In 1976, the Sex Pistols performed their first concert in Manchester. Of the roughly forty people in attendance were Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Tony Wilson, who left the show radicalized by punk and determined to create their own anarchist utopia. Factory Records would carry on this ethos throughout the next decade by breaking down barriers between DIY and fine art, as well as indie rock and rave music. Its genre defying legacy, from the stark dance-punk sound of Joy Division to the acid house psychedelia of the Happy Mondays, remains a testament to unhinged creative synergy.

Originally aired February 1, 2023 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/jonathan-kornman-discoteca-imaginaria-the-anarchy-of-factory-records-02-01-23

Cabaret Voltaire – Sex In Secret
Joy Division – Digital
Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark – Electricity
Tony Wilson on the origins of Factory from “Wired: Joy Division” (Factory Records, 1988)
Joy Division – Digital
Section 25 – Girls Don’t Count
Interview with Joy Division (BBC1, 1979)
Joy Division – Disorder
The Distractions – Time Goes By So Slow
Vini on Martin Hannett from TheDurutti Column Live in Bruxxelles (LTM, 1981)
The Durutti Column – Sketch for Summer
Joy Division – These Days
Section 25 on Tony Wilson from “Factory: from Joy Division to Happy Mondays” (BBC4, 2007)
Section 25 – Hit
A Certain Ratio – Flight
John Peel announcing Ian Curtis’ death (BBC1, 1980)
Joy Division – Atmosphere
New Order – Ceremony
Martin Hannett – Second Aspect of the Same Thing
The Names – Nightshift
Bernard Sumner discussing a changing Manchester from “All Points Bulletin” (BBC4, 1988)
New Order – Dreams Never End
ESG – Moody
Tony Wilson on the sound of The Durutti Column from “Night Flight” (Snub TV, 1987)
The Durutti Column – Jacqueline
A Certain Ratio – Lucinda
Tony Wilson on Stockholm Monsters from “Factory: from Joy Division to Happy Mondays” (BBC4, 2007)
Stockholm Monsters – Fairy Tales
James – What’s the World
Martin Hannett interviewed by New Order from their film “Play at Home” (BBC4, 1984)
New Order – Blue Monday
Tony Wilson discussing the Haçienda from “Building the Haçienda in Manchester” (BBC, 1983)
Quando Quango – Love Tempo
Macel King – Reach For Love (New York Remix)
Tony Wilson on importance of Joy Division and New Order from “Night Flight” (Snub TV, 1987)
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
The Wake – Pale Spectre
New Order, Happy Mondays and Tony Wilson on the Haçienda from “Factory: from Joy Division to Happy Mondays” (BBC4, 2007)
Happy Mondays – Twenty Four Hour Party People
The Durutti Column – Otis
Happy Mondays interview from “ITV Schools: Happy Mondays” (BBC4, 1988)
Happy Mondays – Step On
Kurt Loder report on the ‘Madchester’ scene from “120 Minutes” (MTV, 1990)
Happy Mondays – Hallelujah (Andrew Weatherall & Paul Oakenfold’s Club Mix)
News Report on Factory Records closing (Granada TV, 1992)

Discoteca Imaginaria: the Anarchy of Factory Records

It’s the summer of 1987 and a group of DJs from London visit the Spanish Island of Ibiza, then a remote vacation getaway for mostly hippies and queers. Long before becoming the internationally acclaimed dance music destination of today, the island had only just opened its first afterhours club, Amnesia. Thanks in no small part to its newly appointed resident DJ Alfredo, Amnesia showed this group of friends a completely new kind of dancefloor culture. His eclectic selections, played to a mixed crowd dancing in an open-air space, inspired what would become known as Balearic. 

