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PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York
Posted: Fri 17 Oct 2025, 9:48 pm
by 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
Re: PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York
Posted: Sat 18 Oct 2025, 12:43 pm
by 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.
Re: PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York
Posted: Sat 18 Oct 2025, 12:57 pm
by 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.)
Re: PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York
Posted: Wed 22 Oct 2025, 6:28 pm
by 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.
Re: PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York
Posted: Thu 30 Oct 2025, 12:26 pm
by 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…
Re: PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York
Posted: Thu 30 Oct 2025, 4:00 pm
by Flaffer
They produced their own mix/re-edit of Free by Ultra Nate which I’d love to have heard iirc
Re: PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York
Posted: Thu 30 Oct 2025, 9:06 pm
by MikeyC
Flaffer wrote: Thu 30 Oct 2025, 4:00 pm
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’!
Re: PSB and New Order DJ Battle - Return to New York
Posted: Sat 01 Nov 2025, 11:07 am
by Flaffer
Yeah. I’ve got that on CD promo. Fantastic version videos good as well
