Name: Honcho Podcast Series 128: BYZARRA by Honcho
Duration: 1 h 43 min 6 s
Description: For the 128th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome BYZARRA! An MPLS-based selector, curator, and activist has played a pivotal role in shaping queer spaces for more than half a decade. Influenced by melanated radicals and underground queer DIY culture, BYZARRA's sets promote healing and empowerment, embracing diversity in every selection. Enjoy!

Paurro - Live @Nowadays NYC Nonstop

We are straight outta the bank holiday here at Phonica and right back into business with another killer mix in our Phonica series from one of our all time favorites of late; Spotlight Records and Panorama Bar regular Chris Cruse.

We are straight outta the bank holiday here at Phonica and right back into business with another killer mix in our Phonica series from one of our all time favorites of late; Spotlight Records and Panorama Bar regular Chris Cruse.

Chris has been a predominant figure in the queer dance scenes in America and in Europe over many years having represented his mainstay party, now label, Spotlight from L.A., the Club Toilet Crew from Detroit and now residing in Berlin the last couple of years where he holds down regular slots at the city's major clubbing institution Berghain / Panorama Bar (most notably the party Snax which takes place there). Chris has dug deep  and worked hard with these residencies to showcase the queer roots of house, techno, disco, and other forms of dance music.
For Phonica 118 Chris takes us on a heated, hot and heavy club ready mix which would get anyone out to party. We sat down and had a lovely chat with Chris about his mix, his approach to DJing and what he has got up his sleeve for the future.For Phonica 118 Chris takes us on a heated, hot and heavy club ready mix which would get anyone out to party. We sat down and had a lovely chat with Chris about his mix, his approach to DJing and what he has got up his sleeve for the future.

Phonica Mix Series 118: Chris Cruse

** You can buy a cassette or digital download of the mix on our bandcamp**
https://erisdrew.bandcamp.com/album/raving-disco-breaks-vol-ii-rock-the-house

T4T LUV NRG is about to rock your stereo this spring with a sequel to the label’s first release “Raving Disco Breaks Vol. I” (2018). Eris Drew wanted to create a new sound for the second volume of her acclaimed mixtape series instead of simply retracing the pure disco vibes of the original. Setting her sights and intentions on creating a rock ‘n’ roll infected house mix, Eris worked on building crates for the last five years, finally reaching an inflection point—a moment of concrescence—when she was ready to put the needle on the records and let the beats flow. “Rock The House” was born, a concept for Volume II built from musical fragments, memories, and synchronicities. There are no classic Big Beat tunes on Volume II, instead Eris kicks out the jams for this mix with non-stop house and breaks cuts featuring plenty of rockin’ vocal vamps, as well as the likes of Janis Jopin, Joe Strummer, Ramones, and Led Zeppelin—all sampled, scratched and dropped along the way. Both sides of the mix include some of her most personally coveted recordings. To gather these records, Eris spent decades identifying tracks from older mix cassettes recorded by her DJ heroes, such as Terry Mullan and Mystic Bill, as well as discovering many of the featured tracks through happenstance and countless hours digging through dusty bins and YouTube rips. Each of the tracks on Volume II are at least 20 years old—some much older—but fresh is the word here, and the word is freeeesh!

Now, as the snow melts and the flowers of rave romance start to bloom, T4T wants to know one thing…Are U ready to rock right?

Eris Drew's Raving Disco Breaks Vol. II - Rock The House

Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln (@kuschelntime)

Artwork by Kushagra (kushlet on Instagram)

Locking in with a new episode of our Truancy Sessions series with a mix of hi-energy hypnotics from Toronto-based DJ and tastemaker Kuscheln. An all-round purveyor of playful, thought-provoking dance music, he has become a staple figure in the Toronto underground, with his Klub Ferret parties offering nights of steamy dance-offs and queer revelry to a soundtrack of the hottest house and bubbling bass. His mix for us today is party perfection, rolling through with an infectious palette of  late night mind twisters, soaring grooves and big room breaks. As the curveball-loving fans that we are at Truants too, we've completely lost count of the amount of times we've wheeled up the Spice Girls remix in this mix. An unreal statement of flow and taste over 100 glorious minutes.

We've put the mix as well as a little photo diary and selection of the tracklist up on our wesbite. You can download Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln in 320kbps and view the full tracklist on Patreon here (patreon.com/truants). Couple tracks are unreleased Kuscheln tunes. Your support helps cover all our costs, allows us to now pay our guests, allows Truants to continue running as a non-profit, ad-free platform and helps fund projects like this. Members will receive exclusive access to mixes, tracklists, and discounts off future merchandise. If you're desperately after any IDs however or money is tight, please leave a comment on the mix and either us or Kuscheln will get back to you :)

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Kuscheln

Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln

Musical purveyor & vibe creator https://soundcloud.com/jacob-meehan injects our weekend with a more than healthy dose of sultry beats. Since moving to Berlin in 2016, he's become one of the driving forces behind two events beloved by the queer community: Buttons & WHOLE Festival. Both encourage imaginative, playful possibilities that emphasize creativity, presence & care.

