In 2001, DJ Lil Edit was part of a party crew called Big Pink Brains. The St. Louis-based DJ and artist collective had 24-hour access to an empty 1000-square-foot building with two distinct rooms, and from 200-2003 threw a half-dozen parties with two sound-systems and half a dozen house and techno DJs — including members of the Oberlin-St. Louis label Beige Records (Paul B. Davis, Bitch Ass Darius, Cory Arcangel and Joe Bonn).

Two decades later, DJ Lil Edit (Mr. Roberts) is too ragged for ecstatic all-nighters. Happy 20th to Big Pink Brains.

LISTEN TO LIL EDIT’S HOUR-LONG HOUSE SET FROM 2001 HERE.

LISTEN TO PAUL B. DAVIS TAG-TEAM 2001 SET WITH BITCH ASS DARIUS HERE.