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So, my hyperactive lil’ sister Lara is studying abroad in France. Last weekend she decided to take a nice little vacation (’cause I’m sure shit is just sooooo rough in Paris) down to Barcelona for Sonar. Unbelievable. Since there is no word in the English language that can adequately express my jealousy (I think there may be a sufficient word in Japanese), I’m not going to waste your time, or mine, ranting about why her 2 Sonars to my nil is one of the greatest injustices this world has ever seen.
No, no…I’m happy for her…Seriously. Anyway, Lara was kind enough to provide a nice little ADD recap that chronicles her travels to Barcelona. This recap was actually posted as a comment on 6/13, but I felt that it was entertaining enough to post as it’s own entry. So, without further ado…
yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! back in paris after an insane weekend of one amazing set after the other. that flyer looked familiar….. oh wait!! i went to 2 of those nights! (should have gone 3 nights in a row, but got sucked into the shit fest of sonar, fuuuuuck.). i forced myself to rank what i saw, so here is my breakdown of Sonar Weekend (note: changes may be made in the near future… still processing and normalizing……..) NUMBER 1: my newest goddess, ELLEN ALLIEN. she played the most trance-inducing flawless 4 hour set of the purest pure electro. that classy bitch rocked it in a silk red dress and silver high heels. siiiiiiiigh… how i want to be her……. NUMBER 2: KiKi on la playa at the B Pitch Control Beach Party (for free!!). by the time the sun started setting and James Holden finished up his totally awesome set (number 3), KiKi jumped on and the crowd was literally dancing there asses off. everyone was barefoot in the sand and sipping on mojitos. such an amazing set and atmosphere. ahhh– there are so many other noteable things to tell about!! i told about how i said hi to james murphy and he was all excited when i brought the atlanta party. (i saw him in the airport the day i flew out, but i had nothing good to say….. oh and i saw james holden on Las Ramblas, but i didnt dare say hi– just smiled to myself and followed him for a few minutes). so saturday night i went to Sonar instead of the Get Physical Party…… i dont want to talk about it……. Sonar turned into Ultra, barca style. fucking shit. miss kitten played the same exact set she played when i saw her here last weekend, which was a huge dissappointment. goldfrapp was the first to come on so we got there for there last song, Strict Machine, which was awesome but i was so pissed we missed them. i wanted to leave to catch at least an hour of MANDY but it didnt happen….. i regret it so much, but i learned my lesson for next summer. the first night i was there we tried to go to the Vice Magazine and Edbangers party…….. no dice. they were only letting the ultimate Do’s in, and you had to have a flyer. FUCKERS! what about the don’ts in this world?!?!?!?!?!?!?! im still pissed. (but uffie will be here july 3rd so i guess ill try to catch that). the first night at The Loft 2 many djs were the worst thing ive ever witnessed in a club. they threw down decent tracks (Uffie - Ready to Uff, Another Excuse vs. Funkytown, a kid alex track) in between such nails-on-the-chalkboard-tracks as… “Shook me all night long” (i thought i was in The Grove for a minute….), “Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow”, MADONNA — in conclusion, not any amount of pills would have made this ok. the next night at the Loft, juan maclean played a decent set - nothing amazing, but nothing as dancefloor-clearing as james - ATL style. i didnt get to see him spin anything thank goodness since ellen was on. welllllllllllllll thats about it. dang, that was the ultimate ADD recap of the weekend, but i wanted to tell all you yanks what was up. WORD. i think i need un biere now………. au revoir for now!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo
P.S. one minor clarification: miss kitten was THE BEST (tied for #1) when i saw her in paris last weekend. the crowd cheered for every single one of her mixes. such great energy– probably almost 1,000 party kids! i dont know what was up at Sonar — trainwrecky mixes and everything. maybe she didnt feel the need to impress the amatures of sonar. i’ll have to ask her about that sometime………. she’s still my heroine for looking so cool behind the decks.
