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do we have one of these already? anyway, this is where we plan future dancing things. what's coming up? i only know about get physical at fabric in april. i'm really quite tempted by miss kittin and michael mayer at plastic people this thursday, too:

http://www.plasticpeople.co.uk/one-offs.shtml

i really shouldn't go because i have to lecture in the morning, but...

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

That looks good, but I have to go to Maidenhead on Friday. Bugger.

Other things coming up:

4 March: Run The Road night at Fabric
12 March: Tiefschwarz and Alter Ego at The Key

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

ooh this thread is a good idea. I only found out about Miss Kittin yesterday, it looks ace but I'm already booked up.

What Ricky said, plus MIA and Roots Manuva are playing Brixton Academy on March 4 as well so it could well be the best night ever.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:03 (8 years ago) Permalink

12 march looks fantastic. is there some deal that means that ivan smagghe and tiefschwarz have to clash? he's playing favric that night. but i'd rather go to the key.

villalobos at fabric this saturday will be good (well, the last couple of hours of his set were amazing last time, anyway) but i'm giving it a miss as there's no-one else playing that i'm keen to see.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 08:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

Get Physical in April is Ronanfest, right? I'm up for that and Tiefschwarz/Alter Ego looks fantastic. Where is the Key anyway?

I can't do the 4th, although MIA + Manuva + whoever they wheel out for Run The Road (almost certainly Kano I'd imagine) would be a pretty awesome run.

I am too much of a wuss to cope with proper clubbing on a school night, sadly, so this Thursday is out for me.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 09:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

Get Physical is a certainty for me. Something finally clicked about the M.A.N.D.Y mix two weeks ago and I haven't been able to stop playing it since.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 09:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

Actually its just occurred to me I could probably make the Academy on the 4th as the party I'm going to won't get going until at least midnight anyway.

I still haven't been able to get into Get Physical properly bar the odd tune or two, but hopefully a night actually dancing to the stuff will sort that out.

Argh Toby, are you aware how much poorer and more exhausted this thread is going to make me in the coming months?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 09:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

Matt, the Key is somewhere in the King's Cross area. I've never been, it'll be an adventure.

what date in April is Get Physical?

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 10:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

So what kind of music do these "dancing venues" play?

I have this awful problem in that I love to dance, but can't really dance to Dance Music.

― Kate Kept Me Alive! (kate), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 10:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

get physical is april 16th, i believe. has it actually been confirmed yet?

indie dancing can be planned here, too!

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 10:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

april 16, cool.

any sort of dancing! I mean I would love to find a decent R&B night in London, and people to go with.

also for gay dancing I'll be at GAY this Saturday for the Girls Aloud appearance.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

i have to go to 333 on friday for one of the ratpure. i think the idjut boys are playing as well.

the key is in weird railyard no-man's-land around the station, the kind of area in which you're supposed to walk in groups.

xpost - yes, i'd love some r&b dancing. whatever patience i had for techno has pretty much vanished.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

What do you mean by R&B? Old Skool R&B nights are always full of mods. Somehow I suspect that's not what you mean.

I will be dancing at the Shoegazing Club on the 24th February (at Legion on Old Street) but I suspect everyone else will be dancing at Freaky Trigger.

― Kate Kept Me Alive! (kate), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

I'd be into R&B too.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

I mean R&B like uhhh I guess chart R&B. plus maybe a little hip-hop. OR stuff like the Supremes. any R&B really!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

any place where they play Ciara, too.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

my flatmate's sister keeps promising to take me to proper r&b/garage nights in east london, but so far she hasn't delivered.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

apparently there are good R&B/hip-hop/garage nights at the Stratford Rex, which is just down the road from me, but everyone I know is too scared to go :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

it would be the other patrons who would have to watch out, where stacey's sister is concerned.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:39 (8 years ago) Permalink

wow i was just thinking last night that 'we' should go to a proper R&B night - count me in, i'll even wear a suit and shit.

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:54 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'll go to the Rex with you Lex, seeing as it would be about 10 minutes walk home afterwards, wooo

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 11:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

Michael Mayer and Miss Kittin!! ...and I have an essay due the next morning.

There's also that norwegian night at Fabric with Annie DJ'ing on the 3rd March, isn't there? oh, dancing, I miss you so.

― cis (cis), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 12:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

for cheezy chart r&b i've been to that place in the trocadero several times, it's a midweek thing. jim'll remember what it's called and which night. it's quite fun, although i haven't been for ages so i couldn't swear they haven't changed the format.

i'm up for dancing pretty much all the time. although i haven't been 'proper' dancing to music without words for at least a year, so don't know if i'd be into that these days.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 12:06 (8 years ago) Permalink

the Rex is ON! for anyone who would be up for it. er, I don't know which are the best nights or anything, I'll have a look when I'm not at work.

cheesy place in the trocadero sounds promising too.

i think i might pass on March 3 for the sake of March 4.

Mayer and Kittin might be tempting enough for me to pass up my prior arrangement...

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 12:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

i need to put all these dates on the calendar or something

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 12:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

I have a terrible allergy to the word 'cheese' when it's applied to music. Bloody Oxford *mutter* *grumble*.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 12:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

miss kittin is pretty dull.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 12:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

I have a terrible allergy to the word 'cheese' when it's applied to music. Bloody Oxford *mutter* *grumble*.

i couldn't think of a better way of saying it...they've usually just got chart stuff (i'm sure ciara will be on heavy rotation) as well as stuff i've heard on the radio back in detroit but not so much on pop radio here.

ah! bar rumba, i think that's what it's called. tuesdays or wednesdays, i think.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 12:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

miss kittin was great when we saw her! it might have been the shaved head though.

i think we should all ruin our fridays for the sake of kittin and mayer. the thought of me lecturing on 4 hours sleep is pretty amusing, anyway. and cis, couldn't you just write that essay now, or something? i never was very good at the whole essay crisis thing.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 13:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

i want to be in Toby's class

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 13:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

the last time i saw her, i remember her mainly playing a lot of big-room techno. i didn't particularly want to be there to begin with, though, so that might have colored my view of the whole thing.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 13:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

I've never seen Miss Kittin, I love her purely on the basis of her records, especially I Com which I am in love with.

if only Cis was writing essays for Toby, then that would resolve itself.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 13:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

This thread is such A Good Thing.

"I mean R&B like uhhh I guess chart R&B. plus maybe a little hip-hop. OR stuff like the Supremes. any R&B really! any place where they play Ciara, too.
-- The Lex"

People may scoff, but Popstarz is totally where you should go. The bottom floor is sticky, but it plays all the above. And then you can escape to Pop heaven on the top floor, make out with someone on the balcony and then dance to schmindie on the middle floor when you're so drunk you don't care that they're playing Razorlight.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 13:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Marianna not even I will ever be that drunk!

I have been warned off Popstarz as a Place Of Indie, though if there are non-indie nights then it will be promising...

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 14:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

what happens at the Scala on Saturday night these days? i remember it was Cookies & Cream (urban/hip-pop) for a while but no more i presume

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 14:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

Popstarz is kind of weird - they insist on having the indie room in the main bit despite the fact that it is always half empty because all the punters are upstairs for the proper hi-nrg gay disco which is, naturally, a quarter of the size and absolutely rammed.

And that little room off to the side where I saw all those big blokes grinding together to Beenie Man. That was weird.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 14:14 (8 years ago) Permalink

oh man I want to grind against big men to Beenie Man!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 14:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

Also I just saw the words 'the Rex is ON!' and got all excited thinking you were talking about Rex The Dog. Damn you.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 14:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

OK I've just found out that my prior arrangement tonight (the Plan B night) is actually just around the corner from Plastic People! and to be perfectly honest Mayer and Kittin will be much more fun. I may show my face at the Spitz, then hotfoot it over to PP - I worry about the ltd tickets on the door selling out though.

is anyone else definitely going?

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 17 February 2005 10:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'd like to see Mayer but don't think i can do this really due to enormous list of things to do that will only increase in size further if i go clubbin' on a schoolnight, sob

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 10:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

i want to go tonight but i can't because i'm ill.

tiefschwarz on march 12th and get physical in april are definitely in the diary tho.

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 17 February 2005 10:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

*BAMF* Did someone mention dancing?

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'm undecided about this eve, but leaning towards not going, i think.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

Rex The Dog should be playing around town a bit over the next few months. Keep an eye on Plastic People...

More aceness coming up, unfortuantly on the same bloody night:

Sat 26th Feb, Fabric - bPitch Control room: Ellen Allien, Tomas Andersson, Sylvie Marks, Smash TV. Steve Bug, Rub n Tug & Idjut Boys in other rooms.

Sat 26th Feb, Koko (ex Camden Palace) - Output Records Party: Tiga, 2 Many DJ's, Blackstrobe, Headman, Trevor Jackson.

― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

xpost - yes, i'd love some r&b dancing. whatever patience i had for techno has pretty much vanished.

Miss L speaks for me - I need to rock to hip hop and r&b again, and good old pop for that matter, 'cause I'm too burned on this electro house guff now. I'll do Annie, Tiefschwarz, Rex, and Get Physical, but beyond that...Truth is, I may have actually had more fun at Club Seal than Vitalic (Psycho Pab excepted). I still want to go to Trash at least once.

Oh, and I have plans tonight, so no go.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:30 (8 years ago) Permalink

i've gone the other way from Lauren and Barima and lately enjoy dancing to/hearing out electro/techno more than I have for some time.

I haven't been to an urban (i'm just gonna keep using that term because i prefer it to anything else) night since Fez Club in Putney ages ago which was actually really good, even when they played Fatman Scoop for the second time...

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:38 (8 years ago) Permalink

You mentalists aren't going to see Miss Kittin?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

if it was a live set i would!

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

I mean, just go smooch on her at least. Give her one for me!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

i've gone the other way from Lauren and Barima and lately enjoy dancing to/hearing out electro/techno more than I have for some time.

You just stay outta our way then, bitch.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

Roxy, I would so kiss Caroline if I was going :-(.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

I'm still contemplating the Kittin. dunno. I fear a) tickets running out by the time I haul my disorganised ass over to Plastic People, and b) ruin tomorrow.

For those wanting to POP, I reiterate: Girls Aloud at GAY on Saturday!

Bah to the Feb 26 goodness, it is a friend's birthday then.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

Alex, be real, you know there's no way I'm going to see Girls Aloud.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 17 February 2005 12:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'll miss the 26th stuff too as i will be in Svenska

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:02 (8 years ago) Permalink

But I thought we were going to Sweden that weekend!

― alix (alix), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:04 (8 years ago) Permalink

for sure...

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

I was gonna comment on The Popstarz Debate but then I realised that I like and dislike club nights entirely on the basis of whether or not they let me in when I was underage, which is kinda useless to, y'know, adults.

I wish I could see Girls Aloud or Miss Kittin.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

Truth is, I may have actually had more fun at Club Seal than Vitalic

Flattered and all, but you are a mentalist. The Output night on the 26th looks pretty fantastic. Is this a proper Black Strobe decksnfx thing?

Also, am I the only person who finds rebranding the Camden Palace as 'Koko' utterly hilarious?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

come and see Girls Aloud, Greg and Barima! there are no reasons for you not to.

It's looking less and less likely that I will be chez Kittin tonight :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

Girls Aloud? Holy fuck I wish I were in London this week. :(

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

Man, I'd love to see Girls Aloud on Saturday. But I've already said I'm going to see The Schla La Las who are, like, the indie Girls Alound or something.

― Kate Kept Me Alive! (kate), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

I've been overdoing the social which is why although I am TEMPTED I shall be good and STAY IN until Club Pfffft.

(Probably)

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'm even a bit tempted by one of these oldskool rave nights sometimes

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

Well to be fair the GA'll probably be a five-song PA or something. But Ria and I are treating it as an hors d'oeuvre for the MAIN TOUR in May!

I think I may have to skip Club FT this month. but when can I DJ at it?

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Lex are you going to the GA gig in Hammersmith in May? i can't wait!

Steve - Lukey of this parish swears by Raindance. I've not been tempted yet.

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

yeah but we've got tickets for May 29 whereas everyone else seems to have them for the 28th :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

I am also a bit tempted by an oldskool rave thing.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 17 February 2005 13:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

If any of you fancy a trip to Dublin, Black Strobe March 16th, at our club, and Optimo sometime in April, I think.

I was half thinking of trying to organise some friends to organise a party next time I'm in London, cos I want to DJ now, everywhere and anywhere!

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 17 February 2005 14:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

I am also a bit tempted by an oldskool rave thing.

do such things exist?! I have been awaiting the early 90s rave revival for YEARS!

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 17 February 2005 14:14 (8 years ago) Permalink

they've existed for some time now. Camden Palace actually did one of the bigger ones for ages featuring Ratpack live etc. regularly.

think there was something at The Arches a few weeks back too, old skool vs new skool breaks sort of thing.

Butlins are doing some big 90s revival thing at their camps where the likes of Baby D play as well as a lot of rub pop stuff. madness...

i want to go to Dublin, and Black Strobe would be a good excuse, but it might be too soon i'll see...

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 14:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

Lex I have at least two great reasons for not seeing the G.A.! They are FINALS and POVERTY.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 17 February 2005 14:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

My friend has been to a couple of places selling themselves as "old school rave" but has reported back that they are really actually rub, so I'd be careful about which venue you choose. Alternatively just HAVE A FOOKIN' HOUSE PARTY with "Rave Nation 92".

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 17 February 2005 14:43 (8 years ago) Permalink

dont forget back to yours at herbal with martin landsky on feb 26th

its a good night, the resident, margeret dygas is a wicked dj

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 17 February 2005 14:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

that 26/2 output thing looks fantastic; unfortunately we'll be in france then, though.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 17 February 2005 14:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Flattered and all, but you are a mentalist. The Output night on the 26th looks pretty fantastic.

a. Kiss my arse. b. It's tempting, but I'm in poverty.

come and see Girls Aloud, Greg and Barima! there are no reasons for you not to.

Besides the fact that I like 3 out of almost 30 songs they've released, you mean.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Barima enjoyed Club Seal more because i wasn't there

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:54 (8 years ago) Permalink

looks like half of London ILX is decamping to the continent next weekend

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 15:54 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dave, shall we have a house party with 'Rave Nation 92' ? And nothing else? Not even guests?

― alix (alix), Thursday, 17 February 2005 16:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

who else is off to the continent?

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 17 February 2005 16:04 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dave, yes we should. If only because our neighbours will not be happy. HA HA HA. Are you going to be home tonight in time for Dub Dob Deed?

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 17 February 2005 16:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

Top 3 ILXors to team with on the dancefloor:

1. Stevem
2. The Lex
3. Cis

Proven by mentalism.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 17 February 2005 16:40 (8 years ago) Permalink

I do hope to be home in time for Dirge Dob Dude. I will be eating my tasteless pasta also! Literally 7 minutes of fun!

― alix (alix), Thursday, 17 February 2005 16:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

i am rubbish to team with, don't listen to B.

what the hell is a Dirge Dob Dude?

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 18:19 (8 years ago) Permalink

i can't dance with anyone - i guess it's ok when you're surrounded by loads of other people tho (as is always the case at The End)

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 17 February 2005 18:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 17 February 2005 18:34 (8 years ago) Permalink

Barima you forgot Tim F in that there list.

Girls Aloud were amazing, we're all utterly in love with Cheryl now! it was even worth putting up with GAY for.

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 20 February 2005 21:17 (8 years ago) Permalink

but Alan did the test that proves she's as gay as the next man...

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Sunday, 20 February 2005 21:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

So is anyone else up for Tiga-2ManyDJs-Black Strobe on Saturday then?

(I may not be after Club FT and Club Seal the previous two nights, but I'm going to try my absolute best to be...)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 21 February 2005 14:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

bah. the only big events i could find on in Stockholm this weekend are gigs by And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and The Mars Volta. Tho there is a goth club called Ultrachrome...

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Monday, 21 February 2005 14:38 (8 years ago) Permalink

BLACK METAL FAP!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 21 February 2005 17:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

I think we should follow our latent goth tendencies whilst we're out there. Holiday Goths.

― alix (alix), Monday, 21 February 2005 17:19 (8 years ago) Permalink

Goths On Ice

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Monday, 21 February 2005 17:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

Plan!

― alix (alix), Monday, 21 February 2005 17:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

"So is anyone else up for Tiga-2ManyDJs-Black Strobe on Saturday then?"

I totally am. TOTALLY! And Matt, I find it hard to believe you couldn't handle three nights of dancemania in a row. Don't start sewing the seeds of possible cancellation, yo!

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Monday, 21 February 2005 21:30 (8 years ago) Permalink

Barima you forgot Tim F in that there list.

Nah, Steve-n's a red herring ;-).

Club Make Like A Circus Seal on Fri could be a go, but only if there are sexpots.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Monday, 21 February 2005 21:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

Don't start sewing the seeds of possible cancellation, yo!

Haha, you know me too well ;) I suspect that making sure I behave myself on Thursday will be the key to this.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 22:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

Ambrose posted this over the on the Kompakt thread.

ESG (LIVE)
KOMPAKT PRESENTS SUPERPITCHER (LIVE) AND JAKE FAIRLEY
SOUL JAZZ SOUND SYSTEM PRESENTS 100% DYNAMITE
ANNIE (DJ SET)
plus special guests and DJs
Saturday 30th April 8pm - 4am
Koko 1A Camden High Street, London, NW1, Camden Tube
T. 0870 432 5527 www.koko.uk.com
£15adv www.ticketmaster.co.uk 0870154 40 40
Rough Trade, Covent Garden T. 0207 240 0105

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 24 February 2005 20:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

Too verdamnt expensive.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 24 February 2005 20:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

15 pound seems like the norm in london for anything good., eg fabric etc. apart from plastic people, there no where good for cheap

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 24 February 2005 22:34 (8 years ago) Permalink

Jeez that looks like a fun show

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 24 February 2005 22:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

Actually, Ambrose, the massive UK hip hop night currently playing at Rhythm Factory that I'm too tired to go to is a fiver in.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Thursday, 24 February 2005 23:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

haha b4rim4, these guys i know are the backing band something for that night! they haver to learn all the estelle tunes or something and render them in a live stylee. mental.

and yeh obviously there are odd thigns, i was exaggerating quite a bit. but i expect to pay about 10 quid for 1/2 hrs pure enjoyment out of a 3/4 hr night. you know , the time when you are just really having fun instead of feeling tired or being pused or too hot or just waiting for someone to come on etc.

― ambrose (ambrose), Friday, 25 February 2005 18:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'll be back in london for a couple of days in the first or second week of june -- any idea what's happening then?

― geeta (geeta), Friday, 25 February 2005 19:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

I see the statue of Kelly Holmes in Trafalgar Square coming to life with fearful consequence and only four men with proton packs on their backs, fire in their hearts and steel in their bellies will stand a hope against it.

― Mystic Meg (Barima), Friday, 25 February 2005 21:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

NOBODY STEPS ON A PUB IN MY TOWN!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 26 February 2005 17:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

is anyone going to Tiefschwarz/Alter Ego at the Key on Saturday? I have not decided yet.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 7 March 2005 15:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

I will probably be up for that.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 7 March 2005 15:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

Right now the last thing I have the energy for is another allnighter. This could well change by the weekend though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 7 March 2005 16:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

Broke again so doubtful for me...

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Monday, 7 March 2005 16:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

I may bypass London for Glasgow at the end of April, Mayer/Kohncke, I can't really decide and I have to see about money. Maybe I could go to Get Physical in June, but possibly too close to Glastonbury. It's one big decisions nightmare.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 7 March 2005 21:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

Get Physical is almost certainly out for me now. Its my flatmate's birthday weekend and his plans are highly unlikely to run to six hours of electro.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 09:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

i think i'd like to do...something

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 09:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Trash on Easter Monday anyone? I have that entire week off between jobs and although I'm supposed to be using it to rest and unwind it'd be a waste not to have one big night out.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 10:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

So long as I'm not living in a cardboard box somewhere in London, I s'pose I could. I've still never been to Trash.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 11:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

Steve and I are gonna be rockin' at Cut Copy tonight tho', SUCKERS.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 11:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

did you get my txt? i need to know what time he's gonna be on as i want to watch the Chelsea match first!

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 11:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

8.30, I think (educated guess, see the CC thread on ILM). Just meet me at Old St at 7 and we'll find a pub to watch it first.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 12:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

Vitalic, The Hacker & Agoria are playing together as part of that Encompass Conference thing at the end of April, they'll probably be some other ace nights around the same time. Not too sure what the deal will be for tickets though - whether they'll let the proles in as well, or if you have to pay 30 quid for a day ticket to the whole bloody thing.

Also Twitch & Wilkes of Optimo are doing Our Disco at Plastic People Friday March 18th.

― MattR (MattR), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 15:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

8.30? disastrous...7 at Old St it is anyway

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 15:39 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'm up for Twitchy Disco as well

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 15:40 (8 years ago) Permalink

Seconded. Sorry about the footy.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 15:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

so what is on this friday, this saturday, next friday and next saturday

i'd like to go to something electroish, but, i think, i'd like to go to something indie too

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 15:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

DJ Yoda and James Hyman at Cargo on Friday for me probably, part business

Saturday is bridge night

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 15:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

Friday is either work-drinks/old uni friend/babysitting. Saturday is the middle option.

G, you may as well hit the Key on Sat, and maybe Islington on Fri.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 15:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

Saturday is Tiefschwarz and Alter Ego, which is still tempting me, although there's a party I might go to that night as well. I thought you were being sensible and staying in on Saturday, Gareth?

Isn't Vitalic playing Cargo at some point soon?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:03 (8 years ago) Permalink

Thats probably the Encompass thingy - they're taking over Cargo, 93 Feet East, Vibe and a few other venues. Should be loadsa stuff happening, but as I said, I don't know what the deal will be with tickets for most of it.

― MattR (MattR), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

April 30 for Vitalic, I think.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

Wow. Its like the electrohouse version of the Camden Crawl!*

*Remember that, indie kids?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

Camden Crawl stills goes on, not that i'd participate

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

There's an act on the Camden Crawl I recall wanting to see but can't recall at all.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

What is a Camden Crawl? It does not sound tempting.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

i should stay in on saturday really

but...friday? what is on friday?

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

Camden Crawl is indie, Lex, back after a few years' hiatus. So, no, you wouldn't find it tempting.

is there much good stuff on this coming week?

― lundy fastnet irish sea (cis), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:30 (8 years ago) Permalink

Friday: Club Seal for indie, Our Disco for electro, Cargo for audiovisualclashtricks, Don't Stop Me Now at The Garage ('indie pop/girls'), How Does It Feel To Be Indie at Buffalo Bar, Stay Beautiful at The Purple Turtle (now with added Bravery), The Queen Is Dead at The Borderline (indiefuckingpopagainlikeeverywhereelsebutdoanyoftheseclubsplaytheknifenotheydont),

more here

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

i think i may go out. pick up a piece of caution and throw it gingerly into the breeze

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:38 (8 years ago) Permalink

How does one gingerly throw caution to the wind?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

Maybe I'm just being naively cynical.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

Yup, just checked Ticketweb - they're flogging tickets for £10 now for it at Cargo. I'm guessing there's not going to be a huge amount of tickets if the Encompass people are all getting in free...

There's another multi venue 'thing' going on Easter weekend at various places around town (Koko, Old Blue (Vice Pub), Lock Tavern) with Hot Chip, Optimo, Park Attack, Whitey, Richard X, Paul Epworth (Phones), Druzzis Baltimore Rave Club, Our Disco, Eat Your Own Ears, Detournement & The Boutique. Their website (http://www.adventuresinthebeetrootfield.com/) doesn't seem to be up and running yet, but might be worth keeping an eye on.

― MattR (MattR), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

ooh Detournement, fond Brighton memories

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

Saturday is bridge night

Can we seriously play bridge some Saturday? Like, prior to dancing? I'd love that.

(I can totally do vitalic in april, wow.)

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:06 (8 years ago) Permalink

la di da, tickets booked for vitalic @ cargo :-D

i will probably go to the key this saturday, too.

― pete b. (pete b.), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

i knew someone would pick up on my bridge 'carrot dangling'

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

How does one gingerly throw caution to the wind?

have you ever seen me throw?

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

AHEM, Katie G sort of of this parish is DJ-ing at the Buffalo Bars on Friday, not at a HDIF (that wz last week HOORAY FOR NINDIE), so you should all come to this obv! Here is the GEN:

http://www.thearticles.net/Biography.asp

I would be interested in bridge but MORE interested in CHESS.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

RISK.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:17 (8 years ago) Permalink

I would be up for chess too! RISK is silly but we should clearly play DIPLOMACY, it is Risk without the silly dice and with added acne and spectactles and betrayal and FUN.

How does one book vitalic tickets?

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

ha ha Shabaz i have been teaching 'er indoor how to play Chess, there is much pwnage to be had

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

how about a few rounds of Shove Piggy Shove?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

See u in an hour and a half, bitch.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

Indeed, Pickle has been telling me of pwnage - I still haven't had a game yet but I am starting a chess club, we are meeting sometime next week in a pub when I decide where, you should read my INTER LIVE WEB JOURNAL as that's where I organise my life these days. "organize"? SP? I am WELL RUB at teh chess.

I can't do further dancing on Sat night BTW as I am newly straight edge until Poptimism and fear I Could Not Cope!

What is Diplomacy, Greg? I don't know these strategy based board-games, they always seemed a bit too BOY for me (sez the Scrabble nutter).

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 17:35 (8 years ago) Permalink

Diplomacy is v.v.v.v.v. BOY, maybe it is a bad idea. Chess is wise though!

I still want Vitalic answers.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 23:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

Greg. Grab your Visa card and head to

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=uk&query=search&category=misc&search=vitalic&beginmonth=04&beginday=30&beginyear=2005

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

i fancy my chances chesswise

Cut Copy were ace tonight - i think Tuesday clugging is the way forward.

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

Stevem I will TAKE YOU DOWN.

Yana you are and remain a treat.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:04 (8 years ago) Permalink

Cut Copy - Xtra HOTT. My "hott date" - not so much. Steve, you didn't miss much re: Wolfmother. I eneded up telling Mari that Doors tributes had no place in 2005, based on the 3 songs we stayed for, though we both agreed they had obvious appeal for their homeland (and a dozen mentalists knowing the words to the songs last night underscored that). We also agreed that had Kate been there, she may very well have ended up ~~molesting~~objectifying them.

Richard X is playing out next week, I vaguely recall.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

I have just bought a ticket for Vitalic-Hacker-Agoria. That looks too good to miss.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

vitalic is april 30?

i think i am on holiday, in the drizzle

whats happening on the weekends of the 9th and 16th?

i am tempted by next saturday, to celebrate the passing/avoiding of my exam

take me out, show me the bright lights and the pretty girls

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

you could choose something to do and everyone might go

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

I hope Vitalic will not sell out any time soon.

I still haven't decided about Tiefschwarz on Saturday aaargh.

April 2! Grime action in Stratford! I am so up for it.

Roll Deep with live band
Lethal B with live band
Crazy Titch: PA with DJ
Durrrty Goodz: PA with DJ
Aftershock: Bruza, Sadie Ama, Elrae, Manassa, Mehnaz, The Lordz. Host: Terror Danjah. Special Guest: Shola Ama
Paperchase- KT Pearl & Essentials
Baby Blue
G-Force
Purple: PA with DJ
Static: Static featuring ‘All-Star Producers’
EC: Live set with Soundbwoy
Middlerow: JJ (Luck & Neat)
DJs: Crisis / Alex Split Mics

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

is that at the Rex? i am afraid of there being 'trouble' - is this wrong? perhaps the lovely Shola would placate things tho...

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:40 (8 years ago) Permalink

it's not the Rex, it's... a venue I can't remember! It's on Theatre Square. Um.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

Stratford Circus, that's the one. I think.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

I can't make April 2nd as I will be at my cousin's wedding in a big house in the country, which is about as ungrimey as you can get.

I'm a little sceptical of this live band thing though. The band at Roots Manuva veered dangerously close to funk rock territory at times on Friday and I imagine this being even less appropriate for grime. Especially Lethal B.

Great lineup though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

yes I am also suspicious of this live band thing. Itseems a little mental. I am most excited about KT Pearl!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

live band could mean 'blokes with laptops' now tho

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

"My Powerbook weighs a ton, my mic is like a gun, don't test, blud, look, just don't try it, I'll make you little shits run."

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:16 (8 years ago) Permalink

a calendar of some sorts may be needed.

i have lost track of what is happening, this friday in particular.

perhaps i will hang around in crowds, because i want to

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:16 (8 years ago) Permalink

there is a calendar. i'll give you the keys if you like.

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

i would like the keys as well, i think.

i am not sure, about this schtick.

maybe i will be, tomorrow

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'm up for optimo at our disco. i haven't had a good supersuperlate night in quite some time.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

I'll come because of my whole birthday run-up thing, but you're not allowed to kiss and run on me this time, LP.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

it seems like rather a vulpesian schtick, if yeh get meh...tho it is strangely seductive, dammit

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Vulpesian"? Are you cussing in Irish?

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'll come early and stay late and drink tequila and by the end of the night you'll hate me.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:30 (8 years ago) Permalink

OK, THAT'S Vulpesian.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

Ah shit, does Vitalic clash with the Annie/ESG/Superpitcher/Fairley thing then? Fucksticks.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

I want to go to Optimo as well but that will mean juggling Seal nights because at the moment I think the 18th is the only night I'm doing at the moment. Argh, its all so *complicated*

Essentially, there are now no free weekends left until the FA Cup Final.

xpost - oh for god's sake. I'd been looking forward to Superpitcher.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:35 (8 years ago) Permalink

Ah shit, does Vitalic clash with the Annie/ESG/Superpitcher/Fairley thing then? Fucksticks.

PERFECT!

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

Vitalic is playing here this Thursday but I am DJing at our club. For many I expect it's quite similar to the Superpitcher/Vitalic clash, in London.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

superpitcher is always playing in london. vitalic comes but several times a year.

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

i dunon if i'd survive Vitalic a second time but worth a shot, if not the other thing, if not both, somehow

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

actually i will definitely go to the ESG/Superpitcher/Annie thing, and hope others will too - to the blagmobile!

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 11:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

Me me me!

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 12:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

aren't they on the Camden Crawl?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 12:16 (8 years ago) Permalink

I was hoping someone would make that joke, anyway no, they're at the Despondent Lapwing.

Anyway, I'm bored.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 12:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

I wish I could be part of this thread for real :-(

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 12:35 (8 years ago) Permalink

ahh many good nights had at the Lapwing

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 12:35 (8 years ago) Permalink

reciprocated TF(schwarz)

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 12:36 (8 years ago) Permalink

ESG!

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 12:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

Steve+Alix+Starry+Barima so far, looking good.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

er er er what is this, an ANTI-VITALIC mob brewing? pah!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

and Barima - are you coming over tonight or not?

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'm hopefully in for the esg thing. off to glasgow the next day, but that shouldn't preclude my attendance.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

Only if you sing Xtina's 'Come On Over, Baby'.

Truth is, it doesn't look like I'll make it. Solly.

x-p with lp

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

fyi, esg are one of the best live acts i've ever seen - no offense to vitalic but they render him completely insignificant.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

But will they allow me to dance on stage with them?

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:39 (8 years ago) Permalink

I am Seal Clubbing on Friday, I have just been informed. It would be very nice if people came and supported me.

