"FRANTZ is from Brooklyn, NY and had local radio and Video Music Box shape his tastes before MTV's AMP took hold, which later got him a high school internship at Astralwerks Records/Caroline Distribution picking up on sounds from major label remixes to "strictly underground" labels. Since then he's been committed to chasing cuts that lie somewhere between jovial and frenzied energy on the Rave/Groove spectrum. This naturally led him to a stint at famed digger's delight, The Thing in Greenpoint.
  Having spent some years in Mexico City just as that scene firmly re-established itself in the global view, he found a space within it playing disco, all manner of house, UK garage at famed clubs and parties Sunday Sunday, Departamento, Pervert, Japan, Por Detroit, and Yuyu.
  Since returning to NYC he's continued to forge his sound around town while daytiming as a buyer at Academy Records, of used collections and supporting burgeoning local (and sometimes foreign) electronic artists and labels. More recently he's featured on a V/A release on Death On Wax, contributing a delightfully sleazy disco edit that works on the dancefloor (or a leather bar).  
 This selection for There Is No Planet Earth is a small sharing of forever favorites, re-discoveries, and new obsessions. Come for the first track and stay for the as-yet-still unidentified Track ID at the end. Help us all if you know it. Enjoy!  Since returning to NYC after pandemic-prompted excursion to Europe he's continued to forge his sound around town while daytiming as a buyer of used records and supporting burgeoning local (and sometimes foreign) electronic artists and labels. His selection is a small sharing of forever favorites, re-discoveries, and his latest new obsessions. Come for the first track and stay for the as-yet-still unidentified Track ID at the end. Help us all if you know it. Enjoy"

@frantzishere

Episode 64 w/FRANTZ

Two years since the birth of BOYDZONE and we're just getting started y'all. Here we have Zone groundskeeper @nickboydnyc welcoming Tampa legend, big music enjoyer, and all around DJ savant DJ Lexi (@high_technology) for an instant classic zone transmission for the books. 

Recorded live at 8 Ball Radio in New York City on July 9th 2024

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THE WORST SHOW ON RADIO with @nickboydnyc
🥸 Zone Transmissions at a random clip via 8ballradio.nyc/ ...... reliably unreliable BOYDZONE archive is available here 🔜 soundcloud.com/sorry-records/sets/boydzone

Follow @nickboydnyc for heads up for new episodes: https://x.com/NicholasBoyd
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BOYDZONE ARCHIVES

BOYDZONE with DJ Lexi and Nick Boyd

Tara aims to amplify artists and uplift the crowds that engage with her sets on the dance floor. Her mixes explore sounds that honor the past while looking toward the future and celebrating the now. New York City constantly inspires her, as she also works as an urban planner, collaborating with communities across the city on issues that affect their daily lives. She believes in nightlife as an essential cultural and community-building tool, advocating for policies and resources to support arts and culture. Tara hosts "misc." on The Lot Radio in Brooklyn, a laid-back, eclectic ride on Sunday mornings, and "UpBeat" on Soho Radio in London, a mix show featuring dance music from various eras, genres, and continents.

Episode 74 w/DJ Tara

@coffeewithmo

"It’s been six years since I’ve sat down to make a mix, so I’m thankful for TINPE for the opportunity to think about a few of the places, eras, sounds, and traditions that have inspired me over the last few years and try to draw some connections between them. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy."


1. Theaster Gates & The Black Monks of Mississippi - Furthermore (Edit)
2. Rhythm & Sound – Poor People Must Work (Carl Craig Remix)
3. 2Lanes - Baby's Born To Fish... (feat. Kesswa, John F.M., Ian Fink & Shigeto)
4. Toussaint - Fighting Within (prod. by Universal Tongues)
5. Word Sound & Power Band - Dee-Keh-Dee (Tears) Part Two
6. Jody 'Fingers' Finch - Whistle Worm
7. Amp Fiddler - Love & War [Version]
8. Ghost Dubs - Hot Wired
9. Aaron-Carl - Crucified (Quantec Remix)
10. Round One - I'm Your Brother (Quadrant Dub)
11. Jean-Luc Ponty - Computer Incantations for World Peace
12. Trevor Dandy - Judgment Morning
13. Seba - So Long (feat. Lotek)
14. James Bangura - Famille, Amant et Ami
15. Leftfield - Swords (feat. Nicole Willis)
16. Prince Jazzbo - Replay (Version)

Episode 76 w/ Mo Yasin

This is the second half of our interview with DJ Tara, a Brooklyn-based urban planner and DJ. In Episode 1, we talked a bit about the current political and economic conditions in New York City that nightclubs are facing. In this episode, we’ll be diving more into this question of whether a nightclub is a community space or a business and how they might operate in unconventional ways to stay afloat without sacrificing their values.

