Yearly archives: 2017

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Daancing and Larfing

DJ Setlist

My final set of 2017 was at the Daancing and Larfing event, a former Manchester-based night revived in South London for one night to celebrate the birthday of the founder, Nathan Clemence (aka DJ Nathan Nothing from Tragedy >For Us< and various other events). There were four comedy acts followed by two live music acts – Black Light Ascension and Special Love. DJ-wise, with DJ Matt The Mo opening up and Getrud Stein closing, my sets were during and after the bands.

Between The Bands

Batch ID – EBM-Girl
Blitzmaschine – Useless Pain
Bloodygrave und Die Lust – Hass & Spass
End Of Data – If I’m Not A Killer
A Thousand Societies – EBM! (A Thousand BPM)
Amnistia – Prosperity
Bakterielle Infektion – Actors on Stage

After The Bands

Depeche Mode – Ice Machine
Robert Görl – Playtime
Cabaret Voltaire – Just Fascination
Front 242 – No Shuffle
Liaisons Dangereuses – Los Niños del Parque
Absolute Body Control – Figures
Eleven Pond – Watching Trees
Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
John Foxx – No-One Driving
B-Movie – Remembrance Day
Ultravox – All Stood Still
Human League – Empire State Human
Kraftwerk – Radioactivity (The Mix)
Nitzer Ebb – Join In The Chant
Skinny Puppy – Smothered Hope
Leæther Strip – Strap Me Down
Front Line Assembly – Plasticity
Project Pitchfork – K.N.K.A. (Climax Version)
Laibach – Tanz Mit Laibach
DAF – Der Mussolini
Gary Numan – Metal
OMD – Maid of Orleans
Jean Michel Jarre – Oxygene IV

Yesterday’s Shadow – December 2017

DJ Setlist

The last YS of 2017 was an ‘invitational’ where all DJs who’d played the event during the year were invited back for one more go. I was of course up for it as ever, though the 8 DJ line-up meant sets were necessarily short and an early start the next day also meant an midnight end for me. I’m still amazed about how much I fitted in, though!

Set 1 – 9:00pm

Front 242 – Geography I
Laibach – Alle Gegen Alle
Kraftwerk – Pocket Calculator
Robert Marlow – The Face of Dorian Gray
Arbeid Adelt! – De dag dat het zonlicht niet meer scheen
Siglo xx – Individuality
Durutti Column – Sketch For Summer
Young Marble Giants – Include Me Out
XTC – Science Friction

Set 2 – 11:30pm

In an era when Whamageddon is actually a thing, cheesy Christmas hits were banned at this event. Foul-mouthed punky ones? They’re still OK. But first better get something tuneful in……

David Bowie – Sound And Vision
Levellers – One Way
Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon
Big Country – In A Big Country
Adam Ant – Stand And Deliver
Killing Joke – Eighties
Slaughter and the Dogs – Situations
Undertones – Teenage Kicks
UK Subs – Hey Santa
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Comfort And Oi!)

DJ Terminates Here vs DJ The Scott – December 2017

DJ Setlist

By now, the worst of the snow had cleared and hence we had a decent turnout for our final post-ABBS Open Request List of the year.

Set 1

Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness
Killing Joke – Eighties
Depeche Mode – Wrong
Kirlian Camera – Blue Room (7″)
Deine Lakaien – Reincarnation
Colony 5 – My World
Apoptygma Berzerk – Non-Stop Violence
Light Asylum – Dark Allies
Ladytron – Destroy Everything You Touch
Einstürzende Neubauten – Die Interimsliebenden
Eisbrecher – Ohne Dich
Gary Moore – Friday On My Mind
Exploited – Punk’s Not Dead
Virgin Prunes – Baby Turns Blue
Pink Turns Blue – Walking On Both Sides

Set 2

Alphaville – Big In Japan
Talk Talk – Such A Shame
Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (the all-time Aces Sunday favourite!)
Blondie – Atomic
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
This Ascension – Megan
Tones On Tail – Performance
Inspiral Carpets – Saturn 5

Set 3

Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town
The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden
Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
Black Sabbath – Evil Woman
Pearl Jam – Even Flow
Soundgarden – Rusty Cage
Tool – Stinkfist
Lindemann – Praise Abort
Front 242 – Headhunter (Live Moments)
Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf

Final Tag-Team

Scott’s tracks are in italics.