Everyone else mentioned on this thread renders me insignificant, probably even Stevem playing chess, but we do have some slightly unhinged groupies who dance to every single song every single week.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

how do you rate their bottoms?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

8 and 6.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

Haha oh dear.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

encouraging

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

Detail your playlist by names and/or genre, Matthew, and I may see if it dovetails into the non-babysitting prospective plans I have on Friday.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

And, yeah, I need new girls.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

This also means I can go to Optimo next week. Rah!

Playlist = indie - 80s new wave variety, synthpop (also of the 80s variety), occasional noughties haircut indie tune to placate people, electro, early 90s chart dance.

If you come I'll invite my sister.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

I don't know anything about ESG!

Matt has already pimped out his unborn son to me and now his sister is going to Barima, that man has no shame at all.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:54 (8 years ago) Permalink

perhaps i should stay in them, who knows what he'll find me!

i am tempted by seal, as this weekend should be fairly sensible. it is either that or tweeindie at highbury corner with girls in hair slides and balding blokes

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

Steve, I think the very existence of Club Seal was something we didn't factor into our pub convo last night.

Matt, OMG, really? I thought she was taken. Or, worse, is she '8'?

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

Anna does a very good impersonation of ESG (tho it should be noted that i have never heard the members of ESG speak) - i think you would like them Lex, and Lauren is to be trusted on these matters

Barima is so hot right now

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

This ESG?

Someone has to come to Vitalic. I've just bought a ticket!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

Barms, no, I did factor it in. like when i said 'no Killers, no Franz, and very little obvious poptimism' (ie basically i don't want anyone to actually attend)

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 14:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

perhaps i should stay in them, who knows what he'll find me!

freudian of the day, incidentally

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 14:02 (8 years ago) Permalink

I should start drinking at home - Seal isn't the sort of place where everybody plies me with spirits. I really want to bring my iPod since I saw the setup Colder and not-that-cute-really Output girl had at Cargo last night. There's a couple of Plus-Tech punk songs that would go down SO well.

And using that above example, I see no reason why we can't get indie kids interested, Ste. We can start small, and I'll use me "contacts".

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 14:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

Matt I'm coming to Vitalic! He is with THE HACKER, there may be FADIN' AWAY.

I am sad about the terrible ESG rift, though. Also abt stevem stoppin' his trash-talking, the chess soon-loser.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 14:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

Vitalic virgins should probably get their cherries yoinked

Gravel, we could battle online perhaps

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 14:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

Steve, I may, wear, a t-shirt, to ESG.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 14:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

I shall combine my two favourite things in the world, ESG and CHESS by making myeslf a CHESS BOARD OUTFIT for this momentous ESG/Superpitcher occasion. Do you think Superpitcher will be impressed? He's not gay is he? I'd just die, DIE I tell you. Should I try and be a DJ Groupie? I read about them in "The Guide" magazine once, apparently the worst type of DJ groupie is the type that when you wake up in the morning, instead of going through yr wallet, they're going through your RECORDS with a NOTEPAD.

I mean, this is nothing like me, of course.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

Hey Matt, if you play Soulwax's 'NY Excuse', you may not even need to invite your sis (Beastie Boys/Biz Markie - 'Your Sister's Def' is suddenly on repeat in my head).

Starry, haha!

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

You'll look like a fucking harlequin. I told you that look is so never in. xpost.

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:17 (8 years ago) Permalink

Steve, I may, wear, a t-shirt, to ESG

leather vest, please

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

Oh yeah, so you did. I thought I had thought of an original idea, have I had it before? Jesus I'm so glad I'm giving up the booze. Anyway ESG/Superpitcher/Annie is a lineup immediately downloaded from my BRANE so I'm totally going to be there.

Er, people who are going: perhaps we should invest in... tickets?

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

superpitcher is pretty gay

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dude wears a scarf while DJing in rammed club = either gheye or Private Pike from Dad's Army.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

Stevem get thee to redhotpawn.com (i am, er, tiefscharz. i have yet to be challenged by any dj groupies).

I will wear eighties denim, to vitalic yoinking.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'm going to wear an animal skin to vitalic in tribute to his bonkers biography on discogs.

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

He is pretty. But is he "an gay"? Or just "gay and bright"?

He wears a scarf whilst DJ-ing in rammed club = SWOON. I love him even more. Do you think he would let me dress him up in preppy clothes even more? (I kind of like Pike too!!)

Greg - is it a time based game? As I am busy right now, but if it's like e-scrabble and you can take yr turn whenever I'm up for a game.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

he is quite pretty. his music is very melodramatic. he is definitely gay.

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

Results 1 - 10 of about 309 for superpitcher girlfriend. (0.07 seconds)
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,360 for superpitcher gay. (0.45 seconds)

Starry it's turn whenever! i will take you all on, at once. I will maybe lose.

how late it Vit going until?

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

Sarah do you like Derek from Eastenders as well (OMG he is gay too DO YOU SEE?)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:36 (8 years ago) Permalink

that looks more like a pair of tights round Spitchy's neck than a scarf

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

I can't believe it. This is so depressing. I could change my affections to Mayer but he is

a) not as good; and
b) has a lady friend already

CHIZ CHIZ.

Greg, I will challenge you later. I am too sad now.

Woaaar, Derek from Eastenders. Oh, I mean, no, sorry, I don't. I always fancy meng from the past.

It's... safer that way.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:39 (8 years ago) Permalink

Starry fancies the gay one. I fancy the (allegedly) straight one. Something is amiss in the world!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:43 (8 years ago) Permalink

We'd better watch out before this goes all Will and Grace and my hair starts getting even larger than usual.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

leather vest, please

Done.

Starry can go in my place to tonight's Bree Van Der Kamp party.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:54 (8 years ago) Permalink

Holy crap, Ria's TOTALLY GOT GRACE HAIR

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

i 'laughed' at Will & Grace twice this morning

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 15:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

see the problem with this thread is that if you only read it every now and again it makes NO SENSE AT ALL, esp as i have it set to last 50 posts only...

would anyone like to precis the relevant information (i am away this weekend, so no sealclubbing)?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 16:43 (8 years ago) Permalink

i am going to go to seal. i have only been to seal...once! after this weekend, i will be able to say, "i have been to seal twice"

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 16:54 (8 years ago) Permalink

it's all young people's music mr carsmile, except ESG perhaps who some of us are planning to go see on April 30 EXCEPT I HAVE JUST REMEMBERED IN WILL BE IN AMERICA THEN AHAHAHAHAHAHA OH NO

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 16:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

i need a Filofax

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 16:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

I was gonna say til I suddenly thought you were back on the 29th. Nevermind, I'll take ~~care of~~ your lady for you while you're away.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 16:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

You're missing the leather vest, tho', y' bibble. Well Hammer.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

Will & Grace is brilliant! What do you mean by 'Ria has Grace hair' though Barima? Grace's hair is a) curly and b) terrible!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

this is no fair. there had better be something equivalent on in NYC that same night.

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

I have bad memorex, so solly, Lex.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

Maybe we can play chess that night?

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

Wow! Optimo at Ourdisco on the 18th? I think I've just found the perfect way to dance away my birthday. Rad!

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 22:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

ANTICIPATION

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 22:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

where in america will you be>

― Senior Executive/CEO (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 22:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

CALIFORN-I-A?

― Senior Executive/CEO (nordicskilla), Thursday, 10 March 2005 16:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

just NY state, maybe Washington briefly

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 10 March 2005 16:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

why do you do this to yourself?

― Senior Executive/CEO (nordicskilla), Thursday, 10 March 2005 17:17 (8 years ago) Permalink

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 10 March 2005 17:30 (8 years ago) Permalink

rex the dog is playing fabric on april 1...april fool's?

― geeta (geeta), Friday, 11 March 2005 10:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

I can't club seals tonight because I AM babysitting after all (oooh, album title).

― BARMS, Friday, 11 March 2005 11:06 (8 years ago) Permalink

Rex the Dog, ooooh.

So who is DEFINITELY going to Tiefschwarz tomorrow? And where can I acquire tickets in the event that I stop being indecisive about it?

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 11 March 2005 11:17 (8 years ago) Permalink

ok looks like im going to club seal i think. who else would like to come with me?

i want to do a big night, next saturday, and then most of the weekends in april, i think

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 11 March 2005 12:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

What's happening on Saturday 19th? I'm up for the 18th, but I'm trying to save and am only going all out next w/e to celebrate my impending further slide to 25.

― BARMS, Friday, 11 March 2005 12:38 (8 years ago) Permalink

This thread is rapidly spiralling out of control. Saturday is Richard X, erm... somewhere, according to Marianna. But I think I would prefer Optimo on Friday. Although I am supposed to be going to see Spurs Man City on the 19th so that could be an expensive weekend. ARGH WHY DOES THIS CITY HAVE TO BE SO FUCKING GOOD?!

Tiefschwarz is unlikely at this point in time, I think. There's just too much going on and something's got to give from a financial point of view.

Teh Streets were good last night, though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 March 2005 12:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

MIA is playing at Fabric tonight btw but I don't think I'd bother going through the whole queueing and paying thing just for her set again, great as it was last week.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 March 2005 12:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

also everyone else at Fabric tonight is utter rub.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 11 March 2005 12:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

Well yes, that too.

We sat next to Kano in the (rub) VIP bar in the Brixton Academy last night. He's a right midget... I could beat him up!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 March 2005 12:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

I got your text and thought you must've been referring to Skinner! I am sure Kano did not look short at Infinity. The mystery of the shrinking grime MC, etc...

(he's still fit though. if he got rid of the facial hair.)

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 11 March 2005 13:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

er, even i am thinking that tiefschwarz tomorrow might not happen. has anyone actually been to Issst yet?

― pete b. (pete b.), Friday, 11 March 2005 13:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

charlton, you should come to the optimo our disco on the 18th and drink tequila with me.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 11 March 2005 14:06 (8 years ago) Permalink

Seeing RX that close to the big day is v. appealing.

"Us", lauren, "us". Gareth, be my chaperone.

― BARMS, Friday, 11 March 2005 14:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

ok, i think i'll come to that. if i get back into london in time, which shouldnt be a problem

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 11 March 2005 15:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

plastic people was where charltonlido and i drank tequila together for the first time. his blink 182 appreciation can be traced back to that night.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 11 March 2005 15:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

i look forward, to the dancing

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Friday, 11 March 2005 15:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

Lauren - turning alcoholics to Blink 182 since 2000.

― BARMS, Friday, 11 March 2005 16:06 (8 years ago) Permalink

I am officially going to knock Tiefschwarz on the head now and concentrate on next Friday, I think.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 March 2005 16:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

Next Friday sounds like a good plan for me, too.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 11 March 2005 16:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

Tiefschwarz new single will be renamed 'Disst' at this rate

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Friday, 11 March 2005 16:16 (8 years ago) Permalink

An ILXor, yesterday:

― BARMS from 19/03/05, Friday, 11 March 2005 16:19 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dude, my flatmate actually dances like that!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 March 2005 16:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, and he's still paying off my therapy bills over it.

― BARMS, Friday, 11 March 2005 16:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

your flatmate, if you're talking about who i think you're talking about, does waaay more than that

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 11 March 2005 16:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, he'd make Reggie Yates-doing-'U Can't Touch This' look like he was standing still.

― BARMS, Friday, 11 March 2005 16:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

Gorblimey FIGHTSTAR are playing at the Academy tonight. I'm going to be DJing to Charlie!

In the unlikely event he wants to stick around listening to indie rub

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 March 2005 18:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

To complicate this coming weekend, just seen there's a Bugged Out at The End Saturday 19th March with Miss Kitten, Erol Alkan, Mu, Ben Fat Trucker / Druzzi's, Nathan Gregory Wilkins, Serge Santiago, Alex Smoke, Chris Blue, RAF Daddy, Lil Lucy & Alice Fine.

No idea who the last 3 are, but the rest of the bill's ace. Dunno how I'm going to fit it in with Optimo, recovery and moving house all in 48 hours though...

― MattR (MattR), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

friday is very important, for...us all

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 19:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

looking forward to it lots.

there is just too much going on in London tho - i miss so many things where i think 'well you could've gone to that and because you didn't U R A LOOZA'

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 11:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

i wish parties would be a bit more adventurous, though obviously i can't complain about the quality. but still, it's like there's an identikit: pick one from column a (miss kittin, tiefschwarz, ivan smagghe), one from column b (trevor jackson, erol alkan, jojo defreq, nathan wilkins), and one from column c (riton, pablo psychonaut, 2manydjs, maurice fulton).

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 12:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

I think they should have Drew Daniel in one of his old gogo-thongs in all 3 columns. Also, London defines identikit DJs!

Steve, I wore a t-shirt to Vitalic. Stay off the talking E's.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 16 March 2005 12:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

Erol, Nathan Gregory Wilkins & Chris Blue are all Bugged Out London residents though, so it's not a surprise they're on the bill really? Though I find it a bit odd that Miss Kitten is playing again, she was only in town like 2 weeks ago surely?

For those heading to Our Disco friday, it'd be a very very very good idea to be queueing by 11pm. Queue's for Optimo can be a wee bit hectic there, even though the doors won't open till 11ish, it'll sell out easy with the crowd who're there then.

― MattR (MattR), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 12:19 (8 years ago) Permalink

lauren is probably otm but it's funny to read all the same. I guess I'd probably find it annoying too, in London.

In Dublin there are never nights with more than one act on. But then, tonight that act is Black Strobe, at our club, so not so bad.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 12:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

queues.. pah.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 12:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

Showoff.

What's upcoming?

― BARMS, Wednesday, 23 March 2005 10:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

apart from Poptimism/Annie tomorrow? and grime in Stratford on April 2? if anything's going on this weekend I'm going to try to avoid hearing about it as I might have to go home :(

(btw Barima - are you Housewiving chez Cis tonight?)

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 10:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

we should do a decent URBAN night around Apr 8/9?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 10:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

Oh for god's sake no. That's the weekend of my birthday. I intend to have a River Lee or Lea walk on the 10th and I need people in good, un-ruined shape.

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 10:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

I'm going to the Lady Sovereign thing on Thursday.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 11:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

i will wish i was there when 'I Wanna Sex You Up' is played at Poptimism

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 11:17 (8 years ago) Permalink

I do want to join you, Suzzzzzy, but Poptimism?

(btw Barima - are you Housewiving chez Cis tonight?)

I have a (rescheduled) job interview after work, so it'll depend on how knackered I am (I'm always tired, like in Fight Club).

― BARMS, Wednesday, 23 March 2005 11:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

lets talk about weekends in april.

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 11:39 (8 years ago) Permalink

Barima, unless your job interview finishes at 21.55, you have no excuse to come and enjoy the total rockingness that is our housewives partays.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 13:16 (8 years ago) Permalink

Get Physical on the 16th, innit?

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 13:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

Lex, and other people: NANCY SINATRA LONDON MAY

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 25 March 2005 04:30 (8 years ago) Permalink

Greg the Nancy Sinatra date is the DAY AFTER VITALIC. I am in distressed shock.

Maybe, if it has not sold out and we are feeling OK the next day, we can traipse over to Shepherds Bush and buy tickets on the door. But it's going to sell out, innit... and I'm not risking buying in advance :(

Ellen Allien is playing The Poke on the 22nd. I am considering it.

In other events, who's up for Get Physical on the 16th?

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 22:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

Oh crud, I've done nothing about the get Physical yet. I'm still up for it at the mo.

Meantime, I want cheapness all next week, in order to stretch my money further. And I want to be drunk and wake up in strange bedrooms with no idea how I got there.

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 23:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

Is anyone but me tempted to dance by this?

Get ready to worship the gods of shoegazing once again
as the SONIC CATHEDRAL opens its doors for worship for
the third time. Party like it’s 1991 to classic
shoegazing sounds from the Velvets to the Valentines
to Ulrich Schnauss – plus an electrifying live
appearance by AMUSEMENT PARKS ON FIRE, an acoustic set
by former Ride singer/guitarist MARK GARDENER &
GOLDRUSH and surprise guest DJs.

SONIC CATHEDRAL
THE NIGHT THAT CELEBRATES ITSELF

THURSDAY APRIL 28
THE LEGION
348 OLD STREET
LONDON EC1

AMUSEMENT PARKS ON FIRE (electric set)
MARK GARDENER & GOLDRUSH (acoustic set)
+ SURPRISE GUEST DJs

7pm-12midnight
£5

― We Are All Full Of Kate (kate), Thursday, 7 April 2005 07:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

It's your last chance to catch Tiefschwarz at The Key in Kings X this Saturday. As far as I know anyway - they'd only booked 3 nights in the place last I heard.

Drama Society playing as well, plus some blokes from Phonica.

― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 7 April 2005 18:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

I think it might be sold out ALREADY :(

it is probably for the best. i won't have drunk since marianna's birthday => vitalic is gonna KILL ME DEAD, plus finals start two weeks after! eek

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 7 April 2005 19:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

Oh fuck, I can't make this Saturday. I'd kind of presumed they'd be playing every month.

Ah well, they'll play again.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 April 2005 21:04 (8 years ago) Permalink

bump, for the 22nd/23rd, whats happening people?

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 14 April 2005 19:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

Amyl makes a brief, unpopular comeback after I decide to end it all on the dancefloor with a flick of my lighter.

― Plus-Tech Whiz Kid (Disco) (Barima), Thursday, 14 April 2005 20:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

Think that'll cover the whole weekend?

― Plus-Tech Whiz Kid (Disco) (Barima), Thursday, 14 April 2005 20:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

Ellen Allien is playing The Poke on the 22nd. I have never even HEARD of this place let alone been! I can kind of take or leave the rest of the line-up though:

THE POKE
Friday 22nd April (10pm - 6am)
Jacks SE1

Main Room
ELLEN ALLIEN (bpitch control, Berlin)
CHRIS CLARK (warp) - Live
DMX KREW (breakin/rephlex)
CEEPHAX ACID CREW (breakin)
CYLOB (rephlex)
JOHN POWER (furthur)

Room 2
GLOBAL GOON (rephlex/ globalgoon.com ) - Live
LEKTROGIRL (rephlex/lektrolab)
DIGITONAL (seed dj)
LJ KRUZER (uncharted audio) - Live
OCTAVCAT - Live
SUN OV (f&s)
KONE-R (uncharted audio)

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 15 April 2005 10:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

Haha, is that what you were looking for, Charlton?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 15 April 2005 11:36 (8 years ago) Permalink

perhaps, i think it looks alright!

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 15 April 2005 11:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

you better grow a beard now or you won't get in

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 15 April 2005 12:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

I don't know what to do with myself.

― Plus-Tech Whiz Kid (Disco) (Barima), Friday, 15 April 2005 12:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

Except, turn into Gareth, hmm?

― Plus-Tech Whiz Kid (Disco) (Barima), Friday, 15 April 2005 13:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

Gareth with a painful beard.

― Plus-Tech Whiz Kid (Disco) (Barima), Friday, 15 April 2005 13:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

the beard with headband would've been a good look, but i fear the moment has passed.

― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 15 April 2005 13:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

that moment has indeed passed

anything happening this weekend?

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 15 April 2005 13:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

the beard with headband would've been a good look, but i fear the moment has passed.

Oh, but I rocked this back in 2000 with~~out~~ much success with the wimmin.

― Plus-Tech Whiz Kid (Disco) (Barima), Friday, 15 April 2005 14:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

weatherall and john tejada at jamm in brixton tonight, vitalic & the hacker tomorrow at cargo. it's sunny in london today.

― pete b. (pete b.), Friday, 29 April 2005 07:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

I'm thinking of seeing Tejada in Brum on Monday. Who wants to DFA at the Social this Tues?

― BARMS, Friday, 29 April 2005 13:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

OH GOD WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR ON SATURDAY!!!

Should I wear...

a scarf?

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Friday, 29 April 2005 13:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

Hey, what else is on tonight?

― BARMS, Friday, 29 April 2005 13:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

Luxembourg are playing tonight in Camden but I'm starting to have second thoughts about going because I'm tired and my hangover isn't lifting and I've just had shitty news from an editor who ignored my emails for A MONTH after I already had the go-ahead from another editor to do AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK and I think I may have exceded my weekly quota for actually dealing with ex boyfriends.

― Lapdog Shoesnog (kate), Friday, 29 April 2005 14:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

You coulda just said "I dunno"!

― BARMS, Friday, 29 April 2005 14:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

Sorry, I'm in a bad mood now and needed a rant.

My abridged answer is: Luxembourg are playing in Camden. That is something that is going on tonight. (Here I am, brain the size of a planet and I'm giving club listings, etc, blah blah)

― Lapdog Shoesnog (kate), Friday, 29 April 2005 14:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

I think you need more than one event, big brain! Soz about the bad mood.

― BARMS, Friday, 29 April 2005 14:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

Vitalic people - where should we meet? What about that bar we went to for Marianna's birthday, at about 9.30?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 29 April 2005 14:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

Actually, forget that, its a bit of a trek. Foundry?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 29 April 2005 14:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

Am easy for Vitalic meeting, anywhere really. who is coming? I know of me, Matt, Marianna, Pete?, and a few non-ilx friends of mine.

also, I think I have a spare plus one should anyone want it, Greg is suffering from impending finals.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 29 April 2005 17:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

The Big Chill is OUT because scary bouncer man wants my babies.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Friday, 29 April 2005 17:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

I am reading this thread with a sad sad face :(

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 29 April 2005 17:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

IT'S NOT TOO LATE GREG

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 29 April 2005 18:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

OK.

Marianna and I have arbitrarily decided on 10pm at the Bricklayer's Arms on Rivington Street to meet up. Does this suit all?

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 29 April 2005 21:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

Whoops! It's actually on Charlotte St.

http://www.fancyapint.com/main_site/thepubs/pub133.htm

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Saturday, 30 April 2005 06:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

Hello! I am back and aware of these dancing shenanigans tonight. I'm all over Vitalic like white on rice, and as for a meeting place, I see I've been beaten to the punch re: Bricklayers Arms, which I like. I usually suggest the Dragon bar (my personal fave), but it's not a good spot for us to meet - too packed and loud. At the Bricklayers you can just hang out on the street, and it's a stone's throw from Cargo...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Saturday, 30 April 2005 10:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

So since I've been away for 3 months, what goes on in dancing places these days? Are there dancing robots yet? Are there any fashion trends or faux-pas I should be made aware of?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Saturday, 30 April 2005 10:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

Wow. That fancyapint review is one of the nastiest I've ever seen. Clientele: wankers. Ouch.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Saturday, 30 April 2005 10:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Haha fantastic. I am looking forward to this pub already.

Considering our Seal exploits last night were a complete disaster of unrivalled proportions, I'm looking forward to dancing at a club with people in it. Fucking old men and their acoustic guitar gigs.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 30 April 2005 12:14 (8 years ago) Permalink

I had forgotten that The Hacker and Agoria were playing as well tonight! Yay!

I presume I'd thought that Vitalic would be so unbelievably awesome he'd, like, EAT everyone else or something.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 30 April 2005 12:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

I don't even know what a vitalic is. I'm at Emma's office, scanning my comics and arguing with my editors and will be until Dr. Who comes on. Argh. Does anyone in Brixton have a TV we can borrow for an hour around 7pm?

― Lapdog Shoesnog (kate), Saturday, 30 April 2005 14:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

NEW PLAN NEW PLAN

Meet at Cargo at 9.30pm to avoid guestlist fuck-ups.

A vitalic is a good good thing, Kate!

― The Lex (The Lex), Saturday, 30 April 2005 14:34 (8 years ago) Permalink

Say hello to Mr Vitalic for me.

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 30 April 2005 17:38 (8 years ago) Permalink

From Tuomas's random library lust thread last year:

If only I had some credible excuse to go and talk to her

...like inviting her and everyoen else in class to your excelent feminist booze-vitalic-n-sauna party next weekend? hello?

-- :| (...), October 19th, 2004 3:36 PM.

What's Vitalic?

-- Tuomas (tuomas.alh...), October 20th, 2004 9:21 AM.

It is very loud and fast and goes 'wumwumwumwumwumwumwumwum' and there is lots of banging.

-- Matt DC (runmd...), October 20th, 2004 9:22 AM.

Er...

-- Tuomas (tuomas.alh...), October 20th, 2004 9:23 AM.

It's Matt's fantasy version of himself.

-- Alba (albab...), October 20th, 2004 9:24 AM.

Har Matt Superstar.

-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), October 20th, 2004 9:32 AM.

I would totally film a makeout party in a sauna with Vitalic on s/t duties.

-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), October 20th, 2004 10:41 AM.

i'm worried that Tuomas' friend has a secret crush on him and is being all torn up inside now that his attentions are directed at the Icelandic Maiden.

Well, let me assure this isn't the case! But yesterday I got the feeling that Finnish girl who sat next to me in the class (and thus prevented me and the Icelandic girl winding up near each other) and began chatting up with me might harbour some sort of interest in me, which makes the situation even more complicated.

if she's checking you out while in class, chances are she thinks you're cute as well, but is also being shy.

I thought of this at first, but my low self-esteem said to me, "She's super-pretty while you're not exactly cute yourself, she couldn't possibly be interested in you.". Of course, the Icelandic girl might think exactly the same. She certainly isn't pretty in the conventional way, nor even in the Björkish elfin-kinda-way, I think what drew my attention to her is that her appearance escapes all the categories I can think of.

Alba, what is the "bend and snap" technique? And I still don't know what Vitalic is either...

-- Tuomas (tuomas.alh...), October 20th, 2004 11:09 AM.

Vitalic is Ronan's Viagra.

-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), October 20th, 2004 11:12 AM.

Matt wants some but he don't get none.

-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), October 20th, 2004 11:12 AM.

Okay, a quick googling reveals that Vitalic is some sort of skin cream. But what does it have to do with partying?

-- Tuomas (tuomas.alh...), October 20th, 2004 11:16 AM.

You spread it everywhere and get down.

-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), October 20th, 2004 11:17 AM.

vitalic is moisturizing like you wouldnt beleive.

-- :| (...), October 20th, 2004 11:20 AM.

what is the "bend and snap" technique?

In other words, for smooth lines, use Vitalic.

-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), October 20th, 2004 11:23 AM.

I am all about that Alter Ego exfoliator these days.

-- Matt DC (runmd...), October 20th, 2004 11:29 AM.

Garni- *gets shot*

-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), October 20th, 2004 11:32 AM.

Why didn't I think of that? That's twice this thread has made me feel like a failure.

-- Matt DC (runmd...), October 20th, 2004 11:34 AM.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 30 April 2005 18:19 (8 years ago) Permalink

I still don't know what a Vitalic is. The Windmill is sold out, so we are dancing in the office and watching the cops raid every house across the road.

(I didn't go to Luxembourg either last night so I don't know what I'm doing posting this thread anyway.)

― Lapdog Shoesnog (kate), Saturday, 30 April 2005 18:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

Just got in from Superpitcher/ESG. Both were great, as was the half of Jake Fairley's live set I saw before my legs finally gave way. The Sky Was Pink slowly mixed into Brutalga Square = dancefloor heaven. What was NOT great was getting there at 9pm and discovering none of the above were on until midnight. *Everyone* was there for ESG so all the djs beforehand were semi-ignored, which resulted in very little dancing and a distinct lack of voibe. It didn't help that one of the guys seemed to be having trouble with the idea of segueing records together - I don't think I've ever heard so many gaps between tracks in my life.

I got a very sad text from Matt DC at about half two. Apparently Vitalic had his laptop nicked and so couldn't play :-(

― RickyT (RickyT), Sunday, 1 May 2005 02:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

No guitars.
No leather.
No laptop.
No fun.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 1 May 2005 09:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

Actually, the rest of the night was pretty good. Very good voibe in there and whatever that last tune The Hacker played was amazing.

Agoria were a proper oldskool-fest, weren't they? What with LFO, Strings of Life, that big Trans Europe Express thing and whatever that trancey record was that Rob went mental over. Very nice indeed.

And for the first time ever I've made it home awake on the night bus two nights running.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 1 May 2005 09:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

Poor Vitalic, and poor us :(

such a pity, as until that point it was pretty ace as Matt said, but after the announcement the vibe died and the music got progressively shit (Marilyn Manson, fuck's sake).

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 1 May 2005 09:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Did Agoria play after the Hacker then? We were stuck at the back trying not to knock over some bloke filiming for a french TV channel, so couldn't see much.

I assume we left after The Hacker, cos he finished on Flesh & Bone (well, a much messed up version of it anyway...). Great night though, from the sounds of it we left for bagels at the right time!

Can't believe his laptop was nicked, poor bloke.

― MattR (MattR), Sunday, 1 May 2005 10:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

B-b-but... epic Kraftwerk mixes! I disagree with you on the vibe dying actually - I had a great time in the last couple of hours, but for a lot of that it only seemed to be me, Marianna and Trish on the dancefloor from the ILX crowd so no idea where the rest of you were.

(xpost - Agoria were both before and after the Hacker. There was a lot of fannying around onstage when Le Onzieme Marche was played and that might have been when the laptop went missing, I think).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 1 May 2005 10:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

Also, what was that record (played twice last night) that's one high-pitched stuttering woop wooping noise? Its fantastic and I've heard it out before and I'm sure its really famous but I can't quite place it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 1 May 2005 10:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

Jesus, so the laptop was nicked FROM the club?! Thats harsh.

The "high-pitched stuttering woop wooping noise" could be Roman Flugels Gehts Nocht? Fits that description anyway, and god knows everyones hammering it at the moment.

― MattR (MattR), Sunday, 1 May 2005 10:36 (8 years ago) Permalink

The laptop was nicked from the stage! In full view of everyone! Not that anyone actually noticed.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 1 May 2005 10:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

Man, that sneak thief deserves to watch his own balls slowly roasting on an open fire before being forced to eat them.

― The Irrelevant Man (Negativa) (Barima), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

I disagree with you on the vibe dying actually - I had a great time in the last couple of hours, but for a lot of that it only seemed to be me, Marianna and Trish on the dancefloor from the ILX crowd so no idea where the rest of you were.

we tried to dance too but I couldn't get into it, my mind was like one big :(

Initially they seemed to be doing a good job in a horrible situation but it really deteriorated I thought - Marilyn Manson's cover of 'Personal Jesus' was just a total nadir.

We listened to the Vitalic album at the house party, it was scant consolation.

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 1 May 2005 16:14 (8 years ago) Permalink

I didn't even notice it was the Manson Personal Jesus at the time. Possibly because my mind was going "durr de durr de durr de durr de durr" in a Monstertruckdriver stylee throughout the entire track.

PS - Anyone want to buy a laptop? One careful owner, scuzzy noise key a bit worn out, otherwise mint.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 1 May 2005 23:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

This thread is so beautiful.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 2 May 2005 12:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

DFA night at The Social, tomorrow or more accurately today, that is to say TUESDAY MAY 3. The Juan MacLean, Tim Goldsworthy (who slept with someone I know last week even though he is old and looks like a physics student; she says she doesn't recognise him) and Jon Galkin.

7-12pm, FREE. yes, FREE. I will be there, who else is going?

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 2 May 2005 22:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 2 May 2005 22:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

I would pay top dollar to see Vitalic Unplugged.

So hey what is on this weekend?!

― stevem in nyoik, Monday, 2 May 2005 22:39 (8 years ago) Permalink

well, that was probably the most fun i've had on a massively disappointing night for a while. i thought the music and voibe were fine really, even after the announcement. tbh people didn't seem that bothered!

i came on here to ask about the same tune i think Matt DC is asking about, it is a monster and i've heard it loads recently!

