I remember the first time that I saw him was at this club in the Theater district, many, many years ago. It was long enough ago that the idea of crossover between goth clubs and electronic music was still novel and new, and so the sight of this Asian kid in a black button up shirt and skirt, dancing with the raver step to industrial music, still ( Read more... )

mostly by request from plankton, here's a recording of my set(s) from this past Ceremony. For a brief bit during Decompression, I made a stab at re-mastering the set to smooth over a couple of the more egregious trainwrecks, but thought "ah, screw it. More 'authentic' this way, yes ( Read more... )

It's one in the morning, and I have headphones on, backtracking through the last thirty seconds of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", where it's just Martin Gore repeating the chorus, and trying out different layers of transitions: the first 10 seconds of AWOLNATION's "Sail" where it's all just keyboards and before the bass comes in, a loop of guitar ( Read more... )

When I was younger, I used to love finding spare change in old pockets and couch cushions. I thought of it as a bonus on my allowance, and would usually spend it on something frivolous but eminently enjoyable. Sometimes, I'd save the change in small jars, but always with the intention of collecting enough for an ice cream or an afternoon at the ( Read more... )

When asked about DJ'ing weddings, I have a list of reasons for politely declining. I don't like being stuck behind a pair of decks while my friends have fun and there are some other DJ's who are far, far better at soundtracking weddings than I. I'm also honest enough to say that I've DJ'ed events outside of my scene comfort zone and have done a ( Read more... )

start big or start small?

what to play...what to play

needless to say I won't be liveblogging my own set but the wireless in the club makes it tempting.

come out, y'all. same time same place

(edit: track listing here.)

Saturday night -- Crowd wasn't biting on much of the music that the early DJs were playing. You could excuse it as it still being early. Arlington venues are problematic because of town bylaws that dictate a midnight closing time; so you need to get your party started early but everyone likes arriving fashionably late. So, 9:30 rolls around and ( Read more... )

so, we've been talking off and on about doing this party-like-the-90s alternative night at Ceremony ... mostly with ~b pushing nate to get it done, so when he's drawing up the schedule it's just him and her, and I was thinking, well that's fine since then I can probably relax and dance and not worry about the selections. But, last week, ~b's still ( Read more... )

For anyone planning on going to the Ulrich Schnauss/M83 show at the Paradise next Tuesday -- Singularity's doing a "show up with your ticket and a flyer and get in for free" deal. Find me at the show and I will, as they say, hook you up.

thanks to everyone who came out for our first night! look forward to more of it for weeks to come ( Read more... )