Never fails to brighten my mood. FUCK YES!

Live

@chriscruse closed out The Grove stage on Thursday night, completing the Club Toilet trifecta with Jeffrey Sfire and Ryan Smith. He sent the crowd into a frenzy with a beautiful set of euphoric house music.

Campout Mix Series: Chris Cruse

With what was mostly a full and fruitful year for us with many beautiful moments, we now turn our eyes forward to what is looking to be a very exciting year for us at Phonica as we walk into our 20th year of being alive. 2022 saw our mix series get even more killer contributions from artists like Paramida, Sally C, Fred P, Eden Burns, Alex Kassian, Erol Alkan and more. 2023's series line up plans to keep moving up and we have opened this years mix season in the capable hands of two of the finest DJ/Producers doing it right now. Bringing nothing but powerful, euphoric and goddess energies it can only be Octo Octa and Eris Drew of T4T Luv NRG. Amazingly celebrated for their strand of psychedelic, rolling progressive, trancey-house and break rhythms we can't think of two better selector's to take on our series. With an excellently curated compilation and mix for our good friends at Fabric last year as well as two banging cassettes on T4T we can't begin to imagine what this year has in-store for Maya and Eris but we have no doubt it's even more on the upward trajectory! Most likely to the heavens and back! We had a chat with Maya and Eris to see what they have been up to lately and little about how they approached the mix.

Interview Here

Phonica Mix Series 103: Octo Octa & Eris Drew

@roi_perez at The Grove on Saturday night

Campout Mix Series: Roi Perez

A specially recorded heater arriving before our anticipated New Year's Eve party: https://ra.co/events/1795716

BASHKKA plays NYE at fabric alongside FJAAK, HAAi, Elli Acula, and more.

028 – BASHKKA - fabric podcast

Tracklist:

01. Phoenix Jig - Woodsmoke, Pantunes Music
02. DJs Friend - Tequila Mockingbird, Slipper When Wet
03. Bodyshaper - O.D.D., Mulatto Records
04. Stress Groove - California Life, Domo Recordings
05. Naghachian - Flash, Frankfurt Beat Productions
06. Intonation - Dirty Tune (In Da House Mix), Braintist Records
07. Boxcar - People Get High (Boxcar Moonlight Dub), Pulse-8 Records
08. La Cienda Honduras - Vi Hoppas Pa Det Basta, Gungeligung
09. Grooveminister - Verdient (B-Flat’s Deep Stompin’), BMG Ariola
10. Random Factor - Ricochet, 20:20 Vision
11. Kasjmir - Evil Dread, Spiritual Records 
12. Ulysses - Morrohdinger, Plastic city Suburbia
13. DRC & Chris Demetras - Work It Out (DJ Rico Remix), IMIX
14. Intonation - Dirty Tune, Braintist Records
15. Discode - Another Night, the Stars and Me.., Stereophonic Elefant Dance Recordings
16. Naghachian - Magic Keys, Frankfurt Beat Productions
17. Superstars Of Rock - Up All Night (Salt City Vocal Mix), Stress Records
18. Attaboy - In Too Deep, Toco Records
19. Jay Ray - Daylight, MFS
20. Air Kraft Vision - Automatic Lover (Zappa Version), Eletrik
21. Felix Rennefeld - Game Over, Funkhaus Records
22. Whizz - My Love Reaches So High (Dub Mix), Zest
23. The 3 Stoneheads - Distant Planet (Supersleuth In the Mix), Eureka Records

BBC ESSENTIAL MIX PARAMIDA

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/TheMix043EDOO

For 2024’s final instalment of The Mix, @eris-drew & @octoocta provide an hour of Motherbeat-infused ecstacy

"We wanted to do a proper, 128 BPM house mix. Our very ecstatic, house energy mix. It’s going to be just over an hour, because we want it to be in that radiant space for the entire time and play some of our older favourites, as well as newer favourites from our record bag over this past year. We’re not like ‘track of the week’ DJs, when we love something, it’s getting played over the span of a few years, sometimes even 10 years."

