Meeting God

In an airport there were a group of people wearing bright yellow t-shirts that said 'Meeting God' on the front.

I wonder if I met God, if I would have a t-shirt made too.

Rockness 2008: Mylo

MYLO:


Mylo returned to his home corner of Scotland for Rockness 2008 and did not fail to represent clad in a Rangers jersey while DJing an excellent set. He performed on Sunday in the afternoon on the main stage, and had a second set in the SoCo tent later in the evening.

If you are not familiar with Mylo and have an affinity for electronic music, his only album Destroy Rock and Roll comes highly recommended from the Reverie Record, and if you ever have the opportunity to see him perform do not miss it.

MySpace: www.myspace.com/mylo

Sweet Child of Mine - Flatpack (Mylo Remix)

Ottos Journey- Mylo

Beat Wisdom

"My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them." -Jack Kerouac

Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye

Escorts R' Us

Finally have sorted out a job for a next year:

http://london.craigslist.co.uk/etc/717226741.html

This career path would obviously qualify one for the Highly Skilled Migrant visa.

Rockness 2008: Eclectic Method

According to the fountain of knowledge that is Wikipedia, a VJ is a "performance artist who creates moving visual art (often video) on large displays or screens". This author had never encountered a VJ before Rockness, I was in for a pleasant surprise!

Eclectic Method are a trio of VJs from London, they have been hailed as "the future of nightclub entertainment" and their take on mixing live video with audio can create an overwhelming nightclub experience. They mix music videos, films and TV show clips into their live sets, laying down an epic audio-visual feast for the senses.

Playing in the Southern Comfort tent at Rockness just before Mylo, the eclectically dressed trio remixed Run DMC into Britney Spears, with some Michael Jackson and electro anthems dropped in for good measure. The visual aspects of their set were refreshing and entrancing, providing something totally different to the rest of the festival. Other DJs had visual effects or video playing as part of their set, but none of them mixed live video with the style and finesse of Eclectic Method. The atmosphere in the tent was amazing and with a mixture of eclectic underground songs and unconventional methodical mixing, they held true to their name.

They are pioneering the art of the VJ and firmly establishing themselves in the field, being called upon by musicians such as Fatboy Slim and U2 to produce audio-visual remixes. With clubs such as the Minstry of Sound in London kitting it self out with high end VJ and visual projection equipment, Eclectic Method will be ready and waiting for when every club embraces the VJ.

- For more information have a look at www.eclecticmethod.net -

Le Groupusqule

Stumbled across this website on a French music blog and can offer no explanations for it, but its definitely worth checking out:

http://www.groupusqule.com/

The pictures and videos are particularly haunting. Be sure to watch 'Moriarty Jimmy.'

Rockness 2008: Cagedbaby

A caged baby isn't the most delightful of images, but a DJ of that name proved to be an exceptional surprise at this year's Rockness festival.

The Brighton based DJ was stumbled upon unexpectedly when conducting a late night search for some friends in the Bollywood tent. His mix of electro, new rave and techno with dirty edits of current dance floor anthems had the tent bursting at the seams. Multiple times we were on the verge of leaving the tent to resume the search for our friends, however the Baby's gritty baselines and euphoric mixing kept us saying the fabled lines "We'll stay for just one more song".

Cagedbaby has previously toured with Fatboy Slim and has performed at major festivals all of the world. In this authors mind he is a hidden gem, and is definitely going to get bigger and better. Watching Cagedbaby in the Bollywood tent, this author noticed he didn't use CDs or vinyl, instead mearly a computer and a simple mixer. A little more research uncovered that he was one of the first DJs to use the sequencing software Ableton to it's full potential, which gives him a unique style, being able to layer up to 5 different tracks at once and create his distinctive technique.

Master of Ceremonies advises you to look out for the Baby and if you get the chance to see him, definitely take it.

- For more information have a look at www.myspace.com/cagedbaby -

Instructions for Life

Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

Karma Repair Kit: Items 1 - 4

1.
Get enough food to eat,
and eat it.
2.
Find a place to sleep where it is quiet,
and sleep there.
3.
Reduce intellectual and emotional noise
until you arrive at the silence of yourself,
and listen to it.
4.



Richard Brautigan

A Typewriter at Large

This ephemeral style guru is most frequently spotted mincing along Greyfriars with a pashmina draped foppishly around his throat (he needs to keep his voice box cosy). You can catch looks such as this (and other threateningly hip ensembles) at St. Andrews Aquarium. It is quite feasible that you would not consider a giant fish bowl to be the epicentre of metrosexual chic...but now you know better....

Rockness 2008

Some say they come looking drugs, dirty dancing, and pounding, pounding techno music. -Soulwax

Music festivals are always a bit dubious because they act as sort of preplanned reverie with the added risk of mob mentality and class A narcotics; however, there is no denying that they are really good fun.

This past weekend Rockness 2008 took place in Lochness, Scotland:

http://www.rockness.co.uk/

For details and a complete list of acts please see website above. Reviews of specific acts will follow on the Reverie Record.

an evening gown on the metro

un petit pink parisian reverie