Faire Mauvais Genre is a platform that seeks to elevate electronic music crews who are creating extraordinary queer spaces

FMG INTERVIEWS - STATIONSTATION (Paris)

Faire Mauvais Genre in conversation with @radio-buttons - Radio StationStation (Paris)
We had such an incredible experience spending time with and learning more about the Buttons family. 
Super huge FMG thank you to @jacob-meehan and Danilo and the rest of the @buttonsberlin crew for sharing their wild tales. 
Full audio interview is now available here

FMG Interview series 01 : Buttons

FMG is thrilled to have had the chance to speak with 
mina 🙉🙉🙉

We spoke with two core crew members: @violet + @marumwelt, who share candidly about their vision. Their tales are everything from poignant, to funny, to straight-up heartfelt.

radio show #2 >>>> episode premier
Thursday JAN 24
CET 18:00 / ET 12:00
via Station Station

mina aims to bring together ravers and DJs in a techno underground clubbing scene for sexual and gender liberation

mina is hedonistic and non-reproductive
mina is techno-quantum beats
mina is suspension
mina is sex positive
mina is a rave

FMG Interview series 02 : mina

FMG had a chance to speak with two key players in the collective, @mexicanjihad and @derre_tida. Hear tales from their long-standing Sunday afternoon parties, their efforts to reach outside of their home city, and their visions for the future.

FMG Interview series 03 : Traición

FMG #4: @oramicspl  >>>> Wednesday March 27, Paris 21:00 / NYC 16:00
via Station Station
....

Oramics is a group of artists, DJs, and producers who are invested in creating safe spaces in Poland + beyond. They are collaborative initiators who also curate DJ + production workshops via their Oramics Soundlab armature. Tune in to hear more, via inspiring founding member @isnt.

FMG Interview series 04 : Oramics

Recorded by @ida-engelhardt for Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline

FMG has been admiring the Copenhagen based DJ Ida Engelhardt (BunkerBauer, Fast Forward Productions) from afar, since some Danish friends raved about her over a year ago. She has quickly become quite in-demand across Europe, especially in the acidcore/trance/fast techno circles. For Wacko numero uno, this rave goddess has gifted us with an ethereal hour-long mix.

Wacko 01 : Ida Engelhardt

FMG had the chance to speak with Diego + Sven, the two creative organizers behind Amsterdam-based parties SPIELRAUM. During the interview they reveal a bit about their visions, rave philosophies, tribulations, being mega queer!

**Faire Mauvais Genre in conversation with @SPIELRAUM - originally aired on April 24, 2019, via Radio StationStation (Paris). Full audio interview and music now archived here**

FMG Interview series 05 : Spielraum

Recorded by @ki_slash_ki For Faire Mauvais Genre @quanticaonline.

Amsterdam-based + @spielraum-amsterdam resident Ki/Ki (@kikiwesselodj)is our second Wacko in the FMG mix series. Dancers have very quickly come to expect from Ki/Ki a fresh perspective with an old sound, delivering anything from rave to trance to acid and back. Ki/Ki serves mixes by way of her youthful, endless energy,  and has an ear for deep record digging that rivals any of her older comrades. FMG = #superfans

Wacko 02 : Ki/Ki

Faire Mauvais Genre in conversation with @d_blavatsky - Radio StationStation (Paris)
Full audio interview is now available here

FMG Interview series 06  : Vault

Recorded by @phoneg1r For Faire Mauvais Genre @quanticaonline.

Bay area born, Chicago grown, nyc based, @phoneg1rl Got a hefty bag of emotions, let's see what bpms come out 💐1/2 of Gardens -w-w-w-> gardens.dance

Wacko 03 : Phoneg1rl

Faire Mauvais Genre in conversation with @freja-sigsgaard-hansen  and Anna from Club Mafia via - Radio StationStation (Paris)
- Club Mafia, a safer space activism group and platform based in Copenhagen, helps create environments where more people are able to experience more freedom. - 

Full audio interview is now available here

FMG Interview series 07 : Club Mafia

Recorded by @dimitririviere For Faire Mauvais Genre @quanticaonline.

