2005

yes on the last day of this year i’m posting the latest in my series of mixes that go some way towards encapsulating what this paste decade meant to me in terms of music, well, from a clubbing point of view at least. 2005 was a strange year – most of my clubbing was spent in what you might call “indie discos”, so i didn’t always get to hear some of the tracks i’ve included. but hey, i damn sure listened to them at home. so i’ve included a few tracks from the rockier side of my clubbing history – interpol, arcade fire, the killers, you know. it was in this year that a new form of dance music seemed to be taking shape – 2manydjs had already wowed the world with as heard on radio soulwax a few years before, but their nite versions album and tour(s) blew that out of the water in my opinion. we also had the debut album from lcd soundsystem, as well as a return from daft punk which, though arguably not as good as the duo’s previous two albums, paved the way for their mindblowing tour a year later.

now, stuff i left out. unkle’s remix of robert plant. james holden’s unbelievable remix of britney spears. erol’s glam racket. all marvellous but just wouldn’t fit in.

haido – 2005

Sufjan Stevens – Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
Röyksopp – 49 Percent
Solid Groove – This Is Sick
Daft Punk – Technologic
LCD Soundsystem – Disco Infiltrator
Hard-Fi – Hard To Beat (Axwell Remix)
Tiga – Louder Than A Bomb
Soulwax – E Talking (Nite Version ft Nancy Whang)
Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
The Killers – Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke Mix)
LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
Deep Dish vs Dire Straits – Flashing For Money (Sultan Radio Edit)
The Futureheads – Hounds of Love (Phones’ Wolf At The Door Remix)
UNKLE – Reign (Way Out West Remix)
Mylo – In My Arms (King Unique Remix)
Interpol – Evil