― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 17:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 18:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
Killers -- for some reason, Bowie's "Fashion" stands out as a request that not only cleared the floor, but caused the customers to carry a "no dance" grudge for the next few songs...which made me play more shit I wanted to hear, which killed any fun I was having that night.
Surprises -- for some reason, both "Shiny Happy People" and the 12" remix of "Sussudio" did much better than I thought they ever would. Could just be a middle of Michigan thing, however.
― Erick H (Erick H), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 18:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
KILLER: Rip. Rig & Panic.
― Sasha Frere-Jones (Sasha Frere-Jones), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 18:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 18:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
Hahaha, it was already topping every european dancechart back then, so that wasn't too difficult. From a UK perspective I also predicted Junior Senior pretty early, but that was also dead easy since it was already getting lots of airplay here.
― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 21:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mike Taylor (mjt), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 23:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
suprise fillers: i had a nice books/r.ashley mix going that went over pretty well. casiotone for the painfully alone "baby it's you" (DFA Colette mix) with some bird sounds run through G4 and delayed/live roto-tracked during the intro pling plong part brought the house down.
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 8 May 2003 00:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
Ambrose, you can't be talking about 'Opposites Attract', surely?
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 8 May 2003 00:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
At least at the Mac store anyway :)
― david day (winslow), Thursday, 8 May 2003 01:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― david day (winslow), Thursday, 8 May 2003 01:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
anything else = killer.
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 8 May 2003 03:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave M. (rotten03), Thursday, 8 May 2003 04:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 8 May 2003 08:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
filler = nothing.killer = everything.
― tony bleach (blackshoeswhitesocks), Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
Filler: T Connection - "At midnight" (particularly good in a house set)EPMD - "You gots to chill"DMX Krew - "17 ways to break my heart"Thirstin Howl III - "Live with my moms"
Killer: Musique - "In the bush" (I don't know what the hell was wrong with those people)Hixxy and Sharkey - "Toytown" The Slits - "Heard it through the grapevine"
(the above being three good reasons why DJing in london sucks azzz)
― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
killer - "Closer" by NIN (suddenly it's very clear to me that this song is OVER)
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
It's very NOW for Yanks and Brits to rag on each other, but this almost made me cry. It's time for some Hands Across The Ocean shit. We need to help these people.
― SFJ (SFJ), Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― piscesboy, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 14:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 14:36 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 15:08 (twenty years ago) link
― piscesboy, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 15:21 (twenty years ago) link
― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 15:23 (twenty years ago) link
― sean g, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 15:36 (twenty years ago) link
Cornelius' 'Ball-In Kick Off' nearly killed it for me once even though it was mixed into 'Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out' and his remix of Coldcut perplexes everyone but me. Otherwise, I have no other personal killer tales.
― Barima (Barima), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 15:57 (twenty years ago) link
― sean g, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 16:01 (twenty years ago) link
Security should forcibly eject people if they don't dance to this.
― Brian Miller, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 21:07 (twenty years ago) link
* skee lo - i wish* over and over - rufus* make me believe in you - patti jo* loads of big beat stuff - i mean almost anything with a beat and a sample and people would go mad for it (kool roc bass was brill tho)* sunshine of your love - spanky wilson* back in black / dj shadow number song mix thingy* movin on up/ dj krush mix thingy* makin it happen - jackson and his computer band* battleflag - lo fi allstars* Can`t Fake The Feeling - Geraldine Hunt * L.O.V.E Got A Hold - Demis Roussos
killer
* easy lover - phil collins and ?? (this was a travesty as i got Only Child to play it and people loved it but when i play it - oh no)* cant explain - the who (some people make me real angry)
― james (james), Thursday, 24 July 2003 12:31 (twenty years ago) link
KILLER: Microhouse. It's a conspiracy by nerds to get revenge on ppl that enjoy dancing. Seriously.
― Lord Gorlok, Thursday, 24 July 2003 13:10 (twenty years ago) link
― piscesboy, Thursday, 24 July 2003 13:26 (twenty years ago) link
― piscesboy, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:26 (twenty years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:35 (twenty years ago) link
― BrianB, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 August 2003 07:34 (twenty years ago) link
― J'aime les sucettes (call mr. lee), Thursday, 14 August 2003 23:54 (twenty years ago) link
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 14 August 2003 23:57 (twenty years ago) link
-- Lord Gorlok (lordgorlok...), July 24th, 2003.
Seconded.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Friday, 15 August 2003 00:08 (twenty years ago) link
sure to get a fckng *morgue* movin.
― piscesboy, Tuesday, 9 September 2003 15:30 (twenty years ago) link
― alex in montreal, Friday, 7 November 2003 06:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 7 November 2003 06:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 7 November 2003 06:33 (twenty years ago) link
― mick hall (mick hall), Friday, 7 November 2003 17:17 (twenty years ago) link
anyone got anything to say about "move on up"?
― Jole, Thursday, 8 January 2004 05:01 (twenty years ago) link
BUMP. Great thread but it needs to be expanded upon.
― randomrules, Thursday, 16 August 2007 08:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Yep - unlike Dancing in the Street, You Can't Hurry Love, Reach out I'll Be There, Twist and Shout, and others, it's not a dancefloor filler but a dancefloor killer for the old folks at a wedding.
― ledge, Thursday, 16 August 2007 08:44 (sixteen years ago) link
sad but true, that.
― randomrules, Thursday, 16 August 2007 08:48 (sixteen years ago) link
All the best songs are dancefloor killers.
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 16 August 2007 09:55 (sixteen years ago) link
All the best Geir posts are thread killers.
― ledge, Thursday, 16 August 2007 11:45 (sixteen years ago) link