The track I’ll be opening my next DJ set with
African Head Charge: Crocodile Hand Luggage
Depends on the time, but this sounds great on on a system. I saw them once at Brixton Academy, amazing music.
The track I always play to rescue a dancefloor
Claudette & Ti Pierre: Zanmi Camarade
It’s a swirling synth masterpiece by the Haitian duo. Not so well known but people seem to like dancing to it.
The track that currently gets the most rewinds
Minor Science: Glamour
No idea how to do rewinds, but I have played this a few times across a set. I love the rumbling bass, the clave pattern and strange voices that dissolve in and out of the hiss. Spooky and very danceable.
The track I think has been unfairly slept on this year
Untold: Doff
I don’t really think about music in that way, but this made a big impression on me last year. It’s brilliant, in its own galaxy, I imagine it’s how bits of [Talking Heads’] Remain In Light could have sounded 35 years on.
The track I wish i’d never played
Cresa Watson: Dead
An amazing song, and people recognise the samples, but it’s just too maudlin.
The best track by my favourite new artist
Tessela: Bottom Out
Tessela is a very established artist, but last year’s Bottom Out is very inventive. Stripped-down acid bassline with stark dub effects, I love this record.
The track I’d play in Ibiza
DJ Sprinkles & Mark Fell: Fresh
I’ve never been to Ibiza but I’d like to see how this would sound there.
The track I’d play at my auntie’s wedding
Dinah Washington: I Could Write A Book
I’m a rubbish wedding DJ, but I think Dinah Washington’s version of this song is very romantic.
The track that should have been a crossover hit
Gwen Guthrie: Padlock (Larry Levan Mix)
I guess Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent was Gwen Guthrie’s true crossover hit but for me this is the one. I love every single moment of this record. The combination of talents that produced all that Compass Point stuff is incredible.
The track I’d play at my funeral
Garnet Mimms: As Long As I Have You
Wouldn’t want anything downbeat, so it would have to be this; it’s soul at its most life-affirming.
Beatrice Dillon plays Bloc, E3, Friday 29 January
