Audioccult Vol. 38: A Philosopher’s Guide to Clubbing
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# Audioccult Vol. 38: A Philosopher’s Guide to Clubbing
*Light a candle. Draw the required sigils. Now, raise your arms above
your head and slowly, gently, exhale your soul. You won't need it here.
This is **Audioccult**, and it's time to get low. Illustration: [Simone
Klimmeck][1]*
When philosopher-musicians [BlackBlackGold][2]{:
target="_blank"} (that's me), [xorzyzt][3]{:
target="_blank"} and [Tomas][4]{: target="_blank"} first came together
as a unit in September of 2011, the ritual of DJing together was the
synthesis of a shared longing: fog, heavy vibes, aural evil.
Collaboration was inevitable, and from that day we three kings have
birthed two distinct events in Berlin with similar goals: violent
dancing and the end of party apathy. When you enter our space, you are
part of the cabal.
[PURGE][5]{: target="_blank"} was the first spawn of our united
ideology. Emerging in the winter of 2011, the logo told audiences
everything they needed to know: the antithesis of Acid's positivity and
the rawness of black metal. The first edition presented the icy-cold
sounds of [**HTRK**][6] and the Cocteau Twins-inspired [**Bruises**][7],
followed by a dancefloor of the bleakest, crunchiest bass, drones and
filth available. This live/DJ combo is an important factor in the
formula: to give a feeling of belonging to the crowd, of community
through a physical presence---the organic electronic. Since that
evening, the bi-monthly PURGE has mutated through different incarnations
and a flurry of guest DJs to suit our shifting desires: the second party
featured the industrial techno of [**Ancient Methods**][8] and devolved
into a combination of DJing and nude performance art. The third was a
crushingly heavy, fogged-out warehouse okkvlt with [**Modern
Witch**][9], [**Sewn Leather**][10] and [**Dracula Lewis**][11], and the
fourth an open-air drone metal rave with [**Nadja**][12] and
[**Jaws**][13]. Doom-stretched guitar chords and codeine-wave wove
through a field of slowly swaying freaks under black skies and summer
stars. In a pentagram of flowers and a circle of jack-o-lanterns we made
Halloween magick with the jagged digital hardcore-influenced filthstep
of Deathface,
celebrating** **a year of collaboration the only way we know
how: loudly.
A post-goth's wet dream, **[#gHashtag][14]{:
target="_blank"}** (pronounced GASH-tag) is the "softer" sibling to
PURGE, a cross-genre/cross-dressing URL/IRL connection. The only party
in town where you can hear a combination of R&B club, '90s
grungepunk, trap and gangsta shit combined with industrial-dance evil;
Southern screw and NON too. The perfect solution for genre-nonspecific
weirdos who want to hear everything that inspires them in one singular
evening. Live remixes and reconceptualizations are the keywords, Top 40
through a glass darkly. "Don't take your music genres and your
subcultures so seriously" is what we mean to say, but also "Find new
ways to love old sounds."
This is the nightlife philosophy we have built together, spun from our
various subcultural and post-subcultural backgrounds. Experience both
sides for yourself at CTM.13 when [we bring together a host of our
favorite sounds into two rooms][15]: the industrial hip-hop of **Mykki
Blanco**, bloodrave soundtracks from **Gatekeeper**, **︻╦╤─ ƱZ ─╤╦︻**
and his thundering trap, and shattered electronic sludge metal from
**Necro Deathmort**. These and others await you [on February 2nd][15].
Join us.
