SILK ENDS with Neoprene Genie & No Vista at Supermax, London – Resident Advisor

Just us for Silk Ends. A clubby dreamscape at Supermax in Kings X, with cyphers, poetry, club music and the softness to explore freely. Cloudlike, ethereal, grime. Dreamy euphoric club music. The occasional flutes, and bird song. Celestial city sounds that are like nature. Grime, UK Funky, Jersey club, booty house, jungle, soca and more. Performers and DJs intertwined. An elite line-up. Silk Ends.

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DJ SWISHA: We’re so excited to be welcoming DJ SWISHA to Silk Ends. Juke Bounce Werk crew member and Fool’s Gold Records signee, SWISHA was born in Philadelphia, raised in Los Angeles and currently based in New York City. His regular Bandcamp self-releases range from battle-ready footwork and hypnotic techno to memeable Jersey club edits of Crazy Frog — all hybrid originals that never compromise on a beat that hits. In his recent profile with Tice Cin in DJ Mag he spoke about playing club music and footwork, ““The core of it’s dance-driven and community-built music”.

Oblig: We’re honoured to have community leading DJ Oblig “a fixer, a connector, a joiner of dots”. Born in New York but raised in Ealing, West London, he’s been omnipresent in grime for the last five years plus, building a reputation as one of the genre’s fiercest but also conscientious new-school DJs. His label Obligated Records has already had beautiful tracks like Mercy by Novelist out, and Oblig’s at the centre of so many iconic moments, including Oblig with Dizzee Rascal and friends – a 20 year celebration of Boy in Da Corner.

KIBO: KIBO shines. In his Victory Lap cypher, Dave co-signed KIBO, telling viewers: “You see my man over here, he’s coming like the Victory Lap warrior. This is you man’s hero, innit? This is you man’s king, innit? I feel you because he’s actually moving superhuman today.” Talking about his unique energy on mic, he shared with NME lately, “It’s fun as hell. It’s high-level craic. I’m there to just bust up with my mates and have a good time. That’s my joy and that will always give me joy”. Check out his radio show, EFFUM FM, on online music channel Pound and Yam: “It’s a bi-monthly hang out for all my Kwengletarians”.

Queenie: We’re so happy to have Queenie. Her tracks like Amen and Anymore show clearly how she’s an OG flower on the come up. Queenie’s freestyle with Lioness is so iconic, “Rude boy, I can make a Buddha say Jesus”. Check out her cypher with Oblig joining Lioness, Manga Saint Hilare, & Subten on PyroRadio, and her flow on Lioness’s remix for DBT ft Stush, Shystie, Lady Leshurr & Little Simz

Blay Vision: A native of Tottenham, North London, Blay Vision—an MC/producer who has worked closely with the likes of Boy Better Know, producing for his heroes Jme and Skepta and helping to fly the flag for their borough—is someone who has been on the verge of a breakthrough for quite some time, but his time has finally come with the release of “Cammy Riddim”, an instrumental with enough low-end bass and intergalactic synths to take you to another realm. In his interview with JP at Complex UK he shares, “I definitely want to solidify myself as a certified producer. Everyone always says the same thing when it comes to my music: ‘Blay, you’ve just got that sound. So I’ve embraced that and tried to create a sound that people would have to come to me for.”

M.I.C: North London rapper, producer & pioneer of grime’s newest renaissance. 
 Described by NME as “experimental grime that’s both wonky and wonderful”, M.I.C (shorthand for the Master of Inane Conversation) is a North London based rapper/producer. Having been compared to artists such as FKA TWIGS, A$AP ROCKY and Skepta, as well as being given co-signs from several grime stalwarts (namely JME, Lethal Bizzle and Maxta), In January 2019, M.I.C was featured in the NME 100, NME’s annual rundown of “100 brand new artists set to dominate in the near future”. 
 Since then, he has gone on to play many shows all over the UK (Warehouse Project in Manchester, the monthly night by experimental electronic label Hyperdub “ø” & CRXSS PLATFXRM Festival in Peckham, to name a few), and has been covered by several notable publications, such as Trench, Complex and Dummy Mag. In October 2019, M.I.C’s track “Afropunk Atlanta” was featured on the eighth episode of Blonded Radio (brainchild of one of the most elusive characters in popular music, Frank Ocean). 
 In July 2021, M.I.C came together with Norwood producer Nammy Wams to release “You Can Achieve Anything”, progressive grime which takes as much influence from Nietzsche and anti-religious death metal bands like Immolation as it does from Carn Hill and President T.

