The lost 80's

Playing music at the Castle almost every week is, for the most part, a joy. Last week, a pretty woman approached me requesting 80's music, a genre I play sparingly for several reasons. The main reason is that I lived through it and I've heard all the new wave classics so many times I'm sick of them. Instead, I try to play remixes. So when I played a remix of an 80s song instead of the original, she almost got belligerent. I know I shouldn't be so critical or elitist as this girl looked young enough that

The end result is that it set me on a nostalgia trip of 80's music that is simply no longer heard. Not at clubs. Not on 80s retro shows. Not even on Sirius XM. Perhaps on internet radio stations such as flashback alternatives

My vinyl collection is one way to feed that nostalgia fix. Another way these days is youtube. I'm thankful that there are enough people out there with enough spare time on their hands to upload music videos that I haven't seen in years, if not decades. Below are a few songs I discovered on my last trip.

Bourgeous Tagg- Mutual Surrender

You may know this band from their Beatles-esque song "I Don't Mind". This one came first and I liked it better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLgp9yHc07c

Pseudo Echo - Listening

Before this Aussie band had a new wave semi-hit with a cover version of Lipps Inc's Funkytown, they This particular song actually got a rockier face lift on their second album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDrJKmrOo2s

The Models - Out of Mind out of sight

This was the only song I knew this song from them...I liked the horns. Another Aussie band....props to nzoz you has several youtube channels devoted to Kiwi and Aussie 80s music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7dnvxvcGRc

Love and Money - Candybar Express

Somewhere on a tape I had the Models song and this tune back to back, therefore they will always be that way in my mind. Plus they both sound similar to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSKTbnWCj7I

The next time I have a hankering for some obscure 80s I'll be sure to share.

Soundtrack to a Saturday afternoon

Yesterday I had another opportunity to DJ out in front of the Tampa Museum, providing music for museum patrons as well as the park. It also gave me an opportunity to play a lot of great loungy downtempo stuff that I don't get to do a whole lot of.

I had the opportunity to play for the grand opening of the museum two weeks ago on the 6th as well...it was a blast, but I didn't have the wherewithal to jot down my playlist.

With this and my gigs at the Tampa Theatre, I guess I'm becoming the "arts" DJ....now all I have to do is get in with the performing arts center and Tampa is mine!!!

noebe adani and wolf - no one in this world
jehro - all i want
gabin - la maison
groove armada - at the river
dzihan and kamian - streets of istanbul
$uperchrome - archenova
mark oakland - sunny
mylo - valley of the dolls
peace orchestra - who am I?
dabrye - hyped up plus tax
kid koala - third world lover
mo horizons - remember tomorrow
dj cheb i sabbah - ganga dev (bedouin ascent mix)
patato - descarga en faux
mexican institute of sound - para no vivir desesperado
mexican institute of sound - escribeme pronto
mark rae - lavish (deadbeats mix)
the fort knox fivethe brazilian hipster
the baldwin brothers - funky junkyard
rodney hunter - work that body
bobby hughes combination - clive the runner
esquivel - mini skirt
sarah vaughn - tea for two (chris shaw remix)
trouble makers - electrologe
gotan project - last tango in paris
chris joss - drink me hot
jackson 5 - never can say goodbye (neptunes mix)
propellerheads - history repeating
hal 9000 - bay bay bay
carlos jean - mr dabada
ed royal - born to funk
mr scruff - get a move on
mr scruff- cheeky
thievery corporation - bario alto
thunderball - the panther
parov stelar - love part 1
martha and the vandellas - heatwave (david elizondo mix)

castle playlist 2/19/10

thanks to mike carlton (aka sumatra 71) for helping out

four tet - angel echoes
bjork - hidden place
fatboy slim - the weekend starts here
luke vibert - fly hawaii
placebo - pure morning (les rhythmes digitales mix)

hot chip cd release party
hot chip - thieves in the night
hot chip - hand me down your love
hot chip - i feel better
hot chip - one life stand
hot chip - brothers
hot chip - alley cats

portishead - wandering star

sumatra71 in the house

desire - if i cant hold you tonite
the fitness - chauffeur
men - simultaneously (lauren flax mix)

vex - it could be sunshine
kings of leon - use somebody
muse - supermassive black hole
david gahan - bottle living (t raumschmeire full vocal mix)
blaqk audio - stiff kittens (jnrsnchz blackout mix)
the whip - blackout
aha - the sun always shines on tv
depeche mode - personal jesus (kris de angelis mix)
the cure - hot hot hot
peter schilling - major tom (xtd version)
no doubt - its my life
siouxsie - sexy peek a boo

