This recipe is a recreation of a family friend's pancakes that I haven't had since I was a child. They were thinner than normal pancakes, had crunchy edges, and were more savory than sweet! I spent most of my teens and 20s ordering pancakes at restaurants and they were always a disappointment compared to my memory of those pancakes. The memory of those pancakes, the family I ate them with, and that time of my life is pressed firmly into my memory. Over the last couple years, whenever I made a big weekend breakfast, I was always chasing this memory and that's what inspired this mix. The feelings of nostalgia & melancholy, slow weekends, and chasing the impressions of a single meal from over 20 years ago. 

These pancakes are the antithesis of the giant stack of fluffy, cakey, pancakes that most restaurants serve. The batter(and the pancakes) should be a little thinner than normal and cooked in butter for a crunchy, buttery edge. If you're going to eat these with syrup, you have to use the cheap shit. No real maple syrup ;)

Ingredients 

1 C flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted 
1 Cup + 2 tbsp buttermilk
1 egg, beaten

Method

1. Combine Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Salt and Sugar
2. Whisk in melted butter, buttermilk and beaten egg
3. Mix everything together but just barely! It should still be a little bit lumpy
4. Preheat a pan or skillet to a medium heat and add some butter. Embrace the butter
5. Make a test pancake! This is a good point to adjust the batter by adding a bit of milk/water or flour if it needs to be thicker or thinner. We're not aiming for crepe thin but we do want it to be a little thinner than the average pancake. 
6 Make the rest of the pancakes. Ideally straight out of the pan

Secret Sauce 08 - Flora FM

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A Long Strange Dream w/ Batu 030522

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Nothing in Moderation with DJ Voices and INVT. @ The Lot Radio 05 - 25 - 2022

Nick Boyd (@nickboydnyc) is a dancefloor staple in NYC, and there's good reason for his omnipresence: everything he does, he explains, is centered around the dancefloor and the dancers who spend time there. Whether he's running @sorry-records, DJing at beloved local haunts like The Lot Radio, Bossa Nova Civic Club, and Nowadays (where this mix was recorded), or giving advice to friends, his ethos always comes back to the dancefloor. Grounded by an encyclopedic knowledge of dance music history and generous sharing of that knowledge, Nick and Sorry Records are beacons of integrity and openness in today's dance music community. 

This is part 1 of a 2 part mini-series with Sorry Records.

Read the interview + see a tracklist:
https://spontaneous.zone/047-nick-boyd

Mix mastered by @drvmmy.

"This mix is a recording of my first time playing at Nowadays, a club that has been incredibly influential and important to my life and my friends' lives. When I first started deejaying, my only goals really were to play on The Lot Radio and play Nowadays.

When they asked me, I was very surprised, legit like fall on my bathroom floor crying type situation 😂 😭. I’m a sappy nerd and had loads of nerves but I was lucky to be able to do it for the first time alongside my friend and collaborator Khadijah/DJ Delish and also have the time to just completely over-prepare for like three months ahead of time.

I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do with the space, both extensively over the years keeping a running “Nowadays Wishlist” playlist and in the three months leading up to the party. I eventually came to the conclusion that I wanted to tell a story with what I played, in the tradition dictated by the New York dancefloor. A story about myself and my friends and the scene here as I’ve seen it both good and bad. A story about the Nowadays dancefloor itself and what that space means to me, but in turn also what dance music spaces and community mean period; how they function and the double-edged sword of trying to be good when it comes to those things.

I also wanted to play tracks by my friends that I knew were going to be there. The people I love who I dance alongside there frequently. I wanted to play tracks that were silly too! Tried to give a sense of levity to a pretty emotional thing. I mean, I got into dance music in large part because of the work that Justin (Carter) and Eamon (Harkin) had done through Mister Sunday into Nowadays, and I'd been going to the space since before it was open indoors. I’m there most every week and have put a lot on that floor…

In the weeks following, I finally got myself to listen to it. At first, I was like, there's so many bits in here where I remember not being able to hear myself or hear the cue. It's my first time playing in a big loud club besides like, Bossa. I considered making all these edits to it…

But then kinda just got to the point where I was like — look at the process of the mix, the ethos behind it… it's more about letting go and natural joy and glee than it is about anything else. So I decided to share it unedited, except for a little audio sample I added at the beginning that I didn't get on the recording. There’s a lot of other very concrete lyrical content included — always with purpose and intention but not always lyrics that I believe in personally."

@nickboydnyc / @sorry-records

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #047: Nick Boyd

Unpredictable as both a DJ and an event organizer, Seattle's @grymnk brings a fresh, community-centered energy to the North American dance music scene and beyond. From throwing notorious raves in rented mansions and other unconventional spaces and bringing together international favorites and local heroes, to playing alongside artists like Ayesha, Object Blue, and Azu Tiwaline, grymnk is an energetic force. Their mix for Spontaneous Affinity is trippy, wonky, and devilishly fun.

