LPSV Talks On How FREZYA’s “FEVERLOCK” Pushes the Story Forward With a New Sonic Angle

FREZYA’s next chapter arrives with “FEVERLOCK,” out now, and it gives the project a sharper sense of shape after the introduction of “FURTIVA.” Where the first release established the world, “FEVERLOCK” moves the story forward and shifts the tone at the same time. According to the team behind Lokidio Lab, the new single picks up after the heist lands cleanly and moves into the quieter tension that follows, which gives the release a different emotional angle and, by design, a wider entry point for listeners coming in fresh.

That shift is important because FREZYA is being built as a connected virtual artist project where the music, visual language, and narrative move together from release to release. Lokidio Lab describes it as a music-led, story-driven act with a long-term arc, and that distinction is important.

That bigger framework gives this interview a useful angle, because the answers get into the pressure that sits behind projects like this long before the public sees the final output. The conversation focuses on fragmentation, burnout, visibility, and the mental cost of trying to hold a creative signal together while also managing release strategy and the constant demand to stay present online.

In that sense, “FEVERLOCK” is a strong focal point for the piece, but the real value here is seeing how the team thinks about protecting the work itself while building something intended to last. We sat down with LPSV, one of the aritsts behind the project to pick their brain about lifestyle, the constant pressure of artists in the modern industry, and how to avoid burnout.

Interview With FREZYA

What parts of the DJ lifestyle take the biggest strain on your mental bandwidth?

In this kind of music work, one of the biggest drains on mental bandwidth is fragmentation. It’s rarely one massive pressure, it’s the accumulation of a hundred small decisions every day: creative choices, release logistics, messaging, and platform dynamics.

You can go from thinking about the emotional core of a track to suddenly thinking about captions, assets, timing, and visibility. That constant switching between art mode and admin mode is what really taxes the mind.

For me, the hardest part isn’t working hard, it’s protecting enough uninterrupted space to actually hear what the music needs.

How do you manage the constant pressure to stay present online and creative in your actual work?

I try not to let the internet set the tempo of the creative work.

Being present online matters, but if visibility becomes the main job, the music starts getting made from the outside in instead of the inside out. So I keep a real separation between creation mode and communication mode. When I’m making something, I want enough silence around it to trust my own taste. Once the work is real, then I can step back into the public side of it.

Are there mental habits or boundaries you’ve developed that help you navigate the chaos?

Yes, mostly simple boundaries, but they matter. I’ve learned not to react to every piece of noise in real time.

Not every message needs an immediate response, and not every opportunity deserves instant emotional energy. I also try not to judge creative work by how quickly it gets attention. The internet gives you feedback fast, but not always meaningfully. A big part of staying sane is delaying reaction and staying with your internal compass a little longer.

Do you ever feel like the emotional energy of DJing gets overlooked?

Definitely. Whether it’s DJing, producing, or shaping the broader sonic and visual world around a project like Frezya, people usually see the output and not the internal load behind it. A lot of the work is invisible. You’re making decisions about energy, pacing, mood, tension, and how people are going to feel, and holding that space carries a real emotional cost over time. From the outside it can look glamorous or effortless.

From the inside, it often feels like trying to hold a very precise emotional signal together.

Has your relationship to hustle culture shifted since you first started?

A lot. At the beginning, it’s easy to confuse momentum with constant motion. You think if you slow down, you disappear. Over time, I realized that not all movement is progress, and not all visibility is meaningful.

Now I care much more about sustainability, precision, and timing. I’d rather make fewer moves that actually say something than stay hyperactive just to reassure myself that I’m working. Clarity matters to me now more than volume.

What does burnout look like in the DJ space and how do you avoid it?

To me, burnout starts showing up before total exhaustion. It looks like emotional flattening.

You stop feeling curiosity. Everything starts to feel like maintenance. You’re still functioning, but you’re no longer really listening, you’re trying to keep up. I try to avoid it by protecting recovery before it feels “deserved,” not after I’ve already emptied out. Creatively, I also watch my decision-making closely. If I notice I’m making choices out of fear rather than taste, that’s usually the warning sign.

What helps you stay mentally grounded when you’re mid-tour, mid-promo, or stretched too thin?

What helps most is reducing life back to a few essentials. When things get noisy mid-promo or during a heavy release period, I trust routine more than mood: sleep, quiet, a smaller communication circle, and time with the actual work itself. Music can be grounding if you approach it as a refuge instead of another obligation.

It also helps to keep a very short list of people whose perspective you truly trust. When you’re stretched too thin, too many opinions only make you less clear. For me, grounding usually means removing the excess until the signal comes back.