― pete b. (pete b.), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 08:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

It sounds like "Geht's Noch?", is it really high pitched and squeaky and repetetive?

Like the kind of tune you'd get really deathly sick of? haha just messing, it is really good!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 08:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

your friend doesn't recognise someone she slept with? also, fyi at least a few of the ppl from the aforementioned label (incl. the two named) read at least ilm.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 09:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

is there anyone that doesn't read this thing? (hi mum!)

did you make the 5 o'clock train? i was on the 6! i was glad to get back here!

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 09:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

yes, we made it after a few hourse wandering around the city centre. i bought some miu miu sunglasses, which was pretty much the highlight of the day.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 09:36 (8 years ago) Permalink

she didn't recognise him as being Tim G. neither would I!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 10:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

Oh. This sounds like it might have been fun. More fun than watching the police raiding houses in Brixton. I went to a NOYZE gig instead. Oh wait, no, that was last night, I'm confused.

― Lapdog Shoesnog (kate), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 10:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

I'm sure I posted the DFA heads-up last week. Anyways, should see some of you there.

― The Irrelevant Man (Negativa) (Barima), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 11:17 (8 years ago) Permalink

What with LFO, Strings of Life, that big Trans Europe Express thing and whatever that trancey record was that Rob went mental over

age of love! age of love! wooooooo!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 11:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Cut Copy are back as of tomorrow:

Wednesday May 4
Pure Groove Instore
Holloway Road [Near Archway tube]
6.30pm

They're also on at Sonic Mook Experiment on Thurs and supporting Mylo everywhere else. I'm very keen to see them at Hyde Park at t'end of June, mind.

― The Irrelevant Man (Negativa) (Barima), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 13:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

I might be up for that Cut Copy thing actually. Work looks like being hectic tomorrow so it all depends what time I get out.

Steve - I have plans for this weekend which you are welcome to be part of. Email me when you get back in the country.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 14:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

Cut Copy! Near my house! *Faints*

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 17:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

Daft Punk occasional apists are playing near your house, your house

i'm back Matt, mail ME

― $V£N! (blueski), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 13:54 (8 years ago) Permalink

Good stuff happening this weekend...

Erol Alkan @ Our Disco, Plastic People, Friday 06/05/05.

Go!Zilla Saturday May 7th 10pm-4am £10 before 11.30pm, £12 after NUS £8 all night

Optimo (Twitch), Mark Moore, George Demure, James Priestley
The Boudoir, 47 Chiswell Street (off City Road), EC1

Plus Out Hud are playing a free show Saturday May 21st at The Marquee, Leicester Square from 7pm as part of that Budweiser thingy. There's a couple more interesting free nights they're doing as well as part of that Bud Rising thing plastered all over the place, though all the stuff you have to pay for looks godawful.

― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 5 May 2005 13:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

i'll definitely be out at le boudoir, though not til late.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 5 May 2005 15:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

Matt when are you going to come over and say hello at one of these things. You always seem to be shadowing the ILX London dancing crowd! (Ditto Pete B as well as far as I can tell).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 5 May 2005 18:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

So I'm in town, and in theory up for some dance action. Is Erol Alkan The Plan for tonight, and is anyone interested in The Plan?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 6 May 2005 11:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

So what in the name of Beltram's balls is Go!Zilla?

― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 11:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

Go! Zilla! is the blokes from Secret Sundaze new monthly. Not too sure whats going on next month with them, but they've always been playing pretty decent stuff, and this weekend looks ace.

Our Disco got a mention on Radio One last night, not too sure if it'll affect turnout tonight, certainly did last time it happened. Doors around 11ish there anyway - if I can work out anyone's secret identity there I'll probably shout up...

― MattR (MattR), Friday, 6 May 2005 13:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

I "danced" too much yesterday and slept too little last night and walked too much today => probably no dancing tonight after all, sorry.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 6 May 2005 16:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

I've lost my will to dance. Ergo, I've also lost my only hobby.

― The Irrelevant Man (Negativa) (Barima), Friday, 6 May 2005 19:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

What about your flower pressing on Sunday mornings?

― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 20:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

What rolling dancing things are people doing these days then?

There's the Sónar UK warm-up at Fabric this Thursday (ie TOMORROW) which looks awesome. I might have a spare +1 too.

Programme:

Room 1
09.00 pm Chris Coco dj
10.00 pm The Durutti Column live
10.45 pm Chris Coco dj
11.15 pm The Beautiful People live
00.00 pm Chris Coco dj
00.30 am Mu live
01.00 am Miss Kittin dj
03.00 am François K live
04.00 am closing

Room 2
09.00 pm Simon Russell plays Rough Trade Shops dj
10.30 pm Hot Chip live
11.30 pm Simon Russell dj
00.00 pm Jamie Lidell live
00.45 am Sólo los Solo live
01.45 am Mark One + Virus Syndicate live
03.00am closing

Room 3
09.00 pm Russell Haswell
10.00 pm Mental Overdrive live
10.50 pm Circus Company presents: Sety dj + N�ze live
01.00 am Undo & Vicknoise dj
02.30 am closing

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

Clearly between 1.45-3am I will be torn between Miss Kittin and Virus Syndicate, oh no!

Also, on June 1 from 7pm, Token Girl's Lovelife at 93 Feet East promises to be excellent. My amazingly talented and gorgeous friend Anna-Marie will be playing "grrrl guitar hip-pop electrofash". The last time she DJed was at a house party on Saturday, and she was SUPERB.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

how can this thread have been so silent, when things have been so...hectic.

as for the next couple weekend, i dont actually know. my inner doctor is recommending rest, but, we'll see

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

I may have temporarily caught dansephobia from Barms.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

I shall be going to the Sonar thingy but probably eaving after Jamie liddell. Might be going early doors to catch russel haswell as well.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

I may have temporarily caught dansephobia from Barms.

Hey, I don't know what you're talking about. I ain't never even looked at another guy.

Alex, can I be your plus 1? If not, no matter, a cold is coming to finish me off soon.

― The Irrelevant Man (Negativa) (Barima), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

"grrrl guitar hip-pop electrofash".

Me, I'm liking the sound of that. What day is June 1? Will I be back from Liverpool?

― The Square Root Of Negative Two (kate), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

Kate, June 1 is a Wednesday. I should think you would be back from Liverpool unless you get stranded there for half a week!

Barima, yes you can be my +1. I will email or text tomorrow re: times and places to meet.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

Sorry, I get confused with these bank holiday things.

But I will try to be there. Even though I've got no money at all and should stay home, I need to dance it all out.

― The Square Root Of Negative Two (kate), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 10:53 (7 years ago) Permalink

Oh man, that reminds me that I might go to Brum for Bank Hols. I think there's a party at the Custard Factory.

― Negativa, True Believer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 11:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

Kate, Token Girl's Lovelife will be FREE! And apparently 80s Almodovar flicks will play in the background.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 14:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'd be surprised if I'll have any energy on June 1 after going back to the old school, eating too much and hitting on my brother's female mates.

― Negativa, True Believer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 14:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

Re: tomorrow Barima - apparently we are going to Wired Women at the Spitz first. I don't know what time this will begin or end, but personally I don't think Fabric will be necessary until Jamie Lidell at midnight. Then it gets hectic.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 15:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

It will start and end in madness.

― Negativa, Plus-Tech Squeezer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Ba, Wednesday, 25 May 2005 15:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

Free?!?!? I am SOOOO there.

― The Square Root Of Negative Two (kate), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 16:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

It's just in the bar area apparently, but I think there should be room for dancing...

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 16:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

Alex, friend abandonment is a crime. That said, Jamie was average, Mu was insania and Kittin was grebt (I so wanted to hug her when she played all the old school hits AND The Goodmen AND Sinema - 'Confusion (The Riddle)' AND something that sounded like on of Cagedbaby's remixes).

― (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Friday, 27 May 2005 11:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

Barima - v sorry, there was some drama with other people that I don't really want to go into. I looked for you for ages after that though but couldn't find you (this was while Kittin was still playing).

Kittin is the best human being ever, yes; I really enjoyed Jamie (he is v cute - I forgive one trick ponies if they look like him, though he should have sung more). I looked in on Virus Syndicate for a bit, I'd been really looking forward to them but a) there were only about ten people in Room 2 and the atmosphere was dead, b) aforementioned drama aargh. François K was amazing.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 27 May 2005 11:27 (7 years ago) Permalink

I don't think I'm going to that thing at the Spitz coz one of my bandmates' other bands is playing at Bardens that night.

― The Square Root Of Negative Two (kate), Friday, 27 May 2005 11:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh! i nearly forgot to mention - i met the mysterious matt robotn1k the other night at the out hud gig. he dances and he stays out late - what's not to like?

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

D'oh! I mean, 93 Feet East. I always get that mixed up with The Spitz.

― The Square Root Of Negative Two (kate), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

anything this sat or sun. not sure what i can do this weekend really, but it'd be nice to know

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm taking time off due to end-of-month financial concerns. but maybe a quiet beer on monday?

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

Speak of the devil... That last weekend was slightly rediculous as far as late went - I don't think I was awake during normal daytime hours the whole thing. I've got to have a quietish one this weekend as well, though that still looks to be including Our Disco tonight (Plastic People from 11ish), a party tomorrow and a warehouse party with Ivan Smagghe Sunday & Secret Sundaze crew (Hoxton somewhere, sometime).

I think there's a 20:20 Vision night at The Key tomorrow as well, can't remember off the top of my head though.

DJ Hell is playing the next Issst at The Key as well, not too sure when it is other than next month yet though. I've not caught him DJing before, so I'm kind of interested I guess.

It was nice meeting you anyway Lauren, I'm sure I'll see you about in the future!

― MattR (MattR), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm taking tonight off, going to a friends bbq and B-day party tomorrow night and seeing what's up at Brum on Sunday.

Alex, I stayed in the smae place we were at for half an hour, so there's no excuse, you schoolboy. I did find out that "Peaches" carries a fan and is gay, and wa spossibly one of the few people I wasn't wishing an acid bath on as the night carried on.

― (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

Barima I'm really sorry! That half hour would have been when the drama happened, and I wasn't able to get back into the swing of it for at least another half hour after that. I feel like shit today.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

I feel fine enough, though I kept stalling during my driving lesson earlier. I hope the real Sonar isn't that patchy, as it would be a shame after all the praise I've heard.

― Negativa, True Believer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

I didn't think it was patchy at all, really. But real Sónar is going to be so good.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

Depressing thread!

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 27 May 2005 15:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

THE GLIMMER TWINS - FREE PARTY - T BAR - TONIGHT - 7PM TIL LATE

who is coming?

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 2 June 2005 08:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

I don't think I can come out ever again.

Depressing thread!

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 2 June 2005 08:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

REx The Dog is playing tonight in Soho as well right? I would probably go for that over The Glimmer Twins even if it is free. Oh well.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 2 June 2005 08:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

what on earth are you talking about?

whats happening this weekend anyway? anything interesting? i dont think im working after all

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 2 June 2005 08:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

Where the hell are these places? T Bar? What's this about Rex? One of my mates wants to meet up in Holborn and I'd like some back-up plans 'n' suggestions.

― Negativa, True Believer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Thursday, 2 June 2005 09:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

T Bar is on the corner of Shoreditch High St and Bethnal Green Rd. I literally fell into it on Saturday because we couldn't be arsed to wait for our night bus. They played C&C Music Factory.

I know nothing about Rex and am trying not to find out as I will not be able to go.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 2 June 2005 09:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

Rex is tonight @ Electrogogo, and I can't go because I have knackered my knee and I can barely walk and OW OW OW.

― Lucretia My Teleportation (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

i've got a work do tonight, maybe i can persuade them all to go to rex the dog! no.

june 11th: get physical @ the end vs. border community/crosstown rebels warehouse party 'in east london.' hmmm.

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

Do you have any more details abt the Border Community party?

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

bah, cant do next w/e

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

there's another party at that boudoir place next saturday, with rub 'n' tug (who are crazy good) and chickenlips. however, i'm supposed to be detoxing until glastonbury so i should be at home instead like a good child watching big brother.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

unless i decide that i need a night out to get match fit for glasto, in which case.. let's party, dudes!

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

i need a run out this weekend, im match fit again!

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'll be on the bench for a while with this ruptured wallet.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

the border community website says it's on brick lane - call 07930 238 017 for details. i am also trying to be good until glastonbury so we'll see.

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

fuck trying to be good!

we were meant to have Headman here in Dublin tonight but it's not looking good, though there is a wealth of stuff on all weekend. sadly no warehouse parties of labels I like but you can't have everything.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am a bit too tired for this w/end, so the 11th looks appealing. Any later and I wd be in danger of doing myself in pre-glasto.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

Rex is 6squid. Hmm.

― Negativa, True Believer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh god it has just occurred to me that maybe I should try to be good for Sónar.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

I wouldn't mind seeing Cagedbaby at Cargo on Sat.

― Negativa, True Believer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

Lex I like the way you always make the effort to put the ó in Sónar!

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 2 June 2005 10:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

accents are important! also I have a weird keyboard which does it really easily.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 2 June 2005 11:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

Oh god. Next saturday is somewhat mental with Border Community party (prob. on City Road) vs DJ Hell (if he shows up...) at Issst vs Rub n Tug & Justin Roberton vs DJ T & M.A.N.D.Y. Oh god.

― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 2 June 2005 20:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

despite LAME 'guestlist' policy on the door (everyone who came circumvented this by pretty much ignoring the trustafarian girl manning the clipboard) the Glimmers were super-fun - Greg I am sorry you didn't make it!

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 3 June 2005 08:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

I had a mondo awesome time at the Spanish bar on Drury Lane last night. You all shoulda seen me doing my freestyle salsa, and I made a new friend and dancing partner!

― BARMS, Friday, 3 June 2005 13:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

God, I'm bored already this weekend. Why can't there be anything that I'd like this Saturday, when I'm actually in town and it's not conflicting with anything else?

― The Square Root Of Negative Two (kate), Friday, 3 June 2005 13:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

MIA at Fabric this Friday. Anyone up for it? I'll be there.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

she's meant to be in sónar! this means she'll be in barcelona on either thu or sat.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 June 2005 13:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

if she cancels i'm never buying her records again (oh wait...)

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

visa then a plane ride to ya - no problem!

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 June 2005 15:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

Any Glasto skivers fancy Cut Copy at Trash on Monday? You should accompany me because:

I've never been and would be happiest making this my premiere abecause I doubt it gets much better.

They are bloody awesome live.

Over to you!

― BARMS, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 08:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm washing my hair that night (no really). MIA was pretty cool incidentally.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 09:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

how about fabric on the 23rd of july? ican smagghe and a live set from isolee...

they've got mayer + ada on july 2nd, btw, but i can't make that.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 10:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

No thanks.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 10:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

I was thinking about the 23rd. I got the Isolee album on Saturday and am loving it.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 11:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

I haveta tell you all now that you shouldn't sleep on the TDK Cross Festival at the end of August. If it ain't the definition of perfect Bank Hol Action, I dunno what is. Seeing The Shortwave Set AND Grace Jones in the same weekend will finally stop my crusty, dead heart for good.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 11:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

B, I think I'd be up for Trash on Monday.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

Gosh, I love you. But you must e-mail me about our soiree next week with Britain's very own Axis of Evil, poste haste (Alex also).

― BARMS, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

Also, I'm thinking of (freestyle) salsa dancing tomorrow night on Drury Lane if anyone's interested.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 22 June 2005 08:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm also swearing right now that the next time villalobos is at fabric i'm going (yeah, i know he played like 3 weeks ago, but i couldn't make that).

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 22 June 2005 08:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

Both those Fabrics look good, as does August Bank Holiday action (also please note: that is my birthday weekend). Am still in post-Sonar post-Wimbledon quiet mode for the next few days though.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 22 June 2005 13:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

Goddamn. I would so be up for Salsa action tomorrow night. Sadly I shall be editing MTV and VH1 schedules all evening. Kerrap.

I would very much like to spend all summer dancing.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Wednesday, 22 June 2005 20:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hmm. Who is going to the Mayer/Ada Fabric thing on Saturday?

There is also a Run the Road night on Friday, it does not look as good as the last one but maybe that is because I've heard the Roll Deep album now. Still, Crazy Titch! Sov!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 11:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

Sadly I shall be editing MTV and VH1 schedules all evening

DELETE THE LOT!

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 11:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

weirdest sight of the weekend for me: The Glimmers at Wireless playing 'ROCKS' BY PRIMAL SCREAM and everyone one in the tent going bonkers.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 11:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

Mayer + Ada = maybe. I am vvvv tired from last weekend and have a mate's 30th to go to beforehand, but I might come along afterwards.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 11:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

Is he 30?! Crikey he's well preserved innit.

I am too skint to do anything, which means I am posting the above below for two reasons 1) I am on a promise of a pint if I do so and 2) FREE FREEE FREEEE!

It is Old People's Indie Dancing this SUNDAY in case yr legs are too tired from all yer techno dancing.

LOVE YOUR ENEMIES: An El special. Amongst all the old favourites we'll be dropping in plenty of tunes by Always, Ambassador 277, Anthony Adverse, Bad Dream Fancy Dress, Cagliostra, Cavaliers, Florentines, Gol Gappas, Hunky Dory, King of Luxembourg, Klaxon 5, Louis Phillippe, Magnificent Ambersons, Marden Hill, Mayfair Charm School, M*m*s, Monochrome Set, Mr Martini, Raj Quartet, Shock-Headed Peters, Underneath and The Would-Be-Goods. Sunday July 3rd, The Pleasure Unit, Bethnal Green Road, 7pm-12midnight, free

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 11:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

I should point out I am on a promise for someone to play Kon Kan.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 11:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

1/2 jul: possibly free saturday night for something, but...what? if not, maybe sunday, but got to be low key. perhaps i will come to this thing in bethnal green. sat would be good though, if there is anything on

8/9 jul: i am staring two 13 hour days at work in the face. somehow i am to try and attend marianna and lexs night, some of trig brother, something in shoreditch, ambroses thing in stoke newington and some other party as well. i dont think i can get out of work

15/16: im pencilling in some serious debauchery for this weekend. this HAS to be a big one

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 12:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm giving up dancing to concentrate on joining a lonely dorks column.

― Negativa, True Believer (Sheryl Crow in a Britney costume) (Barima), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 20:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

(But it's actually a terrorist cell, word up, no doubt)

― Negativa, True Believer (Sheryl Crow in a Britney costume) (Barima), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 20:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

Smagghe and Isolee @ Fabric tonight, chaps?

― RickyT (RickyT), Saturday, 23 July 2005 13:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

so, magda/hawtin/villalobos are at fabric on nov 19th. i'll be there, even if i end up going on my own.

also, this looks good:

Sat 22nd Oct 05
FABRIC'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND

Craig Richards

Terry Francis

Luciano

M.A.N.D.Y.

Booka Shade (live)

Green Velvet (dex, fx & vocals)

Luke Slater

Anthony Rother (live)

Headman

Rub N Tug

Daniel Wang

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

haha daniel wang

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

that looks awesome!

of more immediate interest: on sep 9, that's NEXT FRIDAY, we have VITALIC at Fabric (with 2manyDJs and Soulwax Nite Versions too), who's up for it?

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm going to that soulwax one..

should be fun.. looking forward to seeing vitalic live.

― jellybean (jellybean), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

my lord the oct 22nd one is billed as 10pm-10am!

I am up for Vitalique! but you know this, Alex. Also diplo is in the 7th oct, not so sure though as I am quite scared of fabriclive and that's the beginning of term for me.

― spontine (cis), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

10pm-10am!!!!

cis, oct 7 is the return of forget about the sugar, I forgot this the other day but I am sure my boyfriend will be back in town soon. I will play some ~~baile funk~~ funk carioca for you!

(also on sep 20 - am djing at 93ft east again)

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

But but but there is a dj at fabricplo called 'macpherson', surely this is you in your breakbeat disguise?

...oh argh and I am doing Smagghe on sep 24th as well (dudes! come and dance with me!), I might as well just set up camp in farringdon.

(yay!)

― spontine (cis), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:53 (7 years ago) Permalink

10am! i didn't notice that.

i think i am sadly v unlikely to be at fabric this friday. what's the deal with these nite versions btw? i heard the version of "krack" the other day and it sounded amazing - is it like a remix album or something?!

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

where is smagghe on the 24th? not that i can go, anyway, i think.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

did any of the rest of you think that smagghe was a bit disappointing in july, btw?

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

omg I'm djing at fabricplo and I didn't even realise.

none of us stayed til the end of smagghe, remember! I enjoyed it but not so much that I'd rave about it for weeks afterwards. isolée was great though.

nite versions = rmx album yes, the nite version of 'e talking' is the one which always gets played out.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 1 September 2005 13:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

sep 24: he is at the fabric, again. July was... I dunno, I wasn't so fond of the dudes before isolée (not enough banging bangers! or um any change whatever, it felt like, mind you I am philistine) and that kind of put a dampener on the whole thing, but I was dog-tired before I even got there, so. One reason why I want to see him dj again.

― spontine (cis), Thursday, 1 September 2005 13:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

fabric would be much better if craig richards was banned. i'd much rather they did that than stay open til 10am or whatever.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 1 September 2005 13:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

the nite version of 'e talking' is the one which always gets played out.

thanks! i deleted all the versions of this a while ago, but it'd been in my head recently and i wanted to know which one to download, and now i do. they're going to be really good live, i suspect.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

e talking - nite version with nancy whang, terrific, always gets played; disco drama version with tiga, terrific, never gets played; original, terrible. there are probably other versions which I haven't heard.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

rex the dog, way overrated.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 1 September 2005 14:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am in London for two weeks from tomorrow, I will miss Vitalic though! I want to go dancing.

― The last honest gentleman (nordicskilla), Thursday, 1 September 2005 15:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

the NY Lipps dub of "NY Excuse" is also very good, basically booted the original with Lipps Inc "Funkytown", such a simple floorfiller!

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 1 September 2005 20:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

I will miss Vitalic/2MDJS as well. 22nd looks great though. 10am less so. I am a wuss these days.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 1 September 2005 21:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

strongly tempted by the 22nd I must say, if I can manage it, I am waaaay overdue a trip to London.

I am interviewing monsieur vitalic this weekend!

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 1 September 2005 21:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

does anyone know who else is at fabriclive on oct 7th? fabric appear to have shut down their website right now. alternatively, does anyone know any good MIA/grime-style gigs coming up? my sis wants to know, and i'm not down enough with the kids to have a clue...

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 11:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

how easy is it to smuggle drugs into fabric? i'm talking mdma powder or coke... any tips?

― deep kid, Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

oct 7 is forget about the sugar, toby!

(cis and i were contemplating going on to fabric afterwards, actually, on the assumption that diplo will probably be on after 2.)

there's a grime gig on sep 16 (clashes with poptimism unfortunately) at, er, the vice pub. jme, skepta and big h are lined up.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

The Rex mix is king - I always let it play through. Still doubt I'm showing on Friday as I'm sure to overexert myself rock'n'roll dancing in Fulham.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'll be at forget about the sugar, lex! i'm not going anywhere near this fabric live nonsense...

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

chicken.

― spontine (cis), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

TOBY GEE, you have purchased the following:

FABRIC BIRTHDAY WEEKEND
: Craig Richards, Terry Francis, Luciano , M.A.N.D.Y, Booka Shade (Live) , Green Velvet (Dex, FX & Vocals) , Luke Slater, Anthony Rother (Live) , Rub n Tug, Daniel Wang

BRING IT ON

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

also matthew dear is now on the villalobos/hawtin/magda 19/11 bill...

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

omg how had i missed these?!

Sat 8 Oct Fabric
Craig Richards + Ricardo Villalobos + Terry Francis + Frivolous + Chloe + Jennifer Cardini + Aswefall + Tekel + Harri

Sat 15 Oct Fabric
Craig Richards + Michael Mayer + Terry Francis + Eddie Richards + Nathan Coles + Marijan Felver + Freeform 5 + Drama Society + Kevin G

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:41 (7 years ago) Permalink

last night was fun. I can't believe how small room 1 is though. Is fabric always that packed? Soulwax nite version works so well.

― jellybean (jellybean), Saturday, 10 September 2005 13:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

soulwax nite version are incredible! I didn't even know they existed, and wow. It was a bit more crowded than fabric - well, fabric sat - usually is, I though, usually there is at least some minimal room in which to dance.

― spontine (cis), Saturday, 10 September 2005 17:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

Explain Soulwax Nite Version to me.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 10 September 2005 17:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

as far as I know it involves LIVE ELECTROHOUSE REMIXES or something equally insane, all I know is it is heaven to dance to.

― spontine (cis), Saturday, 10 September 2005 18:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

It's basically what they did to NY Excuse repeated for the whole of the last album. Lots of the good vocal/instrumental bits put to house beats and remixed all together.

Just a shame I couldn't see much, with all those tall blokes standing in front of me.

Simian Mobile Disco were a lot more dancier than I expected too.

― jellybean (jellybean), Saturday, 10 September 2005 18:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh and room 3 had loads of room to dance in early(ish) on.

― jellybean (jellybean), Saturday, 10 September 2005 18:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

tongiht in london:

luciano and alex under @ the end
nathan fake @ the key

:((((

when is fabric birthday?!?!?!?!

― ambrose (ambrose), Saturday, 10 September 2005 18:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

Sat 22nd October.

Tempting.

I can't decide whether to try and go over for the Birthday (MANDY and Booka Shade!) or Michael Mayer (Michael Mayer!).

It's like the DJs I've never seen and really want to versus the one I know is brilliant.

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 10 September 2005 21:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

do the birthday one, ronan. it goes on til 10am! and luciano will surely be amazing, too.

soulwax nite versions is on slsk now, btw.

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 11 September 2005 00:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

trying not to feel ABSOLUTELY GUTTED about missing Luciano last night

...

:'''''''''''''''''''''''''(

― Adam in Edgware (nordicskilla), Sunday, 11 September 2005 09:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, well, on the bat walk, we got to play with BAT DETECTORS and discovered that bats make hyper-sonic noises that sound like Autechre! I'd dance to that!

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Sunday, 11 September 2005 12:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

why did youmiss it adam?

i saw jo jo whatsername from nag nag nag play electrohouse and mike dred playing v fast acid (UI stuff) in different rooms at the same time. v strange line up

― ambrose (ambrose), Sunday, 11 September 2005 14:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

I didn't realize he was playing until very late last night

― Adam in Edgware (nordicskilla), Sunday, 11 September 2005 14:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

wait a minute, what/where wasw this mike dred stuff? autumn is passing me by, what happeened this weekend?

― terry lennox. (gareth), Sunday, 11 September 2005 17:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ricky T = FOOL for skipping Fabric even when spare guestlist became available! AMAZING AMAZING NIGHT.

Fabric was more rammed than I have ever ever seen it before and half the people downstairs seemed to be wide-eyed indie kids there for the first time and petrified of all the people asking them for pills. I can't imagine how little room there would have been in the main room, even the balcony was fairly packed!

I want to know who was playing in room 2 (? - the one where Vitalic wasn't) last, we went there after 2manydjs got too indie and it was insanely banging and fucked with my head a bit.

Photos might emerge at some point...

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 11 September 2005 19:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

I know that no one else dance to shoegazing but me, but I'll be dancing at this:

Get ready to party like it’s 1991 to classic
shoegazing sounds from the Velvets to the Valentines
to Ulrich Schnauss as the SONIC CATHEDRAL opens its
doors for worship on JOHN PEEL DAY, Thursday October
13. Appropriately, there’s a very rare live outing for
JIM REID, former frontman of Peel favourites The Jesus
And Mary Chain, plus one of the first UK appearances
from Australia’s THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS. On the decks
are THE TELESCOPES, who have promised some Peel
treats, and some very special SURPRISE GUESTS.

SONIC CATHEDRAL
THE NIGHT THAT CELEBRATES ITSELF

THURSDAY OCTOBER 13
THE LEGION
348 OLD STREET
LONDON EC1

JIM REID (live)
THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS (live)
THE TELESCOPES (DJ)
SURPRISE GUESTS (DJ)

― Luminiferous Aether (kate), Monday, 12 September 2005 09:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

Fabric was more rammed than I have ever ever seen it before

surely this means it was horrible!

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 12 September 2005 09:23 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm sure it was horrible downstairs! I only ventured down there once.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 12 September 2005 09:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

so up for this (thanks to ken):

http://www.swedenmademe.com/
saturday 5th november 2005
sweden made me

the lark in the park
copenhagen street
islington
london n1

20:00 - 02:00

£4 before 22:00 / £5 after

they're doing nights in Brighton before then too - might check out the one on the 24th September.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

!!! I am SO THERE

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 21:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

Mark Ronson's at Notting Hill Arts Club tomorrow night and I may hit it up.

― Drowning Man (Barima), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 08:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

is anyone up for mandy/booka shade and co?

I am half thinking of booking a flight over.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 19:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am up for this, definitely.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 19:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have a ticket already.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 6 October 2005 07:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

incidentally if i'm reading the ticket correctly it means i don't have to turn up until close to 1, which could be a good thing with it going on until 10am.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 6 October 2005 07:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm thinking of going to this.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Saturday, 8 October 2005 18:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

same. 16 pound on the train...

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 08:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

everyone should come! have you all noticed that prins thomas is now on the bill, too? also green velvet + lasers might well be the best thing ever, i suspect.

is anyone else up for magda/hawtin/villalobos on nov 19th? if not then i may have to ysi the hawtin/villalobos essential mix, as i find it hard to believe that anyone who's heard that wouldn't want to come along...

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 08:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

yes, send me the mix!

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 09:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

i just need to chop out the dj sneak bit - is there some neat freeware prog to do this? i used to have one...

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 09:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

I have to decide in the next day or two, I guess.

I want to come for definite, and can get the time off, and I'm mostly feeling better, but not 100 percent and was kind of thinking that it might be wise to wait until I am really feeling absolutely better before going out for a long night like it will be.

But I might change my mind, and I could be feeling better by next Friday and then regret my initial decision!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 10:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

hmm. there is a house party the same night which will be better for finances. i shouldn't go to this, but i think i might...

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 10:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

toby how come you have bought tickets? is it necessary do you think? or is it just a queue skipping thing? going through ticketweb seems to put another fiver on top, which is a bit steep for me.

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 20:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hawtin is VERY tempting, although I might be in Canada then.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 20:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

http://www.mulletover.co.uk/

29th oct, hackney

― terry lennox. (gareth), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 11:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

Konrad Black was pretty good at Fabric. I have clashing commitments that night tho.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 11:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

toby how come you have bought tickets? is it necessary do you think? or is it just a queue skipping thing? going through ticketweb seems to put another fiver on top, which is a bit steep for me.

yeah, it did stick an extra 4 quid or so on, which was pretty annoying. not sure if you get to queue-jump, but the ticket claims guaranteed entry if you turn up by one, and i like the idea of being able to show up at half 12 rather than queue at 11, esp as the late end means i'd rather not start until 1, anyway. also it was a way of making myself go, rather than wimp out at the last minute.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 11:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

i want to go to this (the 22nd) a lot, unfortunately my friends are being lame. last time i went to fabric by myself i had a great time, though! so i might do that again.

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 11:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

ok! who's doing this insane birthday night then?

the house party i was going to go to looks like it might be a bit shit, so i think i might concentrate my efforts on fabricking.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 15:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

I won't be over, this time! I just want to wait until I'm feeling better 100 percent before going away somewhere and trying to enjoy myself. Next big gig I will try and see though, maybe even something in November or December.

