Lsdxoxo

Raushaan 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.[1]

LSDXOXO
Birth nameRaushaan Glasgow
Also known as
  • LSD
  • Funky$punk
  • RJ Glasgow
Born (1991-06-04) June 4, 1991
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Record producer, DJ
Years active2010–present
LabelsXL Recordings, GHE20G0TH1K
Websitewww.lsdxoxo.online

Career

Early years (2010–2012)

"Pop culture is certainly one of my main musical and creative influences. I enjoy taking a popular narrative, whether that may be a highly recognizable artist or song, or even samples from a TV show or interview, and flipping them on their head. I guess it’s a way for me to be socially and sometimes politically aware with my sound, without being so overly-conscious or heavy handed on the matter."

—Glasgow on his sound[2]

Glasgow began making homemade dance edits of pop and hip hop hits during his freshman year of high school. He briefly went by Funky$punk in mid-2010, later adopting the LSDXOXO moniker because "it sounded like an AIM username, […] was super troll-y, and that’s just how [he] approached music as an artist".[3]

In 2010, Glasgow began self-releasing his Spit or Swallow series of mixtapes on Tumblr, which were complied of mashups of popular songs from artists such as Rihanna, Crystal Castles, M.I.A., Lady Gaga, and La Roux.[4] The seven mixtapes have been described as dreamy, hazy, and hallucinogenic, though Glasgow has since described the production as "really crunchy and bad".[5]

SOFTCORE, WHORECORE, and breakthrough (2013–2020)

In 2013, Glasgow began collaborating with other artists, lending his signature sound to now-established acts like Big Momma and BbyMutha. One of Glasgow's more well-known works is the song "Truth Tella" which features Cakes da Killa rapping over a chopped and screwed sample of "Lavender Town" from a Pokémon game. The song was included in the tracklist of his debut extended play SOFTCORE, which featured several different artists such as Le1f, Cakes da Killa, UNiiQU3, and DonChristian.[6] Glasgow's follow-up extended play WHORECORE was released on July 2, 2014 and some of the collaborators from SOFTCORE returned as featured artists on the EP.[7]

After gaining a sizable following through his releases and graduating from college with a degree in Business Management,[8] Glasgow found himself based in New York. He began performing in NYC at events like Joey LaBeija’s "Legendary" parties in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and was welcomed into the GHE20G0TH1K collective. Having been touring heavily in Europe, Glasgow moved to Berlin, Germany.[9]

Dedicated 2 Disrespect and upcoming debut album (2021–present)

In May 2021, Glasgow released his highly anticipated third EP Dedicated 2 Disrespect through XL Recordings, containing four tracks that presented his own songwriting and vocals rather than music samples as his previous works had featured.[10][11] The lead single off of the EP, "Sick Bitch", received critical acclaim and has been played in several DJ sets since its release.[12] Later in the year, Glasgow also remixed Lady Gaga's "Alice" for her third remix album Dawn of Chromatica, serving as the album's opening track.[13]

Production of Glasgow's debut studio album was announced in 2022, said to feature debut single "DRaiN", released April 26, 2022.[14] In June 2022, Glasgow collaborated with fellow Pennsylvanian musician Eartheater on the single "Demons", another possible track on Glasgow's upcoming album.[15] On February 10, 2023, American singer Kelela released her second studio album Raven, which featured five songs produced by Glasgow. He had previously remixed her song "Truth or Dare" in 2018, which appeared on her remix album Take Me a_Part, the Remixes.

Personal life

Born in Philadelphia, Glasgow is of African American and Caribbean Hispanic descent.[16] He is gay.[17]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Ref.
SOFTCORE [18]
WHORECORE
  • Release: July 4, 2014
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
[19]
Dedicated 2 Disrespect [20]
Dedicated 2 Disrespect: The Remixes [21]

