Techno Francais and Electro Glam
Typical isn't it?! Last weekend proved that getting to see good DJs and live music is like waiting for buses i.e. you wait ages then two roll up at the same time. Friday night was a masterclass in live techno performance from the French legend, Laurent Garnier at Concorde 2.
It was a mature crowd but an up-for-it one packing out the venue. He was joined to two fellow Frencies, Scan X and Benjamin Rippert Rocco who built up a Detroit, melodic sound then peaking the sound effects into a right royal rave-up. We couldn't remove our smiles. The 3 man set lasted for about 30 minutes then Laurent Garner DJ'ed for another 30 whipping up the crowd into a frenzy through sounds of tech-house, techno, some jazzy mutations and my personal highlight, his Acid Eiffel (listen below and educate your ears!). By 2am, we needed some air but made the (regrettable) decision to leave with the next day's Vietnam cycle training and Goldfrapp performance the next night.
Goldfrapp at the Brighton Dome
We were joined by a crowd of us in double figures. Rumour had it that people were bidding for tickets on Ebay for nearly £200! Goldfrapp were faultless in their performance or perhaps too faultless in the opinion of a few friends. Even so, the majority of us didn't allow this to spoil our evening. Nice to see Alison still pushing the boundaries of her wardrobe (perhaps she still has that back-door to Narnia with Mr. Tumness as her designer). Took a few photos for the evening too. The remaining hours of Saturday were extended for a small party at Kev and Karol's as we celebrated Sam's birthday - well that was the excuse we gave ourselves anyway. That night was also an experimental one for myself of which I hope will allow me to return to my old self. I've already noticed some improvements and hope to get my creative juices flowing like an out of control hosepipe.
Sunday was a lazy one watching the end of probably the best season for Formula 1 in ages. Alonso, I thought had it all figured out until Schumacher went and crashed. After that it was an edge of the seat waiting game of pit stops and possible driver mistakes. I don't remember ever getting that excited for a sports event.
It was a mature crowd but an up-for-it one packing out the venue. He was joined to two fellow Frencies, Scan X and Benjamin Rippert Rocco who built up a Detroit, melodic sound then peaking the sound effects into a right royal rave-up. We couldn't remove our smiles. The 3 man set lasted for about 30 minutes then Laurent Garner DJ'ed for another 30 whipping up the crowd into a frenzy through sounds of tech-house, techno, some jazzy mutations and my personal highlight, his Acid Eiffel (listen below and educate your ears!). By 2am, we needed some air but made the (regrettable) decision to leave with the next day's Vietnam cycle training and Goldfrapp performance the next night.
Goldfrapp at the Brighton Dome
We were joined by a crowd of us in double figures. Rumour had it that people were bidding for tickets on Ebay for nearly £200! Goldfrapp were faultless in their performance or perhaps too faultless in the opinion of a few friends. Even so, the majority of us didn't allow this to spoil our evening. Nice to see Alison still pushing the boundaries of her wardrobe (perhaps she still has that back-door to Narnia with Mr. Tumness as her designer). Took a few photos for the evening too. The remaining hours of Saturday were extended for a small party at Kev and Karol's as we celebrated Sam's birthday - well that was the excuse we gave ourselves anyway. That night was also an experimental one for myself of which I hope will allow me to return to my old self. I've already noticed some improvements and hope to get my creative juices flowing like an out of control hosepipe.
Sunday was a lazy one watching the end of probably the best season for Formula 1 in ages. Alonso, I thought had it all figured out until Schumacher went and crashed. After that it was an edge of the seat waiting game of pit stops and possible driver mistakes. I don't remember ever getting that excited for a sports event.
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