PS:Ricky was Konrad Black DJing or live?

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 15:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm going! i think cis and ricky are, too, or at least they said they were...

konrad black was djing, ronan. you should come to magda/richie/ricardo at fabric on nov 19th.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 16:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

I love Konrad Black's singles, both of them.

It's a shame about this weekend I really want to see M.A.N.D.Y. I will definitely think about Magda/Richie/Ricardo though. Just didn't want to pay for a flight and make the effort of going over while I'm still not really feeling the best.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 16:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

it is 50-50 if i will be able to make this. i am hoping, however, that a new consignment is on its way, the pill drought must end soon

― terry lennox. (gareth), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 16:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

have you been listening to 'Finisterre'?

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 16:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

ok im in. am making my plans now.

going to jan jelinek and raumschmiere the night before, at cargo. gonna leave before raumschmiere tho.

G, come to fabric!

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 19:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

does anyone have any pre-fabric plans? i might have to go to this house party first (in fucking shepherd's bush) but am aiming to turn up at fabric around 12.30-1.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 10:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have to go to my sister's housewarming first, so was planning on showing up a bit after midnight. do they have a separate queue for ticket holders?! the ticket claims it guarantees entry before 1, but i imagine if i show up at half 12 there'll be a huge queue...

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 20 October 2005 18:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

I can't go now that I've blown my spare cash on a plane ticket.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

argh i dont know whether to use online stuff and risk having to pick up my ticket, and queueing, or buyign a physical ticket at hmv or something (if you still can) and risk still having to queue, or not buying a ticket at all.

whats the deal with tickets? can you really just waltz in? or, which queue do you have to join?

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 20 October 2005 19:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

Right. I'm currently absolutely dog-tired and I have another insane day at work tomorrow. I also learned today that one of my best friends in the whole world who I haven't seen in an entire year is over on Sunday for the day, and god knows when she'll be back again. Also, if my grandad's condition takes a turn for the worse I might have to head Northwards for the weekend. So, I very much doubt I am going to make this now, unless I manage to sleep for most of Saturday day.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 20 October 2005 20:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am still vaguely toying with the idea of going, but it depends 100% on how much I ruin myself on Friday night. Which could well be 'very badly'.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 20 October 2005 20:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

toby and ambrose, i will email you my number so we can meet up. i'm going to be useless for plans because of this fucking shepherd's bush thing which i probably won't even go to though. not planning to get to fabric before midnight though - not sure how it is for tickets though.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 21 October 2005 10:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

i might be coming now. not sure. wish i had sum pillz

― terry lennox. (gareth), Friday, 21 October 2005 10:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

:( :( :( :( :(

i might NOT be coming now, as i missed my train to london (AGAIN!) due to forgetrting tio take my booking number, and another single was 50 quid. will see how much things are from sheffield, opr consider megabus tomorrow, and scope it out. also, i missed getting advance tickets which have sold out

but im listening to tonetrager !welcome back kotter" now and thinking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

guido schnieder and alex smoke are playing in leeds tomorrow but it wouldnt be as good as fabric. or would it????

gareth, lex, persuade me...

― ambrose (ambrose), Friday, 21 October 2005 17:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

is it tonight? or was it last night, if last night was it good?

if tonight, do you expect it to be good?

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 22 October 2005 11:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

oops

im not going now. £50 for a single!!!

might try for hawtin etc in Nov though..
enjoy, people

― ambrose (ambrose), Saturday, 22 October 2005 14:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am strangely unruined but think a quiet night and a few local beers might be a better idea tonight. Have fun, those of you that are going.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 22 October 2005 15:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

wow! just waiting for a bus home, can't believe it's going on for at least six more hours... every minute i was there was awesome, basically.

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 23 October 2005 03:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

SO GOOD! Booka Shade I love you. MANDY I love you. 'Body Language' please be on loop in my head until further notice. Luciano I like you but please don't be so dry and techy.

I haven't slept yet. Instead when I got back I read the new Bret Easton Ellis novel. All of it, in one go. My mind feels a bit weird now.

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 23 October 2005 15:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

TELL ME ABOUT GREEN VELVET AND THE LASERS!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 23 October 2005 16:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

what did you think of lunar park, lex? are you an ellis fan?

matt - THERE WERE LASERS IN ROOM ONE! possibly there have always been and i hadn't noticed.

green velvet was the best thing ever basically. esp, it has to be said, the 2nd half (after lex and cis went to see luciano) - flash, war on the saints, la la land and the lasers. i will say more about this tomorrow when i can make sense of it.

booka shade - live drumming which was actually good!

umm i need to sleep a lot more before i can say anything more, really.

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 23 October 2005 18:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

I was too tired to do anything yesterday at all. I tried to go to Sainsbury's to get some food but was so hassled by the queues I decided to go home again. All of ten minute walk usually, but it took me half an hour on account of having to sit down in Barnards Park for fifteen minutes to recover my strength. After that, there was no way I was going to come out.

― RickyT (RickyT), Sunday, 23 October 2005 18:47 (7 years ago) Permalink

You alright now, man?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Sunday, 23 October 2005 19:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, I slept for eleven hours last night and am feeling OK-ish.

― RickyT (RickyT), Sunday, 23 October 2005 19:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

an unfortunate side-effect for me of not getting much sleep last night (and being a wuss) was that i fainted in the cinema this evening - colette pretty much had to carry me out after i told her that i intended to crawl to the back. oops.

also everyone should come along on nov 19th! i bought my ticket this afternoon.

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 23 October 2005 19:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

shit I am jealous of the fabric fun!

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 23 October 2005 19:47 (7 years ago) Permalink

Did you YSI that mix, Toby? I am always filled with enthusiasm for the young people's dance music, though it doesn't always survive exposure to it.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Sunday, 23 October 2005 20:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

we are between isps at home (i'm posting now from a neighbour's weak wireless connection), but we should have an 8mbps connection on thursday, so i'll ysi then...

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 23 October 2005 20:23 (7 years ago) Permalink

there have always been lasers toby! and they've always been green. i love lasers.

i loved lunar park, i'm still trying to marshal my thoughts into coherence because it did my head in a bit - i think it's possibly my favourite ellis work (and i LOVE his stuff generally esp glamorama). the astonishingly narcissistic reality/fiction elision actually works really well though i think the most important element of the book might be the stephen king influence. oh and the last couple of pages are astonishing.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 24 October 2005 09:19 (7 years ago) Permalink

missed this, and alex smoke and guido schnieder in leeds the samwe night!

i bet something cmoes up on the 19th too....

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 24 October 2005 11:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

i thought lunar park was pretty good, much better than i'd expected. perhaps i should give glamorama another go (i've read all the others several times, but gave up on that really early on for some reason). lunar park definitely gives me hope that he'll carry on being "relevant".

back to the subject of fabric - how late did you guys stay? were you there when the free beer got handed out?

i haven't really got a great deal to add to what i said above, except that mandy were really, really good, although i think the only thing i recognised was trentemoller's "polar shift".

anyway, november the 19th, magda/richie/ricardo, everyone should come! i'm ysi-ing the hawtin/villalobos essential mix now, guess i'll put up a link in an hour or so...

― toby (tsg20), Saturday, 29 October 2005 08:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

here you go:

http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1LMFMNP51EG5U10U937I535JKC

― toby (tsg20), Saturday, 29 October 2005 10:16 (7 years ago) Permalink

yeah i think 19th nov is def on for me

― ambrose (ambrose), Saturday, 29 October 2005 19:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

great!

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 30 October 2005 10:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

rofl at Pete Tong's intro to that mix. DJ Sneak = 'mr minimal from chicago' wtf? How can that man have been in the business for so long and still be so clueless?

― Barnaby (Barnaby), Sunday, 30 October 2005 15:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

you mean DJ Sneak is not really a man?

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 31 October 2005 11:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

er... no he's not really minimal. Split hair I suppose.

― Barnaby (Barnaby), Monday, 31 October 2005 12:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

hey, does anyone know if i can buy a student ticket for hawtin/ricky v over the net? do i just show my nus card on the door or what?

― nude spoons, Thursday, 10 November 2005 18:23 (7 years ago) Permalink

dunno about that, but on the subject of dancing...

the lady and i are putting on a night on sat sep 26th at the bull in clerkenwell. it's called such great heights and will involve all sorts of fun aviation-related things as well as much dancing to unavoidable leg-shakers of this ilk:

Gwen Stefani ELO Public Image Ltd Supremes Franz Ferdinand Sonics Saint Etienne Rolling Stones Fleetwood Mac Basement Jaxx David Bowie New Order Tom Vek Pulp Rachel Stevens LCD Soundsystem Roxy Music Arcade Fire Kraftwerk Rakes Postal Service A Certain Ratio Annie

So do please come. It's only £1.99 to get in, and you'll get a polystyrene aeroplane for your trouble...(we bought *way* too many)

< /plug>

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 10 November 2005 18:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

you presumably mean *nov* 26th, charlie?

i don't think you can buy nus advance tickets for fabric, but presumably showing an nus card on the door does the job.

who's coming to hawtin/villalobos, anyway?

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

me + others

eg Ed! apparently? Ed?

Gareth? i texted him but to no avail

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

i dont know yet. its a complicated weekend

dec3 is looking a possible, also. there is talk of ronan golf raver possible appearance.

there are 25 threads about ronan

― terry lennox. (gareth), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

that link, is a link to a search on ilx. perhaps a moderator might want to remove it, in case it slows the world down.

― terry lennox. (gareth), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:53 (7 years ago) Permalink

aren't any mods going to do something about this????

― terry lennox. (gareth), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

fabric on 16th dec looks amazing.. 10 days after my birthday, end of term.. it's a sign!

― jellybean (jellybean), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

On the subject of dancing, some more stuff coming up:

Lindstrom & Prins Thomas live & djing at Our Disco, Plastic People tomorrow Friday 11/11.

Arnaud Rebotini doing new beat / industrial / post punk stuff at Cosey, The Asylum Saturday 12/11 till 2am, then...

M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade, Guido Schneider, Unit 4 and more at Superfreq, The End Saturday 12/11.

Tim Sweeney, Tim Goldsworthy, Gavin Russom & Delia Gonzalez live at Our Disco, Plastic People Friday 18/11.

― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

you can never have too many Ronan threads.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

G, i never got an answer to my Texted questions! Can you not furnish me with the details?

whats on the 16th dec at fabric?

3rd dec im doing get physical in leeds - 3.50 on train as opposed to 20/30 pound.

lucianos playing leeds on the 26th nov so presumably he will be in london some time round then too.

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

you presumably mean *nov* 26th, charlie?

er, yeah. oops. NOV 26th obv.

as you were...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

i thought i txted, about koenig cylinders?

i am worried i have been sending txts intended for other people, to you...again.

did i send a txt on friday night about not being able to get drugs or something? that was for O, i cant work out if she is ignoring me, or it is that i sent the message to you

― terry lennox. (gareth), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

Dude, you sent that message to me.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

fuck

i have no idea what im sending to who, anymore. perhaps it doesnt really matter

maybe i sent it to you as well. i dont even know anymore

a bit of my phone fell off, the day before yesterday

― terry lennox. (gareth), Thursday, 10 November 2005 22:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

fabric on 16th dec looks amazing.. 10 days after my birthday

Ooh, that is my birthday. My 30th. I'm still looking for a plan. What's happening at fabric?

― JimD (JimD), Friday, 11 November 2005 01:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

Haha the pig's head thread!

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 11 November 2005 01:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listings.php

i don't see that the 16th is very exciting, really...

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 11 November 2005 08:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade, Guido Schneider, Unit 4 and more at Superfreq, The End Saturday 12/11.

This kinda tempts me even more than Garnier and co at the End. I need to make up my mind properly and also feel better but MANDY is kind of on my hitlist for way too long now.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 11 November 2005 11:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

TWO DAYS TO GO.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 17 November 2005 18:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

so, who's coming?

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 18 November 2005 11:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm all fabricked out i'm afraid :(

also, house party in my hood means even cheaper hedonism a short walk away.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 18 November 2005 12:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am!

― RickyT (RickyT), Friday, 18 November 2005 13:17 (7 years ago) Permalink

yep
got to pick up my ticket at the venue somehow. does that mean joining the hideously long guestlist queue?

― ambrose (ambrose), Friday, 18 November 2005 14:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

no! well, i've only done it once, which was for the birthday thing, and i walked up to the front of the queues at about 0050 and asked which queue was for ticket holders, and they pointed out a v short queue, and 5 mins later i was in. make sure you have the printout of the booking, though. you have to be there by 0100, i think.

i'm going to my best friend's birthday dinner party first, so i will probably turn up quite drunk sometime between twelve and one. guess i'll see whoever's there in the usual place (left hand side if facing stage)? texting works ok in the main room, anyway.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 18 November 2005 17:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

the usual place is the left of the stage?!!

crazy times.

thanks for the printing tip, i would have never have done that. in fact, i may never do it as i dont have a printer now ive left work :(

ill work somethign out. i have attempted to contact you via Lex with my phone number. whats rickyt doing?

― ambrose (ambrose), Friday, 18 November 2005 19:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

(i have emailed you ambrose, and you, toby)

(i'm a bit regretful that i decided not to go now!)

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 18 November 2005 19:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

its never too late for fabric....well, unless its 6 am ;)

― ambrose (ambrose), Saturday, 19 November 2005 14:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

Mmmm, sweaty.

― RickyT (RickyT), Sunday, 20 November 2005 14:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

If anyone didn't make it to Fabric last night, then the Tea Bar on shoreditch high street / bethnal green road has this lot playing today:

RICARDO VILLALOBOS
MAGDA
TOBI NEUMANN
TROY PIERCE
GILES SMITH
JAMES PRIESTLEY

Possibly free, don't think I've been charged going in there before, but not too sure, the flyer doesn't have any door price on it. Midday to midnight, probably going to be very very messy.

― MattR (MattR), Sunday, 20 November 2005 15:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

this guy has a point, i think:

http://www.4four.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=8328

it was pretty good, but i was too full of food and kept getting stitch, so gave up at around 5. i'm pretty sure that's the fullest i've ever seen it - was so, so glad i had aticket, the queue at 1am was ridiculous. was it really that packed last year?!

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 20 November 2005 16:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

At about 5am I was dancing in my sister's front room with a white rapper MCing over Voodoo Ray. Fabric did look good last night though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 20 November 2005 17:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

God, it was waaaay too packed for my liking. The music was good though. And I met Ambrose! Hello! Sorry for looking scared when you asked me if I was me.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Sunday, 20 November 2005 19:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

It was far too full. It definitely felt worse than it did for R+R last year. The music was ace though.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 21 November 2005 00:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

i had a great time! i only really started checking out r/r at about 4.30, but i stayed till the bitter end at half 8. Ricardo played Skream's 'midnight request line' right near the end. was a great moment.

― Barnaby (Barnaby), Monday, 21 November 2005 01:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

jesus christ fabric, too many people! jesus christ. still, a good night.

― pete b. (pete b.), Monday, 21 November 2005 10:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

further to my blatant plug above, here's the flyer for this saturday's enjoyment:

do please come along! we'll be dressed as pilots/stewardesses/ground crew and there will be aeroplanes *everywhere*...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 21 November 2005 11:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

Going to try, Chuck, but we are recording this weekend so Shimuras may be late.

― The Damp Is Rising (kate), Monday, 21 November 2005 11:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

you are all welcome anytime...we'll save you some aeroplanes.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 21 November 2005 11:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

sorry guys, im not going to fabric again really. ive had enough. i loved magda when i walked in around 12.30 (fi it was her), for about 30 mins, but when i went back i just couldnt be fucked with it.

it soudns stupid but i just sort of resent the fact that to hear music i so completely enjoy, with such incredible sound, is just such an unpleasant place to be. i often look at people in fabric and only about 20% of people even seem to be smiling, or look like they are having fun. the rest are caught up in a maelstrom of pushing past, squeezing in, or just wandering around looking lost and defeated.

too many people last night i know, and it probably wouldnt be like that next time, but i just cant be bothered. everyone i know hates fabric, and i was the last cheerleader for it, i sort of liked the inhumanity of it, the machine like, unpleasant atmoshpere on the door and queuing systems, etc. but i think ive changed sides.

there isnt a solution really, i dont really think that fabric are to blame, if you have people queuing to get in at 4.30 having been there for 3 hours, then you are going to try and get them in for 15 pound a head. but i dont really want to be part of it.

sorry i didnt meet you toby, i left early at about 2.30, partly cos i was knackered from driving down, partly due to logistics with friends still in the queue. i appreciate that had i been i na better state i might have been better equipped to handle the crowds in the main room, but i still sort of feel "how on earth DO you have fun when all night, non stop, people are pushing past you one way or the other?", constant movement, not dancing, but just travel. i dont do any drugs so i wonder if that would take my mind off it, but whilst shutting my eyes and zoning out does help, and felt really good, it wasnt enough.

apparently matthew dear was firing, and i cant believe villalobos played that skream tune.

good to meet you marianna, albeit briefly. sorry it was a bit random to accost you in the middle of the busiest flow of people, but i thought i should say hello at least!

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 21 November 2005 12:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

moral is: get there super super late. 4/5 maybe i guess. but im just too tired to handle that really.

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 21 November 2005 12:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

the weekend was super crazy with things happening, and fabric was one of the things to fall by the wayside, partly because i wondered if it was going to be super packed and busy, so ended up at a party in palmers green, which was quite good, but didnt really spark either.

next weekend i think i may go to this night of charlies,

i think there was talk of going to The End on one of the first two weekends of december, i would be up for that.

this talk of packedness seems a shame, i dont really like things to be all uncomfortable like that, space is pretty important

― terry lennox. (gareth), Monday, 21 November 2005 13:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

when we left at 7am you could still barely move in the main room and yet that was significantly more space then there had been earlier. like everyone said, music was great but the place also attracts so many wankers - people getting aggro when someone pushes you onto their feet, beery unpleasant lads on the pull etc. i think and hope that they'll go the way of Ministry unless they moderate the amount of people they let in...

i do LOVE the way they get you reasonably priced cabs when you come out tho.

― barbarian cities (jaybob3005), Monday, 21 November 2005 15:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have to say that i feel the same way, except i think i'm prepared to give it a few more goes - the fact that it's not much more than 20mins walk from home makes it easier to bear, and i do like that not having to queue if you have a ticket makes it easy to get in.

i dont do any drugs so i wonder if that would take my mind off it, but whilst shutting my eyes and zoning out does help, and felt really good, it wasnt enough.

yeah, same here. plus i just don't feel comfortable closing my eyes for longer than about 30 secs.

moral is: get there super super late. 4/5 maybe i guess. but im just too tired to handle that really.

yeah, i was thinking that, too. it doesn't sound like that would have worked that well on saturday, though. i guess i could go to bed at like 9pm on a saturday, set an alarm for 4, get up, go down to fabric for a few hours... but do they even go on past 7 most times?

i wonder if people would pay more to get in if they lowered the numbers? i certainly would.

also, did anyone go to the aftershow on sunday? i've never been to one - maybe i should try getting some sleep on a saturday night and then going out on a sunday afternoon sometime?

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 21 November 2005 17:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

I would definitely pay 20 quid for fewer people, but tbh, there would have had to have been only HALF the number of people in there for it to be really comfortable on Sat. The wanker level seemed higher than usual as well, tho maybe that was just a factor of the packedness. I'll still go back, but not for another R+R night.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 00:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

ha, i'd pay 30 quid! i guess i'm probably in the minority though.

(btw ricky does that email address work?)

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 00:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

i may go to charlies thing later on, but i shall be at the medicine bar, shoreditch, first

― calderdale in the 70s (gareth), Saturday, 26 November 2005 18:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

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― Anna Greenberg, Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

this weekend
next weekend

whatwhatwhat?

― calderdale in the 70s (gareth), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 13:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

this weekend - broke
next weekend - broke

house parties only for me until further notice :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 13:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

o no stink was on monday night and we forgot about it! :(

― spontine (cis), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 13:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

i didn't know mayer had a residency! i didn't even go to lovelife cos it was cold, and at 12.30 i got a text from robin about stink :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 13:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am still a bit broken from last Saturday, and it's my dad's birthday. A think a pre-Christmas QWI might be in order before everything goes mental.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 13:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

4 weeks pass...

21.01.06 at The End

BUGGED OUT!
The first Bugged Out! of 2006. Andrew Weatherall, Tomas Andersson, Erol Alkan and many many guests. Acid House

who's in?

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 5 January 2006 12:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

Me. Totally. Even if it is Trentemoller at The Key that same night.

Also why did no one tell me about Tiga at The End on 18th February? These are GOLDEN DAYS.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 16 January 2006 20:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am considering it. Bangface has reactivated my raving hindbrain.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 16 January 2006 22:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

i don't think i'll be out this weekend - stink on feb 6th is definite, though.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 08:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

Everyone who comes to Stink must come to Lovelife beforehand too!

2manydjs playing at the Tiga album launch on the 18th too.

Also early days but 20 May: Ellen Allien and Lindstrom & Prins Thomas at The End!!!!!

This weekend is going to be the hugest weekend ever. I can't wait.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 12:41 (7 years ago) Permalink

that was FUCKING INCREDIBLE.

raving crew, i salute you all.

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 22 January 2006 16:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

Sorry for bailing at quarter past three. My knees were really aching and I couldn't take anymore. Still, bloody good show all round, what?

― RickyT (RickyT), Sunday, 22 January 2006 17:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

The lighting man was very good, wasn't he? That squealy noise all over Washing Up!

There was also a very weird moment when RickyT and I realised we were dancing to The Arcade Fire, in the middle of a house set. I didn't expect that.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 22 January 2006 17:41 (7 years ago) Permalink

i miss you guys!!

― geeta (geeta), Sunday, 22 January 2006 20:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

We miss you too, dude.

Matt, I thought that was the Killers at first! Shows how much I'm down with today's modern indie music. Even if I was praising the new Arab Strap album in the pub beforehand.

Must remember to book the 7th off work tomorrow. That's going to be quite a big week, what with Bangface on the Friday as well.

― RickyT (RickyT), Sunday, 22 January 2006 20:47 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm so glad I missed the Arcade Fire moment ~~and that you lot didn't see me in Trash the day before my birthday doing pretty much what you were doing to it~~.

My god, that Royksopp remix. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE TO ASK FOR, I WAS GIVEN JUST ONE YEAR. Anna-Marie and Matt and I went completely. fucking. nuts to it.

And that stupidly insane 'Apache' moment! Jesus.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

My god, that Royksopp remix. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE TO ASK FOR, I WAS GIVEN JUST ONE YEAR. Anna-Marie and Matt and I went completely. fucking. nuts to it.

I feel ROBBED that I have but the bare shadow of a memory of this.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 23 January 2006 19:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

Lets go out again! (Did anyone go to Trentemoller?)

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 08:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

Only two weeks until Stink!

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

next monday, i am djing at lovelife.
the monday after, i don't know who's djing at lovelife but it's stink afterwards!
the monday after that, shimura curves are djing at lovelife.

also, 16 feb - weatherall/smagghe residency at the t bar omg.

i still want to do tiga on 18 feb!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

what is Stink? it sounds unappealing.

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

i still want to do tiga on 18 feb!

oh the jokes

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

Stink = M Mayer at the T-Bar. Monday night mentalism.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

i still want to do tiga on 18 feb!

yes yes yes or any other day really but on 18 feb he is handily there at the end.

stink is GREAT. it's michael mayer and damian lazarus.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hey, Lex - Tori Alamaze says to say hello to you!

― Trying To Resonate Concrete (kate), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:41 (7 years ago) Permalink

wow! that makes me v happy indeed. are the shimuras in regular contact with her?! what's she planning to do next now that the copycat dolls stole her song? say hi back to her from me!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

what is lovelife?

i was disappointed that the record i really liked around 4am was NOT john starlight, as i had been led to believe

― terry lennox. (gareth), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 11:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

the next stink (feb 6th) is dj koze and damien lazarus. was thinking of taking tuesday off and coming down but will save it for a month where im not desperately tired

all ive got to look forward to is loco dice, but as its not london it doesnt belong on this thread

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 11:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, we've been emailing via MySpace. Do you MySpace? She just wrote us randomly after seeing what I wrote about her version of Dont Cha on my blog, and became our Friend.

I am going to find out what Lovelife is on the 13th February because we're apparently DJing there. So I can be even more confused, Anna and Marianna and Annemarie and Anna-Marie. I shall be DJ Marie for the night.

― Trying To Resonate Concrete (kate), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 11:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

lovelife is anna-marie's weekly residency in the 93 ft east bar, gareth - i think marianna and i bumped into you there once. you should come next monday cos i'm the guest dj. as should you, kate! you can find out what it is then.

i don't have a myspace, no, and am Holding Out because 1) i am on enough internet places already and 2) i don't like the layout. but if it means one gets to meet hott r&b stars it must be a good thing!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 11:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

(i should point out that lovelife is 7-11pm and thus perfectly acceptable for a monday night: it's not a banging dancefloor thing though we have been known to do a spot of raving on the tables in the past)

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 11:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

anna-marie is one of the ones that came out on saturday? i lose track. perhaps she was doing the lighting

i would like to go to this lovelife thing. so, i will. yes

― terry lennox. (gareth), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 11:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

anna-marie was the one with black hair and the gorgeous blue dress. she djs as token girl (and i am lex pretend)

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 11:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

who is going tonite, to this thing. i could do with a drink, and i have a feeling i'm not the only one

― terry lennox. (gareth), Monday, 30 January 2006 15:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

i am going! which you could have predicted and all.

stevem said he might pop by.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 30 January 2006 15:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

The Key / London
Saturday 11.03.06
Live: Cosmic Sandwich (aka Steve Barnes)

― terry lennox. (gareth), Friday, 3 February 2006 20:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

i was disappointed that the record i really liked around 4am was NOT john starlight

You might have misheard me saying 'Ztarlight'. Possibly.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 3 February 2006 20:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

i heard no such thing

i dont like john starlight

i like steve barnes though

and i like the 11th march

― terry lennox. (gareth), Friday, 3 February 2006 20:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

though i havent heard steve barnes remix of john starlight

― terry lennox. (gareth), Friday, 3 February 2006 21:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

dont forget about the good times

― terry lennox. (gareth), Saturday, 4 February 2006 04:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am enjoying the new Michael Clegg record on Trapez.

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 5 February 2006 00:27 (7 years ago) Permalink

Big Sexy Land on Saturday, yeah? Lex is going to Tiga but I assume Steve is down for it (Pre-Manc meet with Affectian and JD Pisces)? Anything to avoid letting my neighbours abduct me to Inferno's (though there is bed).

― BARMS, Thursday, 16 February 2006 12:23 (7 years ago) Permalink

I will be there. Hopefully with a large group of people.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 16 February 2006 12:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

did anyone go to stink? i think i'll definitely go to the next one (still haven't seen michael mayer).

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 16 February 2006 12:53 (7 years ago) Permalink

i went to stink last week. DJ Koze played quite deep minimalism and r'n'b for a bit, Lazarus played his usual selection of whatevers hot this week. Didn't do much dancing, as my snogging partner was present- but it was really good.

Is anyone going to t-bar tonight? Ivan Smagghe and Andrew Weatherall

― Barnaby (Barnaby), Thursday, 16 February 2006 12:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

My plan is to go to Big Sexy Land and then maybe Tiga as well.

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Thursday, 16 February 2006 13:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

what's Big Sexy Land?

― Barnaby (Barnaby), Thursday, 16 February 2006 13:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

can't make smagghe/weatherall, although i'll be interested to hear reports back from anyone who does...

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 16 February 2006 13:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

i know this is more a dance music thread, but im down for essentials then straight outta bethnal tomorrow... if anyone wants the grime.

i want to come down for cosmic sandwich (gareth - tom is planning to go) but think it clashes with a night we are putting on, possibly.

other key dates (good pun huh) - triple r/riley at sud electronic 31/3, jeff samuel at the key 13/04. should be down for both of those i reckon.

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 16 February 2006 13:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

oops ofrgot to say alex under is playing with riley at that night

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 16 February 2006 13:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

yay someone wants to go to the grime!!! ambrose, i will email you.

i was going to do weatherall/smagghe but feel like utter shit today - haven't had a quiet night in since last thursday.

on saturday my vague plan is to go to big sexy land, and then on to tiga, this will depend on a lot of things inc organisation. matt, are you and yours coming along to tiga afterwards?

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 16 February 2006 16:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

some t-bar listings:

THURSDAY 16TH 8PM TIL 2AM
WRONG MEETING
RESIDENTS ANDREW WEATHERALL & IVAN SMAGGHE

WEEKLY FRIDAYS 7PM TIL 2AM
DITCHED DISCO
BONES & RAMSEY (WITH JO JO DE FREQ SPECIAL GUEST 17TH FEB)
BUGGED OUT POP FROM 7PM TIL 9PM

SATURDAY 18TH 8PM TIL 2AM
CARPET BURN
BEN FAT TRUCKER, PABLO PSYCHONAUT, CRISPIN DIOR

THURSDAY 23RD 9PM TIL 2AM
HAYWIRE
MAGDA [m-nus] with SHELLEY PARKER

SATURDAY 25TH 8PM TIL 2AM
LETS...
JEROME PACMAN (PARIS) WITH RESIDENTS BORIS HOREL & GREG SONATA (FOREIGN MUCK : MOST RECORDS)

WEEKLY WEDNESDAYS 8PM TIL MIDNIGHT
WIRED FOR SOUND
RESIDENTS DERREN SMART & J'AIME

MONDAY 6TH MARCH 9PM TIL LATE
STINK
DAMIAN LAZARUS, MICHAEL MAYER & MARGARET DYGAS

i would go and see magda next week, if it wasn't for me not being in england. definitely going to stink on the 6th, though.

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 19 February 2006 04:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

jeez, fabric on the 4th of march looks quite good:

Craig Richards
PERLON:
Ricardo Villalobos
Zip
Matt John (live)
Room Two
B PITCH CONTROL: Ellen Allien
Kiki
Drama Society (live)
Room Three
Tom Middleton
King Britt

however i don't think i'm ready for fabric again after the villalobos/hawtin horror. but if anyone finds out anything about an afterparty then i might well be up for that...

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 19 February 2006 04:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

haha so far my rolling dancing 2006 big dates are a virtual carbon copy of my rolling london 2005 big dates - vitalic at bugged out last jan, tomas andersson this jan; bpitch night at fabric last march, bpitch night at fabric this march. yeah, march 4 sounds ace.

tiga at bugged out was pretty good last night too!

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 19 February 2006 19:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh shit lex, really sorry...i never check my gmail and didnt see this thrwead before i went! what a shame, dirty canvas was prretty giood although a bit strange and sort of took a looong time to warm up...straigth outta bethnal was on fire! that is definitely worth going to next time, JME and skepta were big, think some of selw dem were there but dont know anything about them. JME was doing this tune which was this really philistine sort of funk, slow, heavy bare beats which were really clunky but awesome! dunno what it was. the renegade boys turned up from whitechapel but they didnt really set the room on fire any more than they had done at dirty canvas. chantelle and hattie collions were doing a decent set, plasticman was really good as well. left when newham generals came on.

