Heterocetera

In 2014, 'Damsel in Distress' a free mixtape album created by 23 year old J'Kerian Morgan, aka Lotic, garnered universal praise from all who heard it. Consisting of all original material and mind-warping edits of smash hits like 'Drunk in Love' by Beyoncé, the mixtape was lauded as an 'important turning point' in regards to where electronic music could go next. Now based in Berlin, but originally from Texas, Lotic has also attracted significant buzz as a member of the Janus crew, a collective of producers and DJs who have gained a reputation for throwing some of the most forward thinking club events in Europe. Having already been profiled in The New York Times and The Fader, as well as by countless other independent music sites, the recurring message is that Lotic is at the center of a new scene of musicians who are pushing boundaries and creating something uncategorizable and truly unique. 'Heterocetera' is Lotic's first official release since the unveiling of 'Damsel in Distress' and marks the producer's debut on Tri Angle. This is the sound of tomorrow, today.

Heterocetera, the Berlin producer/DJ's third release in just over two years and his first for Tri Angle Records, is the clearest iteration of his phantasmagorical approach to techno. He takes disparate sounds and doesn’t tether so much as nudge them together, in a way that conveys an active mood.

Lotic (aka producer/DJ J'Kerian Morgan) earned a significant amount of praise for the EPs she released on #FEELINGS and Sci-Fi & Fantasy, but it was his 2014 mixtape Damsel in Distress that drew raves.