help me construct another good floor-filling DJ set

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That last party went down incredibly well, and everyone especially was into the Louvin Bros, Dolly Parton, Buck Owens, and the Handsome Family(!)

So now I need a little more assistance....I need guaranteed floor fillers, maybe a few well-known ones here and there, but mostly ones that won't be expected. So maybe one song per post, followed up by another song that would work well after it, and so on...I'm looking mostly for danceable indie, punk, techno, underground hip hop. I don't care, as long as it fills the floor.

I have a rough setlist here, but I'm not totally satisfied. I'm new at this DJ game.... = /

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 05:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Bigod 20 - "The Bog" followed by Queen Latifah - "Dance For Me (Ultimatum Remix)"

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 05:36 (twenty-one years ago)

'house of jealous lovers' seamlessly mixes into the dfa rmx of 'deceptacon' by le tigre. works a charm.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

(if you like them two tunes I recommend getting ahold of the new Metric CD post-haste)

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 05:58 (twenty-one years ago)

People are still talking about shit from that DFA comp? EESH.

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 06:06 (twenty-one years ago)

'house of jealous lovers' seamlessly mixes into the dfa rmx of 'deceptacon' by le tigre. works a charm.

I could probably toss something in here about how all DFA productions sound the same. But I'll let the obvious stand for itself.

― Xii (Xii), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 06:14 (twenty-one years ago)

- Something off the new Kinky record (give a listen to "Presidente" and "Airport Feelings").

- Something off of Stars -- "Heart."

- Basement Jaxx "Tonight."

- Prefuse 73 "Love You Bring."

- TV on the Radio "Satellite"

- The Rapture "Sister Savior" or "Killing."

- Definitely the song "As Serious As Your Life" by Four Tet.

Also, nothing gets the kids movin' like Michael Jackson "Rock With You."

All stuff I used recently. Good luck!

― Smizke, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 07:21 (twenty-one years ago)

honest, you can mix PiL's careering into Duran Duran's planet earth (131) it's a killer
on the newer indie tip liars we come from NE of compton and le tigre hot topic (133) work well
and i think both parliament's flashlight and genius of love by tom tom club are around 101 or so - possibly too populist but they groove; plus you can gauge what's up by how many drinks are bought for you, cos the sauced'll dance to anything!

― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 08:01 (twenty-one years ago)

My number one floor saver is the Bar Kays Holy Ghost (Bad Ass extended mix) - runs about 8 and a half minutes - it's where the breakdown from MARRS Pump up the Volume comes from - plus it has funky wahhed up bass.

Any crowd that this song cannot bring back to the dance floor isn't worth saving

― Jedmond, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 08:29 (twenty-one years ago)

R. Kelly - Fiesta (remix) --> Grace Jones - Pull up to the bumper

― Baaderist (Fabfunk), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 08:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Rae & Christian: 'It Ain't Nothing Like'
Jimi Hendrix: 'Crosstown Traffic'

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

"Hi Ho Silver Lining"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Play "United" by Throbbing Gristle.
Slowly mix "In C" into it (just start anywhere after the first 5 minutes) bringing the volume up to equal that of the TG tune.
Allow "United" to end, let "In C" play for 15-20 seconds, then cue something, hell anything, off the King Tubby vs. Scientist album, and voila! -- It's pretentious as fuck but it sounds really good.

― yetimike (McGonigal), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Gear,
I'm curious to know where you are dj'ing - who's the audience, what venue - because I've been clubbin' and dj'ing here in NYC for years, and have never seen the floor filled by this type of music. I would probably get shot if I played Dolly Parton for a typical NYC crowd!

― pheNAM (pheNAM), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

house parties with various themes....last one was held at a cabin with a raging campfire, just outside L.A. They demanded country music and the people loved it!

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

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