The Telepathic Fish party last Sunday was a proper fishing trip down memory lane. Not only for the tunes we played and the old decor we dug up but the people who came from far and wide, some of who we’d not seen in decades. The CDJs and Matt Black‘s AV set up may have been state of the art but the projectors were classic old school with liquid wheels, rotating prisms and op-art FX. The floor was covered with matting, rugs and cushions and our original inflatable ‘amoeba’ was revived, pulsating away in a high corner all night. There were reflective fish hanging from the tunnel walls, David‘s badge-making corner under UV lights that illuminated the flourescent paint of some of our original banners and a jar of free fish sweets to take.
Mario played his first public gig in years, Doug Shipton ably followed with a blend of deep digs into the German end of his collection and I spun multiple decks with a retro set drawing mainly from the early 90s. KiF Productions arrived as doors opened and performed a live soundtrack to their ‘Still Out’ ambient road trip film homage to the KLF and Mixmaster Morris closed with two hours of his usual eclectic brilliance. Below are just some of the highlights – thanks to photographers Mike Sumpter, Nancy Brown, Mario and Larissa Aguera, Chiara Acanfora and Simon Wright for pooling their photos. My short sweep of the room above gives you an example of the every-moving nature of the space.
Sorry about the chatter, it’s London unfortunately, you weren’t the only one to comment on it. It wasn’t strictly a listening event though, more a social one so some talking is to be expected. Maybe we should play louder next time but then would people start shouting? I’d like to explore a multi-venue space where you could have a social bar area and a deep chill quiet zone for those who only want to listen.
Well yes it was good but spoiled by all the chatterers and people having shouted conversations. It was meant to be a listening event, but one had to get used to all the voices weaving through the music. I took a couple of videos and you wouldn’t believe the amount of chatter competing with the music. I nearly left but positioned my camping chair sideways to the speakers, blocked the ear facing away and kept the other ear open to the speakers which made it tolerable an more pleasant but still the voices came through but not so loud. I did feel there was a lack of respect towards the DJs as if you are talking you are not listening. But thanks for all your efforts. Bit of a bummer that you changed the times as we had to leave at 10 to get back to Brighton. Been to Holy twice and chattering prevalent there too, its an epidemic. 🦊💙♥️