[1]: http://simoneklimmeck.com/
[2]: http://soundcloud.com/goldecahedron
[3]: http://bl4ckm4g1ck.tumblr.com/
[4]: http://gegenberlin.com/
[5]: https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE?fref=ts
[6]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWhb4HkCAHI
[7]: http://vimeo.com/32468497
[8]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngdoNSiBUg
[9]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ya1oIykUk
[10]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPqc2zkpxo
[11]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGFnGkKaxi0
[12]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu3J_j-II6g
[13]: http://vimeo.com/30358780
[14]: http://soundcloud.com/goldecahedron/blackblackgolds-purge-vs
[15]: https://www.facebook.com/events/120484458121307/?fref=ts
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text: '<p><em>Light a candle. Draw the required sigils. Now, raise your arms above your head and slowly, gently, exhale your soul. You won’t need it here. This is <strong>Audioccult</strong>, and it’s time to get low. Illustration: <a href="http://simoneklimmeck.com/">Simone Klimmeck</a></em></p><p>When philosopher-musicians <a href="http://soundcloud.com/goldecahedron" target="_blank">BlackBlackGold</a> (that’s me), <a href="http://bl4ckm4g1ck.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">xorzyzt</a> and <a href="http://gegenberlin.com/" target="_blank">Tomas</a> first came together as a unit in September of 2011, the ritual of DJing together was the synthesis of a shared longing: fog, heavy vibes, aural evil. Collaboration was inevitable, and from that day we three kings have birthed two distinct events in Berlin with similar goals: violent dancing and the end of party apathy. When you enter our space, you are part of the cabal.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE?fref=ts" target="_blank">PURGE</a> was the first spawn of our united ideology. Emerging in the winter of 2011, the logo told audiences everything they needed to know: the antithesis of Acid’s positivity and the rawness of black metal. The first edition presented the icy-cold sounds of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWhb4HkCAHI"><strong>HTRK</strong></a> and the Cocteau Twins-inspired <a href="http://vimeo.com/32468497"><strong>Bruises</strong></a>, followed by a dancefloor of the bleakest, crunchiest bass, drones and filth available. This live/DJ combo is an important factor in the formula: to give a feeling of belonging to the crowd, of community through a physical presence—the organic electronic. Since that evening, the bi-monthly PURGE has mutated through different incarnations and a flurry of guest DJs to suit our shifting desires: the second party featured the industrial techno of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngdoNSiBUg"><strong>Ancient Methods</strong></a> and devolved into a combination of DJing and nude performance art. The third was a crushingly heavy, fogged-out warehouse okkvlt with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ya1oIykUk"><strong>Modern Witch</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPqc2zkpxo"><strong>Sewn Leather</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGFnGkKaxi0"><strong>Dracula Lewis</strong></a>, and the fourth an open-air drone metal rave with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu3J_j-II6g"><strong>Nadja</strong></a> and <a href="http://vimeo.com/30358780"><strong>Jaws</strong></a>. Doom-stretched guitar chords and codeine-wave wove through a field of slowly swaying freaks under black skies and summer stars. In a pentagram of flowers and a circle of jack-o-lanterns we made Halloween magick with the jagged digital hardcore-influenced filthstep of <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNrxk10O_zE">Deathface</a>, </strong>celebrating<strong> </strong>a year of collaboration the only way we know how: loudly.</p><p>A post-goth’s wet dream, <strong><a href="http://soundcloud.com/goldecahedron/blackblackgolds-purge-vs" target="_blank">#gHashtag</a></strong> (pronounced GASH-tag) is the “softer” sibling to PURGE, a cross-genre/cross-dressing URL/IRL connection. The only party in town where you can hear a combination of R&B club, ’90s grungepunk, trap and gangsta shit combined with industrial-dance evil; Southern screw and NON too. The perfect solution for genre-nonspecific weirdos who want to hear everything that inspires them in one singular evening. Live remixes and reconceptualizations are the keywords, Top 40 through a glass darkly. “Don’t take your music genres and your subcultures so seriously” is what we mean to say, but also “Find new ways to love old sounds.”</p><p>This is the nightlife philosophy we have built together, spun from our various subcultural and post-subcultural backgrounds. Experience both sides for yourself at CTM.13 when <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/120484458121307/?fref=ts">we bring together a host of our favorite sounds into two rooms</a>: the industrial hip-hop of <strong>Mykki Blanco</strong>, bloodrave soundtracks from <strong>Gatekeeper</strong>, <strong>︻╦╤─ ƱZ ─╤╦︻</strong> and his thundering trap, and shattered electronic sludge metal from <strong>Necro Deathmort</strong>. These and others await you <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/120484458121307/?fref=ts">on February 2nd</a>. Join us.</p>'
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# Audioccult Vol. 38: A Philosopher’s Guide to Clubbing *Light a candle. Draw the required sigils. Now, raise your arms above your head and slowly, gently, exhale your soul. You won't need it here. This is **Audioccult**, and it's time to get low. Illustration: [Simone Klimmeck][1...
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Collaboration was inevitable, and from that day we three kings have birthed two distinct events in Berlin with similar goals: violent dancing and the end of party apathy. When you enter our space, you are part of the cabal. [PURGE][5]{: target="_blank"} was the first spawn of our united ideo...
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Doom-stretched guitar chords and codeine-wave wove through a field of slowly swaying freaks under black skies and summer stars. In a pentagram of flowers and a circle of jack-o-lanterns we made Halloween magick with the jagged digital hardcore-influenced filthstep of Deathface, celebrating** ...
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Live remixes and reconceptualizations are the keywords, Top 40 through a glass darkly. "Don't take your music genres and your subcultures so seriously" is what we mean to say, but also "Find new ways to love old sounds." . This is the nightlife philosophy we have built together, spun from our va...