The track I’ll be opening my next DJ set with
EVOL: Flapper That
Elastic computer music for hooligans: freaks people out from the off. Out soon.
The track I always play to rescue a dancefloor
Out Of The Ordinary: Play It Again (Los Niños remix)
Daft new beat riff on an all-time classic. Guaranteed to get me (and you) out of a pickle.
The track that currently gets the most rewinds
Loefah: Rufage
The only track I’ve ever rewound, cos Lee Gamble hopped onstage and did it for me.
The track I’d play to show off my eclectic tastes
Xao Seffcheque Und Der Rest: Eine Nacht In Tunesien
I’d never heard anyone play it until it was reissued last year.
The track that got me out of bed this morning
Powell: He’s Just A Pervert
Can’t figure out how to finish it. Kept me up all night, too.
The ideal festival track
Underground Movement: Jammin’ Piano
All the dads at the back with their bottles of baby formula; hands in the air!
The best track by my favourite new artist
NMO: Zaragoza Variations
Military space music and/or Fluxus techno. Charming chaps to boot.
The track that should have been a crossover hit
Psyche: Thundershowers
Absolute perfection. Everyone should own it.
The track that’s been unfairly slept on this year
Russell Haswell: One Take Dub
He calls it Latin freestyle. I’m not sure I agree, but it deserved more love.
The track I wish I’d never played
Bassline Boys: Warbeat
I played it at Berghain. It’s true what they say about Germany: don’t mention the war.
The track I wish I’d signed to my label
The Velvet Underground & Nico: Femme Fatale
Just for the parties at the Factory. And for Nico…
The track I’d play at sunset in Ibiza
Eno Moebius Roedelius Plank: Pitch Control
Right little wriggler. Can almost imagine some badly burned Brits not asking me to get off the decks.
The track I’d play at my funeral
Suicide: Keep Your Dreams
Be nice if I died having kept mine. And of course I’d like everyone I ever loved to do the same.
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