Dimitri Rivière has always been drawn to music that is driven by EMB and synth-cold-dark wave, influences that greatly inform who he is as a DJ. He fell deeply into the techno scene in 2016 when he was exposed to artists such as Paula Temple and Orphyx. Today, his techno is powerful, fast, and melodic, and he has played alongside artists such as Codex Empire, AWB, Ellen Allien, and Charlotte de Witte. With Corbeille Dallas, Riviere hosts a radio show named after their dj duo: CD-DR. Dimitri interviews both French and international guests during which he aims to explore and dissect their musical journeys.

Wacko 04 :  Dimitri Riviere

Recorded by Corbeille Dallas For Faire Mauvais Genre @quanticaonline.

If you have spent any time on the techno dancefloors in Paris within the last two years it is impossible you haven’t come across a set from Corbeille Dallas. When she isn’t on techno lineups for iconic Parisian clubs or secret remote afters, Dallas performs as a dancer and is co-host, with Dimitri Riviere, of the station-station based radio show CD-DR

Wacko 05 : Corbeille Dallas

"QUEERNESS IS NOT yet here. Queerness is an ideality. 
Put another way, we are not yet queer."
- José Esteban Muñoz

**Faire Mauvais Genre in conversation with @wasps-world and Rishy Kashyap - originally aired on September 24, 2019, via Radio StationStation (Paris). Full audio interview and music now archived here**

1 - CCL x Flora FM - Winding Plod
2 - Andrea Paz - Trans verso
3 - Physical Therapy - Love's Theme
4 - Ibiza Pareo - Vos y Yo (Djs Pareja Remix)
5 - Kalawila - Dadaab(Yuka remix)
6 - Mister Wallace - Here We Go

Queer Utopic Dancefloors: a post @honchopgh Campout panel debrief
Music by : @ccl-tuf, @andreapaz, @physical-therapy, @djs-pareja,@kalawila,@wallacewallacewallace

Queer Utopic Dancefloors: a post Honcho Campout panel debrief with Rachel Noon and Rishy Kashyap

Recorded by @wannabedb For Faire Mauvais Genre @quanticaonline.

WANNABE is the creative moniker of Medellin-based artist Alex DB. Their artistic approach is directed towards preserving trans and queer spaces, celebrating for no reason in particular, and decolonizing the dance floor.
WANNABE has spent half a lifetime spinning, playing and booking music events.

WANNABE's most recent release was a 2018 EP entitled "Halloween" and is a compendium of their favorite upbeat dance styles. Here, WANNABE delves into shadowy sonic landscapes marked by pulsating beats and fuzzed out samples. 

WANNABE is founder of WANNABE ART, a multilingual multimedia group focused on inspiring, creating, preserving and proliferating art made by and for those of us living on the margins.

Wacko 06 : Wannabe

FMG had the chance to speak with two pillars of the queer scene in Vietnam: Ouissam (Hanoi) * @ouissamhk and Park:ING (Ho Chi Minh City) ** who have shared stories from their local scenes. 
Recently, the two artists have realized that geographical proximity can yield inspiring collaborations both inside Vietnam and to neighboring Asian cities. 

Ouissam and Park:ING admit their own amazement at the unexpected popularity of their clubs Savage (Hanoi) ** @savagehanoi ** and The Observatory (Ho Chi Minh City) ** @observatorysg **, respectively. 

Both are organizers, DJs, and visionaries, and their work for Vietnamese nightlife is unprecedented.

FMG Interview series 09 :  Vietnam

Recorded by @pureimmanence for Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline

Pure Immanence is the conceptual collaborative DJ project of Kiddo Sincere and Nick Bazzano, blending techno, ambient, house, trance, experimental, and archival sonic esoterica into a diverse array of immersive psychedelic moods, grooves, and atmospheres.

