The release date of our man James Holden's eagerly anticipated DJ Kicks compilation is slowly edging closer - perhaps painfully so as far as all of you real fanatics are concerned. We feel your pain.
But thankfully those good folk over at !K7 are here to help, by offering up the mp3 of Mr Holden's exclusive new DJ Kicks track Triangle Folds for free download to tide you over until the dramatic unveiling of the full mix CD. Simply click here: Happy Friday indeed!
Vinyl junkies need not feel left out, for the 'Triangle Folds' exclusive track (and bonus Holden-special alternative mix) will also see a proper vinyl release on May 24th alongside the full mix album, which you can pre-order here now. Just over 3 weeks to go!
This track is awesome! I wish there were more producers like Holden: less releases because each track actually takes a lot of time....so much detail that stands above and beyond techno, minimal, or anything else....little compositions.
it really is an amazing song, very nice easy listening loose and free, kind of reminds me of zuckerzeit. oeh and the ending is dizzying in a great way!
James you achieved it again to break open new directions in music.. This song is so far away removed from planet earth.. Great job! I love what you're doing!
the christmas elves living in james' head pitter pattered out another schlager killing parade of goody goodness. schlager took one to the cranium with triangle folds, you can even hear the sound it made near the end...BAM. makes me want to get out my schulze gets the blues dvd and watch schulze slap the evil spirits of schlager around on stage at the polka festival. james' production style is perfectly mimicing the second law of thermodynamics. nothing beats a track laced with the stumbling facts of entropy. bravo hamster.
The White Heat mailout has just informed me that Mr Etienne Jaumet will be making a London stop-off at their Madame Jojo's night on June 8th (tickets on sale now via Ticketweb), which gives me the perfect excuse to share with you this live video we recently uncovered amongst the archives of the ambitious Grandcrew live concert filming site, captured at a Versatile Records party back in 2008:
Etienne Jaumet may just be the cutest nerd you are ever likely to see. One half of the also-awesome Zombie-Zombie synth-and-drum duo (which I suppose makes him a plain old Zombie), Etienne can also count himself amongst just a handful of current purveyors of dance music that our own ever-particular James Holden actually likes. And contrary to what you might have assumed from the Night Music recordings, we are not dealing with cheap saxophone samples here: a minute into opening track and Holden-favourite 'Repeat Again After Me' Etienne wheels out his own extraordinary live sax skills to complement his synth-love to jaw-dropping effect. Wow.
ODDSAC is the, well, odd name of the industrious Animal Collective's forthcoming new 54 minute long "visual album", where a brand new Animal Collective score is set against the dark and twisted visual imaginings of filmmaker Danny Perez. You may already be familiar with the work of Mr Perez from his intense video backdrops to complement the respective Black Dice and Panda Bear live experiences. If not, this short and definitely not sweet trailer should give you some idea of what to expect:
The DVD is slated for release "in the summer", but those impatient souls who can't wait that long can hunt down one of the many screening and Q&A combo deals featuring the director and members of Animal Collective, and maybe even a guest DJ after party to boot (lucky old Londoners get a DJ set from the Collective themselves). The full bumper list of American sessions is available on the ODDSAC website, whilst Europeans will have to hope they live near one of the locations below:
13th May: ICA, London, UK (18.30, 20.30, 22.30) 14th May: Mint Lounge, Manchester, UK (18.00, 20.00) 15th May: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK (15.00, 17.00) 18th May: Berlin Babylon (Rosa Luxembourg Str. 30) (21.00) 19th May: Uebel und Gefeahrlich, Hamburg, Germany (20.00) 21st May: Smart Space, Amsterdam, Netherlands (20.00)
Meanwhile, those of you eagerly awaiting a hard copy of the truly awesome new Panda Bear material unveiled at his recent date in London (and beyond) will be as disappointed as I was to read that Pitchfork reckons it won't be out until September (and Paw Tracks won't give us anything more specific than a will hopefully be released this year), on an album called 'Tomboy' (this much is true - and there are T-shirts to prove it). A couple of those songs in particular are just the thing that James has been looking for for his DJ sets; but I guess that he, like the rest of us, will just have to wait patiently until September, contenting ourselves with the ODDSAC Animal Collective visual fix in the meantime. Sometimes life is just not fair.
panda bear needs to quit the coy hype machine and start delivering promos to the right people. you would expect everybody from animal collective to ariel pink is taking notes and witnessing the BC fitness. it's like drug makers not knowing which doctors will make the best of the new medicine. but then again you have to take into account that we do live in a reality where idiots bid way too early on ebay auctions and where bumper stickers are placed on everything but bumpers. bumper stickers do not go on fucking trunk lids or back windows. only bumper stickers that say "i'm an idiot" can go elsewhere on a car than the bumper. fucking upside down world. atleast the BC has stupendous in patient care.
As the release date of James Holden's eagerly-anticipated DJ-Kicks compilation edges ever closer (May 24th on !K7, in case you were wondering), James is also readying himself to bring the physical DJ-Kicks experience to the people with an extensive programme of worldwide dates throughout May, June and July. As well as some more frequently visited favourite destinations in the UK, Europe and Japan, James will also be making a long-awaited return to Australia (his first since 2006). A comprehensive trip round the US is also on the cards, as he makes good on the first stage of a new commitment to twice-yearly residencies at New York's Cielo and LA's King King.
The full ball-busting tour schedule runs as follows, so with a bit of luck Mr Holden will be passing by your way very soon:
May 2010 21st Lux, Lisbon, Portugal (DJ-Kicks) 22nd Silo, Leuven, Belgium (DJ-Kicks) 27th Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands (DJ-Kicks) 28th Liquid Lounge Club, Cork, Ireland (DJ-Kicks) 29th Alter Ego, Verona (DJ-Kicks)
June 2010 4th Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, Germany (DJ-Kicks) 5th We love Sonique @ Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France (DJ-Kicks) 11th Village Underground, London, UK (DJ-Kicks) 12th Watergate, Berlin, Germany (DJ-Kicks) 18th The Loft, Barcelona, Spain (DJ Kicks) 19th Fabrik, Madrid, Spain (DJ-Kicks) 26th Awakenings Festival 10 years anniversary, Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 2010 1st Supperclub, San Francisco, USA (DJ-Kicks) 2nd King King, Los Angeles, USA (DJ-Kicks) 3rd Neumo's, Seattle, USA (DJ-Kicks) 8th Cielo, New York, USA (DJ-Kicks) 9th Smart Bar, Chicago, USA (DJ-Kicks) 10th The Vault, El Paso, USA (DJ-Kicks) 17th Womb, Tokyo, Japan (DJ-Kicks) 18th Triangle, Osaka, Japan (DJ-Kicks) 19th Mago Club, Nagoya, Japan (DJ-Kicks) 23rd Villa, Perth, Australia (DJ-Kicks) 24th Chinese Laundry, Sydney, Australia (DJ-Kicks) 25th Lot 33, Canberra, Australia (DJ-Kicks) 26th Revolver, Melbourne, Australia (DJ-Kicks) 30th Nachtdigital # 13 Festival, Olganitz, Germany 31st Field Day, London, UK
seattle is going to be fun. i suggest seeing zen beach of course, cobain's bridge in aberdeen (from something in the way), the magician's supply shop at pikes place market, and coffee and cherry pie at the twin peaks diner. doesn't get any better than that.
