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Well, the party was quite good on Saturday evening / Sun- day morning. We went home after six in the morning and the place looked it had been raided by thirsty people after some days in an Arabian desert. The BBQ was a bit funny to watch, as temperatures were indeed around zero degrees Celsius that night. People were flocking around the grill as if it was a burning oil barrel in a Bronx cartoon image. Aswell the bunker was far from being hot, but people were dancing and the fog machine added a special flavour. As for the pho- tographic side, the fog ruined a lot of shots. But I think with a bit of digital treatment I´ll come up with some impres- sions later.

And Arabian desert rings a bell... More on this subject later!

Tonight

Rumour

There is a rumour creeping around after a lil remark on the DTourist page. The rumour is, Danny Tenaglia will play a gig in Germany in 2006. After an unfounded remark by me on the same page about the location being Köln, folks were spotted entering the four magic words Danny Tenaglia Cologne 2006 into Google.co.uk - I witnessed this by the referrers (concerning this blog) listed on Site Meter.

Therefor I´ll state that this rumours are unfounded and the product of wishful thinking. But as with all rumours, con- spiracies and other evil things in life, this might be just an- other effort to lead people astray, to cover the whole thing before it will be revealed later this year. You never know...

Phase 13

Just after anybody has sobered up from New Years Eve, Panjabi Bill comes up with a party. As he celebrates his 50th birthday I guess no one will blame him. So for all the people in the Cologne area, here are some saucy details. I have to point out that this is the very first time the rigid vegetarian offers some meat at one of his events besides the usual veg- gie things: be prepared for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers... And beefy beats by Marco and me after 22.00!

PHASE 13
(Fiph oh!)

Bob Montague .......50
Meeting:
Saturday, 7th of January 2006

Gladbacher Str. 49
(Bunker · Terrace · Garden)
50672 Köln
Mob.: 0172 · 484 70 69

Spicy Vegetarian Foods & Drinks etc.
Live cooking from 7pm -10pm
DJ Sounds from 10pm onwards................
DJ Bloody Diarhoea & Lisa Stansfield

It´s That Time Of The Year Again?

Well, not really. But with the summer (and the worlds oil re- serves...) fading, why not hop onto a budget plane and catch a bit of sun, do some extremely funny things and generally HAVE A GOOD TIME with people from all over the world? This is about to happen from tomorrow onwards!

Apart from that, new essential records and books have been added to the sections on the right!

Treibstoff

Sorry for the lack of postings during the last two days, but we went to a party of Treibstoff Recordings on Friday night. Quite good, DJs Marcel Janovky and Andre Galluzzi heated the place up to midsummer temperatures. My shirt was not showing wet spots, it was wet all over when finally made it home (may have ruined the taxis interior...). So check out the event listings on the label page, they might be close to your town: Treibstoff

Richie Hawtin

c/o pop finished in style last night. While Ricardo Villalobos didn´t bother to turn up and Magda bored us to death with a six hour set, the Plastikman saved the evening in his blaz- ing four hours. As the video shows, he even enjoyed himself when some kind of DJ cabin invasion took place after sun- set: Plastikman

Hangover

There was "a bit of a party" on Sunday afternoon and eve- ning... Hence no posts yesterday. Pictures have been taken on the site of the crime, so stay tuned! Tomorrow I´ll put some up.

Ambient Picknick

Yesterdays Ambient Picknick is pre- senting serious problems. The consump- tion of mineral water is up by 150% and my forehead deep red. Somehow I just won´t stop sweating, it´s 27 degrees in my office. Standing around on a field on Sunday, sipping half a dozen of Dai- quiris and Mojitos is no good, I´m telling you. But the unlikely combination of a footie tournament and a party worked yesterday. I think there will be more people with red faces and limbs running around the city today. Some danced around for ages in the hot afternoon sun, they could be worse off than me today. Maybe I´ll post some pics from yesterday this evening.

Join The Queue

This week I read, that the queue at the opening party at DC10 in Ibiza was stretching all the way from the traffic circle up to the club. So what´s the problem you might think. Actually it´s quite a long way most people would prefer to take a taxi! So how fast was that queue moving? Madness on a Monday morning!

Zgy-Om

We heard news today that Zgy-Om died at 77. He will always be one of the true Ibiza characters. He is the only person I ever heard about that had free entry granted to all of the clubs on the island. I saw him at Space one sunny afternoon, at that time not knowing anything about him and his life. Imagine yourself at 70+ years, going to clubs full of twisted people, smiling happy party casualties. I doubt many of today's clubbers will do so.

Some Time Left

Today I got received the first best wishes for my 40th birthday, nearly a month too early. But anyway, better too early than forgotten! Actually it´s nearly one more month left stressing to be thirty some- thing. But as someone pointed out before, the 40s are the new 30s. Or something like that.

For those wanting to come around for round for a party, it will be quite long way by bus, leave alone walking. Free drinks for 24 hours whoever makes it. Easy to say, we´ll spend my birthday in Bali, preceded with a stopover of five days in Bangkok. Possibly a local party, called Chill Birthday  or similar will follow later in July.

For those not afraid of boats, there is a Pollerwiesen party on the MS Rheinenergie on July 10th, celebrating 11 years of Pollerwiesen. Being back from Asia, we´ll be "all aboard" and having a brilliant excuse to party on...

