DJ Poppy's Podcast
7 Episodes of this Podcast:
DJ Poppy's Sunshiny Day
Published: 2009-10-31 03:05:51
Ahh, the first breath of summer! How we long for it here at the facility - you can almost hear the collective letting go of breath held throughout the winter as we realise we've survived another one. And yesterday that wonderful smell of jasmine came floating over the barbed wire on the top of the wall and you could see everyone's mood visibly lift. Nanna has now put the thermal underwear away for another six months and was even sporting a floral sun dress this morning, albeit with fleece slippers on her feet - the blood has always had trouble travelling that far through her convoluted ciruclatory system. We have started venturing out into the facility gardens, if you can call some patchy lawn and a few moth-eathen shrubs a garden. Still, the feeling of sun on your face and the balmy breezes makes you think of the beach, the sea and a fruity cocktail or two. Not that we have those things to look forward to anymore, but it's amazing how you can survive on a memory. So I've been in a good mood of late and have been veering towards happy tunes. I've collected some together for you and called it 'Sunshiny Day' in honour of Spring. Marjorie down the corridor tells me it transports her to a couple of particularly carefree months in the summer of '63 when she had a dalliance with a pair of bronzed Hungarian twins. She was rather flushed so I thought I'd leave her to it... Anyway, here's to Summer! Track listing: Little W. 12th Street [Ralf GUM Main Mix] Conqueror [Original Mix] Make Me [Ralphi's Martini Mix] The Way Back [Jay-J's Shifted Up Mix] No Way [Main Vocal Mix] Music Is Life [Groove Junkies Classic Vox Mix] Oh Lord [Muthafunkaz Remix] All Night Long (D.I.S.C.O) [Dimitry from Paris Jack LeDisco] Fix Your Accent [Original Mix] I Rock I Sweat I Dance [Original Mix] Manha [Original Mix] In Your Face [Henrik B Remix] Love Story [Digital Dog Remix] Watch The Sun Come Up [Moam Remix]
DJ Poppy's Olden Goldies
Published: 2009-10-17 21:15:14
Well, it's been a cold, dark winter here at the facility so I've been laying low. Nanna's been poorly for most of it with the flu from hell - I told her it was probably Swine Flu and got a look that could curdle milk for my trouble. It seems to have lasted the entire winter, so it's been laugh-a-minute here! On the plus side, Harry's son dropped off a little black box that he called a hard drive - said it contained 'a history of house'. I had no idea what he was talking about of course (something architectural perhaps?), but after I read the note he included I figured it all out. Well, I've been like a pig in clover - music coming out every orifice and most of it more than 10 years old. That's the beauty of music - it may be fifteen years old but it sounds fresh if you've never heard it before - if only the same could be said of humans. So I've put together a little recording of some of what I consider to be the gems, or, as I like to call them, the Olden Goldies. The youngest is from 1999 - spring chicken by my standards, of course, but practically prehistoric in the annals of 'house' apparently. Some of the artists will be familiar even if the tracks aren't. I hope you like them...but if you don't, I'm not going worry - life's to short and getting shorter!! Track listing: Hyperballad [David Morales Classic Club Mix] (1996) Be Happy [Uno Clio Vocal Mix] (1994) Nobody's Business [Euro Vocal Mix] (1996) Montayo [Original Mix] (1994) Color Of My Skin [Swing To The 2nd Colour Mix] (1994) Cathedral Park [Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mix] (1997) It's Just a Groove (1996) Musical Freedom [Chicken Flied Lice Mix] (1994) When The Heartache Is Over [Superchumbo Mix] (1999) Oh L'Amour [Tin Tin Out Remix] (1997) Come On [Forth's Vocal Motion Mix] (1996) Kut It [Full On Piano Mix] (1994) Feels So Good [Nush Club Mix] (1997) When I Call Your Name [Eddie Fingers Mix] (1995)
DJ Poppy's Purr-fect Party
Published: 2009-07-27 05:32:40
June ended up being quite a busy month for me. Now that I have my laptop, I've been feverishly acquainting myself with everything that the interweb has to offer, much to Nanna's chagrin. She feels I should be paying her more attention, but the way I look at it is that she's been getting my attention for the last forty years so shouldn't complain now that I'm paying attention to myself for a change. At least I'm still in the same room while I'm doing it... One of our inmates, Kitty, also celebrated a birthday and managed to bribe the authorities into having a bit of a knees-up. She has been one of the people who have sought out my black market CDs so she asked if I could play something during the party. I naturally agreed and decided to record the results. We were only allowed to celebrate for 2 hours (enjoyment being severely rationed here, just in case someone does themselves an injury and the authorities find themselves at risk of a lawsuit) so this mix is a little longer than normal and won't fit on a CD so you'll just have to transfer it to your Kerfuffles or whatever those things young people use these days are called. In my day it was records played at 78 rpm!! You may be curious as to why I have called it Purr-fect Party. Well, Kitty is not her real name - none of us actually know what is. Since she arrived