Well we took 2 months off in Miami at the end of last year. I can't even believe you managed to make an album!
When do you ever stop? It seems like you've been on the road constantly. So we'll also have to get really weird and drop some serious spaced out songs to really get people back to the bar. There's the "Smooch Time" thing, but hopefully during the slow jams people will find someone special to dance with. "When Eli and I were just getting started in Boston around 2005, we had this night, Reunion Thursdays, We would get people in such a frenzy on the dance floor that the manager finally had to ask us, “Can you guys suck for a while? We need people to go to the bar and drink!” So we’d play slow stuff, and they’d make more money." Are there going to be periods like that on June 9th so Derren will be able to pay you?! For this special night we're going to take a cue from the godfathers and slow it down at the top of every hour.
Jimmy Saville in Leeds had "Smooch Time" at the beginning of each hour when "all the lights went out and then, bang, we started with all the romantic records." Ian Samwell in London called it "Dream Time, during which we spun the disco ball and played 3 slow songs in a row". In the 40's and 50's as the first modern DJs were taking over from bands in UK dancehalls a couple of them came up with a similar concept, play segments of slow jams at certain points of the night. Remembering that DJing is an art is especially important in a time when even the New York Times says: "DJ’s do not spin records so much as command computerized sound systems, playing snippets of songs and using them to create their own protracted rhythms," and what better way to pay respect than to take it back to the beginning. Well DJs have been playing for dance parties since the 40's and modern DJing as we know it began in the 70's so there's a ton of tradition and culture that gets forgotten. I know it might seem obvious to most but can you elaborate on this a bit for us. With these 8 hours you've been given for A Night With… you're going to be exploring the history of DJing.
We just docked at the space station for repairs and refueling so we're in tip-top shape. Our friends over at Phonica Records are helping us fill in the blanks with some of our jams that we left behind in Eli's mom's basement in Boston, by lending us records for the night that will then be on sale in a special bin at the shop next week. It seems like less DJs are traveling with vinyl and that's just lazy! Needless to say we'll be dropping many of our favorites on vinyl Saturday nite. The funny thing is that it's not DJs who are buying more records. We read that sales have gone up 40% each of the last 2 years.
Seems like vinyl is definitely on the way back. Do you think we'll ever achieve this again or maybe we could all set one up where you have to leave your laptops at the gate. "An analogue vinyl utopia would probably be a better place to live." Discuss. So, looking forward to your 8 hour A Night With… marathon on Saturday… The Boston party starters stopped by R$N HQ as they prepare to journey into West London for eight, epic, unadulterated hours for A Night With. Remix masters at work, they have established themselves as firm favourites among party goers around the world pushing out a mixture of influences that texture their original productions as well as their famous colourful edits. The last couple of years have borne witness to the rise and rise of the Soul Clap phenomenon. Now, Soul Clap time travels on a musical spaceship of dopeness." "Before today is yesterday and after tomorrow is the future, Elyte and Cnyce's paths were crossed for all time when a Sun Ra light beam sent from Saturn collided with the P-Funk Mothership and sent them tumbling to earth.
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