Originally aired August 1, 2023 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/jonathan-kornman-discoteca-imaginaria-is-it-balearic-08-01-23

Joan Bibilona – Sa Fosca
Sade – Love Is Stronger Than Pride
José Padilla – Bosaxi (Goga G Slow Dance Edit)
One Dove – White Love
Ahmed Fakroun – Nisyan
Mr. Ritter – Flamenco Rap (In the Land of My Dreams)
Jon & Vangelis – State of Independence
Ned Doheny – Give It Up For Love
A.r.t. Wilson – Rebecca’s Theme (Water)
La Banderita – Mediterranea (12 inch version)
Lola – Wax The Van (Jon’s Dub)
Cherly Glasgow – Glued to the Spot (Club Mix)
Axrian Gurvitz – New World
Tullio De Piscopa – Stop Bajon (Club Mix)
Cat Stevens – Was Dog a Doughnut
The Grid – Floatation (Original Version)
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – What I Am (Soul II Soul Remix)
Clannad – I See Red
Queen – Cool Cat
Key Tronics Ensemble – Calypso of House (Paradise Mix)
Sueno Latino – Sueno Latino (Paradise Version)
Morenas – Hazme Sonar (Angelino Vocal Dub)
Double – Woman of the World (Long Version)
Don Carlos – Alone (Sax Ambient)
The Residents – Kaw-Liga (Prairie Mix)
Rachel Sweet – It’s So Different Here

Discoteca Imaginaria: Is it Balearic?

On July 12 1979, shock jock Steve Dahl hosted the Disco Demolition Night. Thousands of mostly white, middle class suburbanites stormed Comiskey Park in Chicago to burn records by mostly black, queer musicians. While the event failed to end disco, it did shift popular taste, causing dance music to retreat underground. Once in mostly gay, black clubs like the Warehouse and Powerhouse, the genre began to evolve into an entirely new art form. Dance music’s hold on popular music today makes such a visceral backlash difficult to imagine. But the cultural divide that fueled the birth of Chicago House rages on, making its origin story all the more important.

Originally aired April 5, 2023 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/jonathan-kornman-discoteca-imaginaria-the-house-that-chicago-built-04-05-23

News coverage of the Disco Demolition Night (News Center 5, 1979)
Jesse Saunders – On & On
Jamie Principle – Waiting On My Angel
Opening night at Powerhouse Club (Phil Ranstrom, 1986)
Mr. Fingers – Mystery Of Love
Hercules – 7 Ways to Jack
Screamin Rachael – Fun With Bad Boys
News coverage of ‘House Music Mania’ (WGN Channel 9 News, 1986)
Steve “Silk” Hurley – Jack Your Body
Ron Hardy – Sensation (Short Version)
Kevin Irving – Children of the Night
Opening night at Powerhouse Club (Phil Ranstrom, 1986)
Frankie Knuckles – Your Love
Adonis – No Way Back
Virgo Four – In A Vision
Acid House Report (MTV, 1993)
News coverage of UK Acid House craze (BBC, 1988)
Phuture – Acid Tracks
Mr. Lee – Art Of Acid
Pierre’s Pfantasy Club – Fantasy Girl (Acid Mix)
Interview with Frankie Knuckles (Kino Nottingham, 1999)
Frankie Knuckles – Tears
Lil’ Louis – French Kiss
Cajmere – Percolator (original mix)
Interviews with Robert Owens, Larry Heard and Justin Berkmann (Ministry of Sound, 1992)
Mr. White, Larry Heard – The Sun Can’t Compare
Chez Damier, Stacy Pullen – Forever Monna
Rahaan at Bring the Heat’s first party (Joe Minns, 2004)
The Blessed Madonna – We Don’t Need No Music (Thank You Rahaan)

Discoteca Imaginaria: the House that Chicago built

Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi and Ryuichi Sakamoto originally formed Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978 as a one-off experiment that thankfully proved too ingenious for just one release. The trio were not just pioneers of electronic, house, ambient and pop music through their embrace of then emerging technologies. Their global success proved that Japanese music could be embraced by the western world without cultural compromise. As Yukihiro Takahashi, who sadly passed away in 2023, put it: “I don’t think it matters if you’re black, white or yellow – how your music sounds is a question of education and social background, not racial differences. It’s got nothing to do with left and right sides of the brain either – it’s to do with environment.”

