Friends throw the best birthday parties

I don't usually listen to music like this, but it sounds pretty good here

Our glamorous birthday girl.

This Friday was precious. It's always fun to go to friend's birthdays and this time there were many at once. Tõnis and Tiia were having their 54 years combined party at Protest. At the same time Diana was having her jubilee at undisclosed location. I played a set at both of the celebrations.

Glamorous birthday boy

I started at Protest, greeted the birthday boy and girl, tasted the mint punch and met more friends. The theme was Gatsby glam, guys were asked to suit up. I just wore a tie, as the second night also had a dress code which didn't match the suit style. I couldn't stay for long because I was supposed to play at the undisclosed location first.

The location is in the very center of town. You have to know the right people to get through the door. There are no signs and most of the time you wouldn't ever know that there was something going on in there. I got let in by a glamorous girl. I later learned that she was the burlesque dancer.

Olya at the red carpet event with "champagne".

I played my set 90 minute electro set as one of the first DJs because I was the "crowd friendliest" that's probably a first time when this has happened to me. At times I was accompanied by Edvin who was playing the flute on top of the electro tracks. A big thanks to the barman who kept bringing me the "welcome" shots while I was playing.

The fire show

There was a fire show happening soon after my set. We stood and watched the flying fire while tiny speakers were playing Lana Del Rey. Passing people stopped and admired the show with the guests.

One of the best looks, wearing Triinu Pungits.

The second act of the night appeared. I've never been to a birthday with a burlesque show. It was sexier than the stripper we once had back in Tartu. For obvious reasons she was hotter than Marco at this party. The performer was Chrissy Kiss.

Contrasting beauty against the shabby wall.

It was nice to meet up with Olya, whom I hadn't seen for years since she moved to Berlin and then London. You might see us playing together soon enough in Tallinn.
I headed back towards Protest around 4 am. The place was packed full and the concentration of friends was high. We proceeded with a bottle of half-frozen champagne to remember the old days.

Girl looking for change in Protest.

After pondering whether I should play or let the house and techno wave prevail, I decided to give electro a fighting chance. I played for half an hour after Tõnis, and stirred up the place.

People feeling Tõnis play.

The night ended at 8 am. It's been a while since I have taken the bus home from a party. If you liked this then you can read how we celebrated Diana's birthday some years ago. Last year's bash with Tõnis. And how I played Tiia's party at Protest some years ago.

See you soon,
Barthol

No clothes were needed

The feeling that you've lived at the right time, comes at a private party in your underwear

Welcome!
It has been awfully quiet and the spring doesn't seem to be showing up any time soon. I did play a live at a private party in Tartu in the mean time. A girl's birthday, the walls were covered with the camouflage net and a single light was blinking in the corner. The heavy artillery was the smoke machine, which kept the atmosphere dense. It took place in Mimicry's studio. The party started with one of the toilets clogged and the other one's key had been lost. I went on just as I felt that if I have another drink I won't be able to play. Thanks to the eager girls dancing, it was appreciated.

Thanks!

Paul played a live with Kosmosepoiss, his former solo project over a couple of years (five?). So the party ended with the listeners in their underwear dancing away the night. Some of the guests improvised on the drums and there was an amateur rap and beat-boxing session. I got back home at dawn after a failed search for fast food and my legs hurt the next morning. As it turns out that I haven't played an open Live show in Tartu since November 2010.

Playing live.

It was a wild and fun night to remember. There will be another "Danger! Danger!" in Nälg this Saturday. The theme is electricity and expect nothing more or less than music we enjoy playing and that can't be heard at any other night in Tartu. This time Redlip will play instead of Zuks, because he is working on graduating, but he will probably still make a cameo appearance on the dance floor. Redlip will play glitch hop and maybe dubstep. I will play High Tone, Felix Cartal,  Noisia, Brodinski and lots of others. This is what went down last time.


I went to see Mimicry at Genialistid on Saturday. The event had three notable bands (Galvanic Elephants and Malcolm Lincoln). It had been a while since I've been there and it has been so packed. The bands were decent, but didn't actually surprise with much else than the pops and crackles from the speakers and Robin's thick beard. Sadly my camera is being repaired at the moment, so I don't have any photos. Step by the Facebook page to see the all time top 10 albums and tracks from the "Old but gold" section.

You should recognize these two half-naked boys.

See you on Saturday at Nälg and possibly at Tallinn soon enough. Keep an eye on my Facebook to know when the new track comes out. It will be soon enough, just got to get some technical things sorted.

Make it a Fluon moment!
Barthol