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A collection of recordings of Roy Thode DJing, generously provided by Marsha Stern.

Roy Thode Recordings

May 15th marks the birthdate of one of our favorite DJs - Roy Thode. Technically masterful, pioneering some of the most progressive methods in DJing whilst manifesting an exceptionally educated and tasteful selection of music, Roy Thode is truly an artist when it comes to the craft of DJing. Personally, as DJs, we've learned so much from listening to Roy Thode, 40 years later he continues to inspire us in such relevant ways. 

Roy Thode, a native New Yorker from Long Island, moved to the city in his early 20’s after establishing his DJ skills as a young man growing up in Wantaugh. Roy was perhaps best known for being the DJ for “Saturday Nights at the Ice Palace” in Cherry Grove. His NYC DJ career was highlighted with residencies at both Studio 54 and The Saint however it was the Long Island Gay club scene that fueled and created the foundation for Roy’s illustrious career as perhaps one of the best technical DJ’s of his era.

This mix was recorded at the Ice Palace - in many ways, his home. Being able to share this previously unreleased mix is a tremendous honor for us and we hope you can appreciate this as much as we do. A huge thank you to Marsha Stern for working with us and making this little project a reality.

Roy's Birthday Celebration May 15 2021 with Sound Metaphors

ROY THODE’s Birthday Celebration at the Ice Palace Fire Island - Recorded May 16, 1981

Recording of Clémentine's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2021.

"After a break of almost a year and a half, it seemed almost unreal, I haven't felt that energy for a while, the crowd was so lovely - what a great feeling it was."

Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Clémentine at Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Today it’s a huge honor to be able to share yet another special moment in dancefloor history eternalized by this recording from Roy Thode’s archive, all made possible thanks to his dear friend, Marsha Stern.
Recorded at the Underground on February 14th, 1981, this mix has been stored for just over 4 decades, to think that a spool of microscopic magnetized metal particles will give us the opportunity to re-experience what Roy Thode brought to the floor that night years before many of us were even born is goosebump inducing for us to say the least. At this point there should be no introduction needed to explain the virtuosity of this dancefloor maestro. Roy was a true Disc Jockey in essence, this is what he did, and his unique love for the craft can be heard loud and clear. Undoubtedly one of our biggest inspirations to us as DJs today.
We hope this mix takes you to a very special place because it surely came from one as Roy had self-titled this night “Music From My Heart”.
Let us all be Roy’s Valentine today - Love ❤️

Music From My Heart - Broadcast file

DJ Roy Thode Valentine's Mix - Music From My Heart - The Underground, NYC, 14 Feb, 1981

LA based photographer Father Hickey compiles some of his most treasured finds that frequent his head and often exit the sleeve. Hickey's interest in records commenced around his youth; scoping YouTube for samples to make Hip Hop beats as affording wax was out of reach. This mix contains some of the cuts that will be making their way on to Big Nice - a record label he is launching this summer carrying Jazz-Funk and Rare-Groove, sifted from 45s of the 70s and 80s. The project is dedicated to recovering, preserving, and presenting the unique and quietly sensational sounds in music that spanned the second half of the 20th century.

LIFE CLASSICS 49 FATHER HICKEY

Up next on The Guest Mix we welcome DJ and producer duo Timm Sure & Richard Hampson, aka Coyote.

@coyotesounds

Since their first meeting (after both becoming residents at the historically important club “Venus” in Nottingham), between them they spent the 90s’ with residencies at many of the decades seminal parties including the Gardening Club, Venus, Deluxe, The Bomb and Stealth, as well as making regular appearances at events such as Andrew Weatheralls’ “Sabresonic” parties, Ministry of Sound “Open All Hours”, Club UK, Voodoo, Malibu Stacey, Golden, Progress, Moneypennys and even guesting as tour DJs for Underworld and James.

