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DJDarren

@DJDarren@mendeddrum.org

Quality Ass Man by day, tired by night.

#iPod nerd, #ADHD brain, fundamentally lazy.

An actual DJ - Monday nights - 8:00-10:00 BST on https://labr.online

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dubsteppenwolf, to random
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i don't want to alarm you guys but i think we may have manifested Joots

DJDarren,
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@dubsteppenwolf Can we finally start wearing quadruple denim?

hopes

DJDarren, to random
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Currently obsessed with the 12" mix of Kirsty MacColl's version of A New England.

The production is clean as fuck, the guitars glisten beautifully, and the bass lopes along in the bounciest way you'd want it to. Absolutely wonderful.

And Kirsty's vocal... 😍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SkdjsY6TKA

DJDarren,
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Damned if I can find much information on who played on it though. People suggesting Johnny Marr played guitar, but purely because it kinda sounds like him. So far as I can tell, it's probably not.

Some comments saying Steve Lilywhite (the producer + Kirsty's ex) or Derek Forbes on bass, but again, nothing concrete. Which is a shame, because the musicianship on this track is absolutely stunning.

DJDarren,
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It's getting ridiculous now. I must have listened to this a dozen times in a row. It's basically a stim at this point.

DJDarren,
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@Ade_on_drums Outrageous nonsense. I'll have to phone up Steve Lilywhite. Is his number in Galore?

renwillis, to queer
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    DJDarren,
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    @renwillis "I love the Powerglove. It's so bad."

    dgar, to random
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    Now listening to:
    Rasputin
    ~ Boney M

    https://youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ

    DJDarren,
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    @dgar Been watching Black Mirror?

    I got hooked on this track for a few days after watching that last episode. It's an absolute fucking monster of a tune.

    billyjoebowers, to random
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    Gonna start reporting people if I don't think their jokes are funny.

    DJDarren,
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    @billyjoebowers Harsh, but fair.

    craiggrannell, to random
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    Given how Amazon is with its own products and Prime Day/Black Friday, I question why anyone would ever buy an Echo or a Fire TV or whatever at any other time of the year.

    DJDarren,
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    @craiggrannell We have four Echos around the house, and paid full price for none of them. Hell, at least one came free with a (discounted) Ring doorbell.

    DJDarren, to 3goodthings
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    1 - The upbeat tunes are doing their job, and getting the endorphins flowing.

    2 - I've just made myself plan my work day like I keep promising myself I will every morning before utterly failing to do so.

    3 - My To Do list today is reasonably simple.

    @3goodthings

    DJDarren,
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    As an aside, the day planning thing is huge for me. I have a tendency to float if I don't have a defined plan for the day. So I have a spreadsheet that opens automatically at 7am that I should fill in with my day's work activities, that most of the time goes untouched for a number of stupid reasons.

    I allow myself the first half an hour of the day for set up, but invariably just use it to toss it off on the internet. Today I've mostly used it for good.

    DJDarren,
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    As an aside to the aside; I kinda miss the days when I was less self-reflective, and more driven by impulse.

    I mean, back then I wasn't a terribly effective societal drone, which made me feel like shit, but at least I didn't spend every waking fucking moment interrogating my own impulses.

    TheBreadmonkey, to random
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    Black cab driver just nearly ended my life. Absolute prick. Barreling 40 down a road with speed bumps next to a school at kicking out time. I am turning the other cheek but hope she has a really disappointing dinner this evening. Tosser.

    DJDarren,
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    @TheBreadmonkey May she always be one wipe away from clean.

    DJDarren,
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    @TheBreadmonkey Too far?

    DJDarren,
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    @TheBreadmonkey May her chosen biscuit always break off into her tea.

    kincaid, to random
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    Hang on, didn't Boris and Carrie have a sprog like 3 months ago and before that about August...

    There always seems to be one ready to pop just as he looks to be in trouble again...

    DJDarren,
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    @kincaid Turns out the bigger story is that they're buying babies for distraction purposes.

    DJDarren, to random
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    Cake - The Distance

    How have I only just noticed that this uses the same sample that all those west coast hip hop tracks used back in the mid-90s.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_HoMkkRHv8

    DJDarren,
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    Also, the bass line to this is fat as fuck.

    Also also, the bit where the drummer smacks the tom toms (I think it is) ahead of the chorus resonates really nicely in The Good Headphones.

    DJDarren, to random
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    Just spent the past half hour or so going back to a long-ass reply to a post on Lemmy. Hit send and it failed.

    The server is down.

    Again.

    And that entire comment is gone.

    ChinnyVision, to random
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    Was forbidden from buying this delightful object.

    DJDarren,
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    @ChinnyVision Similarly I was once banned from buying a velour buddha in Home Bargains. I think about that velour buddha quite often.

    DJDarren,
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    @guffo "The latest from Chien Mystique there. Not my usual cup of tea, but enthralling nonetheless" @ChinnyVision @bunty @nikki

    dgar, to random
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    Now listening to:
    The Safety Dance
    ~ Men Without Hats

    https://youtu.be/1p_BvaHsgGg

    DJDarren,
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    @dgar Solid gold banger, right there.

    DJDarren, to random
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    Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards - To Have and to Have Not

    Another entry in the great playlist of Billy Bragg songs that are better when done by someone else.

    https://songwhip.com/lars-frederiksen-and-the-bastards/to-have-and-to-have-not

    DJDarren,
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    No shade to Billy there; the original of this is great, but this version is magnificent.

    DJDarren,
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    (This, obviously, is the other Billy Bragg song that's better as a cover

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnzpg5GgQCo )

    DJDarren, to random
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    The Temper Trap - Fader

    It's Tuesday, and I hate Tuesdays and I'm very tired this morning, so I'm doing some self-care by listening to upbeat pop music.

    https://songwhip.com/the-temper-trap/fader

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