Poplounge 1

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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.