An update from the sleepy party land:
ELECTRIC AFFAIR will happen again in November or December 2009 when King Of Town visits from the UK. Someone mentioned the other day that we kicked off the whole Italo/HiNRG revival here in SA...very flattering but inaccurate. It's never gone away. We just reminded some and exposed others. A name credit on the new HI NRG 2CD set just released was kinda cool though.
REFORM is a new party night/collaboration between myself and Charles Leonard. Expect an illegal gathering dropping an eclectic mix of 50's - 80's Soul/Funk/Rare Groove/RocknRoll/vintagedisco/Post Punk/Psych and odd South African Radio Pop and TownshipSwingJive.
First party Thu 5 November 2009 at Kitchener's Carvery (Milner Park Hotel) in Braamfontein. R10 cover. It may become every first Thursday of the month if the support is there.
Artwork to be posted shortly
kidofdoom's Johannesburg album launch is happening at Back2Basix in Westdene on Thu 29 Oct. Myself and Sassquatch will be dropping a late set
INDIEBLEEP is the name of my first DJ mix compilation. It's scheduled for Feb 2010 and will feature a few exclusive mixes of Zebra & Giraffe and Thieve along with mostly remixed tracks by Desmond & the Tutus, kidofdoom, The Units, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, White Lies, The Horrors, Santogold, Fever Ray, Kite In The Air, Metric and Vampire Weekend to name a few. It's all subject to clearance of course, so anything can change but there has been some confirmations already.
Going on the licensing groundwork done for the two Cellardoor compilations, most of the clearances will come through.
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Beardo Weirdo postponed
Due to venue issues (regular police raids and closures of various Newtown venues), we've had to postpone Electric Affair 2.
Good news is that the Go-Go Bar will be having a grand re-opening weekend in about 8 weeks time and Electric Affair are on the bill, so all is not lost.
Sure, we could have just used another venue, but what is on offer just doesn't feel right. Sunningdales Hotel, the host to the 1st party, is getting more rundown by the day. A bit of danger is always good for the experience, but I fear the venue is now beyond use for our little party.
88 - Ceiling to low
Bohemian - Too 'rawk' for Italo disco
Tokyo Star - Too Fashion TV
Roxy's - No comment
Cool Runnings Melville - No aircon, too small
Gin - Too small
Alexander Theatre - Too big
Anything in Newtown - Too risky until further notice
CCHQ - Too far
We'll be back!
Good news is that the Go-Go Bar will be having a grand re-opening weekend in about 8 weeks time and Electric Affair are on the bill, so all is not lost.
Sure, we could have just used another venue, but what is on offer just doesn't feel right. Sunningdales Hotel, the host to the 1st party, is getting more rundown by the day. A bit of danger is always good for the experience, but I fear the venue is now beyond use for our little party.
88 - Ceiling to low
Bohemian - Too 'rawk' for Italo disco
Tokyo Star - Too Fashion TV
Roxy's - No comment
Cool Runnings Melville - No aircon, too small
Gin - Too small
Alexander Theatre - Too big
Anything in Newtown - Too risky until further notice
CCHQ - Too far
We'll be back!
Monday, 9 March 2009
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Electric Affair 2 presents Beardo Weirdo
ELECTRIC AFFAIR
It's all happening on Fri 13th March at the Go-Go Bar in Newtown. R30 gets you in.
Here is the official press release:
Date: Fri 13th March 2009
Venue: Go-Go Bar
Address: Corner Bree/Henry Nxumalo (under the M1 Highway), Newtown
Cover: R30
DJs: King Of Town, Marc Latilla, Sassquatch, Beroldski, Young Smuts
Music: Disco/ Electro of the Italo, Cosmic, Space, Mutant, Vintage, Philly, Muscleman and Just Plain Ridiculous variety.
There was a time when Kris Kristofferson was considered to be a man amongst men, an icon, a hero, a lady’s man and all-round cosmopolitan Hercules. That time was the 1970s, and what a time it was: tight pants, pastel coloured jumpers, corduroy, and, sometimes, if you were lucky, tight pastel coloured corduroy pants.
But what really made the 1970s – and Mr. Kristofferson – great was the facial hair. Gone were the days of handlebar moustaches, wispy villainous face curtains sported by Fu Man Chu, and ill advised sideburns that never made it quite to the chin. Instead, the 1970s had its own marker, its own hairy identity: the beard. Full, rugged, masculine (and feminine too, if it was on a woman, such was it’s magical power of transformation), sometimes itchy, always hot hot hot.
Sadly, beards have gone out of fashion. In the 1980s, beards and moustaches parted ways; in the 1990s, Chris Cornell goaties ruled the roost; and in our current era, anybody with any hair whatsoever is considered a freak. But remember this: Limp Bizkit, Madonna, MC Hammer, Milli Vanilli were all crimes committed in a beardless world.
No longer! Come and join Electric Affair as we reinvent the facial wheel, and bring back the beard! With a soundtrack of proper vintage italo, mutant, space and cosmic disco (and a touch of the best electro-disco of the past decade), we will transport you to that magical past without internet, when you could smoke freely on a plane, and did not need to battle with 4-bladed razors shaped like sports cars. Electric Affair is your one-way (smoking) ticket to the land of the beard.