Read the interview:
spontaneous.zone/046-grymnk

"When I made this mix, I had a couple weeks of being alone and to be honest things got a little weird. I think this will come through when you listen.

When I imagined people listening to this, my hope was that they would hear the struggle, the mental illness, but also the celebration of oneself and the wiggle of dancing in a room alone."

@grymnk

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Spontaneous Affinity #046: grymnk

Groove is in the heart of this mix from Sister System - keeping the summer mood alive as we head into the final weeks of the season. 

"This was recorded live from a party in New York this summer. Summer is my favourite season, so I included all my favourite feel good rollers and I always make sure to include some Miami heat from the homies, a whole lotta love here.” - Sister System 

The Miami-based DJ has recently lain shed a new party series with Jonny From Space and True Vince called Objects Don’t Dance which stemmed from a monthly radio show on Klangbox Radio. They kicked off the series with an all-night-long b2b True Vine and have also booked the likes of Sepher, Mozhgan, Peach and Aurora Halal. Sister System is also affiliated with Floyd, Space, III Points and Omnidisc.

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Tracklist:
Primavera 707 (Decius Remix) - Gensi
Trust Me (feat. Robyn) - Mr. Tophat, Robyn
Mycelium- Lawrence Lee
808 State - In Yer Face (DJOKO & Thalo Santana Break Mix)
Babylon X - Hyper Love - Tofistock
Alright (Damian Salza Mix)-  Freaky Chakra, Mikael Stavostrand, Single Cell Orchestra
Hymn to Atabey - Nicholas G. Padilla
Latina C - Aubrey vs Freaky Chakra
Pkak Del Mar - Olsvangèr
Earth (Electron Forest Re-entry mix) - Aura
Pronom - WAV
Jaguar - The Aztec Mystic
Jade - Pugilist
Teambuilders - Ménage
Lai Q (HyperSmooth Bootleg) - Harriet Brown
Cosmic Volvic - Jacques Satre
Pelican Dub (extended) ft. Lila Tirando a Violeta - Nick León
20,000 - Blue Terra
Conjunction - Ruben Ganev
FI3AC2033010 - Aleksi Perälä
Oh (Intersectional Shitposter) - Mittens, Reflex Blue
Navidark - richie hell (coffintexts remix)
Salmanazar - Objects (r.hitect remix)

Untitled 909 Podcast 131: Sister System

A few months late posting this, but here is what got captured from a very magical night into day that I still think about all the time! This is the first two hours of my set, much more craziness was had but the rest will live on in our memories <3 thanks again High+Tight for an incredible party!

Wonja @ High+Tight - June 18 2022

Do/While With Wonja & DJML | November 5, 2022

🌍 The Global Jungle Manifesto

Core Ethos:

Jungle is the heartbeat of the Earth.

It unites tribes, cities, and cultures through funky rhythm, bass, and dance.

It heals by being fun, playful, and spiritually uplifting.

It belongs to everyone — every region, every tradition, every dream.

Pillars of the Movement:

🌿 Funky Dancey Energy — Never dark or oppressive. Jungle is for skanking, laughing, feeling alive.

✨ Spiritual Roots — Infused with ritual, trance, nature, and ancestral memory. Music as ceremony.

🌎 Global Fusion — Every culture’s percussion, melodies, and folk traditions can be woven into jungle.

🎚️ Positive Technology — AI + producers as shamans of sound, manifesting infinite new styles.

🕊️ Vibes of Unity — From London sound systems to remote villages, jungle is the shared pulse.

🌐 Regional Flavors of Jungle

🇨🇳 Chinese Jungle (guzheng, pipa, erhu, opera stabs)

🇮🇳 Indian Jungle (tabla, sitar, bansuri, raga scales)

🇷🇴 Balkan/Klezmer Jungle (clarinet, violin, brass, odd-time rhythms)

🇲🇦 Arabic/Bellydance Jungle (oud, ney, darbuka, mystical chants)

🌊 Sea Jungle (whale song bass, sonar pings, water FX, conch horns)

🌌 Cosmic Jungle (bells, chimes, choirs, heavenly atmospheres)

🇧🇷 Amazon Jungle (log drums, maracá shakers, tribal chants, rainforest ambience)

🇿🇦 African Jungle (djembe, ngoma, marimba, call & response vocals)

🇯🇵 Japanese Jungle (shamisen, taiko, koto, temple gongs)

🇨🇦 First Nations Jungle (powwow drums, flutes, spirit chants, nature FX)

🎯 Movement Goal

To re-enchant the dancefloor with music that is:

Ancient yet futuristic

Global yet local

Funky yet spiritual

Fun yet transformative