The track I’ll be opening my next DJ set with
Ben Frost: Eurydice’s Heel (Hades)
A dark eeriness commands this track, which would set the mood for some gloomy dungeon techno. In my mind, a horror film gets conjured when listening to Frost’s intense, distortion-filled soundscapes.
The track I always play to rescue a dancefloor
Untold: Motion the Dance
The track evolves into a beast that beckons you back to the dancefloor. I remember playing this to a crowd and a man in the front row appeared to have some kind of life-changing epiphany – all that could be seen were the whites of his eyes as he tried reaching for the ceiling with his hands, roughly in time to the music. I hope he was OK.
The track I wish I’d never played
Level 42: Lessons in Love
There’s no going back after hearing that bassline. I put it in the same virulent category as the original Grange Hill theme tune. I once saw them perform it live a few years ago. While impressive, the image of the band (middle-aged men) wearing shades (in a dark room) and sequin shirts (no) will for ever be etched in my mind. Respect to them, though, they knew what they were doing.
The track that should have been a crossover hit
I once tried mixing Simply Red’s Something Got Me Started with Paul Woolford’s Untitled. At that point I realised I had created something so groundbreaking that no one should ever hear it again.
The track I’d play at my auntie’s wedding
Dynamo City: One Night in Hackney
Quite possibly the most unsuitable thing to play to a polite and inoffensive family such as mine. I can picture the awkwardness as the relentless references to booze and drug usage echo across the wedding venue. Saying that, my auntie does enjoy drinking Stella.
The track I’d play at my funeral
Smashing Pumpkins: Galapogos
This is a song of sadness, evolution and hope from an album that’ll always be relevant to me. Corgan at his best.
Guy Andrews plays Islington Assembly Hall, N1, Fri. His album Tåke is out now on Houndstooth.