About his favorite track:
I love Sekucci's psychedelic remix of John Yienger's "Think For Yourself." Shout out to my NYC sis, who is an amazing DJ, producer, and all around lovely person. Sekucci will be joining us this summer at WHOLE Festival's ambient stage. That record is out on Major Records, which imho is currently the hottest label out there bringing us all the kicky fresh club cutz.

Jacob Meehan... IsBurning #144

"Chicago native Justin Aulis Long discovered his fascination for uncanny music at an early age when his mother entrusted him with her record collection that spanned from UK punk to American dance. This  served as a gateway, stimulating his journey into the sonic vortex. As a child of Medusa’s on Sheffield, Long gained a higher level of musical education. His weekly pilgrimages to this venue’s all-ages hedonistic dance parties supplied a compelling musical concoction of acid house, UK bleep, industrial and new wave. Possessed by these unorthodox forms of music, Long purchased his first set of turntables and began to collect 12-inch singles from local record shops. Though his intentions were solely to pander to his musical appetite in the privacy of his bedroom, this acquisition proved to be the genesis of a voyage that continues to present him with new challenges that are met with an unforgiving dogmatic approach.

Long cut his teeth during the early 90’s at many of Chicagos Infamous DIY and underground warehouse raves. pulling selections from a variety of his musical influences and interests. Eventually graduating to take residencies at many of the cities established club venues and landing a residency at Smart Bar where he is currently the longest consecutive resident."

Episode 63 w/Justin Aulis Long

@kiernan-laveaux takes us on a zany trip through her mind with a peek into the kind of sounds crowds can expect at Horst 2024

"My warm-up mix is a zany trip through my mind for an hour and a peek into what a solo set from me at the festival might look like — 100% KL special low-frequency version. I’m happy to be showing more specific strains of what I do in B2Bs this year, and grateful for the opportunity to spin it out at the speed of sound in this mix. Influenced by the never-ending cycles of violence, corruption, and fascistic decline we’re forced to exist within on Earth, as well as the way music can be both a communicator of liberatory ideas and also a pacifying force to maintain the status quo of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. The strategic adversary is fascism - free everywhere and destroy what destroys you. A better world is possible.

There's lots of music within visionary worldbuilders and friends and an upcoming release from myself, Johnny Zoloft, and Gladstone Deluxe entitled 'Total Body Extension'. Keep your heart and mind open - I hope this mix can soundtrack some moments of discord, headbanging, and hip-moving."

Tracklist

Scene: Kiernan Laveaux (Horst 2024 warm-up)

"Something straightforward, fun and upbeat - some ukg, 2-step edits and breaks."

Club Chow is a Taiwanese-American DJ based in Chicago. An omnivorous selector, he blends music across genres and eras with a common undercurrent of euphoric energy and playfulness. He expresses his range via DJ residencies at Steamworks Baths and Dim Sum and Drag, and his work as founder/curator of the Forbidden Fruitz queer day party at Beauty Bar. Club Chow's taste and versatility have brought them behind the decks at notable Chicago nightclubs such as SmartBar and Podlasie Club, as well as around the US - playing underground parties in Brooklyn, San Francisco, Seattle, and Atlanta.

instagram.com/clubchow
https://soundcloud.com/clubchow

Friends of FemmeDecks 08. x Club Chow

https://www.instagram.com/mikeservito
https://www.instagram.com/fysicaltherapy

.Freq with Mike Servito and Physical Therapy @ The Lot Radio 05-07-2024

For the 128th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome BYZARRA! An MPLS-based selector, curator, and activist has played a pivotal role in shaping queer spaces for more than half a decade. Influenced by melanated radicals and underground queer DIY culture, BYZARRA's sets promote healing and empowerment, embracing diversity in every selection. Enjoy!

Honcho Podcast Series 128: BYZARRA

my set mixed live on the radio Edinburgh Scotland May 2024. representing classic and deep nyc and detroit house music + more. thank you xoxa

Have A Nice Day XOXA Radio Promo Show w/ Ron Like Hell May 2024

Queer-oriented music collective at Pittsburgh's @hot-mass, residents at @nowadaysnyc, annual festival in the Pennsylvania woods (Aug 16-20, 2023). Resident DJs >> @humanaut-aaron  @clarkdprice and @dadhemar

Honcho Podcast Series 128: BYZARRA

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