Sunday, 22 August 2010

Black Circle Success

Oliver Fay and Piers Martin behind the decks at Black Circle on 21st August, and below Rasha Kahil in the crowds both images by Todd Hart.



Thank you everyone who came down; Chris and Kirti from Frank (Just Frank) it was an absolute pleasure to meet you both and have you play. Oliver for a sweat inducing set as promised, perfected needle drops from Piers Martin and Marta Poz Travelsex and an absolute treat from Todd Hart. Celia and Matthew you were also amazing! 

Track of the night;


Zuper Danke xx Ché

Friday, 6 August 2010


Flyer by Jonathan Baron

Thursday, 5 August 2010

BLACK CIRCLE 21st August

Black Circle is proud to bring you;

Live music sensation Frank (Just Frank) the French coldwave duo whom released their debut album 'The Brutal Wave' on Wierd Records last month.
Thankfully, the band’s sound is harder to pin down than hyped “Parisian early ’80s-inflected synth pop” leading us down the road of Cure, D.A.F and Absolute Body Control as reference, accomplishing the french/belgian cold wave sound and keeping what's good from the early 80's . One half the band Chris Vocal's /Bass was born in New Jersey and grew up with the other half Kirti Vocal's / Guitar - bonding over Rage Against The Machine in the french Rivera.

http://www.myspace.com/frankjustfrank


Our favorite newly-wed Todd Hart takes the decks after a long break from the disco circuit.
However Disco was never his "sole jam" he was - after all the one to introduce me to Kassettentäter which lead me onto my obsession with the Belgian Industrial Scene of the early late 70's 80's.
Excited to hear some rare gems from the Dalston Oxfam Shop Archives.

http://dalstonoxfamshop.blogspot.com/


We also have Cocadisco gem Piers Martin playing! Yay!
As well as uplifting disco beats we are expecting some dusty record covers in the selection - delving darker into the mind of disco mania and dredging up some of the dark past to throw into the mix.

Oliver Fay is returning to the Black Circle with another unabashed set designed for sweat!
"Oliver loves to get his fingers filthy with wax ranging from Flexipop, Avant Electronica with an assortment of Wave and Italo nasty's all aiming towards the enhancement of your pleasure!"

http://glossolalia-ailalossolg.blogspot.com/
Don't worry - his twisted Resonance dwelling Glossolalia series will not be entering the Black Circle domain.


To insure smooth transition your flight attendant Marta Poznanski aka DJ Travelsex with insure a safe flight into the depths of musical knowledge (which is pretty good for a pretty girl), lets see what favorites she'll pull out of her nifty flight-safe vinyl box this time?

Monday, 2 August 2010

Music For The Fun Of It - Bene Gesserit

Though Todd of Dalston Oxfam Shop whom is playing at the next Black Circle on the 21st of August Kassettentäter.
A group from Germany (translation is Cassette Destroyer) who collected and compiled a bunch of mainly german underground music, along with the more recognisable, including favorite D.A.F.
One song in particular ironically named "Nobody Can Know" I wanted more. The band is called Bene Gesserit which is a name stolen from Frank Herbert's science fiction 'Dune universe'.



Through my research on this band I found they are from Trazegnies, Belgium, lead by Alain Neffe now 60, a prominent and legendary member of the Belgian industrial scene and also including Nadine Bal.
Alain Neffe lead record label INSANE records which includes bands: Human Flesh ,BeNe GeSSeRiT, the Chopstick Sisters, Subject , I Scream , Japanese Genius , Human Dance , The Other Side Of Human Flesh , Cortex and Pseudo Code.
The INSANE myspace states: "Several of these bands are still active musically ,mostly releasing music on other labels ...used to release vinyls and compilations cassettes in the 80's (some of the releases are still available) and you should contact Alain Neffe" if you want them... so I did and now Alain is kindly kept me up-to-date on several releases including the Pseudo Code x Excepter release.

Although good old Mutant Sound I found the album Music For The Fun Of It which hosts my desired 'Knowbody Can Know' track as well as albums 'Fashion Is A Dirty Word' and 'A high, happy, perverse and cynical cry of joy'.



For more from the collection listen on the various kassettentäter myspace pages & Bene Gesserit Myspace

Joy!