Sounds like a great party Sean! What do I have to do to get an invite....?
I also got a good laugh from JFacker's suggestion of a Brother's Quay/Neubaten mix. The party that would groove to that scene could be frightening to behold. I used to throw on animations and abstract films as visual backdrop myself; Larry Jordan's "Sophie's Place" always seemed a perfect foil for any sounds.
I would add that 'What Goes On' IS great party music as well as the entire VU album 'Loaded'. On the more upbeat pop-music forefront, Beta Band's "Three EP's" somehow seems to be great party music as are the Lily's and any of Brian Eno's first four LP's. Something by Tipsy or my 'Jungle Exotica' compilation for a more quirky mood, and Vanguard folk stuff always seems to go over well too; Jim Kweskin, Richard and Mimi Farina, etc. Another Vanguard artist from that time period, Sandy Bull, is quite good for a relaxed/chill-out mode. One of my top five discs for party sounds would be a good disc by the Shadows (the mid '60's British instro band). I like the 'Shadows Are Go!' compilation personally. Good jazz is, of course, also hard to go wrong with. Something like Lee Morgan 'The Sidewinder' or a good Art Blakey disc. Throw some Hammond organ grooves in for good measure too. The list goes on...and on.
I also got a good laugh from JFacker's suggestion of a Brother's Quay/Neubaten mix. The party that would groove to that scene could be frightening to behold. I used to throw on animations and abstract films as visual backdrop myself; Larry Jordan's "Sophie's Place" always seemed a perfect foil for any sounds.
I would add that 'What Goes On' IS great party music as well as the entire VU album 'Loaded'. On the more upbeat pop-music forefront, Beta Band's "Three EP's" somehow seems to be great party music as are the Lily's and any of Brian Eno's first four LP's. Something by Tipsy or my 'Jungle Exotica' compilation for a more quirky mood, and Vanguard folk stuff always seems to go over well too; Jim Kweskin, Richard and Mimi Farina, etc. Another Vanguard artist from that time period, Sandy Bull, is quite good for a relaxed/chill-out mode. One of my top five discs for party sounds would be a good disc by the Shadows (the mid '60's British instro band). I like the 'Shadows Are Go!' compilation personally. Good jazz is, of course, also hard to go wrong with. Something like Lee Morgan 'The Sidewinder' or a good Art Blakey disc. Throw some Hammond organ grooves in for good measure too. The list goes on...and on.