It’s just about the time when Dj Tennis would start prepping for his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, digging through his record arsenal to compile hours of underground gems for his performances across the Playa. But this year, the global pandemic forced Burning Man to be cancelled for the first time in its history. Instead, […]
Los Angeles-based photographer Jamie Rosenberg has been capturing fantastical, blissed out musical moments at Life and Death parties across the world since 2018. Whether he’s slinking through the sweaty crowd at the label’s psychedelic showcases during Amsterdam Dance Event, ducking behind the DJ booth at the imprint’s stage takeover during Los Angeles’ Secret Project Festival, […]
“This release is a total switch from me. I usually do work on other music genres but never thought of actually releasing it”
This past week marked Life and Death’s second goods drop, featuring a limited edition run of goods which includes some iconic comfort items as well as a collaboration with Harding Lane and the second run of Lacuna Studios. Life and Death teamed up with Miami print shop Against All Odds for a limited run of […]
After playing the first-ever Secret Project Festival in Los Angeles in 2018 and curating his own Life and Death label stage in 2019, Dj Tennis was ready to celebrate his imprint’s 10-year anniversary at the festival’s third edition this fall. With the festival on hold, Dj Tennis served up an hourlong set full of unreleased […]
Albert Hofmann, synthesized1 LSD for the first time in 1938, in Basel, Switzerland, while looking for a blood stimulant. Its hallucinogenic effects were unknown until 1943 when Hofmann accidentally absorbed 20 micrograms of LSD-25, a few days later he experimented further and took 250 micrograms of LSD-25. In his journal he writes specifics about his journey […]
Dj Tennis just released this gem on our Life and Death Bandcamp. All proceeds from the “Intercooler” sales will be matched by Dj Tennis, and donated to the LGBTQ Freedom Fund. The non-profit secures the safety and liberty of LGBTQ people in U.S. detention, and works to build a critical mass against mass jailing of […]
Ashley Venom is a Haitian-American DJ, artist and community organizer who has been producing music and art events in Miami since 2013. Venom’s work in the community is rooted in abolition and liberation for all marginalized peoples, and she spotlights Queer, Trans and Intersex People of Color by booking them to performer at her parties. […]
Bill Patrick and Koolik Visuals serve an audiovisual journey into the realms of postmodern impressions and psychedelic dreamscapes Coming soon
Since cutting his teeth at New York City hotspots Limelight, Vinyl, and Arc, underground selector Bill Patrick has showcased his deep, psychedelic take on contemporary dance music the world over, with performances at festivals like Sunwaves in Romania and Outline Festival in Moscow, as well as tastemaking nightclubs including Frankfurt’s Robert Johnson and Paris’ Concrete. […]