“'The Worst Band In The Universe' is a children’s book by author and illustrator Graeme Base that I had when I was a kid, and I loved it. It followed a ragtag band of outlaw musicians that lived in a universe where improvisation and new music were outlawed - only the traditional songs were allowed to be played. Despite the law, the band wailed hard and wailed freely, so they had to flee and were exiled to seedy, backwater planets where the underworld thrived in all its filth. There, they could rock. This is a recording of one of their live performances, given on the planet Ohio #2, played mostly on autosynthers and splitwangers, with a little bit of drump and snoogel being played as well. It was recorded by a being whose name is a type of screech that I cannot transcribe, and it was blasted off into space by that being’s sibling, Georgie. Now, it is available for your listening pleasure."

@johnnyzoloft
IG: @johnnyzoloft

Johnny Zoloft is a DJ, organizer, and other things as well. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, they reside in Pittsburgh, PA in a house on the side of a hill with a nice view of the river and the train tracks. Along with MIRA MIRA, they co-organize the UHAUL Disco party series, which has been throwing lo-fi hi-quality DIY raves in Pittsburgh since 2019. In addition to performing on the decks as Johnny Zoloft, they have played drums & percussion in a number of ensembles, and they were part of a sick band called Datamaster that released a cool tape in 2022 called “Seldom Seen.” They enjoy robot sounds, free jazz, being non-binary, wearing a skirt, wearing boots, playing the drums, dancing, and making spaces for queer people to do whatever they please.

Tracklist: 
Titonton Duvante - Foreplay [1998]
CiM - Typical (Morgan Geist Remix) [1998]
Titonton Duvante - Alleyways [1998]
bpmf - Liza (On Another Planet) [1995]
Morgan Geist - Detoured [1997]
Hanna - Spirit Logical [2002]
Dan Curtin - Luminous Seed Domain [2000]
Ali Berger - 2021.05.21 FM Arps [2024]
Maxelle - French Connection (Nubian Mindz Mixe de Swing) [2002]
The Memory Foundation - Made in Vienna A1 [1995]
Ihannoa - Linked [1997]
Titonton & Morgan - Frebis [1997]
Dan Curtin - Burst [2001]
Morgan Geist - Kilgore [1996]
Titonton & Morgan - Up Innis [1996]
Analog Tara - Heat Lightning [2021]
Teakup - Signal 23 [2023]
Ali Berger - Sump Pump [2019]
Gene Hunt - Jazzie [1996]
Gladstone Deluxe - Structure B [2023]
Phreax - Reflectron [1997]
Superabundance - Super A [2021]
Titonton Duvante - Taste Test [1998]

Distant Signals 058: Johnny Zoloft

Received transmissions from the outer reaches of an exquisite corpse universe

Services every Sat/Sunday morning, 11pm-7am
1139 Penn Ave, Downtown Pittsburgh

Residents:

Aaron Clark / @humanaut-aaron (Honcho / Humanaut)
Alex Price / @alex_price (Detour)
Clark Price / @clarkdprice (Honcho)
d'Adhemar / @dadhemar (Honcho)
Ondo/Gusto / @ondo-1 (Detour)
Jack Morrin / @jckmrn(Humanaut)
Jarrett Tebbets / @tidbits-1 (Cold Cuts)
Naeem / @detournaeem (Detour)
Scout / @detour-scout (Detour, girlFx)
Tony Fairchild / @tonyfairchild (Humanaut)

Colombian-USian producer and DJ based in Los Angeles
1/3 of Dyspheric @dyspheric-x
Bookings - yessibookings@gmail.com

Open-format DJ and improvisational live act playing primarily for queer and freaky audiences. My sets are built around the specific context, audience, time and place of each gig––spanning techno, "idm", broken beat, dnb, bass, house, "latin club", guaracha, cumbia, post-punk, "ambient music" and more.   I am also an artist that creates films, multi-channel installations, sound design & scoring for moving image, and uplifting queer DIY music events and nightlife spaces through the @dyspheric-x platform and collaborations with other queer collectives. 

Some past shows ~
Jan 2025 - Santuario on Dublab w/ Santiago Salazar, Los Angeles, CA
May 2024 - SPLOOSH! Freaky Pride Party @ Certain DeathII, Pittsburgh, PA
April 2024 - Sweet Abyss w/ Kiernan Laveaux, Pittsburgh, PA
December 2023 - HUMANAUT @ Hot Mass w/ Carlos Souffront
October 2023 
- Live set @ Feral Shadow Dance, Brooklyn, NY 
- Techtonics  w/ Euwhoria & Dyspheric. Trans Pecos, Queens, NY
-Live set at AUTOMAT Collcective, Philadelphia, PA
August 2023 - Honcho Campout Festival 
May 2023
- Honcho @ Hot Mass w/ Martyn Bootyspoon & Ziqueeca, Pittsburgh, PA
- Dyspheric x  Blessed Up Gang, Columbus, OH
- Live set at AAP gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
July 2022 - Live set @ Big Noise Candy Mountain Festival, WV
June 2022 - Headcleaner, Columbus, OH
May 2022- DETOUR @ Hot Mass w/ Dyspheric (XC-17 & Yessi) & special guest I.D.E, Pittsburgh, PA
April 2022 - SMOKING GUN @ The Dive w/ Nick Leon, Houston, TX

Gladstone Butler
 
Bookings/Remixes/Promos: gladstonedeluxe@gmail.com

Co-founder at @hot-mass club, @Honchopgh festival/parties, Club Toilet. Resident @signal-nyc
Bookings: michael@honchopgh.com 

12.31.24 – NYC @ Zero Chill
1.11.25 – PGH @ Hot Mass (Honcho All Night Long)
6.29.25 – Genosys @ Block9 / Glastonbury
Aug 13-17, 2025 - Honcho Campout
www.honchocampout.com
9/6 - Resolute NYC b2b w/ T.Wan
9/7 - Honcho Residency @signal-nyc

all inquiries: miraaasamiraaa@gmail.com

sonic resistance, exploration, and disruption 

pushin nrg thru the speakers 

nyc/pgh

@uhaul-disco
@dyspheric-x

Residing at the intersection of house and techno, DETOUR is a Pittsburgh collective that creates visually and sonically immersive experiences. DETOUR seeks to act as a junction where both seasoned and newly-interested enthusiasts of house and techno can come together for an experience of both sight and sound.

Distant Signals 058: Johnny Zoloft

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