Mark Louque, a.k.a. Father Figure @the-father-figure, is originally from a small town just outside of New Orleans. He's spent the last decade curating magic nightlife experiences all around the U.S. Mark is the founder of FAGBASH the longest-running weekly queer event in the country. He's also a founding member of TRAX ONLY, a record label and DJ collective producing massive events in and around the Crescent City. Mark is known for his unexpected genre hopping sets which are best documented in his most recent project: Nightshade FM @nightshade_fm

Polycast 10: Father Figure

During 2021, to help get through the ongoing lockdown I made a series of 90 minute cassette tapes, one a month for ten months. I thought there would be a small demand but was blown away by the response. People really embraced them and copies went to every corner of the planet. They became a huge part of my year and really helped me through a tough time.

A little later I made them available digitally for a short period and all the proceeds raised went to Glasgow NW Foodbank. I was again blown away as thousands of pounds were raised.

I have decided to put the series on Soundcloud. I'll upload them sporadically over the coming months. I'm skipping the 2nd one as it has the same title as a compilation I put out recently and I don't want the two getting confused, but I may come back to it later. This is the 3rd one titled “SMI²LE - Space Migration, Intelligence Increase, Life Extension".

Smi²le was Timothy Leary’s mid 70s vision of the future of humanity. It's Utopian & in hindsight wildly optimistic. He believed we would have colonised space & have cloned ourselves by around the year 2000. He envisaged millions of us would be living in “High orbital mini Earths” in our own small Utopian communities. I have a long time fascination with (unrealisable) Utopian communities and Smi²le has always been one I particularly liked as it was so fully thought out & even by Utopian standards wildly hopeful & unrealistic. It's also relevant to our times as contentious/ awful figures like Peter Thiel & Elon Musk have adopted the worst parts of these ideas without any public scrutiny. Free market space migration may not be a positive thing, particularly if we are exporting this planet’s problems into outer space.

Anyway, that’s an aside and it’s basically a 90 minute space themed mix of music. Understanding / knowing about the Smi²le concept is not essential to its enjoyment. :)

Tape released May 7, 2021

Artwork – Musheto Fernandez.

JD Twitch - SMI²LE (Optimo Music Tape 003 - originally released May 2021)

This is Mozhgan & Solar at An Interdimensional New Years this year at Marble Bar, directly before an interstellar set from Intergalactic Gary. Catch Mozhgan this week opening No Way Back in her inimitable mesmeric style. 

Mastered by Jim Gibbons of AVS.

Interdimensional Transmissions Podcast

IT Podcast

IT.podcast.s12e07: Mozhgan & Solar at An Interdimensional New Years

Phonica walks into the fall months, but by no means are we saying goodbye to Summer just yet. With a weekend ahead looking to be well into the late twenties we are looking for somewhere to get our sweat on one last time. Enter Grace Sands! 
Grace is not only a regular in our shop but also a London legend. Being one of the founding members of the DiY Soundsystem, she has been holding it down since the early 90's originally as well as one half of Digs & Woosh alongside the late Peter Birch. These days you can find Grace holding it down at her residency at London's queer warehouse party Adonis or all over the world playing the likes of Fabric, Panorama Bar, Kala Festival and NYC Downlow at Glastonbury to only name a few. For this mix Grace has brought us our sweat in the form of an hour of pure driven house, tech and acid mixed to seamless perfection. This is Phonica 112: Grace Sands.

Phonica Mix Series 112: Grace Sands

Very proud to present an amazing set by the legend who is Sharlese!

A DJ who lives in Seattle, WA and works at KEXP 90.3 FM. There, she is the Producer of The Afternoon Show and Programming Education Manager and can be heard weekly as the host of Mechanical Breakdown. She runs a party called False Prophet with a monthly dance night called Audiodrome at Pony that streams on Intergalactic FM. She is a resident of the PNW techno crew secondnature and the Seattle club Massive.
 
