the rolling london dancing thread

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!

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

i do LOVE the way they get you reasonably priced cabs when you come out tho.

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?

(btw ricky does that email address work?)

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house parties only for me until further notice :(

BUGGED OUT!
The first Bugged Out! of 2006. Andrew Weatherall, Tomas Andersson, Erol Alkan and many many guests. Acid House

who's in?

Also why did no one tell me about Tiga at The End on 18th February? These are GOLDEN DAYS.

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.

raving crew, i salute you all.

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.

i miss you guys!!

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.

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.

I feel ROBBED that I have but the bare shadow of a memory of this.

also, 16 feb - weatherall/smagghe residency at the t bar omg.

i still want to do tiga on 18 feb!

oh the jokes

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.

i was disappointed that the record i really liked around 4am was NOT john starlight, as i had been led to believe

all ive got to look forward to is loco dice, but as its not london it doesnt belong on this thread

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.

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!

i would like to go to this lovelife thing. so, i will. yes

stevem said he might pop by.

You might have misheard me saying 'Ztarlight'. Possibly.

i dont like john starlight

i like steve barnes though

and i like the 11th march