Mixtapes

Title Details
Spit or Swallow
  • Released: November 6, 2010
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
Spit or Swallow 2
  • Released: January 31, 2011
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
Spit or Swallow III
  • Released: April 6, 2011
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
Spit or Swallow IV
  • Released: November 21, 2011
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
Spit or Swallow V
  • Released: February 28, 2012
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
Spit or Swallow VI
  • Released: May 17, 2012
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
Spit or Swallow 7
  • Released: July 26, 2012
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
MUAH
  • Released: January 1, 2013
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
SACANAGEM
  • Released: March 26, 2015
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
FUCK MARRY KILL
  • Released: June 2, 2016
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
CLUB RUB
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
BODY MODS
  • Released: January 11, 2018
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
Waiting 2 Exhale
  • Released: October 28, 2020
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download

Compilations

Title Details
Vault
  • Released: April 28, 2016
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download
LSDXOXO's Deepest Cuts
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Self released
  • Format: Digital download

Non-album singles

  • "Creepy Clown Sighting (A Warning)" (2017)
  • "Aquecimento Do Evanescence" (2017)
  • "I Still Loathe You" (2018)
  • "Inertia" (2019)
  • "Rockstar69" (2019)
  • "Women Eat Their Men" (2020)
  • "Dying for It" (2021)
  • "uwu" (2021)

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak
chart
positions
Album
US
Dance

[22]
"Alice"
(LSDXOXO Remix)
2021 26 Dawn of Chromatica

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Original artist(s) Album Notes
"Liu Kong" 2014 DonChristian Renzo Piano Producer[23][24][25]
"Beg For It" 2014 Tama Gucci Non album-single
"Tasty" (remix) 2020 Shygirl ALIAS
"Goin Nuts" 2021 VTSS Borderline Tenderness [26]
"Alice" (remix) 2021 Lady Gaga Dawn of Chromatica

See also

References

  1. "LSDXOXO - Biography". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. Rob McCallum (November 7, 2018). "Recognise: LSDXOXO". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. Cameron Cook (November 19, 2019). "LSDXOXO is expanding his sound towards new frontiers". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. Phillip Allen (November 29, 2021). "10 innovators shaping the future of our culture". Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  5. Riri Hylton (July 2, 2019). "LSDXOXO: Sexy, psychedelic club". Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  6. "LSDXOXO – Softcore". Discogs. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. "WHORECORE by LSDXOXO". Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  8. Michael Cuby (May 14, 2021). "LSDXOXO Is the Freaky Club Rule-Breaker With Pop Star Dreams". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  9. Marco Gomez (May 17, 2021). "Pop, Punk, Techno, and Sex: LSDXOXO Is Now Proud to be Seen and Heard". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  10. Jesse Dorris (May 18, 2021). "LSDXOXO, Dedicated 2 Disrespect EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  11. "LSDXOXO - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  12. Eric Torres (April 12, 2021). "LSDXOXO: "Sick Bitch" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  13. MARTIN GUTTRIDGE-HEWITT (September 1, 2021). "LADY GAGA REMIX ALBUM FEATURES ARCA, LSDXOXO, CHARLI XCX, MORE". Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  14. Max Heyraud (April 4, 2022). "NEW MUSIC: LSDXOXO TEASES DEBUT ALBUM WITH NEW SINGLE, DRAIN". Four Four. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  15. Tom Breihan (June 14, 2022). "LSDXOXO & Eartheater Team Up On New Single "Demons": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  16. Andrew Pasquier (August 25, 2021). "LSDXOXO: STAGING THE FULL FANTASY". 032c. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  17. Rob McCallum (November 7, 2018). "RECOGNISE: LSDXOXO". DJ Mag. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  18. "LSDXOXO – Softcore". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  19. "WHORECORE by LSDXOXO". Discogs. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  20. "LSDXOXO – Dedicated 2 Disrespect". Discogs. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  21. "LSDXOXO – Dedicated 2 Disrespect: The Remixes". Discogs. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  22. "Lady Gaga Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  23. "Liu Kang [prod. by LSDXOXO]". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  24. "Premiere: Tama Gucci - "Beg For It" (Prod. by LSDXOXO)". August 16, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  25. Jasmine Kent-Smith (February 9, 2021). "Shygirl enlists LSDXOXO and Boys Noize for new Tasty Remixes". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  26. "Goin Nuts feat. LSDXOXO by VTSS". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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