring the depths of mutant techno and unruly bass music alike. He is the founding member of Research & Development. ﻿What started as a monthly event series at Smartbar took on a new path with a biweekly mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Find him at Podlasie Club or sweaty basements and warehouses in Chicago and beyond.

Just another aficionado of electronic music.

Based in Chicago, R&D is a music event/mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Techno, electro, EBM, bass, breaks, club and beyond.
Current personnel
Jeremy Alvarez - JS Alvarez
Eric Fernandez - Makeen
Shanti Chu - Shanti
Dan Hood - Dan B Hood
Kona Mazariegos - Zona Cinco

mikepopesquare@gmail.com


https://www.instagram.com/jr.miketansella/


https://sonsoftradersrecords.bandcamp.com



https://www.mixcloud.com/michele-tansella/uploads/

https://ra.co/dj/miketansellajr

JS ALVAREZ [SONS OF TRADERS INVITE]

Mutant Radio