PROBLEMATIC SINUS

I have a banging headache,
Literally banging,
A gang of demons are having a screaming orgy in my head,
Satan and his minions are fucking their gimps against the walls of my skull,
I don't want them to come in my brain

GOLD PANDA & THREE TRAPPED TIGERS @ THE THEKLA

So this is my first post in a while, sorry anyone who reads this, if anyone does. i have been in taiwan for 5 weeks and since my arrival back to the UK I havent really felt like writing this. Anyway, last week i attended a concert at the Thekla in Bristol of Gold Panda and Three Trapped Tigers. First up was Gold panda, who had been reccomended by a friend, and to be fair to him, his music is pretty good, however i must say the live performance left alot to be desired as it was just a man crouched hunched over machines, and his attempts at creating atmospheric soundscapes where a little tawdry, just speeding the songs up towards the end and many samples at once, which just made me feel a little like i was just watching somone playing on leafcutter john's forester software.
next was three trapped tigers, who i was far more impressed by, mainly synth lead however they sounded like some crazy post punk band orchestrated by squarepusher. unfortunately they really didnt look the part at all, personally i didn't judge them on that but the friend i was seeing them with didnt seem impressed and when i asked him why he said "the drummer pissed him off". abit of a shame about their name aswell.
all in all it was fun but bristol is really not a good place to see live music sometimes, it can be really dead, this was one of those nights, i got the impression neither band was really on their best form simply because they didnt see the point (there where only about 30 people there, which was disapointing, i felt a little cheated as i think both bands could be much better in more lively situations.
gold panda is playing at offset this weekend but i wont be making the effort to catch his set.

DISCIPLINE

If you haven't already seen the first video (absolute rage over getting WOW account cancelled) then be warned, it really is quite disturbing, after you have watched it on its own. watch it again with the sound turned off whilst playing the Throbbing Gristle - Discipline video, with the volume turned right up. And then if you have the patience watch Throbbing Gristle again just on its own, because its incredible!

Mystery Jets + Chase & Status = Bizarre Lineup

So last thursday Taunton's own Dellars Wharf (a questionable nightspot) hosted a quite bizarre combination of acts. I was skeptical about the whole thing from the word go, nevertheless the Mystery Jets DJ set was really, quite good, they played many a classic fidget and electro house tune which made for fun dancing. Next up was Chase & status, a very different story, although this could be because i really just cannot stand drum n bass at the best of times and when there are two white guys shouting BRAP BRAP BRRRRAP over the top its really just cringe-worthy.
It wasn't just the odd choice of acts that made the night surreal, also the hordes of 1st year college kids (who i have literally never seen outside of college or sitting outside of subway), who where all there for a "savage drum n bass rinseout" gave the night a nostalgic hint of school disco, and to add hilarity 90% where jocking it shirtless style.
another weird moment was whilst waiting at the bar, a lad in his mid to late 20s nudged me and asked if i had heard the news, (living in taunton has left me constantly expecting stick from passing strangers and i must say i was expecting some witty wise crack) i obligingly replied no, and to my suprise he announced Micheal jackson had died, even after my friend checked for news updates on his iphone, i really could not beleive it until the supporting djs started playing Thriller.



And later that night while two star cross lovers rolled under their umbrella, a mysterious light escaped from my penis.

Photos provided by Matt Riches

PESTILENCE AND PLAGUES

These are the songs I've been playing most this week

S.C.U.M - Visions Arise
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man - The Drowned And The Saved
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man - Null-O
The Horrors - Sea Within a Sea
Mr Bungle - Pink Cigarette
Nouvelle Vague - Bela Lugosis Dead
These New Puritans - En Papier
Animal Collective - April And The Phantom
Public Image Limited - This Is Not A love Song
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Suicide Notes



I don't care what people say, this doesnt sound like an iron maiden tribute gone wrong.

People passing through, let me know what your playing. Not that i expect anyone to be passing through anytime soon, so far this blog has been pretty futile.

I'm Not Him

I am one of those detestable people who sometimes likes to wear glasses, despite the fact that i have no problems with my vision. I think its fun to wear glasses sometimes, they can look nice. unfortunately Gok Wan's, rise to power has really ruined it for me. Personally i feel i look nothing like the "style guru", yet it is becoming impossible to go out wearing my glasses without some funny fucker shouting "GOK WAN". I have dark hair, and granted when i was pedantically trawling google images for his pictures and asking myself, do i really look like this, i did see a few pictures of the man in some fairly similar glasses to mine. i started receiving harassments when Mr Wan, im pretty certain was still rocking those oh so trendy ultra slim lenses.
In my hometown, there are two nightspots, Dellars and Shout "for the big night out". a few months ago i was reluctantly queuing to get into the latter. standing behind me in the queue where a couple of burly lads donning their rugby colours. the atmosphere was tense (in my head anyway), a few people's beery instincts had cottoned on to the fact that i was out of comfort zone and noticed the glasses. The heckling began, and shouts of "Gok Wan" echoed up and down the line. One of the Rugger boys behind me and my friends (obviously the brains of the operation) came up with COCK WANG, and after that things turned a little more sinister. I overhead a couple of lads trying suggesting to their friend that he "smack me one" he said no, and explained he had been put in prison last time he did that, I'm not sure if he was telling the truth, but he didnt sound like it would've taken much persuasion for him to have punch me, and needless to say i didn't stick around to eavesdrop further.
On a less insulting note, a few of my friends used to constantly tell me i look Dev Hynes. I personally cannot see the resemblance. Early lastyear at Lightspeed Champion gig, my friend approached him in the bar and told him he we look so alike.

Doesnt he look thrilled to have been told how similar we look. "Whitespeed Champion" joked my friends girlfriend's friend. Aah, embarrassing times...

MOLOCH

Unsure what to do in college today, i drew and edited this owl. It is my rendition of the ancient god MOLOCH, or BA'AL, and idol of some ancient masonic cults. I discovered this a while ago when i was reading some conspiracy theories online, not that im sure i believe any of it, I do find it all quite fascinating.