Tracklist + Q&A

The Mix 043: Eris Drew & Octo Octa

OUISSAM 
@ouissamhk
SAINT GUEL
@saintguel69
WHOLE 24

OUISSAM B2B SAINT GUEL

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Bassiani 9 hours 😱 live mix to kick off 2o25 💕💕

I’m releasing a ‘shorter’ version inc. room recording out of my 11h set from the legendary Horoom. For so many reasons it was one of my most joyful / meaningful sets I played in 2024. It was a Hydrash collective queer celebration started with a ball, a freestyle voguing dance session and a performance that led to my all-night-long set. For the entire 11h there was a true sense of togetherness and the energy was beautiful. I hope this energy comes through in the recording 👂✨ 

With a bitter taste, it all happened under the shadow of a new anti-LGBTQIA laws which a right-wing government had been preparing and fully enacted just two months later. These laws effectively criminalize being openly gay and label anything related to LGBTQIA+ identities as propaganda. The government as well prevents the freedom of the Georgian people to join the EU and using unlawful tactics to control the population will, including aggression and arresting of protestors. 

Tbilisi’s dance music scene has long been a powerful driver of change. Today, the club community is taking a stand, going on strike, and protesting in the streets. How can we support them? Please consider donating to @bassiani and other clubs, enabling them to continue their vital cultural and political work. I’ll share a link to the GoFundMe that @basementnewyork initiated + a direct donation link in my stories (and save them later to highlights).

Thank you for your trust and the hard work Bassiani. A Happy New Year to y’all and may 2025 bring brighter days ahead ✊❤️

Roi Perez 9h @Horoom Bassiani · Sept 2024, Tbilisi

Was a pleasure to have Massi as a guest on my Dublab show this month; here is the full recording. Enjoy!

Dublab 02/05/25: Hearing Color w/ Massimiliano Pagliara

This is my closing set recorded live at Faggots Are Women in NYC. FAW isn’t one of those mid parties begging for attention, promising collective moral high ground without doing anything. This party is an entire world—full of gags, friendship, and intention. The art, copy, door policy, sound, lights, chill areas—and its very existence in today’s USA—is T. It bubbled up from a scene that needs it, agitates the status quo, and doesn’t seek outside validation—IYKYK.

Its theme: “Faggots are FLINTA*s: Escape from Berlin.” We know New Yorkers love to say “Berlin is over” (while others say NYC is over). Some say Berlin is known for cheap living, liberated mindsets, world-class nightlife, and hot people - but it’s also dark and easy to disappear. For me, how you feel there has always been an inkblot test: it depends on who you are right now. 

But since Oct 7, 2023, Berlin has changed radically. A place known for freedom of expression has descended in to a McCarthyist hellscape for pro-Palestine activists. Cultural institutions cooperate by silencing dissenting views, and police enforce this with overtly racist brutality. It affects everything — everyday life, art, music, dancing and fun.

Obviously the political situation is similarly bleak in the US. It feels like a bizarre time to celebrate, but also a critical time to be together with the people you love. This is why the level of intention here is important: worldbuilding by and for a community, even just for a night, has the power to nourish us in so many ways.

And so I tried to match that level for the closing. Not gonna spoil the references, but they are thick and deep, and call on some very important voices. It’s usually hard to listen back to a live set without focusing on the flaws. But in this recording, I think of Charlene giving me a quick face beat en route, the unsure gays when I started, the grind-train of culturatti dolls towards the end, and the gaggle of Colombian queers losing it for Shakira. The room was unhinged and alive, full of the best. This is for those who were there—and for those who get it.

Live at Faggots Are FLINTA*s

original track MY LOVER MISSED THE TRAIN  trippy melancholic deep dub extended mix PART 2


MY LOVER MISSED THE TRAIN  trippy melancholic deep dub mix PART 2

A raw and energetic Indie Dance journey — blending deep basslines, retro synths, and hypnotic rhythms.

