So, like I said earlier, these Armen Proletarian sets are a rare occurrance. A lot of this is because we didn't have enough time to put in the amount of practice that we figured such a set would require and because lugging four turntables and three mixers to a club is a major drag. This time around, we decided just to play off-the-cuff without any major practice sessions. I think this is because I successfully argued that every time I come up with this mix and practice it until it's seemingly perfect, one of the songs will be a total floor-clearer and thus ruin my entire night. Better to just follow the crowd, I say.
We didn't need to follow the crowd last night because we were just playing in between bands so we were there more to help create an atmosphere than to start a freak-pit. We also lightened the load by bringing three turntables and one mixer. We set up inside a bus-shaped alcove in the Sugar Shack that looked like the Mystery Machine. No kidding. It even had a steering wheel.

That's Juansitive, unofficial third member of Armen Proletarian. Note the steering wheel behind him.

This is Carlos. Note the Scoobylicious decor inside the booth. This is, by far, the best designed show space in town right now.
Violent Vickie opened with a performance piece based on substitute teaching. It was very entertaining and the brand new instrumental number she performed at the end was amazing with a very minimal, Kompakt Records sort of feel to it.
I would tell you about Luna Maia's set, but Estelle and I managed to get locked out of the space and missed it.
Dahlia was great, perhaps even better than I had anticipated. She has a dynamic stage presence and the raspy tones in her voice carried across the room with great strength. If you are going to Hang the DJs tonight, make sure you get there early enough to catch her set. It's going to be out of control. Estelle and I already decided that we're going to head out to Il Corral on Monday to see her play again.
This is a picture Carlos took of Dahlia:

More Dahlia Action.



Here's the setlist.
Grace Jones-- Slave to the Rhythm
Dopplereffekt-- Scientist
The Rapture-- Sister Saviour (Tiefschwarz Mix)
Joi and Jorio- Mind Control
Sin-- So Sad (Abe Duque Mix)
Total Coelo-- Dracula's Tango
Lopazz-- Blood (Tiefschwarz Mix)
Sieg Uber Die Sonne-- Love is OK (Ricardo Villalobos Mix)
Depeche Mode-- Precious (Michael Mayer Balaeric Mix)
Rex the Dog-- We Live in Daddy's Car
Star You Star Me feat. Erlend Oye-- A Place in My Heart (Jori Hulkkonen Mix)
DK7-- Slipstream
Smash TV-- Queen of Men
LFO v. Fuse-- Loop
Donna Summer-- I Got Your Love (Ralphi Rosario Mix)
Ellen Allien-- Alles schen (Klick Martini Bros. Mix)
Madonna-- Let It Will Be (Paper Faces Mix)
Oscar and Ralph Falcon-- Darkbeat
Ricardo Villalobos-- Easy Lee (Smith and Hack Mix)
Slack-- Painkiller
Time Zone-- World Destruction
A2-- Do You Like the Way You Feel When You Shake
Depeche Mode-- A Pain That I'm Used To (Jaques Lu Cont Dub)
Trendoid-- Trendification
Lee Coombs & David Phillips vs. Bauhaus-- Kick in the Eye
The Fatheads-- Calling All Clubs