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August 04, 2005
Disco Inferno Redux
Back in October 2003, the Chapel Hill Town Council was weighing a proposed fire-safety ordinance that would've required the bars of 157 E. Rosemary Street (Hell, The Treehouse, and Bub O'Malley's) to be retrofitted with expensive water-sprinkler systems. If the proposal had passed, the building owner and bar owners would've most likely balked at the excessive cost of installing the sprinklers and all three bars would've probably closed. But the Town Council wisely decided to back off a bit by simply grandfathering in the existing businesses. Hell had been saved, so we celebrated appropriately at that month's dance party, which had already been dubbed "Disco Inferno" in reference to the political controversy. We used some fire engine sound effects, we played the aptly named hit from The Trammps, we even looped a very topical Ludacris line ("Damn right the fire marshal wanna shut us down!") from one of the jams of the moment. Of course we also rocked the Rockmaster Scott & The Dynamic Three classic, and Mark even led the crowd in a "roof is on fire" chant for a brief bit. The whole night was way fun for me personally, and it seemed like there were good vibes all around since Hell had barely managed to escape death (how melodramatic that sounds!).
50 Cent's "Disco Inferno" single wasn't released until over a year after that October 2003 party, but I think I've played it at one or two of the Hell parties this year. I actually think most of The Massacre is pretty wack, but I really like that "Disco Inferno" beat - it's just simple and catchy in the same sort of way that "In Da Club" was before it got played ten million times. Anyway, in celebration of the impending start of Hell's monthly "Disco Inferno" party series (August 6th, please come out!), here's a "Disco Inferno" blend that I did earlier this week:
Lampin' In a Lexus Eatin' Beef
I sped up the track and gave it that Wu-Tang style. Rough like Timbaland wear, yeah!
Posted by Tim at August 4, 2005 12:16 AM