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No poking. Just a nice place to hang out with other Thisisnotanexit fans and friends.

Thanks to everyone who came along to The Macbeth and / or Cargo this weekend - had alot of fun. Had a technology nightmare when my soundcard failed me at Cargo so it was back to the old school with a 100% vinyl set. Here's what I played:

Juan Maclean - Dance With Me (DFA)
Shackleton - Death Is Not Final (Skull Disco)
Woolfy - The Growler (Mindless Boogie)
Unknown - Blow Me Slow (Noid)
Vastkustska Ryggdunkarsallskapet - Mozarella Morning (No. 1)
Justin Robertson - Love Movement (Bugged Out)
The Emperor Machine - Gang Bang (DC)
Blackbelt Andersen - Sirup (Prins Thomas Discomiks) (Full Pupp)
Richard Gateux - Dune (Fat Fuk)
Unknown - 1984 (Summer of Lovefingers Mix) (Blackdisco)
The Nick Straker Band - Straight Ahead (Firebird)
Wuf Ticket - The Key (Prelude)
Skinny Joey - Area 45 (Mindless Boogie)
ME - RNB Junkie (Golf Channel)
Skatt Brothers - Walk The Night (White Label)
RAF - Self Control (Carrerre)
Unknown - Zimbra (Main Mix) (Di Sisco)
Chicks On Speed - Wordyrappinggood (Playgroup Remix) (White Label)
Flash - You Really Got Me (MRC)
Motorcity Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts 1 (Unknown)
Faceball 2000 - La Patinoire (Live At The Cafeteria Mix) (Versatile)
They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - Signals (Emperor Machine Dub Remix) (Thisisnotanexit)
Front Page Insurance - You Got My Love (Combi Edit)

There was a whole load of negative energy in the DJ booth at Cargo as not only did my laptop fail me, but one of my headphones stopped working, a needle on one of the decks started jumping, and the monitor went as well.....the energy sorted itself after a bit though and the last 45 minutes of my set was a blast - thanks to Go!Zilla for asking myself and Detachments to play!

Detachments were quite simply brilliant at Cargo - 4 gigs in and they are tight as you like. Watch out for their debut single landing in June with remixes from MoscoW and Naum Gabo. Killer.

There's a nice interview with Horton and Naomi from They Came From The Stars I Saw Them on the Big City redneck site:

http://www.bigcityredneck.co.uk/articles/They_Came_From_The_Stars_(I_Saw_Them)/85/10/1

Check it.

Have a good Easter - hopefully you'll all be going to something Thisisnotanexit related this weekend...

This week sees the Thisisnotanexit flag being flown across various music venues - with They Came From The Stars I Saw Them playing at Buffalo Bar on Thursday evening, Detachments playing at The Good Ship in Kilburn, They Came From The Stars I Saw Them playing in Brighton and Simon A. Carr DJing at the Delete Yourself Disco Special at The Macbeth in Hoxton on Friday, and then Detachments and Simon A. Carr playing at the Go!Zilla Easter special at Cargo on Saturday night. That's your weekend sorted if you live in London!

The record you need to purchase this week is this:

http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=27855

Only 25 pressed so more limited than a very limited thing. Not out OFFICIALLY until April 28th so impress your friends and purchase early.....or just sell on ebay in 12 months when it'll be worth hundreds of pounds.

Here's my chart for March - enjoy, hunt out, purchase, get excited about them....or simply come and see me play and you'll hear some, maybe even all, of them.

1. Detachments - Fear No Fear (MoscoW Remix) (Thisisnotanexit cd-r)
2. 8otto - Creation (Morgan Geist Instrumental Remix) (Jetset)
3. LCD Soundsystem - Big Ideas (DFA)
4. Invincible Scum - House Of The Rising Scum (Dissident)
5. Hercules & Love Affair - You Belong (Simon A. Carr Thisisnotanextendededit) (cd-r)
6. R-Tyme - Use Me (MK Mix) (Transmat)
7. Richard Gateux - Dune (Fat Fuk)
8. Carl Craig - Future Love Theme (Sessions Mix) (K7)
9. Marcello Giardano - Respect Yourself (Naughty Remix) (Mule)
10. Club Silencio - Felix (Thisisnotanexit cd-r)
11. The Main Stem - Lets Slow Down (cd-r)
12. Juan Maclean - Happy House (Lee Douglas Remix) (DFA)
13. Shahrokh Sound of K feat Jamie Lloyd - Break It Down (Compost)
14. They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - The HOT Inc (Thisisnotanexit cd-r)
15. Four Tet - Ringer (Domino)
16. Casionova - Shoreham Harbour Blues (Ali Renault Remix) (Dissident)
17. The Dark Esquire - Situation (demo) (Thisisnotanexit cd-r)
18. Spectral Empire - Lift Shaft (cd-r)
19. Barabas - Woman (Phantom Slasher Edit) (Noid)
20. RAF - Self Control (Carrerre)

