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Rebeka
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Current Swing Music

#1 Post by Rebeka » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:09 am

Hello guys,

I'm a Lindy Hopper and a newbie DJ. :oops:
I wish to play swing music from current bands from all around...
Do you think you can help me a bit with some names of those bands? :)

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Australian 20s - 30s & swing band

#2 Post by phantom dancer » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:54 am

Hi Rebeka

Check out http://gregpoppletonandhisbakelitebroad ... ndcamp.com and see what you think
The Phantom Dancer. Swing & dance from live 1920s-50s radio. Tuesdays, 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney & 2ser.com. Presented by Greg Poppleton since 1985!

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more of this...

#3 Post by Rebeka » Tue Oct 16, 2012 4:19 am

That's what I'm talking about... but I need more, MORE... Muahahaha... :twisted:

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#4 Post by chrisbe » Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:00 am

Gordon Webster
Tuba Skinny
Glenn Crytzer & His Syncopators
Meschiya Lake
Linnzi Zaorski
Rosenberg Trio
Bernard Berkhout
Rhythm Junkies
Jonathan Stout & His Campus Five
Boilermaker Jazz Band
Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Baby Soda
Gentlemen & Gangsters
Cassidy and the Orleans Kids
George Gee

just to name a few

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#5 Post by kitkat » Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:54 pm

Every time you're out dancing and hear a band you like, you can get ask if they have CD's and sign up on their mailing list / Facebook page (so you'll hear about new CDs).

People here will be able to name bands that play the big international lindy events, but your local western European groups are probably something you'll have to discover on your own.

And the best thing of all is, then YOU get to have special tracks to share with the rest of the world.

People will ask you, "Who was that?" And you'll be able to answer:
"Oh this? Yeah, this is one of the bands I heard at a bar when I was dancing a few hours from home. I know--we're lucky."

:-)

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#6 Post by dogpossum » Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:31 pm

You need to listen to Hey Mr Jesse's podcast; check out which bands are playing the big lindy hop events; and pay attention to the soundtracks of telly shows like Treme. Write down the names of individual musicians, then see what bands they play with. Buy the music you like.

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#7 Post by Rebeka » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:49 am

Thanks a lot for the tips guys!! :D
It's nice to know I can count on you! :wink:

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#8 Post by J-h:n » Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:47 pm

If you have Spotify, I have a playlist you may want to check out:

http://open.spotify.com/user/johan_f/pl ... fpTy6ykMoM

Don't ever use Spotify to DJ, though. Especially not when it comes to current bands. Buy the music. Most of these people are trying very hard to make a living from it.

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