Episode 37: TERRE THAEMLITZ

Terre Thaemlitz aka DJ Sprinkles talks about her musical life, from the roller discos of Minnesota and Missouri to the transsexual bars and ambient rooms of NYC in the 80s and 90s, from deep house and noise shows in Japan to present-day Panorama Bar and Dekmantel. Topics include electronic music and queerness, softness as rebellion, memorable nightlife characters, sampling, hedonism, ACT UP, ambient music, performance, identity and raver hooey. Come along for the ride. Recorded at the Monheim Triennale Festival in Germany.

Visit Terre’s official website.
Find Terre on Bandcamp here.
A YouTube playlist of some of Terre’s great remixes.

Things discussed in this episode & extras:
- What is Essentialism? Nature? Nurture? Sod it.
- Terre’s Resident Advisor mix. Terre just dropped a mix for RA 1000 which reflects her Monheim Festival performance, referenced in this podcast!
- Club 1018. Some info about 80s NYC nightclub 1018, which later became The Roxy, from Queer Happened Here, an IG page mapping LGBTQ+ history.
- Negativland vs U2. A bit of explanation of one of the craziest lawsuits over sampling. Can also find out more on the case here and Negativland here.
- Who is Sha Na Na? Just watch it and see for yourself.
- When Dorian met Sally. An amazing post about legendary drag queen and nightlife presence. Dorian Corey.
- Dorian’s Dark Side. As immortalized in an episode of Pose.
A little carousel from Pacha. hol tight the yacht people.
- That Girl. A bit more about Sally’s II and other trans/gay NYC clubs.
- Wolfman Jack. The voice from your radio.
- Tape Freaks. Terre and Oren Ambarchi in conversation for Crack Magazine.
- Release Yourself. Terre on her music for Bandcamp.

Tracks in this episode include:
The Mole - Lockdown Party (DJ Sprinkles Crossfaderama)
Men Without Hats - Freeways (Euromix)
Clausell - Don’t Let It Be Crack (Long Version)
Logic - The Warning (Strictly Rhythm)
Oh Yoko - Seashore (DJ Sprinkles Ambient Ballroom)
Haco Track - Lemon & Ice
June - Lost Area (DJ Sprinkles Lost Dancefloor)