With lighting technology getting cleverer, cheaper and ever more accessible, it is clearly time for live performers to up their game. And it seems that everyone is at it: our own new recruitKate Wax is currently readying her new light-and-sound set-up for its Mapping Festival debut in Geneva (May 7th), the ever-adventurous Caribou's new live show has an advanced new visual component (as previously reported here), and latest Crosstown Rebels addition Deniz Kurtel comes from a full-blown light-and-art installation background.
Our old friends We Love Art (previous hosts of the lovely We Love Border Community summer extravaganza) are predictably right behind these evolutions in technology, commiting to a pair of forward-thinking light presentations sandwiched either end of this year's Villette Sonique festival in Paris. The main festival runs between 31st May and 6th June and features performances from Joanna Newsom, Owen Pallett, Young Marble Giants, Atlas Sound, Manuel Gottsching, Oneohtrix Point Never, Acid Mothers Temple, Wolf Eyes, Growing, Fuck Buttons, Oneida, Washed Out and Blues Control.
Proceedings are officially launched by the We Love Art crew on May 8th with the only French outing for Richie Hawtin's much-hyped new Plastikman multimedia live show, supported by usual suspects and Minus cohorts Magda, Troy Pierce and Marc Houle. The whole light and sound extravaganza is complemented by a special Plastikman iPhone app called SYNK, which links up with the live visuals and a camera showing what Richie can see, and probably explains why so many people are waving their phones about in this sneak preview clip from the Timewarp festival a couple of weekends ago. For a moment there we thought perhaps someone had invented a lighters-in-the-air app for the iPhone (they have, as it happens - 16 of them!).
And then on June 5th the series of events draws towards a close with homegrown hero Vitalic's own take on cutting edge live electronic performance, using a system of LED screens and mirrors put together by "stage design architects" 1024 to seemingly epic effect:
Claiming to present the future of the live electronic music show, both ambitious We Love Sonique events take place in the impressive Grande Halle de la Villette: get your tickets now (priced at €29,50 each, or €48,50 for a pass giving entry to both events) from Digitick.
Also watching Joanna Newsom as she hatchet faces her way into a niche sound makes me wanna chew gum forgetting to take the foil wrapper off. facial contortion-ism is the next level in gaining access to the dimension where you are indie, but the very system you shunned by going to liberal arts college is now paying the roof that's over your head and the organic fair trade coffee thats coursing through your veins as waves of calcium stimulate a never ending itune selling buccinator wrestling act. whatever happened to tori amos? exactly. guess this is not really happenenan.
As promised a few weeks back on this very blog, I can now finally bring you the eagerly anticipated announcement of James Holden's next musical step. Taking his place in an illustrious line of previous pioneers, James will deliver the next installment in !K7's definitive mix album series DJ Kicks on May 24th (May 25th if you are in the US):
And now that the mix is signed, sealed and delivered in all of its primal, rhythmic glory, I am also allowed to unveil the tracklisting. Which may seem a bit like spoiling the surprise, but you know as well as I do that even if you do manage to track down all of the records below, noone can put them together quite like our man Holden:
1) Piano Magic - Wintersport / Cross-Country 2) Grackle - Disco (Musiccargo Remix) 3) Mordant Music - Olde Wobbly 4) Maserati - No More Sages 5) Caribou - Lemon Yoghourt 6) Luke Abbott - Soft Attacks 7) Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud (Holden Remix) 8) Kieran Hebden / Steve Reid - Departure 9) Ursula Bogner - Punkte 10) Eric Copeland - Auto Dimmer 11) Mit - Rauch (Luke Abbott Remix) 12) ARP - Potentialities 13) Lucky Dragons - Open Melody 14) Holden - Triangle Folds (DJ-KiCKS) 15) James Ruskin - Definition Of 16) Legowelt - Flight of the Jupiter 17) Walls - Gaberdine 18) Lukas Nystrand - Never Fail (Vocal) 19) Didier Paquette - Arwen, Namarie 20) SS Pyramid Snake - Catacomb City
Much might be made of the tracklisting's eclectic nature, but let me say unequivocally that this is most definitely music-for-dancing-to that enraptures our most basic instincts to do so, even if it doesn't come pre-stamped with the term "dance music". You'll see.
And more than just his latest mix CD installment, the DJ Kicks formula also provides a vehicle for some new original Holden music, in the form of new single 'Triangle Folds', which will emerge in two lascivious alternative versions on an accompanying vinyl release. The eagle-eyed will also note the presence of a certain previously-unreleased Holden remix of our teenage heroes Mogwai, which will also finally be available for your own DJing pleasure on the downright essential DJ-Kicks double vinyl package, along with the hitherto unavailable on vinyl Luke Abbott remix of Mit's 'Rauch' and an exclusive preview of 'Soft Attacks' from the same Luke Abbott's forthcoming Border Community album 'Holkham Drones' - and many more goodies besides. Exciting times we live in, no?
Very exciting times indeed. Seems like James managed to sort himself out after our little chat at Corsica studios :) Really looking forward to this one..... WOOP WOOP!!!
Is that Triangle Folds track the latest greatest production? The battle tech files have been quite ever since The Reckoner remix. I think James should begin wearing a mustache or some kind of facial hair. Look at Nick Galifianakis, that in one badass beard wearing Greek.
