Indie Sleaze Conspiracy
The Indie Sleaze Conspiracy is a theory circulating in online discourse that Remilia Corporation functions as a hidden hand behind the underground-to-mainstream pipeline of Indie Sleaze artists — that the careers of acts who performed at Milady-adjacent events did not break through organically, but were artificially accelerated through Remilia's network and influence.
Background: Indie Sleaze
Indie sleaze is a loosely defined aesthetic and musical tendency drawing on early 2000s electroclash, post-punk, and downtown New York nightlife. It circulated as a micro-trend label from around 2022 onward, applied to artists and scenes associated with sweaty basement clubs, ironic glamour, and a reaction against the perceived sincerity of late 2010s indie and bedroom pop. Artists frequently associated with the label include The Hellp, 2hollis, and The Dare, though several have publicly rejected the term.
Remilia Corporation was involved in the New York underground scene during the same period, organizing the Milady Raves series and platforming experimental artists through events and social media promotion.
Milady Rave Praxis, June 2023
The event most frequently cited in conspiracy discourse is Milady Rave Praxis, held on June 10, 2023, in a basement venue at 133 Mulberry Street, Little Italy, New York City. The event was organized by Remilia Corporation, offered free entry, and was sponsored by Praxis, a network city project.[1]
The event is documented as the first-ever live performance by 2hollis and the first New York City set by The Hellp. Also on the bill was Sausha.
2hollis
Following the Praxis debut, 2hollis opened for Ken Carson on the American leg of Carson's CHAOS Tour from July to August 2024.[2] His self-released album Boy (2024) received a favorable review from Pitchfork. In 2025 he signed to Interscope Records and released the album Star.[3]
The Hellp
The Hellp signed to Atlantic Records (through the Anemoia imprint) in 2023. Their second album LL was released in October 2024, receiving a 7.0 from Pitchfork, and was followed by Riviera in 2025, which received coverage from Highsnobiety and other outlets as a document of indie sleaze's cultural moment.[4]
Conspiracy
Commenters who advance the theory point to the trajectory of 2hollis and The Hellp — both debuting at a Remilia-organized event and both breaking into mainstream recognition within two years — as evidence that Remilia's promotional network functions as an underground A&R operation with disproportionate influence over which artists go on to succeed. The theory holds that this pipeline is not coincidental but reflects an intentional strategy of cultural terraforming: identifying talent early, platforming it within the Milady ecosystem, and leveraging the community's reach and taste-making credibility to accelerate mainstream recognition.
The Dare is also named in this discourse as an artist with adjacency to the Remilia scene, though the nature and timing of any direct connection remains unspecified in public sources.
Snow Strippers
Snow Strippers, the electronic duo of Tatiana Schwaninger and Graham Perez, circulate as a rumored Remilia-adjacent act in some versions of the conspiracy. No documented joint Remilia performance exists in the public record; their association with the theory appears to reflect their proximity to overlapping SoundCloud-native scenes rather than any confirmed organizational relationship.
Thiel/Palantir thread
A related sub-theory in this discourse ties Remilia to Peter Thiel and Palantir Technologies. The theory's origin in the public record is traceable to the September 2023 lawsuit drama between Charlotte Fang and former Remilia collaborators, during which community members surfaced a LinkedIn profile tying Fang's legal name (Krishna Okhandiar) to Palantir work history. This fed speculation that Thiel provided funding to Remilia and, by extension, to the artists and scenes it platforms.
No public reporting substantiates an actual Thiel funding relationship. Reporting on Remilia elsewhere has noted the collective's stated independence from venture capital. As such, "Thiel funds the scene" remains an attributed claim in discourse rather than a documented fact.
See also
References
- ↑ "Milady Rave Praxis". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "2hollis Drops New Single "gold" Ahead Of Tour With Ken Carson". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "2hollis". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "The Hellp". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-06-23.