Originally aired July 4, 2023 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/jonathan-kornman-discoteca-imaginaria-the-infinite-universe-of-yellow-magic-orchestra-07-04-23

Haruomi Hosono – Hepatitis
Apryl Fools – Tomorrow’s Child
Happy End – 敵タナトス（Thanatos）を想起せよ！
Happy End – 夏なんです
Interview with Yellow Magic Orchestra, 1980s
Haruomi Hosono – Choo Choo Gatagoto
Sadistic Mika Band – Citron Girl
Tin Pan Alley – ソバカスのある少女
Yukihiro Takahashi – Present
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Thousand Knives
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Behind the Mask
Yukihiro Takahashi – Murdered by the Music
Yellow Magic Orchestra on Channel 5 NYC
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Nice Age
Yukihiro Takahashi – Drip Dry Eyes
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Cue
Ryuichi Sakamoto – riot in Lagos
The Beatniks – No Way Out
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Seoul Music
Yellow Magic Orchestra on Soul Train, 1980
Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Left Bank
Yellow Magic Orchestra – 君に、胸キュン
Yukihiro Takahashi – 6月の天使
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Yukihiro Takahashi – Flashback
Haruomi Hosono – Sports Men
Interview with Yellow Magic Orchestra, 1980s
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Tibetan Dance
Yukihiro Takahashi – 素敵な人
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Perspective
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Dream
Haruomi Hosono – Choo Choo Gatagoto (New Vers.)

Discoteca Imaginaria: Infinite Universe of Yellow Magic Orchestra

The 1960s and 1970s were an economically dire time for Northern England. The working-class youth of what was once the birthplace of the industrial revolution were more concerned with finding well-paid jobs than hippie enlightenment. Desperate for an escape, a subculture began to emerge through a network of local DJs increasingly obsessed with finding obscure 45-inch singles by American soul artists. The music’s high-octane rhythms and somber lyrics of heartbreak paired perfectly with amphetamines and pent-up rage. “Northern Soul” allowed a disenfranchised generation to process a complicated modern world, one ecstatic “all nighter” at a time.

Originally aired December 5, 2023 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/joko-homo-discoteca-imaginaria-amphetamines-soul-45s-12-05-23

Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Let’s Go Get Stoned
The Flirtations – Nothing But A Heartache
Lee Dorsey – Ride Yor Pony
The Incredibles – There’s Nothing Else to Say
The Showstoppers – Ain’t Nothing But a Houseparty
This England: Wigan Casino, BBC 1976
Sandi Sheldon – You’re Gonna Make Me Love You
Maxine Nightingale – Right Back Where We Started From
Chuck Wood – Seven Days Too Long
Freda Payne – Band Of Gold
The Way Of The Crowd, Northern Soul Prods 2004
Nolan Porter – Keep on Keepin’ On
Shirley Ellis – Soul Time
The M.V.P.’s – Turnin’ My Heartbeat Up
Ramsey Lewis Trio – Wade In The Water
This England: Wigan Casino, BBC 1976
James Fountain – Seven Day Lover
Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – Too Late
Gloria Jones – Tainted Love
The Precisions – If This Is Love (I’d Rather Be Lonely)
This England: Wigan Casino, BBC 1976
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tears Of A Clown
The Contours – Just A Little Misunderstanding
Ella Fitzgerald – Get Ready
Major Lance – You Don’t Want Me No More
The Way Of The Crowd, Northern Soul Prods 2004
Edwin Starr – Time
The Parliaments – Don’t Be Sore At Me
Yvonne Baker – You Didn’t Say A Word
Just Brothers – Sliced Tomatoes
This England: Wigan Casino, BBC 1976
The Four Seasons – Beggin’
Nancy Wilcox – More Than a Memory
Jackie Lee – Darkest Days
The Brothers of Soul – I’d Be Grateful
In the Club: Wigan Casino, IGTV 2004
The Jades – I’m Where It’s At
Beverly Ann – You’ve Got Your Mind On Other Things
Four Tops – Reach Out I’ll Be There
Helene Smith – Thrills and Chills
This England: Wigan Casino, BBC 1976
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – The Night
Curly Moore – You Don’t Mean
Dana Valery – You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies
The Trammps – Scrub Board
The Way Of The Crowd, Northern Soul Prods 2004
Judy Street – What
Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Rita & The Tiaras – Gone with the Wind Is My Love
R. Dean Taylor – There’s A Ghost In My House
This England: Wigan Casino, BBC 1976
Tobi Legend – Time Will Pass You
Jimmy Radcliffe – Long After Tonight Is Over
Dean Parrish – I’m On My Way

