2) Check out @elegirl_ !

Thanks to DJ Eiji for the info. He’ll also be mixing at f-bar, which is directly connected to Warehouse for tonight.

The event is from 22:00.
Ticket is ¥3500/1D at the door and ¥3000/1D with the flyer.

See also the event page on iflyer

wooooooo !!!

It seems that six people have been arrested in connection to this.
We don’t know what’s the state for the other Gas Panic branches.

See the original news in Japanese and English translation.

ouchhh

If you are into House, then you can’t miss DIRECTIONS – Hernan Cattaneo @ageHa !

For a Trance fix we suggest HERO @Club M’s in Shinjuku.
The event will feature our friend and collaborator Marc_0 as “pick-up” DJ for the night.
Club M’s is located in Kabuki-cho, where hostess and host (?!) bars are.. a fun environment nonetheless ;)

If you are in the area and you like Club Asia, or you plan on checking it out, it could be a good opportunity 8)

Thanks to DJ Eiji for the suggestion (he’ll be mixing in the bar floor).

woooo !

More murky iPhone 3G pics. This time about Armin Van Buuren @ageHa.
Glenn Morrison preceded Armin this time around. A very nice addition that everyone seems to have appreciated 8)

wooo !!

As expected, it turned out to be a pretty great event !

I just wish the the place was a bit more ventilated. The cigarette smoke was at an all time high (^^;)

The dancers were stunning !!!

See you next time 8)

Outside alife

alife recently went through a minor renewal for its 6th year of business. I went to visit the place last Saturday to see what has changed, if anything.

Inside, some of the columns and walls are now covered with a cartoony theme, the lounge above appears more spacious but the rest was frozen in time.

If you’ve never been to alife, it can be an interesting experience. It’s the Japanese meat market par excellence.
The place doesn’t even try to make an excuse for it. The normally shy Japanese guys, there tend to run out of manners when it comes to physical contact.

Being a Japanese club it’s certainly still very safe (though, worryingly, bouncers constantly check the dance floor), but the testosterone meter is off the scale.. above and beyond.

When a man grabs a woman

Word has it, that alife is indeed part kyabakura as some of the prettiest girls are sitting idle waiting for someone, anyone, from the VIP areas to call them in.

The VIP setting is as pretentious as it could possibly be. Sofas pointing to the main dance floor are mostly empty. But they are taken, and you can’t sit on them. So close and yet so far away..

This time around, the VIP area at front of the dance floor was reserved for some curious types, including a man in his 50s dressed along the lines of Napoleon Bonaparte (what was all that about ?).

As usual, by 1 Am it starts getting quite crowded and one hour later it’s packed with people.
Music rotates between hip-hop, J-pop, and J-disco trance remixes. Some common tunes unchanged for years, bring moments of excitement, jumping and chanting. For men it’s an excuse to “attack” from behind.. rise your hands in the air and get closer from behind. No.. the music isn’t really what this is all about 8)

Some guys will go in couples blatantly hunting for girls in the dance floor, some work their way from behind in what I call the “forklift position”, because they extend their upper arms perpendicularly as a forklift and encase the victim from behind.
At the same time, arms become a barrier and, may you have the audacity to dance nearby, the forks can extend laterally to push you away from the “payload”.

By 3 AM the desperation kicks in. Some of the girls will be drunken beyond recognition and also sought out “preys”.

The less fortunate girls may go on the attack themselves, possibly even on some rare foreigner (what’s wrong with me ? Maybe the foreigners will like me more ?).
Then it’s important to remember that social interaction there is especially frivolous. In such a competitive environment, being seen with somebody of the other sex alone is a precious token of achievement.. it’s good to have fun, but beware of the aggressive girls that start demanding drinks, smokes and whatnot… they aren’t really thirsty or craving for a cig, they are there work their leverage.

In conclusion, it’s still the same good old alife. It can be fun as long as one doesn’t take it too seriously.

Enjoy !

Many Thanks once again to DJ marc_0 for the clip !

Armin Van Buuren will be at ageHa on November the 22nd (Sunday).

Advance purchase is currently at ¥4000 (Loppi code 77120), while full price ticket at the door will be ¥4500 .

See you there ! … ?

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