There was always something special in Maya Bouldry-Morrison's music. Her 12-inches for labels like Deepblak and 100% Silk had a subtlety and mysteriousness unusual for a house artist, earning her accolades from beyond dance music's usual echo chamber. Then, in April of this year, she released what can comfortably be described as a breakthrough record, Where Are We Going? . Arriving on HNYTRX, the label arm of the queer American party crew Honey Soundsystem,is a lush and dynamic LP that moves as nimbly through musical styles as it does through emotional states, weaving house, techno and the occasional breakbeat into a richly personal artistic statement. The record is her first since she came out as trans last year, and contains, in her words, "an overtly queer message with the narrative built around it"—not bad for a completely instrumental house LP.Bouldry-Morrison's creative breakthrough extends to the stage. Her friends tell her she's never been a better DJ . Her live set, too, has been hitting new heights. In this RA Session, recorded at Good Room in Brooklyn, we watch Bouldry-Morrison get in the groove, improvising a bit and then cruising through two of's best tracks, "Adrift" and "Fleeting Moments Of Freedom (Wooo)."

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