Dark Trixx

[zotz]

Was fun. I played

(9-9:30)
Red Guitars - Good technology
Lacrimosa - Alles lüge
Dream Disciples - Care of the devil
Laibach - Sympathy for the devil (dem teufel zugeneigt)
Bad Seeds - Bring it on
Ohgr - Cracker
St Eve - No human words
Curve - Missing link
{10-10:30)
The Droyds - Girls on pills
Echo & the Bunnymen - The killing moon
Placebo - nancy boy (Sex mix - i.e. the single version)
Rammstein - Engel (mentally dedicated to someone who was whistling near me earlier in the day)
Killing Miranda - Discotheque necronomicon
The Ramones - Somebody put something in my drink
Birthday Party - Release the bats
NiN - Head like a hole (req)
(11-11:30)
The Chameleons - Swamp thing (band req)
The Cure - A strange day (req)
Bad Seeds - Do you love me?
Garbage - I think I'm paranoid (req)
NMA - Inheritance
Velvet Underground - Venus in furs
Leonard Cohen - Everybody knows (look, one person did actually dance, OK?)
(12-12:30)
1000 Home DJs - Supernaut (req)
Queen Adreena - Pretty like drugs
Dream Disciples - OPS
Sisters - Temple (req)
The Cramps - Human fly
Siouxsie and the Banshidheiaidhes - Peek-a-boo(req)
Bowie - Ashes to ashes
(1-1:30)
Minty - Useless man
Stooges - I wanna be your dog
Joy Division - 24 hours
Pop Will Eat Itself - Ich bin ein Auslander
London After Midnight - Kiss (Ra mix)
NiN - Closer
Mesh - Trust you



I knew exactly one person there apart from taoist_goth, so it wan't exactly socially hectic. I kept myself busy worrying about what to play and how people were going to react, though, so I wasn't bored. I'm very tempted to rig up a toilet roll for people to tear off request slips at the next Calling.

The turntable kindly lent me by dennyd provided sterling service, and I'm very grateful. I seem to have somebody's CD of "Off the bone" by the Cramps. As I already have it as a proper record, I don't need it - I assume it's somebody who's done a Calling set recently. Any ideas?

Dark Trixx is just by Alencon Link, which is where a lot of civil service recruitment used to be/is based. Ten or so years ago, when I was spending reasonable periods of time rotting on the dole (rather than in the fens) this was an address I used a couple of times. It feels very odd to just happen past a place that used to seem so remote.

Oh yes. The eighties. It were great. Unemployment . . . cruise missiles . . . Go West and Rick Astley on Top Of The Pops . . .

Billy Bragg had some interesting comments on Eighties Discos and "reliving the Thatcher years" that I may have summaried in an earlier entry. As I recall, it degenerated into a discussion of Neubauten, and of metalbashing industrial bands in general (he approves, incidentally).

Throwing Muses minus 4 days and counting.

Comments

[duranorak.livejournal.com]

~shakes head~ You're just...so great. I'm so glad to know you.
~hugs~

And yes, I concede the point about Go West and Rick Astley, of course.

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[zotz]

Err . . . thank you. Yes. Mm.

Cheers.

[duranorak.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm aware that was slightly random, but you know I don't drink so it wasn't alcohol-induced, so just assume I mean it and it was sparked by some combination of your setlist, your comments about Rick Astley, and the rest of your post, k?
I refuse to apologise for saying nice things, damn it.

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[zotz]

I'm not complaining at all. Thank you. It was just a bit unexpected.

[duranorak.livejournal.com]

~smile~ And my comment before sounded somewhat more abrupt than I intended it to; sorry.
I sort of have this reputation for throwing unexpected compliments and the like at people, but it's generally considered a good thing.
And I just haven't told you enough how great you are. Usually just too shy or what-have-you.

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[zotz]

Thank you.

I'm afraid I'm not very good at handling compliments. I'm making more of an effort these days, but they still take me by surprise, almost always.

[duranorak.livejournal.com]

~s~ I don't know many people who are good at handling compliments, and the ones I do know are terribly terribly tiresome - telling someone they're lovely and getting a response of "Mmm." is really not ideal.

I shall try to remember to throw them at you when you're sitting down. :)

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[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

>Red Guitars - Good technology

I've got one of their singles, "America and Me". Haven't listened to it in ages.

>Bad Seeds - Bring it on

That must be one of the newer ones?

[zotz]

America and me? I'm not sure I've got that one.

And yes, Bring It On's the current single.

[reddragdiva]

The singer-songwriter, Jerry Kidd, left the rest of the band. They continued using the name, and "America And Me" was their first single, on Virgin. Nothing amazing, but not too bad.

[ex-wendles389.livejournal.com]

Throwing Muses minus 4 days and counting.

*sob!* (with added french accent)

[zotz]

Don't worry. I'll tell you afterwards that they were terrible, and you'll feel much better.

Have a good trip.

[ex-wendles389.livejournal.com]

TM: I'm not convinced and I'm willing to bet...

Trip: yes. I hope the plane goes in the right direction this time.

[zotz]

I'm not convinced

You will be. I'll be able to bribe^H^H^H^H^Hproduce several supporting witnesses.

I hope the plane goes in the right direction

I generally find that up, along, then down is best, although obviously you may prefer other orders.

[ex-wendles389.livejournal.com]

TM: hmmmm.

plane: see link on 'au revoir' post

[zotz]

Yes. I rememebr reading that before. Isn't that the submarine pen where the last scene of "Das Boot" is set?

Yes. Apparently there's been rerouting of flights from anywhere near Cap La Hague for the last year or so, for obvious reasons.

[ex-wendles389.livejournal.com]

I don't know offhand - maybe one of the locals will know.
Yep.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Red Guitars - Good technology

Fine stuff! The guitar solo still makes me shiver, even [mumble] years later.

quercus once drunkenly alleged he had them play at a party when he was Being A Student.

[zotz]

Lucky bugger. Fine song. Never saw them, though.

[ant-girl.livejournal.com]

Leonard Cohen - Everybody knows (look, one person did actually dance, OK?)

As I would have done had I been there. :-) 'tis a fine song.

[zotz]

OK. Next time I fancy playing it I'll send you a ticket over beforehand.

[ant-girl.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose that's one way of bribing people to dance... :-p

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Happy I could help  :)

[zotz]

I very definitely owe you one. Thanks loads. What's the best way of returning it to you? Should I just drop it back at Alpha?

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

That would work, or I'll be at the Calling on Tuesday, I could take it home from there. Whichever is easiest for you is fine by me.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Minty! Hahhahahahahahahahhahaha! That's nice...

(Sorry)

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

bollocks. You were going to Dark Trix and I forgot. I wanted to go!
And you played Good Technology, which I love! Waaaaaah.