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Saturday night at the Downlow

💖🌱 to @gideon_dj_official for having me, and 🙌🏼 to Jonny Woo on the mic 🎤. 
More sets available at: http://thenycdownlow.com

Saturday night, 26 June 2019
0100-0230
Mixer: Vintage Rodec MX180 MKII

Glastonbury Festival 2019

Live at NYC Downlow, Glastonbury Festival 2019

Just in time for Berlin Pride, we bring you a series of recordings from the last Cocktail d'Amore at Griessmuehle. In this, LA DJ and Spotlight honcho Chris Cruse moves through the gears from head-down steppers to euphoria-inducing rave pianos and strings.

Get the full tracklist at https://crackaud.io

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Live from Cocktail d'Amore - Chris Cruse

Rubi & Chris b2b, recorded in Berlin Friedrichshain.
Watch the full video including the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0giY7a4sDi8&ab_channel=Dr.Rubinstein666

Quarantine FM #19 Dr. Rubinstein & Chris Cruse

⭕️ Founder/resident of @spotlight-la party + label
⬇️ Upcoming Dates ⬇️
24 May - Club 🚽 Crew (Detroit)
25 May - dbar. (Detroit)
31 May - World Pride Capital Cup (DC)
07 Jun - TBA (Utrecht)
07 Jun - Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar
26 Jun - Block9 @ Glastonbury Festival
27 Jun - Merge Pride (NYC)
28 Jun - smartbar (Chicago)
02 Aug - Pines Party (Fire Island)


Previous 🌴
10 May - Just Like Heaven Festival (LA)
09 May - Vice Underground (LA)
04 May - Spaghetti Strap (NYC)
02 May - Heatsink (Denver)
01 May - Sound Metaphors ♡ FREE PARTY ♡ (Berlin)
20 Apr - Gay Haze (Brussels)
19 Apr - Snax @ Berghain / Lab.oratory 
29 Mar - Stereo621 (Mannheim)
28 Mar - Power Dance Club (Berlin)
02 Mar - Multisex (Berlin)
22 Feb - Heyday @ Sneaky Pete's (Edinburgh)
15 Feb - Studio @ Basement (NYC)
08 Feb - Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar
21 Jan - Modular (Cape Town)
17 Jan - Wolfkop Weekender (Citrusdal, South Africa)
1 Jan - Silvester @ Berghain / Lab.oratory 

