keep on moving, don't stop
When I was younger, I used to love finding spare change in old pockets and couch cushions. I thought of it as a bonus on my allowance, and would usually spend it on something frivolous but eminently enjoyable. Sometimes, I'd save the change in small jars, but always with the intention of collecting enough for an ice cream or an afternoon at the arcades. That habit changed as I grew older and managed to acquire some disposable income, but the urge still hits me sometimes when I reach into a pocket and find a crumpled up dollar bill that I forgot was there.
I have had this habit, over the years of on-again,off-again DJ'ing, of taking various songs and earmarking them for some future set. Sometimes, it isn't with an upcoming gig in mind; just something to set aside in case the opportunity arises. Then, at various intervals, like the change in the jar, I'll burn a few of them to a CD-R, but because it's so casual, I'll neglect to do things like write down a tracklisting or even label the CD. So, years later, I'll pull these discs out, run through them, and rediscover some old concept or idea. Sometimes, though, I'll have to load up Shazam to remind myself what the song was.
I don't know exactly when or why I burned a copy of "Back To Life", but I'm fairly sure it was related to this request that mishak gave me nine years ago. I don't think that I ever delivered on that; so I figured it was overdue. The rest of the first set more or less coalesced around that seed.
First set
Velvet Acid Christ - Slut
Janelle Monae - Sincerely, Jane
Duran Duran - Come Undone
Soul II Soul - Back To Life (ext version) [*]
Coldcut - Autumn Leaves (French version)
IAMX - Your Joy is My Low [*]
Depeche Mode - Stripped [*]
AWOLNATION - Sail
Freestylers - Cracks (Flux Pavilion Remix) [*]
Emancipator - Rattlesnakes (saQi Remix)
Second set
Dead Can Dance - Rakim
Sigur Ros - Hun Joro (hassbraeour mix)
Thievery Corp - Sound the Alarm
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me [*]
Feist - My Moon, My Man (Boys Noize Classic mix)
Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside
Utah Saints - Lost Vagueness
Daft Punk - Solar Sailer (Pretty Lights mix)
Superpitcher - Joanna
The Church - Under the Milky Way
[*] - denotes request
I have had this habit, over the years of on-again,off-again DJ'ing, of taking various songs and earmarking them for some future set. Sometimes, it isn't with an upcoming gig in mind; just something to set aside in case the opportunity arises. Then, at various intervals, like the change in the jar, I'll burn a few of them to a CD-R, but because it's so casual, I'll neglect to do things like write down a tracklisting or even label the CD. So, years later, I'll pull these discs out, run through them, and rediscover some old concept or idea. Sometimes, though, I'll have to load up Shazam to remind myself what the song was.
I don't know exactly when or why I burned a copy of "Back To Life", but I'm fairly sure it was related to this request that mishak gave me nine years ago. I don't think that I ever delivered on that; so I figured it was overdue. The rest of the first set more or less coalesced around that seed.
Click to viewFirst set
Velvet Acid Christ - Slut
Janelle Monae - Sincerely, Jane
Duran Duran - Come Undone
Soul II Soul - Back To Life (ext version) [*]
Coldcut - Autumn Leaves (French version)
IAMX - Your Joy is My Low [*]
Depeche Mode - Stripped [*]
AWOLNATION - Sail
Freestylers - Cracks (Flux Pavilion Remix) [*]
Emancipator - Rattlesnakes (saQi Remix)
Second set
Dead Can Dance - Rakim
Sigur Ros - Hun Joro (hassbraeour mix)
Thievery Corp - Sound the Alarm
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me [*]
Feist - My Moon, My Man (Boys Noize Classic mix)
Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside
Utah Saints - Lost Vagueness
Daft Punk - Solar Sailer (Pretty Lights mix)
Superpitcher - Joanna
The Church - Under the Milky Way
[*] - denotes request