Simon A. Carr DJ Dates in March:

Friday 7th March @ Don't Make Plans For Saturday @ Notting Hill Arts Club
Saturday 15th March @ Thisisnotanexit vs. Allez Allez @ The Amersham Arms
Friday 21st March @ Delete Yourself @ The Macbeth
Saturday 22nd March @ GoZilla! @ Cargo
Friday 28th March @ Club Blaa in Oslo (TBC)

After the rather successful last Don't Make Plans For Saturday (ending in a rioutous double whammy of Hot Chips Ready Fot The Floor and Richie Havens Going Back To My Roots) the night returns next Friday March 7th. A similarly exciting line up - with most interest being in myself (Simon A. Carr) DJing and Thisisnotanexit signings Detachments entering the live fray. Exciting stuff. Free before 8pm so you can't complain really.

In other news at Thisisnotanexit towers we are heading into a rather busy period.

First up is Professor Genius' new release entitled A Jean Giraud. There is an accent on the A but I'll be dammed if I can work out how to add it with my keyboard. Anyway the first 12" will see parts 1 -3 of the series he's produced - whilst on the flip is a spiralling hypnotic Brennan Green Remix. Not one for the clubs but one for the heart and soul - deeply moving almost spiritual music. Who says machines don't have emotions? Anyways its in the shops from 14th April. There will be a few exclusive VERY limited white labels in Phonica next week though - keep your ear to the ground...

After that we have the new single from They Came From The Stars I Saw Them entitled The HOT Inc. - a call to arms against the celebrity obsession that rules our land. Its going to be across both a 7" and a 12" and will feature new track The New Wave Of The New Brilliant alongside remixes from Geek Chic Soundsystem, Eugene Machine and a man we can't reveal the true name of but is known only as MoscoW. MoscoW is currently working on remixes for Lesser Panda and The Foals so he's one to watch. Deep tripped out smacked out disco f8ckedness.

And then we have the new album from They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - their finest most pop most hook laden work to date. Already gaining fans across the music press this could be an outside bet for the Mercury nominations this year. YES! THAT GOOD! The second single MOON SONG could be the tune of the summer!

In other news there has been some great music emerging recently - Midnight Steppers on Dissident, the latest Pepe Braddock, Truffle Clubs 'Gone Blue' finally coming out on vinyl, the latest Toby Tobias on Rekids is ace (and watch out for the Kathy Diamond collaboration called The Feeling out in May - killer!), Hercules & Love Affair are more hyped than a very hyped thing and justifiably so as the album is ACE, they've also turned in glorious remixes of Goldfrapp and Aeroplance recently too, the Glass Candy Remix of Ssion is nice (pic disc too!), Richard Gateuax DUNE is worth a look, Juan Macleans Happy House is absolutely MASSIVE, Villalobos DJ tool Enfants is suitably insane but is a genius tool for layering into your sets, The Lovefingers Blackdisco 12 is aceness (head for the B2 track 1984 - seriously smoking), the new Omar S one sider is deep beautiful house, and the Compost 12 featuring Jamie Llloyd is simply stunning. On a retro tip my secret weapon recently has been Mory Kantes Yeke Yeke Hardfloor Remix which slayed Nottingham the other week. Tip to DJ McFarda for reminding me of its quality.

That'll keep you busy pop pickers.

Oh and put Saturday 15th March in your diary - THISISNOTANEXIT VS. ALLEZ ALLEZ at The Amersham Arms and a stunning line up: Trevor Jackson, Detachments (LIVE), Allez Allez DJs and Simon A. Carr on the decks and laptop. Top top top night.

Over and out.

I've been booked to play at Nottinghams Stealth club on Saturday night as part of the Stealth vs. Rescued night. I'll be playing with Jonnie Wilkes (aka Naum Gabo) (Optimo) as well so should be a great night - Simon A. Carr and Jonnie on from 11pm - 5am - a recipe for a good time!

If you like the man that is Hatchbacks music he's also done a really nice interview and mix for the Cosmic Disco site. Go check it out.

http://www.cosmicdisco.co.uk/2008/02/12/hatchback-exclusive-mix-interview/

We'll have his next single JETLAG featuring a TASTY Faze Action remix out real soon on the label.

Finally thanks to everyone who downloaded and enjoyed Thisisnotanexit Volume 9. Somehow its had over 17,000 downloads. All I can say is WOW. I've got a weekend off in a couple of weeks so will spend a Sunday morning cellotaping a new mix together then. I have loads of new stuff lined up for the label thats hugely exciting which should get a preview - The Dark Esquire and Club Silencio. Watch out people Thisisnotanexit is just gonna get better and better this year.