Nick Cave – Deanna
Depeche Mode – Blasphemous Rumours
Jesus and Mary Chain – April Skies
Bauhaus – Dark Entries
William Shatner – Common People
The Pogues – A Pair Of Brown Eyes
Johnny Cash – Rusty Cage
Buddy Holly – That’ll Be The Day
Link Wray – Rumble
Ian Dury – What A Waste
Leonard Cohen – The Future

Outro: Spectra*Paris – Stille Nacht

Alternative Bring’n’Buy Sale – December 2017

DJ Setlist

The December edition of the ABBS was hit by snow on the morning of the event, but despite a thinner crowd than normal, we still carried on as usual. Scott handled the early part of the DJ, whilst DJs Grimorg and Demondaz played later on. This left me with:

12 noon-1pm – Lunchtime Selection

On this occasion, a good old mix-of-all-sorts-of-stuff.

John Carpenter – Assault on Precinct 13 (Main Theme)
Rick Wakeman – Catherine Of Aragon
Hans Zimmer – Rain Man Theme
Freudstein – Live This Lies
VCMG – Lowly
Ascii.Disko – Strassen
Potentia Animi – Vive La More
Eminence Of Darkness – Pet
Frozen Autumn – Ashes
Beborn Beton – Another World
Psy’Aviah – Infected
Obszon Geschopf – Rue Morgue Creature
Out Out – E&E
Acumen (Nation) – Anchorite
Unheilig – Herz Aus Eis (played with great irony…..)

3pm – Shoegaze, Alt Rock and Crossover Dance

I’d agreed with Scott that we’d try a role-reversal set today – he played EBM and industrial, and I played the things he normally did.

Tricky – Overcome
Zola Jesus – Manifest Destiny
Bat For Lashes – In God’s House
Cranes – Can’t Get Free
My Bloody Valentine – Only Shallow
Slowdive – Sleep
Ride – Vapour Trail
Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey
Chapterhouse – Falling Down
Lush – Ladykillers
Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
Pixies – Debaser
Smashing Pumpkins – Zero
Garbage – When I Grow Up
Primal Scream – Rocks
Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now
Shamen – Phorever People

And then handed over to Demondaz to finish off here whilst we were over the road….

Lizard Smile and Friends

DJ Setlist

DJ Teminates Here’s first-ever set outside the UK took place last night at Wommel within Fort II, just outside Antwerp. The event featured live sets from Lizard Smile and Spankraght and an afterparty for a couple of hours after. Here’s what I played.

Sisters Of Mercy – Vision Thing
The Cult – Fire Woman
Balaam and the Angel – Don’t Want Your Love
Mono Inc. – After The War
Samsas Traum – Endstation.Eden
HIM – Buried Alive By Love
Paradise Lost – Forever Failure
Type O Negative – Everyone I Love Is Dead
Pitch Shifter – To Die Is Gain
Author & Punisher – Cauterize
Decree – Fateless
Ministry – Flashback
Kill Switch…Klick – Decanonized
CHANT. – Brave New Apocalypse
Static-X – Love Dump
Fear Factory – Pisschrist
Blue Eyed Christ – Drown
3TEETH – Final Product

Christian Death – Church Of No Return
Dronning Maud Land – Hollow Eyes
Eternal Afflict – Kinski Is Dead
Girls Under Glass – Feuerengel
Star Industry – New Religion
Pink Turns Blue – If Two Worlds Kiss

Bauhaus – Dark Entries
The Cure – The Hanging Garden
Depeche Mode – Stripped
Front 242 – Tragedy >For You<
Klinik – Moving Hands
A Split-Second – Flesh
Kirlian Camrera – Eclipse (Anniversary Version)
Fad Gadget – Ricky’s Hand
Nine Inch Nails – Sin
Rammstein – Ich Will
KMFDM – Anarchy
Ministry – Just One Fix
Rob Zombie – Living Dead Girl
Skinny Puppy – Tin Omen
Front Line Assembly – Mindphaser
Borghesia – Ni Upanja, Ni Strahu
Laibach – Tanz Mit Laibach
Das Ich – Destillat
Project Pitchfork – Requiem
Covenant – Dead Stars
VNV Nation – Solitary
The Crüxshadows – Tears
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Happy House
Killing Joke – Love Like Blood (Extended)
Sisters of Mercy – Temple Of Love 1992

