murmur DC – Get Physical’s Heidi: Two Decks and a Bouncing, Blonde Fro

Get Physical’s Heidi: Two Decks and a Bouncing, Blonde Fro

Written by George Karmokolias

I remember the last time that Heidi (Get Physical, Berlin) came to town, there was quite a bit of hype going around. Most people were really psyched. All the people who believe in pussy-power (I’m one of those people by the way) were psyched to have a woman behind the decks. A whole crew came down from NYC to see her play. A cousin of mine from Greece who’s a student at Tech actually came up, and I saw her randomly. I didn’t even know she was coming and it had been so long since I had last seen her, I actually blew her off at first because I thought it was some random that thought I was her friend.

And of course there were some haters. Some of you motherfuckers immediately dismissed Heidi as a cover girl for the Get Physical Label (as if a label that’s so successful would need such a thing in the first place). Coincidentally, those people also take the “we don’t like anything if we’ve heard it before” approach. Which really means that they should just stick their head up their own assholes, so that they can listen to the sound of their intestine as it creates shit…and talk about how different and trend-setting THAT is.

Regardless of whether or not you’re a motherfucker or a great person, there are some things about Heidi which are undeniable. She plays awesome music. She’s an energetic DJ who clearly loves her career. When Heidi is behind the decks, the whole room knows it because it’s impossible to ignore that bouncing, bubbly, blonde fro as she’s grinning and jumping up and down to the records that she drops. When she played last year, there was a vibe in the room that was so dense, it had everybody getting down. And I say that in the purest sense of the phrase. In the same way that there’s a big difference between getting down to a cool ring tone and getting down to James Brown, there’s a big difference between getting down to Heidi and getting down to other dj’s. As my sister put it at last year’s show, “Heidi brought the FUNK!”

On a personal level, playing with Heid last year was one of my favorite experiences as a DJ…and I’ve played with a lot of globe-trotters in my time. Heidi was just awesome to hang with, to play with, to talk about music with…and to listen to. She was really inspiring and one of the things I love most about her… she keeps it real. I’ve waited almost exactly a whole year for her to come back, and it’s bound to be another special evening. I just hope that a lot of you are able to make it over to share in on this great night.