Coyote officially came into being in 2004, when Timm and Ampo decided to start making music together. Since taking on the moniker, Coyote have had a wealth of releases and remixes on a huge array of labels including International Feel, Claremont 54, Ene, Nang, Needwant, Aficionado, RVNG International, Polydor, Phantasy, Rothmans, Tusk Wax and their own “Is it Balearic?” itself, for artists including Odyssey, Charles Webster, Claire Mcquire, Soft Rocks, Runaway, Jose Padilla, Connan Moccasin, Chris Coco, the Backwoods and many, many more.
 After the birth of Coyote, Is It Balearic? Recordings followed in 2007. Initially conceived as merely a platform for the original Ltd Edition Coyote releases (all of which sold out very quickly) it has since branched out into releasing music from artists including Tiago, Downtown Party Network, Max Essa, Hardway Brothers, Justin Robertson, Social Disco Club, Midlake, Smith & Mudd, Mushrooms Project, and Craig Bratley, Leo Mas, Sorcerer as well as breaking new artists such as The Project Club, Giulio Dj, Ahiki, Rompante, and Pharao Black Magic, Daniel Whitehead. 
Is it Balearic? Also boasts a list of remixers that reads like a who’s who of the current Balearic music scene. From Norways dub disco legend Rune Lindbaek, Belgiums world renowned Aeroplane, to underground pioneers such as Andrew Weatherall, Hardway Brothers Phoreski, Pacific Horizons, Time & Space Machine, Prins Thomas, The Backwoods, Last Waltz, Begin… (the list goes on)...  
Thanks to their distinctive sound as both DJs and music makers, Coyote find themselves regularly invited to play music all across the UK and further afield, in places like Japan, Ibiza and Scandinavia.

Their latest 12”/mini album ‘Everything Moves, Nothing Rests’ has just been released on my last guest Phil Cooper’s label, NuNorthernSoul. Go check it via bandcamp.

Coyote have kindly put together a real treat of a mix spanning an hour or balearic, downtempo, world, italo, dub and house! The mix is available via my bio and soundcloud page- enjoy!

The Guest Mix 031: Coyote

Next up in our Record Club Guest Mix series are Sanctuary, the moniker of Ben and Liam, a DJ duo from Australia who have been living in Berlin for the past 9 years. You may be familiar with their 'Life Classics' project. It started as an output for their own edits then later branched out into a mix series and club residency at OHM in Berlin.

Their mix landed in our inbox and from the get-go we knew it was destined for the Record Club series. Covering many spectrums of soul, it masterfully glides through tempos and unleashes a quiet storm inside you. Not ones to fear a vocal, it's stuffed full of soaring voices, sweet strings and the tightest grooves. An extended blend done right!

The guys pulled from of a couple of record bags and served it up on 1210’s at their Berlin base. As they described it "back to back burgers, boozas and records all the way". 

The mix is loaded with many of their favourites and a few dusty ones from the back of their shelves. Look out for cuts from Reggie S, Stage Coach, Edwynn Page and Herby Charles. It's packed with winners, some you knew, some you do now. A real steppers' delight.

Thanks so much to Ben & Liam for the mix.

Find them here:

Soundcloud: @sanctuary3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/life_classics_

Mr Bongo Record Club Guest Mix - Sanctuary

Another precious historical contribution from the collection of Roy Thode recordings from Marsha Stern, featuring more unprecedented mastery by a DJ way ahead of his time. A few words from Marsha:

My name is Marsha Stern and I’m delighted to again collaborate with Sound Metaphors and present another of Roy Thode’s performances. This selection was recorded on Feb 7th 1981 and is from the debut season of The Saint, a private Gay club in NYC. A little over 10 hours of an uninterrupted musical journey sure to please! 

Thank you for listening, following and please come visit us at:  
WEBSITE: https://roythode.com 
FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/DjRoyThode
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/djroythode

Midnight Mass  The Saint  7Feb1981

Roy Thode - Midnight Mass - Recorded Live at The Saint, Feb 7, 1981

A sonic exploration of colorful textures, designed by Ron Trent. Sound bites, rhythm & sound, and melodies woven together to tell a story. New age themes, kraut rock, dub, and jazz are a custom here. Let your mind run into its own space... "This is WARM" 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ron-trent/episodes/ron-trent-8th-june-2024

Ron Trent Presents: WARM 080624

--> SC: @passenger
--> IG: https://www.instagram.com/andrea_passenger

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Andrea Passenger is a passionate lover of all shades of black music with an uncommon sensitivity for particular and intense grooves. This led him to play around Italy, Europe, Japan and alongside luminaries such as Nicky Siano, Theo Parrish, and Gilles Peterson.
His productions and edits on Light Touches, Right Tempo, Dora Exp, Just What The World Needs, are favorites of DJ’s DJs like Mark Grusane, Red Greg, Cami Layé Okun and Darryn Jones.
He runs his own club night ‘Aquario’ inspired by the NYC rooted disco and house scene and the ‘Better Days’ events dedicated to explore the intersections between clubbing and community building.

