Girl Talk, Live @ Chop Suey (Seattle), 01.27.07
It’s been ages since I’ve been motivated to post a live set, but this is some seriously hot shit. Anyone who’s seen Girl Talk in 2007 knows that his live shows are completely off the chains, thanks in large part to his pro-stage invasion stance and his tendency to flesh out his sets with completely new remixes and mash-ups alongside his officially released material. I’ve seen Girl Talk thrice now, in three different cities along the Eastern seaboard (Boston, NYC and the Chocolate City, naturally), and have been completely owned on every occasion. That said, Girl Talk is best enjoyed in the company of absurd amounts of alcohol, so memories of exactly what was played are a bit hazy. Fortunately, one Brian Connolly was on hand at the Seattle show last January and was able to lock down a near-flawless soundboard (not soundboard?) recording of the show. Not only that, but he also took the time to at least attempt to give us some sort of coherent tracklisting by creating titles for each of the tracks. So yes, let’s all take a minute to thank him. Alright, we good? Cool.
Now feast upon this masterpiece of a bootleg. I made some artwork for it which you’ll find above, or in high resolution at the link below, as per usual. I’m not gonna bother with uploading all the individual tracks since we all know the individual downloads don’t work anyway, but I’ve upped the whole thing as a .zip file to a couple different file hosts to make sure everyone can access it. There’s no real point in discussing the set’s highlights as the whole thing’s just one big highlight in itself, but “Digital Hustlin’” (Rick Ross’ “Hustlin’” and “Digital Love”), “Whoomp Wit It…” (”Carry On My Wayward Son” gettin’ cosy with “SexyBack” and “My Love”) and the moment when he drops “Call On Me” and “Drop The Pressure” in “Bounce That” and “What A Fool Know About That” (respectively) are pretty fucking exciting to say the least. I’ve uploaded “Digital Hustlin’” and “Whoomp” as individual MP3’s, but you’d be wise to just go ahead and download the whole thing from the links below.
High Resolution Artwork: [Front Cover]
Download: Girl Talk: Live In Seattle [follow link] [Alternate Link]
Girl Talk Murders Seattle:
01. “Give me like, three minutes.”
02. (Crowd Noise)
03. “Girl Talk” (Radio Chatter Intro)
04. “SPOON MAN!” (Introduction)
05. “Ring The Alarm Once Again”
06. “What It’s All About”
07. “Stuntin’ By The Lights”
08. “Doin’ It Bossy”
09. “Pump This Party”
10. “Work It”
11. “Need You To Set It Off”
12. “Loving Changes, Hating Changes”
13. “What A Fool Know About That”
14. “Kryptonic Train Ride”
15. “Whoomp Wit It, Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It” [Alternate Link]
16. “Digital Hustlin’” [Alternate Link]
17. “Run This Motherfucker”
18. “Just Need To Stay Fly”
19. “Galang-nologic”
20. “Ain’t No Other Love Triangle”
21. “Bounce That”
22. “Smash Your Head”
23. “I finally feel like I’m Spoon Man!”
24. “Nuckin, Buckin, Gettin’ Some”
25. “Lay It Back And Drop It”
26. “Pump That Pussy, Don’t Back Down”
27. “Peak Out”
28. “From The Muddy Banks Of Seattle”
So there you have it, one of the illest live recordings I’ve ever come across. Once again, massive thanks go to Mssr. Connolly, as this is something seriously special.
November 13th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
You rock. Brian rocks. I’m watching the download tick agonizingly slowly, but have complete faith I’ll be blown away by this. I might need to have a few extra drinks tonight just to appreciate it.
November 14th, 2007 at 12:11 am
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November 14th, 2007 at 12:23 am
Goddamn do I love this blog… Always the best stuff.
November 14th, 2007 at 1:42 am
Sorry, but I’ll be jacking this for Panda Toes if you don’t mind. Dude just shoot this to you?
November 14th, 2007 at 2:11 am
awesome post. i just saw him for the first time tonight. everyone should see him once in their life
November 14th, 2007 at 3:03 am
YAAYYYY he’s coming to australia YAAAAAAAY
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November 14th, 2007 at 3:54 am
I just saw Girl Talk this past weekend at Wash U in st. louis… phenomenal show, we even made MTV’s website after a naked guy got tased:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1574097/20071112/girl_talk.jhtml
The after party was sick!
