This will be short and sweet.

I had a first experience last night. I went to my first EBM show. For those who don’t know what EBM, let me explain. EBM stands for either (Electronic Body Music) or (Electro Beat Modulation). Its basically what you get when you take industrial and trancy dance music and smash them together. Front 242 coined the term in the early 80s, and it still has an 80s feel to it even today.

Goth kids love EBM and I love both EBM and seeing goth kids, so it made for a great night. The show was great and I found out that VNV Nation will be playing here next month. That will be equally outstanding.

Strange things to note:

1) While I was walking around the club, some kid taps me on the back:
Random Short Kid(RSK): “who are you?”
Me: “What?”
RSK: “You’re wearing a phreaknic shirt, who are you?”
Me: “I go by the handle baudburn, who are you?”
RSK: “I’m me.”
Me: “Uhh, ok that’s nice.. ”

Later in the night he comes back up to me and asks:
RSK: “Do you know Dan so and so.”
Me: “What?! it’s loud in here, I can’t hear you.”
RSK “DO YOU KNOW DAN SO AND SO?”
Me: “No, I don’t know many of those people in real life.”

2) I felt bad for Tom, the man who is Assemblage 23. He was manning the booth at the back selling cd’s and shirts right up until about 5 minutes before he had to go on. That has to be hard work.

3) It’s weird to see people who look like straight metal heads dancing to dance music.. I kept waiting for them to mosh, but it never happened.