Last Thursday we did a special themed gig at the Parkade in Second Life around the music of the Pet Shop Boys. I DJ’d first for 2 hours, then Amanda Shinji aka Ms Cyberpink DJ’d for 2 hours – you can hear her mix here. My set included a real mixture of originals, covers, remixes, mashups, collaborations and even the odd spoof
In this mix I included To Speak is a Sin, one of my coming out songs, as it is as I correctly guessed before Mr Tennant’s coming out, about a gay bar – takes me back to those times!
Negativland press short – early 80’s? I mean WTF David doesn’t have a beard so it’s early – culturejammed a little by me
In a conversation recently I found several people who had no idea who Negativland are – being the sort to want to show people new music and bring it to them, here are two shows about the Bay Area merry band of pranksters, culturejammers, CB radio and cutup freaks that not only pissed off U2 (bonus!) fell out with SST (seems like everyone has since) they also pioneered using the media to subvert it’s own message with Helter Stupid and the murders by David Brom, inspiring mashups and cutup culture in the process.
They ARE the grandaddies of mashup. So pay attention children!
This episode, inspired by the dense collage of Over The Edge shows that the band have been doing since the early 80’s on KPFA in Berkeley, takes us from the start of Negativland shrouded in the fog and sex chemicals of Concord in 1980, to being sued bea sate by Bono and co. in 1991 even ironically as U2 embark on the culturejamming inspired tour that was ZooTV…
Negativland – Long Distance Dedication #2 (live) (from These Guys Are from England…2001)
Negativland – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For [1991 A Capella Mix]
Instamatic – Still Haven’t Found It
Negativland – U2: Special Edit Radio Mix (U2 single, 1991)
Negativland – Wake Up America (live – from These Guys Are from England…2001)
Negativland – Long Distance Dedication #1 (live – from These Guys Are from England…2001)
Negativland – A Big 10-8 Place Part One (from A Big 10-8 Place, 1983)
Negativland – 07-The Perfect Cut (White Rabbit and a Dog Named Gidget – from Helter Stupid 1989)
Negativland – 03-The Perfect Cut (Canned Music – from Helter Stupid 1989)
Negativland – 06-The Perfect Cut (Piece of Meat – from Helter Stupid 1989)
Negativland – Please Don’t Sue Us (from Fair Use, 1995)
Negativland – Harry to the Ferry (from Points, 1981)
Also sneakily mixed in and appropriated are clips from the excellent 1995 Sonic Outlaws documentary – go find a copy! Or you can see a low-res online Flash version here from Denver OpenMedia.
I’m DJing at this on the May 10th – these parties are crazy big, and plain crazy I’ve seen the pics! Looking forward to it…. You might remember the guys from CMP being on Radio Clash – show 132 ‘Radio Clash File’
Yes we’re doing a special gig at the Parade in Second Life on the 10th – themed around the work of the Pet Shop Boys and called ‘Finally’. I’ll be Djing from 2-4pm SL( 10-12pm BST) as DJNoNo Ulysses, and Amanda Shinji aka Ms Cyberpink will be DJing from 4-6pm (12-2am BST).
Expect loads of Pet Shop Boys tracks, covers, remixes, mashups, collaborations, rarities, the lot!