Grill Bill

Rumours arrived that Chill Bill No. 2 will be called Grill Bill and features a Tandoori BBQ session of epic propor- tions. But Panjabi Bill is a vegetarian and always slams us for eating Lamb, Chicken or even Fish Curries. Huh, Tandoori Spuds galore? Tandoori Yorkshire Pud? Tandoori Peas & Mash?

Talking about indian food...new books added to the section to the right, just as fodder for your ears!

Total Confusion

We´ve been to Total Confusion at Studio 672 on Friday. This venue is one of the last places worth going to on a Friday night in Cologne, ever since it started in 1997. It´s the place that saw Michael Mayer (see picture) rocket from a local DJ to one spinning in various countries and at big clubs like Fabric in London. Friday night he was back in the Studio 672 and rocked the place. Hence no post in this blog yesterday... The picture was taken at the 5 years of Total Confusion event in 2002, the digital treatment happened this afternoon. Let´s say it´s a remix of his face...

D. T. Confirmed

Oh yes, Danny Tenaglia has confirmed he will be playing at the closing of "We Love Sundays@Space" this season. It´s Sunday the 25th of September to be more precise, plus there will be three other dates at Pacha and Space from June onwards. For the last couple of years I would have been at home, kicking myself for not flying to the closing parties, but this year the Cologne posse will be present. Did I tell you we booked an apartment just across the road, about two minutes from Space and Bora Bora?

So the only questions is: how long will Danny play at this spectacular end of the season and where will the party move on to after Space closes? We´ll keep you updated.

Welcome back to Europe, Danny!

Chill Bill Hangover

Heaven knows why I have to work today... I´m on a diet of sparkling drinks and feel rather odd with my red and buz- zing head. 99% of Germany seems to have taken Friday off and is jamming the inner city of Cologne, shopping, eating ice cream and drinking lager (NO GOOD, don´t mention lager or that crude substance called Jägermeister today).

Chill Bill was quite funny, the 19.00 finish was extended to 21.00, but even then we were asked to play "One more!" or even continue until 22.00. Panjabi Bill shouted "Turn it up!" more than once, though the master volume was already at 10. We attracted no police this time, so the neighbours must have liked the music too. The CD of the last song "jumped", the only real letdown technology wise that afternoon. That way a radical remix of Odysseys "Native New Yorker" finished the party.

You grew up ridin' the subways, running with people
Up in Harlem, down on Broadway
You're no tramp, but you're no lady, talkin' that street talk
You're the heart and soul of New York City

We´ll be back with Chill Bill later this summer! Pictures of yesterday might be added later, haven´t checked them last night.

And yes, I found a track in my record box by lucky chance, I have been searching for ever since this Easters Jaded afterparty at The Egg in north London! I knew I had it "somewhere" but didn´t remember more than the chorus melody. It´s Soulsearcher featuring Donna Allen "Feeling Love". Check it out, it´s a real summer house screamer anthem.

26.05.2005

Catholicism, don´t you love it sometimes? At least it gives us another public holiday here in Cologne next Thursday. Fronleichnam, if you like strange words from Germany.

So we heard rumours Chill Bill will start off if the weather is sunny (or at least lacking hailstorms, blizzards and tropical monsoons). 14.00 the session might take off so be prepared. Uma will not turn up but possibly Panjabi Bill in a yellow overall.

Plus all the faces you expect to be there... Sunny side up!

Chill Bill

By the way, this blog is not about the weather, don´t get the wrong idea. The messy spring has just been mentioned a few times, because warm and dry days are missing this year.

Just like to add that this summer will see a new event called Chill Bill on the week- ends with proper weather. Chill Bill is run by the one and only Panjabi Bill and a low key, word of mouth session at the Ifficial Art HQ garden. As the Retro- spective was recently drowned in rain, we thought we might start some mellow sessions out in the open this summer. No advertising (so what is this here...), just a few people hang- ing out, having a drink, some food and ambient music (and slightly souped up summer house...). We´ll see. Ah yes, music provided by me (DJ Khar Krash), joined by Marco (a.k.a. Lisa Stansfield) and possibly some Tibetan nose flute experts...

3barbies

The official flyer for the Retrospective 1992 - 2005 arrived last night.  There you have it! Guess 3barbies sets the tone for this Sunday afternoon chill out session perfectly. Lazing on a Sunday afternoon... Be there or be square!

Here Comes The Summer

The open air season starts next Thursday, at least if it stops raining. For the last couple of years it worked perfectly, the weather on this public holiday kick started the summer. People you only saw in dark clubs and opium dens ever since September gather their white faces outside, turn up the bass and get it going once again. Burned noses and heatstrokes included. But you can´t blame all of that on the sun, blame it on the music and alcohol if you wish. To keep you informed, the section Essential Clubbbing with links to various venues and events will be added. Somewhere to the left, or to the right? You´ll find it anyway...

Retrospective 1992 - 2005

Location:

THE IFFICIAL ART PROJECT

Hochplateau & Bunker - Gladbacher Str. 49

50672 Cologne
(between Stadtgarten/Spichernpark and Mediapark)

Date: Sunday, 8. May 2005

Time: 11.00 - 20.00

I´ll play an ambient & eclectic set at this open air location. Starts around midday.