Damn the man! Save the Empire! ([info]b_e_de) wrote,
@ 2008-01-25 10:29:00
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Bring forth the deluge
I'll be doing my final DJ set at Chaos AD.



After much consideration, I'm hanging up the headphones. My real reason is that this year will mark Brisbane's 'harder' dance scene with an untimely diminishing of quality. There is promoter drama left right and centre that is leading back to shifts in the scene reminiscent of the System 6 vs Advent*jah era. As well as that, Freeform hasn't received much love lately (from producers), it's sole creator turned to cheese and the offshoots are following.. Finland leads the revolution in the Dark Freeform circuit and has garnered muchos adoration from me as it touched both on the freeform and 'dark' style that I love. So what better way to find music you love than to create it?

It's also time to grow up and stop raving. Or at least do it in a fashion where it isn't the sole essence of my 'going out' time. Time to try new things and whatnot. I don't dare say I won't ever set foot inside one again, just change so that it's more of a 'off the bat' kind of thing instead of something I plan all month for. Then if I get my shit together I'll come back with a live act instead.

I'm telling everyone that I'm retreating so I can do production, which is true, but isn't my sole reason for stopping.

Anyway, I'm playing 3am-4am.. so if you're a night creature or out and about.. and wouldn't say no to Das Beat.. then pay me a visit!

EDIT: Updated flyer source from MySpace to imageshaquilleoneil.



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[info]lahrah
2008-01-25 12:53 am UTC (link)
hey.. i can't see the myspace linked photo at work.. I spose I could wait till i'm home, but any chance of putting the date in the post?

would be cool to see you play one last time if i'm in brissy! I never did get to :)

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[info]7lifeuncommon7
2008-01-25 12:55 am UTC (link)
Friday 8th of February @ the Beat.

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[info]b_e_de
2008-01-25 01:04 am UTC (link)
Changed the source :)

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[info]lahrah
2008-01-25 01:12 am UTC (link)
Thanks matey!!

I'll see ya tomoorrrow for drunkeness! yay!

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[info]b_e_de
2008-01-25 01:26 am UTC (link)
What's happening tomorrow?

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[info]lahrah
2008-01-25 01:44 am UTC (link)
austraaalia day!

I dunno. Ian is planning some kind of lamb-off. Andrew intends to drink lots.

I figured i'd probably just come over ;)

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[info]b_e_de
2008-01-25 03:59 am UTC (link)
Err.. wha? First I heard..
I'm going to a BBQ at Daves tho.

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[info]lahrah
2008-01-25 05:27 am UTC (link)
lol ok, I dunno... I only get my information from one source!

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[info]b_e_de
2008-01-25 06:15 am UTC (link)
Ah ok, yeah I didn't get the memo.

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[info]lahrah
2008-01-25 06:31 am UTC (link)
:(
i'll probs see ya tonight if your home anyway.
ian's car is broken so I think i'll be stuck.
I should probably ride over, but i've been drinking all afternoon....

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[info]b_e_de
2008-01-25 07:06 am UTC (link)
Ian's car is borked? He can borrow mine once I recharge the battery.

Have a 3 hour break from drinking and ride over, your company is always welcome.

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[info]lahrah
2008-01-25 06:35 am UTC (link)
I realised I also had something to say about your actual post. Just that i'm proud of you and your decision -- I don't mean that in a patronising way, but it's nice to see that you although you appreciate that there is more to life than going raving, that you're acting taking action on it.

Who knows, we might actually get to go out to dinner all civilised and have an early night?? Green papaya ahoy?

Good luck with the production too :D It's always lots of fun for your mates to listen to you play something you've created, it means so much more I think.

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[info]7lifeuncommon7
2008-01-25 12:55 am UTC (link)
Awwww, big hairy balls, Bede! I'll be in Tassy on that day. :(

Otherwise I would have loved to show up in solidarity and bid you a fair adieu. It's the least I could have done, given how much support you gave my shitty comedy duo back in high school. ;) All those poor people I subjected to folders full of lyrics...

Kudos on "growing up", too. That isn't an easy decision to make. Not that I think that creating music is ever really immature. (Though I'm biased on both ends of that sentence.)

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[info]b_e_de
2008-01-25 01:06 am UTC (link)
Ahh man, The Beat is entirely seedy anyway.. I'd hate to inflict that place upon you :P either way I'm sure you'll be living it up in Tassy! But the fact you even considered coming is reward enough for me.

Bah, your comedy stylings were the entertainment I needed in Drama when I was willfully not paying attention to theory ;)

ML

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[info]7lifeuncommon7
2008-01-25 01:11 am UTC (link)
Haha, yeah, I've avoided the Beat successfully up until now. But I would've braved it to see your final (at least, for a while) gig. Who knows, maybe one of those very friendly gentlemen would have bought me a drink? ;)

Heh, ML indeed. Bless his soul. He's getting married next year. And I'm glad to have been a welcome distraction. I'm surprised that damn folder of mine never once got confiscated. :D

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[info]bekkisastar
2008-01-25 01:28 am UTC (link)
ah honey it will be a loss but then i totally understand ur reasons ;p i hope u succeed in ur future endeavours in the production field and i do hope u and i can keep in touch away from the 'scene'. i think a lot of us are hanging up our dancing shoes this year. i think i gave u my mobby # in one of ur previous entries or one of mine. keep in touch BB MWHA

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[info]b_e_de
2008-01-25 04:53 am UTC (link)
Will always keep in touch with you Bekki :) definitely seems like the year for retirement..

muchos love!

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[info]pussindocs
2008-01-25 06:07 am UTC (link)
i hear you loud and clear. i gave up on it all last year when i went to a few events and came away so disapointed. if some amazing dj comes i will go, but its not on my priorities list any more. i still have a deep love for it all but these days i can hear my clock ticking...

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[info]b_e_de
2008-01-25 06:17 am UTC (link)
Yeah, there's only so much you can put up with before you become jaded and a hindrance. DJ'ing at least gave me a chance to make a contribution, but now that there's no music coming out that makes me go "I wanna play this to fifty ba-million-zillion people" then it just ain't worth it.

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[info]playbunny_fe
2008-01-25 08:56 am UTC (link)
zomg im coming to support you! YES! coz your orsm :)

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[info]psyc0de
2008-01-26 10:17 am UTC (link)
Nooo i'm gonna miss it! :( If I could buy a plane ticket I would... otherwise you could come here and we'd take the train to finland and see alek ;)

GL dude and we'll have to have a mix when we get back :)

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[info]lorenai
2008-01-27 02:38 am UTC (link)
GAY.

I would be there, but I'm not back yet :(

Oh well - so long as you DJ like a Mad Cunt™

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