Is anybody playing Future Islands - In the Fall up in da club?? If that shit doesn't melt faces I don't know what will.
this clip just proves how it would not be possible to inspire crowd response with out moral fortitude driving the choice of tunes. it is not possible to reach this kind of connection unless you're fucking jedi fighting the forces of darkness, but then in this case you swap the light-saber out for a deck. sure man is fallible but it's moments like these that make you wonder is it just someone playing something they think sounds ill and will rock a club? or is it something being said here? what a fucking genuine moment. behold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njzC4FBNsZc
The music-for-dancing-to movement is fast gathering pace, as it prepares to advance another album for admission to the cannon on April 20th when the new installment from Caribou (Swim) hits the shops.
Like his good friend (and major proponent of the movement to get gig crowds dancing again) Kieran Hebden, the artist formerly known as Manitoba (aka Danitoba or Danibou, as he is more commonly known round these parts) has recently explored a growing interest in that unique multicellular organism of the dancefloor via guest DJ spots for the likes of Four Tet and our good selves. And it seems that this notion of a new loose, organic form of music-for-dancing-to is key to the sound of this latest Caribou album (which comes highly recommended from what our own Nathan Fake and James Holden have heard so far), as Dan explains:
"I got excited by the idea of making dance music that's liquid in the way it flows back and forth, the sounds slosh around in pitch, timbre, pan... Dance music that sounds like it's made out of water, rather than made out of metallic stuff like most dance music does."
I hate to say I told you so! Actually, I love it.
With this new album comes the obligatory tour marathon, which will see the already impressive four man Caribou live set up evolve into a cutting edge technological interplay between visuals, electronics and the human players, as Kraftwerk's fabled man-machine moves a step closer to its extremely belated realisation. You really have to be there, but if you weren't quite quick enough to bag tickets for the truly hot sold out line-up of Caribou, Gold Panda, Hounds of Hate and Kieran Hebden at Corsica Studios on April 20th, there is still a chance to take part in the happening when Caribou returns to London on June 16th for another Heaven live extravaganza: the full supporting cast has yet to be announced, but I'd get those advance tickets now anyway to be sure.
Or there is always Field Day on July 31st (tickets here), when Dan joins our own James Holden and many more for an outdoor session; and since setting seems particularly well-matched to sound here, this might well be the ultimate way to take in the Caribou experience.
It might sound like the beginning of a joke, but I am afraid you will have to write your own punchline, for actually this is a little plug for Border Community's impending Mexico excursion. This morning James Holden and Avus (the Scott of my headline!) set off for Mexico via Amsterdam, where they will join up with their exuberant Border Booking comrade Phil Kieran (from Belfast) for the journey onwards to play at their first stop-off, Mexico City's H2o club tonight (18th March).
James used to be a regular visitor to Mexico a few years back, and became a bit of a local hero; the feeling was reciprocated by James, who became quite a fan of the country's laid back attitude, as well as their Queso Fundido. But now several years have passed since his last visit (I think maybe it was as long ago as 2007?), which makes this latest tour long overdue. Monterey will be the second port of call for our intrepid trio tomorrow evening (19th), where they play together at the AM Club.
Then finally it is on to Juarez on Saturday 20th, the real-life border community that lies at a crossing point between Mexico and the USA, which unfortunately has recently hit the international headlines for all of the wrong reasons. Juarez (care of the Hardpop and Pastilla Digital crew) in particular was the place in Mexico that took most readily to James' sound, and their Germanic-themed club has played host to some wild nights with James at the helm, as well as a whole host of the rest of our Border Community crew. Life has been tough in the city of Juarez in more recent years, but on Saturday it is hoped that the loyal Holden-fans will feel ready to come out and play again:
Residents just over the border in Juarez' Texas counterpart El Paso may be wondering what happened to the previously advertised Sunday evening show at The Vault that has now mysteriously vanished from James' calendar: due to visa considerations this particular date has been moved back to July, when James will be back for a long-awaited full US tour. As ever, watch this space for details, and until then you can relax safe in the knowledge that you will get your Holden-fix eventually!
It's too bad that James didn't make his way down to central america. I got to see him in El Salvador back in 2005 and 2007, it sure would be lovely for him to visit again!
As tonight's Corsica Studios shakedown dawns, I undoubtedly have better things to be doing than updating my blog (now I see why they invented Twitter!). But I thought some of you may appreciate some set-times in advance, so I feel duty-bound:
I also have a sad announcement to make: the Tombola has been cancelled this time, on account of a lack of effort on my part. But if anyone finds themselves too traumatised by this devastating news, I will be offering my counselling services on the evening. Hey, maybe next time?
Hopefully the Kraut-tinged live set from Falling From Cloud 9 will offer enough incentive to get yourself down there early (check his Myspace and the Avus guest mix for a sneak preview); fans of a certain other Border Community artist on tonights bill should pay particular attention to the Falling From Cloud 9 set for a special guitar-based re-interpretation of something very familiar!
And beyond that there lies the magical mystery tour of a Kate Wax DJ set, Fuck Buttons' Andrew Hung's taming of the dancefloor, Avus' mainroom big guns, Ed Chamberlain's extremely BC twinkles, the long-awaited revelation of wherever it is that Petter' head is at nowadays, and of course, our old faithful golden Holden. I can't wait!
Our return to Corsica Studiosthis Friday night (5th March) is fast approaching, as I am sure you are aware. But as if you needed any more inducement to attend, those crafty devils over at We Fear Silence have come up with the goods, in the form of this Fuck Buttons DJ set that they have just uploaded to their Soundcloud page, and having previously directed all of my internet expertise towards trying to track one of these down, I do believe that this is an internet exclusive, so well done them!:
Everyone knows that the best producers have the best taste, as this half of the Fuck Buttons' guest mix neatly demonstrates (and Transitions seems particularly topical!). And there will be plenty more where that came from this Friday night, when the electronically-minded Andrew Hung (representing the Fuck Buttons) joins our own James Holden, Avus (listen to his own guest mix over on Mixcloud!) and Petter, and special guests Ed Chamberlain, Kate Wax and Falling From Cloud 9, for another Corsica love-in. Get your advance tickets here, and invite all of your mates here. It is going to be great!
Then if you are still standing on Saturday evening, I propose that we reconvene in the slightly more fraught surroundings of a Free Saturday at Cargo, hosted this week by the dedicated Upset The Rhythm. Kria Brekkan, former member of Iceland's Mum and current wife of Animal Collective's Avey Tare, headlines in support of her charmingly titled Uterus Water EP, whilst Walls, the exciting new Kompakt-endorsed project from Sam Allez-Allez and Alessio Banjo Or Freakout, provides the intriguing and able support. Say you'll be there?
