Fatima Al Qadiri – Shanzhai Maria Minerva – The Beginning Tala – On My Own In Hua Hin The Range – Two Mssingno – Skeezers Starkey – New Cities Kuedo – Mtzpn Design A Wave – Weird F Starkey – Neck Snap Ekelon – Techrine Starkey – Ok Luv Grown Folk X Main Attrakionz – I.C.E. Seawash – Close (Vox) Mark Pritchard – Get Wyld Tala – Serbia Morgan Zarate – Broken Heart Collector 813 – The Whaler Mssingno – XE2 Mala – Changes (James Blake) The The – Flesh And Bones Microthol – Depressive Morph King Midas Sound – Cool Out V.I.V.E.K – Mantra Kryptic Minds – Follow Me VIP V.I.V.E.K – Asteroids VIP Digital Mystikz – Education Morcee – Black Hole Sugababes – Stronger Dead Prez – Hip Hop Fatima Al Qadiri – Szechuan Björk – All Is Full Of Love Oneohtrix Point Never – Returnal (Fennesz Remix) Lewis Taylor – Bittersweet Joanna Law – Love Is Not Enough Lana Del Rey – Ride King Midas Sound – Come And Behold (Green Gartside Revoice)
One thing I really enjoy when DJing is sequencing tracks that use the same samples, or combine them with the material it was sampled from on top. The same goes for tracks with similar sounds, and of course you find the most similar sounds if you takes a closer look at a certain producer’s output. I have a very weak spot for the eccentrics of House music and Chicago’s Curtis Jones is among my favourite from that species. I have a weak spot for spoken vocals in House tracks as well, particularly if they exceed mere dancefloor imperatives or spiritual togetherness stuff, or embarrassing sexual posing. Well, Curtis Jones is well smart and hip enough to perform the latter with tolerable style and humour. So I was flicking through my archives of 90’s Chicago House 12″s for a recent gig at Panoramabar a few days ago, and I remembered that several tracks produced by Jones used the sound template made so famous by the “Underground Trance” version of Cajmere’s “Brighter Days”. The other that instantly came to mind was “Chit Chat”, it took a while longer to come up with “Believe In Me”. All three tracks sound very similar, but have a very different lyrical content. I decided to play “Chit Chat”, “Believe In Me”, and then “Brighter Days” in succession, and together they form a really weird narrative. Of course the majority of the people on the floor have enjoyed the music more than the tracks’ twisted little story, but that is perfectly fine. Not every point you make has to hit home. But it is important to make a few points throughout a set, for me at least. I also played a few early 90’s NYC sample House tracks that sample Yazoo’s “Don’t Go”, but none were too obvious, and I forgot to bring Yazoo’s “Don’t Go”. Next time.
John Hughes Daydream – I Wanna Play With Jordi Parallax Beat Brothers – Autek Leslie Winer – Flove Drvg Cvltvre – I’ll Wear Your Face On A Chain Fake Left – Roots In The Sky Spoiled Drama – Black Drama Pender Street Steppers – Bubble World Greeen Linez – Hibiscus Pacific (Moon B Remix) Moon B – Cold G House Of Doors – Filter Feelings DJ Sotofett – Laton 062 A2 Drevsn – Acido 08 A2 SVN – Track 1 Fiedelone – Detour Valerie Johnson – Inside (Dockins Vocal Mix) Kassem Mosse – Stosw Mikael Seifu – Wedagn The Maghreban – Amok Time Samrai – Concrete Riddim Dance – Bottomless Pit Adrian Lenz – Cover Me Mella Dee – Fazed The Adventures Of Daniel Lite – I Want Your Love (Clonk Dub) Lily – Machine Dreams El Kid – 112 Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra – Vendetta (Mark Pritchard Remix) Midnightopera – Five Larry Heard – Missing You
Xon – Midnight Express Cyclone – A Place Called Bliss Sweet Exorcist – Testone The Step – Yeah You (Robert’s Dub 2) Sweet Exorcist – Trick Jack Cabaret Voltaire – What Is Real (Virtual Reality Mix) The Wolfgang Press – Time Paris Gray – Don’t Lead Me (Nexus 21 Mix) Altern 8 – Objective C & M Connection – Another Night (Techno Dreams) Ability II – Pressure Dub Ital Rockers – Ital’s Anthem (Trebledown-Bassup Mix) Unique 3 – Pattern 12 Unique 3 – Beats And Bass Mix Nightmares On Wax – Aftermath (LFO Remix) LFO – Squeaky Uncle 22 – Pain Baby Ford – Blow Back Tuff Little Unit – Join The Future Cabaret Voltaire – Easy Life (Jive turkey Mix) Unique 3 – The Theme (Original Chill Mix) Rhythmatic – Take Me Back (Bass – Head Mix) Juno – Soul Thunder (Drillers Mix) Fantasy U.F.O. – Fantasy (Strictly Underground Mix) Salt Tank – Charged Up (Instrumental) Synchro-Bass – Mystic Voyage Midi Rain – The Crack Train (Vocal) Logarhythm – The Jungle (N.O.W. Mix) Unique 3 – Weight For The Bass (Digi House Mix) Baby D – Day Dreaming LTJ Bukem – Delitefol DJ Mink – Hey! Hey! Can U Relate (Deep Space Mix) Unique 3 – Activity (Mix 1) Zero B – Spinning Top 4 Hero – No Sleep Raver (The G And D Mix)
Edvard Graham Lewis – The Eel Wheeled Pinch – Search Party Akkord – Continuum DJ Spider – Northern Abyss Hound Scales – Thinner Loric – Under Sharer Floorplan – Never Grow Old Call Super – Acephale II Anno Stam – That Kid From Newport Population One – The Jazz Student Rhythmic Theory – 003 A Bluntman Deejay – Astat (Real) Mandingo – Another Dub On Earth Moiré – Bboy 202 Isoke – Aliyah Doubt – Five Minutes The Other People Place – Eye Contact RT – Realtered States Paris Gray – Don’t Lead Me Sw. – Sued 008 B2 Liaisons Dangereuses – Avant-Mars (Qu Rework) The Normalmen – No Limits Aardvarck – Plus Det Appian – Won’t You Syracuse – Giant Mirrors Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts (Recloose Mix) Jovonn – Ruff Cool Peepl – Free Pt. 1 Daniel Jacques – End Of My World Wyndell Long – Dying Days Geena – How Sensitive D.K. – We Ride Edvard Graham Lewis – The Eel Wheeled
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