hunter::gathering

i've been so bad about recording my dj sets.  literally i have nothing to give people when they ask for some sort of mix of mine.  not to say that i haven't tried to, it's just it's hard for me to either a) find the time to do one at home or b) get the recording right when i'm playing out.  plus, i'm kind of a perfectionist, and that's a problem cause i'm definitely not a perfect dj.  

that's why when howie and shilo asked me to prepare a primetime mix in advance for their wedding, as there was no dj equipment on-site in mexico, i figured this would be a good chance to actually record for posterity something i could put out in the world.  now, it's certainly different than what i'll play at a tasty party or a club or an art show or really anything but a wedding, it still reflects the eclectic nature of the music i dig.  and it's definitely not perfect.  frantically put together a day before leaving for mexico.  

anyways, i think it went over well, at least that's what the rest of the wedding-goers said (albeit after lots and lots of tequila).  the wedding was a blast, on this private beach in puerto vallarta, and everyone was dancing on a dancefloor on the sand and all over the beach itself, with a bonfire adjacent and the ocean lapping at the shore.  plus, since all i had to do was hit play on the ipod, i could actually be on the dancefloor side of things while i was still "djing."  plus, i knew when to get pumped up.  while i was thinking about just calling it "howie and shilo's wedding mix", fawn came up with something better…

hipster wedding mix, volume 1 (right click and "save as") 

p.s. thanks to julio outerspaciousness for the party pix