The track that got me out of bed this morning
Elvis Presley: Love Me Tender
Always brings back fond memories of my mum. I can still visualise the joy on her face watching an Elvis movie.
The track I wish I’d signed to my label
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
Superstition is something I can listen to over and over again, so well produced and so damn funky. I try to free myself from any kind of superstition but do I walk under a ladder? No I don’t.
The track that should have been a crossover hit
Dirty Beaches: Lord Knows Best
The first time I heard this I remember thinking: “Why can’t pop music be more like this?” I also instantly thought of Twin Peaks. Well, how funny was it that Twin Peaks season three came out, and guess who was playing sax in an episode? Yes, Alex Zhang Hungtai from Dirty Beaches.
The track I’d play at my auntie’s wedding
Donna Summer: I Feel Love
On first hearing and seeing Donna Summer perform this in 1977 I was like: “Wow, who is she and what is this music?” My aunt is a real disco queen so what else would I play at her wedding?
The ideal festival track
Choice: Acid Eiffel
A techno classic from Laurent Garnier, full of inner soul and spirit. I personally think this really sums up his personality. Not that I have actually played it at a festival yet; I have only found the right moment once, which was at Berghain last month around 4am on a Monday morning. Waiting for the right moment is imperative.
The track I’d play at sunset in Ibiza
Ron Trent: Altered States
I haven’t played in Ibiza since the early 90s. I played this in Brixton around 92, 93. I remember closing my eyes and totally drifting off, which could also have been aided by the fact that I had probably not slept for around 48 hours.
The track I’d play at my funeral
The Jimmy Castor Bunch: It’s Just Begun
Seventies funk, is there an afterlife? Guess there is only one way to find out.
Steve Bicknell plays Jackhammer’s 16th Birthday, The Caves, Edinburgh, 23 December. Awakening The Past EP is out now on 6dimensions