Yesterday’s Shadow – November 2017

DJ Setlist

A return to DJing after a couple of months off, and back to Yesterday’s Shadow. By now you might know what to expect from me, but even here were a few surprises. One was the quite-unexpected request for Dernière Volonté (couldn’t resist that one). The other was the loss of Malcolm Young of AC/DC earler that day – with his brother George also having left us a few weeks ago, I felt duty-bound to get some kind of tribute into the evening’s proceedings.

Set 1: 10:15pm

The Skids – Into The Valley
The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning
Richard Hell and the Voidoids – (I Belong To The) Blank Generation
Wire – I Am The Fly
David Bowie – Breaking Glass
Blondie – X-Offender
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Depeche Mode – Something To Do
Front 242 – Until Death >Us Do Part<
DAF – Der Mussolini
Death In June – The Calling (Mk II)
Dernière Volonté – Au Travers De Lauriers
Empathy Test – Here Is The Place
Deine Lakaien – Return

Set 2: 1:10am

Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F
Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme
OMD – If You Leave
A Flock Of Seagulls – (Wishing I Had) A Photograph Of You
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
Yes – Owner Of A Lonely Heart
AC/DC – Highway To Hell
The Cult – Rain
Sisters of Mercy – Vision Thing
Bauhaus – Lagartija Nick

Yesterday’s Shadow – September 2017

DJ Setlist

At last I returned to Yesterday’s Shadow at The Pack and Carraige to join DJs Demondaz, Jonny Haart, Scott and Ana Necrogoth in a night dedicated to (mostly) 80s.

Set 1 – 10:45pm

Subway Sect – Ambition
Elvis Costello – Watching The Detectives
David Bowie – Up The Hill Backwards
Savage Republic – Next To Nothing
Pere Ubu – Street Waves
Ausweis – Eva
Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
Psychedelic Furs – India
Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises
The Associates – Party Fears Two
Information Society – What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
Berlin – Metro

Set 2 – 2:05am

Front 242 – Tragedy >For You<
DAF – Der Mussolini
Depeche Mode – People are People
Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short
A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran
B-Movie – Remembrance Day
OMD – Enola Gay
Gary Numan – Metal
Kraftwerk – The Model
Human League – Empire State Human
John Foxx – Underpass
Jean Michel Jarre – Oxygene IV

Outro: Monty Python – Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

DJ Terminates Here vs DJ The Scot – September 2017

DJ Setlist

Back to Aces and Eights with Scott to run our post-ABBS Open Request List event. This was one of the busiest event of this kind we’d ever had, all but a first few and a couple of “link” tracks were requests.

Set 1

Don’t usually do sets this long under “Open Request List” conditions, but when the papers came in, it was a case of “I have this covered”.

John Lennon – Working Class Hero
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
Stranglers – Golden Brown
Lene Lovich – Say When
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Spellbound
Squeeze – Take Me I’m Yours
Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink
Clan of Xymox – A Day
Diary Of Dreams – Chemicals
She Past Away – Ruh
Lizard Smile – I Was Wrong
Nitzer Ebb – Getting Closer
And One – Military Fashion Show
L’Âme Immortelle – Gefallen
God Module – Let’s Go Dark
Youth Code – For I Am Cursed
Project Pitchfork – Timekiller

Set 2

Wire – Ex-Lion Tamer
Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
Marilyn Manson – Sweet Dreams
Revolting Cocks – Beers, Steers and Queers
Skinny Puppy – Testure
Combichrist – Intruder Alert
Angels and Agony – Stronghold
Project Pitchfork – Rain
Wolfsheim – Once In A Setlist
Clan Of Xymox – Jasmine & Rose
Bolshoi – Away
Lacrimosa – Alles Lüge (first request I’ve ever had for this band, anywhere, ever!)