Electric Affair: Embrace Your Inner Kristofferson.
Pre-op Steve Austin, Megatron Man and DIE MAN VAN INTERSEK are on the guest list.
Venue: Go-Go Bar
Address: Corner Bree/Henry Nxumalo (under the M1 Highway), Newtown
Cover: R30
DJs: King Of Town, Marc Latilla, Sassquatch, Beroldski, Young Smuts
Music: Disco/ Electro of the Italo, Cosmic, Space, Mutant, Vintage, Philly, Muscleman and Just Plain Ridiculous variety.
There was a time when Kris Kristofferson was considered to be a man amongst men, an icon, a hero, a lady’s man and all-round cosmopolitan Hercules. That time was the 1970s, and what a time it was: tight pants, pastel coloured jumpers, corduroy, and, sometimes, if you were lucky, tight pastel coloured corduroy pants.
But what really made the 1970s – and Mr. Kristofferson – great was the facial hair. Gone were the days of handlebar moustaches, wispy villainous face curtains sported by Fu Man Chu, and ill advised sideburns that never made it quite to the chin. Instead, the 1970s had its own marker, its own hairy identity: the beard. Full, rugged, masculine (and feminine too, if it was on a woman, such was it’s magical power of transformation), sometimes itchy, always hot hot hot.
Sadly, beards have gone out of fashion. In the 1980s, beards and moustaches parted ways; in the 1990s, Chris Cornell goaties ruled the roost; and in our current era, anybody with any hair whatsoever is considered a freak. But remember this: Limp Bizkit, Madonna, MC Hammer, Milli Vanilli were all crimes committed in a beardless world.
No longer! Come and join Electric Affair as we reinvent the facial wheel, and bring back the beard! With a soundtrack of proper vintage italo, mutant, space and cosmic disco (and a touch of the best electro-disco of the past decade), we will transport you to that magical past without internet, when you could smoke freely on a plane, and did not need to battle with 4-bladed razors shaped like sports cars. Electric Affair is your one-way (smoking) ticket to the land of the beard.
Electric Affair: Embrace Your Inner Kristofferson.
Pre-op Steve Austin, Megatron Man and DIE MAN VAN INTERSEK are on the guest list.
CHAIRKICKERS
Sadly, the genius invention of new music exposure that is CHAIRKICKERS is on hold until further notice. A new venue is needed that doesn't attract the FTV overflow...
Even though technically, the first night was a roaring success (well, the place was packed), the crowd was completely wrong and only a handful of people were there for the right reason.
As Ben pointed out, we should be proud that we rocked a club full of PCD & KOL requestees with our brand of indie/bleep/funk/disco/punk. We did, but it wasn't the point.We'll be back...
Oh, we also collected a whole bunch of much needed stuff for Hole In The Wall and about R400 cash. All dropped off the following Sunday.
Saturday, 24 January 2009
Upcoming Gig Updates
CHAIRKICKERS
Fri 30 Jan Tokyo Star Greenside Gleneagles Drv
8pm - 2am. No Cover
DJs Marc Latilla, Shande Durrant (Desmond & the Tutus), Sassquatch
We'll be accepting donations for the HOLE IN THE WALL charity. Cash or goods (it is a free party afterall) Got some Radiohead & White Stripes vinyl to give aways to early donators.
www.holeinthewall.org.za for list of needs and more info about the charity.
PIXEL POP
Sat 31 Jan at The Woods 66 Carr Str Newtown. No Cover.
9pm - 11pm Sassquatch vs. Marc Latilla
11pm - 12am Desmond & the Tutus LIVE
12am - ????? Richard Tha IIIrd
ELECTRIC AFFAIR
Confirmed for Fri 13th March at the Go-Go Bar in Newtown. R30 cover
DJs Marc Latilla, King Of Town, Sassquatch, Beroldski & Young Smuts.
Horror disco anyone? Artwork and more soon.
Fri 30 Jan Tokyo Star Greenside Gleneagles Drv
8pm - 2am. No Cover
DJs Marc Latilla, Shande Durrant (Desmond & the Tutus), Sassquatch
We'll be accepting donations for the HOLE IN THE WALL charity. Cash or goods (it is a free party afterall) Got some Radiohead & White Stripes vinyl to give aways to early donators.
www.holeinthewall.org.za for list of needs and more info about the charity.
PIXEL POP
Sat 31 Jan at The Woods 66 Carr Str Newtown. No Cover.
9pm - 11pm Sassquatch vs. Marc Latilla
11pm - 12am Desmond & the Tutus LIVE
12am - ????? Richard Tha IIIrd
ELECTRIC AFFAIR
Confirmed for Fri 13th March at the Go-Go Bar in Newtown. R30 cover
DJs Marc Latilla, King Of Town, Sassquatch, Beroldski & Young Smuts.
Horror disco anyone? Artwork and more soon.
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