So next week I shall be DJing at the fifth Tokyo Laptop Battle. Rejoice sinners!
If I understand the brief correctly I shall be playing before, during and indeed after the ‘battle’ proper. So it’s essentially an extended BETAMAXNOMATES set interrupted by some bouts of laptop-based lunges, parrys and reprisals. The spectacle of Laptop Battle truly is something to behold; every Laptop Battle (and I’ve attended three – twice as a competitor) throws up some genuine eccentrics, the occasional shit-hot talent, and perhaps one or two out-and-out chancers. (Which bracket you might choose to put me in I’ll leave to your own discretion). Suffice to say, there’s not another event like it that I can think of and if you do find yourself in Roppongi of a Friday evening there are far, far worse ways of spending your time.
See you there!
