Remixes & Releases

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Couple Looking - For You EP
FV015: Funnuvojere Records, 09 June 2023

Funnuvojere is thrilled to present Couple Looking, a new project uniting the label’s mastermind Massimiliano Pagliara with fellow Berlin-based dj Chris Cruse. Celebrated on the international electronic scene, Cruse is the force behind Los Angeles’ finest queer party Spotlight, and part of the crew behind the legendary Club Toilet in Detroit.

This cheeky duo invites listeners into their world of rich sonic textures and uplifting pitches. This is evident in the juxtaposition of raw and refined acid lines of A1 "For The Remote," and the distortions that characterise also A2 "For A Snack." On the B side they're looking "For K+," an addictive Balearic groove interweaving luxurious pianos and other-worldly vocals. In the end, they are looking "For You" in the B2: a future classic Italo pop song heralding new possibilities, good advice and sweet resolutions.

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For You EP

Couple Looking - For You

Couple Looking - For A Snack

Couple Looking - For The Remote

Funnuvojere is thrilled to present Couple Looking, a new project uniting the label’s mastermind Massimiliano Pagliara with fellow Berlin-based dj Chris Cruse. Celebrated on the international electronic scene, Cruse is the force behind Los Angeles’ finest queer party Spotlight, and part of the crew behind the legendary Club Toilet in Detroit.

Couple Looking - For K+ [Funnuvojere Records]

homage to the 1000 year storm. out now as a bandcamp exclusive

Benjamin Fröhlich & Cooper Saver - The Storm (Chris Cruse Remix)

Jorkes - Follow Me To The Toilet (Chris Cruse's More The Merrier Mix)

It’s giving funny
It’s giving tough
It’s giving money
It’s giving up

Release date:
(It’s) Thanksgiving 2024

It's Giving Theme

Still Giving (Dub)

Remix by @chriscruse

From 1989-1992, Club Fuck! ran every Sunday night at Basgo’s in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. It was a party and a social gathering space for the BDSM, tattooed, pierced, gender-fluid, sexually adventurous crowd — basically anyone who felt like an outsider. In modern terms, Fuck! could be described as a queer club, subverting what was considered acceptable for the gay and lesbian scene in Los Angeles. Furthermore, the focus on body modification was a powerful way to reclaim some control over a corporeal body - for many who suffered from HIV+ and other life-compromising illnesses.

Much has been written about the artists who emerged from this scene. Ron Athey, Club Fuck’s go-go dancer and resident artist, became internationally renowned for his transgressive bloodletting performances. Catherine Opie, now a board member at UCLA and MOCA, got her start making portraits and photographs of those in the scene. It’s been said that Madonna’s Erotica was influenced by this scene (although door girl “Sweet P” claims she didn’t actually let Madonna in).

The records DJ’d at the club were described by its founders as “industrial and proto-trance music,” challenging the aesthetics of so-called “gay music” like disco and pop. There were live performances as well, from homegrown LA bands who responded to the vibe and made it their own. Drance was such a band, formed by frontman (and Club Fuck! resident DJ) Robert Woods, with friends Brandy Dalton and John Munt.

Drance's songs reflected an uneasiness towards disease and modern culture, a lust for the forbidden, and a raw power and rage to stay alive on their own terms. Their live shows were visceral and energetic. They played the MOCA opening of the "Helter Skelter: L.A. Art in the 1990’s” exhibit, as well as benefit shows for ACT UP and Queer Nation. Their music appeared in Gregg Araki’s 1992 film The Living End, and they provided the soundtrack to The Wild Ones, a hardcore condom-based porn produced by the Tom of Finland Foundation in 1994.

However, they released only one album, and despite their proximity to Hollywood, did not find much success beyond their scene. Robert died from AIDS-related complications in 1995. Brandy and John continued to write music, experimenting in new genres, but did not record any more albums. Brandy died in 2006. John Munt lives in Washington D.C. and is still writing and composing music.

"Latex Love" has been remastered for its first release on vinyl, nearly 30 years later. The Instrumental Version was transferred from the original DAT tape used by the band for their live performances. Kris Baha's inspired dub is essentially a cover, re-made from the ground up. And this is the first official remix from Spotlight's Chris Cruse. The vinyl record package includes never-before-seen photography from Michael Matson, an essay from Ron Athey, and a reproduction of the original Drance sticker.

Distribution: Sound Metaphors
Mastering: Mike Grinser, ManMade Mastering
Photography: Michael Matson
Art Direction: Brian Emrich

This project was made possible by John Munt, Robert and Brandy's families, Michael Matson, Tom of Finland Foundation, and Ron Athey.

At the request of the families, all profit will be donated to AIDS Project Los Angeles 
aplahealth.org

Drance - Latex Love (Chris Cruse Spotlight Mix)

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