In 1996, Groove Radio in Los Angeles (103.1 FM) used to have a mix show at 5pm on the weekdays, hosted by Swedish Egil, called "The 5 O'Clock Disc Drive". Essentially, it was a 25 minute mix set, followed by a traffic report, for everyone stuck in miserable Los Angeles traffic.
Swedish Egil did most of the mixes, with occassional other people stepping in. While Egil's mixes were "live" mixes, I took pride that mine were definitely not. These were Pro Tools being used and abused above the call of duty. Remember...these mixes were done back in 1996. No one knew what "a mashup" or "glitch editing" really was back then. I used to get a lot of grief from the music director, because I intentionally put music I liked (and the jocks, and the listeners), and refused to put a lot of the Euro House and Disco crap that was on the station in my mix. :)
I did four (4) "5 O'Clock Disc Drives" during my run at Groove Radio. This is mix #3, which aired at 5pm (duh) on December 11th, 1996 (my mom's birthday). On this final mix, I just did what I wanted, and people loved it. At the end is a parody I made (with the help of all the on-air staff) of "If Madonna Calls" called "If Egil Calls". Enjoy! :)
You might be asking yourself "Self, why are there only three mixes, but BRAT says that there are four?" Easy. I was working on my fourth mix when the station went off the air. I decided to make the mix an hour long, and call it The Copyright Infringement Requiem, Opus 1. There you go. Four mixes. :)
The tracks:
Pet Shop Boys - Discoteca (Trouser Enthusiants Adventures Beyond The Stellar Empire Mix)
Dubstar - Stars (Way Out West Mix)
Fluke - Atom Bomb (various mixes)
Method Man - Bring The Pain (Chemical Brothers Mix)
a Monty Python sample
David Cassidy / The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You
Chemical Brothers - Leave Home
Olive - Miracle (Monkey Mafia Mix)
Wham - Wham Rap
George Michael - Fastlove (various mixes)
George Michael - Spinning The Wheel (Forthright Mix)
Kraftwerk - The Telephone Call
The BRAT - If Egil Calls (parody of "If Madonna Calls" by Junior Vasquez)
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