The Bayou Bros are Elmo Stephens and Phenix Crowley, DJs and producers from Baton Rouge, Lousiana. They're best known for a string of cult classic 12"s released via their own Reach Records, as well as a pair of compilations highlighting the broader Louisiana breaks scene via Of The Mind Recordings. This interview took place over a video call - Elmo joining from around Baton Rouge, Phenix from Central Florida - late this past November.

Patrick Flegel is a Canadian musician, now living in Durham, North Carolina. They’re known as the former front-person of the band Women, as well as for solo recordings and drag performance under the name Cindy Lee. Patrick and I chatted over the phone, reconnecting several times after losing signal, as they were on their way to Denver for Cindy Lee’s 11/10/23 show at the Hi-Dive.

2004 compilation from the milehighhouse crew discussed at length in today’s Seafoam interview. My pick is “Algorythmic.”

Brian Cavender is a producer from Denver, Colorado. He’s best known for his early 2000s recordings as Seafoam (released via Guidance Recordings, Straylight Recordings, and Lo-Rise Recordings), as well as numerous recent works released on contemporary labels from around the world (including Denver’s own Deep Club). He participated in the early 2000s Denver musical collective milehighhouse, along with family members Doug (ILK), Matt (The Missing Link), and Brad (Space Is The Place) Cavender.

Unsure how much of the LBJ readership is Colorado-based, but thought it worth mentioning that I have dipped my toe into the show-booking game. (Early returns re: ticket sales suggest that this may be a once-ever occurrence, so consider the experience highly collectible.).

Another Mantronik ultra-classic - in particular, we like the beats, the beats that are a bonus. My copy’s unfortunately a little noisy, especially on the A side. Tried a couple of those vinyl de-clicking tools without a luck, hit my line if you’ve found one that works for you. .