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Well well well... it's been rather an exciting few weeks for me.

November has been simply chock full of lots and lots of good music.

The first weekend of November was drunkenly taken over by The Electrode Warehouse Party.

A resounding success, and a great venue that we're hoping to use again once they've obtained a proper music license.

 

After that, the Bass Gun night at Jabez Clegg saw the very best in UK underground electro 

{Synapse, Paul Blackford, Smashback, Darkmode, Bass Junkie, DJ 3000} congregate under one roof to teach people the meaning of a snappy snare.  The place wasn't as busy as it should have been, but by jove the place rocked.  The in house soundsystem in there is pretty damn fine - i'm glad to see some venues in manchester note the importance of a kickin' rig :)

Then, earlier this week i went to see one of my faaaaave bands; The Faint!

Yes mate.  

Due to a streaming nose and pounding head I thought it best to lay off the sauce for the week - and i'm glad I did to witness this fine band [Because for once, i remember the whole gig!].  

I love them...i mean, sure, i'm not really that enamored with the new stuff on wax (The Geeks Were Right and Forever Growing Centipedes are pretty cool though...) but their body of work is just brilliant.  Check out Blank-Wave Arcade and Danse Macabre for your first tastes if you haven't already.

My fave tune at present>>>> [zshare]

The Faint - Take Me To The Hospital

The night was filled with catchy synth-pop songs and hooks, Duran Duran tendencies, banging, techno-inspired jacking, rock-outweirdness fronted by a nu-skool Willy Wonka begoggled lead singer in a labcoat.  

I was in heaven.  I bought a tshirt.  I smiled all the way to Sale.  I took a video of Dropkick The Punks with my crap phone.

Here it is.

Tonight I very eagerly await ATOMIC JAM.

3o-something of my friends from Manchester are to pile onto a private hire coach to be carted to Birmingham for one of the most overdue and exciting nights of all time (?)  - 

Atomic Jam's return to The Q-Club *squeal*

I used to make the quarterly techno pilgrimage from the age of 17 until the place finally shut down in 2003 - The Jam was never really the same in venues like the Medicine Bar or Air...

So five years down the line - we're going back to our roots.  Huzzah!

Not only do we get to have a right old thrash about to some amazing 4/4 techno, but dirty boy WARLOCK [Rag & Bone] is playing in the breaks room! 

Anyone who hasn't heard his sinful poisonous brew of bassfuck breakstep should get themselves learned right here.

In preparation for the weekend i've made a mix - hopefully to listen to on the bus - but mainly just to bang it out in my room - to give my jacking arm a warm-up.

roadtoatomicjam>>>>>>>>>>>>>201108

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Teutonic Kaboom - roadtoatomicjam 201108

rustie - zig zag
mazulla - traaaance bitch
female - cally 1
zomba - strange fruit
hemingway - machine
teutonic kaboom - sito
n-ter - runner
sol_dat - speed demon (mazulla rmx)
? - work
smashback - push me harder (ardisson rmx) [tk edit]
babylon soundsystem & noah d - examination of time
dst - csillag
debasser - fat girls (teutonic kaboom rmx)
oliver $ & gantman - zds edit
go hiyama - geometric
luke's anger - war
clarke - new year storm
goth trad - electrical
trode - keep going
mark hawkins - 13 years of raving

Another thing floating my musical boat***********************

Amanda Palmer in general... and her new video for Leeds United. 

I want her jacket. 

That's probably enough garbage for one post, innit.  Roll on the Jam!