Playlists
A major component of any party is the composition of the playlist, since listening and dancing to music constitutes one of three major activities at EC parties (the other two being getting wasted and chatting). Currently, playlists for parties and other major events are handled by Josh and Charles, with suggestions. Charles tends to be responsible for the inclusion of remixes and mash-ups, and Josh Michael tends to be responsible for the music that actually sounds good techno.
The playlist for the upcoming yet-to-be-fully-planned Spring 2009 party is titled I Will Destroy Everything You Hold Dear.
Contents
Rush 2007
Rush 2007 saw two three-hour playlists, one for each lounge. The playlists were ordered in such a way that they transitioned to similar or related songs within seconds of each other.
Kitchen Lounge
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TV Lounge
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Donner Party 2007
Donner Party saw one four-hour playlist for the kitchen lounge.
- Don't Like Monday, It's Friday (Club Mix) -- Go Home Productions
- Superconnected -- Broken Social Scene
- Superman -- Goldfinger
- Uptight Killer -- Go Home Productions
- Time Is Running Out -- Muse
- Learn to Fly -- Foo Fighters
- Wolf Like Me -- TV On The Radio
- Minor Thing -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- War Doggs & Iron Pigs -- Go Home Productions
- Break on Through -- The Doors
- Deep Down and Dirty -- Stereo MCs
- Come Closer (Beatles v. NIN) -- DJ Zebra
- Sweet Dreams Without Me (Eurhythmics v. Eminem)
- Lex -- Ratatat
- Spin Me Harder (Daft Punk v. Dead Or Alive) -- Bass 211
- Where Is My Mind? -- Pixies
- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) -- The Arcade Fire
- Fortune Faded -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Ain't No Sunshine in my Closet -- Go Home Productions
- Don't Stop Movin' Billie Jean -- DMC
- Trampled Under Foot -- Led Zeppelin
- Rhythm of the Night (Mirco Flastrov Remix)
- Maniac -- Lexus
- Korobeiniki -- Ozma
- Such Great Heights -- The Postal Service
- An Honest Mistake -- The Bravery
- Galvanize the Empire -- Party Ben
- Scat Man -- Scatman John
- Human After All -- Daft Punk
- Buddy Holly -- Weezer
- Down Rodeo -- Rage Against the Machine
- Let Forever Be -- The Chemical Brothers
- What I've Become -- Lamb Of God
- Come In Black -- Go Home Productions
- Seventeen Years -- Ratatat
- Keep Fishin' -- Weezer
- Move Your Feet -- Junior Senior
- Float On -- Modest Mouse
- Thoughts of a Dying Atheist -- Muse
- Turnin' On The Screw -- Queens of the Stone Age
- Comfort Eagle -- Cake
- Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix) -- Broken Social Scene
- Never Feel Good -- Party Ben
- Dr. Who on Holiday -- Dean Gray
- The Rockafeller Skank -- Fatboy Slim
- Devil's Dance Floor -- Flogging Molly
- Go Go Gadget Gospel -- Gnarls Barkley
- Crazy As She Goes -- The Legion of Doom
- Take Another Brick Out (Pink Floyd v. Franz Ferdinand)
- Southern Sun (ft. Carla Werner) -- Paul Oakenfold
- The Trooper -- Iron Maiden
- One More Time -- Daft Punk
- Dare -- Gorillaz
- Evil -- Interpol
- Can't Get You To Shut Up (Black Eyed Peas v. Kylie Minogue) -- DJ Dubz
Unplayed
- Someday -- The Strokes
- Heavy Metal -- Clap Your Hands
- Fell In Love With A Girl -- The White Stripes
- Electioneering -- Radiohead
- Go Toxic (Yaz v. Britney)
- Transformer -- Gnarls Barkley
Ostcampus Überfest
Things Charles learned:
- Test crossfading thoroughly; sometimes it's too much, and sometimes it's not nearly enough.
- Run soundcheck or have someone DJing to level sound out.
- Avoid tracks with long pauses or "amorphous" segments (e.g. Galvanize)
- MP3s that are made from FLACs are also made from FAIL.
Whitelisted
- Spin Me Harder (Daft Punk v. Dead Or Alive) -- Bass 211
- Seventeen Years -- Ratatat
- Galvanize The Empire -- Party Ben (start this at about 0:30) (disfavor)
- Comfort Eagle -- Cake
- Deep Down and Dirty -- Stereo MCs
- Come Closer (Beatles v. NIN) -- DJ Zebra
- Buddy Holly -- Weezer
- Coachella Dance Mix
- Can't Get You To Shut Up (Black Eyed Peas v. Kylie Minogue) -- DJ Dubz (favor)
- Scat Man -- Scatman John
- Break On Through -- The Doors
- Dr. Who on Holiday -- Dean Gray
- Superman -- Goldfinger
- Someday -- The Strokes
- Dare -- Gorillaz
- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) -- The Arcade Fire
- Lex -- Ratatat
- Float On -- Modest Mouse
Newcomers
- Crazy Psychiatrist -- Gnarls Barkley v. The Avalanches
- The Rick Episode -- Rick Astley vs. Snoop Dogg (rig this one to cut out early, the end editing ruins everything) (favor, fix end)
- Cherry Chocolate Rain -- Tay Zonday feat. Mista Johnson
- Black Betty -- Ram Jam
- Bloc of Nails -- TimG (Nine Inch Nails v. Bloc Party)
- One More Time (Aerodynamic Mix) -- Daft Punk
- Around The World / Harder Better Faster Stronger -- Daft Punk
- Feel Good Inc. -- Gorillaz (Stanton Warriors Remix)
- Supermassive Black Hole -- Muse
- Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance -- Jonathan Coulton
- Chic Franzie Boys -- Party Ben (Chic v. Beasties v. Franz Ferdinand)
- Don't Go (Insomnia Airlines) -- Party Ben
- Sixx Mixx 84 -- Party Ben (cut out at 21:40, before the retarded "kids singing Queen" track shows up)
- Alcohol -- Barenaked Ladies
- Take Me Out -- Franz Ferdinand
- Jerk It Out -- Caesar's Palace
- All My Life -- Foo Fighters
- This Fire -- Franz Ferdinand
- Wildcat -- Ratatat
- One Day -- Oakenfold
- 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix) -- Gorillaz
- Newjack -- Justice
- Phantom -- Justice
- Rock 01 -- Vitalic
- Phantom Pt II -- Justice
- Us v. Them -- LCD Soundsystem
- Last Night -- The Strokes
- The Party's Crashing Us -- Of Montreal
- Can I Kick It? -- A Tribe Called Quest
- Oslo In The Summertime -- Of Montreal
Hall Rush 2009
Under construction.