last night i watched Arthur Baker, 2 Many DJs, Jacques Lu Cont, Coldcut, DJ Yoda, Derek muthafuckin Dahlarge and an A-Z of DJs playing their favourite tunes in turn...

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it was quite something. each one came on to the stage and put on one track and then paved way for the next person. sound stupid? well yes but it was for charity you see. and it was great fun to see all these luminaries under one roof. highlights of who played and what:

Arthur Baker: 'Got It All' by Blowfelt

Coldcut's Jonathan Moore: 'YMCA' by ??? (Spanish version)

Derek Dahlarge: 'Let The Music Play' by Shannon - BLOODY ACE!

Erol Alkan: 'Crosstown Traffic' by Jimi Hendrix Experience - this sounded particularly brilliant and got a great reaction

Freelance Hellraiser: 'Money For Nothing' by Dire Straits mashed up with 'Roll Out' by Ludacris - classic of course

Go Home Productions: 'Ray Of Gob' - his Madonna/Sex Pistols mash-up sounding better than ever

Ils: 'Music/Where Are You?' - his breaks tune with the bass guitar you know, pretty cool

Lottie: 'Raspberry Beret' by Prince - she actually wore a raspberry beret as well

Osymyso: a fantastic remix of 'Walking In The Air' - i kid you not, god i love this man

DJ IdioteQue: the 'dancing, drugs and pounding techno music' track that Soulwax used to cane, well judged choice

Soulwax: absolutely rocked the joint like i've never witnessed with a phenomenal mash-up of 'Higher State Of Consciousness' and 'House Of Jealous Lovers' and 'Girl You Really Got Me Goin' and about 3 other tracks - VERY impressive, i must see them now

Wall Of Sound guy played extra long version of Primal Scream's 'Come Together', it was a bit special

Yoda: miscellaneous classic breaks and scratching, very good

Zoot Woman's Jacques Lu Cont: 'It's My Life' by Talk Talk, re-affirming my belief that the original is still the best, glorious, and i am dead jealous of Jacques' boyish good looks


best time at Cargo i've ever had probably - it was absolutely rammed

stevem (blueski), Friday, 19 December 2003 11:21 (twenty years ago) link

I am glad that the one DJ one track format is catching on...

Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 19 December 2003 11:31 (twenty years ago) link

Good one mate! I'd replace DJ yoda with cut chemist though...

Jole, Friday, 19 December 2003 11:33 (twenty years ago) link

Jesus, I wish I'd been there

chris (chris), Friday, 19 December 2003 11:33 (twenty years ago) link

oh... it's not a list thread

Jole, Friday, 19 December 2003 11:33 (twenty years ago) link

You haven't got the hang of this A-Z thing, then, Jole?

Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 19 December 2003 11:33 (twenty years ago) link

'dancing, drugs and pounding techno music' track is Samantha Fu "Theme from Discotheque" I think. I played it at FT (and then mixed into that bit of 2manydjs rather predictably, tho that's my fave 5 mins there with the vitalic)

Jaunty Alan (Alan), Friday, 19 December 2003 11:43 (twenty years ago) link

I meant to add, that I'd loved to have seen that line up too - sounds like much fun. i really should find out about stuff like this, not that i could have made it last night, but still

Jaunty Alan (Alan), Friday, 19 December 2003 11:44 (twenty years ago) link

thanks for reminding me Alang. yeh i should've mentioned this earlier in the week but i wasn't even sure i was gonna go until 7pm last night. so glad i did - still took me ages to get home tho, there really should be an N141, bah

stevem (blueski), Friday, 19 December 2003 12:10 (twenty years ago) link

is it on THE REMIX on sunday then ?

were both james h and eddy tm there ?

piscesboy, Friday, 19 December 2003 16:37 (twenty years ago) link

Please tell me that Freelance Hellraiser track has been released somewhere

nate detritus (natedetritus), Friday, 19 December 2003 16:57 (twenty years ago) link

i think it was aired (at least some of it) on The Remix last night piscesboy - have a look on the GYBO forum (link via boomselection.net) and see if anyone recorded the show (they usually do)

nate i doubt it but slsk may avail - it's been around a while now but i'm not sure if i have it myself, possibly, if so i will wing it your way

stevem (blueski), Monday, 22 December 2003 14:39 (twenty years ago) link

Soulwax: absolutely rocked the joint like i've never witnessed with a phenomenal mash-up of 'Higher State Of Consciousness' and 'House Of Jealous Lovers' and 'Girl You Really Got Me Goin' and about 3 other tracks - VERY impressive, i must see them now
Oh Stevem, can you keep'em in England? ;-)

nathalie (nathalie), Monday, 22 December 2003 14:51 (twenty years ago) link


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