PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York

[Gabby]

Listening to a podcast with Arthur Baker and Peter Hook - fun story at 56:35 about PSB and New Order DJ Battle...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVal-pLeQVg

[psbfannyc]

I went to this back-to-back DJ gig with New Order (Bernard and Peter DJing) and PSB (Chris and Neil but with Pete Gleadall DJing for PSB) in London at the Great Eastern Hotel February 2003 (https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci23W3uNubw/). This gig was the first time I heard "Love to Love You Baby" by Kiki Kokova.

[DopeFiend]

Pet text from the time:

Neil and Chris (with programmer Pete Gleadall) made their DJ debut last night at ‘Return to New York’ at the Great Eastern Hotel in London.
Playing a set of contemporary and vintage electro music, they also gave the first spins of three new records they have recently made: ‘Walking on thin ice’ (PSB Electro mix) by Yoko Ono, ‘Love to love you, baby’ (Kiki Kokova) and ‘Hooked on radiation’ (PSB Orange Alert mix) by Atomizer.
Release dates for ‘Walking on thin ice’ will be announced soon. ‘Love to love you, baby’ is Neil and Chris’s latest collaboration with the artist Sam Taylor-Wood. It will be given a limited edition release on 12-inch vinyl soon. ‘Hooked on radiation’ is PSB’s new production/remix of the UK electro-clash band Atomizer who are behind the London club night Nag Nag Nag.
Neil and Chris began their set with the song ‘We’re the Pet Shop Boys’ by the American electronic singer/songwriter, My Robot Friend. (More details about him on myrobotfriend.com)
Pet Shop Boys were followed last night by New Order’s Bernard Sumner and Pete Hook. No further DJ dates are planned by Neil and Chris but a good time was had by all. (Chris’s new long, blond hair surprising many.)

[Sandy Shaw]

I attended - it was hit and miss as the tickets had gone and then a random colleague who was booked in gave me his! A brilliant night, lots of top DJs in other rooms too.

[stussyboy]

I was there too - the funniest thing was that Neil and Chris didn’t actually DJ themselves, Pete did it, and N&C just sort of stood around drinking and the occasional miming and actions from Neil! But a great night, what I can remember of it anyway…

[Flaffer]

They produced their own mix/re-edit of Free by Ultra Nate which I’d love to have heard iirc

[MikeyC]

They produced their own mix/re-edit of Free by Ultra Nate which I’d love to have heard iirc

She has an excellent, highly electronic cover version of The Pointer Sisters’ ‘Automatic’!

[Flaffer]

Yeah. I’ve got that on CD promo. Fantastic version videos good as well