― ambrose (ambrose), Sunday, 19 February 2006 22:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

it's ok, i didn't go in the end - was a bit down in the dumps on friday, so went to a friend's flat and drank rum until we passed out. i'll make the next one though. i saw fiddy and collins on hackney road lugging their rekkids down to 333!

did i mention ALTERN8 at bugged out yesterday? that cheered me up.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 20 February 2006 12:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

hello london dancing people! any info on things to do techno-wise midweek 28th Feb (Tues) to 2nd March (Thurs) and Monday 6th or March 6th (Monday)? I will be passing through London on these dates and would like to sample your nightlife, etc. I hear there is a Stink party which is supposed to be fun on Mondays first of the month: is it happening on the 6th? I can't find any info online. help

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

yes, stink is at the t-bar in shoreditch on the 6th...

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

great, this is excellent timing! It looks like Michael Mayer is spinning on the 6th with Damian Lazarus & Margaret Dygas.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event_view.asp?ID=11349

If any ILMers are making it out to this one I'd love to meet y'all. I'm in from Japan for few days/not a freakish internet weirdo/interested in the faces behind the names.

Also this is a free party. How do London clubs work? Do you have to get there early/be on guestlist to get in or avoid a queue?

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

who is Margaret Dygas? i feel ignorant.

i've not been to stink, but my guess is that getting there early is advisable - anyone?

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

Margaret Dygas? no idea. I just felt guilty only copy and pasting the other two.

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

margaret dygas is a resident at back to yours and plays at fabric and has played in berlin and stuff. she was really good fun when i saw her, and also v cute. the tunes she played were in that category "dunno what this is but its wicked" - this category is massive for me cos i dont know anything except for brutalga square and a.n.other

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 20 February 2006 15:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

Toby - were you aware the Old Queen's Head round the corner from your house has just been done up by the Evil Fabric Overlord?* Roots Manuva apparently played there on Friday and various other people are promised... might be worth keeping an eye on.

*I for one welcome...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 20 February 2006 22:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ooh, I am DJing at Lovelife on the 28th by the way. Come along and drink, London.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 20 February 2006 22:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

yes matt, i am aware of that - roots manuva was only djing though, i think. i'm hoping they get really into this and end up having villalobos etc djing...

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 05:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

...and I am DJing at Lovelife this Monday

it will be a HIP HOP AND R&B SPECIAL

do come!

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 23 February 2006 16:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

so, is anyone going to stink on monday? and does anyone know anything about a fabric afterparty on sunday? i saw a hint somewhere that it might be at the t-bar...

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 2 March 2006 08:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm not sure about stink on monday, but i'm almost certainly going to the bpitch night. dunno about afterparty though - i have to go to what looks like a semi-civilised birthday party on sunday...

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 2 March 2006 13:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

from another messageboard:

we're going to have fabric go on until 9am on saturday night / sunday morning so make sure you bring dancing shoes, then....

we're having another big fuck off afterparty just like the we had back in November just for the sake of it as it would be bloody rude not to wouldn't it.

so then, on sunday from midday we're taking over the T-bar until midnight Very Happy

musical entertainment will be provided by any of the DJs that are still standing from Saturday!

which does sound good. but i suspect that dancing won't be what i feel like on sunday afternoon.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 3 March 2006 08:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

Not sure if I can make Fabric as I'll be at a birthday party beforehand. It's in Farringdon and chucks out at 2 so Fabric might be an option, but it'll be rammed by then, won't it?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 3 March 2006 09:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

toby, what time do you intend to get to fabric? do you have my number? i don't know when i'll get there yet...

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 3 March 2006 14:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hey -

Margaret Dygas is great. Plays some awesome minimal stuff. There is an excellent mix of hers on minimallondon, in the mixtapes section.

I'll be at Fabric on Saturday night, after party for a bit maybe, and T-Bar on Monday definately.

T-Bar has been getting really busy. Last Stink for DJ Koze was a little bit like DC-10, still cheering and up for it at 2am on a school night. Which is fun.

Then there is James Holden at T-Bar on Thursday. Big week. Fun.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 3 March 2006 21:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

anyone know anything thats going on the 14th-16th? i have two friends from the states coming through and as far as im concerned they need to experience very large amounts of dirty techno.

― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh p.s.

does that italodisco night still go on? i remember that being midweek.

― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

hello all, i am in london for one night and i am definitely heading down to stink if anyone would like to hook up. with luck there will be a small gang of us. Im glad to hear that dygas is the business because lazarus sure wasnt when i heard him in Tokyo but i am willling to forgive anything to see mayer. /fanboy. How late will this thing go? I assumed it was all night but will it stop at 2 or so?

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Saturday, 4 March 2006 19:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

i think i've heard that it goes until 3. sorry for crying off fabric this evening - after november's villalobos/hawtin i can't face the fullness, and there was no way i was going to make that and stink anyway.

i'm going to stink, and so's tom (ledge). anyone else? lex, ricky?

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 5 March 2006 00:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

for those of you who've been to stink before: what time is it sensible/necessary to arrive?

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 5 March 2006 13:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

i couldn't persuade a single person to come to fabric with me, so i stayed in and got cooked for by my flatmate.

i don't know about stink - will see how i feel tomorrow. last time i went we were at 93 feet east until 11, then we wandered on down to the t bar, and it was a good time to arrive - if i go tomorrow i shall be doing the same. all people up for stink, 93ft east beforehand!

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 5 March 2006 14:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

i wished i had gone out last night.

i am very keen to go out next weekend, i'm thinking about steve barnes at the key, but really, i'll go anywhere, i need a big blow out

i'll see about monday

― terry lennox. (gareth), Sunday, 5 March 2006 15:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

I walked past Fabric at about 3am and briefly considered going in until I saw the queue. Quite glad I didn't considering no one was in there.

I am up for the Key this weekend.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 5 March 2006 17:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

I went to Fabric. It was good. Matt John was very impressive. Kiki was nice. Ellen Allien a little dissapointing. Ricardo Villalobos and Zip excellent.

Fabric wasnt as rammed as it has been. All in all fairly manageable. They also extended the hours and it was open till 9.30am. When I left at 8, Ricardo and Zip were playing back to back, dancefloor had space to move and upstairs was half full.

Afterparty at T-Bar was excellent too. Ricardo played back to back with Kiki / Matt John / Zip and Craig Richards. Lots of random messiness but quite funny.

Stink tomorrow will likely go till 2. Last Stink went till 3-3.30, but I think theyve been wrapping up a bit earlier. Anyway should be fun. Margaret Dygas mix is available at: http://www.minimallondon.com/margaret_dygas/mixtapes/margaret_dygasMIXTAPE_underl_nemix.zip

― rchinn (rchinn), Sunday, 5 March 2006 23:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh, the key, lets get drugs, lets make it the best

― terry lennox. (gareth), Monday, 6 March 2006 02:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

OMG TRAPEZ/TRAUM STYLE

― terry lennox. (gareth), Monday, 6 March 2006 02:17 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'll be in the t-bar from 10...

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 6 March 2006 18:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

i don't think i'll make it tonight :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

cant make tonite (not sure how many mondays im going to be able to make)

definitely keen on the key at the weekend though

― terry lennox. (gareth), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

i can make no plans for the weekend (inc those you referred to in your text last night, gareth) - i think my friday might be quite big. also i don't know how to get guestlist for the key and i can't afford to pay for clubs.

contemplating holden at the t bar on thu.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

what is holden?

― terry lennox. (gareth), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

james holden! dude who remixed 'the sky was pink' and made it amazing.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ill be at the t-bar from 10 or so. if you see a guy in a black t-shirt with a red star, say hi!

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm staying in tonight, and am busy elsewhere on Saturday, but will be rocking Bangface on Friday as per.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 6 March 2006 20:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

So I went. It was good. Lot of really excellent trance. Like The Knife - Silent Shout being really well received. Yes, kinda minimal, but really trance.

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 03:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

yeah, the knife was definitely a highlight. i now know why i don't usually drink when i go out dancing, though :-(

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 09:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yup, that was fun, I'd go again. Although it did make me yearn for the good ol' IDM club nights of yesteryear...

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 10:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

er anyone up for triple r/alex under/trapez on 31st march, or jeff samuel 13th april?

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 22:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

Bangface is going to be better than the Key, isn't it?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 22:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

yes it will be, more fun but, another contender has arrived! steve bicknell and alexander robotnick at plastic people.

― terry lennox. (gareth), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 22:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

yesss. i will be at the alexander robotnik show, even though i dont know what day it is. i saw him in detroit this summer and it was so much fun.

― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 16:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh! its this saturday, 10pm-330am

― terry lennox. (gareth), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 16:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

i am totally 50-50, as to whether i prefer this or bangface

― terry lennox. (gareth), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 16:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

they're on different days, aren't they?

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 16:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

i am a fragile flower

― terry lennox. (gareth), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 17:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

I might go to the Alex Under / Triple R / Sud Electronic thing. Some of their other parties have been good.

So much on though through late march, and then middle of April...

Have you heard about the M-nus easter party?

― rchinn (rchinn), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 17:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

i move to london tomorrow from scunthorpe. you must understand, this is all very exciting for me. haha
im an american, who has lived in the country her whole life.

― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 17:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh i didnt even see the ceephax and uziq gig. damnnn.
im going to be poor very quickly...

― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 17:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

m-nus easter party??? pls tell me more!

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

Stink was an eyeopener for me (I'd never been to a club in England before). I thought the music was a tad inconsistent (Neil Diamond?) but oh my god Mayer played the Chain so all was well with the world. And some of the newer Kompakt stuff sounds tasty.

Richard, you didn't realise I was Tami's boyfriend when you said hello!

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Thursday, 9 March 2006 08:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm pulling out of all this weekend's festivities - Monday is a very important day and I know how I feel physically and emotionally after rolling London dancing and it's not a state I want to be in next week.

NEXT weekend, on the other hand, is a goer. Am I right in thinking there's a birthday coming up?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 9 March 2006 10:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

For a golf raver, yes. Though not next weekend.

Everyone should go to Bangface, though it's possibly too late for anyone else to do so.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 9 March 2006 10:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

oops, looks like bangface is a no go then:/

working next weekend:/

perhaps i will go home for the weekend:/

― terry lennox. (gareth), Thursday, 9 March 2006 10:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yeah Dog - had no idea you were Tami's boyfriend. I got home and thought, "Shit, I forgot to try and find Tami's boyfriend". So way to go on the random connection.

Minus easter party is Hawtin, Pierce, Magda, Heartthrob and Gaiser. On the 16th down at one of those crappy clubs in the tunnel at London Bridge. Awful venue for such good tunage.

Absolutely no chance of going to Bangface. On first glance it looks like horrendous stuff.

― rchinn (rchinn), Thursday, 9 March 2006 11:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

16th april?

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 9 March 2006 12:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yes.

― rchinn (rchinn), Thursday, 9 March 2006 15:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

i like arches under london bridge! i saw...rob hood there last year

i am going to go to this.

― terry lennox. (gareth), Thursday, 9 March 2006 15:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

i want to hear Tranquilizer, or is it Sleepchamber. im mixing up with Paul Hazel now. Anyway, none of that matters really

in other news, Man Like Woebot is rinsing out the krautrock dubplates at roughneck kosmischey night at old blue last, on sunday night.

― Da Dizzler Terry L (gareth), Thursday, 9 March 2006 15:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

i thought that hawtin easter party was at plastic people, sponsored by lost?

― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Monday, 13 March 2006 20:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

Bugged Out this Saturday anyone? I'm not sure whether or not Miss Kittin is actually any cop as a DJ but I am fully fit and ready to play.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 March 2006 20:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

after last weekends debacle, of actually managing nothing, i am primed like dean ashton

― red flag over st pancras (gareth), Monday, 13 March 2006 20:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hawtin in arches sounds top. But Superpitcher/Mayer the weekend after sounds even better. I can't really do both - my knees will die.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 13 March 2006 21:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

is that at fabric? bah!

cant find out nything about this m_nus night. can anyone provide sources for anything like this? the m_nus site is awful

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 13 March 2006 21:17 (7 years ago) Permalink

Minus Minimize to Maximize tour details here on Resident Advisor.

This weekend I am doing M.A.N.D.Y., Craig Richards, DK7, Damian Lazarus at Fabric on Saturday.

― rchinn (rchinn), Monday, 13 March 2006 23:16 (7 years ago) Permalink

so its a joint thing with Lost? ooh

― red flag over st pancras (gareth), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 10:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm doing bugged out yes yes yes i am.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 14:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am going to see Mandy and Michael Mayer on Thursday, finally something decent in Dublin! I haven't been this excited about a gig I'm not playing at or involved with in about 3 years. Mind you I'd be more excited if I could take drugs.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 15:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

r: :/

l: sorry about the other night dude, my phone, doesnt seem to understand your number, and pretends it isnt in there, and i dont know who it is.

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 15:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

charlton, my phone does that if I have the person's name in twice, that could be the problem

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 15:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

im feeling myself again today

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 15:41 (7 years ago) Permalink

Who else is coming to Bugged Out then? Lex, can you get guestlist again?

I am going to give RacistJustice a miss tonight, I think. I'm going wine tasting (!) tomorrow and a hangover is probably a bad thing in those circumstances.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 17 March 2006 13:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

haven't been able to get guestlist for everyone again, no - even my +1 is a paying one.

where is marianna? is she coming?

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 17 March 2006 14:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

also, 8 april, alex smoke at the light

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 17 March 2006 14:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

No problem... should we all just meet in the Princess Louise at 9.30ish like we did last time?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 17 March 2006 15:27 (7 years ago) Permalink

Woah woah woah BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP! As posted by DJ Martian on the Indie Speed Dating thread:

Hope you're all doing great! We just wanted to let you know that if you've been having trouble accessing our website to find out information about Our Disco, that we're having a few troubles with our servers at the moment. Because of this, we need your help spreading the word about our FREE party on Saturday night.

And Did We Mention Our Disco? presents
Saturday 18 March 2006 :: Free Warehouse Party

OPTIMO (JD Twitch)
TIM SWEENEY (Beats In Space)
TIM GOLDSWORTHY (DFA)
20 JAZZ FUNK GREATS
GLYN CAMPBELL
DEN ODELL

Free entry.. no strings! Arrive Early!
Free glowsticks for the first 100 people!

Canvas, Kings Cross Goods Yard, York Way, London N1 0UZ (map)

Saturday 18 March 2006 :: 10.30pm - 5am
http://www.ourdisco.com

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 17 March 2006 17:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

last time i went to Optimo@Our Disco it was fantastic although that was at Plastic People. i'm v tempted to stay in tonight and come out for this tomorrow.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 17 March 2006 17:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

where should i dance in london? mind you, i do not 'dance' per se (i have been known to make semi-coordinated upper body movements when seated not capable of duplication when standing). nor do i drink very much. nor do i go to clubs in new york evar. but it seems the thing to do in london town and it might be interesting to walk around and observe people and lights and milieu and hear distinctly across-the-pond sounds. fabric, then? or end/aka? tell me of notting hill arts club.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 17 March 2006 17:19 (7 years ago) Permalink

This question is unanswerable until you tell us when you're actually in London. I'm sure you've mentioned it on another thread I've missed, but really, everything depends on what's happening on any one weekend. The End, for example, can be awesome one weekend and rubbish the next.

Frankly, the same goes for pretty much everything in this city.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 18 March 2006 00:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

unanswerable!

(i get in at night on fri the 24th and leave after noon on fri the 31st. i think the sat and one or both of the tues and wed will be good nights for going out.)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 18 March 2006 03:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

I can't decide between Bugged v Canvas (more likely as it's free) v staggering home drunk after o-ding on fish pie at Robster's (v likely as I live around the corner).

Hmm.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Saturday, 18 March 2006 07:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

optimo!

― charltonlido (gareth), Saturday, 18 March 2006 09:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

although,

argy!

― charltonlido (gareth), Saturday, 18 March 2006 09:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

If I wasn't suffering from an annoying cold, I wd be def rocking the Optimo tip instead of Bugged Out.

― RickyT (RickyT), Saturday, 18 March 2006 09:47 (7 years ago) Permalink

gareth, am meeting ambrose later, call me

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 18 March 2006 09:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yeah.Optimo.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Saturday, 18 March 2006 09:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have a feeling someone will play Secret Cinema tonite

― charltonlido (gareth), Saturday, 18 March 2006 10:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

I would prefer Optimo, I think, Bugged Out isn't going to go away and will probably be rocking that exact same lineup in the not-too-distant future.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 18 March 2006 11:16 (7 years ago) Permalink

tonight will be busy. bugged out, then MANDY @ fabric, then hopefully optimo.

― rchinn (rchinn), Saturday, 18 March 2006 11:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

If I can do Optimo, Matt, I'll let you know.

― Hal! Jordan! HAL! JORDAN! (Barima), Saturday, 18 March 2006 12:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

Optimo people - the Lex and I will be meeting at The Castle from 9-9.30ish. Come along.

It's just occurred to me the last time I saw Optimo (at Plastic People) was exactly a year ago today.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 18 March 2006 18:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

the best night out i've had in a long while, if not ever. (okay I am mostly ignoring pre-1am)

it was lovely to meet you, Ambrose!

― permanent revolution (cis), Sunday, 19 March 2006 08:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

That was so weird - pre 1am it was shockingly bad and then pretty much as soon as Twitch came on and thereafter it became THE BEST THING EVER! Especially hearing Silent Shout out and the Justified and Ancient moment.

Good to see Ambrose again, and meet Twitch properly for the first time. I'm going to sleep for three days now.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 19 March 2006 13:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

I AM CLEANING MY HOUSE

― Hal! Jordan! HAL! JORDAN! (Barima), Sunday, 19 March 2006 14:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Sunday, 19 March 2006 15:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

My friends all seem to visit london midweek...is there something going on sun to wed night this week? im going to let them do the boring day stuff alone and then join in for the dancing bit.

― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Sunday, 19 March 2006 16:41 (7 years ago) Permalink

this was great..good to meet youse all, sorry i slunk off but i had someone to looks after :S

also that v stylish girl wasnt gonna leave her boyfriend for me so it was all over

also, some fucker nicked my yellow hoodie!!!!!

but yeah klf, energy flash. i admit, that indie girls dancing to techno exists.

― ambrose (ambrose), Sunday, 19 March 2006 17:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ambrose, the only girl I saw you near last night was Cis (or, which stylish girl? It was identikit action a-go-go at Canvas). Shame about the hoodie, as after my eyesight started dying, I realised I couldn't identify you without it. I mean, I thought it was orange.

― Hal! Jordan! HAL! JORDAN! (Barima), Sunday, 19 March 2006 18:47 (7 years ago) Permalink

but i had someone to looks after :S

???

oh, johan?

also that v stylish girl wasnt gonna leave her boyfriend for me so it was all over

? i didnt see this

― charltonlido (gareth), Sunday, 19 March 2006 18:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

Oh man, I wish I'd gone! But given the funk I'm in it's probably best that I didn't.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Sunday, 19 March 2006 19:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

OMG! I had a flashback at about 7.30 this evening to about 5am, just as we were leaving. I bumped into my first girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, who was there as a policeman trying to clear the whole thing out. The last time I'd seen him was nine years ago when I shouting "you are a complete cunt" in his face, with good reason.

I was in NO STATE WHATSOEVER to be having the conversation I actually had with him at the time. I think said "how are you in the police force? Didn't you get done for fraud?"

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 19 March 2006 23:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

MOO MOO! MOO MOO!

the 'silent shout' arpeggios work shockingly well with the mdma. also 'rej' by ame = ANTHEM.

marianna we missed you! hope you had a good birthday anyway...

lovely to meet ambrose too.

i feel woeful today, though i suspect it's proper illingness and actually nothing to do with saturday night at all.

matt's ability to sleep makes me envious.

cis's massages, omg.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 20 March 2006 10:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ame - Rej is definately one of the tunes of last year. Sounds best on Andre Galluzzi's Berghain compilation following up Robag's Wombat track.

Anyone kick on to any afterparties. MANDY at Public Life were amazing.

― rchinn (rchinn), Monday, 20 March 2006 13:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

MANDY at Public Life were amazing

!!!!!!!

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 20 March 2006 16:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ambrose were you at Public Life too?

Photos from Optimo.

― rchinn (rchinn), Monday, 20 March 2006 20:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

Also, the next one has Justice, Mr Oizo, Uffie and someone else French I can't remember. Anyone know when it is?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 20 March 2006 21:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

no but mandy at public life sounds like thebest thing ever, in this world. just about. where were they playing before? at the end? what time was the afterparty?

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 20 March 2006 21:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

Just found myself in a crowd scene, and dammit, looks like a pretty blonde was checking me out after all...

― Hal! Jordan! HAL! JORDAN! (Barima), Monday, 20 March 2006 23:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ok, so Our Disco with the French line-up possibly early May, not confirmed yet, but on its way. Keep fingers crossed.

M.A.N.D.Y. played Fabric from 4.30am - 8.30am, then Public Life 2pm - 5pm. Was awesome. The guys charisma really took hold in that little public toilet of wrongness that is so so good.

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 00:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

so...

whats happening this weekend?

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 18:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

I know that this isn't necessarily dancing, but some of the people who like dancing also like this:

Sonic Cathedrals, wibble like it's 1992!

THURSDAY APRIL 20

THE LEGION
348 OLD STREET
LONDON EC1V 9NQ

HOWLING BELLS (Live)
GREENSPACE (Live)
SIMON RAYMONDE (DJ)

Emsk and I have seen Howling Bells before, they're quite good!

― Did I Mention My PAISLEY SOCKS? (kate), Friday, 24 March 2006 10:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

whats happening this weekend?

i can vouch for Richard Bartz (tomorrow @ fabric), i saw him last month and he tore the place apart

― Yawn (Wintermute), Friday, 24 March 2006 20:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

cant go back to Fabric this weekend, as much as I would like to see Robag does his this with Monkey Mafia. going to lay low and think about five consecutive days of party in April.

― rchinn (rchinn), Saturday, 25 March 2006 16:16 (7 years ago) Permalink

hate to go on about it but

sud electronic
31st march
the departure, EC3N 2HT

triple r (dj)
alex under (live)
11 while 6

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 14:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm planning to not do anything this weekend again - just got over nasty flu + april is mental = energy must be conserved.

8 april - alex smoke at the light (interviewing him beforehand)
15 april - either soulwax nite versions/2manydjs/tiga at canvas or matthew dear/akufen/smagghe at fabric (would prefer latter but friend who's doing a bday would prefer the former)
22 april - this is superkoze night right? if so i don't want to do fabric two weeks running.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 14:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

But Canvas >>>>>>> Fabric though!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 14:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

unfortunately canvas PA

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 14:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

canvas >>>>> fabric especially fabric two weeks running. but matthew dear isn't in these parts as often as soulwax! who i have seen approx 94849393303 times now. annabel wants the canvas party though, and i'm likely to end up there.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 14:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

haha whoops my message should have read canvas PA is much worse than the fabric PA. ILX seems to be terribly fearful of any ">"s i use, presuming them to be dodgy html

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 15:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

Fabric beer is considerably cheaper than Canvas beer as well, which is extortionate. Especially if, on top of that, we have to pay to get in next time.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 15:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have never bought beer in either fabric or canvas.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 15:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

31st: triple r at departure looks good, i dont know where departure is, but triple r good

8th: im unconvinced about alex smoke. but, on the other hand, i dont really care

16th: m_nus/lost coparty, richie hawtin, magda, troy pierce, the bridge, se1

22nd: koze

29th: america the brave?

7th: america the nonchalant?

14th: america the lovers?

21st: im all yours again, loves

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 15:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

http://www.sovietlondon.com/

(friday, for you londoners. meh... might go to Leeds for Wighnomy Bros, but then I say that every week and it never happens :( )

― file under cozy techno (fandango), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 16:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

its a cocoon thing at technique, go see trentemoller at dirty disco and maybe the times'll sync up to catch the wighnomy bros up the road

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 17:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm kind of in the dark about Trentemoller actually! I have the idea he's kind of super-shiny electro-house, and I heard that one (sorta overrated I thought) Royksopp remix... I know he's rated around here ... I'll go have a look for the D.Disco website!

Cheers :)

― file under cozy techno (fandango), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 17:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

btw this sounds daft but does "cozy" reveal yr identity?
i cant keep track of pseudonyms!

(pssst dont tell anyone but i dont know anything about trentemoller either but i just like getting excited about things!)

(well, polar shift is really good i ghuess. dont know anything outside serenetti and his poker flat stuff)

dirty disco is at northern light, which is a good reason to go there. technique is at mint club which is a good reason not to go there :(

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 19:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

cozy? Koze?

It's just a cute phrase I stole off the Monika Enterprise website (until I get bored of it).

In case you're not logged in it's just er.. me "fandango" which is about all the identity I want to reveal on the internet!

― file under cozy techno (fandango), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 19:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh whoops i thought you were cozen under a new guise

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 20:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm going to catch Alex Under, Triple R and Portable at the Süd electronics party. Their parties are always quite good although I have never been to Departure, and its a nothing part of town. But anyway, Traum/Trapez/MBF are all good stuff.

― rchinn (rchinn), Thursday, 30 March 2006 22:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

is that tomorrow night, or tonite?

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 31 March 2006 09:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

still not going out this weekend. alex smoke on the 8th and soulwax/2manydjs/tiga on the 15th are definites though.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 31 March 2006 09:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ronan's brother's got a new night, first one is in Bar Oporto Friday the 7th, with guest Ronan's mate Phil (who I think some of you have met?) 8pm-1am.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 31 March 2006 11:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

There.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 31 March 2006 11:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh bollocks can't make the 7th!

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 31 March 2006 11:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

Süd Electronic party is tonight (Friday) @ Departure.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 31 March 2006 13:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

toooooo awesome
!!!!!

l like london if its gonna be like this!

absent friends - we missed ya but come to the next thing!

― ambrose (ambrose), Sunday, 2 April 2006 13:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

Süd thing was ok. Marco and Portable didnt quite play warm-up sets, but Alex Under and Triple R were good.

Ended up catching a few seconds of Squarepusher on Saturday night, then onto the new Zombie afterhours at Jawami which was pretty good.

― rchinn (rchinn), Monday, 3 April 2006 15:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

Is Alex Smoke any cop? His album was a bit too coffee table for my liking but I can see things working well live.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 3 April 2006 16:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

I will be at this: 15 april - soulwax nite versions/2manydjs/tiga at canvas.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Monday, 3 April 2006 17:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

13 April: Modular @ Cargo - Presets, New Young Pony Club, Tramp DJs
14 April: Chill
15 April: Radio Soulwax @ Canvas - Soulwax, Who made who, People are Germs, Headman
16 April: Minus/Lost @ The Bridge - Troy Pierce, Magda, Hawtin, Hearthrob
17 April: My Birthday/Stink @ T Bar - Jennifer Cardini, Chloe, Clive Henry, Lazarus

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 15:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

why am i spending easter in the countryside? :-(

― permanent revolution (cis), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 15:53 (7 years ago) Permalink

13/4/06 jess samuel and matt john at the key

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 16:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

22nd justus kohncke live @ herbal (except its not on their site!)

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 17:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

up for kohncke

easter looks like too many things, i like the look of jess, sammy, matt and john;) and also minus/lost

also, you know, spacebase is every friday now, thats got to be worth a look

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 18:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

justus kohncke i am interested in. although i hate herbal. i saw pan|tone there and the crowd was wrong.

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 22:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

Definitely going to minus/lost. Key on the 13th looks good too, but I'm seeing some very old friends earlier that night, and most likely won't be done earlier enough. Koehncke clashes with Kozepitcher.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 06:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

looks like a party on the 16th then!

also, darshwan (sp?!) from metro area is playing on easter monday 17/4

This looks good - (Paella?! And
MetroArea!):
Venue: Sosho, 2a Tabernacle Street, E2 9EQ
Date: Easter Mon April 17th 2006
Details: Midday till 2am
Damage: £6 b4 6pm then £ 8
On Offer: Free BBQ/massive Paella/Fruits in the afternoon
Music: Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area),Mark 7 (Sweden) & Idjut Boys (Noid)

AND

chloe and jennifer cardini all day easter monday at t bar. 17/4

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 09:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am up for that Easter Monday all-dayer. I have that entire week off to recover :)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 09:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh god easter weekend is going to kill me.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 09:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

LOL LOL

i might be punting in cmabridge on monday instead

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 09:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

FORGET ABOUT THE SUGAR - Friday May 12, London

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 7 April 2006 11:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

Who's up for tonight?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 7 April 2006 12:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

Did anyone else go to The Knife last night?

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 09:27 (7 years ago) Permalink

Knife comments in this thread.

Well it looks like a ridiculously good and busy weekend...

** THURSDAY NIGHT
The Presets + New Young Pony Club @ Cargo; followed by Craig Richards, Glimpse (live) + Matt Tolfrey @ T-Bar

** FRIDAY NIGHT
Prins Thomas + Darshan Jesrani @ Old Blue Last

** SATURDAY NIGHT
Soulwax + 2 Many DJs + Headman + Who Made Who + Jamie Jones + People are Germs @ Canvas

** SUNDAY NIGHT
Troy Pierce + Hearthrob (live) + Magda + Richie Hawtin + Gaiser (live) @ Lost (The Bridge)

** MONDAY NIGHT
Chloe, Clive Henry, Lazarus @ T-Bar

― rchinn (rchinn), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 10:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

yo dudes! i will be in london on saturday may 6th! anything excitingly dance-music-related happening then?

― geeta (geeta), Thursday, 13 April 2006 01:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

boo!

it aint a good fabric week that week. ivan smagghe but not really anyone else.

there will be something on tho. daniel bell is playing the week before with bruno pronsato at sud, that would be fun, if could go.

this might be ok ish - v french?

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 13 April 2006 08:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

That looks great! You can never be too French.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 13 April 2006 08:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

yay Geeta!

ha ha 'Alex Braze'

that Key night looks v good (Cagedbaby might sway Barima too). i would like to be there.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 13 April 2006 08:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

yay geeta, yay braxe!

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 13 April 2006 09:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

Cagedbaby might play Sway?

― BARMS, Thursday, 13 April 2006 09:23 (7 years ago) Permalink

isnt cagedbaby awful, or something?

sorry, "boo" up there meant in relation to fabric, not to the news that geeta is arriving

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 13 April 2006 10:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

i dont know, about anything

prins thomas is a possibility, but, which is the old blue last again? it sounds like a pub. what about spacebase, thats on tomorrow isnt it?

m_nus, am i too late for tickets? why does indecision come into things? why do i feel i must play things by ear?

― prisoner#048 (gareth), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

the old blue last is horrible. i don't think it's worth going there for...anything, not even prins thomas.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

have i been there? it does sound like some kind of smokey pub, perhaps we could play dominoes there? on a different day

lots of good music over this weekend, but... where are the voibes, the cuet girls, our people, the hat tippers and you?

― 048 (gareth), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

old blue last = vice pub

where are the voibes, the cuet girls, our people, the hat tippers and you?

tomorrow night - the roxy, unfortunately (i shall not be there for obvious reasons)
saturday night - soulwax nite versions at canvas
monday night - lovelife from 5pm

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

GGGGGG

i dont have any tickets for m_nus, was just going to turn up.
sent you a text about tonight if you fancy going out tonight. mulletover with jeff samuel and matt john

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh yes, i just saw the txt. not sure about tonite, i hadnt factored in tonite yet.

i dont know what lex is talking about with this roxy business, or what the obvious reasons that he wont be there are

worryingly, i feel a bit like the 909fox

― 048 (gareth), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

dont worry i am clueless too, just a hick from the sticks coming dow nto the big smoke seeking ~~fame and fortune~~ minimal techno

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

There's nothing wrong with the Old Blue Last in my opinion. Just about every pub/bar in the ditch is pretty random, but this one has better music. Its got a good vibe going when the music is doing its thing.

