Like most people, DJs and producers have specific songs tied to events throughout their lives. In Crate Expectations, we extract a playlist from their memories to tell their story. This week’s subject: Sultan & Shepard.
THUMP: What’s the first song you ever loved?
Sultan: Europe – “Final Countdown”
Shepard: Billy Joel – “Why Should I Worry”
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What are the first two songs you ever mixed together?
Sultan: Greece 2000 – “Three Drives on Vinyl” with Hybrid – “Unfinished Symphony”
Shepard: Fatboy Slim’s remix of Groove Armada – “I See You Baby” with Pete Heller – “Big Love”
What is your worst guilty pleasure song?
Sultan: Richard Marx – “Ocean’s Apart”
Shepard: Eric Carmen – “Hungry Eyes”
What song have you had on repeat in the last month?
Sultan: Rudimental – “Never Let You Go”
Shepard: Oh Wonder – “All We Do”
Which track of your own do you love the most?
Sultan: “Walls”
Shepard: “Keep Moving” with Boxer Rebellion
What track of your own do you hate the most?
Sultan & Shepard: “Eyespy”
What track are you most excited to drop in a set?
Sultan: Our remix of Whitney Houston – “It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay”
Shepard: Our new collaboration with Felix Leiter – “Be With U”
What’s your favourite track that you wish worked in a set?
Sultan: Maxi Priest – “Close to You”
Shepard: Cosmos – “Take Me With You”
What’s the last song you want to hear before the lights go on?
Sultan: Oasis – “Wonderwall”
Sultan + Shepard will be performing at New City Gas in Montreal, Quebec on Friday, October 30th. Tickets and information are available here.
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