Peaches in the house!!

Last night I went to the Tape Club, a place I had not previously attended, to hear a DJ set by Peaches. Yes, that Peaches!!! I was very happy to learn that she lives in Berlin. No wonder I love this city!

As Ms. Peaches was hanging out with the audience throughout the evening, I can describe her outfit, which featured one of those odd 80s shirts with gold chains printed on it, quite precisely. But here are pics anyway.























Her set was quite eclectic. She played her new remix of Ton Loc's "Wild Thing":



She also played 2 bhangra numbers (which were synced to video mixes also) and assorted electro tracks as expected. She played her hit "Two Guys for Every Girl" and rapped nasty lyrics above it. Here, have a listen! (Sorry, you are going to have to turn either your computer or your head sideways.)



In this part she does some math pertaining to the lyrics:



It should be noted that she did not "DJ" that much in a technical sense. She played CDs, and for the most part did not beat-match. The whole thing was carried with the force of her personality.

The club itself was interesting: one entered through an upstairs loungey area, down steps to the dance floor, which had large industrial lights above it.


















There was a tiny 2nd dancefloor, about the size of a New York bedroom, off to the side, where they were playing 80s music such as "It Takes Two." (The German DJ mixed in the "whoo!" "yeah!" parts on beats 1 and 3 of the previous track. Not so funky fresh.)

I liked the crowd in this place: they were rather hip, with some nods to classic club-kid looks, such as boys wearing giant sequined scarves, or tiny hats on the side of their heads, and women wearing vintage formal dresses with sneakers.