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October 15, 2013
THE 3 OF US. JON JOHN, JOEY ARIAS, JUANO DIAZ

October 18, 2013
TWAT BOUTIQUE AT NETIL HOUSE

March 26, 2013
A TRIP TO LONDON OR INFLUENCE

October 26, 2011
THE TURNER PRIZE

October 24, 2011
TSUMORI AND LEONARD

March 10, 2011
DIOR

December 3, 2010
PETER PIXZEL INTERVIEW

January 18, 2010
HALO-IS INTERVIEW

January 05, 2010
MARCO SHUTTLE INTERVIEW

May 11, 2009
VISIONS OF EXCESS

March 01, 2009
NASIR MAZHAR

Febuary 14, 2009
YOKO ONO

December 30, 2008
DIGITAL ANGEL

December 26, 2008
PETER IBRUEGGER INTERVIEW

September 29, 2008
NASIR MAZHAR - SPRING SUMMER 2009

June 25, 2008
CHRISTIANIA

March 01, 2008
NOKI INTERVIEW

january 05, 2008
ANTONIO MOLTONI INTERVIEW

JULY 11, 2007
CAM ARCHER Interview

JULY 11, 2007
GARETH PUGH Interview

June 18, 2007
MILLYDEMORI Interview

June 18, 2007
Mr A Interview

Febuary 16, 2007
K A B I R's BACKSTAGE AT MAN REPORT

Febuary 08, 2007
Brian Eno Interview

December 08, 2006
Material Boy Interview

October 18, 2006
Lawrence Interview

June 28, 2006
Seymour Butz Interview

June 27, 2006
Dou Dou Malicious Interview

November 27, 2005
Lump Interview

June 28, 2006
Seymour Butz Interview
by Tatu Vuolteenaho


Seymour Butz is a DJ and producer from Sydney, Australia. He plays at clubs in Australia, London and in the US and has a DJ residency at Kens at Kensington, a legendary gay sauna in Sydney. He has produced three Sauna Sessions mix CDs and has also produced and remixed music under the name Stereogamous.

"A lifetime of listening to disco is too high a price to pay for being a gay man, and a whole night of listening to pop trance is too high a price to go to a gay bar. Inspired by the deep porn soundtracks from 70's bareback video's and just how at odds this feel good gay music is with the nadir of one-dimensional euro cheese infecting the speakers of so many gay sound systems. It's about bringing something dark & provocative & predator-y back to you earhole." (taken from Stereogamous MySpace profile)

T: How old are you?

S: Im in my extremely late 20's

T: Is Seymour Butz your real name?

S: It my sauna name. Taken from a cruel childhood taunt for being the fat kid at school. Pre puperty, I didnt know that I could own it so well.

T: What was your favorite music as a teenager?

S: I recieved "Destroyer" by Kiss and Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" for my 5th bitrthday - cool older sibling guided me well. In my teens it was a mix of gayish synthpop and angular guitar stuff like Fugazi and Talking Heads.

T: When did you start DJing and when did you start making music?

S: I had my first radio show in the 80's in Hobart, Tasmania, playing devo and snakefinger. One day a nightclub (ok the only night club - the downtowner - known as the 'Downtrousers' - cause "the gays" went there) phoned up cause the resident dj hadn't shown. My friend put on eyeliner and gelled my hair - this was pre electroclash irony. I started doing wierd reel to reel re-edits at the station to take to the club, all pre digital age.

T: How has your DJing style developed over the years? When did you get into the sound that is on your sauna sessions CDs?

S: When I arrived in Sydney in the early 90s there were 3 styles of music - hinrg, higher nrg and higest nrg. I basically started out just swimming against the (main)stream. I really need to hear something masculine/grubby/deep and sexual rather than "sexy." It didn't exist so I just found an (steamy) outlet. The 'crackademic' of meth and the one dimensional arythmia that is sweeping gayland is another reason to keep pushing it sideways.

T: How would you describe the concept 'horizontal dancing'?

S: It's music to get all sweaty grindy to. Raising a gland, not your hands. It's not chill out, its more "warm-in".

T: What is the difference between the music you play in the clubs and the music you play at the saunas?

S: Playing at Trough Faggot Party, Club Kooky and Chunk is more for beer drinking and sweating it out. You can still keep in hot and horny with out resorting to fluffy filler.

T: What kind of requests do you get when you play?

S: Can I have your number? "when do you get your break?"

T: Many of the events you play are sexually charged.Do you just stay cool and play music or...?

S: Playing in just a towel, its not unusual to get propostiioned. Whenever I get offered blow job or a rimming while playing my respone is usually "Im a professional, not a prostitute" I will take phone numbers or make someone wait till the end of my shift. They usually do.

T: Do you also play at straight or mixed scene? Would you be interested?

S: Ironically since playing at the sauna I've been asked to spin for Kylie, Linda Evangelista, Natalie Imbruglia and more foxy ladies. They may be hetreosexual, but I wouldn't call them straights. Gay is the new straight isn't it?

T: How do you find all this great music you put on the CDs?

S: I suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder when it comes to tunes... always looking over my shoulder to hear what's around the corner. Fortunately the "sauna" genre has found some enthusiastic followers and I have great friends making music especially for the tubs. Like The Presets (www.thepresets.com) They wrote 'Steamworks' just for me, after telling them salacious details about the great sauna chain in North America. I just played there for Toronto Pride - it was a tsunami of arse! I also have made strong links with homo brothers like Khan, Kid Congo Powers, Paul Mac and Aaron Carl. They make me want to create for our own.

T: The music you play could be seen as alternative, different and advanced if compared to the general gay scene music. Often DJ is expected to play what the crowd wants. Do you educate the crowd to be receptive to your sound or you just find the right kind of crowd? Do you sometimes have to go towards 'cheese' just to keep the partygoers happy? Or do you get surprised that how advanced the crowd generally can be?

S: Homos are wise and have great taste in music. Bar Managers and promoters generally are about making money, so sadly the cheese seems to make it onto the musical platter first. I'm more comfortable playing in a grimey bar that a flash circut party. We have been culturally opressed for too long, by ourselves!. All those "glad to be gay" and "fire island anthems" compilation cds have pushed us into a very narrow corridor. Im happy to smash that sequined box.

T: Where can you buy your sauna Sessions CDs?

S: Distribution is difficult from territory to territoy. Get in touch and I will touch you back. And hook you up with a disc!

T: Could visually more flamboyant queens and the sound you provide in a club go well together?

S: Of course! Flamboyant queens stretch the visual boundaries and music is the sonic perfume. Do you want to wear GAP or Comme de Garcons?

T: Any tips for those who would be interested in DJing at gay saunas?

S: Approach your favorite sex club and get on the decks. Remember, it's not a dance party. However much you love Madonna, we don't need her when your throwing someone into a sling. Think about what you want to hear when your being penetrated. Tops should learn how to take it before plying someones earhole with sound. At the end of the day cubicle music should just be an aroma. Versatility is the key.



Links

http://www.myspace.com/stereogamous
http://www.saunasessions.com
http://www.saunasessions.blogspot.com
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