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Pick'N'Mix: Lisa Harker

Lisa ‘Darker’ Harker is a graphic designer and freelance illustrator by day and DJ extraordinaire by night. She cut her teeth at Rebellious Jukebox, Pigs and Bad Sneakers and was once one half of a DJ duo with Owen Brinley of Grammatics. She now spins her records at The Session, every Friday at the Cockpit.

‘My Girls’ - Animal Collective (Domino)
“I love the cosmic beginning with The Beach Boys vocals and a really heavy bass sound that means it sounds amazing in a club.”

‘Die Slow’ – Health (Lovepump United)
“This band are from LA and are awesome live. This track is a bit of a monster (probably why I like it) - insanely distorted guitars with a killer beat and dreamy vocals… somehow it all works.”

‘Cheat On Me’ - The Cribs (Wichita)
“You can play any track by this band in a club and the kids will go mental. This is the first single from their new album Ignore the Innocent and I can’t seem to get it out of my head.”

‘So Fine’ – Telepathe (IAMSOUND)
“Super geeky, super cool girls from Brooklyn. I play this a lot whilst I’m getting ready to go out.”

‘Velvet’ - The Big Pink (4AD)
“It’s almost like they rolled my favourite bands into one song, then I realised why… it was produced by Alan Moulder who worked with Depeche Mode, My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain.”

The Cockpit, Swinegate, LS1 4AG, 0113 244 1573

Posted on Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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