2024:
28 Dec - LOSO (Richmond, VA)
14 Dec - Oh Honey @ Club Capital (Antwerp)
30 Nov - Goethebunker (Essen)
24 Nov - Sunday Sunday (CDMX)
23 Nov - XOXR @ Marble Bar (Detroit)
22 Nov - ⭕️ Friends & Family (LA)
21 Nov - Might Be Magic (Austin)
16 Nov - Faggots Are FLINTA*S (NYC)
15 Nov - Rex Club - b2b Cinthie (Paris)
02 Nov - Antik (Costa Rica)
25 Oct - Ladyfag presents: Halloween (NYC)
20 Oct - Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar
14 Sep - CRUISE @ Blitz (Munich)
09 Sep - Mercury Rising @ Pikes (Ibiza)
07 Sep - Robert Johnson (Offenbach)
31 Aug - Le Mazette (Paris)
30 Aug - Antiparos
24 Aug - Studio @ Basement (NYC)
14-19 Aug - serving at Honcho Campout
10 Aug - smartbar (Chicago)
04 Aug - Club Raum (Amsterdam)
28 Jul - CSD Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar
27 Jul - Feel It (London)
26 Jul - Möbel Olfe (Berlin)
20 Jul - Gewölbe (Köln)
14 Jul - Love International (Croatia)
30 Jun - MyPleasure (Madrid)
29 Jun - Lux Fragil (Lisbon)
28 Jun - Meat Rack @ Glastonbury Festival
28 Jun - Maceo's @ Glastonbury Festival
22 Jun - Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar
14 Jun - Gundled @ Ficken3000
08 Jun - Catch One (LA)
01 Jun - Flash (DC)
31 May - Studio @ Basement (NY)
30 May - The Lot Radio (NY)
25 May - 🚽 Club Toilet Crew (Detroit)
18 May - Just Like Heaven Festival (LA)
11 May - Pornceptual (Berlin)
08 May - Stereo621 b2b w/ Massimiliano Pagliara (Mannheim)
04 May - Kockiri (Seoul)
03 May - Pawnshop (Taipei)
27 Apr - Confide @ Gasometer (Melbourne)
26 Apr - Club 81 x The Monarchy @ Connections (Perth)
25 Apr - Caterpillar Club (Sydney)
24 Apr - Club Mince @ Kinselas (Sydney)
20 Apr - Snug @ Savage (Hanoi, VN)
19 Apr - Observatory (Ho Chi Minh, VN)
12 Apr - Los Ninos @ C12 (Brussels)
05 Apr - SMD (LA)
28 Mar - BUTT Magazine party (Berlin)
23 Mar - The Black Party (NYC)
16 Mar - 9000 Dreams @ Fold (London) 
16 Mar - R3 Soundsystem - House Against Hate (London)
10 Mar - Nowadays Nonstop (NYC)
09 Mar - Void (Philadelphia)
01 Mar - Lab.Dance @ Lab.Oratory (Berlin)
23 Feb - Power Dance Club @ Ohm (Berlin)
09 Feb - Night Tales w/ Dr. Rubinstein (London)
20 Jan - Gaze @ PRST (Vienna)
01 Jan - Silvester @ Berghain / Lab.oratory

2023:
30 Dec - Mustang @ A La Folie (Paris)
25 Dec - Finest X-mas (Panorama Bar)
18 Nov - Robert Johnson (Offenbach)
11 Nov - Horse Meat Disco (Berlin)
09 Nov - Möbel Olfe (Berlin)
04 Nov - Sunday Sunday (CDMX)
28 Oct - Unter (NYC)
27 Oct - Sound Metaphors 8 Years @ Club Ost (Berlin)
14 Oct - Night Tales (London)
23 Sep - SF Eagle (Folsom)
17 Sep - Club 57 Society + Keith Haring @ The Broad (LA)
15 Sep - Studio @ Basement NYC 
14 Sep - Renaissance Tour (Seattle)
08 Sep - Sameheads (Berlin)
26 Aug - b2b w Kim Anh @ Paragon (NYC) 
12 Aug - smartbar (Chicago)
11 Aug - Planet Love (LA)
05 Aug - IsBurning Pride (Amsterdam)
23 Jul - CSD Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar
01 Jul - Adonis Pride (London)
25 Jun - NYC Downlow @ Glastonbury Festival
18 Jun - Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar (Couple Looking release party)
17 Jun - Carbone (Paris)
13 Jun - HÖR Radio
09 Jun - LA Pride
02 Jun - Studio @ Basement NYC
02 Jun - The Lot Radio NYC
27 May - 🚽 Club Toilet Crew in Detroit
09 Apr - Multisex (Berlin)
07 Apr - Queer Maps (Los Angeles)
25 Mar - Funnuvojere Showcase @ Romantica (Stuttgart)
18 Mar - Horse Meat Disco (Berlin)
03 Mar - Lab.Dance 17 Jahre (Berlin)
25 Feb - Night Tales w/ Cormac (London)
17 Feb - Mustang @ A La Folie (Paris)
11 Feb - Pferdreht @ Goethebunker (Essen)
04 Feb - Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar
22 Jan - Klubnacht @ Berghain / Panorama Bar
21 Jan - Cruise @ Blitz (Munich)

Live at NYC Downlow, Glastonbury Festival 2019

Chris Cruse

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