Whose ridiculous idea was this then...?!
Six of the best from the previous 180 and then any three more from the remaining 720?!
Mentalism.
So, before I go completely round the twist never to return here are my six of your best from DHS9 & 10;
Frontside - Dammerung - probably THE best tune from probably THE best commercial mix CD ever. It's hard to leave some tunes out during this 'Best Of' pruning but to have left this off would've been barbaric.
Underworld - Two Months Off - dropping this for the first time at Pat Goodall's i-Witness was a moment I always remember very fondly - still got absolutely no idea how I was sent the tune so far ahead of release. So simple, so compelling, so relentless, so very, very, joyful.
Carter & Swain - Believe - first heard this during a mix session at D's many years ago, during which he gave me a vinyl copy. Can genuinely say it never left my record bag and was one of the *must* finds when I 'went digital'. Just a fabulous record.
Emeli Sande - Heaven - to be honest you could play pretty much anything over a loop of THAT drum break and I'd be in raptures. But to add in some nice lyrics, a BIG voice and some gorgeous strings well, I never stood a chance really.
Fun - We Are Young - from the moment daughter asked me to get this onto her phone for her I was hooked. Not sure why but it would never have occurred to me to sling it on DHS so I was mightily pleased when one of you did. Feel a slight fraud when I'm belting out the chorus but I simply ain't bothered innit.
Underworld - And I Will Kiss - What an amazing few moments they were - the gaze of the entire planet focused on London and out come Underworld with the most epic thing they've ever done - and while the rest of the world marvelled at the unfolding spectacle those of us who instantly 'got it' were just blown to bits. I just want to drink beer now for two hours whilst listening to H tell me all about it - get it in the diary sunshine...
So there you go - my six of the best of the previous 180. Wasn't easy but I'm 95% happy with them - although in moments of uncertainty I think about changing one or more of them for; Moby's OMD remix, Song To The Siren, the Djinxx remix of Steve Mills and PM Dawn. But, no - I'm happy with them as they are and that is that.
So - three more from anywhere?! After being initially mithered I hit upon a method; stick on Total DHS, put it on random play, keep clicking fast forward to the next track after 20 seconds writing down those that 'jump out' - stop when writing when ten are listed - whittle down to three. So based on that, and that alone;
Band of Horses - The Funeral - a more 'unlike me' song you'd struggle to find but there's something about it - I literally couldn't tell you what it is but there's something...
Yann Tierson - Comptine d'un autr ete, l'apres midi - one of the very best examples of the brilliance of DHS, without which I would never have heard this.
FSoL - Papua New Guinea - we can't really expect to have a 'Best Of' list and then not include this, surely?!
Onwards...
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