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DJ Culture

14 October 1991

A single, 'DJ Culture', co-produced by British dance music duo Brothers In Rhythm, was released on October 14, 1991. "It is about
how facile and pretentious modern life is", Neil explains, "just as in DJ records everything is sampled to sound authentic, so
in a lot of aspects of modern life - for instance in politics - it is almost as though attitudes are sampled. People pretend
to sound concerned; everyone pretends that the Gulf War was a real war, and that President Bush or John Major are successful
war leaders. In fact they sample the past - the Second World War, or a war movie - and the public also samples their response
from wars in the past. The whole thing is sort of fake". In the video Neil and Chris appear in appropriate costumes: as
soldiers and doctors; as a referee and a soccer player; as Oscar Wilde and his trial Judge.

Tracks

DJ Culture

Music for boys

DJ Culture

Music for boys

DJ Culture (extended mix)

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Headlines

30 August 2010
Pandemonium tour ends

For this year anyway.

12 August 2010
Xacobeo 2010

A surprise addition.

2 August 2010
V Festival

The end of the Pandemonium tour?

25 July 2010
Taiwan and Korea

Two festival dates this week.

11 July 2010
UK tour starts

UK tour starts in Blackpool on Tuesday.

On this day

1996: Bilingual is released.

2003: One of the participants in the highly rated U.S. version of the TV show Big Brother proclaims these immortal words: 'Pet Shop Boys! I love this band!' Meanwhile, still touristing in Turkey, Chris and Neil take a boat trip on the Bosphorus.

2005: The first in a series of live performances across Germany of the Boys' Battleship Potemkin score takes place in Frankfurt.

2006: After a two-week break, the Boys resume the European leg of their Fundamental tour in Germany at the Schlossgarten Ludwigslust.

Pet Texts

23 August 2010
Absolute Radio

Our interview with Absolute Radio at the V Festival yesterday can be found at the link below.

Facts courtesy of geowayne.com