Pure Immanence is the collaborative conceptual DJ project of Nick Bazzano and Kiddo Sincere. In their performances, Pure Immanence seeks to activate a sonic plane of consistency that evokes multiple musical atmospheres and genres, from techno to ambient, to house, trance, progressive, experimental, and beyond. This is an experiment using sound to gain access to psychedelic intensities and affective potentials immanent to the act of listening and dancing to music together. Pure Immanence has held a well-received eponymous monthly Wednesday-night residency at Bossa Nova Civic Club since 2016. 

Pure Immanence is also associated with the Unter collective, having performed as residents and having curated ambient programming for their various underground queer rave projects for years.

Wacko 07 : Pure Immanence

Faire Mauvais Genre in conversation with @bulto_co 
via - Radio StationStation (Paris)
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For our next interview, FMG tracked down the South American crew BULTO, whose name translates to the english 'bulge.' This Colombia based party is led by three vibrant individuals who share a strong vision of the queer underground in their hometown of Bogota. 

Although the scheming of these parties dates back much further, the first event happened barely one year ago and, in its short but impressive run, BULTO already attracts hundreds of ravers . The organizers thrive on their 'no holding back' ambitions which culminate in parties that are theatrical, wild, sweaty, and erupting with energy from start to finish.  


Full audio interview is now available here

FMG Interview series 10 : BULTO

FMG in conversation with MYST on Station Station

Paris based MYST is a collective built of like-minded friends who bridge their interests between fashion, music, and community driven raving. Their parties are known for body positivity, wildly eccentric performance, and underground warehouse liberation.

FMG Interview series 11 : MYST

Recorded by @pastwaa for Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline

A newer DJ to the Polish scene yet a veteran on the dancefloor, Pastwa is 1/3 of the Kraków based NIC collective, which is known for pushing the darker, industrial sonic range of techno. Pastwa is also co-founder of the party series Nasenbluten which, in it's brief existence, has already drawn attention from cities such as Copenhagen and Berlin. Nasenbluten focuses on hard trance and fast techno, and is seriously pushing boundaries within the Polish underground. Pastwa had her Kraków DJ debut just shy of one year ago, and hasn't looked back since.

Tracklist:
Smuds - Demented Merchant
Astral Projection - Dancing Galaxy
DJ IBON - White Flag [forthcoming BunkerBauer]
umbraid - Just Focus
Mr. Free - Morph [forthcoming VALIS Records]
Emperor - Look's Good
Nu Nrg - Dreamland
DJ REIZ - Europhilia
Traumatic - Acid Voices (Higher) (Mandala Remix)
Marilao - Stan lives2
X-Ite - Sometimes I Dream (Trancefloor Mix)
Justin Bourne - Dance Flaw (Tahl's Rave Ready Edit)
RMB - Redemption

Wacko 08 : Pastwa

Recorded by @jacq-jill for Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline

FMG presents our new Wacko: Jacq Jill! Texas born and D.C. devoted DJ, engineer, curator, and all-around trouble maker, Jacq Jill has been on our watchlist for a while. Jacq Jill is an undeniable force in the American underground queer circuit and we're so happy to call them a Wacko

Wacko 09 : Jacq Jill

FMG in conversation with @papi-juice on Station Station (La Station, Gare des mines, Paris)

PAPI JUICE IS AN ART COLLECTIVE THAT AIMS TO AFFIRM AND CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF QUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR. STRUCTURED AROUND OUR CURATED EVENTS, PAPI JUICE LIVES AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART, MUSIC, AND NIGHTLIFE.
“We’re not the first ones to come up with this idea of a QTPOC space,” admits Oscar Nuñez, DJ and founding member of Papi Juice, “but there was a secret magic we have that brought people to us.”

FMG Interview series 12 : Papi Juice

Recorded by @jordee-2 for Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline.

FMG presents our new Wacko: Jordee !
Jordee is a non-binary, trans DJ, curator and community organizer based in San Francisco. As a DJ their eclectic sound crosses the spectrum - with nods toward the tripped-out sounds of SF in the ‘90’s laced with techno and acid, and flecked with polyrhythms. Their curatorial and community projects include Kosmetik, a queer electronic hometown night at The Stud, Undefined, a periodic event in collaboration with Sis Girl, and Gays Hate Techno, an annual queer-focused music and community gathering in Northern California.