November 14th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
snore.
he’s like the Steve Vai of Ableton: frenetic stuff going on all over the place with precious little musicality.
give me real DJ-ing any day. this is showboating.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Love the Girl Talk, saw him at the Engine Room in Houston. Threw it down until 1:00 when he got cut.
http://rice.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2001401&id=1368510276
November 14th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
[…] Derek over at Good Weather for Airstrikes was kind enough to post a full live Girl Talk set from his show in Seattle. For those of you unfamiliar with a Girl Talk show, Gillis blends his album tracks with other cuts, clips, and verses, creating a completely unique and fresh show. Make sure to check out “Digital Hustlin’” (Rick Ross vs. Daft Punk and more) and Gillis’ updated “Bounce That”, which now features the instrumentals from Steve Winwood’s “Valerie” and Eric Prydz re-take “Call on Me”. […]
November 14th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
this fuckin set is incredible. i cant wait to see girl talk live
November 14th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
I thought that was quite poor actually. It all sounded pre prepared/pre arranged and a bit weak.
Was this a DJ set in a club?… if so what kind of DJ comes in leaves a club in silence and for nearly 10 minutes before he starts his set as well??
Also…this kind of Mash up work isnt as new and fresh as people are saying Dj yoda has been doing it for years and so much better.
November 14th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
thanks for the set, you going to the atlantic city date later this month?
November 14th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
i saw him saturday in pontiac and he has a ton more shit that is hot. martyn you suck bad. haha he talked about the guy that got tased during the intro to his set.
November 15th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
what’s that song that’s playing a long with Everyday I’m Hustlin’ in “Digital Hustling”? It’s killing me how good this set is. Much thanks.
November 16th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Saw him live in LA a couple months ago, amazing.
November 17th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
thatguyfromla:
It’s “Digital Love” by Daft Punk
November 17th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
How about setting up a torrent for big files like this next time? Would make things much easier and faster… I’ve got big problems getting a 123 MB file from those crappy filehosts…
November 17th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
[…] Get in the mood by download an excellent Girl Talk Bootleg over at Good Weather for Airstrikes […]
November 18th, 2007 at 2:23 am
sick live set derek. i am feeling this one. girl talk is the shit
November 20th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
[…] Girl Talk is quite possibily the greatest mash up DJ you would ever hear. I rememeber reading somewhere that he ‘makes songs that youve always hated into something you will love’ and it is exactly what he does. He has released three (studio? haha) albums, but his live shows are where it is all at. Over at Good Weather For Airstrikes they have uploaded a live set recording from Seattle from the 27th of Janurary earlier this year - and dont worry - its good quality. Go grab it now! […]
November 20th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
[…] My recent subscriptions to elbo.ws and hypemachine have led me to this recording of a Girl Talk performance in Seattle. I like it just because it’s so similar to the performance I saw when he came to Chapel Hill in December (since it’s a January performance). Notably on Smash Your Head he adds Paula Cole aka Dawson’s Creek Theme Song to Biggie. Why not? […]
November 21st, 2007 at 12:14 am
[…] right now i’m listening to a live set by girl talk. […]
January 28th, 2008 at 12:20 am
I’m pretty sick of everyone and their mother doing “live” ableton mashups.
Buy some turntables. Invest in some good wax. Get out there and do some beat juggling. Impress someone who knows anything about music.
I’m not trying to rain on the mash-up parade but it’s just becoming too trendy and people are losing respect for real DJs and are forgetting how much talent and effort is actually takes to spin records.
February 25th, 2008 at 11:33 am
iam talk
February 25th, 2008 at 11:51 am
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February 27th, 2008 at 2:52 am
what’s that track playing over “Throw Some D’s” in “Ringing The Alarm Once Again” ?
it’s hecka sick.
this entire album is just awesome.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:53 am
what’s that track playing over “Throw Some D’s” in the last 30 seconds of “Ringing The Alarm Once Again” ?
it’s hecka sick.
this entire album is just awesome.
March 9th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Anonymous: sounds like Ginuwine’s “Pony,” but sped up.
I got one that’s been bothering me, about 2:44 into “Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It, Whoomp Wit It.” I know I’ve heard it before…
April 10th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
man I am sick of whining people, and especially people whining about Ableton or other software.
Jessie: go buy a bunch of kleenex, sit on your record case in front of your decks and wipe you f*ing eyes. Just pretend like you are scratching your precious wax - you know back and forth, back and forth - and get those poor little eyes dry ya baby.
Gillis uses records and laptops, software and wax, and ingenuity of live show action like dancers and props, well and nakedness too. He’s a freak, and a genius, and deserves some respect. As much as any other DJ, record - CD - software or otherwise.
April 15th, 2008 at 12:59 am
girl talk is so sick. he puts on one of the best shows ive seen. i wish there were more recordings of his live sets, theyre so good and always changing. anyone know of any besides Seatle??
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:50 pm
[…] Girl Talk is a DJ who mashes up everything he can get his hands on. It is absolutely not for everyone, but I can’t get enough and makes it Saturday night in my heart when the calendar says Tuesday morning, so for this I am grateful. Scott hit me off with a link to a live bootleg which is absolutely off the handle (and on this Friday July 4th exactly what you need to get the party started). […]
July 18th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Hey does anyone know what song is in the background starting about 2:46 into Whoomp Wit It, Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It?