D3NIM is a NJ based DJ who specializes in hazy house grooves, Jersey club, ear-perking remixes and hip hop – genre blending and mesmeric.
His 3D art and motion design has been commissioned internationally, and he co-owns fashion brand Harmony Peace Corps, with designer Tokyo Joe.
D3NIM is part of a new gen in the Jersey music scene bringing his own take to its DIY culture with his incendiary events platform No Vista – curating sell-out shows with the likes of Tony Humphries, recently he played with Jersey club legends DJ Tameil and Nadus. His radio appearances include sets with New Town Radio, Threads, Voices, and foundation.fm – eclectic hybrid sets, each inspired by a cinematic narrative arc. D3NIM has DJ’d at the likes of Dumbo House in New York City, Peckham Audio and PIANOS.

Latekid: sound artist. creative. writer. fwrdmtn* founder. Latekid has been a sound designer for Louis Vuitton, V&A Museum and more. He is set to release an upcoming project, poised in the etherpoint between youth and knowing. He has had sold out headline shows at Jazz Cafe and more – known for his iconic pitchbending voice and lyrical flaire.

Oshanti Ahmed: Oshanti is a Bengali poet by the way of South London. One of the winners of National Slambassador cohort of 2016 for The Poetry Society a Roundhouse poetry collective and Barbican Young Poets alumnus. Her work has been featured on the FADER and BBC Radio 4. She is also one of the co-founders and facilitators of the Globe poets collective that aims to deliver poetry workshops to young people in South London.

Kareem Parkins-Brown: Kareem Parkins-Brown is a Visual artist and Writer from North-West London. Kareem is very chuffed to have designed a few things, including the visualscape for a show at Bush Theatre. His recent one man show Bougie Lanre’s Boulangerie was inspired by his time in catering, it has been commissioned regularly since its debut.

Chloe AyoDeji Filani: Chloe is an Artist of Poetry, Performance, Movement, Black Feminism, a Public Speaker and workshop facilitator. Her artistic practice/poetry works with her lived experience of being a black trans woman and the broader themes of identity of power structures, and finding hope in the imagination and storytelling

Joe Kinwu: Joe is a sound specialist. His radio show Sky Doors is an airy journey of moods, textures and rhythms, “lock in for a multi dimensional experience and remember to exhale”. He’s a photographer, and is one of the brilliant people at creative agency Paq Works. He’ll be bringing atmospheric jungle and more to accompany beautiful performances from the likes of Chloe AyoDeji Filani. As a producer, expect to find Joe collaborating with some of the best in the game, with a host of unreleased tunes that are set to shake the music world by the glitter of its hand.

Tice Cin: Tice Cin is from North London. She has an upcoming mixtape coming with local artists like Acekeyz and Kareem-Parkins Brown. She directed her music video I’m About and is releasing it as part of her production company Neoprene Genie. Neoprene Genie is a label, production company and discovery vehicle. Through Neoprene Genie she has run sold-out events at Post Bar, Reference Point and TANK Mag HQ.

As part of her collective Design Yourself, based at the Barbican Centre, she creates digital art exploring what it means to be human when technology is changing everything. She is also part of creative house fwrdmtn* who have worked with Louis Vuitton, Jazz Cafe and Roundhouse – expanding perspectives of interdisciplinary art.
Her monthly radio show Homing Tunes on Threads has hosted the likes of Luke R.V and Rxlls (Minikingz), and her other DJ sets have been on foundation.fm, Voices Radio, and New Town Radio in New York City. She has performed at the likes of Victoria and Albert Museum, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Tate Modern. She has been commissioned by people like Montblanc and Cartier.

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ACCESSIBILITY

The dancefloor and toilet facilities are wheelchair accessible. There is a lift from the cineman besides the pizzeria that takes you down to the club. For full accessibility details, please get in touch: [email protected]

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COVID POLICY:

Please test if feeling unwell or showing symptoms of COVID-19 before attending the event.

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SAFER SPACE POLICY:

While we believe it is irresponsible for promotors to guarantee a safe space due to the realities that remain ingrained in our society – we strive to create a safer space for all those who attend our events. We have a firm zero tolerance policy for sexual and/or physical harassment or violence. Anyone who does not follow this policy while partying with us will be asked to leave. If you experience this behaviour in any form then please report it to any of the Neoprene Genie crew. We have security in place at Supermax also. Consent; before you touch anyone or discuss sensitive topics ask if they are comfortable with that. Don’t assume your physical & emotional boundaries are the same as other people’s. Please do not record people without their consent. If you are feeling shy on the night, please introduce yourselves to us – we’re a friendly bunch.
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£5 Concession tickets are made possible by guests who purchase the higher cost tickets to support access for lower income members of our community. We encourage everyone who can afford to to buy the higher priced tickets as a community donation.
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This event is curated and arranged by Neoprene Genie, with support from No Vista – bringing aesthetic flare and years of experience in the DIY scene.

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