Wacko 10 : Jordee

FMG in conversation with @qreclaim on Station Station (La Station, Gare des mines, Paris)

Qreclaim:
is a party night (first introduced in Athens in 2016) aiming to create a space where lgbtq+ people of Athens who love electronic music would be able to feel safe to explore their passions, embrace their queerness and their sex positivity by truly engaging in a unique environment that pushes the boundaries of the greek nightlife norms. To date, Qreclaim managed to establish a fresh and much needed party culture ahead of the straight & gay mainstream norms and to become a milestone of the Athenian nightlife.

FMG Interview series 13 : Qreclaim

Recorded by @vitigrrl for Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline.

So thrilled to present one hour of music from VITIGRRL
VITIGRRL found a beautiful House groove with her Chicago flair.
She's calling it Stuck in the Haus 🙂
Enjoy this artistry and find some joy in your time at home!

Hannah Viti is a proud Chicago native. She began live mixing in 2018, but she got her start years earlier at her college radio station. She holds residencies with the queer collectives Peach and the award-winning dance party Slo’mo. She continues to foster her love of radio weekly on Wednesday evenings on WNUR 89.3. 

VITIGRRL incorporates a wide variety of music into her sets, and holds a special affinity for Chicago House, techo, disco and funk. She believes music has the potential make us feel home in our bodies. Hannah is more than just a DJ. Sound moves everything around her and she uses it to tell stories and document life.

Wacko 11: VITIGRRL

FMG welcomes close ally and fellow raver, Pepiita! We have so much love for this one and is why we asked her to join us for the FRIENDS UNITED special. The A la folie promoter takes-off and with some serious skills and stellar selections ranging from house, to disco, to italo and more.

Friends Reunited w/ Pepiita (A la folie Paris, France) on Station Station (La Station, Gare des mines, Paris)

Friends Reunited w/ Pepiita

Recorded by @lezzerquest for Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline.

FMG is presenting you with some quarantine Wackos <3

LEZZER QUEST is the Glasgow-based DJ duo of Bonzai Bonner and Anna Gram (@anna-gram). While they typically perform together, they have each submitted a mini 30 minute mix from isolation. Stay home, stay safe.

LEZZER QUEST is the hyperactive, slightly dysfunctional love child of Bonzai Bonner, the creator of Glasgow's hugely popular queer party; Shoot Your Shot, and Anna Gram, a long standing SYS resident.

LEZZER QUEST have been regular guests at many of Scotland's most revered venues over the past few years, earning them a spot in The List's Hot 100 of 2019, and a place on the Sub Club's roster of residents. They hosted the club's first ever Pride party last year, and have played alongside some of the scene's biggest names including Eris Drew, Octo Octa, Cormac, and The Black Madonna.

Best known for their 'anything goes' sets and vibrant energy, LEZZER QUEST strive to bring positivity and inclusivity to the dance floor and beyond.

Wacko 12: LEZZER QUEST

Recorded by Mutualism for Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline.
We are so excited for this month's guest: friend and kindred rave spirit, Mutualism! We've had the pleasure of sharing party spaces with her a few times and are in constant awe of how much positive energy she brings both as a DJ and as a fully-actualized rave FORCE on the dancefloor.

Mutualism is a seasoned raver, event organizer, record collector, and DJ with a diverse style ranging from pretty to pretty bonkers. To facilitate ecstatic dance floor moments and community building, she created the family-friendly renegade park party Hernando’s Hideaway as well as Real Love which celebrated femme and nonbinary DJs and live acts. As a member of the Strange Allure collaborative, she has worked to execute some of Buffalo, NY’s most memorable underground parties of recent times. Now she spends her weekdays teaching music and art to the next generation—and yes, there are dance parties in class.