M_nus @ Lost will be squishy I think.

― rchinn (rchinn), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

I don't really mind what happens this weekend, but keep me in the loop. I am quite happy to do this ludicrous Monday Stink thing though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

you have been the sinefox for quite some time now G-Daerest

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

I will be here:
saturday night - soulwax nite versions at canvas

And Monday Stink I think.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Thursday, 13 April 2006 13:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

the last time i went to the old blue last was when anna-marie was djing, she was playing ace stuff but that pub HAS SO MANY CUNTS IN IT. which is my objection, really.

i forgot to book tuesday off and have a morning meeting :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 13 April 2006 13:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

that sucks. its my birthday monday. so its straight to golf from minus, then back to t-bar. which is going to be a bit of a change of pace.

― rchinn (rchinn), Thursday, 13 April 2006 13:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

braxe sounds good! alternatively i would be psyched to just grab a drink with you guys and see everybody again. i won't be in london long -- just on a stopover before i go to berlin later that week.

― geeta (geeta), Thursday, 13 April 2006 13:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

OMG! Actual golf raver!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 13 April 2006 13:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am well up for Braxe. French mentalism ahoy!

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 13 April 2006 14:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

(Dude!)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

it's braxe's worldwide debut apparently--he's never played out before. i am psyched.

(dude!)

― geeta (geeta), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

At least there be drinks before the house.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

least let there

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

the last time i went to the old blue last was when anna-marie was djing, she was playing ace stuff but that pub HAS SO MANY CUNTS IN IT. which is my objection, really.

Gheys be hatin' on cunts - inevitable.

― BARMS, Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

hmm im excited about braxe for some reason. is braxe "crydamoure presents Waves I and II" in club form?

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

Dunno 'bout his DJing (thought some of you would bug to the mix CD he did for DJ Mag with Justin Robertson, which I'm not that keen on tracklist-wise) but CB is so not awful, kid.

― BARMS, Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

Are there still tickets for Richie Hawtin??

― Tommy Tannoy (Tommy Tannoy), Friday, 14 April 2006 23:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

Looks like you can buy tickets for Lost here.

Old Blue Last was good. Only got down there around 10pm. They had started at 10am :|

Prins Thomas played at 12 and had to bail to catch a flight. Music was really good with nu-wave downstairs and italo upstairs. A few messy people though.

Looking forward to hearing Krack again tomorrow night.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 14 April 2006 23:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

ok fuck it i spent the night in camden, at some shit, im off to buy a lost ticket

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 14 April 2006 23:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

hearthrob (live) + gaiser (live). yes.

― rchinn (rchinn), Saturday, 15 April 2006 07:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

Same night as the Issst with Braxe, but upstairs...

And did we mention Our Disco Parisian Invasion:

Justice (Ed Banger)
Mr Oizo (F Comm)
Feadz (Bpitch)
Busy P (Ed Banger)
Sebastian (Ed Banger)
Kavinsky
Our Disco residents
Special live guest

Saturday 6th May @ Canvas, £8 in advance from ticketweb, £10 on the door

― MattR (MattR), Saturday, 15 April 2006 08:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

THE WHOLE OF PARIS is in one yard in King's Cross on 6th May! That's got to be some afterparty. Braxe and friends looks better than that lot though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 15 April 2006 09:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

Our Disco parts looks great. Special live guest Uffie?

― rchinn (rchinn), Saturday, 15 April 2006 09:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

wait......do you think tickets are necessary for Lost?
i had assumed i could just come in a bit early.... is that erroneous?

the key is demonstrably the worst club in london, or the worst one i have been too. jeff samuel was really good but it was like i was clubbing in watford. also, far too expensive. i dont mind expensive as long as i dont feel like cattle and the club is glamourous to back it up. canvas feels worth it, the key is pretty foul.

― ambrose (ambrose), Saturday, 15 April 2006 10:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

OK, I probably may not be out tonight, but I will visit 93 Feet East on Monday if I can (my dad's in town for Easter).

― Hal! Jordan! HAL! JORDAN! (Barima), Saturday, 15 April 2006 12:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

I don't think I have ever been to the Key, but that line-up makes it worth all that, I think.

What is the name of that tiny club that's actually a converted underground public toilet on Commercial Street? It's fantastic! We stumbled in there last night intrigued by the neon-lit bus-shelter entrance and the enormous bassline coming through the floor.

Walked in for free and Tomas Andersson's Copy Cat was just kicking in. For the next two hours it was amazing - people went mental to the last minute of Silent Shout and I finally got to hear Dextro's Do You Need Help out. And at least five absolute stormers I will be desperate to identify for the next few weeks. Sometimes, the bright lights and cute girls turn up when you least expect them :)

I don't ever want this thread to end. I want it go on, as an ever-present reminder of the good times.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 16 April 2006 13:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

public life

we used to do a night there! the old owner had a crazy plan to create and overground Underground, with stations with bikes in and cycle routes following the underground routes painted the same colours. it was dead easy to put nights on, and gareth djed once!

― ambrose (ambrose), Sunday, 16 April 2006 13:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

public life is good. chances are you probably went to a kubicle party with Tony D or Hector DJ'ing. good stuff. is probably the best afterhours going.

― rchinn (rchinn), Sunday, 16 April 2006 15:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

Dude. Lost was ACE.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 17 April 2006 13:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

Lost was good. Not quite the usual lost sound, but that's a good thing in my book. Really good sets by all. Didn't get to hear Troy, but Gaiser was really strong, Magda playing her usual quality industrious building sound, Hearthrob had two huge tunes (Baby Kate, and that one at the end), Richie was strong, but we bailed at 7am, with him only one hour in. Off to T-Bar now to catch the last of it.

― rchinn (rchinn), Monday, 17 April 2006 19:47 (7 years ago) Permalink

shit.....

well i was way too fucked... this wasnt a good dance music weekend really

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 17 April 2006 20:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh, we just got back from t-bar. its kind of good there

this weekend was rubbish, i missed everything

planned badly
position badly
executed badly
morientes

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 17 April 2006 23:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

Didnt make it to T-Bar. Well we did, but there was a decent que, so went down to Sosho to catch Darshan Jesarni and the Laser Magnetic disco, which was kind of cool.

How many m_nus people played at T-Bar? How did Lazarus go playing after some of them?

― rchinn (rchinn), Monday, 17 April 2006 23:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

do you know, i messed up this weekend so bad? no amount of playing swat squad 12s or reminiscing about red planet stardancer can make up for how straight and sober this weekend turned out to be.

morientes

luckily, there is koze/superpitcher, and then braxe, to redeem self, and lower self into gutter, where i belong

is it wrong, to have a perverse feeling for a dr fernando rehabilitation?

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 17 April 2006 23:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

perhaps indianapolis doesn't seem such a bad idea after all

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 17 April 2006 23:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

i am experiencing some technical difficulties.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 07:29 (7 years ago) Permalink

Errr... not dancing necessarily, but still clubbing, and I know that some of you are (becoming) regulars... Sonic Cathedrals this Thursday, 20th April. At the Legion, Old Street, same shoetime, same shoechannel.

Come on, you know you want to.

― Bernard's Summer Girlfriend (kate), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 08:23 (7 years ago) Permalink

hey kate i saw the listing for this in time out but didnt make the connection!

as for G, i wouldnt stress over it! its a bit of a relief for one weekend at least to have not been too hectic. theres lots to come for a start. im think about braxem, thanks for the reminder, i couldnt remember what was on may 6th....

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 08:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

Aaah, what a time to wake up and realise the sun is shining and there's a week of no work ahead :)

T-Bar looked good yeah, we stayed for a drink but I have no idea who was playing or what any of the music was. Everyone looked like they were nicely off their face, especially for a Monday night.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 09:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

Was T-Bar after I left? Having Lex's girlfriends beg me to do the splits again was way demanding. I can talk a little better today, so at least there's that.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 18 April 2006 09:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

fabric was kind of normal, i didnt actualy tyhink supetpoitdher was rhat graet, though i htink he played that shane berry tune on trapez, fillertet, someone played something cakled ani jaschneider, at lest, tyhats what my hone sdays

i dont reallyt know what happaned between 7am ansd 2pm, buit i havbe a feelikng some mentkaism was uinvolfed

― charltonlido (gareth), Sunday, 23 April 2006 12:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

i think we have some new afdfitsion to the london cru though

― charltonlido (gareth), Sunday, 23 April 2006 12:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, he wasn't as good as he was the couple of times I saw him last year. Still fun though. And that last half hour of Slam in room 2 was mental.

― RickyT (RickyT), Sunday, 23 April 2006 12:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

that song i tried to put in your phone was anja schneider's 'rancho relaxo', gareth! how was turnmills?

agree with ricky t, superpitcher not as great as he has been in the past but still good. that was a really relaxing rave!

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 24 April 2006 08:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

turnmills was pretty good. we (a motley crue of waifs and strays) got there about 730, and went into the top bar bit, and got a pint. i think we had forgotten that there was a main room, so we tried to find it, and then we did. downstairs was split in two, there was horrible hardhouse in one room, and plip-plop in the other. we met some other people in there, i think some girl txted you with my phone lex?

they chucked everyone out just before noon, and we went up to a pub on farringdon road, the eagle, i think, and had a couple of pints in there. i think there were 7 of us left at this point. about 130pm two people left in search of some rave in docklands, i'd had enough by then and called it quits and got the bus home. went to bed about 3, literally holding my head in my hands. woke up at midnight, and ate a pear yoghurt:)

today i feel fine!

one of the people that got subsumed into our waif collective, is, i think, a friend of our own stirmonster, and our not own johnny.

i liked that rancho relaxo tune lex

the tune you asked about, with the big bursts of fuzzy static, was shane berry's fillertet (trapez). i think i said that above, but my typing appears to have been a little, uh, off

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh, and, justus was at herbal apparently

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

hence getting ridiculous

BRAXE BRAXE BRAXE is next people, amirite?

― ambrose (ambrose), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

There's more hecticness next weekend with two nights at The Key -

Saturday: Acid Tiger Motel w/ Digitalism, Marc Romboy, Tommie Sunshine, Tomas Barfod, Munk & more
Sunday: Bugged Out vs Phonica w/ Gabriel Ananda, Andy Weatherall, Ewen Pearson, Clor, Simon Rigg, Heidi, Hector & more

Stumbled into Public Life friday night to find Gedde's and some others playing some ace stuff, picked up a bunch of flyers for Dub Kult and some other good stuff going on there in the next few weeks. If only I could find 'em the next morning...

― MattR (MattR), Monday, 24 April 2006 15:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

sunday looks good, but i said i'd go home this weekend. no, really, i did

braxe is definitely next, and i am going to get my ticket, this evening

i actually feel ridiculuously perky right now,

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

there is some good stuff this weekend.

SAT NGT - Luciano, Rub N Tug @ Fabric
SUN DAY - Luciano @ T Bar
SUN NGT - Jamal Moss, Convexion @ Channel 2

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 13:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm busy Saturday night but Sunday daytime might be fun. Hmmm.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 13:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

ILM's fav Norwegian Pop star [Annie] confirmed for TDK Cross Central festival
http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=16294

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 14:04 (7 years ago) Permalink

shit is braxe at the key?

maybe ill go to oizo etc at canvas instead... you cant get from one to the other can you?

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

pokerflat night at fabric on the 13th, bug, landsky, chardronnet

suburban knight(!) at fabric on the 27th (not here for this though)

i *might* be in town, after all, this weekend, though, really, i should behave myself a bit more

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

I may have to cancel Braxe for buddy reasons.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:15 (7 years ago) Permalink

found commercial street related flyers:

avus, perc, marc ashken & blm @ public life, friday 5th may, £4.
audio werner, dan berkson, ayoze chico, stathis lazarides @ 54 / zawani's, saturday 27th may, £8.

― MattR (MattR), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 17:02 (7 years ago) Permalink

IMPORTANT THING - does anyone know whether Justice/Mr Oizo etc at Canvas on the 6th is part of the same thing as Braxe/Kris Menace at The Key?

If not, we need to work out which we're going to. (Braxe all the way for me)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 28 April 2006 10:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

i strike a blow for Justice, by going to Braxe.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 28 April 2006 10:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

i've got my ticket for justice already...

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 28 April 2006 10:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am playing at that night my brother does on the 12th, gah I know this clashes with Don't Forget The Sugar so don't want to start INTERNET BEEF!

Last night I had to turn down supporting Digitalism and Whomadewho for this, noooooo! I mean yes!

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 28 April 2006 10:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

ha ha, the club is actually called The Ol' Sugar Me Do

that is most unfortunate timing :( any idea what sort of time you'll be playing tho? there's always...that Saturday night?

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 28 April 2006 10:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

I think I'm playing 10-12 or something, it's not a late late club. Yeah shame about timing : ( I would be playing a not dour set too (for a change).

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:00 (7 years ago) Permalink

No dourplop, no credibility

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh no! i would've been up for ronan's brother's club anyway, otherwise. maybe...we can get together after 1 for a joint AFTER-PARTY.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

yes does someone have decks and a large open space. this must happen.

I played an afterparty last night over here, it was fucking insane, it brought many happy memories back of being on drugs, though I wasn't. in the middle people did a gigantic human pyramid!

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:16 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have neither but it would be awesome if someone did.

or we can, you know, go to someone's flat and drink for the next 24 hours and rave around the room or something.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:52 (7 years ago) Permalink

Isn't Bangface the 12th? I am DJing that night too at a French music night in Farringdon! Le haw hee haw. I might go to see ALTERN8 afterwards, but, you know, I might not. I am going to Braxe as well! I feel like I don't belong on this thread, but, HA HA!

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Friday, 28 April 2006 12:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

there is a schism, on the 6th?

and, another on the 12th?

who, is where?

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 28 April 2006 12:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

i thought Ronan had single-handedly killed off any remaining love for Justice!

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 28 April 2006 12:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

12th weekend is ATP, as is the one after.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

I may try and make Luciano @ Fabric. Maybe...see you there or something.

― Adamrl (nordicskilla), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

This Saturday @ Fabric
6th @ Ozio / Feadz

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

isn't that the same as canvas the following week?

(also, uffie probably the special guest at justicefest)

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

we can get together after 1 for a joint AFTER-PARTY.

What's on at Public Life on the 12th? It is literally YARDS from Gramaphone and therefore surely worth a shout?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

My brother, the one you guys have not met, is having a housewarming on the Saturday, if anyone wants to come.....

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 29 April 2006 07:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

I could be persuaded. Will there be techno and cute girls?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 29 April 2006 16:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

There might be cute girls!

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 30 April 2006 18:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yes, but will there be cute pointy nosed Irish boys?

― Wear High Heels, Get A Record Deal (kate), Monday, 1 May 2006 11:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

i got a ticket for braxe

but, now, i see that kevin saunderson is playing friday night! not that i can go, really, so perhaps is for the best

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 1 May 2006 22:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

what time are you dudes getting to braxe? i land at heathrow at 8.30 PM and i don't think i'd get there before midnight.

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 1 May 2006 22:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

What time do they shut guestlist at The Key? I think I am going to go to Canvas first, then down to Braxe.

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 23:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

hmm. i might be too exhausted to go to braxe, depending. but it ends up that i'll be back in london the weekend after (may 13-14)! is anyone interested in going to fabric on saturday may 13th with me, for poker flat night w/ steve bug, martin landsky, guido schneider, patrick chadronnet (live) plus optimo and a live set by black strobe in the second room?

― geeta (geeta), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 03:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

Ronan's in London that weekend too, but I'm not planning on going to bed on the 12th so Fabric's probably out. If you're around on Friday then come to Sugar!

Rollcall for Braxe? I know we have Canvas splitters but should we all meet in the same pub beforehand? Are there any decent boozers in the area at all?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 07:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

it's annoying that sophie and robin are out of town that weekend, sophie's flat is the most perfectly located pre-canvas boozer.

reminder for two weeks ahead - ellen allien and lindstrom at the end!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 07:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

i just got a BRAXEticket. maybe the key will magically not be horrible.

geeta my recommendation is that you should come! i dont really have a more convincing argument than that tho.

midnight def isnt too late to come tho. might be worth getting a ticket before, or getting someone to buy one for you, or getting on the guestlist

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 07:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

Kat and I have Braxe tickets, and I can't make the next weekend, so I am v.much in favour of Geeta coming along for the French mentalism.

As for preclubpub, the King Charles I on Northdown Street has always looked like a decent if small boozer, but I've never actually been in there. The Driver on Cally Road looks tolerable as well.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 07:57 (7 years ago) Permalink

we are low on...supplies

― drowned at moon lake, Wednesday, 3 May 2006 08:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

dont worry i have a case of ginger beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:D

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 08:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am going to Braxe and would like to meet up w/you all, even though I know none of you. If you come up with any super secret plans that are not on this thread could someone email me plz!

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 08:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

my secret plan as yet:

ARRIVE to the L*D*N 8 pm

EAT: possibles -
hare & tortoise
veggie indian place
ED CHOICE
?

then proceed to AN OTHER location for drink, before going in.

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 08:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

patrick, i'll be emailing lots of people re pubs at some point, prob tomorrow, does that there email address work?

i'm not a fan of this braxe/justice split at all...

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 11:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

Well, if you'd actually bought a ticket for BRAXE like we'd all agreed...

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 11:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

not got a ticket/guestlist for Braxe yet - waiting to see if i am fit enough on the night. hope to be but it's touch and go, Maniche.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 11:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

i was the one who told people about JUSTICE first!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 11:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am in for a meet up beforehand. The whole of Kings Cross is pretty grim for pubs though. Let me know where you choose. Ideally somehwere open past 11.30 as well, I'd like to get down to Canvas/Key about 1ish.

― rchinn (rchinn), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 11:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yes, the email works. Thanks.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 11:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

that bar on York Way is OK - keep forgetting it's name.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 13:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

ok! i will swing by braxe (can i just buy a ticket at the door?) but i will likely leave early. what bar/pub are you guys meeting at beforehand? the earliest i could get over there would be around midnight...

― geeta (geeta), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 17:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

If we plan to all meet in a bar around midnight that would be ideal then. No-name bar on York Way then?

― rchinn (rchinn), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 18:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

I was thinking closer to 10ish really, possibly earlier, as I'd quite like a chat with the Canvas kids first, and we don't know for a fact that this bar will be open. Anyone know what it's called? Is there a cut-off time after which tickets don't guarantee entry?

I am vaguely tempted to find some way of ploughing right through in order to watch the last game of the season but I expect this is BEYOND FOOLHARDY. And impossible, as anyone who's seen me past about 6.30am will agree.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 18:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

Also Sieve - is it the Masque Bar you're referring to? That looks like as good a place as any to meet up.

(Also people we don't know, post one picture of yourselves)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 18:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

no it's not that one, it's a bit further up i think, closer to The Key.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 4 May 2006 08:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

it's The Lincoln Lounge, although it is a bit on the small side and may be busy full of other Key-goers.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 4 May 2006 08:58 (7 years ago) Permalink

Either will do me fine to be honest.

I have booked my Braxe ticket. Yay.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 4 May 2006 09:14 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'll email people about the lincoln lounge.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 4 May 2006 11:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

Well see you in the Lincoln Lounge then.

― rchinn (rchinn), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

I love it when a plan comes together. Except the main bit of the plan, which we're still working on.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

I will see you at the Lincoln Lounge then. I have no photo to post but am five eleven, short black hair, crappy beard, black rimmed glasses and I'll wear my white hoodie. I'll be with my brother.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Friday, 5 May 2006 12:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

yeah, photo, um, check my myspace.

i'm six one, dumb looking, faux blonde-hair, likes walks on beaches, chinese food and dancing with sycophants in the DJ box.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 5 May 2006 12:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

didn't get the blag in time for this so will be queuing for a ticket later probably, but earlier than Geeta?

10pm in the Lincoln Lounge seems good to me tho.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Saturday, 6 May 2006 10:03 (7 years ago) Permalink

so i went, briefly, it was good. i missed lincoln, arriving around 1.30am, caught the random french entourage on th decsk, and uffie banging out some sweet raps. all in all pretty goo
d

― rchinn (rchinn), Sunday, 7 May 2006 04:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

Justice / Oizo & co was fantastic in parts, possibly the most rediculous number of dj's I've ever seen in a booth at one time. Though possibly Sebastian / Kavinsky were kinda more fun at musichall last weekend - mostly for the lack of skitzo dancer tonight, Oizo was... kinda disapointing, went from too deepy stuff to banging without stopping inbetween?!

How was the key? Heard it was a kinda poor turnout? Oh, the our disco thing continues this afternoon at the lock tavern from 3 / 4ish with whoever's still standing from earlier...

― MattR (MattR), Sunday, 7 May 2006 06:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

oof. sorry i didnt make it, dudes! i was so exhausted last night after the flight from new york. how was braxe?

― geeta (mark s), Sunday, 7 May 2006 06:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

I thought the first hour or so of Braxe was AMAZING. Proper "THIS IS MY FIRST DJ SET EVER, I AM GOING TO ROCK THIS PARTY!" type set. Starting off with LFO and Body Language and then going full-on hands-in-the-air filterdisco was exactly what I wanted. Like being deluged in sugar, but proper high quality French pastry.

Then Cagedbaby came on and killed the voibe almost immediately - total loss of focus, bad Bloc Party remixes and so forth. There was some good Get Physical type stuff on in the other room, but it was empty, except for the bit when those breakdancing dudes were in there.

So it kind of sucked - so we left, tried to get into Canvas and failed, but they let us back into the Key for free so it was alright. And the last hour or so of Cagedbaby was great - Sky Was Pink, Rej, Zdarlight and loads of other stuff I didn't know. Yay.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 7 May 2006 18:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

Also, Cagedbaby is the worst dressed person I have ever seen. Like Bill Bailey made up by Paris Hilton or something.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 7 May 2006 18:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

Braxe didn't actually seem to do a lot. Kris Menace played LFO, Body Language and others for first 20 mins or so. You knew Braxe was there when he dropped a dirty, pulsating rework of 'Music Sounds Better With You' to good effect, and this after an epic 'Discopolis'. They played an absolutely fantastic track at some point inbetween which started off like frenchified mid-late 90s mad jacking techno and progressed into more modernised teutonic/trentemoller-esque thing. I wonder if i will find out what it was...they dropped in Size 9's 'I'm Ready' too which was a bit of a surprise, and not necessarily a welcome one, but we survived the big beat breakdown...i had to leave at 3 tho.

guy on before (Kevin Griffiths?) was good too - played Paperclip People's 'Throw' as the room filled up with dry ice. good moment.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

I didn't get back into the Key bcz my brother annoyed the bouncer with some biz that I don't really remember. It was good to meet all you folks though and I had a lot of fun dancing to Braxe and playing the crap Dr Who pinball. LFO sounded fucking great. The other room was weird bcz it seemed to consist only of a single giant podium. There was so much dry ice that I felt I was in a dream sequence from some flick like Manhunter or something.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

Dr Who pinball?! omg i need to go back!

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

It had underpowered flippers and tons of unused space--everything is crammed up at the top where the ball will barely reach. Weirdly the most prominently featured Dr in the backing artwork is Sylv. McCoy!

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

They played LFO at Canvas as well. Can't remember who though, like someone mentioned earlier, there was a quite a throng behind the decks with every man and his beard trying to play a record and tweak the EQs.

It was a really good vibe, you could tell the Justice tracks because they have that same rough and rocky chords. Busy P was funny holding up sleeves and the table lamp.

Was Sebastian Tellier behind the decks? And is Tellier, the same person as DJ Sebastian? And final question, does Ozio look like Tellier?

Good to meet Alex, I didn't see anyone else. Anyone going to see Tellier at the Spitz tomorrow night?

― rchinn (rchinn), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

iirc wasn't Oizo aka Quentin in one of the Levis ads with Flat Eric himself (the one where they are in the car)? if so, he didn't look much like Tellier but that was quite a few years ago now so who knows...

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

lfo was played too fast!

man i had a big big night. m,ade upfor a poor friday by a million times. was feeling all the tunes up until cagedbaby. sorry i slunk off but to be honest i was fucked and had to at least sit down. managed to catch a bus home at 5.30 so it wasnt too harsh.

i didnt know any of the tunes except "sweat on the walls" and "oh superman" remix and they all totally slayed me.

gareth, players paradise appears to be a label. cant remember what that tune sounded like, but it might be martinez "sunbeams". or maybe they played that as well.

theres a tune where ipoked my head roudn the dj booth and all i saw was "switch" and "control records" but i dont know whether it was a switch tune or not. it seemed pretty familiar but i think i must have got the wrong end of the stick.

the key is totally ok by me anyways now... the bar staff! swoon
also, cassy on 26th May!!!!

― ambrose (ambrose), Sunday, 7 May 2006 20:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

I have a few tunes on Players Paradise, what are you after, what did it sound like?

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 7 May 2006 20:47 (7 years ago) Permalink

I had no problems with the Key, even the bouncers were friendly enough (until we tried to get back in at 4am of course).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 7 May 2006 21:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

― Ed (dali), Monday, 8 May 2006 06:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

justice and co were ace! spectacularly roughneck, really ferocious and unrelenting, these people do not know the meaning of down moments. uffie was fun though playing 'ready to uff' three times over the night possibly counts as overkill. the crunk interlude with 'lose control' etc was fantastic.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 8 May 2006 08:20 (7 years ago) Permalink

good to meet richard, too, and patrick briefly. sorry i couldn't stick around in the pub. i'm not used to having to remember tickets!

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 8 May 2006 08:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

yo dudes! i am planning to go to fabric tonight if anyone would like to come along. i have an extra list spot so someone could come for free. i get in to london at around 8 PM and i am here til monday morning!

― geeta (Tobias Rapp), Saturday, 13 May 2006 13:17 (7 years ago) Permalink

would be great to see you but don't think i can handle more clubbing tonight. if you're gonna be at mark's beforehand i'm only 5 mins up the road so mail or call then! otherwise meeting up tomorrow somewhere would be cool.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Saturday, 13 May 2006 14:18 (7 years ago) Permalink

after Sugar I really want more dancing: let's all go to fabric!

― permanent revolution (cis), Saturday, 13 May 2006 14:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

:-(

hopeful bump?

― permanent revolution (cis), Saturday, 13 May 2006 19:17 (7 years ago) Permalink

I will be at Fabric. Going to Padded Cell first. If I see people who I think might be ILM'ers I'll say hello.

― rchinn (rchinn), Saturday, 13 May 2006 21:59 (7 years ago) Permalink

mmmm, holden & mfa pretty sweet at 54 commercial street, shame it was silly packed due to encompass shenanigans along with pheek at runsounds. Bah!

― MattR (MattR), Sunday, 14 May 2006 02:34 (7 years ago) Permalink

was at 54 commerical for a bit on friday night to see Ame, who was ok, after seeing Fugiji & Miyagi at 93ft east, which was also pretty good (sounds just like their 10 inches). it was pretty full then too, the dancefloor was humid, the crowd was ok if a little messy, but nowhere near the standards of the sunday morning zombie parties.

tonight padded cell were alright. didnt sound too live. one guy was working a sequencer which looked like ableton while richard stern operated a keyboard. their tunes are excellent, but herbal really has no vibe, so the crowd was a bit flat.

fabric wasnt as full as normal. when i got down optimo had room two working well, mixing on of the new minus tracks with la la land, and dropping the carl craig mix of revelee which sounds on that system. only other act i really heard was patrick chadronnet, his main tune rocked, and the others also.

― rchinn (rchinn), Sunday, 14 May 2006 03:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

perhaps, some of you, would like to go out, with me, somewhere, the first weekend of june?

― charltonlido (gareth), Sunday, 14 May 2006 21:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

Anyone up for Sonic Cathedrals? Tomorrow? Same shoe-time, same shoe-place?

― The Minimal Criminal (kate), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 11:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

oh, maybe, i shouldnt though. depends if im doing my exam friday

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 12:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

Oh, you know you want to!

― The Minimal Criminal (kate), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 12:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

tomorrow i'm headed the old blue last, which is unfortunate, but DIPLO, FREE Y'ALL!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 13:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

I might... *might* just be tempted by Diplo now. I dunno.

I went past the Old Blue Last a few weeks ago, it didn't look that bad.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 17 May 2006 16:01 (7 years ago) Permalink

i have the worst sore throat ever. sterpsils aren't helping. i'm exhausted. i hate the old blue last.

...i think i will still go tonight.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 18 May 2006 08:19 (7 years ago) Permalink

i would like to go to sonic cathedral thing. i'd also like to go to old blue last. i'd like to do lots of things

i will, however, be studying for tomorrows exam

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 18 May 2006 10:28 (7 years ago) Permalink

I got a bit drunk last night in celebration of Arsenal losing, and will be out tomorrow night, so I think I'll have a night in and watch Big Brother instead.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 18 May 2006 10:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

right, despite saying all week that i was far far too exhausted to do anything this weekend, it appears...that i am in fact going to go to ellen allien at the end tonight. i'm not sure how this happened. but er, yeah, join me and anna-marie and kt!

― The Lex (The Lex), Saturday, 20 May 2006 12:16 (7 years ago) Permalink

Maybe I will!

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Saturday, 20 May 2006 15:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

how was the alien? i had the just about the quietest weekend ever.

― rchinn (rchinn), Sunday, 21 May 2006 11:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

She was great! All very Berlin and minimal but lushly melodic in places as well. Also I want to marry her, especially after seeing her standing there texting people in the DJ booth.

Lindstrom & Prinz Thomas surprised me as well. Much chunkier sound than I was expecting and it left me going "why didn't the album sound like that?" Unfortunately they ended an hour earlier than they were scheduled to, we were in the other room at the time and didn't get to see whether they played I Feel Space. Gah.

Weirdest moment of the night = Erol playing a set of big chunky rocky electro (Justice and Vitalic and lots of stuff that sounded like them) only to drop Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name in the middle of it. The place went fucking mental.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 21 May 2006 13:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

SPOTTING - TRAINS! 'way out' is so massive.

i was totally feeling lindstrom - all those dirty funk bass grooves topped off by music box stylings at the exact mid-point of tweeness and ket-blankness. unfortunately anna-marie was hating it, but the other room was ace anyway (APART FROM ratm, have you NO SHAME!).

ellen allien was ridiculously beautiful - i couldn't keep my eyes off her! her white halter-neck top was gorgeous, and her hair looked fab too. she looked like she was having a lot of fun, esp when she started to sing along to her own vocals.

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 21 May 2006 15:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

has anyone been to the t bar lately? eg i see villalobos is at fabric next saturday, which i won't be able to make, but will he be at the t bar on sunday afternoon?

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 21 May 2006 16:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

yes. i go to t-bar regularly. sunday the day after a villalobos session will be funny. it will be full of twitch ket-afterparters from about 2pm - 7pm and then start to peter out. ricard will look something like this...

― rchinn (rchinn), Monday, 22 May 2006 09:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

yeah, i'm quite tempted by the t-bar on sunday (midday til midnight apparently), but i'm already going to john cage stuff in the afternoon and lightning bolt in the evening, so not sure it'll fit in...

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 25 May 2006 09:14 (6 years ago) Permalink

if villalobos will be at the t-bar on sunday, i would be up for that.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 25 May 2006 09:41 (6 years ago) Permalink

i think it's almost certain that he will be, afaik he always shows up to the afterparties.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 25 May 2006 11:12 (6 years ago) Permalink

My friend will be visiting and we will be in town so may come down to t-bar. I can just show up right? I don't have to 'do' anything?

