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Old 13-07-2014, 18:45
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I was listening to this classic Divine Comedy track the other day. In it, Neil Hannon name-checks acts like The Cure, Morrissey,The Pixies, Soft Cell and even The Wannadies. I've always wanted to have my own mobile disco (a probably-never-to-be-fulfilled fantasy) and was thinking of the type of songs I would play at an 80s/90s indie night. What songs/acts would get you up on the dancefloor, nostalgia fans?
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Old 13-07-2014, 19:01
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Old 14-07-2014, 14:21
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Girls and Boys by Blur.
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Old 14-07-2014, 22:37
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The Lancashire Hotpots song of the same name, that came first, is vastly greater
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Old 14-07-2014, 23:26
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I always remember a gig I did where they wanted a few indie classics thrown in. I was in my element. The 'madchester/baggy' stuff goes down best. The Charlatans, Happy Mondays and Blur's 'There's no Other Way'. And 'Place Your Hands' by Reef.
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Old 15-07-2014, 21:13
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The Lancashire Hotpots song of the same name, that came first, is vastly greater


Let's all go to the indie disco...
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Old 15-07-2014, 23:25
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Thanks for your suggestions so far. Will be checking out those Hotpots

Do you think there would be a market for a mobile disco specialising in indie music?
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Old 16-07-2014, 14:45
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Old 16-07-2014, 16:04
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I always like it when they play something that's not normally played. Say, if I ask for Pulp and they play something like Party Hard or Lipgloss instead of Common People or Disco 2000. If you asked for Blur you'd likely get Girls and Boys or Parklife. Surprise me and play Stereotypes. Instead of I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys give me Teddy Picker or R U Mine?. When doing an indie disco it can be very easy to slip into a rut of just playing exactly the same songs every time. Of course, Common People is a great song and people like to hear it but it always excites me a bit more when I hear something that I wouldn't normally expect to hear.

As for the idea of a mobile indie disco, I guess it'd depend how much the demand would be. Our wedding DJ asked us beforehand for our tastes and any special requests etc and was really happy when I told him I wanted lots of indie stuff playing. He said that he loved doing it but most weddings just wanted cheesy wedding disco crap all night.
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Old 16-07-2014, 19:06
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I s'pose all the Madchester/Baggy stuff is a bit obvious so I'd pick Cruiser's Creek by The Fall.
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Old 29-07-2014, 16:05
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I always like it when they play something that's not normally played. Say, if I ask for Pulp and they play something like Party Hard or Lipgloss instead of Common People or Disco 2000. If you asked for Blur you'd likely get Girls and Boys or Parklife. Surprise me and play Stereotypes. Instead of I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys give me Teddy Picker or R U Mine?. When doing an indie disco it can be very easy to slip into a rut of just playing exactly the same songs every time. Of course, Common People is a great song and people like to hear it but it always excites me a bit more when I hear something that I wouldn't normally expect to hear.

As for the idea of a mobile indie disco, I guess it'd depend how much the demand would be. Our wedding DJ asked us beforehand for our tastes and any special requests etc and was really happy when I told him I wanted lots of indie stuff playing. He said that he loved doing it but most weddings just wanted cheesy wedding disco crap all night.
Why are you calling it an Indie Disco, when you use Brit Pop as examples of what you would likely be playing.Noticed you haven't mentioned any modern 'so called' commercial/corporate Indie apart from Arctic Monkeys which most people would except are indepted to Brit Pop anyway (musically, success wise).

Why don't you call it a British Modern Rock disco - i.e. commercially successful pop rock music from the 80's onwards.Many radio stations use the modern rock classification, these days.Looking from a commercial point of view - you need to get punters to want to use your services.It eliminates negative attitudes that a certain % of those punters have of either Brit pop or Indie.

Perhaps you could not have such a bias towards Brit pop or music associated with Brit pop (or Indie in todays misused form even) as well.Mix it up a bit to satisfy the punters.As a 'wedding' DJ you are there to please the punters & the guests, even more so than usual, as a broader musical demographic of people would be there.You should try not to force your particular bias on musical taste onto people - by calling it an Indie disco you are suggesting that you would be doing that straight off.
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