Triple j’s house party connoisseur, Nina Las Vegas, has put her spin expertise to work with triple j’s debut House Party compilation album. Spanning two discs, Miss Vegas transports Saturday night’s House Party to your car, bedroom, kitchen or bathroom (if that’s your thing) for your listening pleasure, anytime anywhere.
The first disc puts the house in house party, showcasing the best of dance music with the familiar electronic styling’s of Parachute Youth, The 2 Bears, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and The Chemical Brothers, to name a few.
However, disc 1 is just a warm-up. The real party drops on the second disc, with an eclectic mix of hip hop, indie, and electronic, swirling the old school swag of Missy Elliot and Dead Prez with the contemporary flow of ASAP Rocky, Django Django, Electric Guest and Hot Chip, among many.
The song choice on this compilation is awesome, balancing triple j’s high rotation favourites with house party classics. My only criticism: a case of sloppy mixing. Being a regular listener to House Party on Saturday nights and witnessing Nina’s killer set at Splendour in the Grass, I felt her skills fell short of the crafty mixes I know she’s capable of. Nevertheless, I did manage to cut a rug, and at the end of the day, isn’t that the point of it all?
To support the release, Nina Las Vegas will be taking House Party around the nation with the help of Deacon Rose, Beni, Flume and What So Not. Check out the dates closest to your home town:
Fri 24 Aug – The HiFi, Sydney
Sat 25 Aug – Bowler Bar, Brisbane
Thu 30 Aug – The Prince Bandroom, Melbourne
Fri 31 Aug – Rocket + Rooftop Bar, Adelaide
Sat 8 Sep – The Capitol, Perth
Tracklisting:
Disc 1
Parachute Youth – Can’t Get Better Than This
The 2 Bears – Bear Hug
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Tapes & Money
The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again
Nero – Must Be The Feeling
Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer – No Beef (Radio Edit)
Knife Party – Internet Friends
Flux Pavilion – Daydreamer (feat. Example) (Jack Beats Remix)
Ladyhawke – Sunday Drive (Gigamesh Remix)
Van She – Idea Of Happiness (What So Not Remix)
Sinden – Keep It 1000
Miike Snow – Paddling Out
Gerling – Dust Me Selecta
Mr Little Jeans – Runaway (Yelle DJs Remix by TEPR)
Friends – Friend Crush (Jake Bullit Remix)
The Whip – Secret Weapon (Alex Metric Remix)
The Presets – Talk Like That (Jence Remix)
Disc 2
Hilltop Hoods – Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
dead prez – Hip Hop
Hermitude – HyperParadise (Flume Remix)
Electric Guest – This Head I Hold
A$AP Rocky – Goldie
Urthboy Feat. Daniel Merriweather – Na ve Bravado
Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On
360 – Child
Diplo feat. Flinch & Kay – No Problem
Django Django – Default
The Rapture – Get Myself Into It
YACHT – Le Goudron
Twinsy – Water Bombs
The Temper Trap – Need Your Love (Fort Romeau Remix)
Beni Feat. Prince Terrence – Last Night
Hot Chip – Night and Day (Daphni Mix)
LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
