BurnTheJukebox #3

That time has come around again where I get the uncontrollable urge to get behind the decks and share what I've been hearing lately with all of you.

If you'd care to come down and hear some great music then the next BurnTheJukebox night will be from 22h00 at O Século Centro Cultural. Located at 80, Rua do Século (look out for the green tiles and the kick ass tunes).

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To wet your lips here is a playlist I conceived last night to keep my wonderful girlfriend entertained at work today:

The Reindeer Section - 12 Hours It Takes Sometimes
Scout Niblett - So Much Love To Do
Adem - To Cure A Weakling Child (Boy/Girl Song) (Aphex Twin Cover)
Broken Bells - Mongrel Heart
The Gun Club - Sex Beat
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
The Young Gods - Skinflowers (acoustic)
Man Man - Hurley/Burley
Altered Images - I Could Be Happy
Pavement - Date With Ikea
Sparklehorse - Shade and Honey
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Northfield, NM
Late of the Pier - Space & the Woods (Cenzo Townshend Mix)
Memory Tapes - Green Knight
Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - Boney M Down
Lou Johnson - Magic Potion
Slits - Man Next Door
Sleater-Kinney - Words and Guitar
Throwing Muses - Honeychain
Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
Folk Implosion - Nothing Gonna Stop
Husker Du - Could You Be The One?
The Soft Pack - Down On Loving
The Replacements - Seen Your Video
Tapes n Tapes - Just Drums
Fridge - Traps
Arnie Love - Invisible Wind
Passion Pit - I've Got Your Number
Studio - Origin (Shake You Down By The River)
Hot Chip - One Life Stand

Some of these might make the transition to Saturday.

I'm feeling grumpy...

It's Friday so the party feeling should be pumping through my veins right about now but instead I am in the midsts of what can only be described as a mega grump.

It has just been one of those weeks to forget (aside from the news that I will be getting a contract next year, but that was a mere distraction). It's been one of those weeks where nothing really goes to plan, all my writing this week had been a bit distracted (that's my work writing, not this) plus, in a typical fashion, our landlady has been less than helpful.

I could've probably coped a bit better if I had had some suitable distractions but there haven't been enough good new releases to keep my brain occupied. Is it the financial crisis or are people waiting for Christmas or something? Either this or I just haven't been in the kind of mood for new experiences.

I've had to resort to a few old favourites that never disappoint. There is some kind of logic to their presentation and so a big pat on the back for those of you who can follow it.

Add n to (X) - The Revenge of The Black Regent



Stereolab - French Disko



PJ Harvey - Man-Size



Shellac - Copper



The Wipers - Mystery



Love Battery - Out Of Focus



Buzzcocks - What Do I Get



Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls - Dream Sequence 1



The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet



The Replacements - I Will Dare (Live)

Not bad, all a bit punky but all quite different. Nice Friday playlist.

Going back to the old school...

I've been feeling a bit restless lately and in one of those moods where all I want to hear is hip-hop. And where hip-hop is concerned it has to be old school. None of this bling wearing, gangsta rubbish.

Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)



Jurassic 5 - Quality Control



Ozomatli - Cut Chemist Suite



DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist & DJ Numark - Pushing Buttons



DJ Z-Trip - Get Down/Listen To The DJ



Lords Of The Underground - Tic Toc



The Herbaliser - Starlight (feat. Roots Manuva)



Jaru The Damaja - Come Clean



Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown



Brand Nubian - Brand Nubian

It's still warm outside...

...and I'm trying to make the most of it...

Girls - Lust For Life



The xx - Crystalised



Taken By Trees - My Boys



Electrelane - to The East



Th' Faith Healers - Reptile Smile



Phantogram - Running From The Cops



LoneLady - Immaterial



Clinic - Harmony



Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around The Block



Juana Molina - Un Día



Feist - Sea Lion Woman

...in the office.

Friday list...

OK so it's Friday again but no ordinary Friday because it's the Friday before the second BurnTheJukebox night and my head is full of tunes to get people on the dancefloor. I never work from playlists other than to have a vague outline of what styles I want to play and also a few tracks that I know I just have to get in there somewhere.

Here are a few of the tracks that might make an appearance:

Ultramagnetic MCs - Ego Trippin'



Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love



The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like



The Shangri-las - Shout



Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime



Orange Juice - Rip It Up



Ladytron - Playgirl



Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire



Xiu Xui - Under Pressure (feat. Michael Gira)

Friday list...

