High Rollers «

iluvaxlrose says:

January 30, 2009 at 2:44 pm

DJ HDD – High Rollers

Tortoise – Blackjack
DJHDD – The Gambling Man
Philip Bimstein – Paradise Lost\EatDrinkGambleSex
Baron Von Der Borg\Desteni Productions – Desteni’s Design
David Byrne – The Sound Of Business
DJ Prince – Money
Dino Martinis – Ace of Spades
Frank Sinatra – Lady Luck
Jimmy Smith – Mack the Knife
Dean Martin – Live At The Sands
DJ Food – Break\The Crow
Peter McConnell – Gambling Glottis

Hidden Persuaders says:

January 30, 2009 at 8:05 pm

It’s been a while… nice to see you back. On the d/l now, cheers hp

DJHDD says:

January 30, 2009 at 10:45 pm

This mix was commissioned (& paid for) by the ABC National Radioâ€™s The Night Air programme & was aired on 18th January 2009.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nightair/default.htm

It paints the picture in sound of the evils of gambling using found sounds from Casinos and gambling jointz, including roulette wheels, cards, money and of course pokie machines.

I’ve never gambled in my life, never bought a lottery ticket, never been in a TAB, and never sat there all day feeding money into a slot machine. However, I do find the human drama of gambling fascinating, that chase of the big win to the fall of loosing it all. Here you will hear stories of tragedy, insatiable greed, madness & the never ending pursuit of money, all encompassed within a musical bed with a strong narrative over the top. The Night Air is usually an audio collage spoken word type show, so it’s meat & potatoes is in these spoken audio cut ups. This is not a DJ (dance) mix & demands (to a certain extent) your undivided attention.

This is how Brent Clough the main producer of the show described me & the mix.

â€œDJHDD, who’s more formally known as DJ Hickory Dickory Doc, is a sample surgeon of impressive dexterity. This evening he slices and stitches his way through interviews, sermons, pop songs, and carefully chosen bits of media detritus to assemble a lurching monster of a Night Air mix. After it’s animated, the monster’s only tasks are to warn you about the seductive perils of gambling & to pour you another martini and accompany you to the casino.â€

The Night Air also runs an extensive experimental artist website where you can find plenty of audio/visual content.

http://www.pool.org.au/

Itâ€™s a good feeling to now officially be called an ABC working artist but a 1000 miles away from those first DJâ€™ing days of the past. Then I would be playing to get people to get up & dance, nowadays I ask people to sit down & listen.

DJ Zazoo says:

January 31, 2009 at 2:26 am

A wonderful concept piece… top notch… this one is certainly a keeper. Looking forward to more…

solcofn says:

February 2, 2009 at 4:07 pm

This was my car entertainment for the weekend.

Good stuff!

el_draino says:

February 2, 2009 at 4:22 pm

Awesome mix to actually play Poker with 🙂

Been loving your stuff since the KLF NYE days, Further Hallucinations was cool too — but this is a good mix to just sit and listen to, even just for the Dean Martin clip.

Well done, old son.

DJHDD says:

February 2, 2009 at 9:50 pm

Thanks for the comments guys, not sure this is going to be everyone’s cuppa tea but I believe if you have listened then it’s important to comment.

Hidden Persuaders says:

February 5, 2009 at 1:14 pm

Nice mix mate. A great little journey and as per usual peerlessly put together. The sort of mix that allows for repeated playings. Loved the Twilight Zone inclusion, cheers hp 🙂

bong says:

February 5, 2009 at 1:31 pm

we played “mullet top trumps” to this mix.. worked well, wise guy

DJHDD says:

February 5, 2009 at 10:04 pm

He He – I have no idea what a â€œmullet top trump” is – sounds like a card game for 80’s rockers.

bong says:

February 5, 2009 at 10:54 pm

marvel at the mullets
😈

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/2823894169_f58913d91a.jpg?v=0

DJHDD says:

February 6, 2009 at 8:03 am

Ha Ha what a fabulous game. I’ll raise you one haircut.

High Rollers

12 Responses to “ High Rollers ”

Trackbacks & Pingbacks:

Archived Entry

Archive Mix

Meta

Mixers

Recent Comments

Archive

Blogroll

High Rollers

12 Responses to “ High Rollers ”

Trackbacks & Pingbacks:

Archived Entry

Archive Mix

Meta

Mixers

Recent Comments

Archive

Genres

Blogroll