My Friends Electric

It's been quiet around here for the past few weeks mainly due to work and family reasons, but also because  I've had nothing to say really. Better to avoid posting for the sake of it and instead reflect, plan and take inspiration from others. On the subject of inspiration, one of the very few places for underground electronic music in Dublin played out its swansong last night. After five years of Thursday nights and three venues -  four if you count a very short stint at the now defunct Rogue - the weekly Electric City night closed its doors for the last time. Emotions were running high from the start of the night, especially when Giles (or was it Simon?) played 'Can You Feel It?'. Onur Ozer was unable to make the trip from Berlin and in some ways - and this isn't a swipe at him or his music -  the night had a better flow with just the two founders on the decks and Alexander Robotnick in the prime slot. Italo was the dominant soundtrack last night, with Simon demonstrating why he is one of Dublin's best DJs and even Robotnick, who I feel has been disappointing the last few times I saw him, playing Problemes D'Amours' and Telex's 'Moskow Disko'. Without listing names, there were so many people from our small scene out last night, many of whom I have got to know through the club, some of whom I knew anyway, and the posters of every EC night hanging in the side room was a really nice touch, reminding us all of the local and international names that have played there. I'm not great at farewells, so I left just as Sunil Sharpe was finishing his heartfelt thank-you speech. Maybe I just didn't want to get a lump in my throat thinking of all the great times and memories of my friends Electric...

Comments

[c]

well played electric

[D.]

Brilliant night and the perfect send off, Giles' set was highly enjoyable and the party was going off for the night of italo classics and madness which followed. E.C. will be sorely missed by all who graced its doors throughout the last 5 years, there have been countless unforgetable nights in there. Thursday will never feel the same again... No more legends like Rob Hood coming down and spinning vinyl to a club with little over 100 in it or Rude66 bringing his full live set-up down with his wife on vocoder, no more randomly calling in to EC on the smaller nights for a quiet boogie only to see some of the best local talent on offer lash it out, Fran Harnett playing live over a year ago now stands out for me, so many special memories. Thank you and farewell E.C.

[Kenny]

Twas Giles who finished his set with Can You Feel It?, really nice touch. I was at the back during Sunil's speech, and some of it wasn't too clear, why was Alan Carbery booed (when Sunil mentioned him)?

[d]

Probably because alan is either traing to be a garda or is a garda now!

[Brophy]

thought that was really off to be honest. sunil was thanking people who had been involved in the club. so what if alan was going to become a policeman. i've known him for years and he's a cool guy - maybe if there were more cops like him...

[d]

I've no problem with it either; alans a great guy! just saying this is probably why they were booing.