It has been a complete mare of a week and so here are some sounds to get you forgetting the office and thinking of the dancefloor.

The Big Pink - Too Young To Love (Delorean Mix)

(Track of the month, no doubt)

Basement Jaxx - Raindrops



Chromeo - Tenderoni



Delorean - Deli



jj - From Africa to Malaga



MGMT - Kids (Soulwax version)



Lykke Li - Little Bit (CSS Mix)



Britney Spears - Womanizer (Justice Mix)



Lady Sovereign - So Human



Taken By Trees - My Boys

Playlist #3 electro/indie...

I was asked last night for my top Friday songs, to kick off the weekend, and here's what immediately popped into my head:

Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor
Yuksek - Tonight
Night Court - Mux Mool
Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (Erol Alkan Mix)
Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning (Cut Copy Mix)
Cut Copy - Lights & Music
Discovery - Carby (feat Ezra Koenig)
Peaches - Lose You (Yuksek & Brodinski Mix)

Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor



Yuksek - Tonight



Night Court - Mux Mool



Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers



The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name



Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (Erol Alkan Mix)



Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning (Cut Copy Mix)



Cut Copy - Lights & Music



Discovery - Carby (feat. Ezra Koenig)



Peaches - Lose You (Yuksek & Brodinski Mix)



I went a bit remix mad there.

Taking drugs to make music to take drugs to...

My office has just moved to a lovely new building with excellent views of the Tejo and to celebrate this there is to be a little cocktail event. I was asked to help with the music and instead of forcing my own tastes on this rather eclectic crowd I thought it better to give everyone the opportunity to choose their own music. The selections have come flooding in and strangely enough, this being a drugs agency, a good few of them were drug related.

Sadly none of them were from my favourite drug related songs:

New Order - Ecstasy
Roxy Music - Love is the Drug
Ian Dury - Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll
Placebo - Special K
The Fall - Totally Wired
Butthole Surfers - Bong Song
Redman - How To Roll A Blunt
Grandmaster Flash - White Lines
The Velvet Underground - Heroin
Spacemen 3 - Come Down Easy

New Order - Ecstasy



Roxy Music - Love is the Drug



Ian Dury - Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll



Placebo - Special K



The Fall - Totally Wired



Butthole Surfers - Bong Song



Redman - How To Roll A Blunt



Grandmaster Flash - White Lines



Velvet Underground - Heroin



Spacemen 3 - Come Down Easy

Playlist #2 - Hip-hop/Electro/Funk

Erykah Badu - Back In The Day
Rammelzee Vs K-rob - Beat Bop
Of Montreal - Jimmy
Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Funky Stuff
ESG - You Make No Sense
Digable Planets - Cool Like Dat
Vortex OST - Black Box Disco
MIA - Sunshowers
Hasim - Al Naafiysh (The Soul)
Broken Glass - Style Of The Street <- Great early hip-hop from Manchester

Erykah Badu - Back In The Day

Rammelzee Vs K-rob - Beat Bop



Of Montreal - Jimmy (Lady GayGay Mix)



Lizzy Mercer Descloux - Funky Stuff



ESG - You Make No Sense



Digable Planets - Cool Like Dat



Vortex OST - Black Box Disco



MIA - Sunshowers



Hasim - Al Naafiysh (The Soul)



Broken Glass - Style Of The Street

Playlist #1 - Electro/House

S was out of town last night on business and while the cat's away the mice will play. This basically means that last night I had unlimited access to whatever music took my fancy and this seemed to consist of spending far too much time on the Beat Electric blog that is good for someone.

I spent a good couple of hours on there and the goodies that they have on offer have inspired me to create this playlist which was influenced by their Chicago House post and my own digging through my funky-electro from past and present:

Liquid Liquid - Cavern <- S always makes me take Liquid Liquid out of my mixes.
Ratatat - Shempi
Jungle Brothers - I'll House You
Steve Harvey - Something Special
Outlines - Listen To The Drums
Sinnamon - Thanks To You <- really excellent track
Radio 4 - Dance to the Underground <- I get this track out every couple of months
David Joseph - You Can’t Hide (Your Love From Me)
!!! - Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)
Pylon - Volume

Here's some of the vids so you can have a listen:
Liquid Liquid - Cavern



Ratatat - Shempi



Jungle Brothers - I'll House You



Steve Harvey - Something Special



Outlines - Listen To The Drums



Sinnamon - Thanks To You



Radio 4 - Dance To The Underground



David Joseph - You Can't Hide (your Love From Me)



!!! - Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard



Pylon - Volume