Desert Island Disco - November 2016

Friday 18th November, by Helen Hobday Team Laverne

This week's castaway is Nicholas White who, as well as having had an exceptional wedding DJ, has put together a playlist to honour a little slice of ravers heaven, found between Junction 18 and Junction 19 of the M6 Motorway

I've been listening to your show for years, and always look forward to Friday mornings desert island disco feature. Hearing you request some more the other week has finally made me get my finger out and put a list together!

My homage isn't to a particular nightclub as, like Dave Haslam (shameless name drop of ex Hacienda DJ and successful author who's a friend of my Mrs' and who DJ'd at our wedding) said, the best nightclub in the world is the one that changed YOUR life.

Instead I've made a personal tribute to the humble motorway service station, circa 1993. Not having turned 18 myself until late 92, me and my mates were too young to experience the illegal warehouse raves and parties that took place in the North of England in the late 80s and very early 90s. So by the time we were into the clubs they were all closing at 2am, and with all nighters a rare thing and certainly no late bars open, we were forced to find an alternative venue for our post club activities! Fortunately we weren't the only ones in this position, and you'd get groups of clubbers meeting up once the clubs had shut to hang around chatting and listening to music until it was "time for bed" should we say....

I dare say other people would meet up at a local beauty spot, but we grew up in Warrington where beauty spots are in somewhat short supply.

Anyway here's my list of tracks that take me back to windswept late nights on Knutsford services car parks listening to them booming out the back speakers of an XR2 or Astra GTE, or in my mates case his Mums Seat Ibiza....

Positive Education
Jam and Spoon "Stella"
Slam "Positive Education"
My Friend Sam "It's My Pleasure"
SLD "Getting Out" (Justin Robertson mix)
Dunne "Espiral"
Sub Sub "Space Face"
Leftfield "Not Forgotten"
Primal Scream "Trip Inside This House"
X Fade "Satisfaction"
Club Koxo Band "Makes You Blind"
Demis Roussos "I Dig You"
Break Machine "Street Dance"
Rocksteady Crew "Hey You"
T99 "Invisible Sensuality"
Bassomatic "Fascinating Rhythm"
Saturday's Angels "if"
Mood swings feat. Chrissie Hynde "State of Independence"
Mental Generation "Cafe Del Mar" (original mix)
808 State "Nimbus"

Friday 4th November, by Helen Hobday Team Laverne

Today's castaway is Dave Hartwell who has, quite frankly, packed his record bag full of old skool club classics (and a few curve balls) and is heading out to the island for one almighty rave. A fine selection indeed, we're very much on board.

I'd love to say that I'm one of those people who grew up in a household where nothing but cool music was played, but that would be a lie. That said i loved being surrounded by The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly (Dad was a big fan of all three) and Abba (it was the 70s). My early musics education came through the radio and everything that was in the charts, especially in the early mid-80s (good and bad). As time went on I went through various phases of good, bad and indifferent music until the late 80s when dance music and acid house came along. Then came the Manchester bands and all that and I went on a massive retrospective, hoovering up all the bands I missed in the punk and post-punk era. And of course Bowie and the bands he influenced. I've got a perfectionist/completest streak, especially when it comes to dance music and am always on the look out for rare remixes of tracks and artists.

As to this list, a lot of of it was put together pretty instinctively. I was listening to the show and just wondered what my current list of tunes for the segment would look like. I thought it looked pretty good, so I sent it in. That said, if I was to do it tomorrow, I may well pick a completely different 30+ tracks. There is no real organising principle behind the tunes. Some are there because they evoke a certain happy time and place in my life; some because I wanted to pick some tracks that I'd not heard on 6 Music but which I thought should be put out there; some because I like the idea of choosing cool and perhaps slightly obscure tracks by big artists (ref: the Madonna remix); however, all are here because they make me happy, put a smile on my face and because I think they set up a great weekend. Other may disagree :-)

The Disco Mix

N-Joi - Anthem
Sheila B Devotion - Spacer [12" Version]
Renegade Soundwave - Renegade Soundwave [Leftfield Remix[
Sabres Of Paradise - Wilmot
Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives [Classic Mix]
Energy 52 - Cafe Del mar [Three 'N' One Remix]
Air - Kelly Watch The Stars [Moog Cookbook Remix]
The Feelgood Factor - The Whole Church Should Get Drunk
Electribe 101 - Talking To Myself
The Freestylers Feat. Soul Sonic Force - We Rock Hard
The Beloved - Scarlet Beautiful
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God [Full Length Version]
Inner City - Good Life [Original 12" Mix]
Soul II Soul - Get A Life [12" mix]
Utah Saints - Something Good
Sunscreem - Walk On [Album Version]
Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm [Blooded]
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
William Orbit - Water From A Vine Leaf [Original Version]
Propaganda - Dr Mabuse [12'' Mix]
FPI Project - Rich In Paradise (Going Back To my Roots) {Full Length Mix]
YMoby - Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)
Pet Shop Boys - In The Night [Arthur Baker Remix]
Underworld - Dirty Epic
Robyn - Handle Me
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters [Kruder & Dorfmeister Mix]
Orbital - Halcyon (Live Version)
Fluke - Groovy Feeling [Make Mine a 99]
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Gus Gus - Starlovers
The Chemical Brothers - Where Do I Begin?

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