Discoteca Imaginaria: Amphetamines & Soul 45s

“Hello, It’s Me” was first recorded in 1968 by the psychedelic rock group Nazz, penned by the band’s then 20-year-old frontman Todd Rundgren. The song wouldn’t become an international hit until it was reworked years later for the album Something/Anything. But commercial success was never the point of Todd Rundgren’s own work. While he would go on to produce acclaimed albums for Sparks, Meat Loaf, Patti Smith, Psychedelic Furs and XTC, his solo releases evolved into increasingly avant-garde soundscapes. It is this uncompromising ethos that made Todd Rundgren an artist’s artist, whose technological wizardry was capable of harnessing both critical and commercial success – when he felt like it.

Originally aired April 2, 2025 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/jonathan-kornman-discoteca-imaginaria-izzat-todd-rundgren-04-02-24

Todd Rundgren – Flamingo
Nazz – Forget It About It
Nazz – Hello It’s Me
Todd Rundgren – We Gotta Get You A Woman
Todd Rundgren – Bleeding
Sparks – Wonder Girl
Badfinger – I’d Die Babe
Todd Rundgren – Breathless
New York Dolls – Trash
Fanny – All Mine
Todd Rundgren – Hello It’s Me
Todd Rundgren – Sometimes I Don’t Know What to Feel
Todd Rundgren – Intro
Todd Rundgren – International Feel / Never Never Land
Todd Rundgren – When the Shit Hits the Fan / Sunset Blvd.
Todd Rundgren – Sidewalk Café
Todd Rundren – Izzat Love
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Can’t Stop the Music (He Played It Much Too Long)
The Tubes – No Mercy
Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell
Todd Rundgren – Good Vibrations
Todd Rundgren – Fade Away
Todd Rundgren – A Treatise On Cosmic Fire
Utopia – Magic Dragon Theatre
Utopia – Set Me Free
Patti Smith – Dancing Barefoot
Steve Hillage – Hurdy Gurdy Man
Todd Rundgren – Healing Pt. 2
XTC – Dear God
Psychedelic Furs – President Gas
Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum All Day

Discoteca Imaginaria: Izzat Todd Rundgren?

The 1960s and 1970s were a time of profound change and unrest across the African continent. As countries achieved long-sought independence from colonial rule, they faced the challenge of building democratic institutions and uniting diverse ethnic communities within borders arbitrarily drawn by colonial powers. During this transformative period, young musicians in nations like Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Zambia, and Algeria embraced the spirit of revolution and change, birthing a new musical genre that blended traditional African rhythms with Western psychedelic rock and funk. What makes Afro Psychedelic Funk a compelling soundtrack for this historical moment isn’t just the reverb-drenched, fuzzed-out guitar solos or the Eastern influences borrowed from Western psychedelic rock. Instead, it’s the music’s shared narrative of political unrest, its celebration of once-repressed cultural identities, and its bold rejection of colonial rule in the pursuit of peace across the continent.

