The track I’ll be opening my next DJ set with
E Myers: Hate
This track opens in such a suspicious and haunting way, and boy when that bassline slaps it kicks like a mule.
The track I always play to rescue a dancefloor
Ten City: That’s The Way Love Is (Acieed Mix)
A contemporarily relevant spin on a classic hands-in-the-air banger. Cheesy enough to get people singing; acidic enough to get people weird.
The track I wish I’d signed to my label
Jai Paul: Jasmine
I’d have given this wonderful boy a good home on my label and made sure he never had nothin’ leaked, capisce?! A really well-produced, very original piece of music.
The track I’d play to show off my eclectic tastes
Raymond Guiot: Primitive Spirit
I’m not much of a show-off, but as you’ve got me, here’s a little ditty from the world of French library music. Also sampled by Jamelia, on her worldwide smash DJ.
The track that’s been unfairly slept on this year
Scissorwork: Radiator
This hunk of a producer has been on my radar for such a long time. When I heard this track I kept expecting him to have “blown up”. His production is so well thought out.
The track that got me out of bed this morning
Actress: Falling Rizlas
This track got me out of bed this morning because it gave me nightmares in my sleep that I was a dreadful producer. I woke up in a cold sweat and realised that this nightmare was reality, and compared to this track I am a dreadful producer.
The track I’d play at my auntie’s wedding
UB40: Red Red Wine
The way I picture it, everyone would be swilling red wine everywhere rejoicing over the Ali Campbell chorus. This one’s for you, auntie Justine!
The track I’d play at my funeral
Kate Bush: Breathing
Lovely Kate Bush singing me off as I’m frozen and shot out of a cannon into space. I can’t really think of anything better.
Ross from Friends plays Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 22 September
