Warsaw Rocks…
I was asked to go out to play in Poland by the Strictly Business crew (J-son and Funkoff – known to friends as Rafal and Jaromir) last weekend (28th November), and I just thought I would take a minute to reflect on a great trip, meeting cool, knowledgeable, talented and hospitable people at every turn.
The night was a success in that everyone who was there seemed to be having a great time. It wasnt without its technical problems to start with – I use Serato and we had a few issues for whatever reason, so in the end we made the decision to stop stressing, and get on with the night taking one deck each – me on the left hand side with Serato and the Strictly Business boys on the right playing from trusty old vinyl – a back to back. To say it worked well is an understatement.
As none of us knew what each other would do next, all your standard set build up was thrown out of the window. It was just bomb after bomb after bomb, and the crowd responded by climbing up on the stage, jumping, clapping, shouting, cheering….and of course, dancing (like mad). A truly great atmosphere.
I dont really think many words can do it justice though – you might want to take a look at the pictures:
Flickr Poland Pictures (slideshow)
I would like to thank Paweł Matwiejczuk and Krystian Maj for the great photos.
I promised that when I got back I would create a mix with all the tracks I played from the night, however, looking at the list its just so many big numbers it might not make pretty listening outside of a club at 3 a.m., so I decided to put together an hour mix of the kind of vibe we had, but more on a level thats easy to listen to now. You can download and stream it below (and there is also a tracklisting).
Id like to thank Piotr, Rafal, Jaromir and the people at Club Balsam for making a truly great trip, and I know that if you carry on doing what you are doing then this will all come good in Warsaw. It’s clearly ready for it…
Warsaw Rocks Tracklisting
Johnny Adams / Feel The Beat
Sharon Bailey / Cosmic Dust (Instrumental)
Trussel / I Love It (Waywards More Love Edit)
DFD / Go Ahead
Baja Imperi / Plastic Mode
The Younger Generation / We Rap More Mellow (Joey Negro Club Mix)
Joy / I Need Your Love
Out In The Sticks / Forget Me Vox
Dr Love
Candi Statton / When You Wake Up Tomorrow
