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Source : Get The Curse
Description
So many terrible clubs in LA. Tacky vibes often remind me of the worst kind of summer clubs one encounters along the Mediterranean, and to add insult to injury, it’s smelly electro house that reigns most of the time. But that doesn’t mean the massive city isn’t host to a few gems. Some are more out of the way than others. And of course I’ve only found a fraction. So far. In the easy category, Avalon in Hollywood is such a nice venue, an old theatre with top notch sound and lighting. If you choose your night well, line-ups range from OK to great, you can ignore the table and bottle crowd and you won’t have to gaze upon dressed-up dancers. On Melrose and Normandie, TS2 is a great small club. People like Droogs from the Culprit label have been throwing some quality parties these last months. Can’t wait for their famous rooftop parties at the Standard Hotel downtown. To sum up, this town is full of quality venues, but events are usually terrible. Quel gâchis!
However, no picture of the LA scene is complete without taking into account the mighty Warehouse District scene. Every week-end it’s partying ina old school stylee. Hotlines. Secret locations. Long drives in empty areas. Bass thumping in the SoCal night. Warehouse filled with bodies. No tacky dancers, no tables and bottles, just a stack of speakers on one side and an improvised bar on the other. Residents with faithful followings and legit guests more than often. That’s all one really needs to party all night long….or not so long if law enforcement decides to show up. ‘Stop the music and go home, I repeat, stop the music and go home’…
So its in this context that I met Acid Circus. The brothers Vidal and Vangelis make this duo which co-founded Droid, it has artists such as Drum Cell and Audio Injection in its roster. For more than seven years this crew really has spear-headed the techno movement in LA. And when I say techno, I mean techno in the American understanding of the term. Acid Circus actually throws in some house in their sets, but you’ll quickly hear what I’m saying.
With an emphasis on new technology, their sets blur the distinctions between mix and live PA. Armed with two laptops running Traktor on one hand and Ableton / Maschine on the other, on the fly edits, loops, FX and other build-up are what it’s all about. But you know the drill so I’m just going to shut up and let you enjoy this one way ticket of a podcast. Destination: downtown LA.
