tension/release radio: open air

tension/release radio takes it outside. Uniting forces with CTRL_F + DISCHARGE (collective & party series), we bring together an intentionally curated lineup for a summer rooftop gathering at Honey's — open air, free entry, and a continuous flow of techno-rooted, genre-fluid sounds by artists across our community. Opening with a watercolor art therapy session by Gabrielle Benak, a mixed-media artist from New York, treesunstars accompanies the activity with a dub techno set. DJ girlcrush and Kristen London take over next with progressive house, acid & trance, followed by the bounce of EMZ! and masha latte bringing jersey club, baile funk, and hardgroove. The evening continues as COVE and Cow Tools embrace atmospheric, hypnotic and minimal techno, with 1ol1v1a and R-DNA deepening into techno soundscapes as the sun goes down, closing the tension/release experience. [ lineup ] treesunstars DJ girlcrush b2b Kristen London EMZ! b2b masha latte COVE b2b Cow Tools 1ol1v1a b2b R-DNA Gabrielle Benak — art session (open to all, pay-what-you-can) [ about tension/release, CTRL_F & DISCHARGE ] tension/release (@txr.radio) is a bi-weekly show on Newtown Radio, exploring underground electronic music as motion-based therapy, centering queer & FLINTA* artists from NYC and beyond. CTRL_F is a Brooklyn-based queer techno collective and party series centered around groove-driven, hypnotic sound and a dancer-first atmosphere, with a focus on queer, trans, and FLINTA* communities. DISCHARGE is a newly founded techno party series curated by tension/release, focused on techno, electro, and experimental sound — a space to discharge from the structures that contain us. @txr.radio · @discharge.nyc