Party Playlist: Bash for 75
Bash for 75
Musical selections by Todd Mallis.
Popping a few CDs into a sound system isn’t good enough for the best restaurants anymore. These days, playlists are expected to show as much creativity as menus.
Todd Mallis, the music director for B.R. Guest restaurants, likes weaving different voices, eras and genres into his playlists. "Keep it moving," he says. "Never stick to just one tempo." At Level V, located underneath the restaurant Vento in Manhattan, he picks eclectic music that has enough kick to keep the energy up through the night.
"Being music director is about creating an atmosphere," says Mallis. "You want songs to be familiar but not too recognizable," like the catchy music by French indie rock band Phoenix featured in Sofia Coppola’s movie Marie Antoinette. Music:
| ArtistSongDownload | ||
| Dusty Springfield | Wishin’ and Hopin’ |  Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low  |
| Les Nubians | Makeda | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| Marcos Valle | Crickets Sing for Anamaria | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| Andrew Bird | Skin Is, My | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| Gnarls Barkley | Smiley Faces | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| Yo La Tengo | The Race Is On Again | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| Grand National | Peanut Dreams | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| Primitive Radio Gods | Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| The Ditty Bops | Gentle Sheep | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| Phoenix | If I Ever Feel Better | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |
| Jem | They | Bent & Billie Holiday - Verve Remixed 3 - Speak Low |