The submerged Fisher Price screaming buried in the wall of noise of Fuck Buttons' Colours Move has the power to divide audiences, or at least the sort of people who leave comments on Youtube:
I love it, of course, but then, as those who know me can testify, I am not averse to the odd bout of shrieking myself: as well as the elephant noises that came with Andre Kraml's original parts, the breakdown of James Holden's remix of Safari (out on Crosstown Rebels back in 2004, so it might take some tracking down) also features additional monkey noises provided by my good self, animal impersonator extraordinaire. In the end I didn't get my credit on the vinyl (I will have to take that up with my agent, I suppose), but Mr Luke Abbott has hinted that he may have cause to call on my services in the near future, so it looks like my career in animal impersonation isn't over just yet...
Dropping a Fuck Buttons track in a club DJ set can be a similarly divisive act, so no surprises that our man Holden has made something of a habit of doing just that ('The Lisbon Maru', Surf Solar, 'Rough Steez', or Bright Tomorrow, perhaps, but thus far no 'Colours Move' - now that really would melt some heads!). But does there really have to be this great chasm between "dance" and "not dance"? And if such a fault line even exists, then collectively I think we ought to do all that we can to narrow it.
Edging towards us from the other side of the canyon is Fuck Button's own Andrew Hung, whose acquaintance we finally made at Four Tet's funnest-ever club-concert mash-up at the Tufnell Park Village Hall (I mean the Dome). And just how snugly the tectonic plates are rubbing up against one other will be revealed at our next Border Community night on 5th March, when the Buttons' electronic troubador will steer the Corsica Studios main room through his own danceable territory, which I have a feeling we may find looks rather similar to the landscape of Holden country (a bit like Scotland and New Zealand, if you will).
Captain James Holden, Avus, Petter, Kate Wax, Ed Chamberlain and Falling From Cloud 9 will also be joining us for the trip, so book your tickets here, and don't forget your advance check in here. Your holiday reading list will follow forthwith.
i think the term is 'melt faces'. "O+S - Permanent Scar" is a good example too of genre ligase needed to fix the okasaki gaps in the code between the dance and not dance dna.
The more organised amongst you will have locked down your tickets for tonights Four Tet show at The Dome in Tufnell Park well in advance, and like me and James will now be getting increasingly excited as the remaining hours of this Friday afternoon tick by.
But if you were a little slower on the uptake and are now kicking yourself, you could try consoling yourself by downloading the Essential Mix that Kieran recorded a couple of weeks ago and has now shoved up on his burgeoning Soundcloud profile, confirming his status (along with new album There Is Love In You) as a bona fide dancefloor man. And if you are lucky enough to be going tonight, what better way to put you in the mood!
Other Four Tet favourite Nathan Fake meanwhile is currently readying himself to leave for the US, where the Four Tet / Nathan Fake roadtrip tour begins in style at New York's sold out Le Poisson Rouge next Wednesday 17th February (further dates on the Four Tet website). Now fully equipped with a North-American-winter-proof new coat, if we're lucky Nathan might even bring us back some photos documenting his two-week-long crash course in US touring, which I will be sure to share with you here...
The Four Tet tour then continues back on home turf in March, where availability is also looking increasingly tight. Tickets for the second London show at Village Underground on 10th April are now also out of the question, so it looks like you might have to nip down to Brighton's Concorde on March 17th instead, where they are also throwing in Mr Fake and the hypnotic Rocketnumbernine as extremely able supporting extras (get your tickets here or forever hold your peace). And Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Birmingham and Bristol might also still be worth a try...
BREAKING NEWS: Just seconds after I hit publish, James wandered into my office with the news that poor old Joy Orbison has been struck down with food poisoning, so won't be playing tonight after all. A couple of phone calls from Kieran later, and the ready, willing and able Nathan Fake has been drafted in as a hasty last minute substitution, and as we speak is now building himself up to deliver the next collection in his new line in DJing later on this evening. Stop the press! Hold the front page! etc...
March 15th is a date to mark in your diary, for that is the release date of the new mix CD from our favourite French cult cutie Agoria, who has delivered the latest installment in the Balance series. I haven't heard it yet, but needless to say this release is eagerly anticipated around these parts. Although I do wonder if that is even really Agoria under all that packaging detritus? (But I am sure it is actually him "in the mix"!).
You hopefully remember our boy James Holden's own early contribution to the Balance series (the fifth compilation in the series, and the first from a non-Aussie). It was also James who then kicked off the At The Controls mix CD series, which Agoria also chipped in on with the fourth and final volume. With Agoria now climbing aboard the Balance train I could be tempted to make some kind of joke about him mirroring James' career, only in reverse, but that really wouldn't be fair: the Balance series has gone from strength to strength following James' participation, and with Agoria's addition is about to notch up its sixteenth release. The At The Controls series meanwhile sadly no longer exists, following the Resist label's unfortunate bankruptcy, although the back catalogue can still be snapped up at bargain prices from Amazon.
All this talk of Agoria is all very well, but if you are wondering where James himself is headed next on his own mix CD odyssey, do watch this space for an exciting announcement coming very soon!
i really wish james could of joined the balance party at wmc/miami (flyer: http://rizo.ws/misc/listed_balance.jpg ) but understand back to back north america travels are not the most fun...
hopefully james makes north america stop again soon. crossing my fingers for los angeles again and maybe san francisco :-)
i saw the dj kicks thing too. sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. i used to be so up on the tunes holden spins but now i have literally no idea what he's doing, so will be good to hear (and see the tracklisting).