(seventh hit for villalobos & "t bar" in Google is rchinn's MySpace!)

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

awesome. i have penetrated the indexed and pageranked zeitgest.

chance villalobos might not make it to t-bar and could be at secretsundaze.

― rchinn (rchinn), Thursday, 25 May 2006 20:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

Could you keep me updated on this. Thank you!

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Thursday, 25 May 2006 21:38 (6 years ago) Permalink

Secretsundaze have a 'sectret guest' this sunday but they assure me it isn't V. THEY MAY BE TRYING TO FOOL ME!

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

tell me more about secretsundaze - they've always been too secret for me to know anything about them, i think.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:56 (6 years ago) Permalink

If I were in london this weekend I'd be going to the multi-soundsystem teknival in the west country, but I'm not, which is arse.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:08 (6 years ago) Permalink

toby, email them and they'll put you on their mailout list...

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:25 (6 years ago) Permalink

― rchinn (rchinn), Sunday, 28 May 2006 08:20 (6 years ago) Permalink

yeah i saw that. guess i won't bother going down after all :-(

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 28 May 2006 13:24 (6 years ago) Permalink

DJ T, MANDY and Booka Shade are at Fabric on the 24th... anyone?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 5 June 2006 15:41 (6 years ago) Permalink

OBVIOUSLY

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

YES.

― permanent revolution (cis), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'm in Berlin dammit!

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

the ironing is like bratwurst

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:59 (6 years ago) Permalink

I will be at Fabric for M.A.N.D.Y. yes.

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 19:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

somewhat tempting, although it's my sister's birthday party that evening, which will probably stop me. any news on any afterparties?

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 19:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

eulberg, neumann, loco dice 8th july @ the end?

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 21:23 (6 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

SO. get physical, fabric, this saturday. who's doing it?

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 22 June 2006 07:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

Don't think so. I have no money, it's Fabric and there's an England match the next day I want to be in a reasonable state for. That minimal stuff on the 8th looks tempting though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 June 2006 08:24 (6 years ago) Permalink

Actually, what I would really like sometime soon is a night of big FRIDAY dancing, as every Saturday in forever is kind of filled up. Anything good going on?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 June 2006 08:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

My friends are playing at a bar named Fluid tomorrow nite, round the corner from Fabric. Usual suspects' dance music, basically. Night's called Short Circuit, used to do very good buisness back in our student daze.

― Hal! Jordan! HAL! JORDAN! (Barima), Thursday, 22 June 2006 17:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

Did anyone go on Saturday in the end then?

Also, who is up for CROSS CENTRAL on the August bank holiday weekend? I'm toying with the idea of both nights but may just get Saturday tix at first.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 10:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

annabel, ian, sophie, robin and i went, with some of annabel's work colleagues. it was FUCKING AWESOME! we ended up drinking lager on the pavement of gray's inn road at 8.30am like proper homeless people. impressively katie also went out raving, still with her cast on.

tdk is ON - i'm thinking both days...

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 10:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

i am up for CROSS CENTRAL even though it is this young person's dancing music. i'm only going for the folk ;)

and only the saturday.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 11:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

our plan for tdk is to outdo last year's debauchery!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 11:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

I am gonna go to one day of Cross Central. I dunno which bcz my brother is sorting it out.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 11:45 (6 years ago) Permalink

Cross Central Saturday looks good, less bothered about the sunday.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 11:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

Looking at the line-ups, Saturday looks better, even if Sunday does have Annie and Booka Shade.

Halfway down the list = LEX RECORDS DJs!

impressively katie also went out raving, still with her cast on.

r0x0r.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 12:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

Saturday at Fabric was great. Good little Sonar carry-on. I didnt make it to Public Life but am sure it would have been equally debauched.

I'm in Isle of Wight this weekend, but next weekend there is a lot on. Cocoon 2 @ The End, and Tales of the Jackalope in South Derbyshire.

― rchinn (rchinn), Thursday, 29 June 2006 12:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

London people who enjoy things like Forget About The Sugar - anyone up for the London launch of It Came From The Sea? The Brighton ones I've been to in the last couple of years have been almost unfailingly awesome...

― Flyboy (Flyboy), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 08:59 (6 years ago) Permalink

That's this Saturday, obv...

― Flyboy (Flyboy), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 08:59 (6 years ago) Permalink

This looks good but I'm already triple-booked for Saturday. What time does this end? There might be after-hours dancing fun somewhere...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 09:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'm now quadruple-booked for saturday and i KNOW NOT WHAT TO DO :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 09:30 (6 years ago) Permalink

You're actually quintruple-booked - there's something else you're forgetting.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 09:45 (6 years ago) Permalink

I DON'T HAVE A BLOODY THING TO DO ON SATURDAY.

I AM TRULY RELISHING THE IDEA OF A QUIET NIGHT IN DOING ABSOLUTELY FUCK ALL EXCEPT LYING ON THE SOFA LISTENING TO HAWKWIND.

Don't you dare be too hung over to come to the BBQ on Sunday. :-(

― Tangerine Machine (kate), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 09:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

i am almost 100% certain that you are in fact correct. maybe i'm even sextuple-booked!

xp what bbq!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 09:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

Shimuras BBQ at the Windmill on Sunday.

― Tangerine Machine (kate), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 09:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

Ah! That sounds as if it would be lovely, actually, esp if I am hungover/have not been to sleep yet.

I have decided that I will endeavour to do three of the five parties on Saturday.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 10:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

Is "fashion" a kind of music now?

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 10:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

I think that's just word association. Musn't pause, musn't hesitate, get a bash on the head like this -

― Flyboy (Flyboy), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 11:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

"Action music" sounds fun!

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 11:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

I thought it was "fashion pop" as in "sleaze rock".

― Margarine Machine (kate), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 11:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

I very much doubt I'm going to be in a fit state to make the barbeque sadly. If I do, it could well qualify as the biggest ILX weekend ever.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 11:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

I should go to It Came From The Sea if only because it's quite near where I live.

What else is going on that's not already been mentioned?

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 11:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

Rave tonight with the Turks of Thailand in the ditch.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 21 July 2006 15:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

Is there much happening in August, apart from Cross Central? I quite fancy a couple of big nights and this thread has been very quiet of late.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 21 July 2006 15:12 (6 years ago) Permalink

So, I am going to Fabric tonight. Nothing really good on there, just some friends playing in Room 3. If anyone ends up there for whatever reason, say "Hey". I will say "Hi" back.

― rchinn (rchinn), Saturday, 29 July 2006 17:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

9 SEPTEMBER
ROOM ONE:
Craig Richards, Ricardo Villalobos, Cassy, Sieg Uber Die Sonne (LIVE)
ROOM TWO:
Terry Francis, James Holden,
ROOM THREE:
The Amalgamation of Soundz

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

― a (rslvd), Monday, 31 July 2006 06:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

anything on this weekend?

― Ed (dali), Monday, 31 July 2006 07:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

Looking around briefly, nothing terribly exciting. Fabric has Craig Richards, Ewan Pearson, Prins Thomas and Spirit Catcher live which could be good, but almost certainly not your thing.

I want to go dancing this weekend though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 31 July 2006 07:20 (6 years ago) Permalink

I want to be back in sheffield I got texts on saturday night about a minimal techno free party, in a roman era gritstone quarry, from ambrose and was V. jealous.

― Ed (dali), Monday, 31 July 2006 07:25 (6 years ago) Permalink

i think i may need a small break from the dancing. i realised yesterday that all my weekends these days appear to have at least one night of no sleep in them, this may not be something that it is perhaps wise to do every week, and i need to save energy for the second half of august.

ie, call me on friday.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 31 July 2006 08:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

Anyone up for Errorsmith on Saturday?

http://www.errorsmith.de/

Terms like "spastic disco", "elastic breaks", even "wonky techno" have been thrown about when it comes to describing Erik Wiegand's Errorsmith project. With only a handful of releases and even less live visibility, this is a rare treat for anyone interested in the more experimental end of dancefloor rhythms. He'll be treating us to an improvised three-hour Ableton Live set that'll see dancehall / dubstep / disco as well as his own twisted creations being thrown into a heady mix. Just bear in mind that he comes from Berlin's revered Basic Channel family of artists and you'll be fine. Sonic perfection stretched to breaking point.
NB: call 07977.420.999 / 07989.571.552 or email info@littletony.net for more info.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 3 August 2006 07:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

yo ed wheres errorsmith at?

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 3 August 2006 08:22 (6 years ago) Permalink

Lower Marsh st

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 3 August 2006 08:36 (6 years ago) Permalink

I forwarded the relevant kultureflash to your mail.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 3 August 2006 08:37 (6 years ago) Permalink

Is anything happening this weekend? My friend is down and she wants to go dancing.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Monday, 7 August 2006 09:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'm not sure - i only just realised that this weekend is not acid on sea weekend yet.

i quite enjoyed the novelty of sleeping properly throughout this weekend, i might do it again!

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 7 August 2006 09:37 (6 years ago) Permalink

i can always be tempted though. usually it's gareth who does the tempting.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 7 August 2006 09:37 (6 years ago) Permalink

i went to a warehouse party in seven sisters,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlepants/207884709/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elstob/208040691/

im thinking bangface this weekend, though i'm always open to other options

― -- (688), Monday, 7 August 2006 10:45 (6 years ago) Permalink

That looks awesome! Unfortunately my working week has gone very wrong very quickly and I'm glad I'm alert enough to try and salvage it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 7 August 2006 10:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

also, talking of acid on sea, i met a couple who met each other at last years acid on sea

― -- (688), Monday, 7 August 2006 10:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

SL2, B12 ... ?!!

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Monday, 7 August 2006 10:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

gareth have you got your acid on sea ticket yet? they're probably sold out now!

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 7 August 2006 11:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

Bangface does look great but I think my friend would go mental after ten minutes and cry.

(Acid on Sea tix only from Rough Trade Covent Garden now)

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Monday, 7 August 2006 11:11 (6 years ago) Permalink

acid on sea - is this where you're trapped in a "party boat" for hours?? ugh

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Monday, 7 August 2006 11:40 (6 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

Bank holiday around the corner and not a peep in this thread.

I'm probably going to check out Carl Craig and Beyer @ Fabric on Saturday. Then carnival on Sunday, followed by Lasermagnetic and Underline. Not sure about Monday.

― rchinn (rchinn), Wednesday, 23 August 2006 18:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'm in norwich for the weekend :-(

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 23 August 2006 20:16 (6 years ago) Permalink

Oh! There you are, rolling dancing thread.

Shoegazing! Tonight! The Legion on Old Street! Any takers?

I don't know why I always post this on the rolling dancing thread, not the rolling gigging thread. But TSM are DJ-ing afterwards, so you know that we will stick around and Tanz, Tanz, Tanz to the Krauty goodness. Come vit us, darlink. It vill be kosmische! No, wait, it won't be Kosmische, it will be Sonic Cathedrals. But still.

― Goldene Schnitt (kate), Thursday, 24 August 2006 09:45 (6 years ago) Permalink

I need somewhere in London to take geeks for dancing on 9th September. It needs to be cheap and scruffy and play music you can dance to but isn't too hardcore - indie/rock would do - maybe Camden? Should I post this on the Camden thread? I haven't been dancing in London for many, many years.

― Zora (Zora), Friday, 25 August 2006 08:36 (6 years ago) Permalink

for me - TDK on saturday. possibly lost on sunday but have been feeling a tiny bit under the weather this week so it might be unwise, also have not got ticket yet either. monday - picnic and drinking in the park then off to 93 ft east for bank holiday lovelife. followed, maybe, by spontaneous t bar action. tue and wed OFF WORK HURRAH.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 25 August 2006 08:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

i guess the mulletover part of crosscentral is the best, though cant say im totally overenthused about ellen allien and alex smoke.

garnier/mills at lost is looking a lot more tempting. im kind of otne now

― -- (688), Friday, 25 August 2006 09:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

Dude, whatever you do, don't hold out for Lost and then realise no one's going! Don't let this one pass you by!

I think Druzzis looks better than the Mulletover part, although I'm hoping Optimo/Smagghe will be on earlier than Ellen Allien. Alex Smoke can fuck off. I don't particularly care though, I'm happy just wandering and dancing to whatever sounds best.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 25 August 2006 09:26 (6 years ago) Permalink

there are people going to Lost i think.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 25 August 2006 09:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

i assume lost won't sell out? if i go - i really want to but as i said, not really at 100% this week - i'll be relying on tickets on the door

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 25 August 2006 09:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

yea yea, i know, it was a minor waver you are right about optimo, i forgot about that. druzzis is probably better. i think i thought the mulletover part was going to be more kind of hacke/barnes than it appears to be.

anyway, there is likely to be afterparty action, im sure:)

― -- (688), Friday, 25 August 2006 09:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

G, call me later.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 25 August 2006 09:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

My two cents, drop TDK and Lost. Garnier is hit-and-miss, Mills will bang out loop techno in that dull SEOne venue.

Druzzi's is a good call. Sunday could be the biggest possibly be the biggest party day ever.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 25 August 2006 17:04 (6 years ago) Permalink

im never really sure about these kind of things, but there is a seed records allnighter on oct 21, in a converted cinema in elephants castle

http://www.sovietlondon.com/

Phil Hartnoll (Orbital) dj set
British Murder Boys (aka Surgeon & Regis) [Downwards / Counterbalance]
Cristian Vogel [Tresor / Novamute]
Kenny Larkin [Warp / R&S / Peacefrog]
Neil Landstrumm [Tresor / Scandinavia]
B12 [ART / B12 / Warp]
Arovane [City Centre Offices]
Milanese [Seed / Planet Mu / Warp]
Ardisson [Seed]
dDamage [Planet Mu]
Cursor Miner [Lo / Uncharted Audio / Seed]
Snapmouth [Seed]
The Doubtful Guest [Seed / Planet Mu]
Kansas City Prophets [Seed / Control Tower]
Ola Bergman [New Speak / Skam]
Bauri [spa.RK / Cactus Island / Expanding]
Qualia Systems [Seed / Electronic Desert]
Ben Pest [Ninjatune]
Matkore [Digital Penetration]
Konx-Om-Pax [Eskrima]
Disco_r Dance Dj's [Moonpalace]
Alec Stamps [Seed]
Inky Blackness [Yello]
Downshifter [Hyponik]
Sunosis [Ginglik]
Seed Dj's [Seed]

could be good, could be bad, but, as it features soviet,

― -- (688), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 17:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

this thread is strangely silent about this weekend!

― -- (688), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

free compilation of stuff related to this night http://www.bleep.com/?label=Soviet

I do keep saying this but, I so wish these kind of line-ups (not just Soviet organised) would include a tiny bit of something lighter on the side (okay maybe this would be Arovane and Cursor Minor here?), it doesn't have to be a completely lame 'chill-out' room, just a little levity. 50% of that line up makes me smile, but the other 50% of yet more possible gnarliness just makes me frown. Anyway, not meaning to judge from afar just annoyed that I don't feel able to really justify a trip to London town for this.

― just say no to individuality (fandango), Thursday, 7 September 2006 10:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'm going home this weekend but if anyone's up for action on friday my friend john (aka datassette) (emily's bro) is playing at http://wonktronica.com/ tomorrow...

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 7 September 2006 10:51 (6 years ago) Permalink

No interest in that Soviet thing at all, sorry.

This weekend = Cansei de Ser Sexy gig at 93ft East on Friday, being good on Saturday due to wedding on Sunday.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 September 2006 10:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

There is old persons' (i.e. indie) dance music at Spiral Scratch on Saturday. I may go to that, if I can find anyone to go with (as is the refrain of my life lately...)

― Angel In Love With Her Own Pedals (kate), Thursday, 7 September 2006 10:59 (6 years ago) Permalink

I could be up for the soviet thing.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 September 2006 11:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

bollocks arse, double booked as per fucxking ususal

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 September 2006 11:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

anything on on the other weekend in october.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 September 2006 11:04 (6 years ago) Permalink

Walking, I thought!

― Angel In Love With Her Own Pedals (kate), Thursday, 7 September 2006 11:05 (6 years ago) Permalink

Ah! Gareth, is this what you were talking about the other week?

*** To celebrate the release of the single THE
TAMBORINES will be headlining the second SONIC
CATHEDRAL SUNDAY SERVICE at The Social, Little
Portland Street, London W1 on Sunday September 17. The
doors open at 2pm and the live music begins at 4pm.
Also playing will be THE SKY DROPS, featuring Rob
Montejo, former frontman of Delaware indie legends
Smashing Orange. Special guest DJ will be EMMA
ANDERSON of Lush and Sing-Sing fame.

― Angel In Love With Her Own Pedals (kate), Thursday, 7 September 2006 13:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

it is!

― -- (688), Thursday, 7 September 2006 13:15 (6 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

Anyone up for some young persons dancing on sunday?

― Ed (dali), Monday, 25 September 2006 08:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

anyone fancy stink on monday? no mayer, but minilogue live and locodice djing...

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 5 October 2006 07:08 (6 years ago) Permalink

that looks good, i'll definitely consider it...

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 5 October 2006 11:04 (6 years ago) Permalink

I'm looking at Bang Face next friday but I'm open to suggestions.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 5 October 2006 11:05 (6 years ago) Permalink

i was at stink. minilogue were prog boring. dice and lazarus were good. it was also super busy and hot.

MANDY this weekend.

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 18:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

i was not at stink, as i am coughing my guts up at present. how busy was it? it was half empty last time i went. definitely going next month for mayer/superpitcher, health permitting.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 18:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

Fabric birthday bender.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 20 October 2006 13:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

There is never and excuse for fabric. However, anyone up for chris liberator, dave the drummer etc. At london techno city on 4th november?

― Ed (dali), Sunday, 22 October 2006 18:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

ELLEN ALLIEN

FABRIC

11 NOVEMBER

EVERYONE WILL BE THERE

LET'S KICK OFF THE WINTER PARTY SEASON

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

YES!

Plus there's Mstrkrft on the 18th at Canvas!

And I really want to go to this:

RADIO SOULWAX WEEKENDER

Sat 4th Nov 06
10:00pm - 7:00am

Room One:
nite versions (Live)
2manydjs
Tiga
Riton
Our Disco

Room Two:
Vitalic (Live)
Zombie Nation (Live)
Headman
Simian Mobile Disco
Does It Offend You, Yeah? (DJ set)

Room Three:
DFA Records...
The Juan Maclean (DJ Set)
Shit Robot
Tim Sweeney

But suspect no one else does :(

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:24 (6 years ago) Permalink

Zombie Nation (Live)

ha ha wtf - could be a short set

― ;_; (blueski), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:25 (6 years ago) Permalink

stevem, zombie nation has a new album out on kompakt!

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:28 (6 years ago) Permalink

xpost - yes I REALLY should finally make it to Fabric for that shouldn't I?! :D :O

― new new wave of new wave new rave (fandango), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 00:14 (6 years ago) Permalink

t bar next monday, mayer and superpitcher?

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 02:22 (6 years ago) Permalink

Every time I open this thread I get a little rush of giddy excitement. I haven't been dancing since Cross Central which was nearly three months ago. This must be remedied.

Yes to Ellen Allien. Not sure about that Soulwax Weekender thing because, even though I don't know where it is, it just screams 'hellishly crowded' to me.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 09:45 (6 years ago) Permalink

Also Zombie Nation album wtf? Is it any good?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 09:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

Matt it's at Fabric. And I KNOW it'll be hellishly crowded and horrible, but I'm totally smitten with the idea of it! Boo. Stupid crowded Fabric.

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 10:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

I haven't been out dancing for ages (as I've gone indie) so I would be up for Allien.

After the overcrowded no fun disaster of the last Soulwax 'event' I am giving that one a wide berth.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 10:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

not sure about ellen alien on the 11th now,

because

COCOON records night with... SVEN VATH at The End...

― -- (688), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 10:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

Argh that sounds good as well. Actually, I don't particularly care which one I go to, I'll just follow the group.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 10:37 (6 years ago) Permalink

SUPERMAYER.

so going. i miss dancing like the deserts miss the rain.

― ampersand, hearts, semicolon (cis), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 11:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

Actually the rest of that Ellen Allien night is quite meh but the 18th looks k-awesome (Craig Richards + Mayer + Ivan Smagghe + Black Strobe).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 11:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

who else is playing on the allien night?

the 18th does look awesome yes, but fabric two weeks in a row = NO.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

yes to t-bar on mon.

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:04 (6 years ago) Permalink

Come to the proper techno raving. G, let's make this happen. you have been beyond the greenbridge.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:05 (6 years ago) Permalink

Lex - Craig Richards (again), Konrad Black, Rex The Dog, Rob Da Fucking Bank. You know Ellen Allien is doing a live set with Apparat, and not DJing, right?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:21 (6 years ago) Permalink

yes!

rex the dog and konrad black look awesome. and i've never seen either before!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

ELLEN & APPARAT LIVE, SASCHA FUNKE DJ, BEN KLOCK DJ, ZANDER VT DJ-TEAM

sez mailout

― new new wave of new wave new rave (fandango), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

i think i would like to go young person's dancing again, at some point.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yes to Stink with SuperMayer.
Yes to Allien & Apparat live, the show is awesome.
No to Soulwax weekender
Maybe to Fabric on the 18th (my school reunion is next door at Smiths)

― rchinn (rchinn), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:42 (6 years ago) Permalink

vath at the end on the 11th, fabric on the 18th

― -- (688), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 13:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

i've never seen Craig Richards and still have no idea what he looks like. this may be because he actually lives in Fabric and never comes out.

― ;_; (blueski), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 13:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

18th is tempting, but we really have to start diversifying our dancing again.

― Badrock Example (Barima), Wednesday, 1 November 2006 10:08 (6 years ago) Permalink

i am def doing stink on monday now.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 1 November 2006 13:15 (6 years ago) Permalink

ok i will now be making a cameo at soulwax. see y'all at stink.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 3 November 2006 17:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

stink tonight = ON

lovelife first probably.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 6 November 2006 09:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

dance dance dance!

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Monday, 6 November 2006 10:51 (6 years ago) Permalink

what's a good time to turn up to stink? haven't been since about february, so have no idea as to busyness etc...

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 6 November 2006 11:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

i've turned up around 11.30 in the past which seems to be failry good...though the last time there were big queues so maybe a bit earlier.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 6 November 2006 11:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

Thanks. Does it go on til 3? I'm teaching first thing which probably prevents me staying out much past 1, sadly.

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 6 November 2006 12:04 (6 years ago) Permalink

How do you people possibly manage to function after weeknight dancing? I think it would totally destroy the following day at work for me.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 6 November 2006 12:06 (6 years ago) Permalink

I prefer the old person's dancing.

More Cut A Shine, please!

― Dear Cafes of London (kate), Monday, 6 November 2006 12:06 (6 years ago) Permalink

i believe so...i've taken tomorrow off, hurrah. xp

by taking the next day off matt of course!

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 6 November 2006 12:06 (6 years ago) Permalink

i mean there was that time we went to see vitalic at nag nag nag and i did half a pill and had work the next day but that was just temping.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 6 November 2006 12:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

HANDBAG HOUSE

TINSEL ANTLERS

― -- (688), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 04:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

THAT WAS LEX NOT GARETH

― -- (688), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 04:56 (6 years ago) Permalink

Tinsel antlers? In November?

Is there a good pub near Fabric we can all meet in? Not the Betsey Trotwood.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 09:24 (6 years ago) Permalink

slaughtered lamb?

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 09:26 (6 years ago) Permalink

that was really good last night, i thought. my legs hurt a bit now though, i'm clearly a little out of the habit.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 09:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

That floor though - I was doing the "shake beerglued plastic shards from soles of shoes shuffle" for about half the time. Other than that though, top fun, the last half an hour or so before we left was particularly excellent.

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 09:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

i think i'd like tinsel antlers

― -- (688), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 09:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

16 year old gareth is staring at you through the mists of time and weeping.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 09:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

Drukgs really were better back then.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 10:11 (6 years ago) Permalink

gareth i heard you getting up as i went to bed!

michael mayer ♥

spitcher had a panda mask too!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 10:36 (6 years ago) Permalink

depends what time you went to bed. i didnt exactly have a normal sleep pattern last night

went to bed: 630pm
woke up: 1030pm
went to bed: 415am
woke up: 630am

― -- (688), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:26 (6 years ago) Permalink

oh ok - i got in around 5am i think and went to bed just after 6am. it is odd how after battling to keep my eyes open on the buses home...suddenly once inside i was far too awake to contemplate sleeping

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

yea i probably was going to sleep again around 5ish.

i need to regularize my sleep

― -- (688), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:37 (6 years ago) Permalink

This is fascinating! Whose turn is it to do the washing up this evening?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:40 (6 years ago) Permalink

washing up? i didnt know alex knew what that was;)

― -- (688), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

shit, when did we get married?

― -- (688), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

washing up is something lex listens to, not does

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

i am going to do the washing up today! either before i go to the cinema or after. i haven't decided whether i want to see little children or saw iii yet

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

this probably isnt the thread for it, but i think we may as well reveal that

a) lex thought i was playing Achey Breaky Heart. On repeat
b) achey breaky heart really sounds like flaming lips
c) i wasnt playing achey breaky heart.

― -- (688), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:51 (6 years ago) Permalink

a) true
b) true
c) false

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

Lex, The Page Turner is on at the Rio! I don't know if you'd like it, but it's got to be better than thse two.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 11:59 (6 years ago) Permalink

i can never tell whose music is whose here! although i guessed 'uptown girl' was sam's.

it is not within my ability to trek to the rio today, i am limited by the holloway odeon :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 12:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

Doh, sorry I forgot you lived there instead of here.

Haha there's always Step Up!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 12:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

ok the blokey in that is fit and it has the single of the year on the soundtrack but i feel that my time would be better served looking at pictures of him on the internet while actually listening to ciara

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 12:13 (6 years ago) Permalink

could you not manage the camden odeon or islington vue? they're only a bus ride away.

how are supermayer so cute? it is surely not natural.

― ampersand, hearts, semicolon (cis), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 12:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

Hello. Do we have a pre-Fabric pub sorted yet? Slaughtered Lamb is a bit far in the wrong direction for my liking and I know other people have a problem with it. Is there anywhere around Farringdon Station that's likely to be open and not shit?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

On the offchance anyone coming is reading this, I'll be in the Duke of York on Clerkenwell Road from 9.30-10ish. I'll text people if there's any change of plan.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 11 November 2006 19:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

I shall wave out the window.

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 11 November 2006 20:14 (6 years ago) Permalink

just got home

need to go to a pub i think RIGHT NOW

otherwise i will fall asleep

and that

WILL NOT DO

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 12 November 2006 13:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

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― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 12 November 2006 13:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

haha. WHAT AN AWESOME RAVE! DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG

ellen was so so amazing as well.

what was that café which appeared across the road just as we needed it?! that place was exactly what i was craving. BEER AND TEA ALL MORNING.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 10:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

I thought everyone that wasn't Ellen or Rex was a bit meh really, although there were some good minimal noises in Room One early on it all went very clunky later in the night.

Partly because Ellen was playing live and Rex (I think) only played his own records and remixes, there was a general feeling of being more like a fantastic gig than a club night in its own right. But awesome nonetheless.

Also, for some reason I just didn't expect to hear Heartbeats, it hadn't even occurred to me he might play it, so it was just this ridiculous joyful moment.

That was probably the most welcome cup of tea of my life. So, Carl Craig at The End in two weeks time, then?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 10:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

carl craig for definite

I thought everyone that wasn't Ellen or Rex was a bit meh really. i actually thought kinda the opposite

i thought rex was absolutely terrible. i'd never heard him before, and i hope i never hear him again. it sounded like sonic the hedgehog

ellen allien was better, but i found her very one dimensional, quite static and square, would have liked something more snakey. id never heard her before either really,

the stuff much earlier on was the best, in the end. konrad black i guess,

sheperding lex back home was quite a feat, he kept staggering off in the wrong direction, refused to believe that kings cross wasnt clerkenwell, though my street was tottenham court road, and only noticed we had actually got home after we had been home for 10 minutes

i woke up at 4pm and said "the chestnuts. give them to me"

― -- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 10:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

in my mind everything post-fabric - the lurching around clerkenwell, the tea, the beer, the tea, the beer, the journey home which i don't remember at all and thus didn't really happen - was compressed into a short period of time just after dawn and before anyone else was out and about. the idea that much of it might have happened on sunday afternoon with lots of normal people and children watching gives me the fear.

the best moment was when anna-marie and i thought 'way out' was about to end, and we looked at each other and said "can this song never ever ever end and just go on forever" and ellen must have heard us because the beat kicked in again and it went on forever!

ellen prowling around the stage = hott.

'i look into mid-air' = best song ever. in what universe is sounding like sonic the hedgehog bad!

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 10:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

^^^^ wacky student

― -- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:11 (6 years ago) Permalink

^^^ 'lets buy organic beer. it'll be funny!"

― -- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:12 (6 years ago) Permalink

i just remembered the mashup of 2badmice - bombscare with the proclaimers 500 miles

vile

― -- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 13:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

i don't remember that at all. thankfully.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 13:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

i just remembered the mashup of 2badmice - bombscare with the proclaimers 500 miles

I remember you talking about that, where did you hear it? need to know where to avoid.

― ampersand, hearts, semicolon (cis), Monday, 13 November 2006 13:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

I bet that was Rob Da Bank's fault.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

it was in room 3. room 3 should have been cordoned off by the police

― -- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:06 (6 years ago) Permalink

i just remembered the mashup of 2badmice - bombscare with the proclaimers 500 miles

vile

I feel vindicated.

― Ed (dali), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

that mashup is by the delectable Soundhog, but why it would be played NOW is baffling.

sounds like i would've enjoyed RTD.

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:08 (6 years ago) Permalink

sounds like i would've enjoyed RTD.

now i feel vindicated

― -- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

glad to be of some use

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:12 (6 years ago) Permalink

anyone up for justus kohncke at the key?

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

when? if it doesn't fall into post-operation window, YES

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

justus is 18 november; I can't make it, so so frustrating.

― ampersand, hearts, semicolon (cis), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:33 (6 years ago) Permalink

that could well be doable.

― -- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

ah. michael mayer & ivan smagghe are at fabric on the 18th - i would def prefer kohncke as i've just seen mayer but there's a possibility that i might be interviewing, or helping robin interview, mayer...

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:38 (6 years ago) Permalink

oh yea he mentioned that. i'd (slightly) prefer kohncke, but mayer would be good also. anyone except that awful rex person

― -- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 15:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

I'm coming in from New York this weekend to get my fix of some proper dance music. What's worth checking out as far as clubs/residencies? I'd love some Friday night suggestions from "the experts."

Would be open to just about anything that's good - no genre requirements.

I think my Saturday is covered with a stop at Fabric for Mayer/Smagghe (although Kohncke sounds tempting too!).

― augustus (augustus), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 15:28 (6 years ago) Permalink

I am going to something called AntiSocial run by Yr Mum Yr Dad on Saturday, likely to be full of challenging fashion types, people from work, etc.

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 15:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

Mayer will be the best I think, Kohncke good as well. If his set at Cross Central is anything to go by, Smagghe has gone shit since his transition from big room electro-house to clunky minimal.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

what did Rex play other than his own stuff?

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:04 (6 years ago) Permalink

Everything sounded like it was either one of his own tracks or a remix.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

Do any of you guys like a bit of proper techno action?

