Steve Aoki in a nutshell: Awesome.
I think it’s his charisma and enthusiasm at playing for a crowd that dwarfs the importance of a rock solid playlist. Not that his playlist wasn’t great. I still think his set at ZoukOut last year was better though, however that might have been the sand, beer, company and lack of mainroom audience that made it so. I had a lot of fun at the Black Party, thanks to JW for the invite and the drinks :) And Blink for warming up the dancefloor. Dude, I’ve never heard the Spice Girls sound so good!
And here are some gratuitous snaps from the night:
Kevo. If you were straight I’d smack you <3
Wonderwoman Moons
Apes and Alcee
And Harps
And Terc (I love your sets!)
Steve giving his watchers a heart attack
Crowdsurfing.. the only real way to end a rockin night!
And talk about a great weekend.. Kimi finishing first is definitely the cherry!
… I have a rare pic of our iceman smiling! :)
Taken at the gala dinner last night. Wish you were here!
An opportunity to spend some time in SF just presented itself. Extremely tempted by the prospect of bumming around the beaches, drinking wine and road tripping it to Vegas and LA with two crazy people whom I adore. Oh boy :) On the other hand I have a ton of stuff I need to do before June. Will be traveling quite a fair bit in the upcoming months. Mom and I are headed to Cambodia next month, I just got my tickets to Oz and I have barely managed to block off enough days in May for a possible transatlantic adventure. I wish I had more time. I never have enough time; life has been hectic for as long as I can remember. And although I bitch about it occasionally I probably wouldn’t have it any other way.
Wrapping up at work has been harder than I thought. I’ve been involved in the whole development of the division since I started and am finding it hard to leave it behind. Have less than two weeks to go, and it hasn’t quite sunk in just yet that two weeks from now I will be in Cambodia, and when I get back I have more time on my hands than I know what to do with. Well, for about a week anyway. I have been too busy to be sad about it just yet.
Lullaby from Low’s first album I Could Live In Hope has been getting top plays this week. It is a fabulous, fabulous slowcore indie track, the kind of music that makes me vulnerable, that I really can close my eyes and drift away to. The bass guitar is just so beautiful.
One of my older friends, and KL’s most eligible bachelor tied the knot last weekend! Congrats Q, here’s to a happily ever after :)
Was quite funny how Tracy was listed as Tracy (clubbin) in the guest list.. man those Atmosphere days are so over. Was great catching up with everyone as well, I don’t see WL very often and it was a shame Alex was in Shanghai and ol’ Nirvy had his own anniversary on the same night! Could’ve sworn I saw Szern there, but I didn’t get a chance to say hello.. old faces indeed :) Now if only Jen and Lokes were in town too!
Team Teh O Ais were there to celebrate as well:
Majurie, Aztagar, Banemist, Mr and Mrs Q, Fazhira and Antali
Been very busy lately. In between work, family, friends and raids I haven’t have as much time for myself as I’d like, but things have been generally fun. Went for a work dinner at Modesto’s the week before to sample the new range of Jarno Trulli wines. It was better than I expected; friendly, drinkable mid to full bodied reds and a sharp, light rose. We didn’t try the whites, which was a shame since I love whites :) Have discovered a few cheap retail whites that are excellent value.. mainly Gewutztraminer, Riesling and Traminer blends which I have unfortunately developed a bad habit of drinking after work. I need a new distraction!
