Write it down so you don't forget. Next Friday, June 4th our friends at Tokyo Electric will be bringing it on with a Miss Kittin record release party, complete with giveaways. At the Luna Lounge.

The truth hurts.

I kept telling you guys this was going to happen, but no, you had to keep bossing them around.
[via Gizmodo]

:-(

ellen allien – usa tour 2004
we are very sorry to annouce that the ellen allien tour planned in the u.s. had to be canceled. after two dj sets in canada (montreal and quebec) the u.s.customs authorities refused to let her into the country. we tried to make it work out, but unfortunately we couldn´t convince them to let her in. we apologize to everybody who was looking forward to seeing and hearing ellen play. we are all very sad about it! but we hope to be able to arrange a new tour in the near future.

Show me your reality, I'll show you mine.

Just a quick note about fellow robot Nathan a.k.a. the man behind the electronic sounds of "aalacho". There's a lot happening with aalacho right now, a new release called "electro", and an all new website. Here's a snippet from the site:

Armed with a Korg, a Mac, a second hand Les Paul and a notebook's worth of arguably clever lyrics, aalacho emerged from Seattle's post-grunge music scene in the year 2000 with a decidedly American twist on European dance-pop. Aalacho's 2002 debut release, 'sugar', landed it a 9 week stint on the CMJ RPM Top 20 with its affectionate blend of ambient-house, retro-techno and indie-rock guitars.

With its new release, 'electro', aalacho takes its cue from the crop of new-wave / post-punk revivalists currently energizing the electronica landscape. Respectfully cribbing from the likes of Kraftwerk, OMD and The Replacements to create its own audio niche, aalacho wears its lo-fi heart on its sleeve and invites the listener into an engaging world of haunting melodies, unpredictable arrangements and a surfeit of shimmering, buzzing guitars. Includes a remix by Felix da Housecat.

Nathan was generous enough to send a copy of the new CD, I'll post more about it as soon as I'm back in town and have a chance to grab it. In the meantime, check out the new aalacho site, or better yet, check out aalacho at the iTunes music store by clicking the button below.

Roboho? [most decidedly NOT work safe. Courtesy Gizmodo].

If you missed out on Saturday's Ellen Allien show, don't feel bad. It was a complete bust, cancelled because supposedly Ms. Allien was delayed in transit from a prior show in Canada. She's scheduled to do a makeup show this Saturday night at Club Six, but wouldn't you know it, I'll be out of town, sigh.

Get off the couch and get down for free at Club Six (6th & Market) as spinstress Cat hooks you up with electro and early 90's techno and acid beats. Tell her BitBoy sent you and she'll give you a big hug.

Anyone who wants to send me a Gibbs Acquada, I promise to provide a highly detailed test and review.

[From Wired] Fendi's Juke Box is a $1,500 carrying case for transporting up to a dozen iPods. Designer Karl Lagerfeld modeled it on his own iPod case, which he uses for his collection of 40 iPods.

Blogger has a new look! Very bubbly.

So I never thought I'd be writing this, but Saturday night's Erlend Øye show at the Rx Gallery was off-the-hook! Even the Soju cocktails were good. I haven't been in a public space that was that jam-packed since my last trip on the Tokyo JR subway line at rush-hour. Looks like Blashaus has a winning space on their hands, which is great considering there really hasn't been a hot new space in a while in SF. I saw lots of digital cameras capturing away, but none were mine. If you snapped any good pictures of the illustrious Mr. Øye, send them to me and I'll post them up.

I expect that this Saturday's Ellen Allein show will fill the basement of club six with equally booty-shaking, sweaty masses.

[from Gizmodo] The Wireless Weblog has a nice interview with Joshua Kinberg, the New York-based 'Wireless Activist' who is the creator of the mobile WiFi access point 'Magicbike,' founder of 'BluetoothUsersAgainstBush.com' and inventor of the new 'Bikes Against Bush' project, in which a moving, spray-chalk equipped bike will automatically paint messages on the streets of New York during the upcoming Republican National Convention--messages transmitted to the bike from people on the internet. This is a busy man, this Josh Kinberg.

Robot Reminders

Tonight at the Fillmore, make sure to catch Einstürzende Neubauten perform their unique brand of rhythmic extremism as they promote their latest experimental release, Perpetuum Mobile.

Saturday, head to Rx Gallery at Eddy & Mason to hear Norway's own Erlend Øye behind the decks as part of his tour to promote his latest DJ Kicks release.

Los Angeles robots, make sure and get to The Echo this Friday to support our friends Toula, Tobias (collectively known as Synesthesia) and others as they present the Synth City West Coast Tour, with Kompute live!

Featuring:
Venue - Live Synth Rock & Video Installation www.sixex.com
Hidden Variable - Live Laptop Industrial www.komputemusik.com/hv.html
Matt Nee - Techno Industrial DJ Set www.komputemusik.com/mattnee.html
Tobias - Electro/Rock/Techno DJ Set www.lovetobias.com

8pm / $7 /18+