Baskèts DJ Boots is our nod to the footwear that keeps DJs standing, shifting, leaning and moving for hours. While the crowd loses itself in the moment, their shoes carry the weight of the night. This series brings those shoes into the light.
For the second edition we linked up with Lieke TR and Identified Patient, two artists who know how to push a room into full intensity. At Seven Eleven they performed in the New Balance U2010ETB and U2000PPB, sneakers built for stability, support and long sets behind the booth.
Lieke TR never set out to become a DJ. After years working in the music industry, it took a friend casually adding her to a line up to push her behind the decks for the first time. One set led to another and suddenly things moved quickly. Her artist name grew from practicality, a shortened version of her own that promoters could actually use on artwork and that people abroad could pronounce. On stage she keeps things simple, choosing outfits and footwear that let her disappear into the music. Comfort keeps her steady, focus keeps her sharp. The energy she finds in the New Balance U2000 PPB reminds her of the track Triple S by Benny iLL, warm, layered and constantly in motion.
Identified Patient’s story starts in a different place. His fascination has always been with the craft itself, the urge to understand how something is made. That curiosity shaped everything, especially during the Red Light Radio years when regular sets fine tuned his control and timing. He stays low key behind the booth, dressed mostly in black and grounded sneakers that let him move without thinking about it. The New Balance U2010ETB connects closest to Maelstrom from Edits Vol. 1, driving and hypnotic. He imagines one future milestone: playing at Lieke’s wedding.
Shot at Seven Eleven, the recording shows them both in their element: focused and steady from start to finish. Exactly what DJ Boots stands for.
