On Saturday, it felt like summer had arrived. That is unfortunate if you, like me, have an aversion to sunlight and sweat. The upside was that I was DJing in the new wave/darkwave room at Nocturno on Saturday night, so I could avoid the sun. Since online tickets had already sold out, though, I had to prepare for a hot night. That’s when fishnets really come in handy. In fact, I think fishnets and Sambas might end up being my 2024 club uniform. After a four-and-a-half-hour DJ set, I felt pretty good. (Three cans of water probably helped too.)
It was a really fun night. There were stilt walkers who came out to the stage in the new wave/darkwave room twice, dancing to French Police and Sisters of Mercy during one set and Depeche Mode and Visage in the other. The crowd let out disco calls during “Blue Monday.” It was a vibe.
Boy Harsher’s remix of Chelsea Wolfe’s song “House of Self-Undoing,” which was released earlier in the week, made its second appearance in my sets this weekend. Since it’s brand new, I’ve been testing it out early in the night, but I’m really into it, so you’ll probably be hearing this later in the nights going forward. The remix is available on Bandcamp, by the way, so get it into your own collection if you’re so inclined. (That’s not an ad or a sponsored link, btw, but Bandcamp is my personal first choice for digital music.)
Anyhow, here’s the set list.
Chelsea Wolfe- House of Self-Undoing (Boy Harsher Remix)
Boy Harsher – Face the Fire
Actors – Only Lonely
Sisters of Mercy – Marian
Human League – Seconds
Depeche Mode – Sea of Sin
Boy Harsher – Country Girl
TR/ST- Dressed for Space
New Order – Sub-Culture
Echo and the Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
Real Life – Send Me an Angel
Marc Almond – Tears Run Rings
Duran Duran – Planet Earth (Night Version)
Actors – Face Meets Glass
Lebanon Hanover – Sadness Is Rebellion
Joy Division – She’s Lost Control
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Christine
Bloc Party – Banquet
B Movie – Nowhere Girl
Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf
OMD – Electricity
Molchat Doma – Sudno (Boris Ryzhy)
Twin Tribes – Sangre de Oro
The Cure – Primary
Berlin – The Metro
Tones on Tail – Go! (Club Mix)
Yaz – Situation
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Boy Harsher – Machina
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Depeche Mode – Strangelove
Siouxsie and the Banshees- Cities in Dust
Nitzer Ebb – Join in the Chant
Ultra Sunn – Keep Your Eyes Peeled
Boy Harsher – Give Me a Reason
French Police – Club de Vampiros
Sisters of Mercy – Lucretia
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round
Trans X – Living on Video
Boy Harsher – Pain
Crystal Castles, Robert Smith – Not in Love
Vitalic – La Rock 01
New Order – Blue Monday
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
Boy Harsher – Come Closer
Lebanon Hanover – Gallowdance
The Cure – Lovesong
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Modern English – I Melt With You
The Smiths – Ask
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Ramones – Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
The Clash – Train in Vain
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
When in Rome – The Promise
Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses
Boy Harsher – Send Me a Vision
Mr. Flagio – Take a Chance
New Order – True Faith
Pet Shop Boys – Always on My Mind
Boy Harsher – Electric
TR/ST – Robrash
Ministry – Every Day Is Halloween
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
Visage – Fade to Grey
Boy Harsher – Motion
Ultra Sunn – Broken Monsters
Crystal Castles – Vanished (request)
Hercules & Love Affair – Blind
Clio – Faces
Ivan – Fotonovela
Boy Harsher – Autonomy
Echo and the Bunnymen — Killing Moon
The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs.
Read more:
HOW TO POLITELY REQUEST A SONG FROM A DJ
MIKI BERENYI TRIO, TOLHURST X BUDGIE AT FONDA THEATRE, MAY 29, 2024