The countdown to our next Corsica Studios shindig on 5th March has begun (line up: James Holden, Fuck Buttons (DJ set), Avus, Falling From Cloud 9 (live), Ed Chamberlain, Kate Wax and Petter - phew!), which means that it is also time for us to coax another guest mix from one of our crew. Kindly soul Avus has obliged: his dependable warm-up sets were a permanent fixture of the End mainroom during our old residency, so it is about time we invited him and his future Moog anthems from his upcoming Border Community EP to grace the hallowed Corsica decks. And what better way to celebrate than by uploading a new mix to Mixcloud, in which Avus wheels out his mainroom big guns in preparation:
Avus - We Fear Silence Mix February 2010 1) Avus – Little Adventures 2) Jared Wilson – Last Two 3) NathanFake – Fentiger 4) Paul Bennett – Backbreaker 5) Falling From Cloud Nine – 80 6) Luke Abbott – Whitebox Stereo 7) Agoria – Magnolia 8) Craig Loftis – Yes it’s right 9) Avus – Poppy 10) Entro Seenestre – Glazed 11) Ratsnake – When It’s Late 12) Regis – Ital 13) Surgeon – Screw The Roses 14) Four Tet - Love Cry
As well as a sneak peak at some of the gems contained within Avus' precious forthcoming 'Poppy EP', you may also have spotted a taster of what to expect from the early doors live set from the mysterious Falling From Cloud 9, aka Northampton's Luke Print, friend and musical cohort of our own Northampton man Avus. We can vouch that Luke's one-man live show is of a decidedly kraut-tinged, danceable bent having previously caught him in his hometown, and naturally we'd advise you to get down to Corsica early to see for yourself, not least because a special Border Community-related surprise that ought not to be missed is apparently also in the works...
And as well as the Northampton massive, and our own James Holden, we have yet more guests to offer the humble Corsica visitor on 5th March: topping the bill comes Andrew Hung of the mighty Fuck Buttons with a rare club DJ set showcasing his exemplary musical taste. Whilst one Button (Mr Benjamin John Power) grew up on a diet of Mogwai, the other (our on-call DJ Andrew) apparently travelled a more electronic path through Aphex-ville (this scenario sounds familiar...). Last week we managed to catch him in his more typical between-bands setting at Eat Your Own Ears' Esben & The Witch show, and I can confirm that his taste is indeed extremely "on message", right down to Holdy-Holden's 'Idiot' played at the right (slow) speed!
Meanwhile, over in the other room, we have nailed down our elusive techno wanderer Petter for a family reunion, dragging him off the Swedish party train to play room host for the evening: and it is about time that we all caught up on whatever it is he has been up to lately! We're also extremely excited to welcome Switzerland's Kate Wax into the fold (for the evening, and beyond!) with another rare DJ set outing, as she swaps the studio for the club, taking some time out from the preparations for her vocally-exhilirating new album. And last but by no means least, my beloved British electronica underground is also represented by Avus-fave Ed Chamberlain, he of the twinkle-encrusted electro-breaks as heard at the yearly BLOC workouts.
And no Corsica shakedown would be complete without a visit from the inimitable An'Unexpectacle, who I believe is currently plotting around a glove customisation theme, whilst my not-at-all-confusing Community Cast-Off Tombola will also be returning for a refined second run featuring yet more thrilling prizes on a Border Community (and guests!) tip for those early birds. Those advance tickets are available now from Ticketweb for just £10, or more on the door: so get thee there!
I have just packed our boy James Holden off to the airport for his weekend ride on the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Wuppertal express: first stop is Pixel at Amsterdam's Trouw club tonight (4th February), which occupies the former newspaper printing warehouse of the Dutch national newspaper Trouw until the end of 2010 as one of those multi-functional restaurant / club / art spaces that the Dutch do so well. The last 300 tickets are still available to buy on the door, so I would get yourself down there early to avoid disappointment:
And in a coincidence that I can only describe as blogworthy, an installation by LA-based artist Richard Wearn (titled simply Trouw) that recently opened at Crisp London has a little more to illuminate about this special party location to the unwitting foreigner (me!). Focusing on the building's sign as the sun sets and the sign is turned on, his 30 minute long dual screen rear projection video (video art - how very Dutch!) is concerned with the traces of utopian mythologies that exist within our urban environment: the word "trouw" means "fidelity", and the newspaper was initially extablished during WWII to counter the Nazi occupation and extermination of Holland's Jewish population.
And just as Wearn is occupied with seeking and highlighting the clues and submerged meanings that exist within the buildings around us, the techno scene too traditionally loves a venue with a bit of history whenever it can get its hands on one, even if the signifigance of that location ends up being lost on a large proportion of their footfall. But thanks to the Wearn installation, James at least has been made aware of the Trouw story in advance of his appearance, lending that little extra spark to proceedings later on tonight...
Just waking up from the Trouw Club party in Amsterdam, I can only say I had the perfect night. I was 1 hour early to get at least one of the 300 doorsale tickets, assuming there would be some queue allready. On the contrary, I got in as the first guest and even for free, met James himself for a brief chat'n hug! If it wasn't perfect enough allready, I got more and more into the dancing mood because of Jom Liefdeshuis' great intro performance, whereafter I could really burst into the feeling when James started to mash up and finally explode the audience for over 2 hours (4 hours of pure joy). Dancing on top of the speakers @ the DJ booth was definitely a highlight, but it wouldn't be so much without the "unanimously happy and enthausiastic" audience. Once again thank you all so much for this evening, it's been a highlight in my dancing career (hobby).
Yrs, Sjors "Yellowsleeve'd dancer"
p.s. If you wrote that XX on my hand, I'm still looking for you (find me: Sjors Doedens on facebk)!!
James at the Catwalk in Rotterdam was also brilliant. Thanks for giving me and my girlfriend an amazing night. I was standing right infront of the dj-booth most of the time enjoying the music and your skills. We will definatly be there when you are in our country again!
This is good stuff. Carbon based life. Adenosine triphosphates. All these different levels of reactions. Sound. People. Atmospheric Pressure. Gravity. Laws. Logic. Math. Serendipity. Synchronicity. Mystery. Myths. Language. Places. Coordinates in space. Exchanges. Beginnings, endings and new beginnings. Fear of Death. Intra-species and inter-species competition. Existentialism. Suffering. Dancing. Overcoming. Put the Nazis down and keep them down. Real people can run the show without interference from the right. Be good to each other, be loyal, and marginalize the alpha types. Read Zinn and Chomsky. Watch Fox News. Know what the right is doing. Keep them in your field of vision. Lock the doors of the theater on them and burn the motherfucking place down. Then smoke a joint, strum a guitar, and go for a nice walk on a sunny spring day after a hard winter.
Homecoming king Nathan Fake went back to his roots this weekend, with his first proper hometown gig in Norwich's distinctive Arts Centre last Friday. James and I had a prior engagement in Paris so couldn't be there to witness this momentous occasion, but fortunately my glamorous assistant Rosana did make it along, with camera in tow, to bring us a taste of what we all missed (below).
