San Francisco, California.

>lol @ the idea of anything That Hideous Strength participates in being considered a "rave"

Amnesia is clearly not the Redwoods, and of course nothing on that bill has anything to do with rave. It's a noise show.

I know what it is, I am tight bros w/Ben I was just lol'ing at the implied connection

shakey, were you in l.a. with me? good times!

I was on one of those buses, yes! verrrrrrry hammered. I have a videotape to prove it!

speaking of ben tinker, his band white pee is playing on a bill w/the "gruesome energy" trio (me, daevid allen/citay's warren huegel and evangelista/dead science's nick tamburro) next tuesday 7/26 also at amnesia. kind of boadrums-y synth noise?

cool! damn, i'd like to see that video - santacon was pretty much the BEST PARTY EVER

this was... 1997? yes. I should see about digitizing that VHS, lemme ask my fellow Santa

97 sounds about right. maybe 98. lemme know if you ever get any footage up, that was a curaaazzzy weekend!

in lieu of a 'rehearsal dinner,' my pals who are getting married tomorrow are having everyone come to a cheap mexican place to drink tequila

if you'd like to join us, we'll be at don ramon's (11th near folsom) starting around 8, upstairs.

would be great to meet you all!

whoa, just DJ'd next door to that last night! might be able to make it late there, but there is also a good show tonight at the Lab (capp @ 16th), if you and your friends felt like going over a few blocks on the town

will you be at the show dominique? i could maybe swing by at some point!

i have to be at a wedding in golden gate park on saturday morning, but i'm guessing that everyone (groom & groom included) is going to be sporting an awesome margarita-related hangover. and i still have to figure out a dress to wear to the wedding, and a wedding gift: what do you get for a guy who loves leather, cartoons, and death metal?

Weather has been epic lately, I'm heading up to Bolinas for the weekend. Enjoy the city.

i think so! (also at something just before that might run late) but just in case, maybe fb me your deets so I can let you know? I will def be there on sunday noon-ish to see "noise pancakes", which you absolutely should attend if you can, as part of SF itinerary

will you be at the show dominique? i could maybe swing by at some point!

i have to be at a wedding in golden gate park on saturday morning, but i'm guessing that everyone (groom & groom included) is going to be sporting an awesome margarita-related hangover. and i still have to figure out a dress to wear to the wedding, and a wedding gift: what do you get for a guy who loves leather, cartoons, and death metal?

― geeta, Friday, July 22, 2011 7:32 PM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark

hey geeta, pete here -- we met at an ILX wedding in 2k6 in DC iirc. are u friends w f@rhad? i just had lunch w that guy in oakland, and it sounds like youre both going to the same wedding.

dom, where'd you dj? mex restaurant is like 2 blocks from my place, but i'll be in LA for a few days

69 - ha, that's great! i'm old friends with f@rhad--i've known him since he was 18. i used to book his various bands for shows in cambridge in the '90s, back when i booked shows. i still remember his misfits cover band's cover of 'last caress'--the lead singer (who will be at the wedding as well) did the most incredible glenn danzig impression

dominique what is noise pancakes? i am sending you my phone number now

cool, noise pancakes is a semi-weekly noise show held noon-2 on sundays where people come and literally eat pancakes and sprawl out on the floor of the Lab to watch 4-5 short sets of noise/ambient/drone music. it's run by grux from caroliner, and is something of an institution for bay area experimental music community. really chill, and the music goes suprisingly well with hangovers and pleasant SF afternoons. i'll send u the invite

jaxon, maybe not *next* door, but was DJing a benefit show at the Beatbox, which used to be fat city, 11th @ folsom. u should check it out, because it has great sound, lights, and they're looking for stuff to book later in year

xp aww he's wearing his herzog/danzig shirt today. shot in the dark here -- do you know eliss@ r0bbins too? promise im done playing this game after that, but shes a good friend.

69 - don't know her, i don't think!

anyone with any clues on things happening next week, let me know--i have ten more days in SF before i disappear

hmmm can I bring my kid to this noise pancakes thing or would that really irritate people

how noise is your kid?

my 11-year-old nephew is totally noise, 100%

she's 3 1/2, she's pretty noise

also Tinker babysits her sometimes

winding down my time here, tell me what's good

if people are up for drinks tonight, let's rock this

i feel like stravinsky les noces in berkeley is good ;) (but only on saturday, fri is sold out)

it was nice meeting you geeta!

Some folks here would probably be interested in this:

Saturday August 6th
4pm-???
$5 from 4-8pm, $10 after
Bay Area 51
1667 Jerrold St, S.F.