Wacko 13: Mutualism

Queer Ballads and other Musings recorded at Radio StationStation (Paris)

We invite you to enjoy various readings that embody the spirit of our project: heartfelt, challenging, sometimes uncomfortable, always honest. Lean into the music we are vibing with. Breathe.w/ Fatimah Asghar / Justin Phillip Reed / Joseph O. Legaspi / Natalie Diaz / Jericho Brown / Sam Sax / Carl Phillips / Raych Jackson / Twoey Gray / Dr. Maya Angelo

Queer Ballads and other Musings

More Queer Ballads recorded at Radio StationStation (Paris)

Hello, from the FMG vault! Sending love and safety to everyone. Here are some sounds that are on our radar right now, including interview clips, music, and movie bytes. Easy fun listening with a slightly twisted, experimental vibe. 
Just like us!
Enjoy and thanks for listening ❤

More Queer Ballads

Recorded July 17,2020 at Station Station (La Station, Gare des mines, Paris) by @amina-oui

Our final emission before our summer break includes an hour from resident Recto/Verso and an hour from our dear friend AMINA! Amina is a staple in Parisian nightlife, and contributes in every way imaginable. He's a wild one and we love him so much!

Friends Reunited w/ Amina

FMG in conversation with @lesdisquesdulobby on Station Station (La Station, Gare des mines, Paris).

Les Disques du Lobby is an online platform that showcases new musical talent coming out of the french LGBTQ+ underground, and shares that music as a free download. 
The project is not limited by genre or popularity; in fact, the more unknown and obscure, the more Les Disques du Lobby feels compelled to share.

FMG Interview series 14 : Les Disques du Lobby

FMG in conversation with Anna "La Chocha" Margarita Albelo on @stationstation (La Station, Gare des mines, Paris).

Anna "La Chocha" Margarita Albelo is a  Cuban-American writer, director, and producer, with 25 years of professional experience in film and nightlife. 
When Anna moved to Paris in the early 90s she founded the lesbian night "Ladies Room" which has become a legendary treasure in the history of Parisian queer nightlife. 
While Anna "La Chocha" had become quite a recognizeable figure through her work in the Paris experimental performance and danceclub scene, it is her film-making that has put her on the map internationally. Over the course of her career, Anna’s body of work has been screened in over 150 international festivals. Her storytelling weaves narrative, documentary, and comedic elements into a unique story-telling style that has become her trademark. LA Weekly calls her work, “Riveting” and IndieWire spotlighted her as a “Filmmaker to watch!” 
Faire Mauvais Genre was lucky to speak with Anna days after a retrospective of her work was featured at the french film festival CINEFFABLE, which is the longest running international lesbian and feminist film festival.

FMG Interview series 15 : In conversation with Anna "LA CHOCHA" Margarita Albelo

Recorded by @lady-fingers Faire Mauvais Genre at @quanticaonline.

Lady Fingers is one of those phenomenal midwest bred figures who has cultivated a lengthy rave resume as an artist, producer, and event organizer. Lady Fingers has released on the pivotal Chicago label Trax Records, including a remix of the quintessential house track by Chuck Roberts entitled “In the Beginning.” 
She also has multiple vinyl releases on the womxn-centric, Berlin based label called Sound Warrior. 
As a promoter, she's organized everything from Belearic-inspired parties, to breaks parties, to dub techno events, to 80s synth-funk nights. 
A party host ad nauseum, and loving every minute of it!

Wacko 14: Lady Fingers

Faire Mauvais Genre (FMG) is a platform that seeks to elevate electronic music crews whose efforts are fertilizing queer club communities. 

Wacko, the mix series armature of FMG, is a collection of DJ mixes from some of those individuals who sustain the extraordinary queer spaces we value. Inside Wacko, we can dig deeper into the depths of what inspires us sonically. Here, no risk is too great; a similar sentiment that is embedded in the queer communities we admire. 

Wacko is fresh
Wacko is crude
Wacko is a kaleidoscopic occurrence
Wacko is wacko

Produced by Recto/Verso and Rachel Noon

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