It will be a to z this Saturday night in a “sound clash” take it turns format. I want to be king of the dj’s and smash the opposition. Must be band or artist as the a to z not the track. Any genre but make them count!

Isn’t this cheating?

I was going tp stary with
A : Acdc back in black.

This is cheating yes. After a few beers I seem to have a mental block and forget names of bands/which song I’m after.
Actually consider it as planning/revision. 😆

What’s the crowd? You going to get more credit for dance? Rock? Indie? and how commercial or otherwise are you thinking?

First B that popped into my head:

Basement Jaxx – Rendez-Vous

Is The *insert bandname* counted as T or what follows?

i.e is The Heavy counted as coming under T or H?

Anyway:

E = Elf Kid – Golden Boy

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GtVUkyzvhU[/video]

B : Barney -Lets play school

You can’t go in all guns blazing.

Start it off with a bit of a switch hit?

A Tribe Called Quest – Description of a Fool (Groove Armada acoustic mix)

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSB8VMqDMo[/video]

The crowd is just a small gathering of 6 at my house. We’ve not done it for a while and it would appear battle lines have been drawn based on the texts flying about 😀
All 40 ish, ex house heads, 80s fans, rock is fine, anything that bangs. Must let the neighbours know 😳

We drop the t so “the enemy” would be e
“the cure” would b c etc

K

Kill The Noise – FUK UR MGMT

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLKHYntYkJc[/video]

E – yeah, best tell the neighbors
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCoCVYrJWYU[/video]

O

Oliver Koletzki feat. HVOB – Bones

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO3J12uQIXI[/video]

bongohoohaa, that got me thinking 😀

Burial – Archangel
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k_f2QK77ew[/video]

After a few beers I seem to have a mental block

Bit early for that isn’t it? Actually, what the hell, its nearly the weekend, I’ll join you. (heads to bar to get a 3/4 pint measure of craft beer served in a jam jar)

Anyway in no particular alphabetical order, but presuming people will be more or less awake mid-alphabet

M – Money Mark – Information Contraband
P – Pepe Deluxe – A Night and a Day

If you want to get off to a flying start though

A – Avalanches – With My Baby

[video]https://youtu.be/QHpU0ZfXZ_g[/video]

a great pseudo reggae/Ska take on a classic…..

R – Real Big Fish

Ok, how about a bit of hip-hop?
Common – Go
NWA – Straight Outta Compton

Or from the UK:
Giggs – Look what the Cat Dragged In
Skepta – Shutdown
The Streets – Blinded by the Lights
Wiley – Wearing my Rolex

Or for a more dance based theme:
Death in Vegas – Aisha
Frankie Knuckles – Your Love
Kosheen – Catch
Mansun – Wide Open Space, Perfecto Mix
Rhythm on the Loose – Break of Dawn

And out of my Dad Rock playlist:
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love
Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing
Led Zepplin – Immigrant Song
Simply Red – Fairground (I guarantee this will get you some love!)
The Undertones – Teenage Kicks

I’d be going for a mainly late 80’s – early 90’s Second Summer of Love / Baggy / Madchester vibe with a few rock nuggets for flavour.

Off the top of my head…

AC DC – Thunderstruck
Charlatans – North Country boy
D-Mob – We call it acieed
EMF – Unbelievable
House of pain – Jump Around
Inspiral Carpets – Saturn 5
Jesus Jones – International Bright young things
KLF – Last Train to transcentral
New Order – Blue Monday
Rush – Spirit of Radio
Stone roses – Fools Gold

heading quite far into the alphabet already but for W.
Womack & Womack. Teardrops – extended mix, from an album called 12″ club classics – 80s grooves

seven and a half minutes of disco bliss

Q could be a tricky one if you get lumbered with it

Q-Project – Milk and Honey

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL7YL9TN5ts[/video]

Q?
Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows.
Q-Tip – A Little Party Never Killed Nobody

How does one “win” in a Spotify war?

Here’s some

A Human – Black Moon
Beck – Devils Haircut
Crass – Shaved Women
DJ Shadow – Stem
Edit – Battling Go-Go Yubari In Downtown
FKA Twigs – Two Weeks
Glass Animals – Gooey

when you get done at the dj-off, lets have the winning list a-z…

Yes – Going for the one or Roundabout

The crowd is just a small gathering of 6

6 people x 26 tracks x 3.5 minutes = your saturday night is going to be over 9hrs long 🙂

So I’m going to suggest
Y – Yello “Live at the Roxy”
as its over 20min long – giving you time to make breakfast before ‘Z’

😀 Awesome idea!