Originally aired February 4, 2025 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/joko-homo-discoteca-imaginaria-afro-psychedelic-funk-02-04-25

~NIGERIA~
War-Head Constriction – Shower of Stone
Ofo The Black Company – Allah Wakbarr
Sweet Breeze – She My Choice
Tirogo – Float
Waves – Mother
Ofege – It’s Not Easy
Jay-U Experience – Baby Rock
Blo – Native Doctor
~GHANA~
The Psychedelic Aliens – Blofonyobi Wo Atale
Pat Thomas & Marijata – Brain Washing
Ebo Taylor & The Pelikans – Egya Edu
Free Youth – We Can Move
~BENIN & TOGO~
Les Sympathics de Porto Novo – A Min We Vo Nou We
TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – It’s a Vanity
Gnonnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes – Dadje Von O Von Non
Ferry Djimmy – Love Love
~ZAMBIA~
Cosmos Zani – Poverty
EyeQ – Making Life out of Music
WITCH – Living in the Past
Amanaz – Khala My Friend
Rikki Ililonga – Sheebeen Queen
Oscillations – Kapande
Mike Nyoni – My Dear Girl
The Peace – Black Power
Chrissy Zemby Tembo – Trouble Maker
~ALGERIA~
Rachid & Fethi – Utopia
RaÏna RaÏ – Sidi Bel Abbes
Abranis – Chenar Le Blues
Ahmed Malek – Autopsie d’un complot
Hourya – Abadane

Discoteca Imaginaria: Afro Psychedelic Funk

There’s nothing quite like a drive into the mystic desert. From the Mojave to Joshua Tree, this vast expanse is as inspiring as it is unforgiving. Yet, we often take for granted those who dedicate their lives to protecting these landscapes and keeping them open to all. Over a thousand national park service members have been needlessly terminated, threatening the very existence of our national parks. In honor both the guardians of these lands and the wonder of the desert itself, let’s take a drive into the abyss—welcome to a desert daze.

Originally aired April 1, 2025 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/joko-homo-discoteca-imaginaria-a-desert-daze-04-01-25

Piero Piccioni – Mexican Dream
Excerpt from Nicholas Clapp’s The Great Mojave Desert (1971)
Jack Nitzsche – The Last Race
Johnny Gamboa – That Good Old Feeling
Allah-Las – Mulberry Jam
Jonathan Wilson – Desert Raven
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Sundown, Sundown
Excerpt from Paul L. Hoefler’s Death Valley National Monument (1950)
Thee Oh Sees – Sticky Hulks
Gene Sikora – A Song for Mary
JJ Cale – Ride Me High
Trouble – Snake Eyes
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Pish
Excerpt from Nicholas Clapp’s The Great Mojave Desert (1971)
Gabor Szabo – Somewhere I Belong
Jack J – Red Cloud
Rolling Stones – Heaven
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Pish
The Chantays – Beyond
Dina Ögon – Nirvana
Canned Heat – Time Was
Excerpt from Paul L. Hoefler’s Death Valley National Monument (1950)
Enrico Morricone – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
KingCats – Down in Calfironia (Albion Edit)
America – Molten Love
Broncho – Señora Borealis
John Barry – Midnight Cowboy
Khruangbin – The Man Who Took My Sunglasses
Excerpt from Nicholas Clapp’s The Great Mojave Desert (1971)
The Durutti Column – Sketch For Dawn (I)
The Shadows – Wonderful Life
The American Dawn – Her
Donovan – Get Thy Bearings
The Doors – Riders on the Storm
Excerpt from Paul L. Hoefler’s Death Valley National Monument (1950)
Floating Points – Kelso Dunes
Fleetwood Mac – Albatross
Link Wray – Fallin’ Rain
Excerpt from Nicholas Clapp’s The Great Mojave Desert (1971)

Discoteca Imaginaria: a Desert Daze

David Mancuso, a then 25-year-old record collector and audiophile, threw his first “Love Saves the Day” party on Saturday, February 14, 1970. For $2.50, guests were treated to coat check, non-alcoholic refreshments, high fidelity sound, and a selection of music as diverse as the crowd in attendance. This vehemently non-commercial, unpretentious loft party would not only invent an entirely new type of dance culture, but inspire the likes of Dany Krivit, Larry Levan, Nicky Siano and DJ Harvey to become DJs themselves. However, fame and legacy were never the intended outcomes of the Loft. Mancuso’s singular mission for his gatherings was to build community through music, one record at a time.

