This is a post I wrote in 2023 and backdated, to remind me of a good time.
Yesterday, I went to a lovely party with some friends. As some of them were musicians, experienced radio DJs, and general enthusiasts, various people played DJ sets during the day and into the night…
I thought I’d swallow my fear and do a bit of my own. I expected to play for about 30 min and had broadly planned up until “Yes, I know” by Daphni.
At the 90 minute mark, after 18 vaguely nerve-wracking mixes, loops, and blends (and quite a lot of rum), I had to go find someone to take over as I was running out of ideas.
It remains one of the most fun things I’ve ever done, thanks mostly to the uncritical audience. While I didn’t have the courage (or confidence in my setup) to record the set, I did manage to get dig out the tracklisting, which is here:
Track listing
| Title | Artist | BPM | Start Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini | Boards of Canada | 81.709 | 22:35:38 | 03:56 |
| Woke Up This Morning | Alabama 3 | 88.486 | 22:36:16 | 04:47 |
| Open Hand | Kojey Radical | 92.000 | 22:37:12 | 08:10 |
| Stem / Long Stem | DJ Shadow | 106.171 | 22:43:58 | 04:06 |
| Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA) | David Bowie | 102.001 | 22:47:57 | 07:51 |
| Tell Me Anything | Andy Stott | 109.000 | 22:52:07 | 05:32 |
| Badabing (Diskjokke Remix) | Martin Brodin | 118.000 | 22:56:20 | 07:13 |
| Yes, I Know | Daphni | 115.999 | 23:01:00 | 05:46 |
| Lipps (Pete Herbert Dub) | Copyshop | 115.000 | 23:05:21 | 04:59 |
| Hardbody | Scuba | 125.000 | 23:08:08 | 06:04 |
| The Hills of Katmandu | Tantra | 116.819 | 23:13:24 | 12:55 |
| Kinda New (We All Live & Die) (Tiefschwarz Dub) | Spektrum | 126.005 | 23:23:29 | 07:11 |
| Rez (Paul Woolford Re-edit) | Underworld | 125.000 | 23:28:11 | 09:24 |
| Forge (Tom Middleton Remix) | Bedrock | 128.000 | 23:36:01 | 06:58 |
| Come Save Me (The Pachanga Boys’ Jagwar Pawar Version) | Jagwar Ma | 123.993 | 23:40:53 | 07:39 |
| Rhythm | Deetron featuring Ben Westbeech | 126.000 | 23:46:22 | 05:01 |
| Phuture Bound (Shur-i-Kan Remix) | Akabu | 126.018 | 23:49:49 | 05:52 |
| Life2Live (UNKLE Surrender Sounds Session #1) | Layo & Bushwacka! | 128.000 | 23:53:52 | 09:04 |
| OAR003-B | Oni Ayhun | 122.500 | 23:58:23 | 07:50 |