Saturday Night's Alright For Dancing
Crickey.
Saturday night (last night? this morning?) turned out to be a bit mental.
After Bugged Out I ended up going to the after-party at a club in Shoreditch, and.. well... let's just say I spent about 2 hours doing 'Toilet Karaoke'. Which was exactly as it sounds. A karaoke machine set up outside the toilets. Belting out 'Livin' on a Prayer', 'All Day and All of the Night', 'Heaven is a Place on Earth' (and loads more that I can't quite remember right now) with a variety of loons, casualties, queers, Djs and friends. The fact that absolutely no-one had any pretentions whatsoever about being able to, or even trying to sing made it comedy gold. People who can sing are the bane of karaoke nights, and anyone taking it remotely seriously should be banned from ever participating again.
I've only really had a bash at karaoke once before, but I have to say i fuckin' loved it! Think i'm gonna have to book into here for next weekend!
Then going upstairs to find the party absolutely rocking. Gay men vogueing whilst rolling around in the dirt on the floor. Or performing some strange kind of ballet funk. Ear splitting tunes. Bouncing on the sofas. I really didn't want to leave. I finally forced myself to crawl out at 11am with the party very much in full swing. Bleurghhh... !
And the club? Well Erol Alkan rocked the house as ever. Ivan Smagghe got the ravers going at the end with some hypnotic, dirty grooves - which sounded fantastic over The End's amazing soundsystem. And Paul 'Phones' Epworth kicked things off with a great set, confirming that the key to being a successful DJ is to turn up with a box (or in this case a laptop) full of fantastic records. Nirvana's 'Territorial Pissings' was a particular highlight. I didn't half jump around to that.
Ah, I do love hearing great music over a kick-ass soundsystem.
So here are some of the evening's electro-funkin' musical highlights for you to gorge on:
SCOTT GROOVES - MOTHERSHIP RECONNECTION (DAFT PUNK REMIX)
I'd not listened to this for ages, and i'd forgotten how good it was. Daft Punk remix a track that's itself a remix of Parliament / Funkadelic. The place went crazy when Erol dropped it... This is one i'm gonna have to dust off.
BENJAMIN THEVES - TEXAS
Yet another track from the Kitsune Maison compilation - that I heard 4 times in the course of the evening!
TOM VEK - NOTHING BUT GREEN LIGHTS (DIGITALISM MIX)
I'm not 100% certain this is the mix that Paul Epworth played, but it's great anyway. I don't know much about Digitalism but you may remember I posted the fantastic 'Zdarlight' a few weeks back - which is found on.. you guessed it.. the Kitsune Maison album.
FRANZ FERDINAND - DO YOU WAN'T TO (EROL ALKAN'S GLAM RACKET MIX)
One of the best remixes of the year, and another track that sent Erol's crowd crazy. Only trouble is I can't stop wanting to sing 'My Sharona' by The Knack over the top. I managed to pick it up on 12" on my way home this afternoon.. which was a nice touch!
Erol also played a kicking remix of Primal Scream's 'Higher Than The Sun' - but I wasn't able to find out anything about it. Anyone know anything of this? I'd love to get hold of it. Ah - and he also played an incredible remix of the new Madonna single. Love to find out who that was by. Oooh - and waving my arms in the air to Liquid's rave classic 'Sweet Harmony' was also great. Erol is the man.
'Higher Than The Sun' is one of my all time favourite records. Just check the lyrics...
Sorry for not having any pictures for you today. I really cannae be arsed.
Saturday night (last night? this morning?) turned out to be a bit mental.
After Bugged Out I ended up going to the after-party at a club in Shoreditch, and.. well... let's just say I spent about 2 hours doing 'Toilet Karaoke'. Which was exactly as it sounds. A karaoke machine set up outside the toilets. Belting out 'Livin' on a Prayer', 'All Day and All of the Night', 'Heaven is a Place on Earth' (and loads more that I can't quite remember right now) with a variety of loons, casualties, queers, Djs and friends. The fact that absolutely no-one had any pretentions whatsoever about being able to, or even trying to sing made it comedy gold. People who can sing are the bane of karaoke nights, and anyone taking it remotely seriously should be banned from ever participating again.
I've only really had a bash at karaoke once before, but I have to say i fuckin' loved it! Think i'm gonna have to book into here for next weekend!
Then going upstairs to find the party absolutely rocking. Gay men vogueing whilst rolling around in the dirt on the floor. Or performing some strange kind of ballet funk. Ear splitting tunes. Bouncing on the sofas. I really didn't want to leave. I finally forced myself to crawl out at 11am with the party very much in full swing. Bleurghhh... !
And the club? Well Erol Alkan rocked the house as ever. Ivan Smagghe got the ravers going at the end with some hypnotic, dirty grooves - which sounded fantastic over The End's amazing soundsystem. And Paul 'Phones' Epworth kicked things off with a great set, confirming that the key to being a successful DJ is to turn up with a box (or in this case a laptop) full of fantastic records. Nirvana's 'Territorial Pissings' was a particular highlight. I didn't half jump around to that.
Ah, I do love hearing great music over a kick-ass soundsystem.
So here are some of the evening's electro-funkin' musical highlights for you to gorge on:
SCOTT GROOVES - MOTHERSHIP RECONNECTION (DAFT PUNK REMIX)
I'd not listened to this for ages, and i'd forgotten how good it was. Daft Punk remix a track that's itself a remix of Parliament / Funkadelic. The place went crazy when Erol dropped it... This is one i'm gonna have to dust off.
BENJAMIN THEVES - TEXAS
Yet another track from the Kitsune Maison compilation - that I heard 4 times in the course of the evening!
TOM VEK - NOTHING BUT GREEN LIGHTS (DIGITALISM MIX)
I'm not 100% certain this is the mix that Paul Epworth played, but it's great anyway. I don't know much about Digitalism but you may remember I posted the fantastic 'Zdarlight' a few weeks back - which is found on.. you guessed it.. the Kitsune Maison album.
FRANZ FERDINAND - DO YOU WAN'T TO (EROL ALKAN'S GLAM RACKET MIX)
One of the best remixes of the year, and another track that sent Erol's crowd crazy. Only trouble is I can't stop wanting to sing 'My Sharona' by The Knack over the top. I managed to pick it up on 12" on my way home this afternoon.. which was a nice touch!
Erol also played a kicking remix of Primal Scream's 'Higher Than The Sun' - but I wasn't able to find out anything about it. Anyone know anything of this? I'd love to get hold of it. Ah - and he also played an incredible remix of the new Madonna single. Love to find out who that was by. Oooh - and waving my arms in the air to Liquid's rave classic 'Sweet Harmony' was also great. Erol is the man.
'Higher Than The Sun' is one of my all time favourite records. Just check the lyrics...
My brightest star’s my inner light let it guide me
Experience and innocence bleed inside me
Hallucinogens can open me or untie me
I drift in inner space, free of time
I find a higher state of grace, in my mind
I’m beautiful
I wasn’t born to follow
I live just for today, don’t care about tomorrow
What I’ve got in my head you can’t buy, steal or borrow
I believe in live and let live
I believe you get what you give
I’ve glimpsed, I have tasted, fantastical places
My soul’s an oasis
I’m higher than the sun
Sorry for not having any pictures for you today. I really cannae be arsed.
posted by headphonesex @ 11:47 PM
