PLATTER EP10: Slurp, with Nectar Collective, ft. Robin Metcalfe
This episode features my discussion with Nectar Collective, a queer DJ collective founded by Anita Chastanet, who DJs as aniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiita, Cher Hann, or Dumb Little Bitch and Annah-Lauren Bloom, or DJ Decision. This episode also features an interlude with writer/curator/Queer archivist Robin Metcalfe.
12 Feb 2025
PLATTER EP09: Body Language, with Fog.FM & Percwerk (Part 2)
This episode features the second half of my discussion with Mitch Baker, aka Fog FM, and Brody Reid, aka Percwerk. We continue to discuss their experiences as organizers, and their efforts to scale their events while maintaining a community focus.
3 Feb 2025
PLATTER EP08: Body Language, with Fog.FM & Percwerk (Part 1)
This episode features my discussion with Mitch Baker, aka Fog FM, and Brody Reid, aka Percwerk. We discuss their connection to dance music and DJing, how they met, and their earliest instalments of Body Language and Exploria.
21 Jan 2025
PLATTER EP07: DJ Mommy Presents, with DJ Mommy
In this episode, I talk to Jody Zinner, aka DJ Mommy, about the quarterly raves she throws at the Lunenburg Legion. Jody and I discuss the relevance and importance of supporting local creative efforts, and we also discuss the role that artistic communities can play in creating change and strengthening political engagement. Jody’s efforts show that arts can serve as a unifying force to foster collective action.
12 Jan 2025
PLATTER EP06: The Room, with Douvet & Swee (Pt. 2)
Douvet & Swee share their experiences running an underground DIY rave venue in Halifax, offering insights into the challenges and rewards of creating alternative spaces for artistic expression and community building.
5 Jan 2025
PLATTER EP05: The Room, with Douvet & Swee (Pt. 1)
This episode features the first half of my discussion with Douvet & Swee. We discuss their introduction to dance music and DJing, how they met one another, and The Room V1.
8 Dec 2024
PLATTER EP04: Big Speaker Freak, with CPR
CPR, a renowned DJ and promoter, shares his journey through the 90s/00s rave scene and explores the current state of dance music in Halifax.
1 Dec 2024
PLATTER EP03: The Preface, with Tony Haze (Pt. 2)
Tony Haze shares the untold story of how he scaled Massive Productions and brought international headliners to Halifax, while navigating the rise and fall of the 90s rave scene in the city.
24 Nov 2024
PLATTER EP02: The Preface, with Tony Haze (Pt. 1)
Tony Haze shares his journey from discovering dance music to helping establish a thriving dance scene in Halifax, empowering others to join the movement.
17 Nov 2024
PLATTER EP01: The Intro, with Groceries
I use this episode to set the framework for the stories to come. I contextualize Halifax for listeners who aren’t familiar; explain who I am and my own connection to dance music; and provide a lightning-round introduction to the origins of house and techno. I discuss the original parties that inspired the way we party today, and draw parallels between those parties and the current scene in Halifax. Finally, I introduce the DJs / promoters I’ll be interviewing throughout the rest of the series.
Tracks:
The Nightwriters - Let the Music Use You (Club Mix)
Cybersonik - Technarky
Booty Buster - Freaky East Bay
References:
The Story of Africville (https://humanrights.ca/node/64). Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Matthew McRae (2023).
Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture (https://softskull.com/books/energy-flash/). Simon Reynolds (1998).
Raving as Folk Art (https://firstfloor.substack.com/p/raving-as-folk-art). First Floor. Shawn Reynaldo (2022).
Frankie Knuckles - Obituary (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/01/frankie-knuckles). The Guardian (2014).
Black Gay Men Of The AIDS Generation Invented Your Party (https://www.thereckoningmag.com/the-reckoning-blog/black-gay-men-of-the-aids-generation-invented-your-party#gs.hgz4ip). The Reckoning Mag. Johnnie Ray Kornegay III (2016).
Black Futures: How house music took centre stage in the 80s (https://www.npr.org/2024/02/13/1198910002/how-house-music-took-center-stage-in-the-1980s). NPR. John Morrison, Miguel Peres, Raina Douris (2024).
Platter is written, recorded, and edited by me, Taylor Mooney.
Platter’s theme track is Vernacular by Echolurch, a producer based in Halifax.
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