Set List SNFNGS, Bristol Pear 23rd July

[boglin]

As usual many thank to holaholaamigos for having us, and Happy Birthday to baloobas, eddy_ and ephraim, hope everyone had a good night.

DJing always leaves me feeling a bit puzzled at the end of it. Why, for example does the dancefloor fill for the dire 1992 version of Temple of Love, then empty for The Mission's Deliverance, which is a far superior song? Why does nobody dance to The Nephilim, who were probably the most innovative and definitive goth band ever? Why is the floor empty for 51st State, but then they pack it out for Vagabonds less than an hour later? And *why* do I have to play The Crüxshadows Deception *again* to get people back on? Still, someone had plugged a microphone in so I'm not complaining, as I got to shout out to the birthday massives, introduce 'Can't Take My Eyes Off you with "And here's one for you you *lovers* out there", and end the night with "Now go home and await further instructions."

I enjoyed it mostly, doing the usual forcing people to listen to stuff I think they *should* have to listen to at the beginning of the night, before having to throw in the tired old Sisters offering at the end. I managed to squeeze Motorhead in too, so that's always a bonus. Unfortunately one of the CD players had absolutely no display whatsoever - no track, no little numbers, no indication that it was paused and ready, not even a sign that it was actually on - its blank face mocking my obessive compulsive DJ idiosyncrasies. It was like staring into the cold, blank face of Death. You also had to cue it up by pressing pause, and then *play* rather than back, and then *pause* again to make it start. Which would have been even more confusing if I hadn't written it on a piece of paper and propped it on top of the deck.

"DJ roulette", as lupercal said.

I'm prone to stress about stuff at the best of times, so I was quite phased about it until I'd calmed my nerves sufficiently with medicinal lager. lupercal takes these things in his stride far better than me, but he is a seasoned pro.

Anyway, the setlists - lupercal's far more polished and professional than mine:

19:00-19:45 lupercal
Billy Idol - Adam In Chains
Nick Cave - Red Right Hand
The Cramps - Voodoo Idol
All About Eve - Let Me Go Home
Tricky - Black Steel
Basement Jaxx & Siouxsie Sioux - Cish Cash
Swarf - Sorrow
Senser - Age of Panic
P.W.E.I - Karmadrome
Alabama 3 - Bulletproof

19:45-20:30 boglin
Devilish Presley - She's Not America
Rosetta Stone - When The Levee Breaks
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
Tom Jones & New Model Army - Gimme Shelter
Violent Femmes - Add It Up
Skintrade - Bulimic
Faetal - Sadistic
Jesus Loves Amerika - Tolerance vs Rage
Action Directe - Dissidenti
N.F.D - So Let It Begin

20:30-21:30 lupercal
Die Krupps - Fatherland (Eldritch Mix)
London After Midnight - Kiss
Covenant - Dead Stars
Rammstein - Stripped
Cubanate - Oxyacetylene
Empirion - Narcotic Influence
Nine Inch Nails - Perfect Drug
Snake River Conspiracy - Lovesong
White Zombie - More Human Than Human
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Mike Shinoda Mix)
Wolfsheim - Once In A Lifetime
Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf
Danielle Dax - Cathouse
Alice Cooper - Poison

21:30-22:15 boglin
Sister Of Mercy - Temple Of Love (1992)
Dream Disciples - Care Of The Devil
The Mission - Deliverance
Fields of the Nephilim - Power
New Model Army - 51st State
The Crüxshadows - Deception
Children On Stun - Hollow
Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming
Zodiac Mindwarp - Prime Mover
Motörhead - Ace of Spades

22:15-22:45 lupercal
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
The Chameleons - Swamp Thing
Sheep On Drugs - 15 Minutes of Fame
K.L.F - What Time Is Love?
Transvision Vamp - I Don't Care
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mamma Out

22:45-23:00 boglin
A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
The Cure - The Love Cats
Faces Of Sarah - Baby One More Time
Muse - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
New Model Army - Vagabonds

Comments

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

Thank Christ I'm not a goth, as otherwise I'd probably be mortally offended at the thought that the Nephilim were 'definitive', let alone innovative! Now, I'll git me gitar and a bag o' flour, oh, not forgetting 200 Marlboro...

[boglin.livejournal.com]

Well, we shall agree to disagree then. Personally, I think they were a far better band than the Sisters.

[godgirl.livejournal.com]

*agog*

erm...

ok.

*shakes head in confusion and goes off to pack kitbag for sisters tour in two weeks*

:o)

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

Ah, but Bauhaus towered above them all =;-)

[boglin.livejournal.com]

But were Bauhaus *goth*?

[doglets.livejournal.com]

With those cheekbones, how could they not be goth :-)

I have always referred to FOTN as the band that killed goth - but thats a very personal opinion. ;-)

[mr-tom.livejournal.com]

Yes, but what *is* goth, anyway?

[GD&RFC]

[lupercal.livejournal.com]

The Nephilim were always better than the Sisters. All the talent in that "band" left the day Wayne Hussey walked out of the door.

Well except Dr. Avalanche. How he has managed to stay with that whining Eldritch guy these long years defeats me; patience of a saint or the absence of legs? I guess we'll never really know...

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

With you all the way. Personally I think they were probably the best Goth band out there. I'd have been dancing to them if I heard you play them - I looked at the set list and it was definitely while I was there, so I just don't know why I didn't hear them!

[theperkygoth.livejournal.com]

I *would* have danced more, but was getting used to brand new 6-inch heels. And then Darren and I decided we fancied an "early night" so we left shortly before 10.

[boglin.livejournal.com]

Yes - I think the most difficult thing about DJing is trying to play a mix of more well-known stuff and get some newer stuff played. Nobody will dance to stuff they don't know. But if they don't get to know it, they'll never dance to it. Heigh ho...

[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...Some people will only dance to what they know...me, it depends, sometimes i'll bounce onto a dance floor for a track and stay on there untill something i dislike, rather than something i don't know...other times i'll still bounce arround anway depends on my mood, friends who are dancing or if there is something better to do / more interesting to watch =;-)

Then again, i'm also quite happy with an empty dance floor and a good track, and get stuck and cramped on a full dance floor.

Strangly i'd also say temperature has an effect too, too cold and you can't get going, too walm and you expire !

[gypsygoth.livejournal.com]

You played an absolutely wonderful set. Funnily enough, I really wanted to dance to the songs you mention (eg Deliverance, Power, 51st State) but we'd arrived late and I hadn't 'warmed up' (I find it really hard to dance at SNFNGS as it's too public for me!), so I cheated and kind of swayed in the 'audience'! And I told toxicpixie off for leaving the dance floor when Deliverance came on as I was about to join him (ironically he only left as no one else was dancing)!
Anyway, I *loved* your set (though it made me feel old!!!). Gypsy ~xXx~
Ps I was gutted to miss the chance to dance to 'The Chameleons' though :(