From Rave to Remix: A Setlist for the Seasoned Raver
Volume 6 of Dance Music for Old People draws direct inspiration from my post on DJ remix battles, as well as the nostalgia of my former rave days. This mix kicks off with a few early ’90s floorfillers, then slides effortlessly into Alternative Rock remixes, Melbourne Bounce, and Modern House. This mix should hit with the kind of pulse that speaks to longtime club kids and curious dance floor rookies alike.
Enter the James Brown Face-Of
ManRay in the mid-1990s is the inspiration for one of this setlist’s choices: James Brown Is Dead vs. James Brown Is Still Alive. I’ll never forget watching two DJs—one in the main Goth room, the other in the smaller Industrial space—launch a spontaneous James Brown battle by dropping both tracks simultaneously. The crowd didn’t know where to look. Iconic.
BTW: If Benny Benassi gets your heart rate up, this one’s got plenty of him. 😉
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Setlist:
| Color Key | Not Available on Spotify | Not Available on YTMusic |
| Song | Artist | Remix or Remake Of |
|---|---|---|
| KOROBEINKI | Eisenfunk | 19th Century Russian Folk Song |
| Ô Fortuna (Apocalypse Chorus Mix) | Apotheosis & DJ Patrick Samoy | Portion of Carmina Burana comp. Carl Orff (1937) |
| James Brown is Dead (Original Mix) | mi-8 | James Brown is Dead by L.A. Style (1991) |
| 666 Edit | The Shamen | Move Any Mountain by The Shamen [as Pro>gen] (1991) |
| Bang to the Beat | Ghostbusterz & Popcorn Poppers | Born to Be Alive by Patrick Hernandez (1979) with elements of Move Any Mountain (above) |
| Fine Day Anthem | Skrillex,Boyz Noize & Opus III | Remix of It’s a Fine Day by Opus III (1992) – samples “It’s a Fine Day” by Jane Lancaster (1983) |
| Sesame’s Treet (Rebuilt & Remastered) | Smart E’s | Sesame’s Treet by Smart E’s (1992) – samples “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?” by Joe Ramposo (1969) |
| Heads Will Roll (Little Vampire Remix) | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Heads Will Roll by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2009) |
| Seven Nation Army | DJ Fluke & Jaki Nelson | Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes (2002) |
| Freaks (Original Mix w/o Savage) | Timmy Trumpet | 2014 |
| Higher State of Consciousness | Alok & Firebeatz | Higher State of Consciousness by Josh Wink [as Winx] (1995) |
| Badinerie (Techno Mix) | DJ Guarja | Portion of Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 by Johann Sebastian Bach (appx. 1738) |
| James Brown is Still Alive | Amoroso & Andrew Steel | James Brown is Still Alive by Holy Noise (1991) |
| Satisfaction | David Guetta & Benny Benassi | Satisfaction by Benny Benassi & The Biz (2002) |
| Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough (Repeat Offender Remix) | Gary Indiana | Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough by Michael Jackson (1979) with elements of Satisfaction by Benny Benassi (above) |
| Get the Satisfaction (Extended Mix) | GhostMasters & The GrooveBand | (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones (1965) with elements of Satisfaction by Benny Benassi (above) |
Don’t forget to check out other Dance Music for Old People mixes HERE!
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