[Verse]
I used to play a lot of solitaire
Back when it was just me
But now there's always someone else there
And they like to be my company
But
Oh
I got the strangest feeling
That it's not gonna last long
Oh
They don't know what they're missing
But I do
And it keeps me holding on
 
[Pre-Chorus]
And I think of all the times
When I really should've died
 
[Chorus]
It's quite funny how you never know when you're happy
It's quite funny how you never know when you're happy
It's quite funny how you never know when you're happy
It's quite funny how you never know when you're happy
 
[Verse 2]
And it took me way too long
To know who I really am
And I had to make a lot of changes
I had to make a lot of plans
But
Oh
If I could only find a way
To turn my regrets into a song
Oh
I'd have a number one every single day
But I'm not and I don't and I'm so glad that you're not gone
 
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I think of all the times
When I really should've died
 
[Outro]
It's quite funny how you never know when you're happy
It's quite funny how you never know when you're happy
It's quite funny how you never know when you're happy
It's quite funny how you never know when you're happy

Never Know When You're Happy

Based in New York, Amelia Holt is a disc jockey and a collector with sophisticated taste. The way in which she pieces together a narrative through music is fascinating and this has perhaps been best showcased through a selection of mixtapes that's she's released online for the likes of Mitamine Lab and Knowing Something amongst others.

Her taste is far reaching and having spent time behind the counter of a record shop in New York she has amassed a wealth of knowledge. 

Recently Amelia launched a residency on Public Records' online radio and streaming platform Public Access on which she invites dj's to curate audiovisual material. It's a testimony to her own taste and her notion of curation.

There's a lot more to come from her but we'll let her tell you all about that for herself.

Read & Download

Amelia Holt: The Wednesday Alternative Mix

Our month with the co-founders of MESH continues with lifetime Pittsburgh resident @chadkid. With ChadKid, Sis Girl, and newly minted resident Calin, MESH has booked a broad range of up-and-coming queer underground talent to play to an open-minded, intimate dancefloor. Individually, ChadKid has played both queer party staples like Honcho's annual campout and Gays Hate Techno, and intimate local events like In Training (Cleveland/PGH), Kosmetik (San Francisco), and Only Friends (Boston). Their mix strikes a perfect balance between dancefloor nostalgia and home-listenability, and will brush across you like a fresh summer breeze wherever you take it in.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/028-chadkid.html

"For this mix I wanted to create something both uplifting and refreshing while keeping an easygoing palatable sound. Given the state of the world and the lack of nightlife in all of our lives, I  have found that listening to dance music aimed more for club use has not been my vibe lately. I still wanted the mix to be danceable though, so I ended up going with a breezy but still groovy sound in the tracks I pulled. I wanted this to feel like being at an outdoor dance floor when a refreshing gust of wind hits perfectly in time with the music."

ChadKid's fee for this mix was donated to SisTers PGH, a transgender centered drop-in space, resource provider, and shelter transitioning program based in Pittsburgh, PA. www.sisterspgh.org

@chadkid / @meshparty

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #028: ChadKid

Anna Hjalmarsson, Insect specialist, Stoscha label operator, experimental pop as Annawooh;

Anna Hjalmarsson [Die Orakel Séance]

For the 86th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome Jaye Ward (@jayeward). Born and raised in Hackney, Jaye Ward has long since established herself at the forefront of the English underground scene. Renowned for her exceptional DJ sets, Jaye’s unique talents stem from her encyclopedic knowledge of music’s darkest corners, her close affinity with the trans community, and her desire to communicate with audiences using an artistic approach as radical as it is honest. Enjoy this two hour mix of smooth, trippy techno and house.

Honcho Podcast Series 86: Jaye Ward

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Josh Cheon: " This mix was made based off a mixtape my best friend Megan made me for high school graduation. It's kind of a gift to her using the same songs she chose for me, but mixed together as if we were out dancing again at our favorite club, the Bank, in New York City."
INTERVIEW: https://www.ayli-sf.com/2020/11/25/ground-level-008-josh-cheon-the-bank-mixtape/

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B! Machine – Temple
Beborn Beton – Earth
B! Machine – Foreign
Depeche Mode – My Secret Garden
New Order – True Faith (Remix)
Red Flag – Russian Radio
Wolfsheim – The Sparrows And The Nightingales
Neuroactive – Visualise
Apoptygma Berzerk – Kathy’s Song (Come Lie Next To Me)
The Cure – World In My Eyes
Depeche Mode – Sea of Sin (Sensoria Tonal Mix)
De/Vision – Try to Forget
Covenant – Tour de force [Club Version]
Apoptygma Berzerk – Starsign
The Cure – The Hanging Garden
Mesh – Scares Me (Mesh Remix)

