Just came across this on the excellent Voices of East Anglia website. Its a concert venue that experimented with having an underground st’reet of boutiques. Selling all the latest clobber plus records too. Nip downstairs get some top threads then show them off upstairs. Might be an idea for OUT OF SIGHT in the future. It’s a great film, take a look…
The first OUT OF SIGHT of 2016 sees the debut of renowned Ska and Bluebeat dj. Moodisc. In January he’ll be playing his usual Jamaican 45s plus mod, beat and soul. Along with the OOS regulars Anna Vodka and The Shake, it should be a great start to the mod year. As ever at the ACU in Utrecht, come on down…
Keep the Faith!
November’s OUT OF SIGHT sees the welcome return of that northern soul dj imod. He’ll be joined by regulars Anna Vodka and The Shake. Expect nothing but the best in sixties 45s. It’ll be at the ACU and costs a mere 3 euros. From eleven.
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to make a northern soul set for the Nickel and Dime show on the legendary WFMU radio out of Jersey City. Along with the host Small Change, Brother Jonno (of this parish) and DJ Clifton from LA it’s a storming 3 hours of soul, funk and boogaloo, and more besides. You can listen to it hear
OUT OF SIGHT is pleased to announce the return of dj. Dab. That stalwart Utrecht dj will be bringing a bag of top swinging 45’s. Along with Anna Vodka and the Shake, we’ll have a top sixties night. With all the best Mod, Skinhead and Psychy sounds around. As ever at the ACU, it’s only 3,euros and the dancing starts at Eleven. keep the Faith!
Just came across this which I though was lovely. Basically as the title suggests it’s photos of sixties pop stars listening to records. Always a nice thing to behold. Here’s (in visual order) Roger Daltrey, Francoise Hardy, Syd Barrett and Eric Clapton. More can be found at the great website Voices of East Anglia
July’s OUT OF SIGHT gives us the welcome return of that Utrecht cat about town, dj.Hugo. Bringing with him a trusty box of storming 45s. From r’n’b to garage and beyond. Along with dj’s Anna Vodka and The Shake! it should be a good one. Come down to the ACU, Utrecht and dance till the early hours. Keep the faith!
Manon 70 is a French film from 1968. Starring a ravashing Catherine Deneuve who according to IMDB takes a variety of lovers to satisfy her needs. Sounds very saucy but right now we are concerned with the club scene from the film, which we saw on the Voices of East Anglia website. Including really great sitar music from Serge Gainsbourg and Michel Columbier. It’s a groovy club indeed, in fact it reminds me a little of our Out Of Sight nights down the ACU. Is that Stein and Beatles Hans I see…? Enjoy…
We managed to coller the next OOS dj and man about town der Wolfshund recently. And posed him some questions relating to music and his djíng in general.
How would you describe your dj sets?
I like to mix it up. Hits and misses go side by side. It’s a thin line between playing what people think they want and what I think they need.
I’m a bit of a garage/beat head, but I’ve been getting more and more into 50’s R&B. I build my sets around those three genres. I don’t care if a track is obscure or popular, the groove is everything, people have to dance. But it is nice to play that lesser known song by that well known artist or a crazy cover. I try to work towards a climax – slowly build things up – after which I start all over again. I want to share my love of music and celebrate the good things in life and the genius of human creativity.
When did you begin, and what’s your musical history?
I guess I started out in Zwolle, about 15/20 years ago, desperately trying to get people to dance to Lyres and Back From The Grave stuff.
But as a little boy I was already playing Beatles records too loud on my parents’ stereo after school. Then at night, when my parants were home, the neighbours came over to complain and I got sent to bed right away. At least they got to hear Love Me Do twenty times in a row…
I play drums in de Sp aties and before that I played in The Stilettos.
What are your fave 45′s of the moment?
Lenny Johnson – Walk Ginny Walk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o4aUNcWGBU
The Mamas & The Papas – Dancing In The Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2MTbbPotwo
The Sound Barrier – Hey Hey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4coL8ZTE5U
Billy Hambric – Flaming Mamie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kShB5EaFj6s
I’m Leaving – John Lee Hooker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BywICU312Yg
Evelyn Freeman – Didn’t It Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAUeIFVhXNo
Lavern Baker – Bumble Bee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSBVJO9lNL0
Rev. Louis Overstreet – Black But Proud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjgzLD8qLFc
Rob de Nijs – Oh Had Ik ’N Hammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw2mHxFS2sg
The 5 Strangers – Sad And Lonely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSBs103wPco
What’s your “Get out of Jail” record?
Rob Hoeke Boogie Woogie Quartet – Down South Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUwszx6tmaE
Ever experienced “DJ Hell”?
Luckily I spend most of my time behind the wheels of steel in DJ heaven!
But yes, I have. Dying sound systems; record players that are broken because nobody bothered to check them; just being the wrong man for the occasion, where all people want to hear is ABBA, The Cure and “that one song that goes tadadada dadada nanah…”
Once I stopped in mid-song, when some guy with his electric guitar started jamming to what I was playing. He had played with his band before I was on. The whole club went dead silent when I stopped the music, after which I asked him how he would have felt if I had started playing my records through his music. That put him in his place.
I’ve had drunk people spilling drinks on my records and every now and then there’s that idiot who thinks it’s funny to put his finger on the record.
It’s live and learn. The less attention you give people like that, the better. I try to focus on the people that are having a good time, that way I get the most energy out of it myself. Energy that hopefully will translate back into a killer set!
What are your thoughts on the ’60s scene?
Tough question, since I’m not that much of a scenester… It should be open and welcoming, looking out instead of in. The more people the merrier. And that’s exactly what I like about Out Of Sight parties.
I never understood the elitist secret club mentality. To those people I say: If you like the sixties so much, why don’t you go and live there.
Give us three tunes that will definitely be in your box on May 9th?
Rob Hoeke Boogie Woogie Quartet – Down South Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUwszx6tmaE
Gerry & The Pacemakers – Shot Of Rhythm And blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0_pNXeXOeU
Link Wray – Turnpike U.S.A.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9id5LQCS6MM
Any advice for the budding dj?
Don’t forget to bring your records and make sure you get the girls dancing, then the boys will surely follow.
Keep the Faith!
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