Heaven is in You began as an intent based project in wide ranging exploration of the world and our own being. Now defunct, ADAB once curated the Cleveland based Heaven is In You parties alongside colleague Eric Sarley (Ghost Noises) for what became locally known as a labor of love in sonic variety. The sentiment finds itself resurrected here for ADAB's monthly transmissions.

https://www.nts.live/shows/adab/episodes/adab-15th-july-2022

Heaven Is In You W ADAB 150722

Nick Boyd (@nickboydnyc) is a dancefloor staple in NYC, and there's good reason for his omnipresence: everything he does, he explains, is centered around the dancefloor and the dancers who spend time there. Whether he's running @sorry-records, DJing at beloved local haunts like The Lot Radio, Bossa Nova Civic Club, and Nowadays (where this mix was recorded), or giving advice to friends, his ethos always comes back to the dancefloor. Grounded by an encyclopedic knowledge of dance music history and generous sharing of that knowledge, Nick and Sorry Records are beacons of integrity and openness in today's dance music community. 

This is part 1 of a 2 part mini-series with Sorry Records.

Read the interview + see a tracklist:
https://spontaneous.zone/047-nick-boyd

Mix mastered by @drvmmy.

"This mix is a recording of my first time playing at Nowadays, a club that has been incredibly influential and important to my life and my friends' lives. When I first started deejaying, my only goals really were to play on The Lot Radio and play Nowadays.

When they asked me, I was very surprised, legit like fall on my bathroom floor crying type situation 😂 😭. I’m a sappy nerd and had loads of nerves but I was lucky to be able to do it for the first time alongside my friend and collaborator Khadijah/DJ Delish and also have the time to just completely over-prepare for like three months ahead of time.

I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do with the space, both extensively over the years keeping a running “Nowadays Wishlist” playlist and in the three months leading up to the party. I eventually came to the conclusion that I wanted to tell a story with what I played, in the tradition dictated by the New York dancefloor. A story about myself and my friends and the scene here as I’ve seen it both good and bad. A story about the Nowadays dancefloor itself and what that space means to me, but in turn also what dance music spaces and community mean period; how they function and the double-edged sword of trying to be good when it comes to those things.

I also wanted to play tracks by my friends that I knew were going to be there. The people I love who I dance alongside there frequently. I wanted to play tracks that were silly too! Tried to give a sense of levity to a pretty emotional thing. I mean, I got into dance music in large part because of the work that Justin (Carter) and Eamon (Harkin) had done through Mister Sunday into Nowadays, and I'd been going to the space since before it was open indoors. I’m there most every week and have put a lot on that floor…

In the weeks following, I finally got myself to listen to it. At first, I was like, there's so many bits in here where I remember not being able to hear myself or hear the cue. It's my first time playing in a big loud club besides like, Bossa. I considered making all these edits to it…

But then kinda just got to the point where I was like — look at the process of the mix, the ethos behind it… it's more about letting go and natural joy and glee than it is about anything else. So I decided to share it unedited, except for a little audio sample I added at the beginning that I didn't get on the recording. There’s a lot of other very concrete lyrical content included — always with purpose and intention but not always lyrics that I believe in personally."

@nickboydnyc / @sorry-records

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #047: Nick Boyd

Some minor hiccups with the recording so my first track is missing. Thanks to everyone who made this such a great lodge.
Thanks to Alex for the mastering help and Markel for the photo!

Live from Morning @ The Lodge 2022

A few months late posting this, but here is what got captured from a very magical night into day that I still think about all the time! This is the first two hours of my set, much more craziness was had but the rest will live on in our memories <3 thanks again High+Tight for an incredible party!

Wonja @ High+Tight - June 18 2022

Your past, present, and future lives are all happening at once.

This mix is a sonic map for the time travelers crossing many realms and universes on a voyage to find inner peace, safety, and most importantly love. 

Remember everything will be alright. You have already returned to your home planet and you haven't even left yet...we missed you, welcome home!!

