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@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.

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Lychee - 174 F

With mix 249 Perko delivers a potent blend of scattered breaks, beats and bass-lines, effortlessly exploring a range of tempos and genres throughout. His singular brand of electronic music draws as much from sound art as it does modern club music - his off-kilter productions and remixes having attracted the attention of revered labels such as Numbers and Posh Isolation, on which he released his album Galerie last year. We delighted to welcome him to our series.

https://soundcloud.com/perkopair

DIM249 - Perko

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

deep techno faerie @syberkid is a beautiful storyteller, her sets guide the listener through shifting energies with great emotional depth. We dive deep into the psychedelic forest realms for this one 🧚‍♀️🌀🔮

full show with interview aired 29-02-24 on FBi Radio
https://fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/citrus-tangela/2024-02-29/

citrus on FBi Radio : Sybil

Ahead of his debut EP for the label, UK-based artist Slolek serves up a diverse, inspiring, and cutting-edge collection of electronic music, poetry, and sound design, curated over 4 years and then refined and realised to coincide with his upcoming release, Object Desire.

Tracklist:

1. Roberto Musci - Tamatave [Music From Memory]
2. Joy Orbison - COYP [Toss Portal]
3. Akkord - RCVR [Houndstooth]
4. Seph - Geomancer [Insurgentes]
5. Robert Normandeu - Chorus [Influx]
6. Philip Larkin - Absences [Not On Label]
7. Andy Stott - Time Away [Modern Love]
8. Shackleton - Death is Not Final [Skull Disco]
9. Buttechno - East [Self Release]
10. Source Direct - Approach & Identify (Demdike Stare Remix) [Nonplus Records]
11. Age Coin - Espirit [Posh Isolation]
12. Camboja - Chasing Drinks and Shadows [Pho Bho]
13. Gantz - Hinges Creek [Self Release]
14. Atrice - Backrooms [Ilian Tape]
15. Kryptic Minds - Hybrid (Biome Remix) [Osiris Music]
16. Laksa - Mind [RE:LAX]
17. Gamma Intel - Trust [Nerve Collect]
18. Forest Drive West - Creeper [Ilian Tape]
19. Grischa Lichtenberger - 0319 08 SATURN 5c + 0119 30 EINS bb2 (Saturn / 32 cents)[Raster]

Slolek

OP Mix 14 - Slolek

STDJ presents æther, a newborn nexus of creativity. The Brussels-based collective and event series is based on immersive experiences. It will serve as a catalyst for collaboration and a device to assemble artistic efforts.

STDJ presents æther @ Kiosk Radio 10.06.2024

Elena Colombi helps to keep Mondays weird - expect a diverse range of up-and-at-'em records: from techno to post-punk, through EBM, industrial and -wave... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/elena-colombi/episodes/elena-colombi-10th-june-2024

Elena Colombi w/ Simon Parris & Tears | ov  100624

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

Something more on the mellow side, made this as summer was approaching but never got to releasing this in time, kind of sat there collecting dust, so here it is.

JDK - HIDE TIDE [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Just Jungle - Taking It Back Vol 7 - G Skool

Buy : https://genotypejjungle.bandcamp.com/album/just-jungle-taking-it-back-vol-7-g-skool

Tracks : 

1. Psycho Town
2. Dirty Laundry
3. Night Beast
4 . The Fly
5. . Sound Evolution 

Socials : https://linktr.ee/genotypejjungle?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=b7eefe94-3b15-4f30-b679-4eea7c421d95

Just Jungle - Taking It Back Vol 7 - G Skool

NIMMS returns to Ruckus Records with his new single Black Hole a dark, high-energy weapon built for the dancefloor. 
Out now on all platforms.
Stream/Buy: https://ffm.to/gxzxd6x
Follow: https://soundcloud.com/nimmsdnb

NIMMS - BLACK HOLE

https://soundcloud.com/ramzihouti
Next up, a special transmission from the inscrutable musical alien RAMZi! Fostering her goal of inter-species harmony with a stopover down under, this is an hour-long recording of her live set from Inner Varnika. Dense and psychedelic, it’s a great example of how she translates the hazy atmospheres, pan-global rhythmic propulsion and alien voices of her solo records into a captivating live performance. It may be hard to recreate the delirious, sweat-dripping somnambulism of IV but her music loses none of its voodoo energy no matter what setting you’re in.

Check the previews to RAMZi's latest release, Phobiza vol.3 'Amor Fati' forthcoming through her own label, FATi Records. A handfull of tunes from this recording will be available on the release.

~~~~>    https://soundcloud.com/ramzihouti/fat01-ramzi-phobiza-vol3-amor-fati-fati-records

Moonshoe Selects 0002 - RAMZi - Live from Inner Varnika '18

CS + Kreme 'Snoopy' double LP / digital / stream OUT 14.02.20

@cs-kreme

Boomkat https://boomkat.com/products/snoopy-8d0aca4b-2024-4704-af34-a6b1b199339d

TTT BANDCAMP

TTT NTS – CS + Kreme MIX

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

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