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DJ Talbot

About Me

After some time as a pause-button bedroom DJ creating cassette mix tapes for anyone who would accept them, I was hooked. In the 80's, I lived far from any decent radio station, but we had cable early on. MTV inspired me to mix by cutting and taping cassettes together to create my own remixes of The Cure, JAMC, Ministry, Depeche Mode, The Pet Shop Boys, Love and Rockets, Peter Murphy, and countless other post-punk and alternative acts. I bought 45 RPM records for $3 at Gemco (Madness, Berlin, Men Without Hats, Zappa, Billy Idol, The Cure, The Cars, Go Gos, awful music, et al). We had an eight track player in our bedroom. I remember the loud "click" sound it would make. I listened to a lot of 50's and 60's music on that 8-track. I think my dad had one of the first CD players. When he bought it, there were only 7 CDs on the market. As technology became more affordable and accessible, I re-doubled my remixing efforts. I composed several loop-based tracks in 1993 through 1997. Soon, I began creating entire hour-long mix tapes on CD. After much encouragement from my club-kid brother, I ventured out into real clubs and played my first sets as a live vinyl and CD DJ. I focused on the booming Trip-hop sound of the 1990s and threw in some of my guilty pleasures and beloved synthpop to mix things up (thank you, A Different Drum label). With the advent of high-speed internet connections, I have moved on-line and I continue to create mixes in a podcast format. Clubs and bars have hosted me from 1999-present...then I "retired" from live gigs on December 16, 2006. Sometimes and oath can mean nothing and people abandon you, so I continue on, dumbstruck and broken-hearted. Inspired by Infant Sorrow, I tell my story in the music I play.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/08/2007
Band Website: http://djtalbotlikesugar.blogspot.com/
Band Members:Childhood Hero:
Influences: Synthpop, Indiepop, Mummy Guns, New Order, Morrissey, The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Apoptygma Berserk, Anything Box, Clan of Xymox, 80's Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Trembling Blue Stars, Aberdeen, twee, Apoptygma Berserk, Stone Roses, Saint Etienne and Sarah Cracknell, Thrill Kill Kult, Numb, Frontline Assembly, Leonard Cohen, Mission of Burma, Color Theory. Local: Starcrossed, The Verso, Jezebel, Maystar, a.m. Vibe, A Beautiful Noise, Retreat To The Wall now Mummy Guns, Silver Screens, Ashbury (RIP), Ashbury Heights, Somegirls, Apartment Search, The Quaking Aspens, DJ Edgartronic and DJ Narcolept, Morgan Young and old friends DJ Narcolept, Rob Moran, Gabe Vega and Saul and Dr. Indulgent and Barry Weaver. Mummy Guns, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Rialto (2 drummers!?), The Bolshoi, Bloc Party, Close Lobsters, The Sisters of Mercy, Halou, Lush, Everyday Sensations, The Legends, Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Sally Shapiro, Gang of Four, Happy Mondays, 120 Days, Ulrich Schnauss, Kaiser Chiefs, The Cranes, Kate Bush, Sister Vanilla, Art Brut, Chemlab. Sarah Records, Slowdive, Portishead, The Mary Onettes, Tribeca, Club 8, Human Drama, Control Machete, Gene, Travis, Pulp, Anymore, Jarvis Cocker, Suede, Massive Attack, The Language of Flowers, The Wake, Harper Lee, Mew, Mesh, DeVision, Wolfsheim, Elegant Machinery, Big In Japan, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Railway Children, Talula Gosh, Another Sunny Day, The Sea Urchins, Razorcuts, Kristy Thirsk, Camille Miller, Anneli Drecker, Bel Canto, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, NIN, Tribeca, Ian McCulloch, Le Tigre, Gene Loves Jezebel, Rialto, Gene, Suede, Garbage, Kitchens of Distinction, Stereo MCs, The Quaking Aspens, The Autumns, Slowdive, Mojave 3, Von Sudenfed, Faith and The Muse, The Dollyrots, The Donnas, KieTheVez, Pain Emission, Biff! Bang! Pow!, James, Mark E. Smith, Bright Eyes, Happy Mondays, Jane's Addiction, Los Campesinos, Tiamat, Wax Trax, Nettwerk, Sarah, Metropolis; Country, I can deal with (The Man in Black, Willie N, Old '97s, Wilco).
Sounds Like: The noise pop of The Jesus and Mary Chain and the synth-pop of Depeche Mode with the heart-felt lyrics of Bobby Wratten plus the stage presence of and ageless Morrissey. Add in the amateur low-fi efforts of every decent demo and the warm glow of vinyl as the needle throbs up and down on the slightly warped record you played at age 13. My side-projects: The Quaking Aspens (indie pop), HaloDefect (electronic dance), Apartment Search (insert genre).
Record Label: Happy Thoughts Recordings / Dolls Can't See
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Blog Update

I think the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs "It's Blitz!" is their finest material and I have come across a review that I can agree with. Read it here.Spinner.com has a free .mp3 from Felix Da Housecat titled "We...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:37:00 GMT

Like Sugar PopCast 25 out now

Like Sugar #25 is up all over the place! No talking from me...wasn't satisfied with my voice this time, so just enjoy the mix-tape!Direct mp3 download: http://www.raincross-tech.com/~djt/Like Sug...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:23:00 GMT

Like Sugar Podcast # 24 now out!

Like Sugar PopCast 24 is now live. It's a shorter one. Only 45 minutes, as opposed to the hour long one I do. This one is more rock than synth. I do have a new mix in the works in addition. It's all i...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 19:28:00 GMT

Like Sugar #23 now out

I just uploaded Like Sugar PopCast 23 to Mevio.>>Direct link to file is here<<You can expect the usual mix of modern rock with a mix of electronic tracks. I think the episode really works ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:59:00 GMT

I Thought If I Could Hurt Her, Then She Couldn't Leave

...oh, those wacky lyrics. Don't fret, it's just a line from Rialto's "The Car That Took My Love Away".Yes, it's finally here. Recorded over the whole of February. Not that that means that it's more c...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:26:00 GMT

Like Sugar 21 - Synthpop Special

Yet another Like Sugar mix is now available. This is pure electronic dance and heavily synthpop driven. I was inspired to do a synth version after listening to the entire De/Vision back catalog (they ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:02:00 GMT

Like Sugar PopCast 20 is now out. Same old madness.

This one's rather eclectic, some old, some new, some unheard of and some popular. It's what I do. A few agonizing voice bits by me, but otherwise a seamless mix of dancey this and rock that. Pleasing ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:37:00 GMT

Like Sugar PopCast is available

having some issues with getting this one on iTunes....so I hope my listeners can download it directly....Like Sugar - DJ Talbot - PopCast 1974 min; 30 sec (Fill) The Sisters Of Mercy - Body Electric01...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:28:00 GMT

Like Sugar PopCast 18 out already

It's appearing early, because next week is Thanksgiving in the U.S. and I will busy with family and away from Olancha (the computer). No voice on this one, just one hour of eightiesninetiesfuture musi...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:09:00 GMT

Check out this video: TREMBLING BLUE STARS - Beautiful blank

Check out this video: TREMBLING BLUE STARS - Beautiful blank
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:29:00 GMT