as an inmate, our Kitty has been under the delusion that she is in fact a cat and is prone to sneaking up behind you and Miaouw-ing when you least expect it. As you can imagine, we've had a couple of cardiac incidents but she's not to be reasoned with. Anyway, that's why it's 'Purr-fect'. Hope you like it - if you've listened to my other episodes you'll recognise some of it, but there's also a lot of new music in there. Track List: I Want To Thank You [Bad Yard Club Mix] All About Me [Eddie's Mentalinstrum Vocal Mix] Hold On [Classic Vocal Mix] I Pray [Re-Union Club Mix] Free To Go [Central Avenue Remix] So Sweet [Mark Picchiotti's Classic Vocal] Near The Ocean [DJ Meme Re-Touch] Love Is [Groove Junkies Peaktime Dub] Street Lady Changed My Life [Code Red Remix] Why Don't You Peter Gunn [Diego Original Club Mix] Billie Jean [Paolo Ortelli vs Degree Extended Mix] Angels [Instrumental Craze Mix] I Believe [Mark Picchiotti & Sekret Skuirrel Vocal] Love Thing [Mr. Pink Remix] Set Me Free [Full Mix] Release Me [Cahill Club Mix] Dream On [Moto Blanco Club Mix] Already Out There [Gianni Bini Club Mix] A Beautiful Life [Love to Infinity Classic Club Mix]
DJ Poppy's 'Fluff & Nonsense' - Nonsense
Published: 2009-07-04 22:12:30
...and here's 'Nonsense'. Track List: Galaxy [Thommy & Spen Piano Hump Mix] Gabryelle [Spiritual South Remix] London X-Press 2009 [Original Mix] En Mi Casa [Original Mix] Run For Cover [Original Mix] Essiamonoi [Jonny Groove Happy Mix] Welcome to My House [Rob Boskamp & Rishi Bass OldSkool Remix] Party Up The Freaks Come Out [Tim Davison Remix] Roots [Copyright Remix] Senegal [Original Mix] My Passion [Original Mix] Stairway to Heaven [G-Men Dub Lite Remix] Radiate Blade Runner [Fake Hero Remix]
DJ Poppy's 'Fluff' & 'Nonsense' - Fluff
Published: 2009-07-04 20:58:39
What with one thing and another, it took a little time for me to create a new recording after 'Popping Out'. Part of it was the excitement of discovering digital shopping - I spent a lot of time acquiring and less time creating. Plus I started the process of acquiring my own computer to alleviate the need to use the communal one. What with the security conditions here and the evident increase in attention being paid to Ada and myself, I had to be a little bit cunning. First I had to engineer a situation for me to be able to speak to Harry's grandson - which meant organising a clandestine 'meeting' in the garden while he was wheeling Harry around on one of his visits. The guards, sorry, staff step up their vigilance during visiting hours so I decided it was best for me to slip him a note rather than run the risk of being caught talking to him for too long. Luckily Tom (that's Harry's grandson) was game and knew exactly what I needed. He was able to smuggle everything in as part of some new bed linen he brought in for Harry - what with his condition, he needs new replacements quite regularly. I made sure I was visiting Harry's room when he arrived and the hand-over was made. He left me very detailed notes about what I needed to do to get it to work, though we had a few weeks of passing notes through Harry before it was all up and running. The new-found freedom is exhilarating! You may also be wondering about how I actually make my recordings given the technical limitations and security restrictions in place here. Well, you might remember I mentioned in my first post that I had persuaded a staff member here to assist me. All I will say is that the recordings are made by him secretly during the bridge sessions. I can't say more or tell you his name just in case - the last thing I want to do is put him in jeopardy. So, after Nanna's complaints about the instrumental break in 'Popping Out' I got to thinking about my next recordings. Much as I love her, Nanna's taste does tend to be rather restrictive and I don't think it is one shared by members of our little gated, barred and bolted community. In fact, I have found that those of our fellow residents who are a little hard of hearing tend to prefer instrumental tracks so they don't have to strain to try to decipher the lyrics. I therefore decided to do something a little daring and do a double recording - one with 100% vocal and one with majority instrumental tracks. My theory is that this will keep the extremes happy whilst the middle ground might enjoy both. For obvious reasons, I have called my recordings 'Fluff' and 'Nonsense'. I present them both to you here and ask only for your forgiveness for the slight blooper at the very start of 'Nonsense'. I'm still getting to grips with the programs and Ada took a bit of a turn not long ago and is recovering in hospital so I couldn't seek her advice in rectifying it. You live and learn!! Track List: I'll Be Around [Surprise Mix] Club Lonely [Eric Kupper 12" Mix] Peter Gunn [Diego Original Club Mix] Can't Get Enough [Milk & Sugar Club Mix] I Believe [Mark Picchiotti & Sekret Skuirrel Vocal Mix] Looove [Original Disco Mix] Set Me Free [Full Remix] Peace [Orienta Rhythm Resound Mix] Near The Ocean [Vincent Valler Remix] When Love Takes Over [Albin Myers Remix] Halo [Gomi Club Mix] Teardrop [Original Mix] Rush Hour [7th Heaven Mix] What A Fool Believes [Chocolate Orchestra Remix]
DJ Poppy's 'Popping Out'
Published: 2009-07-04 19:44:25