Set 3

Motörhead – Ace Of Spades
Heart – What About Love?
Status Quo – Caroline
Steppenwolf – Born to be Wild

Tag-Team Finale

This time we had enough requests to take us to the end, though I did make space for tonight’s Dealers Choice track as a tribute to Felix Flaucher.

Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
Black Sabbath – Sabbath Blood Sabbath
Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK
Marilyn Manson – The Dope Show
Rammstein – Du Hast
Hole – Doll Parts
Alice In Chains – Man In A Box
NIN – Somewhat Damaged
Silke Bischoff – On The Other Side I’ll See You Again
A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran
Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling

Outro: The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds

Alternative Bring’n’Buy Sale – September 2017

DJ Setlist

Back to a partially-refurbished Dome to soundtrack London’s long-running indoor shopping alternative. Joining me today was the ever-present DJ Scott and newcomer to this slot (but with significant DJ experience both in London and Italy!) DJ Zaira.

10:45am-11:50am

Back on the early shift one more time….

Angelo Badalamenti – Laura Palmer’s Theme
CTI – Nothing Exists
In Gowan Ring – A Bee At The Dolmen’s Ball
Gae Bolg And The Church Of Fand – Hymne
Spiritual Front – My Kingdom For A Horse
Mila Mar – Herz
Opposer//Divine – Human Animal
Object – The Ethane Asylum
Ice Ages – Endless Circle
Numb – Hole
Benestrophe – Future Tense
Daniel B.Prothese – Sp4nnungs4bfall
The Juggernauts – Drinking Blood
Schwefelgelb – Vom Allem Zu Viel
NordarR – Alarm!
Bodystyler – Your Boots
Proceed – Identität
Lesure 13 – Secrets

2pm-3pm

Thought I’d have a go at a club-oriented set….

Sebastian Komor – Game of Thrones Theme
Battery Cage – Ecstasy
Preemptive Strike 0.1 – The Menacing Planet
Noisex – Serious Killer
Cynical Existence – Always and Forever
Siva Six – Superstition
Ohm – Divinity
Patenbrigade:Wolff – Mauerradio (Extended)
Xenturion Prime – Vermillion
Namnambulu – Deception
XPQ-21 – Gumpie’s Return
Goteki – Piranha Advancement
De/Vision – The End
Am Tierpark – A Love Forbidden

Once Scott was done, we left Zaira to finish off here, whilst we were over the road at Aces and Eights….

No Tears 7

DJ Setlist

Having attended several times before, tonight I DJed the No Tears event alongside founder Cavey Nik. First set for me in a couple of months, and the last time the event was to be held at the N8Bar in Hornsey.

Set 1 – The Obscure

Vice Versa – Genetic Warfare
Chris and Cosey – This Is Me
Echo West – In Pop We Trust
Niels Gordon – Chloro
Der Plan – Leb Doch
Bloodygrave und Die Lust – Hass und Spass
Die Gesunden – Die Gesunden Kommen
Die Doraus und Die Marinas – Fred Vom Jupiter
Fehlfarben – Ein Jahr (Es Geht Voran)
Siglo xx – Individuality
Pere Ubu – Life Stinks
Executive Slacks – 30 Years
Complot Bronswick – Born In A Cage
End Of Data – Dans Votre Monde
Opera Multi Steel – Il’s Elogient

Set 2 – The Rhythm

Das Ding – ModStim
Celldöd – Alting Faller
Gabi Delgado – Neosexi
Wrangler – Lava Land
Liasons Dangereuses – Los Niños Del Parque
A Split-Second – Flesh
Front 242 – No Shuffle
Project Pitchfork – KNKA (Dhyani version)
Invincible Spirit – Push!
Absolute Body Control – Figures
Hard Corps – Clean Tables

Set 3 – The Hits

B-Movie – Remembrance Day (EP Version)
Human League – Empire State Human
Depeche Mode – Photographic (Some Bizarre)
Fad Gadget – Ricky’s Hand
Grauzone – Eisbaer
Killing Joke – Requiem
David Bowie – Speed Of Life
New Order – Dreams Never End
OMD – If You Leave
Kraftwerk – Radioactivity (The Mix)
Space – Magic Fly
Blancmange – Livin’ on the Ceiling