Extremely able support on the night came from fellow Norfucker and Border Community brother Luke Abbott, whilst adopted son Dan Tombs pitched in on visual duties. Luke even spotted someone in the crowd who had plumped for a pair of wellies for their gig-going attire: only in Norfolk, one might think, but I'm guessing it probably had something to do with the recent return of the snows...
Norwich Arts Centre: from the outside it may look like a church, but if you chose to venture inside last Friday night you would have been greeted with this:
Luke making lot of amazing noise while Dan plays with his colours. I wonder if all Friday nights are like this in Norwich?
The tireless Upset The Rhythm certainly know how to bring a smile to my face: just spotted amongst their latest listings is the return of the inimitable Lucky Dragons to London on March 13th. I've been lucky enough to catch them on each of their recent UTR visits, but just incase anyone was worried that more of the same might start to seem less exciting, this time the Dragons will be bringing their funtastic Sumi Ink Club drawing club concept with them, for a special afternoon session starting at 3pm in the Auto-Italia art space in Peckham. From what I can gather, the frankly unmissable Sumi Ink Club session involves placing a large sheet of paper in the middle of the group for participants to fill in with a collage melange of intricate doodles that come out looking something like this:
Or, as they put it themselves:
"Sumi Ink Club is a Los Angeles-based drawing collective founded in 2005 by Sarah Anderson and Luke Fischbeck. The group holds regular open meetings to execute topsy-turvy, detailed, collaborative drawings using ink on paper. In each of its permutations, Sumi Ink Club uses group drawings as a means to open and fortify social interactions that bleed into everyday life. Sumi Ink Club is non-hierarchical: all ages, all humans, all styles."
So you see, you simply must join us by getting your £5 tickets here.
In other Upset The Rhythm news, the sighting of Holden favourites Xeno & Oaklander's names amongst their listings yesterday sent quite a flurry of excitement through the ranks of our local Wierd-os. Our tickets for their appearance alongside labelmates Led Er Est at Barden's Boudoir on 13th April are now secured, and I expect that you will be wanting to do the same here. Excited is not the word. And the Wierd through and through might also be interested to know that sometime Wierdite Carlos Giffoni's excellently-named No Fun Acid project is also set to make an Upset The Rhythm appearance on 18th March at The Grosvenor (which means yet more tickets for you, here).
James and Kittin first played together a few years back in the unlikely setting of Ibiza's Amnesia for Cocoon, and he has been keen to play with her again ever since, for the pair share a common love of weaving as much cold wave electro and Warp-ed electronica into their DJ sets as is humanly possible. At a Republic of Kittin event DJ duties are shared equally with her specially selected guest to create something truly one-off, and a spot of back-to-back interplay isn't out of the question: the impressively-moustached Andrew Weatherall did the honours back in October.
I am certainly looking forward to it, but personally, I think I am probably just as excited about meeting her new dalmatian (pictured below in a snap nicked from her blog), having also learnt on that Barcelona beach that she is a dog person too!
Another ticket alert as part of my self-imposed public service remit: Four Tet's show at the Dome in Tuffnell Park (where flavour of the New Year Joy Orbison is lending his support) on 12th February has completely sold out now, so if you snoozed, you losed. Almost, anyway: for he has now added another date at Shoreditch's Village Underground on 10th April for the dawdlers; support has yet to be confirmed, but I'd get your tickets now anyway to be sure!
High up on my list of first-day-back-in-the-office duties has to be extending a big thankyou to the Die Registratur crew for organising last Thursday's Happy New Border Community shindig in Munich: we really couldn't have hoped for a better location in which to see in the New Year. An optimistic gem from the fifties recently restored in an equally forward-looking, sensitive fashion, the Alte Kongresshalle is truly an awesome building, and the prospect of doing more parties in such an amazing location does I suppose just about make up for the unfortunate loss of the near-perfect former Die Registratur cosy club nest.
Come the midnight hour, we took ourselves outside to the open area infront of the building for the obligatory fireworks free-for-all, where much to our surprise it emerged that us Brits are considerably more uptight around these miniature charges of gunpowder than our German cousins. A far cry from our eminently sensible roped-off public Bonfire night displays, the whole thing seemed rather haphazard to our eyes, as rockets were shoved into an upturned beer crate at a jaunty angle and set off just metres from the free-roaming crowd (as the photo below is intended to show). The British contingent slowly realised that we were collectively edging backwards away from the explosions, a lifetime worth of government public service fireworks advice echoing in our ears. As VJ Dan put it, "Where is the metal box to hold the unlit fireworks?!".
But our hosts certainly weren't alone in their laidback approach to fireworks, as this was a scene we could see and hear being repeated all over Munich, not least on the Oktoberfest site across the road - and indeed all over Germany. By the morning the streets are quite literally littered with the incriminating debris. And here was me thinking that if anything the Germans might be even more Health and Safety conscious than our good selves!!
James' impending DJ set provided a welcome excuse to retreat back to the safety of indoors, where he delivered up his first selection of the evening. And then, with a quick blast of My Girls, all too soon it was over, as James handed over the baton to the jovial Phil Kieran and his quirky TV screen glasses, and we had to say our goodbyes and head out onto the cold dark road to Berlin. Avus and Luke Abbott were yet to deliver their musical resolutions, and it really was a shame to have to leave; a couple of photos borrowed from Kat provide my only clue as to what they all got up to once we had left:
(The giant 'K' emblazoned on the wall might initially appear to be tantamount to writing the letter 'E' everywhere during the early 90s, so I do feel at this juncture it is important to point out that it is not intended as a drugs reference: K stands for Kongresshalle, replacing the R of the old Registratur logo in a subtle rebrand to go with the relocation. Honest!)
The cold snap that has engulfed Europe this year might have been well-timed for White Christmas fans, but it hasn't worked at all in our favour, as we faced fog, blizzards, snow, slush and ice, and added an hour to our already tight journey time. Thank goodness for sturdy German auto-engineering and Oliver's confident handling, piloting James to his second appointment as swiftly as was humanly possible whilst the precious DJ cargo slept like a baby in the back seat. He woke up just in time to spot the Avus Motel on the outskirts of Berlin, before readying himself to relieve Akufen from trawling the depths of his record bag as he gamely tried to hold onto the thinning Weekend crowd.