Originally aired June 4, 2024 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/jonathan-kornman-discoteca-imaginaria-love-saves-the-day-06-04-24

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays – As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita
Andwella – Hold On To Your Mind
James Brown – Down & Out in New York City
Rita Marley – One Draw
Fred Wesley – House Party
Barry White – It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
Bumblebee Unlimited – I Got a Big Bee
Brian Briggs – Aero
Central Line – Walking Into Sunshine
Risco Connection – Ain’t No Stopping Us Now
Third World – Now That We Found Love (12” Version)
Temptations – Law of the Land
Patti Labelle – The Spirit’s In It
Blind Faith – Do What You Like
Double Exposure – My Love Is Free
Crown Heights Affair – Say A Prayer for Two (7” Mix)
Don Ray – Rita Marley – One Draw
Candido – Thousand Finger Man
Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face
Ron Day – Standing in the Rain (Smart Edit)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Don’t Leave Me This Way (RLP Re-Percussion Edit)
Stevie Wonder – All I Do
Sandee – Notice Me
Soft House Company – A Little Piano
Chuck Mangione & Esther Satterfield – Land of Make Believe

Discoteca Imaginaria: Love Saves the Day

This is the fourth installment of the mini-series Sampled to the Soul. Since the 1940s, when French musique concrète artists first experimented with tape loops, artists have built new compositions from existing recordings. But it was the arrival of the MPC sampler that pushed sampling into the cultural spotlight. In the 1980s and ’90s, hip-hop and electronic musicians like DJ Shadow (Endtroducing) and the Beastie Boys (Paul’s Boutique) revealed the sampler’s creative potential. That momentum slowed after a wave of high-profile copyright lawsuits. Yet despite the legal and financial hurdles, sampling remains a vital force in contemporary music.

Originally aired June 3, 2025 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/joko-homo-discoteca-imaginaria-sampled-to-the-soul-iv-06-03-25

Quincy Jones & Ray Brown Orchestra – Go Down Dying
“Sampling” Mini-Documentary (MTV Australia, 1988)
Joe Cocker – Woman to Woman
Stevie Wonder – Pastime Paradise
Coolio – Gangster’s Paradise
OutKast Interview (John Reed, 1988)
Joe Simon – Before the Night is Over
David McCallum – The Edge
Lalo Schifrin – Danube Incident
Portishead – Sour Times
“Copyright Criminals” (Benjamin Franzen, 2009)
Isaac Hayes – Ike’s Rap (Part 2)
Brass Construction – Happy People
10cc – The Worst Band in the World
J Dilla – Workinonit
Erykah Badu Interview (RBMA Madrid, 2011)
Tarika Blue – Dreamflower
Them – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
Adrian Gurvitz – The Way I Feel
Bent – Magic
“Copyright Criminals” (Benjamin Franzen, 2009)
The Turtles – You Showed Me
The Chi-Lites – Are You My Woman
Folder Man – Please
Gnarls Barkley – Going On
“Sampling: Dangermouse” (Channel 4 News, 2004)
Danger Mouse & Jay Z – Public Service Announcement
Claudio Simonetti – Tenebrae
Taco – Puttin’ on the Ritz
SebastiAn – Love in Motion
Diplo Interview (SXSW, 2010)
The Clash – Straight to Hell
The Dells – I Can Sing A Rainbow
Monk Higgins – I Believe To My Soul
The Shirelles – The Dance is Over
TV Girl – Lovers Rock
“Copyright Criminals” (Benjamin Franzen, 2009)
Neil Merryweather – Step in the Right Direction
Cerrone – Garden of Love
Axel Boman – Sottopassaggio
Jamie XX Interview (Konbini, 2024)
Keni Burke – Let Somebody Love You
Ennio Morricone – Dance On
R.d. Burman – Are Dil se Dil Mile
Caribou – Odessa

Discoteca Imaginaria: Sampled to the Soul

Joko Homo is joined by Matt Arman for a special Flippy Floppy takeover. Enjoy their signature mix of post-punk, new wave, and electronic music, alongside cameos from resident drag performers Delysia Jones and Pia Roe. 

