There are two spare tickets to Despacio Friday available, and the donor, (Discord's George G) has generously agreed to make them available at face value to the community via lucky draw. SUPER GENEROUS!

Fill out this form if you want to enter into the draw. I'll conduct the draw tomorrow on Discord livestream after enough folks have had a chance to see this note.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTd1_fa-wBFkL5voaO6p7h_XS5TpI--YjD3v_VjVHTKWxpwQ/viewform?usp=header

PS: If you're sitting on a spare ticket and want to donate to the cause, reach out to me.

I’m posting to see if anyone else experienced this at the BCR event on 8/8 and whether I’m being overly sensitive.

At security, the security officer conducted what I would consider an extremely invasive full-body search: she grabbed/squeezed my breasts and genitals, ran her hands from the very top of my thighs down my bare legs, and over my bare back. I was wearing a short, thin cotton dress that was open in the back and low in the front, so there really wasn’t anywhere for anything to be concealed. The same thing happened to all of the women behind me.

I emailed BCR the next day, and they responded that they had received multiple similar reports, including from their own staff. They said they were working with the venue to understand why security was permitted to conduct searches like this.

I followed up asking what actually happened (ie whether the security personnel involved were identified, whether there was an investigation or consequence, and what would be changed for future events). Followed up again. I haven’t received a response to either.

Curious if anyone else was there and experienced the same thing. I’m honestly pretty bothered that BCR is seemingly claiming responsibility while also washing their hands of it.

Hi --

I'm hosting brunch for Despacionauts at Portola on Friday morning, Sep 25, 10am-1pm. Here's event details:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-despacio-fans-pre-tola-brunch-meetup-tickets-1998396258003?aff=oddtdtcreator

From back in the day. Still 90% relevant. Still inspirational. PLUR.

Save Cosmic Slop (Leeds, UK) 08 Sep 24

• Floating Points, Cosmic Tom

Cascade Album-Release Party (Manchester, UK) 13 Sep 24

• Floating Points

NTS × Floating Points Square Party (London, UK) 15 Sep 24

• Floating Points, Caribou, Palms Trax, Mad Professor, Femi & Sean
• Live: Kadialy Kouyate

GALA Festival (London, UK) 23–25 May 25

• Friday — Plastic People takeover: Ade & Char, Fatima, Femi & Sean, Gerd Janson, Moonlighting, Surusinghe, Floating Points
• Saturday — Melodies International takeover: Edouard JAW, mOOdtapes, Mafalda, Seiji Ono, Theo Terev, Floating Points
• Sunday — Cosmic Slop takeover: Billy Jack & BOSSDADDY, Daphni & Cosmic Tom, Gop Tun DJs, Julion De’Angelo, Millie McKee, Tash LC

Glastonbury Festival (Worthy Farm, UK) 26–29 Jun 25

• Thursday: Floating Points, Saoirse, Tasha, Floating Points B2B Four Tet
• Friday: Stella Mozgawa, Pearson Sound, Peach, Dave Harvey B2B Craig Richards, Luke Una, Gilles Peterson, Avalon Emerson, Cosmic Tom
• Saturday: Four Tet, Jamie xx B2B Floating Points, Joy Orbison B2B Fold, Daphni, Jono Ma, Calibre, DJ Flight B2B DJ Mantra
• Sunday: Matthew Herbert, DJ Paulette, Will & Al, Prosumer, Gerd Janson, Call Super, Floating Points

Dekmantel Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 01–03 Aug 25

• Friday: Floating Points & Palms Trax
• Saturday: Mafalda, Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force (live), Noda & Wolfers (live), The Sabres of Paradise (live), dBridge & Donato Dozzy
• Sunday: Javybz, Mad Professor (live), Arsenal Mikebe & Valentina Magaletti (live), Joe Claussell, Kamma & Masalo

Head Trip Festival (Indio, California) 10–11 Oct 26

• Saturday: Floating Points, unannounced surprise guests
• Sunday: Floating Points, unannounced surprise guests

Sources

• Leeds Living — Save Cosmic Slop
• The Line of Best Fit — Cascade release parties
• NTS — Square Party event
• NTS — Square Party closing set
• GALA 2025 official guide
• Resident Advisor — GALA Sunflower lineup
• Glastopedia — Glastonbury Sunflower timetable
• Glastonbury — Silver Hayes
• Dekmantel 2025 timetable
• Dekmantel 2025 retrospective
• Resident Advisor — Head Trip
• SPIN — Head Trip

Please let me know if there's an error here!

Signal is one of my fave places in NYC after I had the pleasure of experiencing Mark Farina and Nickodemus there.

They've got a very dialed-in soundsystem, a beautiful dancefloor, a clear no phone photography policy, and the most awesome dancefloor-side wooden benches I've seen.

I thought this little reel they shared was nice, so resharing it here.