I'm heading up to Split at The Key on the 2nd if it's anyone's cup of tea - apparently the atmosphere is second to none at their events.

ROOM ONE.
ROBERT HOOD
VINCE WATSON LIVE
DAN MOORE (SC)
CHRIS FINKE
ALEX DOWNEY (TBC)

ROOM TWO
TO THE BONE
ALEX BOWEN (SC)

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

What do you mean by proper techno?

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:38 (6 years ago) Permalink

i think i would like Vince Watson (but i can't quite get around my clubbing antipathy at the mo)

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

I really want to see Robert Hood.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:42 (6 years ago) Permalink

What do you mean by proper techno?

You know what I meant! But, by all means, let's have a debate.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

yeah i missed robert hood in NYC earlier this year and have regretted it ever since.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

It's more of a case of am I going to be piss bored by 2am because no bugger behind the decks has bothered to vary (mainly up) the tempo in 3 hours?

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

11am - 128bpm
2am - 131bpm

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:51 (6 years ago) Permalink

hahaha. Surely you mean

11am - 135bpm
5am - 136bpm

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

bah, 220bpm by sun up

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

Here's a recent Hood set:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FPPF37OM

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 18:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

what did Rex play other than his own stuff?

when I saw him, yeah, it was 40-odd minutes of new Rex stuff, the rest his old stuff and remixes. but apparently at another Sydney show he played quite a bit of other people's music, eg Theme From S-Express.

― occasional mongrel (kit brash), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 09:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

i saw rob hood maybe last year, was really good

― -- (688), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 11:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

So this Saturday then? I'm assuming everyone is coming to The End. According to the club's site it appears Darren Emerson and Carl Craig are DJing together - anyone know if this is the case?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 11:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

saturday yes. i dont think they're djing 'together', isnt underwater emersons night?

16th dec: fabric, mathew jonson and wagon repair records night

30th dec: the end, richie/minus

― -- (688), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 12:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

wait, should we be getting tickets for carl craig?

― -- (688), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 13:05 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'm not getting a ticket because i don't know how my tooth will be on sat, i assume i will be able to buy on the door.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 13:12 (6 years ago) Permalink

i mean i act like i'm coming and i really really want to but after the last op i didn't go out for like a fortnight :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 13:13 (6 years ago) Permalink

I'm getting tickets. It's cheaper and avoids queuing for hours.

― braveclub (braveclub), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 11:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

Fuck it, I'll get a ticket as well. It's not like I'm going to change my mind about this.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 11:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

THINGS NOT TO DO WHEN CARL CRAIG IS PLAYING YOUR TOWN THIS WEEKEND, ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE GOING TO SEE HIM AND YOU WILL PROBABLY BE UNABLE TO DO THE SAME DUE TO IMPENDING HOLE IN MOUTH:

listen to his rmx of 'relevée' on loop all the way into work

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 11:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

Also as we're discussing elsewhere - 7th December is either Magda at the T-Bar or Black Devil Disco Club at Plastic People. I'm booking the next day off work whatever.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 11:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

+ mathew jonson @ fabric, 16th dec

+ richie @ the end, 30th dec*

*if there is decent warehouse/house action on 31st, scrub this, otherwise, 30th is much better than 31st for 'proper club' action

― -- (688), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 12:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

ticket purchased

― -- (688), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 13:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

if i bought a ticket i'd only forget it anyway

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 13:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

are you on the guestlist for your operation?

― -- (688), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 13:59 (6 years ago) Permalink

nhs guestlist

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 14:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

it's free

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 14:11 (6 years ago) Permalink

bloody long guestlist queue tho

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 14:14 (6 years ago) Permalink

yeah and sometimes you get to the door and they've fucked up

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 14:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

http://www.mikeshannonssteaksandseafood.com/

― -- (688), Thursday, 23 November 2006 14:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

Carl Craig is playing "early" at The End, he's supposed to come down to Brighton afterwards to play a set which starts at 5am, so I'd imagine he would have to finish at 3am by the latest. All I can say is goodbye Sunday.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 23 November 2006 14:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Anyone fancy Optimo and Hood at Fabric on the 20th?

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 4 January 2007 10:04 (6 years ago) Permalink

yes i think so

― $$:00 (688), Thursday, 4 January 2007 10:11 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'm taking january off! december made me ill :(

― lex pretend (lex pretend), Thursday, 4 January 2007 10:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

Umm, maybe. I might have cellar dancing plans for the 20th so it all depends.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 4 January 2007 10:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

is a cellar a pub until it is struck?

― -- (688), Thursday, 4 January 2007 11:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

There's also Digitalism at Bugged Out! that night...

― braveclub (braveclub), Thursday, 4 January 2007 12:40 (6 years ago) Permalink

Sonic Cathedrals on 18th January.

― Do Not Feed The Crush (kate), Thursday, 4 January 2007 12:59 (6 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

Riton's night at the Scala on Saturday looks good.

― rchinn (rchinn), Friday, 26 January 2007 17:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

is there anything good on this saturday at all? everything is looking a bit drab

― Storefront Church (688), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 14:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

going to this tomorrow night -

― lex pretend (lex pretend), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 15:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

(dan and james's night for those who know them)

― lex pretend (lex pretend), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 15:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

i don't but i will check that out anyway.

― vita susicivus (blueski), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 15:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

maybe, but im talking sat here

― Storefront Church (688), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 16:06 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'm moving on sat - going for bday dinner with soph and lee, no doubt there will be spontaneous partying after that though, nothing planned however.

― lex pretend (lex pretend), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 16:08 (6 years ago) Permalink

God that Gritty Shaker thing looks like it was designed by robots for me to like. I have plans for tomorrow but they're in Islington anyway and I *might* be able to redirect things depending on how its going.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 16:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

isn't this sat a villalobos at fabric until 9am session?

me and the ledge are going to the t bar on monday for stink.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 17:24 (6 years ago) Permalink

yes this saturday = jay haze + villalobos at fabric!

― a nuclear-powered carrot (braveclub), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 17:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

hmm, gritty shaker looks kinda interesting. we're seeing an indie band earlier in the evening, but we do live one minute away from the oqh, so might pop in on the way home I guess.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 17:28 (6 years ago) Permalink

oh yes, villalobos, i would like to go to that anyway.

― Storefront Church (688), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 17:30 (6 years ago) Permalink

jay haze and villalobos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― lex pretend (lex pretend), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 17:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

= dull house music

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 17:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

house eh?

― vita susicivus (blueski), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 17:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

house music all night long :D

― lex pretend (lex pretend), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 18:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

so, yes, i'm going to fabric on saturday

― lex pretend (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 February 2007 11:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

o lor i might even be able to make this!

― ampersand, spades, semicolon (cis), Thursday, 1 February 2007 12:13 (6 years ago) Permalink

tonight/saturday/both?

― lex pretend (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 February 2007 13:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

Bit in the future, but my next London visit will be Süd on the 31st of March who have Cassy and Portable playing. It's at at the Rhythm Factory 10 pm – 6 am. Should be a good 'un - I went to one of their parties last year when Dan Bell played and they seemed to get a good crowd in.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 1 February 2007 13:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

tonight = dinner w/momz, so seems unlikely. but prob sat!

xpost Cassy! oh awesome.

― ampersand, spades, semicolon (cis), Thursday, 1 February 2007 13:23 (6 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

FABRIC - 28TH APRIL

MICHAEL MAYER
AME
GABRIEL ANANDA LIVE

OMG TEH AWESOME!

― Matt DC, Saturday, 24 February 2007 16:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

― c sharp major, Saturday, 24 February 2007 18:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

Weatherall + Todd Terje at the Key this Saturday...

― braveclub, Thursday, 1 March 2007 15:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

yes yes i noticed that!

― 688, Thursday, 1 March 2007 15:16 (6 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

I might now be up for Carl Craig at Fabric on the 31st. Anyone else?

― blueski, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 13:11 (6 years ago) Permalink

Who's up for My My at T Bar on Saturday?

― braveclub, Monday, 26 March 2007 11:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

ooh! sounds good but isn't that the same day as carl craig at fabric...

― lex pretend, Monday, 26 March 2007 11:44 (6 years ago) Permalink

Actually yeah Fabric looks great...

― braveclub, Monday, 26 March 2007 11:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

does tbar always shut at two?

― 600, Monday, 26 March 2007 11:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

Cassy is playng at The Rhythm Factory on Saturday as part of a Süd Electronic night if anyone is up for it.

― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 30 March 2007 11:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

aye thats our plan too, if i'm well enough by then (which is looking much more likely now)

― 600, Friday, 30 March 2007 11:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

Cool, might see you there then. I'll be the fella with longish ginger hair, glasses and flares - probably gurning my face off by the time you arrive - so if you see me come and say hello!

― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 30 March 2007 13:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

Ah, that might not have made any sense - I assumed you were going to T-Bar first and weren't going to get there until after 2, but re-reading I don't think you are.

― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 30 March 2007 14:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

Ricardo Villalobos at Fabric on May 26th, anyone? I'm definitely going, but not until late as it's Colette's birthday party/our leaving party that night. Does anyone know how busy or otherwise the queue for Fabric is at 2 or 3am?

― toby, Thursday, 12 April 2007 07:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

lol@3am=late on villalobos night

― 600, Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

but after missing the last time im up for this and also down for it

― 600, Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

ooh ive just seen that steve rachmad is now also playing on the mayer/ananda/ame night:D

― 600, Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

i've belatedly realised that mayer/ananda/ame night is mother's bday weekend. what's a good excuse not to go home?

(villalobos YEAH though even my fabric apologism is starting to fray at the edges now)

― lex pretend, Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

Tell her you can't go home that weekend, make something up, offer to go home the following weekend, everyone's happy.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

yeah but i do this all the time. i need something unimpeachable!

― lex pretend, Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:33 (6 years ago) Permalink

or i could just go, you know, i'm not coming home, whatareyougonnadoaboutit

― lex pretend, Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:33 (6 years ago) Permalink

this is linked to why i couldn't post in the adorable parents thread. I HAD NOTHING.

― lex pretend, Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:33 (6 years ago) Permalink

13 April + 26 May = yes yes yes

what's a good excuse not to go home?

'Fiori'?

― braveclub, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 13:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

oh balls i meant the 26th april not the 13th

― braveclub, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 13:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

Bump. Rollcall for tomorrow?

― Matt DC, Friday, 27 April 2007 09:25 (6 years ago) Permalink

reporting for duty

― 600, Friday, 27 April 2007 09:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

present and correct

― braveclub, Friday, 27 April 2007 09:38 (6 years ago) Permalink

yeah yeah

― lex pretend, Friday, 27 April 2007 09:41 (6 years ago) Permalink

oh arsch i still need to get a ticket. but theoretically!

also: roll call for tobias thomas/the field on wednesday? someone has to come with me!

― c sharp major, Friday, 27 April 2007 13:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

also: roll call for tobias thomas/the field on wednesday? someone has to come with me!

Aye.

― braveclub, Friday, 27 April 2007 14:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

i'll come to t thomas if i can book time off work.

― lex pretend, Friday, 27 April 2007 14:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

it ends at two, dude! surely you'll be able to get up in the morning.

― c sharp major, Friday, 27 April 2007 15:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

i want a day off anyway! (haven't had one for ages, am getting quite tired all the time, yes i know, own stupidity at weekends &c &c &c)

― lex pretend, Friday, 27 April 2007 15:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

fuck i really want to see ame tommorrow but i have a good 10, 000 words to go before i can leave the house again.

― creme1, Friday, 27 April 2007 15:16 (6 years ago) Permalink

so who's doing the kompakt night tomorrow? robin, cis, me, anyone else? apparently if it goes well they'll turn it into a regular thing inc the launch of the rex the dog album...

― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 19:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yeah! One of the organisers told me that for the follow-up nights Kompakt have mooted Matias Aguayo and SUPERMAYER, among others...

Plus the Plastic People soundsystem is awesome for a club that size. And the Allez-Allez DJs are ace.

― braveclub, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 21:21 (6 years ago) Permalink

I'm coming up to Fabric next Sat (12th) to see Ellen Allien DJ - anyone else going?

― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 4 May 2007 09:26 (6 years ago) Permalink

bah not ellen allien again:(

― 600, Friday, 4 May 2007 09:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

didnt anyone go to the kompakt thing? we actually ended up going at 140am not realising it closed at 2.

― 600, Friday, 4 May 2007 09:30 (6 years ago) Permalink

[quote]bah not ellen allien again:([quote]

Why so sad? Not a fan, or is she not actually that good a DJ?

― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 4 May 2007 10:13 (6 years ago) Permalink

she's not skittledy enough.

― blueski, Friday, 4 May 2007 10:14 (6 years ago) Permalink

The first time I saw her she was pretty good, the second time was really drab and boring. The live show's great though but I've no interest in going out of my way to see her DJ again.

― Matt DC, Friday, 4 May 2007 10:15 (6 years ago) Permalink

ellen's a great dj - her fabric mix is my favourite mix of the year so far - but i am totally totally fabricked out. which is a shame as this weekend and next are stellar.

yeah we went to the kompakt thing, it was brilliant apart from the boring field...

― lex pretend, Friday, 4 May 2007 10:16 (6 years ago) Permalink

I've always enjoyed her mix CDs definitely - in fact Weiss.mix was probably what started getting me back into house and techno in a big way a few years ago - but sometimes people don't have the knack of playing to the crowd I suppose. She is playing on Room 2, so by all rights should be keeping up the tempo, but I'll find out for myself soon I guess. If she is dull I can at least end up staring at the lasers... again.

― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 4 May 2007 11:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

'My Parade' is great.

― blueski, Friday, 4 May 2007 11:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

dont listen to me chewshabadoo, im just not a fan of hers really

― 600, Friday, 4 May 2007 11:20 (6 years ago) Permalink

Big Sexy Land at The Phoenix tonight, anyone? (yus, it's moved from the albany)

― CharlieNo4, Friday, 11 May 2007 10:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

which is the phoenix again?

and whats wrong with the albany:/

― 696, Friday, 11 May 2007 10:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

Nothing is wrong with the Albany!

― braveclub, Friday, 11 May 2007 11:05 (6 years ago) Permalink

exactly!

― 696, Friday, 11 May 2007 11:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

BSL folk got fed up with the Albany booker being flakey and repeatedly double-booking apparently.

The Phoenix is aces though - it's on Cavendish Square, sort of behind the Zara that's by Oxford Circus.

― CharlieNo4, Friday, 11 May 2007 11:30 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yeah the Phoenix is good, has a nice big area downstairs for dancing. I might be up for that after the Pakenham maybe.

― Matt DC, Friday, 11 May 2007 11:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

and so...

― CharlieNo4, Friday, 11 May 2007 15:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

4 months pass...

hello london

is anyone dancing between Oct 23 and November 4th? what should a mongrel be making sure to do?

― energy flash gordon, Thursday, 4 October 2007 12:06 (5 years ago) Permalink

October 25 - Heinrick Schwarz (Live), Ame and Dixon at Plastic People. Considering taking the following day off.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 4 October 2007 12:15 (5 years ago) Permalink

ooh. the only thing I have pencilled in already is James Murphy disco set at Fabric the same night though! if Schwarz is on late would be worth trying for a double.

― energy flash gordon, Thursday, 4 October 2007 13:18 (5 years ago) Permalink

11 months pass...

quick, where can i take my aussie friend for some "underground" clubbing action tonight? last year we went to some random drum n bassy night at some dodgy looking club in elephant, but it was advertised in time out and it was full of skinny white indie kids so that's the level of "underground" we're talking really.

― ledge, Saturday, 13 September 2008 16:48 (4 years ago) Permalink

i had pencilled this in but it's been cancelled.

― ledge, Saturday, 13 September 2008 16:49 (4 years ago) Permalink

I think theres a Feeling Gloomy with Jarvis DJing.

― Doghouse O RLY (G00blar), Saturday, 13 September 2008 17:04 (4 years ago) Permalink

wow this thread goes back some!

― lex pretend, Saturday, 13 September 2008 17:12 (4 years ago) Permalink

(i have no idea what's happening tonight, my legs are still sore from executing some hardcore dance moves at night slugs last night and i don't intend to go raving again)

― lex pretend, Saturday, 13 September 2008 17:14 (4 years ago) Permalink

FABRIC (maybe)

― Local Garda, Saturday, 13 September 2008 17:17 (4 years ago) Permalink

ame and dixon! fabrique does indeed look good tonight.

ellen allien on the 27th too...

CASSY AND JUS ED ON 11 OCTOBER! i think i might work towards that one

― lex pretend, Saturday, 13 September 2008 17:27 (4 years ago) Permalink

fabric a little too overground i think. and feeling gloomy too gloomy. thx anyway. might head to the t bar as it's free and i like the venue.

― ›̊-‸‷̅‸-- (ledge), Saturday, 13 September 2008 17:43 (4 years ago) Permalink

good djs there tonight

― Local Garda, Saturday, 13 September 2008 18:04 (4 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

I realize that midnight Saturday is the single worst time to post to this thread but...I am in town in a few weeks. Where is fun to go right now?

― Henry's Hepcat (admrl), Saturday, 14 August 2010 23:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

i wanna hear what ppl say! i dont go out dancing enough any more

― just sayin, Sunday, 15 August 2010 01:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

I am also keen to hear good ideas for the next few weeks. And already looking at Tim Sweeney & Tim Goldsworthy at Plastic People on the 27th.

― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Sunday, 15 August 2010 07:16 (2 years ago) Permalink

in the absence of actual Londoner advice, I'm kinda looking at:

Kode 9 and Night Slugs ppl at FWD at Plastic People on Thursday
T&T at PP on Friday
DJ Yoda in a bowling alley on Saturday (more for drinking with friends and the bowling but still)
Roisin Murphy debuting a new "audiovisual" DJ/singing set at a drag club on Sunday night
and maybe a rave in a car-park afterwards with Michael Mayer, Joy Orbison, Thomas Fehlmann live, Claude VonStroke, Wighonomy Brothers, Scuba, Harri & Dom etc etc. Depending on exhaustion and Carnivalness.

when are you around adam?

― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Monday, 23 August 2010 17:24 (2 years ago) Permalink

night slugs! they are always a good thing.

― missed two gucci mane punchlines and had to rewind (c sharp major), Monday, 23 August 2010 17:30 (2 years ago) Permalink

i might be at plastic people on thu, it'll be terrific as ever

i will be at this on sat (and not just cuz i'm djing) -

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Monday, 23 August 2010 17:59 (2 years ago) Permalink

Got invited to that by the guys from Colony but can't make it - what's your playing name?

― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 23 August 2010 18:14 (2 years ago) Permalink

I'm coming up to Sud to see Boo Williams DJing in a couple of months, anyone going to that?

― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 23 August 2010 18:15 (2 years ago) Permalink

my djing name is my actual name, on the flyer

it's just an early set cuz i know the dudes running it and it's my bday weekend

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Monday, 23 August 2010 18:19 (2 years ago) Permalink

i can vouch for everyone else on the bill, particularly jackmaster and slackk, being amazing

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Monday, 23 August 2010 18:20 (2 years ago) Permalink

Doh! Should have used my noggin there, lol. Best of luck with it, it's looks like it should be a good one.

― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 23 August 2010 18:20 (2 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

THIS, tomorrow:

interview + banging mix at http://drumzofthesouth.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/nymphsextape/

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

Meh.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:05 (2 years ago) Permalink

Anyone planning on going to XOYO? The idea of it is great but the lineup looks... pretty underwhelming? For some reason virtually everything I want to go to is at Corscia Studios these days (namely THIS).

― Matt DC, Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

i want to go to that too.

nymphypnotik will be my last rave for a while tho, party conferences for the next 3 weeks :/

i'll go to xoyo when they put on a decent night, i guess.

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:09 (2 years ago) Permalink

hit me

― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 16:50 (2 years ago) Permalink

oni ayhun & oneohtrix point never, and some other people, are playing XOYO in october. i'm looking fwd to it but doubt there'll be much dancing.

going to the phonica party @ corsica w/ henrik schwarz etc this saturday, and maybe the warm night next week too.

― jabba hands, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 17:30 (2 years ago) Permalink

are oni ayhun and oneohtrix point never touring together? cs I see oni is listed as playing glasgow the following night but there's no up to date show info on o.never's myspace

― otis pain (cozen), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 17:35 (2 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

in my month here i haven't managed to get any dancing done because i haven't met anyone particularly into 'clubbing' and even if they were they all live miles away - so what are people's experiences of going out alone in london? a dumb question i know as i won't know how it'll work out for me until i try it, but i guess i'm looking for some kind of vague reassurance that it's a reasonable thing to do.

― sunn :o))) (Merdeyeux), Friday, 21 October 2011 22:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

i went to fabric by myself once years ago and had a great time, but i was young and high on life, and drugs.

― jabba hands, Friday, 21 October 2011 22:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

god I wish I still danced in London. All the nights I used to go to have now turned into touring deals and I never keep up with the cool stuff enough to know what I want to go to until it's already been. Sigh.

― owenf, Friday, 21 October 2011 23:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

I have been to plastic people by myself and had a great time, and stayed at fabric by myself after my friend's friend realised he wasn't going to cop off with me and whined at her to leave, and had a moderate feeling of nagging emptiness

― the men who glare at stoats (sic), Friday, 21 October 2011 23:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ivr been in london for a month and have gone out dancing three times no, plus a keith fullerton whitman show (in fact, I'm writing this on my way home from seeing kassem mosse). All of these have been slone, albeit never ambitious later than four type expeditions. Im very used to going out alone, though.

london dancing FAPfter party anyone?

― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Saturday, 22 October 2011 02:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ugh, phone typos.
anyways, these were at plastic people and camp near old st. which have been comvenient bc. They're right by the bus stop that goes right to my place. I've been meaning to branch out (ie fabric, corsica studios) but I think I might still be a bit apprehensive about new places. Plus good events are so expensive.

― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Saturday, 22 October 2011 02:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

Missed surgeon, cut hands, regis last night :,( so bummed out! How was the Keith Fullerton Whitman show?

― Crackle Box, Saturday, 22 October 2011 09:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

EDB check out houseparty.org.uk for some of the more interesting London dance parties :-)

― Crackle Box, Saturday, 22 October 2011 09:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

Wow, reading this thread is such a nostalgia trip, so many great nights.

Raving is an occasional treat rather than a regular thing these days but will be going to the Unabombers/Lowlife party at Corsica Studios next weekend. I basically only ever go to Corsica these days, but that's alright as it's basically the best venue in London.

― Matt DC, Saturday, 22 October 2011 09:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'd like you to say KFW was terrible, I was planning on going and then only realised that today was the day at 11pm.

(although thanks EDB, yours is the kind of vague reassurance I feel I need before venturing out myself! Also helped by the fact that after well over a month of trying I finally have a smartphone and need never fear getting lost again [unless I lose the phone itself].)

― sunn :o))) (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 22 October 2011 09:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'm sort of semi-tempted to go to Fabric in the middle of the afternoon today, just because we can.

― Matt DC, Saturday, 22 October 2011 09:41 (1 year ago) Permalink

The KFW show was quite good, though the sets were all too short. Keith played for like 30-40 minutes. The other sets were like 20 minutes (what the hell is up with that?). I might be a bit biased, though, since I found a 10 pound bill on the floor that night.

Good to know about Corsica. Considering that Colony/Plex Suregeon, Traversable Wormhole, etc. thing, which would make me grateful if I am able to walk out of that party alive.

Heard from an unreliable source that Fabric is disappointing, but I want to see for myself. Thinking the upcoming Tectonnic night (scuba, addison groove, pinch) might be a good induction.

That and the *free* bicep night is basically what I've been working around.

― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Saturday, 22 October 2011 09:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ha, I just got a smartphone too. It definitely is reassuring.

My plan was to go to Fabric at noon on sunday and spend the day there, but I don't want to over do it this weekend.

― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Saturday, 22 October 2011 09:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

oh Matt you're coming to Low Life as well? I am so looking forward to dancing, my life has been the poorer without it. It'd be good to get to a beauty and the beat party soon, too.

haven't been to Fabric in ages - got really turned off by it a few years ago. I... don't much like the vibe, I guess? also, it's kind of gropey.

― octavio paz de la huerta (c sharp major), Saturday, 22 October 2011 10:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

Actually, I should probably go to fabric tomorrow afternoon. Why miss such a golden opportunity (i.e. a stellar line without having to sacrifice sleep).

― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Saturday, 22 October 2011 10:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

* stellar line up. I just hope there isn't a stellar line to get in.

― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Saturday, 22 October 2011 10:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

if you haven't been to fabric you probably should. just to experience it. i've had some great nights there but these days i only go about once a year (and have already been this year so i doubt i'll be back).

always used to say i'd turn up at fabric at breakfast time/middle of the day but that never seems such a good idea when you wake up fresh and sober and it's a nice day outside. why on earth would i want to go inside fabric on a day like today?

i plan to rave a bit more this autumn, the past few months have been ridic busy and i haven't had the time for anything. low life will be a good start.

― lex pretend, Saturday, 22 October 2011 10:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

If I end up in London today or tomorrow I'm def going to fabric. Think it's like timing traffic around rush hours for queues with that place.

― owenf, Saturday, 22 October 2011 10:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

Been talking about going to Beauty and the Beat for years now and still haven't been. Anyone been to Gold Dust?

― owenf, Saturday, 22 October 2011 10:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

At the 'bric now: is a hoot. Currently im just sitting outsideod to take advantage of the good weather, rest my ears, and, uhhhh, read about sovereign power and control over death. Anyways, am glad I came here ( though probably won't make a too regular habit of it).

― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Sunday, 23 October 2011 13:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

C#M - yep, definitely going to Lowlife. That lineup basically = Croatian boat party so will be amazing.

― Matt DC, Sunday, 23 October 2011 15:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

oh god you fuckers are gonna spend all your time going "BOAT!" aren't you, i might have to go and find some new friends

― octavio paz de la huerta (c sharp major), Sunday, 23 October 2011 18:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

good thing it is low life where everyone is lovely

― octavio paz de la huerta (c sharp major), Sunday, 23 October 2011 18:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

I would like to do more London dancing. All my mates in hitchin are basically non-clubbers and it's almost impossible to get em down to London.

― dog latin, Sunday, 23 October 2011 21:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

Is there anywhere to dance in Hitchin? I drive past/ride the train past regularly and the place scares me a little. Is it like the town in footloose?

― owenf, Sunday, 23 October 2011 21:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

didn't make fabric birthday this year unfortunately as was out of town (heard moodymann played nirvana this evening lol) - next time at fabric will prob be rhadoo & rareash in dec

not sure about this weekend, possibly fred p at secretsundaze

― post, Sunday, 23 October 2011 22:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

I actually broke my dance duck last night with a little lol hipster house surrounding Nite Jewel at the Shacklewell Arms. It was a bit grim and deadening but such is the nature of that specific situation I guess - if I can do it there I can do it anywhere.

Might go along to Lowlife, if the conference I'm at that day doesn't take too much out of me. Don't really know what to expect and as good as the blurb is ( http://www.corsicastudios.com/index.php/october-2011/493-low-life-october-29th ) it isn't telling me an awful lot, but the collective enthusiasm here sells it enough.

― sunn :o))) (Merdeyeux), Monday, 24 October 2011 00:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

Hooo... That was a fun 14 hours at Fabric. And yes, Moodymann did play Nirvana! (seconds after I walked into the room and passed someone wearing a Nirvana shirt. It was a moment of weird cognitive dissonance: the mixture of seeing a reference to something and hearing it - as if your mind were creating some strange sensory cross-referentiality - and the even more strange fact of seeing moodymann, of all people, playing it. For a moment everything felt as if it was either no longer, or way too, real).

― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Monday, 24 October 2011 13:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

low life will sell out,get tickets. it's run by the people behind djhistory.com, has a bit more of a grown up vibe, it's ace, you should def get to one.

can't recommend beauty and the beat enough, it's a shame it's not bring your own booze/smoking indoors/just do what you want anymore. they have the best club soundsystem i've ever heard. warm and wonderful sounding. the same system david mancuso uses for his loft parties (which are also a fun evening out!) eclectic in a good way, always make a new friend when i go :)

this weekend, i'm looking forward to ital "secret east london location" on friday then probs cosey club at the baby bathhouse on saturday.

― Crackle Box, Monday, 24 October 2011 14:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

low life has already sold out iirc

― octavio paz de la huerta (c sharp major), Monday, 24 October 2011 14:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

Is there anywhere to dance in Hitchin? I drive past/ride the train past regularly and the place scares me a little. Is it like the town in footloose?
― owenf, Sunday, 23 October 2011 22:46 (Yesterday) Bookmark

Hitchin is quite nice - a bit like Stoke Newington or somewhere like that - not scary. There are a couple of townie clubs you can dance to, ranging from meat-market hell to acceptable r'n'b/dance. I put on my own nights at a local venue, but it's mostly gig-based with a few DJs when really I'd love to be able to do a medium-sized specialist DJ night etc... Would've been able to do something like that 10 years ago, but smoking ban/noise complaints/council restrictions have quashed a lot of the better venues and pubs.

― dog latin, Monday, 24 October 2011 15:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

I actually broke my dance duck last night with a little lol hipster house surrounding Nite Jewel at the Shacklewell Arms. It was a bit grim and deadening but such is the nature of that specific situation I guess - if I can do it there I can do it anywhere.

That venue kind of fucks me off. When I saw Ford & Lopatin, I was thinking "This place is smaller than the club I promote in, and I'm sure I'd be able to get a bigger/more responsive crowd than this", but of course because I'm not promoting in a big town agencies and bands just aren't interested in visiting. I'm sure this wasn't the case a few years back when Hitchin venues rivalled places like the Cambridge Corn Exchange for touring bands. In the eighties, Spandau Ballet, Thin Lizzy, the Specials, Squeeze and many others played right next door to where I used to live. Also the Fall recorded one of their best known albums at the same venue.

― dog latin, Monday, 24 October 2011 15:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'd be well up for an ILX "FAD", but of course I'd need a bit of notice. Have to give myself a good run up if it involves staying out in London all night and getting the early train home.

― dog latin, Monday, 24 October 2011 15:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

The Shacklewell Arms gives you a very, ahem, particular catchment area in terms of clientele.

― Matt DC, Monday, 24 October 2011 15:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

the shacklewell arms is full of cunts at all times

― lex pretend, Monday, 24 October 2011 15:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

it's nearing old blue last levels of AVOID

― lex pretend, Monday, 24 October 2011 15:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

dog latin i would be into that!

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 October 2011 15:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

a FAD?

― dog latin, Monday, 24 October 2011 15:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

In the eighties, Spandau Ballet, Thin Lizzy, the Specials, Squeeze and many others played right next door to where I used to live. Also the Fall recorded one of their best known albums at the same venue.

A lot of act, even British ones, just don't put in that level of legwork any more. Although the acts you named would have been going for a very broad, more-or-less mainstream audience. You're never going to get that with an act like Ford & Lopatin especially if the manager (rightly or wrongly) assumes that 80% of the intended market will be living within a two-mile radius of Dalston.

― Matt DC, Monday, 24 October 2011 15:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

Yeah, I understand the psychology of putting them in London. I'm sure if the price was right I could put anyone I liked on within reason, but of course in London you can get away with charging £10 for a short set by an obscure act because at least a handful of people in London will have heard of them. In Hitchin I have to rely on mine and my organisation's reputation as promoters to put on decent nights. Pleased to say that after several years it's working and people will take risks and turn up.