Producing intense, provocative music informed by ballroom culture, noise, R&B, and hip-hop, Lotic (J'Kerian Morgan) is one of the most notable figures associated with the loosely defined experimental club scene. Originally from Texas, the Berlin-based, gender non-binary artist (who prefers they/their/them pronouns) released a series of well-received mixtapes during the first half of the 2010s, including 2014's Damsel in Distress. Following 2015 EPs Heterocetera and Agitations, Lotic released their full-length debut, Power, in 2018.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Morgan mo...