Heading to this Friday at Strangebrew. Jay L & Andy Mac are super good DJs and this night is a continuation of the ‘Falling Up’ parties they used to put on waaaay back. Looking forward to getting lost for a good few hours.
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See you there!!
haaa mint. Kernow crew assembling
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That should be great. Will give it a go in the general sale scrum on Friday
Aussie massive or otherwise - has anyone seen a show here? It looks incredible–just brilliant design and intimate. Small claims - we met Judith through friends and she is a real character with ideas for all kinds of projects…
Frankie and the Witch Fingers last night. Second time seeing them. They’re tighter than the London Symphony Orchestra, such a great band.
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On bus just about to see Todd Terje and the Idjut Boys at Phonox 
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Did a bit of traveling there in October and loved it. It is a chaotic concept, but combined (or maybe anchored by) the Bowie center, I felt that even all of the Victorian era housewares made sense with the preserved post war flats made sense. Anti-curation. Agree re: Raiders of the Lost Arc. Top men. 
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ALFOS was such good fun in Barcelona last night. They’d installed a new system at this venue called La Nau and it sounded mega. Sean was at floor level and took us through 5 hours of heatbombs, everything from memory… Trickski pill collins to Superpitcher spaceship via Soulwax/Tame Impala, the LCD/Talking Heads mashup, Bill Withers who is he, grace Jones bumper, Charles B ‘lack of love’, the klf without the rapper, a nice ‘floatation’ remix tribute to dave ball, human league being boiled (maybe?) + a whole load of obscurities/new stuff I couldn’t hope to id. Nods to Full Pupp probably, French deep house, maybe Kuniyuki too. That on 75% of a ‘soundcloud’, whoosh. Great to see @del & crew after so long. Strong celtic / brighton contingent in the place alongside seasoned catalan ravers. Nights out like this are as rare as hen’s teeth these days, you really go in all guns blazing.
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That was a great night. The Catalan folk were as warm and welcoming as ever. Absolute diamonds. Sean’s tunes and the sound system were excellent.
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I love hearing that Withers track out, fucking immense.
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The Pure Trance ones or later remixes without Ricky
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Round 2 this evening saw us at another club called Laut, which is a dark, industrial looking club with a fiercely uncompromising music policy. The warm up Melina is a naturalised Uruguayan DJ who bangs heavy ‘slow techno’ interspersed with the odd break or apocalyptic dialogue. She was followed by Lena Wilikens who lays down a slightly more accessible soundscape with a lot of subtle acid, brooding rhythms and old tech house, akin to what craig richards used to play at fabric? Still pounding but with occasional respite. Nothing remotely recognisable, or related to the night before.
There was a second room I’d never noticed before with cinema-style seats and people sat around on cushions watching a chillout dj and a huge audiovisual display on a big screen. In all these years I’d only ever made it to Laut twice (Loud E and someone else). Tried to see Awesome Tapes from Africa once too but that was roadblock. I can’t remember the last time I did a weekend double header outside of festies. Talking years! Anyway, with that I return to hibernation albeit with ringing ears.
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I loved the twisted dubby facemelters. Ended up at a great bar playing tunes after the club. Again blown away by the Catalan warmth. Met so many great folk and hilarious characters.
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Sounds great, how was it?
Yeah it was superb. I’ve seen Todd Terje a few times (even put him on myself @ Plastic People back in the day) but embarrassed to say its the first time I’ve seen the Idjut Boys DJ. Terje was on really good form, not too much cheese and played some synth bangers. But I really loved the Idjut Boys - got really deep, tribal and very trippy at times. Hardly recognised any of it (although had that same feel as their early records from the 90s)
Not sure what / how the Idjuts DJ but they def had a really good use of delay / reverb and EQ that’s up there with Francois K.
And very much my kind of clubbing these days - was absolutely lost in an acid monster at about 7pm and back home on the sofa by 10.30pm
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