AdHoc Presents
Smerz
With MHYSA
Friday, May 11th
About the Show
Norwegian duo Smerz had a prolific 2017, which saw the Copenhagen-based Henriette and Catharina play the likes of Club 2 Club, MoMA PS1, sell out ‘Half life’ parties of their own, as well as release five new tracks along with five self-directed videos. Clearly not ones to wait around, Smerz go in to the new year with their ‘Have fun’ EP on the horizon for release via XL Recordings in March 2018.
With their unique electronic sound blending deconstructed club music, minimalist R&B and experimental pop and techno, Smerz are also prolific DJs who’s DJing style takes a similar route. Mixing live vocals over their own music and interlaced with choice cuts aimed squarely at the dancefloor, this duo DJ hard in a live setting and are thrilling to watch as well as listen.
Smerz currently host their own monthly NTS Radio residency, mixing cutting-edge dance music and darker tones, in what is turning in to their trademark style.
About the Artists
MHYSA
MHYSA is a Queer Black Diva and underground popstar for the cyber resistance from Prince George’s County, Maryland. Her debut album, fantasii, was released through Halcyon Veil on July 21, 2017, to glowing reception including many major year end lists. A live audio-visual experience touring Europe and North Americas has since followed. Highlight festival appearances include Corridor in Seattle, NRML in Mexico City, Borealis in Bergen, Rewire in The Hague, Counterflows in Glasgow, and Donau in Krems.
Of fantasii, MHYSA says: “This debut album is an epic poem, like a reverse Dante’s Inferno, where I take the listener higher, upward through my hopes, dreams, inspirations, and desires. It represents my love for Black women and femmes, as the stories are all told from our perspectives.”
Her debut EP, Hivemind, was released in February of 2016. In addition to her own productions, MHYSA’s experimental approach to dance music and RnB shines through in her highly sought-after THOT FANTASY mix series. THOT FANTASY mixes have been commissioned for luminary platforms like DIS Magazine and GHE20G0TH1K, highlighting MHYSA’s deep connections to the queer art, music and fashion scene of NY.