As You Like It Ground Level

AYLI Ground Level 008: Josh Cheon - The Bank Mixtape

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En esta nueva entrega de la serie Fun Fun Mix presentamos a Ron Like Hell, dj con base en Brooklyn y co-fundador de Wrecked, la fiesta queer newyorkina donde lo mas importante es la música. Ron tambien trabaja en la importante disqueria Academy Records de Brooklyn.  Nos conocimos en el Honcho Campout Festival en 2019 donde compartimos line up y el dj set de Ron de aquella noche fue realmente inolvidable. Aqui nos entrega un mix cargado de dubby electro, euphoric acid, breakbeat house, ebm disco y texturas tribales caprichosas para un colorido Fun Fun trip de una hora!

For the 18th entry in the Fun Fun Mix series, we present Ron Like Hell, the Brooklyn based dj and co-founder of Wrecked, a NYC based music first queer dance party. Ron is also the buyer for Academy Records Brooklyn. He has dj'ed Cocktail d'Amore often on the main floor as Wrecked and its side room Cosmic Hole in Berlin, plus Whole Festival (DE), Bucharest (RO), Stockholm (SE), Oslo (NO), Paris (FR) and CDMX. Throughout the USA, he has pleased dancefloors at Honey Soundsystem, San Diego's Bouquet and Spotlight LA, Men's Room in Chicago, Club Toilet and Suck It! in Detroit and the beloved Honcho festival known as Honcho Campout where we met him in 2019. While Ron continues to learn music production and practice his guitar, he has put together a mix of dubby electro, euphoric acid, breakbeat house, ebm disco and whimsical tribal textures for a colorful one hour Fun Fun trip!

Soundcloud: @ronlikehell
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Fun Fun Mix 18 - Ron Like Hell

trying to write a lil blurb about josh is an unjust task. this person is so many things for so many people in so many ways... truly a renaissance girl, here's someone whose generosity can only be rivalled by their incredible, unmatched sensibility for music old and new - and his patience to track down artists and convince them to release or re-issue their stuff on his label. diggers love to brag, but they impress little when standing next to giant like this: a lover who does it for the sharing, for the stories, to keep the myriad legacies alive and ready to inspire futures. i don't know how on earth and the cosmos i was lucky enough to be introduced to this bb, but i thank the great magicianess every day for this friendship. whenever we get to spend time together everything feels right. like the great tapestry makes more sense and comes full circle. whether we laugh or we cry or (likely) eat, it just reminds me that ugh, yes, despite all the pain and the dire prices to pay, it's worth it to live because of shared moments like this.

of course josh, in true self-depricating genius fashion, said this when delivering this beautiful mix: 'here is my mix. it's only songs from 2020 lol i am a dork'. well, it had to be released today cause we all deserve to have this on our players to help us elevate into a (hopefully shinier) 2021 while being thankful for the silver linings 2020 had - music does save. especially music that comes from a heart like josh's.

tracklist:
Justin Cudmore - Realize
Each Other - Six Weeks
Rodion - Fetanfetamine
Piezo - Castrol
DJ Minx feat. E-Man - Blind Amerikkka
DJ Holographic & Alex Wilcox - Parallel Shifting
Boys' Shorts - Poor Connection (Love Letters Remix)
Bézier & Vin Sol - K-Noise
Eris Drew - Reactiv-8
The Soft Pink Truth - We
Xyla feat. Oso Feo - Cold
K' Alexi - Hotel Wet
Jasmine Infiniti - Demonhole
FAUZIA - boy is mine edit
Parris - Harajuku Girls
Stefan Ringer - Me ft. Ash Lauryn

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naivetape #59 - Josh Cheon

For the 89th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome Sis Girl (@sisgirlpgh). Currently based in San Francisco, Sis Girl is building a queer underground sound through a focus on integrating multiple genres. Minimal, house, breaks, and acids inform their sound, bound by bass, streaked with lush textures and psychedelic influences. 

Originally from Pittsburgh, they are also involved with  MESH, an underground party focused on uplifting queer and marginalized voices. After their move to the bay they got involved with Kosmetik which was a weekly party at the infamous Stud bar.

Honcho Podcast Series 89: Sis Girl

As You Like It is the result of a shared taste for quality electronic music, late-night experiences, and creative expression, rooted in the underground and branching out to new heights.

As You Like It Recordings, an imprint of As You Like It SF, fosters and amplifies the diverse Bay Area artist community, releasing cutting-edge sounds through a multifaceted collaborative platform that strives for timelessness.