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Like some poor unloved orphan child, Retro
Electro has come to London. We had to come. Cambridge is a wasteland.
There are no clubs. Everything is dead. It was inevitable that we'd
end up in London sooner or later. We do have slightly more to offer
than the average orphan though. We've got some really good records for
a start. We've even found a place where we can play them. And we've
got more Spectrums than we know what to do with.
All of this (more the records and the club than the Spectrums)
might stave off the slide into prostitution and drug abuse that seems
to befall most orphans arriving in London. Well, maybe for a bit anyway.
Here is what you need to know about the arrival of Retro
Electro in London
The Records
Yes, the records (CDs, whatever, lets not be pedantic about it)
I mentioned these earlier didn't I? I said that they were really good.
Well they are, but you probably want to know more about what sort of
records they are and whether you'd be interested in hearing any of them.
You might even like to know who's going to be playing them (these people
are called DJs, its an acronym for something or other, anyway we'll
be giving you the opportunity to win a DJ at future Retro Electro!).
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>>>>>>>> Retro
Electro Programme 3rd October <<<<<<<<
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Where the people look good and the music is loud
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:: 9.00 - 10.00 : DJ Loubot. Plays music
to arrive to clubs to like sixties girl groups, nicely dressed
electronica and other random pleasant noises. Not yet featured
in lifestyle magazines.
:: 10.00 - 11.00 : Pyjamierama. As the cowardly
Charles de Gaulle jumps on the first plane to Heathrow,
The Vichy Government stick it out with a set featuring New
Romantic, Motown, Electroclash, and Disco favourites. Accessible
without being obvious.
:: 11.00 - 12.00 : Pete Popstar the fabulous
Um in his DJ incarnation. Defies description and has to
be seen to be believed, but we can tell you that his recent
record shopping list included Prince, Scritti Politti, The
Human League, Soft Cell and Peaches
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:: 12.00 - 1.00 DJ Charles de Gaulle. Fresh
from overthrowing the Vichy Government, DJ Charles de Gaulle
promises adventure, excitement and really wild things, including
a fight to the death between the KLF and his shattered musical
ethics
:: 1.00 - 2.00 K-Starr (Blame it on Berlin)
bleep, bleep, German robo-grooves with stolen breakbeat
bass lines, Stereolab dissolved in acid and Elektropop will
eat itself
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The Venue
I haven't said very much about this at all yet. It is very important
though. Without it there would be nowhere for us to go. There would
be no P.A system to play the records I mentioned earlier. It would just
end up being some sort of shambling street party, aimlessly wandering
about London. This is exactly the sort of thing we don't want to happen
to us - getting drunk in a park and then wandering about indulging in
small crimes and acts of petty vandalism.
This is why the Venue is such an important thing. It gives
us focus and keeps us of the streets. Anyway, the Venue for the forthcoming
Retro Electro nights is going to be Upstairs at The Garage.
Unfortunately, kind though they undoubtedly are, the nice
people at The Garage cannot let us do Retro Electro there all of the
time. So what we've done is to arrange several specific dates to put
the night on. The first three dates are going to be on Thursdays 3rd
October, 7th November and 5th December. The doors are going to open
at 9 o'clock and everybody can stay until 2 o'clock.
I'm sure you already know where The Garage is but in case
you've forgotten its on Highbury Corner, which is opposite Highbury
and Islington Tube station.
We think it's a very nice venue, and the drinks aren't
too expensive, and that counts for a lot.
The Spectrums
Yes, we have many Spectrums. They are nice but we have too many.
So in an attempt to free ourselves of some spectrums and encourage you
to come to our fantastically good club night, we are giving you the
chance to win Spectrums!
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