That beloved tower-block-top location might be great for gazing out over the ever-changing Berlin cityscape, but it must be said that it is slightly less so in the cold light of the after-hours break of day, and only the most far-gone of rave zombies could ignore the winter sun's massive glaring hint to head home. But as long as people are still dancing, James is more than happy to play his favourite records at them, and so he obliged with an indulgent alternative gentle selection that he just doesn't get to play out often enough, until the curfew was finally enforced just in time for the first luncheon of 2010.
What's with the records James doesn't play out regularly? Has this something to do with the crowd? In my opinion he throws himself in front of the lions as the Dutch saying goes.. ;) James got to do what he got to do, play tunes whenever/wherever/whatever he wants and feels! Greetings from Holland! Really looking forward to the 2 days off in Rotterdam & Amsterdam in february!
greetings from holland indeed. bring that shit on back to the bog of the eternal blunt stench that'll have you living in a Gilliam film soon after you hit it one to many times in the basement of the grasshopper. berlin is one thing, but amsterdam has the ghost of Descartes whispering in your ear while you stroll through the fear and loathing. still berlin makes me want to sing Down in the park where the chant is "Death, death, death" Until the sun cries morning. Down in the park with friends of mine
Christmas might be for kids, but the holiday break has at least allowed us to turn nicely nocturnal in preparation for tomorrow's New Years Eve German marathon: first stop is Munich, to usher in a new decade by proclaiming Happy New Border Community to the assembled crowd at the Alte Kongresshalle:
James Holden will be starting the New Year as we mean to go on, namely with some of that excellent music of his from the relatively early hour of 12.30am (straight after the firework extravaganza, and what better way could there be to kick off your 2010?). And then we will have to love and leave the crowd in the extremely capable hands of special guest and Border Booking buddy Phil Kieran, as well as comrades Luke Abbott and Avus proudly flying the BC flag with a taster of things to come and the rest of the old crew from the sorely-missed Die Registratur club, to party on together well into the first day of the new decade without us.
For James must then set off on a mad dash along the wintery autobahn to arrive in Berlin just in time for his 8am appearance at the Weekend club, where the party will of course still be in full swing from the night before:
And as you can see from the flyer above, the line-up for Weekend's whole !!! 4 Days Off !!! blowout does look pretty tasty, beginning this very evening with Digitalism, with Paul Kalkbrenner, Carl Craig, Akufen, Richie Hawtin, Steve Bug and John Aquaviva all popping by to lend a hand over the following days. So if a spot of Berlin club-hopping is on your agenda to kick off your 2010, do be sure to look in and say hello!
by the way, helvetica doesn't mean you know what you are doing as a professional poster maker. it just means you don't care to think about what you are doing.
well you can't really expect an industry that uses helvetica to know anything about anything. i think holden was at the top but moved too fast for the industry to pin him there. he flew right over the top like red bull gives you wings and is currently flying over some shit the industry will take till 2020 to figure out.
We all need to put our heads together and get looking for some fresh new London party options for next year, as the sad truth that you may have already heard is that Kieran Hebden's pitch-perfect Plastic People shakedown is coming to an end this Friday 11th December. What is even sadder is the fact that I can't make this end of an era, although since I'm heading off to Rome's Goa Club with James Holden and Luke Abbott I probably shouldn't complain too much! But you, on the other hand, simply must go in my place, and be sure to pick up your own copy of the exclusive free mix CD that Kieran is giving out to all last night at the Plastic-proms attendees while you're there:
A Kieran Hebden one-night exclusive that is not available in the shops, the mix is made up of his own brand of idiosyncratic Plastic People hits from the parties of the past year, and is about as "essential" as the music-for-dancing-to scene gets. And if I'm really nice to Kieran, hopefully he will save us one under the counter...
Otherwise I'll have to wait until January 22nd to catch up with Kieran's sounds in person, when he'll be heading up the Eat Your Own Ears takeover of Fabric's Room 2; and there isn't much chance of me missing this session, as our own James Holden is playing too! Gold Panda and Floating Points complete the line-up, whilst a foray into the other rooms may not prove altogether disappointing with the likes of Erol Alkan, Riton, Mystery Jets and Filthy Dukes stepping out for the evening. This will be James' first appearance at Fabric since before The End days, a fact which has caused a few inquiring eyebrows to be raised across the web: but let me assure any concerned parties that amongst this Hebden-hand-selected busting-out-of-the-box Friday night eclection James feels quite at home.
I didn't know about the cds, thanks for the info. Next wednesday we have Allez-Allez and Luke Solomon playing at Plastic People, it might fill the gap left by missing out on hebden's last night. Just an idea... :)
Without wanting to ruin any carefully-planned surprises, it has been all action in our merchandise shop this week, suggesting that Santa is stuffing his sack with a fair few Border Community goodies in preparation for the big day. And no true Border Community obsessive's wardrobe is complete without at least one t-shirt proclaiming your special allegiance: choose from the classic logo design (in traditional blue or daring green), painting-by-numbers (in Holden-approved white or blue-with-a-twist-of-pink), or join the Holden army with the ultimate symbol of idiot pride (in flattering black or his beloved white).
But if you are planning a Border Community-related Christmas surprise for that special someone in your life, be sure to get your orders in soon: if you live overseas (Europe or beyond), you have until next Thursday 10th to place your order, to be as sure as we can be that you will have your package in time for Christmas. And if you live in the UK, you probably have about a week longer, until Thursday 17th (Royal Mail permitting!). So get shopping now!
But for the Border Community fan who truly does have everything (and I know there are a few of you out there!), might I suggest turning to the more wide-ranging Bleep Christmas gift guide for present inspiration? James has already ogled the Gristelism machine on his beloved Matrix Synth (like the Buddha Machine, only with more balls); the Hudson Mohawke t-shirt is also quite Holden-ish (and by that, I mean Judas Priest-esque); and you can't go wrong with the ubiquitous Warp-logo t-shirt (star style spotters should go for the purple version, as worn by our own Nathan Fake and Alex from Skull Juice). And if you are also buying presents for yourself while you're at it (isn't that half the fun of Christmas shopping?), then Bleep's CD sale is also worth a look: as good a time as any to pick up essential releases from Zomby, Bibio, Clark, Hudson Mohawke, Nite Jewel, Black Devil Disco Club, Moderat and Fuck Buttons, all for under a tenner...
As I crawl out of my state of internet hibernation, from beneath the mountain of paperwork that currently engulfs our house, it seems that quite a considerable chunk of time has now passed since our inaugural Border Community party at Britain's best small club Corsica Studios (it is official, and for once I agree with a DJ Mag poll!). And I still haven't delivered my official photo-illustrated lowdown on the merriment! So truly without further ado, let us get on with it, shall we?
