Episode 165: Si Sutton - BumpSi DazeSi

Hey Everybody,So I watch a lot of dj videos on youtube. Not the “plonk a controller somewhere pretty with no source of electricity & chick in a bikini miming to a prerecord”. No, Im talking working djs, booked by a venue or promoter  to entertain a crowd. What strikes me most about these is that almost no one is dancing. Sure some will sway or bounce from their knees, but no one appears to be letting it all go to their favourite jam. It seems that everyone just stands there watching (& of course filming) & depending on the genre, will jump a bit when the drop lands, but then go back to watching until the next one. Djing has become a visual medium & clubbing has become a spectator activity. There is some circular irony in a dj playing a soundtrack to the action of watching them do so.It used to be that you went to a club to dance & most of the time didn’t even know where the dj was located. It didn’t matter. Their job was to make you dance, not look good in a video. A good dj would keep you dancing, but in addition to taking you stratospheric with awesome bangers, they also pulled back on the throttle & varied the rhythms so you could catch your breath or change your footwork to ease off the lactic acid build-up & give your legs a rest.This mix then is an homage to club dancing, not knowing where the dj is but trusting they will make your night. If anyone would really prefer to watch me do this instead of just listen, then message me below as Id really like to understand why.... For everyone else, strap in for a playlist that went like this..... Kathy Brown ft Praxis - Can't Play Around (divapella)Fouk ft Debórah Bond - Loving At First Sight (Vox)Audiowhores ft Asia - House Music All Night (Unreleased Audiowhores Sax Dub)Platinum Doll ft P.Y. Anderson - Believe In A Brighter Day feat (Micky More & Andy Tee Extd Rmx)Charvoni - Always There (acappella)Walter G - Believe In House (orig)Paul Cutie - Chicago_(orig)Geoffrey C - Yo Barnum (Jihad Muhammad BTD Rmx)Halo ft Maiya - Glory (Atjazz Galaxy Aart Rmx)Omson - No More (Qubiko Rmx)Xtortion – How Do You See Me Now (acappella)Nu Rhythmix – Babylon [Into A Groove] (A Romano Rework)Mr. V & Christopher T - The Perfect Plan (Soulful Extd Rmx 2024)DJ Fudge ft JV - Movin' (Extd)Jihad Muhammad - Illusions (Bass & Percussion)Ron Hall ft Marc Evans - The Way You Love Me (acappella)Paul Cutie - So Good (orig)Kelly G.- Keep Wondering! (Jihad's Bang The Drum)Melvo Baptiste ft Annette Bowen - Did You Pray Today (Extd)Danny Clark & Jay Benham ft SuSu Bobien, - Wondrous (Dannys Plastic Dreams edit) DJ Razor ft Siya - Come With Me (Zogri's Heavenly)Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime (Corey Holmes Rmx) Sheree Hicks - Tempted (Cee ELAssaad Rmx)Shino Blackk – Excited (Bootlegg) Ian McShane - Slave To The Rhythm (acappella)Dale Howard - The Rhythm (orig)Byron Stingly – Devotion (acappella)DJ Oji ft Ed Ramsey - I'll Do Anything (Richard Payton's 95 North Vox)Franke FUZION Estevez - SummerTime (Main)Eric Kupper ft Jaidene Veda - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Eric Kupper rmx)p[