Drunken DJ'ing at it's best (or worst)

You can now download my DJ gig from Club Overdose in Salzburg, Austria from the Aesthetic Perfection Website in the Downloads section. The playlist is written below. Enjoy!

Set 1:

Combichrist - I Want Your Blood
Shiv-r - Pharmaceutical Grade
Suicide Commando - Hate Me
NOISUF-X - Jezebel (BT Remix)
X-RX - Bass and Percussion
Cyberpunkers - Fuck the System (Fukkk Offf Remix)
Innerpartysystem - American Trash
Deadmau5 - Hey Baby
KnifeParty - Internet Friends
Imperative Reaction - Side Effect
Icon of Coil - Shelter

Set 2:

Chemical Brothers - Believe
Belzebass - Du Auch
Pull Out Kings - Balls Really Deep
Deichkind - Remmi Demmi
Scooter - Lass Uns Tanzen
T. Raumschmiere - Brenner
Benny Benassi - I Am Not Drunk
Prodigy - Take Me to the Hospital
Skrillex - Kill Everybody
Knife Party - Tourniquet
Waxdolls - Spoiled Rich Bitches
Junkie XL - Cities in Dust
The Editors - Papillon
Falco - Vienna Calling

7 Deadly Questions

Why can't more interviews include strange and unique questions like this? I mean, it's so much more fun and forces you to avoid "standard" answers. You can read it online here: Auxiliary Magazine

Tour "Bus" Cribs

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Life.

Irish Hospitality

On our walk back to the hotel from the show in Dublin last night, we met a few chaps on the street, who, had perhaps had a bit too much to drink.

The redheaded one comes up to me and says "hey mate, you don't have any hair, do ya!? Have you got cancer?!"

"Yes", I told him "and it's terminal. I don't have long."

"It's ok mate", he replies "I have ginger. It's far worse."

Without missing a beat, his dark haired companion jumps in and says "I've got a joke for you all".

This was his joke:

A woman is in hospital after having just given birth to a baby girl. The doctor comes up to her and says "Well, ma'am, I have good news and bad news for you. Which would you like first?"

"I guess the bad news" the woman replied.

"Your baby girl", says the Doctor, "well... she was born ginger."

Shocked, the woman says "oh, no, that IS terrible news. Well, what's the good news?"

"Well", says the doctor "the good news is, she died about 3 minutes after you gave birth to her."

And that was that, we were on our way, scratching our heads as to what had just happened.

A Word (or Two) on Hate

The last 24 hours have been pretty funny. I've received a lot of FB comments / messages, emails and Twitter responses regarding my reposting of all the hate I've been getting about "All Beauty Destroyed". Most are asking "why". Lot's of you have been coming to my defense, praising the album and saying that it's great. To those of you, thanks! I'm always excited to hear people enjoy what I do. To those that hate the album, thanks! I'm glad it makes some of you reel in disgust or feel repulsed. I did something right, I guess. To answer the question, the reason I'm spreading the hate the way I am is because I think it's funny. It's amusing that people actually feel compelled to personally share their negative opinions with me. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and it's totally normal to express those opinions on blogs, web zines or forums or whatever. That's what those things are for. What befuddles me are people who think that the classy thing to do is to fling those negative opinions directly at me. Would you walk into a restaurant you don't particularly like, walk up to the chef and proclaim "you suck!!!"? Probably not, that's pretty tactless and, in my opinion, shows a complete lack of social etiquette. Going out of your way to personally insult someone simply because you don't like their work is malicious and... well, lame. I don't care if you don't like my record. I didn't write it for you, I wrote it for me. I spent 3 years making it, it's important to me, and I wouldn't change it for any amount of your praise. I'm sharing your hate because I enjoy showing everyone what an asshole you are.