The artist (kraeji) tells i-D about 'Elancia,' her end of summer party featuring DJs Soul Summit, Papi Juice, Hot ‘N Spicy, and more.
doesn’t believe in taking time off. Hot on the heels of her first Asian tour, the artist and DJ is throwing a rave in New York. The epic event titled “Elancia” is Yaeji’s love letter to the “parties, DJs, and friends” that have made New York feel like home. On September 6 at 592 Johnson Avenue, DJs from across the city including Soul Summit, Sublimate, Papi Juice, Hot ‘N Spicy, and School of Hard Trax will come together in Brooklyn.
Thematically lots of things overlap. There’s a real sense of freedom. You can really be whoever you want to be in this game, everyone starts from zero. You can choose your race, gender, rank and either a merchant, fighter or an explorer. But what’s interesting is throughout the game you can change any of those by going on quests, which I thought was amazing! And I never thought about it as a child, but it was really ahead of its time.
And then, when you enter to the left, that’s the rave hall. There will be a DJ booth, custom lighting. The DJs I invited are all local crews that are doing these really amazing things. All the way from Soul Summit, who have been going on, from what I know, for maybe 16 to 20 years. And you know the Papi Juice vibe. They are so fun and cute so posi. I see that with all of the crews but all in very different and special ways.It is, without even having to say, so much about diversity also.
It’s almost like a reunion or something, without having been to the same school. We all know each other and I think some of the crews know each other. I think it’s exciting for us to all be in the same place.It’s a long chunk of time. Many different moments will happen in between. I think that’s why the ambient room is important.
Our last show in Asia was Seoul, in Korea. My whole family was there, my grandparents were sitting side stage with The Queens who were performing for a few songs, side by side. Really crazy worlds clashing, but also so harmonious at the same time. Just tears of joy, I could not stop crying at the end of the set because I was so happy, and I was talking to everyone in Korean, and I’ve never got to do that. That was mind blowing.
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