Night Clubbing @ Yellow: Idjut Boys DJ Mix

Thankfully, the restaurant business here at home has been busy that I have been working lots. However, as my friend Ange's friends were here visiting Tokyo since mid March, I made the plan to meet up with them to show places. So on Saturday evening after working morning & afternoon, I got on the highway bus to Shinjuku, Tokyo, and met up with them at nite. I have seen them before during Toronto Electronic Music Festival, so it was cool seeing familiar faces. We talked about each other's lives (what's going on and such) and chilled at their hotel room for
a bit. I was glad to had this chance to talk to them, as they gave me such warm and great vibes. :) We then took the subway to Roppongi. At this moment, I did not realize that the line and exit that I used to take to go to the club, yellow was different from the one we were taking. So once we got to the Roppongi station, I was like: "Oh shite, I forgot to bring the note that told me which exit to take to go to yellow." So we ended up walking towards different direction, only to be told from the convenient store employee (whom I asked for direction) that I was heading to the wrong side of the city. LOL (sorry Monique and Doug). So we went back towards the station, and were able to head towards the club okay.Whenwe got there, there were not many people, perhaps 40 % of the dance floor was filled and still plenty of space to dance. But the DJ whowas spinning did not please me with his selections of records (energetic house with cheesy latin/afro feel to it-kind of overdone), so at one point I decided to go and get my drink with Monique. I got Rum and Orange Juice, which was not bad at all, but for sure it was a little strong for me. LOL Monique and I sat down near the bar and chatted for a bit. We had a great talk, and I was happy (once again) to had this opportunity to spend time with cool people like her. Then we went back to the dance floor, I practiced using my dad's digi cam taking photos in a club setting until a staff told me not to do so.

So here are three photos that I took:

Then the music was getting better, so we danced a little in the back, and moved towards the DJ deck a little later whenIdjut Boys came. The guy with the long hair started play some recordsthat sounded rather rock'n roll and a little abstract sounding material, and it was cool to listen to, but not to dance for, so I decided tosit at the front of speaker where I could see the DJ deck better.

Then the guy with this shorter hair started play, and it got all better. He played A LOT OF rare old skool music, and it was cool listening to the set. But since I was physically quite tired from working hard, at around 2am, I started yawning occassionally. Then all of a sudden, the DJ did this mixing that totally blew my mind and got my full attention and woke me up as a result. He was playing an old skool record that had a neutral feel to it (not too energetic and not too quiet) and switched to a different record drastically in a way it enhanced the main part of this old skool house track. Then he put one really NICE deep track that made me feel very appreciative of the fact that I was there to attend the party. While watching the DJ, it sort of assured me that it is okay to keep my passion and love for the music industry. "The beauty and art of turntabolism and this urban music culture is something that I can continue appreciating and enjoy live", I felt. It was a good feeling, indeed that I needed. Then we stayed until 15 minutes past 5am and left the club towards the Roppongi station. We stopped at this Ramen noodle shop to eat and then took the subwayback to the hotel.