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Friday, January 13, 2006

The Spy Club Recap

It's a good thing that I wore wedge-heel boots as opposed to proper heels because while spiral staircases look very chic in a haunted gothic mansion sort of way, they are a real pain to climb, particularly when you are winding down the staircase at the end of the night while holding a crate of cds (poor Balthazar, he was carrying my records!).
I brought way more music that could have possibly played last night and despite the fact that my brand new Bloc Party 12" skipped in lock-groove fashion during its opening notes, thus barring me from working in the Bloc Party/Smiths mix that I had practiced on the bedroom gear over the weekend, it went really well. My deepest thanks to the friends who showed up to support, especially those who drove a serious distance to attend (Balthazar, Daniel, Robert and Erika, who drove up from San Diego, which I suppose makes her the club trooper of the week) and those who generally don't hit the club scene (Alice). Here's my portion of the setlist:

Set 1:
Muse-- Bliss
Monaco-- What Do You Want from Me?
Nightmare of You: I Want to be Buried in Your Backyard
Pulp-- Countdown
Saint Etienne-- We're in the City
Franz Ferdinand-- Do You Want To?
James-- Laid
Editors: Munich
Morrissey-- Sister, I'm a Poet
Specials-- Gangsters
Dead 60s-- Riot Radio
Madness-- House of Fun
Clash-- This is Radio Clash
Elastica-- Connection
Kaiser Chiefs-- I Predict a Riot
XTC-- Generals and Majors
Elvis Costello-- Pump it Up

Set 2:
Lush-- Ciao!
Belle and Sebastian-- Legal Man
Edwyn Collins-- Girl Like You
Blur-- There's No Other Way
Charlatans-- The Only One I know
Happy Mondays-- Step On (Twistin My Melon Mix)
Stone Roses-- Fool's Gold (A Guy Called Gerald Mix)
Daft Punk-- Da Funk
Air-- Sexy Boy
Ladytron-- Destroy Everything You Touch

Comments:
I had a blast...It's been a while since I've heard all of those songs come our way from your tables and you were totally on it...Sorry about our collective tardiness though, all my fault...DOH!! We had to get our drink on all ghetto style out in the street.
 
How dare I miss that first set!! :(
 
That was Happy Mondays that you played. I remember hearing it as a kid and thought it sounded familiar, but was like where's that "Hey-hey hey hey!" that I always found annoying? Now that I know there's a mix that does not contain it, I must track it down!
 
I have that mix on 12", but it's not a difficult, or expensive, one to find. Check the used bins.
 
I found the single on CD at Rhino. On the Factory label.
 
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