GEMS is the blossoming musical duo of LA-via-DC artists Lindsay Pitts and Clifford John Usher. Their recent debut full length album, Kill The One You Love, has quickly become a KEXP favorite, with the record's brilliant lead single, "Living As A Ghost", handsomely showcasing their rich and dreamy mixture of shoegaze, electronic-pop, and R&B styles. Their exclusive mix for Midnight In A Perfect World finds them piecing together timeless tracks from the 1980s and 1990s that reveal a heavy dose of their sonic inspirations and nostalgic favorites.
| Artist | Song |
| Midnight In A Perfect World | Intro |
| The English Beat | Mirror In The Bathroom |
| Moby | Porcelain |
| Billy Idol | Eyes Without a Face |
| Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) |
| Enya | Caribbean Blue |
| Mark Isham | Man Before the Mirror |
| Cocteau Twins | When Mama Was Moth |
| Janet Jackson | Runaway |
| Tears For Fears | Pale Shelter |
| The Church | Under the Milky Way |
| Mazzy Star | Blue Light |
| Primitive Radio Gods | Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand |
| Thomas Newman | American Beauty |
Midnight in a Perfect World, KEXP's weekly hour-long guest DJ show, airs Fridays at midnight. This multi-genre program features eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJ’s, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Midnight in a perfect world is made possible with support from New Belgium Brewing.
Rap Class is the alias of Portland's John Kammerle, a vast resource of knowledge and skills as a DJ, a chameleonic and exploratory electronic producer, a school music teacher, and also a founding member of the beloved Dropping Gems collective. While he's offered up his own productions on releases f…
