I played this last night. Photo: Liz O.
Last night was Underground’s website launch party.
I went on a little after 11:30 and played until about 1:30. That’s peak time on the dance floor at clubs in L.A., which means time for the big hits. I did slip in some newer stuff, as well as a few old tracks that aren’t played at the party all that often. One of my friends ran up to me and asked about the Shit Robot track seen in the above photo. I think he said that he wouldn’t be able to get it out of his head. It’s been stuck in mine since I got home last night.
I’ve been hearing “Kernkraft 400″ a lot at the big EDM parties lately. It was one of the big hits of the early-’00s electro scene and it kind of took on a life of itself. (Seriously, I heard a remix of it at a Dodger game.) I played the original version, which is a little less bombastic than many of the mixes that exist, thinking it would be a nice counterpoint to the very sweet sound of Depeche Mode on “See You.” Also, it made for a good segue into a really awesome Basement Jaxx/Blancmange mash-up that I’ve had for probably close to a decade. The WhoMadeWho 7″ I picked up on Thursday night went over really well. You’ll be hearing that a lot.
Last night was also the rare night when I actually brought something that was requested (LCD Soundsystem). The last song of the set, “Blind,” was a request too, but my friend asked me to play it days in advance, so of course I had it.
The set list is below.
