The track I’ll be opening my next DJ set with
Tambien: Deep Hai
I’ve opened with this a lot over the summer. From Munich’s Public Posession label, it’s a cosmic palate-cleanser.
The track I always play to rescue a dancefloor
Majestique: Must Get There (Dubka Remix)
A remix by my Mixed Fortunes bandmate Martin Dubka. It’s not one that everybody knows but it takes on another life in a club.
The track that currently gets the most rewinds
Cylob: Rewind
I don’t think I’ve ever rewound a track, so here’s a song about rewinding a track instead.
The track I think has been unfairly slept on this year
This Soft Machine: On & On
Recent single by Timothy Sullivan, who used to record as Das Moth and now makes great chuggy machine-funk like this.
The track I’d play to show off my eclectic tastes
Hatebeak: Beak Of Putrefaction
This is a death metal seven-inch I bought in 2003. Their singer Waldo has one of the most unique voices I’ve ever heard. I should also mention that Waldo is a parrot.
The track I wish I’d never played
Sparks: Beat The Clock
When I played this in Philadelphia I was rewarded with a can of a drink, appropriately named Sparks, being hurled at my head. A good reason to never play anything by Anvil, either.
The track that should have been a crossover hit
LA Priest: Oino
This is what pop music should sound like: bizarre and inventive but still has a hook that haunts you in the shower.
The track I’d play at my auntie’s wedding
The Fall: Married, Two Kids
Just kidding. It’d be Hi Ho Silver Lining, of course.
The best track by my favourite new artist
Jack J: Thirstin’
A delay-drenched vocal, disco bass, and gratuitous use of cowbell, AKA all my favourite things in one place.
The ideal festival track
Joe: Thinkin About
Also known as the “What on earth is that?” track from Four Tet’s recent Boiler Room set, which was finally released on his Text label. Never fails!.
Rory Phillips plays Creatures at The Victoria, E8, Friday 31 July
