electrobilly?

I've been asked to dj at a new club night run by some friends. The theme of the first night will be 'Electrobilly' and they tell me they've got a great rockabilly dj, and would I like to provide the electro bit.

But I, naturally, want to make things difficult for myself and see if I can't fit the remit a bit closer. Are there many rockabilly/electronic dance amalgams out there? I can only think of cheesy elvis remixes right now.

Just play Suicide all night long

And there's always Sigue Sigue Sputnik

It needs to be danceable I'm afraid

tell them it's a terrible fucking idea and say no.

Haha, Soundcloud says: "Looks like there aren't any hot "electrobilly" tracks at the moment...."

Can't think of much offhand, save the Art Of Noise/Duane Eddy "Peter Gunn." My son is into lots of electroswing, though, which is close. Some I like better than others, but I love this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upFAU2xjRgg

It needs to be danceable I'm afraid

Like I said, Sigue Sigue Sputnik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff974Ocxl4Q

I can't believe electro-swing is actually a thing with a scene and full on club nights now. A few years back I made a mix of disparate tunes that would have fit in with that kind of sound but would never have anticipated it becoming anything more than that.

there are some Ivan Smagghe tracks that have a rockabilly feel to them, I'll try to think of them. There's also Crowdpleaser's remix of Luft - In High Spirits which might fit. Great breakdown at 3m18s. One of my tracks of the year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNrYj8TPdNA

maybe not exactly what you're looking for, buut I can kinda see it working if you used 70's and 80's rockabilly-influenced punk/new wave/glammy stuff to ease the transitions between sets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pV8vOQbxg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roGvkuOl_yw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLC2P8WR-g8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM_q3k4TwpM

Cobra Killer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LAesQq7034

Some of Kid Congo's recent stuff fits too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRun31KOyPo

and lots of things from this Berlin Insane IV comp:

http://www.amazon.com/Berlin-Insane-IV-Various-Artists/dp/B000KC833E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq2Ru8SjBcg

after you drop some sputnik, follow it up with westworld.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ole4gCbjnhM

This is more 'surf/twang with theremin and horror movie dialogue' than electrobilly (whatever that might be) but I thought Messer Chups deserve a mention here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NaYHs_SSI8

This is olds but what about Justus Kohncke - Hot Love and maybe some other schaffel?

Timelords - Doctorin The Tardis

wait, isn't there a YMO song with kind of a rockabilly beat?

electronicat.

big ned. organs of love.

Prince - "Horny Toad," "Delirious," think he had one other one early on
Joe Ely - Hi Res
Eddie Rabbit - "I Love A Rainy Night"
10cc - "Rubber Bullets"

MAYBE:
Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Foreigner - "Women"
Suzi Quatro - "Devil Gate Drive"
Bootsy - Pretty sure there's a sort of funkabilly song on Ultra Wave ("Is That My Song" maybe? It's been a while.)

Jace Everett - "Burn For You" (sounds a lot like Suicide)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9DMUnhfOQo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqnO40AGRSc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tXJSey-57s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c47ljQtYWOY

The Grid - Texas Cowboy? Although I suspect electrobilly must be something different from cowhouse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmn4gtZWVzw

wait, isn't there a YMO song with kind of a rockabilly beat?

Ha, I'm probably thing of 'Day Tripper' tbh, which might work all the same

if electropsychobilly counts, that brings us to Sonovac's cover of the Cramps' "Human Fly", I guess

(not on youtube but half the track is up here and 98% of the track is on one of the Radio Soulwaxes, though the missing 2% is the synth intro, without which I guess it's more billy than electro)

I could see a few Ministry tracks working in a set like this - Let's Go, Jesus Built My Hotrod...

If you wanna go noisy:

Six Finger Satellite - Board The Bus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKi66YH5vdg

Rubber Rodeo springs to mind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXOarWaP9hk

Thanks for the recommendations folks!

This little exercise might actually get me to appreciate Two Lone Swordsmen / Andrew Weatherall's later output I guess.

maybe this? its a fun video anyway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI04Nrz364M

you know, sputnik made a whole album of elvis covers, 'blak elvis'.

their manic synth-n-riff version of 'mystery train' could definitely hit the spot ..

you'll be fine. afterall you can't go wrong djing with a set of tracks you've never heard before recommended by people on the internet

(sorry)

i urge you to play some silverio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xtFBWppavg

can't believe I didn't think of this one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AA3V9Y7OZQ

^^^ Oh man, I forgot that one too! Used to hear it in new wave dance clubs. The Silicon Teens would fit right in with this vibe too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw2mn-ew034