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«The mix was recorded live at Jazz:Re:Found Festival 2024. It was the long opening set that took the morning into the afternoon and welcomed the people up to the San Quirico hill, to chill and rest under the trees. The perfect occasion to indulge in lovely intimate tunes, smooth grooves, spiritual excursions and beyond. Enjoy the trip!»

Check the mix series archive here --> www.bit.ly/TiellaSound-Archive

EXPLORE THE ARCHIVE

Tiella Sound Mix 088: Andrea Passenger

DJ/Produtor/Artista Visual nascido e radicado em Nova York GE-OLOGY se estabeleceu há muito tempo como um artista e mente musical respeitado internacionalmente. Suas composições musicais Soulful e ecléticas aparecem consistentemente nos decks dos DJs e amantes da música mais exigentes. O set do @geology365 foi gravado live na noite do 26 de dezembro de 2024 no Mareh Festival que aconteceu nos Pequenos Lençois no Maranhao #Vinylonly

GE-ology @ Mareh Festival 2025 - Pqnos Lencois/ MA

Marsha Stern, the gift that keeps on giving <3 another generous offering from her sacred Roy Thode vault of recordings from a very golden age of dance floor culture. It’s a tremendous honour to be able to house this recording on our Soundcloud page, an untouched time capsule from almost half a century ago, allowing us the luxury of re-living that moment in that room with Roy Thode holding court behind the booth, providing the soundtrack to what would have been a wonderful night in a very special place. 1980, no smart phones, no discogs, no social media, CDJS or sync/loop buttons, the profession of DJing was still in its early beginnings of being defined and Roy’s dedication to the craft certainly helped define it. 
In a time where it’s not always so easy to feel proud of being “a DJ”, it’s inspiring to look back at the origins of dance floor culture, one of them being extremely dedicated, self-educated and oppressed homosexuals in New York who took it upon themselves to explore the aesthetics of music on the dance floor to extreme levels. This recording should give you a glimpse into what that might have sounded like. Please take a moment to listen carefully and allow yourself to understand the genius of Roy Thode’s craft as a DJ. We hope it inspires you as much as it inspired us. On this day, Roy would have become 76 years of age, long live his memory, thank you for the music and inspiring dedication to the craft. Happy Birthday Roy!

Roy Thode recorded at the Ice Palace, Fire Island May 17, 1980

1 - extracts of Dope Jams - vol1 2005-2010
2 - Five or Six - Theme 
3 - Steven Legget - River 
4 - Alan Parsons - some other time
5 - Basil Poledouris - Search for Lina 
6 - Marjoe - God's now given me a cadillac 
7 - Jon and Vangelis - State of indepenence 
8 - Rhythm and Sound - Hit you version 
9 - The Detroit Escalator Co. - The inverted Man (falling)  
(10 With some pieces of - Richard Bach - Illusions) 
11 - Kraftwerk - The Man - Machine 
12 - Urban Dance Squad - 3 Heights 
13 - Patrice Rushen - The Hump
14 - Walter Murphy's - Afternoon of a Faun 
15 - Shock - San Juan 
16 - Harald GroBkopf - So weit, so gut
17 -  Syn Ka - Tempete
18 - Antena - Camino del sol 
19 - Michael Jackson - We got a good thing going 
20 - OTP part 1 breaks - Ligetime groove (Marcos Cabral and Shux Edit) 
21 - Prince - Mountains 
22 - Bohannon - What is a dream (part 2) 
23 - Radio Tarifa - El baila de la bola
24 - Casper Lawal - Kita Kita 
25 - Kaoiu Inone - Rhythms of dedication 
25 - Simple Minds - A brass band in african chimes 
26 - Psi Performer - 1999 
27 - Steven Legget - River 
28 -  extracts of Dope Jams - vol1 2005-2010

that BB mix

NEW: Go For It 'Rock' (WDIV-TV - Local 4 'Detroit, MI') (1980) - Demo - Phoebe Snow

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Castro & Nemo
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