Desert Island Disco - December 2016

Friday 16th December, by Matthew Mills Team Laverne

Today's castaway sent his mix all the way from Sydney, so isn't very far from a sandy paradise to enjoy his excellent playlist from. Not only is it excellent musically, we also love the way Sye Lohrenz has built in a rescue method to the selection. Everyone needs an exit strategy, no matter how good a party is.

Hello Lauren & Team!

Being an Englishman living in Sydney there are a few things I really miss: my friends, my family, English pubs, English football … I could go on … but thank the lord for the interweb! There are some things I don’t have to miss: 6music - the best radio station in the world by a mile.

I’ve loved 6 Music ever since it came on air when I was still living in London, and your show is definitely my top of the pops. The music played is so diverse but more importantly, never bad. Have you ever played a bad record? If so I’ve yet to hear it.

Anyways, back to the subject; if I was on a Desert Island I’d want big banging drums to attract passing ships - hence the title - so that’s what my playlist is all about. I love a wide range of music but there’s something about a banging drum that really gets my groove.

I used to DJ throughout my twenties and always played tunes with heavy beats, so here are some of my faves. So hard stopping at 22 & I don’t even know how I’d pick just a few of these to play on air - I feel I’d be being disrespectful to all the ones I never played. Still, I’m glad that’s not my job.

I’ve tried to be as broad as I can within the brief so I really hope you like them & really really hope I get put on the island so I can send drum signals to my pals back in the old country - especially Nathan who listens to 6music all day at work & texts me to get the radio on when a big tune gets played.

Muchos love

Sye Lohrenz

He Bangs The Drum

1. The Spencer Davis Group - I’m a Man
2. Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
3. Young MC - Know How
4. Doug Lazy - Let it Roll (Vocal)
5. DJ Shadow - Organ Donor
6. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
7. Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)
8. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Let the Beat Hit ‘Em
9. Panic - Voices of Energy
10. Bushwacka! - Feel it
11. Leftfield V’s Fatboy Slim - Planet of the Phatbird
12. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (clearly made with the use of a time machine - 1966?)
13. Klaxons - Golden Skans
14. Jaydee - Plastic Dreams
15. Renegade Soundwave - The Phantom
16. The Streets Vs DJ Zinc - Has it Come to This (Distraction)
17. Clubland Featuring Quartz - Let’s Get Busy (Pump It Up)
18. Orange Lemon - Dreams of Santa Anna (Original 12” Mix)
19. Bastone & Rockefeller - The Real Life (Original)
20. Sugababes - Overload
21. Freestylers - Push Up Word Up
22. The Third Degree - Mercy

Friday 9th December, by Matthew Mills Team Laverne

Anth Moore is our castaway today, who pulled together this excellent playlist (along with equally excellent track explanations) after a big old slog at work. Next time you have a quiet few minutes, reward yourself by noting down your own and emailing in. It sounds like Anth had fun doing it...

I recently heard a listener called Pete Fowler sharing his Desert Island Disco. It had me out my seat at work dancing. Bravo Mr Fowler, BRAVO. And ever since then I have been meaning to send one in.

I have just finished redesigning our magazine (FourFourTwo) so have had a bit of quiet time this week after a manic few months locked in a tiny office, so have gone for it. I tried to not think too hard about it, it’s just what I have been playing a lot on my phone. In no order to be honest, just off the top of my swede.

I like to call it "The Ten Pence Mix Up"

BIG LOVE

Anth Moore

The Ten Pence Mix Up

Blow Your Head
Fred Wesley & The JB's
"Synth madness to make you move your feet"

More Bounce to the Ounce
Zapp & Roger
"Bust out the Lino and take a spin!"

Down Home Girl
Nic Armstrong
"Newcastle born now lives in Texas... If you don't know you do now"

I Feel For You
Chaka Khan
"An early pre night out tune...bring back happy debauched memories of the Riverside!"

Psychotic Reaction
The Count Five
"If you don't like this tune I feel sorry for your cold dead heart"

Street Player
Chicago
"Fell in love with this when out clubbing. Was used in a Kenny Dope track called Bucketheads....9 mins of pure groove"

Não Aguento Você
Trio Esperança
"Strut and stroll along the Copacobana... instant bliss"

Tighten Up
The Bamboos
"A friend put me onto this from a Northern Soul night...flute hooks and drums...beautiful"

Land of 1000 Dances
Wilson Pickett
"My twin girls both love this...reminds me of them.. they love a dance to this."

