Martes 1 Jul 2008, 2:05

I only post to represent, yo. A few weeks ago we had what was (weirdly) named, the Vibrant Unicorn Party at Stadium West in Chicago. Don’t ask. It pretty much involved dressing in bright clothing and dancing.

The V.U.P. involved at least six or seven people taking helm as the laptop DJ over the night. The focus was new cuts and 90’s favorites. I have to do a shout-out to Le Tigre’s side project for partial inspiration, but it’s about time new jack swing and 90’s pop got accepted as the Pure Dance Gold that it is.

SO. Lo and behold some other bars in Chicago have recent;y decided to do a suspiciously similar dance party, and good for them, but I can’t help but feel they were stealing our groove. The last party was May 4th/5th (so you can check my scrobbling for full track listing), but my here’s a sample set of what was played: (pics below)

Get Up Get Into It Get Involved James Brown
You Dropped A Bomb On Me (Single Version) The Gap Band
Hot Pants (I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming) Bobby Byrd
Love And Happiness Al Green
Word Up Cameo
She's A Bad Mama Jama Carl Carlton
Needy Girl Chromeo
Funkytown (Single Version) Lipps Inc.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston
Never Gonna Get It En Vogue
Whatta Man Salt-N-Pepa Featuring En Vogue
Lucky Star Madonna
I Wanna Sex You Up Color Me Badd
Miss You Much Janet Jackson
Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson
I Got a Man Positive K
Award Tour A Tribe Called Quest
Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) Digable Planets
Ditty Paperboy
Flatbeat Vs. The B-52's - Love Shack Mr. Oizo
How Bizare OMC
Holdin' On Together Phoenix
Everything Is Everything Phoenix
Easy Lover Phil Collins & Phil Bailey
That's That Whirlwind (Snoop Dogg feat. R. Kelly vs Architecture In Helsinki) The Hood Internet
Age of Consent New Order
Heart And Soul Huey Lewis & the News
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads
Rosa Parks Outkast
Maneater Nelly Furtado
Flashing Lights (Feat. Dwele) Kanye West
Hip-hopopotamus vs Rhymenocerous Flight of the Conchords
What Mean the World to You Cam'ron
Sussudio Phil Collins