Weatherall's Bits - Barrington Mix by Dicky Trisco published on 2021-01-02T17:10:44Z I first met Andrew Weatherall about 15 years ago when he played for us at Autodisco in Dundee. Dave Bowie, who I ran the night with, was a good friend of his. I had to pick him up at the airport and as always he turned up looking like a maverick man of style and attitude while demanding instant hashish. Half way through the journey he said something like this ‘Barrington (I had never been called this before but immediately took to it) my nicotine habit way exceeds the length of this current journey’ and I told him he was welcome to spark up. For years afterwards my kids used to say when they smelt cigarette smoke in the car, ‘has Andrew Weatherall been in town?’. Weatherall played for us many times at Autodisco and then I started doing the ALFOS nights in Dundee with him and Sean. To be honest I loved what Sean did for Andrew. I think he allowed him to play a load of non-techno music that he had been wanting to express (again) for years. I remember having a real promoter moment early on at the first ALFOS night in Dundee when someone was carried out of the packed dance floor around 11.30pm…I thought shit, what’s it going to be like at 3am!!! As well as doing nights together in my city we spent quite a bit of time hanging out at festivals in the summer whether on sun beds in Croatia, stone boats in North Wales, caravans in Glastonbury or wherever. I have to say he was one of those guys that kind of taught you how to do things properly. How to be a good guy. How to be a good DJ. I will not forget that. You always seemed to learn things around Andrew as well as laugh your tits off. Anyway I am digressing…back to the current story. For years as blanket-bombing digital promotion in dance music took hold, Andrew was the only guy I knew who preferred the personal touch to emails. So I used to text or call him on the blower and send him regular CDs of our latest stuff. He liked a hard copy. The stuff I sent was from the various labels we ran over the years and sometimes just random bits and pieces we made for DJing, which I thought he might like. After all Andrew playing it really meant something. I called these CDs ‘Weatherall’s Bits’ which seemed to amuse him. Anyway, recently during the non-stop lockdowns I have been switching my music over from an old laptop to a new one and I came across the ‘Weatherall’s Bits’ playlists on my itunes. I cried when Andrew died. I heard about it at the airport and I cried. We didn’t know each other so well. But he was really kind and considerate to me as a producer, a promoter and a fellow human being. He encouraged me and always got back to me about my tracks. And he just seemed to have a real significance as a character in the generation of producers and DJs that he led by default, charisma and good taste. He also did something that very few people do these days. He would pick a track out that no one else would play and he would make it his. He would play it until people got it. I loved that. Anyway faced with deleting these playlists – ‘Weatherall’s Bits’ - I decided, as I hadn’t made any tribute to Andrew, to make a mix out of them. Mainly because I realised that, as often was the case with Andrew, he made me try to be better than I was. And the tracks I sent him were probably better than the ones I played. I certainly tried to send him the good stuff. If you thought Weatherall would like it then that was a good sign. And you always knew he would pick up on stuff other people would ignore. I also just wanted to remember once more and it brought back a flood of memories doing this mix. So here it is. This is my tribute to a lovely, funny, creative and truly inspiring man. Cheers mate and thank you. I hope you enjoy it. Love Barrington x Genre Electronic Comment by house_head 🤍✨🤍 2024-02-09T14:40:30Z Comment by Clubpenguinclub id? slaps 2023-10-11T14:28:55Z Comment by Tokyohands It’s a version of Talking Heads Psycho Killer and I really want to track it down, dunno what version it is yet though 2023-07-29T00:11:27Z Comment by Mir Omar such a great mix. can't stop listening to it. on repeat for days 2023-02-23T19:01:14Z Comment by tnero love diiiiiiis 2022-12-07T06:53:17Z Comment by TOTF This track is amazing. Sounds a bit Talkjng Heads but never heard it before. Such a great set mister 2022-09-15T15:33:02Z Comment by User 738385625 Just found this. Great tracks. Great story. I could hear his voice in the car. Brlliant. Happy/sad smiles. Good one !!! CC 2022-07-08T09:18:50Z Comment by Martino808 Really enjoyed listening to this mix, but it was the Talking Heads track that made me check what I was listening to. Your post about AW and the back story was lovely to read, thanks for sharing the music and the memories Barrington x :) 2022-06-18T22:30:44Z Comment by Alejandro id please 2022-04-02T23:20:42Z Comment by DJ MDA (London) Track I'd 9.35?? 2022-03-31T09:52:32Z Comment by Gerwin Kante nice mix here ! 2022-01-15T21:07:36Z Comment by juffsy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 2022-01-03T01:03:07Z Comment by Mark Kelly Have we got a full tracklist? 2021-11-15T00:28:53Z Comment by Geedub So glad ya never deleted " Weatheralls bits" and put this mix together big up Mr, a fitting tribute. 2021-10-24T22:25:15Z Comment by Foxy2609 Absolutely love this whole set. What's the Ian Dury re-edit please? 2021-10-18T11:29:48Z Comment by Funky baby ID?? <3 2021-09-27T11:41:16Z Comment by MikeVirtual Gino Latino - Welcome 2021-09-05T23:49:46Z Comment by Babuko What's the id of this groover? Great work! 2021-08-10T12:38:50Z Comment by Deep house Ballybricken official Nice words. He was one of the good guys 2021-07-16T20:09:04Z Comment by Leanne horne ace, totally ace 👌❤❤❤ 2021-06-19T13:59:44Z Comment by Confined Spaces (CSR) on BLOOP LONDON RADIO great track... could you please ID this? 2021-05-18T07:52:59Z Comment by Harry Edmonds Would love to know this second one too :) Secret Squirrels?? 2021-04-13T09:15:55Z Comment by Harry Edmonds which edit is this first track? 2021-04-13T09:14:32Z Comment by User 745510834 ++++so good 2021-03-22T18:38:47Z Comment by . God! 2021-03-13T15:48:05Z Comment by Freefaller Genius 2021-03-07T15:02:43Z Comment by Anna Bomb G Brilliant set 2021-02-20T17:24:04Z Comment by JacquesConnerie Thnx for sharing! Funkyyy 2021-02-18T10:46:20Z Comment by Kiril Kiril love 2021-02-18T04:47:28Z Comment by Sunset Grooves tuned in for the afternoon... 2021-02-17T13:26:14Z