Well, to my great surprise,'House Bound' has become something of a hit around the Facility - turns out the residents had been paying attention during my sets at those bridge nights after all. I had always assumed that most of them were deaf as there wasn't even a single toe-tap as I played, just intense focus on the cards. But it appears that was just contentment - who knew! I realised when old Harry Tinker sidled up to me (inasmuch as you can sidle in a walking frame - I had to be a bit patient) and asked me in a hushed tone whether I had any of my music for sale. His grandson had given him a CD player and some headphones for his room (smuggled past the guards, of course) and he found my sets helped him concentrate during bridge. Well, if I'd known the skullduggery we would have to resort to to avoid detection, I might have thougt twice, but it's begun to enliven things around here. Harry had to rope his grandson in to get the blank discs and I had to sweet talk Mrs. Plunkett into being my technical accomplice. In addition to being a Youtube addict, she has mananged to get past the security settings on the computer in the Entertainment Room and set it up for us to be able to create our own CDs - it's been a revelation! Not only that but she has shown me how I can buy new music without having to leave the grounds! We've had to be a bit careful though as the guards, sorry, the staff have been giving us some funny looks and it might be my imagination but they seem to do their rounds through the Living Room more often these days. Plus, Nanna's becoming a bit suspicious of the time Ada (that's Mrs. Plunkett) and I spend huddled round the computer - I tell her it's innocent, but she's always had a bit of a jealous streak. Anyways, Harry got his CD (for free of course, I play for pleasure not for gain) and no sooner had I given it to him than Marjorie Trotter accosts me while I'm taking my morning constitutional in the garden demanding to know where her copy is. By the end of that week I'd had to supply half the Home with copies. Harry's grandson is going to be invaluable in the supply chain! So it wasn't long before the calls started coming in for a new release. I can't help thinking the genie's out of the bottle... In February therefore I created 'Popping Out', named in honour of a bit of discomfort I had with my hernia not long after Christmas - Nanna warned me not to overdo it, but I got swept along in the Festive cheer and besides it's the only time of the year that the staff turn a blind eye so you might as well make the most of it, I say. Anyway, hope you enjoy it - it's been well received at the Home, though I have had a few grumbles from Nanna about the instrumental break in the middle. She's very particular about her music is Nanna and can't really cope with vocal silence which might explain why she rarely shuts up! It's made me think about my next recording though... Track List: I Want To Thank You [Bad Yard Club Mix] So Sweet [Chris Tall Club Mix] Changed My Life [Code Red Vocal] Hold On [Classic Vocal Mix] Laisser Toucher [Justin Shave Club Mix] Spellbound [Original Mix] Cabbage Juice [Pingo & Bobby's Peakhour Mix] Ape Stalking [Aleksij & Angel Anx Remix] Erotik [Original Mix] Yebele [Original Mix] I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me [Soul Seekerz Club Mix] Lost in Transmission [Central Avenue Club Mix] If This Is Love [Moto Blanco Club Mix] A Beautiful Life [Love To Infinity Classic Club Mix]
DJ Poppy's House Bound
Published: 2009-06-17 06:57:33
Welcome to DJ Poppy's, that's me, blog site - it's been a long time coming, if I say so myself. It has come as a bit of a shock to find myself so thoroughly in my twilight years so I have decided, before it's too late, to leave a little something for posterity. It took me a while to figure out what it should be but ever since I've been entertaining my fellow residents at the retirement village the idea of making it something musical has taken hold and Nanna, my ball and chain, though I think I detected a stifled snort that she claimed was a hiccough, appears to be supportive. Besides, my sets on bridge evenings have got quite a following. So I present my first effort, DJ Poppy's House Bound. It was recorded back in December '08 after I came down with a rather unpleasant bout of something unmentionable and was unfit for public consumption. Since then I've had to bribe one of the staff here to teach me how to 'upload' it and before you ask, yes it did take six months - I've never been a fast learner and Mrs. Plunkett has a bit of a Youtube addiction and can be vicious when crossed. Anyhoo, House Bound sums up my musical taste - a bit of everything, ha ha - and Nanna cracked a bit of a jiggle, so it can't be all bad! Mind you, all that knob twiddling played havoc with my finger joints, but more about that next time... ...Hope you enjoy it. Track list: Dream On [Ashley Beedle's Full Insomniac Vocal Mix] Diamond Life [Richard Earnshaw Remix] Liftin' Me Higher [Central Avenue Classic Remix] Make It Alright [Richard Earnshaw Main Mix] Chanson Du Soleil (Sun Is Coming Out) [DJ Meme Main Mix] Love Is [Groove Junkies Peaktime Dub] Another Dimension [Timmy Vegas House Mix] Put 'Em Up [Soul Power vs Rhythm Rockerz Mix] I Can't Stop [Luca Cassini Remix] Downtime [Stonebridge Remix] Sandcastle Disco [Gomi Extended Club Mix] Swingtown [MindTrap Club Mix]
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