October 28, 2023 at Spare Room
There isn’t exactly a set list from this show, since there were two DJs playing and it was not recorded, but I’m keeping this here for posterity. Let’s just say there was a LOT of 80s music.
This set ended up similar to the previous evening’s, but since no one present would have heard it, what the heck. There was a lot that worked here, and some of the combination and blends were very fun to listen back to.
Kind of a last-minute set which kind of works in my favor sometimes, because I don’t overthink things. Hence, I went in a lot of different directions, but kept trying to bring it back to jazz. Even the hip-hop choices had strong jazz influences, and only once did I really stray into 80s indie. The…
Somehow I seem to have performed for more than six hours, which doesn’t even seem technically possible. 52 Girls – The B52s (The B52s) Kiss Me When I Get Back – Tom Tom Club (Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom) Since You’re Gone (Remastered) – The Cars (Shake It Up) Talk Talk – Talk Talk (The…
This was a delightfully late set, with a generally laid-back and mellow vibe. Lots of long jazz tracks, but also a lot of my usual eclectic mix.
Well I had a record skip on me, and at one point I left a fader up, so I’m not posting the recording this time. Nevertheless, lots of folks came down to wish me an early Happy Birthday, and I was thrilled with some of the cuts I dug up, so I’d consider the set…
An all-vinyl set, I did encounter one skip during a Replacements track, so I will evidently have to find a … new copy of the record. Kind of all over the place in this set, by the third and fourth hours it settles down and you could probably get to bed by the end!