OK, /mu/, I've been put in charge of the playlist for a party. However, I'm having some real difficulty with it. Most of the music that I listen to isn't really party appropriate (too avant garde and low tempo). If I picked stuff that I liked, it would probably be a real downer. What should I include?
Most of my friends listen to surf rock, (/mu/ approved) country/western, rockabilly, rap, and the like. Need some music that people can party to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9YcVkqn4S4
Don't bother with patrician music, just put Hotline Bling on repeat like a normal person.
>>60638501
what kind of party is it
is it casual get together stuff or is it a get-fucked-up kind of party
>>60638501
Look up in youtube "5 hour techno anime mix 2013"
>>60638529
>>60638543
Most of the people there like good stuff. I just happen to mostly listen to somewhat depressing/off beat music like Slackeye Slim and Nick Cave that isn't really the kind of thing that people party to.
>>60638543
It is a bunch of 20-30 year old hipsters getting fucked up
plz halp
>>60638886
you have to be more specific, party music is an immense place
>>60638886
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rXCDmukqSk
OP I can help but i need more info
house party? Club party? Warehouse party?
US? UK? EU?
Intimate gathering? everybody-you-know Rager?
age range of attendees?
rough guess of the gender makeup of the party?
the more you can give me the more i can give you broheim
>>60639000
House party
US
Just friends getting wrecked
24-32
60/40 male/female
They're mostly advertising/marketing/art/bartending people. Most are pretty into music and dont like really pleb shit.
>>60639064
okay last two questions
how many people are expected?
how long is this gonna last?
>>60639123
15-25 people
5 hours or so
Start off with chill shit. Ducktails, Night moves. Then throw in some nickelback.
When people are drunk start playing generic bullshit , hotline bling etc
FIDLAR, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Black Lips, MF DOOM
Just play whatever the spotify ads suggest. Duh
>>60639158
what kind of person you want to be? a hipster or just play stuff people know?
>>60639064
good daft punk/stardust bc who doesnt enjoy that shit
flying lotus maybe? like the more coherent tracks
purity ring but only shrines bc new album wasnt good imo
crystal castles? is that outdated yet?
maybe some kanye (matters the hipster type)
talking heads?
apollo brown or clams casino beats
thee oh sees
lapalux or maybe even fuck buttons
mia
gorillaz
dfa1979
i have no idea what your friends are like so im just throwing ideas out there
play shit you like, tho
>>60639268
Just trying to pick stuff that is decent but uptempo. Adding a lot of surf rock and stuff like King Kahn and Thee Mighty Caesars as well as some electronic stuff like Rustie and Com Truise.
Klezmer music, dude!
https://youtu.be/jOKnUKIZ_Kc
>>60639304
Honestly I'd play stuff like Alt-J, Tame Impala, Shins. Pleb stuff mixed in. People like songs they recognize.
>>60639064
At that kind of gatherings I usually just blast some aphex twin. Almost all of my friends are plebs though
>>60639167
the first five words of this guys post are things you should do
ignore the rest
Start off with things like explosions in the sky, Hauschka, some classical, maybe battles if your homies are into more energetic stuff. do this for the first hour, and make sure you build up from slow to energetic over the course of the hour
hours two and three you should fill with more intelligent and thought provoking music. people will be buzzed enough to talk but still sober enough to think. some decemberists, some sufjan stevens, tribe called quest, maybe a little nas and j.cole, but keep in mind this is a party and sad music isn't really appropriate (yet). like that anon said, FIDLAR is a good choice. The happy sounding death cab songs and more energetic radiohead songs might not be a bad choice. This is the best time to show off how cultured your musical tastes are, try and be diverse in genre and year of release. Avoid the uber mainstream stuff (no drake unless the majority insists. and if they do insist pack up your shit and leave because they have no fucking taste and don't deserve yours.)
Hour four, now people are drunk. put on fun and energetic music like Walk the moon, phoenix, vampire weekend, passion pit, if you have friends who are into EDM this is when you should play it, but don't get bogged down into one subgenre. Bassnectar is always appropriate, throw in some kygo and duke dumont, some of avicii's more complex stuff (avicii plays avicii songs are good for this), maybe some dillon francis for wonky fun tracks.
hour five, the party is winding down and everybody still there is fucked up. you can play WHATEVER YOU WANT! Huge backstreet boys fan? people who would sneer at you in the daylight for listening to them will enthusiastically cheer and sing along. got a weakness for singer/songwriteresses? get ye drunkies to jam out to joanna newsom. bored with what you've been playing? put on your favorite album and watch people bob their heads along.
>>60639401
i would leave this party as soon as i heard j coal
good thoughts
classical, explosions in the sky is a bit too chill. Maybe just start at step 2.
>>60639437
>coal
you don't go to parties let's be honest
OP here. Pic related is what I have so far.
>>60639674
not op but i like ur list a lot
especially that almost half of it is rustie, and u have a lunice track, who seems p underrated to me
>>60639674
No art major I know would be caught dead with that playlist t b h