Feelin' Alright.
Trinidad Oil Company
"Instant Sunshine and smiles, recommended on twitter....AMAZING"

I Believe In Miracles (Extended Version)
Jackson Sisters
"Soul-tastic"

Machine Gun
The Commodores
"110% pure disco... its not a proper party till this comes on"

Do Ya Wanna Funk
Sylvester
"I got this on a tape from my sister years ago... blew my tiny mind, still does."

Let's Dance
David Bowie
"Nile Rodgers guitar...genius"

You Should be dancing
Bee Gees
"Enter the Brothers Gibb... come on!"

Tell Mama
Etta James Muscle Shoals Sessions
"Her voice is Phenomenal...not so much disco but what a groove"

Jack Your Body
Steve Silk Hurley
"played loud this is still a blinder"

Voodoo Ray
Guy Called Gerald
"TURN IT UP!"

Triple Trouble
Beastie Boys
"What's not to like...Beastie's and classic Sugar Hill hook"

I C Y'all
De La Soul and Busta
"My all time fav rap group... and Busta...WOW"

Work It
Missy Elliott
"impossible to not just bug out to this..."

Primal Scream
The Hammond Connection
"sleazy but so so good"

We Can Work It Out
Stevie Wonder
"No explanation needed"

Odessa
Caribou
"Witnessed them at Primavera and End of thew Road festival...standout track for me"

Robot Rock
daftpunk
"get your rock on"

Witness The Fitness
Roots Manuva
"One of the best music videos ever...plus i lost my mind at Glasto once to this"

Dance to the drummers beat
Herman Kelly
"Lets dance!!!"

25 Miles
Edwin Starr
"never fails to get me bopping round the kitchen"

Friday 2nd December, by Matthew Mills Team Laverne

It's #6Music1989 so we're turning back the clock back for the day to celebrate the BBC Music My Generation season entering the eighties. Neneh Cherry's debut album Raw Like Sushi came out in June of that year, and we're delighted she's our Desert Island Disco castaway this week. Here are her go-to-party tunes

• Soul 2Soul - Fair Play: This was the tune for pirate radio ad for the Funky Dread Soul2Soul night on a Sunday night at the Africa Centre in Covent Garden where we all used to all dance the night away.
• Love Shack - B52’s: Reminds me of time spent in Athens Georgia (which is where B52’s hail from) working with Micheal Stipe who’s a good friend of the band.
• My Prerogative - Bobby Brown: My husband directed a cpl of New Addition’s early videos back in the day & we bumped into Bobby @ the height of his fame at a festival somewhere all grown up.
• Left My Wallet in El Segundo - Tribe Called Quest: I flipped when I heard this the first time & I’ve been a fan ever since.
• Me Myself & I - De La Soul: I toured with them with the GorillAz & I knew them from back in the day from Buffalo Stance days. They are solid guys, salt of the earth.
• Fight The Power - Public Enemy: Nuff said…”…Fight The Powers That Be!!!”
• Just a Friend - Bizmarkie: Biz is from the projects just up the road in Queens New York where I spent 50% of my growing up years.
• Beastie Boys - What Comes Around: This tune is from the album which the Beastie’s made to re-invent themselves ‘Paul’s Boutique’. We knew them back in the day, nice guys. Shame about Adam’s passing.
• EPMD - So Wat Cha Sayin’: EPMD, revolutionary rap way ahead of it’s time.
• MC Lyte - Eyes On This: MC Lyte changed things up for email rap for all time. Respect.
• Gangstarr Manifest: My good friends Guru & DJ Premier. Guru died a few year’s back. He & my husband were good drinking partners, we miss him BiGTiME!
• Sun Ra - Somewhere Else: What can be said of Sun Ra? He was a one off. I went to see some of his band play the other night at Cafe Otto & their MD(Marshall Allen) is 92 years young!!! That’s deep!
• Don Cherry - I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face: I miss my Daddy!
• The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight): Thought I’d throw in a proper Christmas tune!
• Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction: Devo were the boom!
• Little Louis - French Kiss: House music from the source!

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