Seattle’s IVVY, aka Madi Levine (they/them), is a purveyor of tracks for the heaviest of dance floors. Squelching synths and dissonant pads shape into a body of disfigured techno with distorted kick drums for a heart. IVVY’s productions and live sets are a maturation of an adolescence spent at renegade warehouse parties in the Midwest: relentless energy that infects the body with a need for freedom.

Constant touring has earned IVVY features supporting regional and int’l touring DJs and live acts for parties such 
as Hot Mass (PGH), Surface Tension (SF), Fine Time (LA), High+Tight (SEA), secondnature (SEA), In Training (PGH), and On Earth (Toronto). They have also 

taught workshops on production and studio management at events such as Kremfest 2019 and ITWxW (hosted by gfx, PGH).

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Tony G (@t_o_n_y_g) produces, DJs, co-runs @sorry-records, and enthusiastically supports a broad range of music on NYC's dancefloors. In addition to his own DJing and releasing tracks on Sorry, Eto Ano, Toucan Sounds, and more, he has organized ambient, experimental, and leftfield parties as Giambrone & Co at Brooklyn venues like Jupiter Disco and Mansions. Like his close collaborator, Sorry Records' @nickboydnyc, Tony brings an expansive knowledge of the context of dance music and an energetic attitude to each release and dancefloor. This is part 2 of a 2 part mini-series with Sorry Records.

This is part 2 of a 2 part mini-series with Sorry Records.

Read the interview + see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/048-tony-g

"This mix was a re-creation of a set I did at the Stream Informer Glen Falls House party this past June. I recorded the live set and was hoping to release that, but I was redlining a little too hard, and the recording came out hopelessly distorted. I was really proud of the mix and put a lot of work into it, so 3 months after the fact I decided to revisit it.

In preparing the set initially I decided to pretend I was playing to the sunrise even though the set ended at 4AM. Sunrise for me means… trance, I guess. It was a really cute party and lots of friends (Alyce included!) were there providing tons of warm and wiggly energy. I remember looking out and seeing someone twerking on the subwoofer at one point. My summer was kind of up and down after that, so it was a really positive memory to revisit.

I did this incarnation of the mix in my living room with 2 old CDJ 2000s, one XDJ 700 that I borrowed from my friend Danny, and my Mastersound 4 rotary mixer. I spent one day practicing, then did two full takes over the next two evenings. The take you’re hearing right now was the last one that I recorded. Looking back at the tracklist, one thing that stands out is how much new music I played, which is pretty rare for me. You’re not usually gonna see this much music from 2020 and beyond in a Tony G tracklist."

@t_o_n_y_g / @sorry-records

Spontaneous Affinity #048: Tony G

live recording by @tiffwanee from LAVA02 at Mansions on 10/19/22 in Queens, NYC

LAVA02-T.Wan

Tune in every first Sunday of the Month on beloved.wtf at 11 AM CST for an hour long smooth brain session. This mix starts off soft and slow, with a psychedelic twist carrying us over to dub, acid, and jazz. Experimental, explorative, and eclectic acid sounds throughout to honor the 303 bassline <3 (tracklist below)

Track List: 
Looking You In Silence - Suso Saiz
Free Access Zone 7 - Shinichi Atobe
Acid Trip Soft - Rude 66
mindvine - wet dog
Rebuilt - Displacer
Biorepo - Phoenecia
This Is Dub (Acid Power Mix) - Akio Nagase
They Gave You What - M Parent
Cuando Coño Se Dice Ole - The Gardener ft Paco Penumbra
Hawaiian Caravan - Ryo Kawasaki
Sirens - Brandi Ifgray
Tibetan Serenity - Travis Biggs
Underwater Love - Smoke City
Avenue (Gordon King Mix) - Saint Etienne
L.S.D. Partie - Roland Vincent
Where Even the Darkness Is Something to See - Coil
Bang Bang Baby - Antonelli
303 Sunset - Underground Resistance
I Love Acid - Luke Vibert
One Way or Another - Otodojo

Aired on March 05 2023
for other Beloved Radio show archives, check out their Mixcloud page: www.mixcloud.com/belovedwtf/

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