Yesterday was Record Store Day and so I spent the afternoon in Spillers Records in Cardiff. Ashli had invited Truckers Of Husk to do an instore so the band squeezed into a corner of the shop with a shopful of fans behind them and then proceeded to tear up the place in the best way possible. It was a cracking set, as ever, from one of the most interesting bands I know. They closed with forthcoming single 'Awesome Tapes From Africa'. That songs is going to be EVERYWHERE. It's so infectious.
I got to Dj in the store after their set . I picked records with personal stories behind them - here's what I played...
Black Moth Super Rainbow 'Milk Skates' : This was the most recent record I'd bought from Spillers.. on Wednesday of this week. It's a cracking 10" from one of my favourite bands. Stereolab 'Lo Boob Oscilator' : A gem from Stereolab which I'd found on ebay a few months ago. It's what the 7" was designed for - a brilliant, wiggy, hypnotic beauty. Rotation 'Rotation' : A song I'd first heard played by Gary from Monkeytennis at SWN in 2007. It's a charity shop find (I bought mine off ebay - the postage cost more than the record) - the kind of song Gary loves to play and relishes when people come to peer at what nugget he's found. This is what DJing is all about - sharing music you love. Amazing stuff. Mr Bloe 'Groovin With Mr Bloe' : Thanks to 6Music for this. I'd NEVER heard this track before until February when it was played on 6Music. I was like, 'WHAT IS THIS?!' and Leah and Spike, who I was with, looked at me like a fool for not having heard it before. I can't believe i didn't own it. I love it. Recently I've been playing it at The Dudes Abide - it segques seamlessly out of Peter Bjorn And John's 'Young Folks'. Nancy Sit 'Love Potion No 9' : sent to me in the post many many years ago by Carl Morris, before we even began working together, when I think he was promoting his Reload night. I'm not sure if he knew this track was on the b-side or not, or whether it was seeing this track that made him think of me. It's an awesome cover of the Coaster's song hidden on an otherwise terriblelooking and terribly spelt 7". Canned Heat 'Let's Work Together' : This was one of my earliest memories of discovering that the version I knew of a song wasn't the original. I just assumed Roxy Music wrote it. Oh no. It's why I have such a penchant for covers, and I why I like contemporary acts doing covers and ultimaty directing people to the originals. Let's Wrestle 'I Won't Lie To You' : Playing in an indie record store surely is the right time to warrant a play of this song from one of the UK's best indie bands, with the great line "No matter how many records I buy, I can't fill this void" Ungdomskulen 'Surfs Up' : This is what record shopping is all about. I was browsing a small store in Bergen, Norway, when this 7" caught my eye and I took a punt and I've since bought more of their stuff. I'd never have done that online... Queen 'Football Fight' : The first album I owned was Queen's 'Flash Gordon' OST. It's pretty dire as a record, but I love this song, which was also the b-side of the 7" single 'Flash'...
It was a totally awesome day! thanks for being a part of it John. He's to a some more days like these.
Posted by: ashli | April 19, 2009 at 07:50 AM