Not sure why this took me so long to post, but I was super happy to work on this production over a weekend in DC with Adam & Pauline.
I’d mentioned this previously on the photo post here: http://smoking-drinking.com/post/28983835245/i-was-lucky-enough-to-be-on-hand-for-the-making-of – now you can enjoy the rest :)
Always good to see my dear old friend Ryan (of Miracles Club) dancing. We used to work at Holocene together back in Portland, so it was more of a regular show (there were tons of weekly dance parties)– watch and see what I mean.
DJ Paul at Westway, for the Supreme FNO party from last week. Super fun night. Not my photo, but when I saw the mask close up, I had to find a good shot to share. Voila.
The summer of 2007 was very formative for me in terms of falling in love with a type of music I had long tried to disassociate myself with– disco !
My dear friend Mo had been well into the genre for years, and was already finding doubles of her supply of coveted vinyls (think “This Man” by The Phill & Friends Band), but her game was pretty ‘out there,’ and I still mostly just into party rocking. Thus, what really bridged the gap for me were the Tuesday night parties at 205 Club (RIP) with residents Justin Miller & Jacques Renault. It was ALWAYS a good time, and even though it wasn’t my first choice in music at the time, it was definitely my favorite ‘weekly’ party in the city (perhaps will continue to be my favorite in memory, overall). Funny enough, I was speaking with Justin the other day– and he said he had recorded one of the nights.. I told him that we had to put it up on GrandLife, so here you go: http://www.grandlifehotels.com/culture/weekly-playlist-justin-miller
I like the way he described it to me in his email also–
Hey Ariel - Here’s the live at 205 mix. Just a couple crazy kids learning how to dj with a UREI rotary mixer and a sweaty basement. ;-)
Ps. The ridiculous photo on top is the ONLY one I could find of myself from those nights.. I’ve got black jeans on, and white leather converse with no socks (it was my first time wearing them and they were too tight on my feet, so I had to go sockless).
Roach Cock by Hanni El Hkatib (filmed at Casba in Tokyo, I didn’t make it when I was there– so it has become something of a promised land to me)