Originally aired October 7, 2025 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/joko-homo-discoteca-imaginaria-10-07-25

Kissing the Pink – Can You Hear Me
Ms. Ray – Signs
Pet Shop Boys – Love Comes Quickly (Shep Pettibone Mastermix)
Pink Industry – What I wouldn’t Give
Altered Images – Don’t Talk To Me About Love
Fatima – Hassan 
Axel Boman – Twinkle
Simple Minds – Love Song (Extended Mix)
Data – Living Inside Me
Tiga – You Gonna Want Me
Sparks – Beat the Clock (Extended Version)
Book of Love – Boy Pop
Depeche Mode – Behind the Wheel (Shep Pettibone Mix)
Safe Mind – 6′ Pole
Pet Shop Boys – One More Chance (Bobby Orlando Mix)
Kroma – Sexy Films
Tubeway Army – Me, I Disconnect From You
Love and Rockets – So Alive
Patrick Cowley – Floating
Motor City Drum Ensemble – L.O.V.E
In Flagranti – Raw Substance (Eric Duncan Remix)
Madeline Goldstein – Seed Of Doubt
Spike Fuck – Tomorrow We Get Healthy
Sparks – My Other Voice
Manufacture – Control Yourself
Terr – Tale of Devotion
Severed Heads – All Saints Day (Saints Day Dub)
Tobias Bernstrup – 27 (Laser Mix)
Underworld – Dark & Long (Dark Train)
In Flagranti – Business Acumen
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Cities In Dust

Discoteca Imaginaria: Flippy Floppy

From Harvard classics scholar to blues harp prodigy, Peter Ivers’ path defied expectations. After studying harmonica in Chicago under Muddy Waters and Little Walter, Ivers moved to Los Angeles in 1971 to become a sought-after film composer. His eccentric style and androgynous voice, while singular and unique, proved to be a hurdle in garnering mainstream success as a solo artist. In the 1980s, he finally did break out of the underground as host of New Wave Theatre, a late night public-access show that introduced L.A.’s punk scene to a national audience. Though his life was tragically cut short in an unsolved 1983 murder, Peter Ivers’ music and influence remain as unpredictable and influential as ever.

Originally aired September 2, 2025 on dublab
www.dublab.com/archive/joko-homo…er-ivers-09-02-25

Peter Ivers – In Heaven
Peter Ivers Band – Lord God Love (feat. Yolande Bavan)
Peter Ivers Band – Scar Song
Peter Ivers Band – Ain’t That Peculiar (feat. Asha Puthli)
Peter Ivers – Love is a Jungle
Peter Ivers – Ain’t That a Kick
Peter Ivers – Harmonica Solo
Peter Ivers – Terminal Love
Peter Ivers – Audience of One
Circus Mort – Yellow Light
Ivy & The Shitty Rainbows – Light Up My Body
Peter Ivers – Love in Flight (Piano Overture)
Peter Ivers – Love in Flight
Peter Ivers & Van Dyke Parks – Window Washer
Peter Ivers – In Pursuit of Treasure
Peter Ivers – Sweet Enemy
Phyllis Hyman – Can’t We Fall In Love Again
June Pointer – Little Boy Sweet
Peter Ivers – Nirvana Cube Waltz
Peter Ivers & The Vitamin Pink Revue – At the Nightclub
Peter Ivers – Alpha Centauri
Peter Ivers – Peter and the Wolfe’s
Peter Ivers – Love Theme from Filmex
Alan. R. Splet – In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator)
Die Lemminge – Lorelei
Peter Ivers – Eighteen and Dreaming
Peter Ivers – Conference Call at Four
Kimiko Kasai – Louisiana Sunday Afternoon
Marty Balin – All We Really Need
Diana Ross – Let’s Go Up
Peter Ivers – Untitled
Peter Ivers – I’m Sorry Alice
Peter Ivers – Miraculous Weekend
Peter Ivers – My Dissonant Mother
Peter Ivers – Take Your Chances With Me

Discoteca Imaginaria: Rest in Punk, Peter Ivers

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