The dedicated earliest of birds to get themselves down to the venue on the night were rewarded with a free ticket to enter The Community Cast-Off Tombola, and therewith the chance to win a truly remarkable and exotic array of prizes donated by some of the artists playing on the night, including music from Kieran "Four Tet" Hebden and Rocketnumbernine (and their synth-operator Ben's side project Elite Barbarian), and the obligatory Border Community merchandise. And what a bemusing little frivolity that turned out to be!
You probably can't make it out from the photo, so to explain, this lucky fellow is now the proud owner of a vibrating hamster that used to live in James Holden's studio:
And further to the rodent theme, this excitable young chap took home Kieran Four Tet's own customised mouse, and a strange USB light up fan device:
The fellow on the right won an exclusive t-shirt emblazoned with the artwork from Four Tet's wonderful Ringer EP that you can't even buy in the shops yet: if you would like one of your own, then you will have to keep an eye on the racks of Uniqlo over the coming months.
And this much-envied winner paired off with the trusty Evolution midi-controller that has notched up considerable airmiles on its travels around the world in the care of Nathan Fake: a couple of the channels are a bit worse for wear, but Nathan assures us that it still works, "enough".
But the prize that seemingly everyone wanted to win was a collage crafted by Wesley Matsell's own fair hands, bearing the title "The Universe Is Over":
A few chancers felt downright entitled to it, but the undignified haggling that ensued as they urged me that I should just give it to them even though they weren't the lucky ticket holder wasn't quite what I had in mind when I dreamt up my caring sharing tombola concept. But making these collages is a bit of a hobby for Wesley, so those that were unsuccessful this time can at least console themselves with the hope that he might donate another Matsell original to be raffled off at a future Border Community event (and I only wish I was allowed to enter!). For although the tombola did threaten to turn into a bit of an albatross when we found ourselves left with a table full of prizes and no more tickets to give out (some early-comers didn't seem to quite get the tombola concept, whilst others just got muddled up with their cloakroom tickets!), I can promise that it will be back for another whirl (with a few subtle refinements) at our next Corsica do. And with prizes like this, it really is worth making sure you get yourself down there early!
Whilst all that was going on at the back of the bar, I did think that the early doors Rocketnumbernine synth-and-drum experiment that was taking place on the stage went down exceedingly well, coersing quite a round of excited whoops and a not inconsiderable shuffling of the feet out of the audience - but unfortunately I haven't managed to hunt down any photos of the happening (unless you want to hook me up with some in the comments?). Mr generosity Kieran Hebden then took over, most considerately coordinating his outfit with our flower decor to surreptitiously drop a Shakira moment on the crowd when they least expected it, the scamp:
Meanwhile over on the other side in Room 2, collage-king Wesley Matsell warmed things up a treat, opting to stand this time, which I suppose is a step up (literally!) from the bizarre kneeling position he has favoured on previous outings:
Then, like a shoal of salmon swimming upstream, most of the Border Community friends and family seemed to intuitively migrate en masse to Room 2: quite a huddle of them were to be found jigging around in there to the sounds of the eagerly anticipated Lone (whose equally eagerly anticipated new album Ecstasy & Friends is now finally available from the mighty Bleep):
Strapping young lad Nathan Fake then launched into to his debut DJ set for us like the proverbial duck to water. The internet went pretty nuts for the special Nathan Fake mix he did in advance of his appearance, and the switch from Ableton to Traktor for the evening was far from a night off for Mr Fake, working up quite a sweat, and the crowd into just as much of a frenzy as we have come to expect from his awesome live sets:
From the cosy security of the celebration of danceable electronica that Matsell and Fake were so ably hosting in room two, the crowd could have little inkling of what was going on over in the main room as our latest greatest Norfucker Luke Abbott took to the stage. Where Luke led the dance, a collection of strange hybrid headonistic creatures followed, and it went down something like this:
You may still be wondering where did that all come from, or (as sleep-deprived animal head sculptor Michael Page pondered on his slow bus straight back to Bristol) was it perhaps all a dream? The answer lies over on Youtube, in the form of Mikey's new video for Luke Abbott's mathematically hypnotic new single Whitebox Stereo (which was also conveniently released this week on vinyl and mp3!), where our new woodland friends get down to the pagan techno at their own forest rave:
At first Corsica's bouncer didn't seem keen on letting our animal friends join Luke on the stage, but fittingly he finally relented just as the strains of 'Whitebox Stereo' came marching in, and a truly beautiful moment came to pass as the too-good-not-to-reuse papier-mache creations were happily allowed to flourish and grow in a new environment.
The inimitable An'Unexpectacle of course also graced us with his presence as the living embodiment of his "The more you move, the more you feel it" mantra, only this time he had a human puppet in tow (but again, sadly I have no pictures!). Early teething troubles meant that the puppetry was short-lived after their equipment befell an untimely misfortune, but the pair soon made up for the setback by gamely donning animal heads, and making like a badger (and bear...). Our old friend An'Unexpectacle was quite simply born to be a badger, as I am sure anyone who witnessed his mesmerising antics will agree (note also his hand-customised Border Community t-shirt: now that is dedication to the cause!):
All this madness, and you will note that our omnipresent master of ceremonies James Holden has yet to fire up his CD players! So as current Holden golden boy Luke Abbott's addictive elasticated beats sprung to a close, James eagerly stepped to the plate, putting the cold-that-would-not-die temporarily on the back burner to serve up a bumper three hour set of what only he does best, like the cute little cherry on top of our knickerbocker glory of a night that he is.
So there we have it. Better late than never, as they say - and hopefully the same sentiment applies to the special musical goodies recorded on the evening that are coming to this space very soon. And in case you thought I had forgotten my manners, it would be very wrong of me indeed to leave things without thanking everyone (and I mean everyone) who came along, performed, helped out, donated prizes for the tombola, wore an animal head, danced, and let me pilfer their photos from Facebook: for where would we be without you?
And finally, it seems that it isn't truly over until everyone has had a slice of the animal action:
it was a really great night. rocketnumbernine was incredible, four tet did one of the best dj-sets i've heard and the last hour of holden was exceptional too. we came all the way from holland, and it was really, really worth. would be cool to here the sets, when will they come online?
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