It’s unusual for me to have three public DJ performances in a row where none of them happen on a weekend, but that was this week. After Tuesday’s Hewlett Packard event I performed at a Drive-In Movie Theater on Wednesday. That as an all vinyl DJ set, so I can’t share it here as I have no way to accurately recall exactly what I played. or in what order. It’s only the digital sets that I can share, as the software preserves the playlists for me and I can extract and post them after the fact.
Last night’s event was in a similar vein to Tuesday’s, because I wasn’t there to create a dance party. I was background music for an open house at San Jose’s KALEID Gallery, which was a treat in itself, as it is filled to the brim with local art. I even caught up with some artists that I knew from my days running RAW:San Jose. All in all, it was a great night, and I received much positive feedback about my song selection.
Jungalero – Les Baxter
Quiet Village (Moog Version) – Martin Denny
Fourty Days – Billy Brooks
Humpty Dump – The Vibrettes
Vitamin C – Can
Airbag – RJD2
Wouri – Manu Dibango
Alive (Soulwax Remix) – Beastie Boys
Hector – The Village Callers
Egyptian Reggae – Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
Heaven and Hell Is On Earth – 20th Century Steel Band
The Champ – The Mohawks
Music – Response – The Chemical Brothers
Pussyfooter – Jackie Robinson
Walking Into Sunshine – Central Line
Love Thang – First Choice
Disco Dancer – Kiki Gyan
The Mexican – Babe Ruth
Chicken Yellow (Let Me Do It To You) – Miami
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Barbie Dolls – Pizzicato Five
He Cuts So Fresh [feat. M.C. Shan] – Marley Marl
Going Way Back – Just-Ice
Heroes – David Bowie
Someone Great – LCD Soundsystem
Kelly Watch the Stars – Air
Marvin Gaye [feat. Meghan Trainor] – Charlie Puth
Razzmatazz (acoustic) – Pulp
Kim Chee Taco Man – Kelley Stoltz
Half a Nice Day – The Octopus Project
Nashville Parthenon – Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Marble House – The Knife
Eating Noddemix – Young Marble Giants
Girlfriend in a Coma – The Smiths
Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle & Sebastian
We’re Going to Be Friends – The White Stripes
Banana Split for My Baby – Louis Prima
Swingin’ Down the Lane – Frank Sinatra
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John