Disko Dubai

I've been lucky enough to be involved in some fun nights in Dubai, but last night was pretty special as the Norwegian Disco Mafia (TM someone else) AKA Todd Terje and Prins Thomas were in town.

Warming up can sometimes be an interesting job in Dubai, but when you've been given license to play out rare disco tunes, cleaned up funk edits and big room nu-disco on a Funktion 1 soundsystem (thanks Buff), it's pretty clear you've got the best job in the world, even if at 10.30 you're playing to the bar staff and the manager. Here's the playlist, and at the bottom is the track I finished on at midnight, quite possibly one of the best tunes I have in my collection, a proper disco journey that just builds and builds to an incredible climax. Weirdly, the internet doesn't know much about it, so if anyone has any info on who/what Combi are then do let me know.

http://serato.com/playlists/DaFunct/todd-terje-prins-thomas-warm-up-6-9-11

10:06pm

00:00  Almunia - Travel (instrumental)

00:48  Four Tet - Circling

07:56  Boards of Canada - Turquoise Hexagon Sun

10:28  Patti Austin - Baby Come To Me (Brendon P's 'Dubbed Out' Edit)

18:23  MIA - Paper Planes (DFA Remix)

19:01  Dee Dee - Easy money (Todd Terje Re-Kutt)

25:42  Rufus Thomas - Fried Chicken (scratchandsniffs finger licking re-rub)

31:21  LTJ - Get Cha

34:52  Lindstrom & Christabelle - Lovesick (Vins DJ Edit) 8.wav

40:55  6th Borough Project - McLovin

47:32  Trickski - Pill Collins

51:24  Champ's Boys Orchestra - Tubular Bells (Cosmic Mix)

57:25  Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Club Mix)

1:01:32  6th Borough Project - Just A Memory

1:05:34  Grace Jones - William's Blood (Cosmic Jam Remix)

1:10:47  Fred Wesley - House Party (BP's 'Bring Your Own Bailey's' Edit)

1:15:59  Villa feat. The New Sins - Beats of Love (the c90s remix)

1:21:39  Low Motion Disco - Love Love Love - Aeroplane Mix

1:28:00  Lapelle - Jermaine draft 2

1:30:25  MGMT - Electric Feel (Aeroplane Remix)

1:34:12  David Bowie - Golden Years (Mano Le Tough Edit)

1:39:28  Craig Bratley - Birdshell (6th Borough Project vs Russ Yallop Dancefloor Edit)

1:43:58  Tensnake - Holding Back (My Love)

1:49:26  Combi - We Gotta High Together

http://soundcloud.com/da-funct-synf/combi-we-gotta-high-together

And Todd and Prins? Predictably ace. Everything from 70s disco to proto house and more, with edits of The Doors, Marvin Gaye and so many more weaved in over the top. Oh, and Todd Terje likes to DJ in his socks. True story.