LSDXOXO sounds like the exact moment a high-fashion runway show devolves into a sweat-soaked underground rave. It is a collision of high-gloss pop sensibilities and the raw, punishing textures of Berlin techno and Baltimore club. The music is defined by its speed and its refusal to play it safe, often taking familiar vocal hooks and warping them into something unrecognizable and thrillingly confrontational.
What makes the sound distinctive is the way it bridges the gap between the queer ballroom scene and the industrial hardness of modern techno. There is a specific wit in the production, where a hyper-feminine pop sample might be crushed under a distorted kick drum or a rapid-fire breakbeat. It is music that feels both deeply rooted in Black electronic history and aggressively focused on a futuristic, post-genre world.
Start with the 'Dedicated 2 Disrespect' EP to understand the balance of catchy hooks and punishing rhythms. It serves as the perfect gateway into a discography that values intensity, sexual liberation, and the chaotic energy of the late-night club circuit.
Raushaan Jaquil Fonville Glasgow (born June 4, 1991), better known by his stage name LSDXOXO, is a Berlin-based musician born in Philadelphia who made a name for himself in New York City as a DJ and producer. Glasgow is well known for his energetic DJ sets, of which manipulate mainstream sounds by craftily layering pop tracks and vocal samples between Baltimore club, ghetto house, hardcore, electro and techno.
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