Tufnell Park

The fourth Alternative Bring’n’Buy of 2013, my third one as DJ. This time, myself and Scott McMahon decided to tackle it as a 2-piece. He handled guitar music, I mainly handle stuff played on synths. Here’s my side of what was played.

12 noon – 1pm – Atmospheric and Darkwave

Strictly speaking, I started at 12:10pm, but details, details…..

Part 2 of my triple-header, and back to where it all began at the Tufnell Park Dome. Joining me today was Alt B&B regular Scott, and also Captain Howard, who handled most of the styles I normally play, that gave me an opportunity to play, well, something else.

Set 1 – Folk-Prog-Psych-Glam Rock

With industrial and electronic covered and goth due later, this set reflects various other tunes that I thought I made a change from what I normally do.

My first set in a couple of months, and my first full-length set since the end of Neo-Noir. Today I was joined by DJs Scott and Sinbad, thus re-uniting half the line-up from Reptile NYE 2012. With the two of them handling “everything with guitars in”, I played synthy stuff pretty much all day.

10:30am-12 noon – Synthetic Startup

Kept it mellow for the opening hour, given the likely heat.

Once again, I operated the early shift at the Alternative Bring and Buy Sale, with Scott and Miss Jade covering the other sets. And also once again, I dreamt up another way of ‘doing’ the opening phase, plus my once-a-year journey into trad-goth!

10:30am – 12noon – Dambience, IDM and various electronic things

Archon Satani – Fleshseed
Brighter Death Now – Slaughterhouse
Atrium Carceri – Knowledge Of The Few
Ah Cama-Sotz – Lix Tatrax
Boyd Rice and Fiends – Worlds Collide
Synaesthesia – Wasteland
Future Sound Of London – My Kingdom
Enigma – Sadness Part 1
Aphex Twin – Aegispolis
µ-Ziq – Hasty Boom Alert
Add N To (X) – Revenge Of The Black Regent
Komputer – Looking Down On London
Metroland – Harry Beck
Kraftwerk – Numbers
Crystal Castles – Untrust Us
Goldfrapp – Number 1
Ladytron – Ace of Hz
Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down (Aggro Mix)

2pm-3pm – Play Some Goth

Dave Gahan – Dirty Sticky Floors
Sisters Of Mercy – First And Last And Always
Inkubus Sukkubus – Heartbeat Of The Earth
The Horatii – Body Of The Fish
The Birthday Party – Release The Bats
Two Witches – Spirit Sacrifice
Flesh For Lulu – Laundromat Kat
The Cure – Primary
New Order – Dreams Never End
This Ascension – Fuego Cayendo
Skeletal Family – Promised Land
Rome Burns – Co-ordinates Of Control
Rhombus – 4472
Grooving In Green – A New Vessel
Forthcoming Fire – Feuer
Diary Of Dreams – Retaliation
Diorama – Child Of Entertainment
Deine Lakaien – Return

5pm-5:30pm – Jonny vs Scott Tag Team

Because it’s something of a tradition……especially at Christmas time, where there is an extra excuse to get silly. Scott’s tracks are in italics.

Reverend Horton Heat – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Placebo – Daddy Kool
Twisted Sister – We’re Not Going To Take It
No Doubt – Oi To The World
Motorhead – Ace Of Spades
(Unknown Ska Version) – Frosty The Snowman
Animaniacs – Noel Song
(Unknown Cover) – It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of Year
Monty Python – Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

My longest day of DJing, ever. Two events, one after the other, on two floors of the same venue.

10:30am- 12 noon – Early Morning Synthesiser

An intentional change from the usual ‘damnbient’ music policy that opens up this event. It was simply too hot. One tradition, opening-with-an-incredibly-long-track-during-setup-time, was retained.

The Orb – A Huge Ever-Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld
The Knife – She’s Having A Baby
The Weathermen – Punishment Park
The Neon Judgement – Chinese Black
Absolute Body Control – Figures
Kraftwerk – Antenna
Pavillon 7B – You See
Analog Angel – The Miracle
Fairlight Children – Before You Came Along
Golden Boy & Miss Kittin – Rippin’ Kittin
The Presets – Girl And The Sea
Carved Souls – Box
Neuropa – Fashion War
Vision Talk – Elevation
Cinemascape – I Won’t Come Home Tonight
Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat
Rational Youth – Saturdays In Silesia
Images In Vogue – Lust For Love
The Other Two – Tasty Fish
Eurythmics – Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty Four)
OMD – Red Frame White Light
Depeche Mode – Ice Machine

2pm-3pm – Not Cooling Off Yet

From hard bleepy stuff to borderline goth……

Eisenfunk – Pong (600XL Remix by Xotox)
Grendel – End Of Ages
Freakangel – The Last White Dance
VNV Nation – Nemesis
Melotron – Folge Mir Ins Licht
T.O.Y. – Welcome To Spaceradio
Mari Chrome – Toxic
Spectra*Paris – Falsos Suenos (Spectramix)
Snake Skin – Etterna
Stray – Remember Me
18 Summers – Girl Of 18 Summers
Project Pitchfork – View From A Throne
The Beauty Of Gemina – The Lonesome Death Of A Goth DJ
Diary Of Dreams – Kindrom

And then downstairs to join Vade Retro in the DJ booth between the bands at Renaissance III.

My last planned DJ set of 2011, back in the familiar surroundings of the upstairs room at the Tufnell Park dome, soundtracking this most unique and independent form of retain therapy. My co-DJs today were Kat Orphanides (playing metal and punk) and Ash (pretty much everything else). As a specialist in daytime dark-scene DJing, I once again dreamed up a new approach for the early slot, whilst deciding to focus on good old-fashion goth later on.

10:30am-12noon

Due to a need to lend a hand setting up the whole event, I purposely opened with a 23-minute long track, followed by touches of Project-label goodness, martial drumming and then onto something a bit more, erm, gothy?

Klaus Schulze – Synphära
Eno + Fripp – Wind On Water
LoveLiesCrushing – Valerian (Her Voice Honeyed)
Soul Whirling Somewhere – Wish
Lycia – Dare
Rosa Crux – Noctes Insomnes
Puissance – Grace Of God
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio – The Perplexity Of Hybris (I Glorify Myself)
The Machine In The Garden – Final Form
The Shroud – Pixy Led
Faith And The Muse – The Burning Season
All About Eve – Flowers In Your Hair
Untoten – Shelter From Death
Collide – Space Oddity
The Last Dance – Distantly

2pm – 3pm

A mostly-goth set between a mostly-metal set and a mostly-industrial set.

Die Kur – New Era
Star Industry – Nineties
The Sisters Of Mercy – Vision Thing
The March Violets – Snake Dance
Garden Of Delight – Shared Creation
Elusive – Ride
Ikon – Why (7″)
Sex Gang Children – Beasts
Bauhaus – She’s In Parties
Suspiria – (Now We See) The Swine
Diary Of Dreams – Undividable
Dream Disciples – Room 57
Project Pitchfork – I Live Your Dream
Kirlian Camera – Nightglory
Global Citizen – Your Majesty

5pm-5:30pm – 3 Way Tag Team

For the first time, 3 DJs contributed to the end-of-event silliness. The first track here actually scratched a DJing itch I hardly dared admit to.

Yes – Owner Of A Lonely Heart (J)
Ghost Dance – Radar Love (K)
Voltaire – Vampire Club (Twilight Version) (A)
Ministry – What A Wonderful World (J)
Manuskript – Rock Me Amadeus (K)
The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis (J)
Alestorm – Wolves Of The Sea (K)
Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance (J)
Lady Gaga – Poker Face (K)