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January 13, 2006
DFA thanks you, personally, effusively
Neglected to mention this before, partially because I forgot to check: DFA has made 3 FANTASTIC radio mixes available for DOWNLOAD on their website- two by JAMES MURPHY, one by John JUAN Maclean (manic caps-lock emphasis is mine).
I was lucky enough to snag these off of ILM pre-XMAS, and listened to them all the way down to VA on the train ride; actually I only got a chance to listen to the James Murphy mixes- forgot to burn the John Maclean. But yeah, all 3 are (as one would expect) filled with great songs- there are some highlights I would like to address though. All throughout the first disc (with maybe one or two light occurrences in the second disc), Murphy mixes in what I think is Venom's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusic" live album, and drops a full section of it during the Bee Gees segue (about the 15 minute mark), wherein a raspy voice says: "We've heard some rumors out here. Venom have packed in, yes? Venom was supposed to have finished. [long, tension-filled pause] WELL WE'RE RECORDING A FUCKING NEW ALBUM NOW! [crowd cheers wildly]" (all said, keep in mind, with 'You Should Be Dancing' pulsing underneath). It's an amazing moment, and I love it to a degree that I can't really articulate. Also, the Alternative TV track ("Facing Up to the Facts") that Murphy uses to kick off the first mix is so heartbreaking; it's one of those songs that went from being ridiculously annoying to absolutely essential in the space of a few listens (I mean, just that first line, "I kissed her on the station", kills me).
Not that you needed any encouragement from me, but I think the mixes are only going to be up for a little while, so might as well get them while you still can.
Posted by Kevin at January 13, 2006 12:07 AM
Comments
thank you for pointing this out, I usually don't check the DFA page until a new release is coming out and I would have been very dissapointed if I missed this.
Posted by: Brian at January 12, 2006 11:18 PM
The Venom stuff is from a semi-legendary, probably-not-so-legit single called "Venom Live" that was just the between-song patter from a Venom show. Came out on Thurston Moore's label Ecstatic Peace circa 1990. I don't know if it's the same show as "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" or not.
Posted by: Douglas at January 13, 2006 02:00 AM
i am particularly enamored by the beginning of the MacLean mix where he drops in "Echo Waves" for a few minutes.
Posted by: Miguel at January 16, 2006 11:51 AM
Thanks for the comments, guys. I appreciate it. Douglas, thanks esp. for the Venom info, I'll have to update the post with what you said. And Miguel- the Maclean mix is definitely a grower, I've been listening to that one more and more in the past few weeks.
Posted by: Kevin at January 17, 2006 06:23 AM
I have listened to these mixes and I was without words when I stumbled across them on the web. That someone is mixing a set that goes from Alternative TV through to the Bee Gees and the Dirty Three is something I never realised could or would be done. Either I have no idea what's happening in dance music right now or this is effectively the last word in in DJing.
Posted by: Peter at April 1, 2006 10:32 PM