There were a lot of requests for the new wave/darkwave room at Nocturno on Saturday night. Most of them came before the event and I started a separate playlist in Rekordbox just to keep track of them. The most requested song of the night was “Club de Vampiros” by French Police, which you heard a little after midnight at the start of my second set.
My favorite request came in person at the club, maybe a little before 1 a.m. Someone asked for Miguel Bosé, which I was happy to oblige. For a minute, though, I feared that I wouldn’t be able to play it after all because the night was coming to a close and I kept thinking of big songs that hadn’t been played yet, like “Tainted Love.” Fortunately, though, “Amante Bandido” made an appearance right before the last song of the night.
As always, Nocturno was a blast. Thanks for dancing and thanks for the requests. Keep reading for my set lists.
Set One:
Glass Spells – Hechizos
The Horrors – Something to Remember Me By
Golden Boy, Kittin — Rippin Kittin
DAF – Brothers
Camouflage – The Great Commandment
Eleven Pond – Watching Trees
Ministry – Effigy (I’m Not An)
Harsh Symmetry – Mirror Twin (request)
Boy Harsher – Electric (request)
Linea Aspera – Attica (request)
Sextile – Contortion (request)
Depeche Mode – Sea of Sin
New Order – Sub-Culture
Males Tears – Model Citizen (request)
French Police – Sueño Humedo (request)
Mareux – Lovers from the Past (request)
Sisters of Mercy – Lucretia
Actors – Face Meets Glass
Twin Tribes – Monolith (request)
Set Two
French Police – Club de Vampiros (request)
Ultra Sunn- Keep Your Eyes Peeled (request)
Nitzer Ebb – Join in the Chant
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
Vitalic – La Rock 01
Crystal Castles, Robert Smith – Not In Love
Lebanon Hanover – Sadness Is Rebellion (request)
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart (request)
Depresíon Post-Mortem – Yo Voy (request)
Twin Tribes – Sangre de Oro (request)
Molchat Doma – sudno (Boris Ryzhy)
She Wants Revenge – Tear You Apart (request)
Bloc Party – Banquet
The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
Erasure – Oh L’amour
Yaz – Situation
Mr. Flagio – Take a Chance
Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Boy Harsher – Machina
Sextile – Disco
Vicious Pink – Cccan’t You See
My Mine- Hypnotic Tango
Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better (request)
The Clash – Train in Vain
The Smiths – Sheila Take a Bow
Echo and the Bunnymen – Killing Moon
Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight
The Cure – Lovesong (request)
Soft Cell- Tainted Love
New Order – Ceremony
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Miguel Bose – Amante Bandido (request)
Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs.
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