Socials:
IG - https://www.instagram.com/sharlese_m/
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/sharlese
Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP - https://www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Feincast XXXII: Sharlese

British-Nigerian-born, Berlin-based Richard Akingbehin (@richard-akingbehin) is behind many crucial projects in electronic music, and most of them revolve around his exploration of deep and dubby sounds. Not only is he a co-founder of the excellent Refuge Worldwide radio station, but he also runs the experimental label Kynant Record and has some key residencies when not headlining other cult clubs around the world. His label recently released the first new album from dub techno don Tikiman in almost 20 years and this summer the pair will be playing together again as part of a mini tour. 

Ahead of joining us at Dekmantel Selectors later this year, Richard recorded this week's mix for us in the Refuge Worldwide studio with the aim of showcasing what he is playing in the clubs at the moment. It takes in his signature blend of dub techno styles with music from the likes of Parallel 9, Tikiman, Dialog and Delano Smith. It's spacious and unhurried but slowly ramps up the pressure to get you on your toes and vibing to his ever-warm, supple and minimal rhythms.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 457 - Richard Akingbehin

REC 21 w/ Nosedrip

The REC series compiles outstanding performances recorded in the club throughout the year, highlighting artists representing our love for electronic music.

The more we listen to Nosedrip’s last Room 01 adventure, the more we fall in love with it. Part of his all-nighter at Fuse and with a constant air of reflective and introspective touches, the Belgian leftfield treasure is doing justice to his reputation of never being predictable.

From vocals to etheric percussions, set-backed oddballs, or acid and Arabic sound textures, the Stroom.tv founder is drawing a resourceful example of his musical DNA. A spiritual ascension, guided by Ziggy Devriendt’s intuitions for two hours long.

▪️ Soundcloud: @ziggy-devriendt
▪️ Resident Advisor: ra.co/dj/nosedrip
▪️ Discogs: discogs.com/artist/5887285-Nosedrip
▪️ Instagram: instagram.com/nosedrip
▪️ Facebook: facebook.com/Nosedrip

Nosedrip — Recorded live at Fuse Brussels (19/01/24)

🌐 Refuge Worldwide is a radio station and community space based in Berlin-Neukölln.
➡️ More info, more music: www.refugeworldwide.com

Support us by becoming a member on Patreon for just 3€ a month: www.patreon.com/refugeworldwide

HOMODROP - CHERIII & VICTOR KUBIN - 19 Apr 2024

Rose Kourts welcomes Montréal's Esse Ran (Humidex Records) for the second hour of this month's GEMS. Our gem inspiration is Kyanite, a wonderful stone for encouraging creative and positive energies to flow, as well as for bringing a sense of thankfulness and appreciation for the gifts of love and strength of connections we have.

http://www.instagram.com/esse_____ran
http://www.instagram.com/humidexrecords 

https://esse-ran.bandcamp.com
https://ra.co/dj/esseran
https://humidex.bandcamp.com

GEMS with Rose Kourts invites Eƨƨe Ran: Kyanite @ The Lot Radio 05-08-2024

Live recording from April 2024 from Backcountry Wine Tasting Room in Portland, OR.  This was the finale run of my first year residency, resuming again this September 2024.

Djscreendoor - April2024 - Winebar Season Finale

Blaxx Traxx – The Party
The Oliverwho Factory – Together (Altered States Mix)
Pleasure Posse –  What Your Love Can Do
Mark Archer, Masc, Shadow Child – WKP
Gordo – Tribal Rave (The Message)
Human Resource – Dominator (Frank De Wulf Mix)
Marcin Czubala – Oh Shit, I Do Need A Gig
Prins Thomas – Bringing Mum To Panorama Bar (Diskomiks)
Tres Manos – First Thing In The Morning
Frank De Wulf – Electrain
Kirk the Flirt & Peter Pleasure – Temple Grandin

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The Face: born in London in 1980, the original, definitive style magazine. Reborn in 2019. Endless discovery for a new generation.

The Face | Mix 016 | Justin Cudmore

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