Live:

MAXMILLION DUNBAR (beautiful swimmers, future times, d.c.)
http://soundcloud.com/maxm​illiondunbar

MAGIC TOUCH (100% silk, RECORD RELEASE PARTY!)
http://listentosilk.blogsp​ot.com/

WAV DWGS (eats tapes, party efx, bobby browser)
http://soundcloud.com/wav-​dwgs

ROCHE (s.f.)
http://soundcloud.com/roch​esolos

TOTAL OVERCOMERS ANONYMOUS (spaceburn, triangle, RECORD RELEASE!!)
http://soundcloud.com/bria​n_tester/blood-orange-new

MR.SATURDAY (hmb)
http://soundcloud.com/mrsa​turday

Disc Jockeys:

LANCE DE SARDI (bang the box)
http://soundcloud.com/bang​theboxsf

2 MEN WILLMOVE YOU DJS (primo & jordan)
http://2menwillmoveyou.tum​blr.com/

C.L.A.W.S. (discaire, bar 25)
http://soundcloud.com/claw​s

KEITH SLOGAN (bronze)
http://www.facebook.com/pa​ges/Bronze/221163617907693

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ gonna be big

also:
MIKE HUCKABY/LOVEFINGERS/BEAUTIFUL SWIMMERS DJ sets tonight at PUBLIC WORKS TONIGHT!
$10 before 10pm, I think $15 afterwards.

Beautiful Swimmers have a rad mix they did for PS1 up on FADER:
http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/30/fadermoma-ps1-warm-up-mix-beautiful-swimmers/

dj magic touch & bookworms tonight at this ping pong party

What: AMERICAN TRIPPS - Berlin-Style Ping Pong Night
When: Friday, August 5 · 7 pm - 11 pm
Where: The Secret Alley (180 Capp)

http://sfist.com/2011/08/04/mission_mission_presents_berlin-sty.php

ha ha, 'Berlin-style ping pong'? are they serious? if so, sad I'm missing it! the Germans are crazy about the 'Tischtennis', and when I lived in Berlin there was this great bar that had hexagonal ping pong--you play inside a giant hexagon--which blew my mind

im in SF next weekend wat shall i do ?

San Francisco and what to do in it

thx!

Last night with Optimo was brilliant. Now I understand what all the hype is about.

love them and wish i'd been there. i've seen them DJ 20 times in the last ten years, probably. i miss them.

going to try to see them tonight, in NYC. they're flying in straight from SF to the gig and setting up at 1 AM, from what i heard!

That sounds like a grueling trip for them. I'd love to find one of their recent sets. The older ones I've heard weren't quite the same as what I heard last night. Dare I say...magical?

details details!! what'd they play?

You really want spoilers? They might play a similar set tonight, maybe not. Highlights include 12" remix of Running Up That Hill, Joy Division Atmosphere, Arthur Russell edit (can't remember exactly, I think I shook my brain loose last night), some Depeche Mode which I could do without, lots of acid/old school house (eg Move Your Body), and quite a bit of newer stuff. I was having trouble placing it all what with all the excitement. Definitely Oni Ayhun, Blawan - Getting Me Down. Etc. Seemed like they were doing quite a bit of editing on the fly too, maybe I was mistaken.

Arthur Russell edit (can't remember exactly, I think I shook my brain loose last night

probably the insane edit of 'is it all over my face?' by the mole?

do you have the 'optimogeddon' mixes? get 'em, they're great

http://www.feelmybicep.com/2010/04/29/optimogeddon/

Awesome awesome awesome, thanks so much! And yes it probably was the Is It All Over My Face edit.

Btw is that your blog? I'm afraid I may have made some less than courteous comments there in the past; if it's yours you have my humblest apologies.

no, that's not my blog--my blog is here: http://www.theoriginalsoundtrack.com

heading out to see optimo in a few! will report back!

How was it?

I like that article about Conrad Schnitzler you wrote. Honestly I'd never heard of him before but fascinating that he seemed to influence so many other artists, including Thomas Fehlmann among others. I couldn't figure out a way to comment on the blog in a way that allowed me to use a recognizable name, but I was just going to say it was an interesting article, so no biggie.

thanks, glad you liked it!

The Optimo gig in NYC was tough. They had played in SF the night before--a four-hour set, they told me--and they'd only slept for an hour. Then they flew cross-country to NYC, and ended up spending the entire day in transit because their flight from SF was delayed. They flew into Newark, apparently, landed at about 2 AM, cabbed it up to the venue in Brooklyn at top speed and made it there a bit before 3 AM. Back on the decks, right after a six hour flight and no sleep! The venue (Littlefield) closed at 4 AM. The NYC gig was good, even against the odds, but I wish I'd been at the SF gig.

one of the many great moments in their set was when they suddenly dropped in this old northern soul tune

and wow, what a tune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS-ZOTVYu6U

oh yeah, and seeing all the horse meat disco guys up front lose their heads to 'menergy'

that was a moment, right there

The SF gig was indeed spectacular, but I have a feeling they play a lot more often in NYC. Apparently this was their first time playing together in SF. I wish they would have played a little more of the classic 90's house that the SF crowd seems to love. Overall just a really nice night though.

now thats a tune.

Looks like fun. Been meaning to check out this venue. How is the sound system ?

DJ Harvey (Locussolus / Sarcastic Disco)

Eug (Face / Public Release)

Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better)
Odd Job
Workshop

Face and Public Works Present: DJ Harvey & Mike Simonetti

-DJ Harvey (Locussolus / Sarcastic Disco)

-Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better)

-Eug (Face / Public Release)

21+

$10 presale and $10 from 9:30-10:30 (click attending on facebook for this discount), then $15 after.

$3 coronas and $3 Face slammers from 9:30-10:30.

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=265958563446604