2 posts tagged “edinburgh”
From Ramesh from Voxtrot's blog:
During the day I would walk take brisk walks to the top of the hill, and often experienced a similar sensation to that of viewing Arthur's seat, the beautiful land mass which rises over Edinburgh. Arthur's Seat is perhaps the most arresting inter-city land form I have ever seen, to stand on it is to feel the past and present converging at once. This is sort of the essence of Edinburgh, at least through the eyes of a foreign national.
I just loved this.
Click on the flyer above to view a more readable version. I would love to see any of you down there on the night. The blurb:
BLACK TAPE
SECOND THURDAY OF EACH MONTH
11PM-3AM
COCTEAU LOUNGE (Downstairs at Ego)
£3 ENTRY
DRINKS PROMOS Lots of drinks for less than 2 quid
None of this glamourous DJ nonsense. None of the bandwagon jumping. We play good music. And you can too.
Think of a new track you're bursting to share with the rest of the world. Think of those amazing early tracks by bands that now fill bloated stadiums. Think of those album tracks inspiring air guitar and singing in the mirror that never appear on an A side. Think of those tunes you used to wait all night for in clubs that have disappeared out of fashion. Think of a divine mix of indie, classic pop, rock, soul, punk, electronica, and perhaps a little hip hop that leaves you in a heap on the dancefloor at the end of the night. Black Tape plays these tracks, and then asks YOU to have a go at playing them yourself. Remember what it feels like to finish a mix tape for a friend and you look at the tracklisting and just wish you could broadcast it to the entire world? Well now you can, at least to a bunch of like-minded people in a club.
We are giving half-hour DJ slots to ANYONE that wants one - providing you can make an impression and make people dance. If YOU want to DJ at the first ever Black Tape, please email us at blacktape@nonimage.com with a sample list of tunes you might play. If we like it (or we think everyone else might like it) we will ask you to send us a mix CD. It doesn't have to be mixed and beat matched and all that bollocks. Just a mix of tracks you think would get the party going, burnt to a CD. Bear in mind that if you get to play at Black Tape, you will be unceremoniously removed from the decks (don't worry though, it's all just a laugh, we will probably remove each other a few times during the night.)
For every Black Tape after that, you can either email us at the address above, or just hand in a mix CD on the night, with you name, email and a tracklisting for your CD.
NO (SUPPOSED) SUPERSTAR DJs, HIPSTERS & TWATS. NO TRANCE. NO PETS.
Maybe we'll play: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Seafood, Blur, British Sea Power,
Bloc Party, Interpol, Joy Division, The Postal Service, Le Tigre, Beck,
J5, Radiohead, Flaming Lips, CSS, Spinto Band, We Are Scientists,
Maximo Park, Gorillaz, Sonic Youth, Super Furry Animals, Bjork, Metric,
Asian Dub Foundation, Elastica, Ladytron, The Arcade Fire, Strokes,
Longpigs, The Coral, Pavement, New Order, Broken Social Scene, Basement
Jaxx, Clinic, The Jam, Eels, The Kinks, Rage Against the Machine,
McLusky, Sons and Daughters, Sleater Kinney, The Gossip, Piney Gir, The
Beach Boys, Hefner, Pulp, Symposium, Kenickie, Sultans of Ping FC,
Soulwax, Hole, Electric 6, The White Stripes, Supergrass, Rapture, LCD
Soundsystem, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Talking Heads, Lush, My Vitrol,
Sleeper, The Long Blondes, Devo, TV On The Radio, The Breeders, At The
Drive In, Manic Street Preachers, White Stripes, Modest Mouse, Outkast,
The Go! Team, Pixies, The Crocketts, The Ramones, Ash, Easyworld, A,
Snow Patrol, Muse, The Clash, Ooberman, Prince, The Stone Roses, The
Beatles, Chemical Brothers, Beastie Boys, Weezer, The Smiths, Smashing
Pumpkins, Charlatans, Velvet Underground, Pixies, Buzzcocks, Wolf
Parade,Moldy Peaches, 3 Colours Red, Idlewild, Spank Rock, Beck, Girls
Aloud, QOTSA, Rolling Stones, Radio 4, Battle, The Pippettes, Daft
Punk, Gloria Jones, De La Soul, Morning Runner, A Tribe Called Quest,
Editors, MSTRKRFT, Death From Above 1979, Jamie T, Test Icicles, a
bunch of smaller Scottish bands.
...but, you know, it's kind of up to YOU.
Black Tape is held at the Cocteau Lounge, Downstairs at Ego, Picardy Place
Across the road from the Omni Centre, near Broughton Street and the
East end of Princes Street, the club is not far from the city centre,
and is surrounded by pubs and places to eat.
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