Here’s a few I just copied and pasted from itunes – think the titles/names are right. All are Saturday night bangers. (BTW; I can’t be trusted to ever put tunes on the laptop when round at friends houses)

Azari & III – Reckless With Your Love (Paul Epworth Radio Edit)
Andrey Mute & Jellyfish – Bora Bora (Beatman & Ludmilla Remix)

Blackstar (Mos Def) – Wylin’ out ft. Diverse (RJD2 remix)
Bonobo Feat. Andreya Triana – Eyesdown (Sasha Remix)

Chemical Brothers – Hold Tight London
Capone-N-Noreaga – Invincible
Capdown – Headstrong

Dark Sky – Totum
Dark Sky – Be myself
Daft Punk – Face to Face

Ed Solo & Skool of Thought – When I Was a Yout
Else & Owl – The Fall Of Hyperion

Feline 9 – Right About Now (Audioshapes Remix)
Flume – Left Alone feat. Chet Faker (Gravez x Ta-ku Re remix)
Far Too Loud – Desibel

Grabbitz – Handle Yourself

Harijan – Portland Street

The Ian Carey Project – Get Shaky (original radio edit)

Joe Goddard – Bassline ’12

Klashnekoff – Get down

Leftfield – Sapce Shanty
Logisitcs – Platinum

Muzzaik – The Brooklyn Story (Lexicon Avenue remix)
Mala – Mountain Dread March
Maya Jane Coles – Something In The Air (Dark Sky Remix)

Noisia – Alpha Centauri

Paul Kalkbrenner – Der Stabsvörnern ‘Guten Tag’ Album (Official PK Version
Pet Shop Boys – Love Etc (Gui Boratto Remix)
Phi Life Cypher – Overemix
Pretty Lights – I know the truth

Rusko – Jahova

Sonic Future – Move Your Hips (Original Mix)
S-X – Bricks
Skinnyman – High grade

Noisia – Alpha Centauri

What a tune 😀

Of course a classic.
Konflict – Messiah

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg9YWdSkEXs[/video]

There’s a Noisia remix of Clint Mansells Requiem for a dream theme as well somewhere, don’t think you’ll find it on spotify though

*gets coat*
*leaves party*
*mumbles..”Sorry mate, wrong house….. you don’t know where Bruno Brookes lives, do ya?”
*runs back to 1989*

Of course a classic.
Konflict – Messiah

😀 Hellish!

It’s done in couples so as to add to the conflict Mr and Mrs x have to agree on the same track before hitting play!

The gathering is now 4. It’s a straight battle between us and them now. Each track is judged via the 4 folk with as little bias as is possible.
Some arguing may ensue 😀

Zinc – Killa Sound
Young Fathers – Get Up
XCNN – 1000 Easy
Wu Tang Clan – Protect Ya Neck
Venetian Snares – My Love is a Bulldozer
Underworld – Dark & Long (or anything!)
Tricky – Black Steel (or anything!)

spank (1980s remix) By Jimmy Bo Horne

Kiss me Again by Dinosaur.

High Pressure Days by the Units (Rory Philips mix)

If it’s party tunes we’re after:

E:

Eric B & Rakim – Juice

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPkWYTUiPTo[/video]

M:

Moderat – Bad Kingdom

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NPxqXMZq7o[/video]

D:

Donny – Symptomless Coma (This may clear the dancefloor 😉 )

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoB5BdXW020[/video]

Started going through my phone, got bored at S.

A – Alex Reece, Feel the Sunshine
B – Basement Jaxx, Bingo Bango
C – The Chemical Brothers, anything by them really. Galvanise?
D – Daft Punk, Harder Better Faster Stronger
E – The Enemy, No Time for Tears
F – Faithless, Insomnia
G – Goldie Looking Chain, Your Mother’s Got A Pen1s.
H – Hayseed Dixie, War Pigs
I – nope
J – The Jam, That’s Entertainment
K – Kings of Leon, Molly’s Chambers
L – LMFAO, Sexy and I know it
M – Moloko, Sing it back
N – Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit
O – nope
P – Primal Scream, Loaded
Q – nope
R – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Give it Away
S – The Stone Roses, Fools Gold
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z