It's Like That (drop the break . . . )

Lake George photo by Tonya

I'm back from a whirlwind weekend. After a having an absolutely fabulous time at the wedding of my dear friends Rob & Cam up in Lake George, I returned to Boston where an old friend from L.A. (yo Mike!) was in town for a conference and crashing at my place. So the past couple days (pedestrian dinner plans, drunken going away bash for a co-worker) seemed a bit anti-climactic.

Although others have already blogged the crap out of the wedding (hi Tonya, hey Charley), I want to do a brief post recapping my virtual DJ experience.

As I commented on Charley's blog, DJing the wedding was blast --

except for that stretch when four or five guests came up in relatively short order to inform me that a new direction was needed and suggest the type of things that must be played next. And of course each request involved radically different views of what new direction would cure the problem evidenced by the crowded dance floor (at least two of which would’ve cleared same).

I'm sure real DJs droppin' the break at a wedding would not be sympathetic. Hey, "it's like that (and that's the way it is)."

It's Like That (Drop the Break -- Jason's Battle Blaster Mix) -- RUN-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins (1984 vs. 1997)

Jason Nevin's Run-D.M.C. remix was one of the DJ's personal selections, held in reserve, that did not get played at the wedding. But i did manage to sneak in a few mixtape like passages, most of which went over just fine. Here's one example (all tracks heavily edited and mixed together, but posted here as individual mp3s -- dump 'em into a playlist to reconstruct the mix):

V.I.P. -- Jungle Brothers

Deceptafreak -- Missy Elliot vs. Le Tigre

Rockstar -- Kathleen Hanna

Deceptacon -- Le Tigre

Sunshowers (Piracy Funds Terrorism Mix) -- M.I.A. & Diplo

Disco Infiltrator -- LCD Soundsystem

Popcorn -- No it's Not Kraftwerk

Crystal Seed v.3.0 -- The Roots vs. NewOrder

Not all of the mash-ups went over well. In response to "Bizarre Light Triangle" (the NewOrder classic mashed w/ "Ray of Light") Alex actually said she'd like to kill whoever decided to mash Madonna with NO (at least she didn't want to kill me). And Charley said that mash-ups that make something great out of two mediocre tracks are one thing, but "defiling the sacred 'Decepatcon' like that . . . I dunno . . . " (or words to that effect).

peace. grab your iPod and be your own virtual DJ . . .
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