sumatra 71

deadmau5 v duran duran - ghosts on film
daft punk - technologic (alex clark mashup)
modeselektor - cash
sebastien leger - the people
shiny toy guns - le disko (boys noize mix)
peaches v tone loc - wild thing
whodini - freaks come out at night
tupac - california love
beach boys - california girls
bran van 3000 - drinking in LA

castle playlist 2/12/10

the sushi club - shiosai
lemon jelly - space walk
steve and eydie - black hole sun
frost - magicka
four tet - angel echoes
bran van 3000 - drinking in LA
dabrye - hyped up plus tax
mc 900 ft jesus - if i only had a brain
solvent - my radio
dsico - i need to be sedated
ladytron - he took her to a movie
chakachas - jungle fever
grandmaster flash - the message
beastie boys - body movin
del tha funky homosapien - mistadobalina
gorillaz - dirty harry
gramatik - brother
gramatik - funk it down
rolling stones - miss you
the prodigy - poison
david gahan - dirty sticky floors
vex - it could be sunshine
the cult - fire woman
fat boy slim - the journey (fantastic plastic machine remix)
dj lobsterdust - its fun to smoke dust
hot chip - one life stand
daft punk - around the world
tiga - shoes
simian mobile disco - hustler
oakenfold/brittany murphy - faster kill pussycat
deadmau5 - hi friend
evil nine - they live
chemical brothers - block rockin beats
the ohio players - love rollercoaster
jackson 5 - dancing machine (steve aoki mix)
calvin harris - im not alone (deadmau5 mix)
everyones a crook - love will tear us apart (lbj mix)
bloody beetroots - warp 1.9
wolfsheim - heroin she said
the limousines - very busy people
dj moule - black sabotage
apollo 440 v acdc - dubstruck
gruesome 2some - hallucination generation
front 242 - welcome to paradise
elie force - believe
funkagenda - nobody listens to techno
dada life - lets get beeped tonight
aggro1 - strange cocaine
black eyed peas v boston - i got more than a feeling
beatles v NIN - come closer
supertramp v gnarls barkley - crazy logic
eurythmics v lady gaga - dance dreams
jean elan - wheres your head at? (klaas mix)
the prodigy - omen (clockwork mix)
peaches v tone loc - wild thing
foghat - slowride
rare earth -celebrate (remix)
dazz - brick

castle playlist 1/29/10

fc kahuna - hayling
love and rockets - the 7th dream of teenage heaven
mc 900 ft jesus - the city sleeps
euphoria - delerium
meat beat manifesto - circles
the wolfgang press - christianity
the cardigans w tom jones - burning down the house
mystery jets & esser - in between days
electrocute - kleiner dicker junge
2raumwohnung - sexy girl
the breeders - cannon ball
dj lobsterdust - pussycats gone to heaven
mirwais - miss you (thin white duke mix)
my robot friend - rapture
the ting tings - great dj
yelle - a cause des garcons
royksopp - remind me
shiny toy guns - major tom
sleepthief - the chauffer
evil nine - they live
fat boy slim - weapon of choice
depeche mode v eurythmics - policy of swwet dreams
fischerspooner v pink floyd - never win against the wall
copycat - a smalltown monday solution
wolfsheim - once in a lifetime
muse - supermassice black hole
sisters of mercy - temple of love
delerium - innocente
deadmau5 v duran duran - ghosts n stuff
radiohead - idioteque
ladytron - destroy everything you touch
the smiths - bigmouth strikes again
bloc party - the prayer (does it offend you yeah mix)
bravery - honest mistake
tkk - sex on wheels
chemical brothers v rammstein - du hast mich again
dada life - let's get bleeped tonight
does it offend you yeah - we are rockstars
the beatles v NIN - come closer
faithless - we come one
coldplay - clocks (deep dish mix)
PvD - nothing but you (vandit mix)
nalin and kane - beachball
starkillers - scream
starkillers - diskoteca
benny benassi - i love my sex
electric six - gay bar
gorillaz - dirty harry
beastie boys - sabotage
lo fidelity allstars - battle flag
daft punk - technologic
fatboy slim - rockafeller skank
the prodigy - omen
lady sovereign - i got you dancing