Poplounge went well. A lot of people showed up, including quite a few regulars from gigs, which was quite good for a new night at this time of year. There was the barbecue in the beer garden (though there aren't yet any speakers out there; hopefully this will be remedied in upcoming weeks), a live performance from James from The Rumours (who did some original numbers and an inspired if not quite accurate cover of The Smiths'
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out), and a screening of Belle & Sebastian's
Fans Only DVD (which I really should get a copy of). Oh, and Georgina (the main organiser of it) brought plasticine to hand around, and people made things out of it.
I played two DJ sets, an early one (which was probably a bit too chilled-out, all things considered) and a late one (after the live gig).
The early set:
- GusGus - Cold Breath '79 Crystallised
- Röyksopp - In Space
- Malory - Three Elements
- Slowdive - In Mind Reload Remix The 147 Take
- Ubin vs. FourPlay - Koush
- Northern Picture Library - Catholic Easter Colours
- Martin L. Gore - Candy Says
- Parsley Sound - Ease Yourself And Glide
- The Field Mice - Willow
- Stereolab - Naught More Terrific Than Man (from ABC Sessions)
- Minimum Chips - Furniture
- Bernard Herrmann - Twisted Nerve
- The Stone Roses - Elizabeth My Dear (Kinobe remix)
- Black Box Recorder - Swinging
- Slowdive - Blue Skied An' Clear
The late set:
- The Smiths - I Want The One I Can't Have
- New Order - Leave Me Alone
- Even As We Speak - Bizarre Love Triangle
- Spearmint - Don't Get Me Started
- The Hummingbirds - Everything You Said
- Pulp - Mis-shapes
- Broadcast - Come On Let's Go
- The Mike Flowers Pops - A Groovy Place
- Christian Bruhn - Ford Capri II
- Norman Bates - Television Saved My Life
- Architecture In Helsinki - Scissors Paper Rock
- Ninetynine - San Pedro de Atacama
- Raven vs. the Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancehall (Babylon Boys Breakcore)
I had mixed feedback on the sets; some compliments, and some "what's that you're playing, it's really good" questions (which are always nice), though someone said that the second set was "average". Quite possibly true; I've probably done more inspired sets.