This podcast is presented by Forward / Scratch. If you have feedback or a topic you want us to cover, feel free to reach out:

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What is the future of nightclubs? w/ DJ Tara | Part 2

33 minutes of WIP original production aka "beat set". Performed as part of Sweet Abyss at Pierogi Palace, on October 18th, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA. Enjoy <3

Contains excerpts from HarlemCLX's "Sylvia Rivera's Statement on the PRIDE Movement in 2001" as well as Jayne Cortez reciting "There It Is" in 1985 at the San Francisco Poetry Center - via Poetry Center Archive

Carrie Sours at Pierogi Palace

o•rbyss aims to help soothe the queer spectrum and focus on the well-being of the community. Queer DJs are invited to submit a mix to showcase an alternative side to their music library outside of a rave and take us on a meditative journey. ✨

Notes on the mix:
“Recorded live at Sauna Social Club, Pumping Velvet residents Sam PV and Sofie K alternated for each hour of this sumptuous set’”

Sofie K

Holding down their monthly NTS show Work Out for the past 7 years, Sofie K’s selections span wonky proto-house, sleazy synth pop and other miscellaneous pumpers. Their upbeat, unfussy sound earned them a residency at London-based queer party Pumping Velvet, and frequent appearances at Corsica Studios, Pickle Factory and The White Hotel.

They’ve released a string of productions for charity compilations on Ransom Note, Human Endeavour and and Pollination. Sofie helped set up the Manchester & Salford Save Our Scene collective, soundtracked documentary short Mosaic, and designed a string of charity t-shirts raising money for organisations like Sistah Space and Medical Aid For Palestinians.

Sam PV 

Sam is the founder and a resident at Pumping Velvet, a London-based Queer dance party, and regularly plays at queer parties across the UK and US and other international gigs including Planeta Manas (Lisbon), Savage (Hanoi), Kockiri (Seoul) and (Re)treat Festival (Vietnam).

Sam grew up in London, his tastes moulded by the city’s diverse dance music scenes: from childhood trips to Notting Hill Carnival, to formative dancefloor experiences at nights like FWD, Trash and Süd Electronic. He brings these influences to his DJing in sets that span a broad gamut of genres, tied together by a love for big drums, pop melodies, sensual sub-bass and sleaze.   

Frustrated by the lack of queer spaces where you could hear both a Svek record and Kylie in the same night, Sam founded Pumping Velvet in 2018, driven by the firm belief that any barriers erected between pop and ‘serious’ dance music are entirely artificial and that there’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure. It’s this same ethos and disregard for boundaries that makes his DJ so thrilling.

o•rbyss - Sofie K & Sam PV

Palestine Fundraiser w/ DJs Against Apartheid at El Puente 10-24. Lineup Included Madre Guia, Russell E. L. Butler, Gladstone Deluxe, Via App & Yoga With Yaya 

Palestine Fundraiser w/ DJs Against Apartheid at El Puente 10-24

Let'z roll back 40 yearz plus  & we have probably 2 of thee finest DJ'z out of Chicago. My Godfather Of House, Farley "JackMaster" Funk & his mentor, Kenny 'Jammin' Jason live on thee legendary 102.7 FM WBMX. Both sets are packed with all those classic joint'z whether it be Chicago House or an Italian Import... It'z ALL GOOD!!!

Enjoy,

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX

Psalms 150 = I Came 2 Educate

Manny Cuevas'z Tapez

Kenny Jason in2 Farley 'JackMaster' Funk - 102.7 FM WBMX, Chicago 1985' (Manny'z Tapez)

pi/live: Malzof b2b Yessi at Sploosh 05-31-2024

Mixed from the original takes.
Download available for a limited time only.

Memorabilia - Soft Cell (Luke Solomon's unreleased mix)

Brooklyn based DIY record label putting out dance music of all shapes and sizes since 2015 🥸 🥸 🥸 🥸 🥸

Monthly on @thelotradio! Past parties at places like Nowadays, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Good Room, IRL etc.

Previous releases from @t_o_n_y_g @escaflowne-iii @wtchcrft2 @nikki-nair @basside-1 @msmsmsm  @panoocmusic @hueypmnemonic @djwawabk @djdelish @dullafteruse @dj-swisha @sharu @lechugazafiro @cpowers @djgearofficial @basside-1 @stickfigure36 @drvmmy @artdlrco @cranklincroons @malikhendricks @johnlauchicago @lanlordlance @the_phantom_menace @ama_l @panooc_music @mvaughanmusic @djfinetouch @deejaydylan @skulptormusica @sstress @donis-bk @moma_ready

BOYDZONE with DJ Lexi and Nick Boyd

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