Twatter…

21:17 – MY ROOM – JULY 19th

Yknow i always mean to type here when i have a brainstorm of niceness as it were but never do, its like i just vent lame-o anguish all the time. Borrring i know but it’s a compulssion of sorts (a not very well kept up one at that!).

Well last weekend was the big birthday party and it went off like something that goes off really big and well and great and big and and and and…. super succesful, awesome music all night, moshing ALL night and well yeah… like i said, it was a beast. There are some pics up on FB btw. Also at the exact time i was playing, my radio 1 set was being aired (that and the filthcast you can grab from the front page of this site :)

Isnt it amazing when you identify with characters in movies? I do it a lot, well movies and film are my main source of inspiration in so many more ways than one. Not just for samples, sound design, scores etc.. but i think i live in each movie i connect with, actually become involved inside it somehow. I know that that is the general idea but im not sure your supposed to get SO involved and SO sucked in. Its obviously partly escapism (thank god i can use that and not ketamine eh!) but its true when i run dry of film or a great series to watch then im like a crack addict craving more. More chances to not be me, to be someone else, to be somewhere else, to feel something different to what i do each day. Saying that, it is usually dark, sad characters that i connect with but to connect with them and feel their pain lonliness etc feels amazing none the less. Its the same with books and graphic novels/comics really but obviously its a great deal more instant with film. I love film so much.

Maybe, i should have some real human contact at times? and not just at a gig where its just a quick hello and a ‘yeah yeah yeah’ head nod manouvre. Nah, i think its safer this way?

Anyway, im sat with my lamp on (which has a very old victorian style glow to it) listening to Johann Johannsson’s ‘Englaborn’ which i havnt for such a long time. There are certain pieces in it where it makes me feel like im scripting an Agathor Christie novel on an old type writer. Then it switches track but i guess keeps the mysetrious feel to it throughout.

Oh! album news, well, there is some but iv now just decided i best not say anything because things always get ruined when i mention. I will say that i HAVE been productive over the last week though and until today iv been flourishing of sorts. Today was ruined by an awful nightmare this morning, there you go, i had to go all grim somewhere didnt i ;)

emo rant for today over.. x

05:48 – THE STUDIO – JULY 6th

Morning, not sleeping great atm due to worry about this Fridays party. Im pretty manic of late too, having some really enthusistic ups but then a some really shit down patches where im so angry and frustrated. Its different to the downs iv had over the last year, its like enthusastic anger moths in my stomach.. west.

I think im gonna go for an early swim and try and get on with some work for a change. Id be so happy if i can make some progress on one of the remixes iv had sitting here for months. Just got the new Panacea album so im listening through that :) It was funny, i was chatting to him yesterday and he said as its been so hot of late, his fathers not come out of their wine cellar for days.. great excuse ;) its alright for some hey :)

Okay im off… atleast youve got less of a whinge from me this time guys… x

09:22 – MY ROOM – JUNE 24th

Yesterday was my (actual) birthday, iv had parties 2 weeks later for 3 years now. Its the down side of having your bday on Glasto wknd. So its been another year, another year of music (not as much as i would have liked), films (not as many as i would have liked), gigs (just enough really, cutting down on them i think has done me some good), mistakes (always too many) and food (a lil too much). Oh and i shouldnt forget confusion, confusion has been washing over me like cgi colours in a tv shampoo commercial. Should i, should i?.. do i, dont i?.. i want, i dont want?.. its good, its bad?.. bah anyway.

Where’s the sun gone? Iv been awake for hours waiting for it now.. Special K for breakfast and a swim for lunch and maybe some ear food for dinner. have a nice day

14:09 – MY ROOM (IN THE NEW HOUSE) – JUNE 3rd

Long break huh? Iv been offline both in the interweb world and regular world for quite a while now (through choice kind of but tbh i wouldnt have chosen whats been happening to my mind). I wont go into it completley but its crippled me entirely from human contact and writing music. I have some good days when i can speak to people but a lot of days when i cant face even speaking via messenger or whatever. Iv fallen behind on so much work and deliveries etc but cant bring myself to do anything most days. Over the last fortnight iv had some really up days and had a great time but thats always with the underlying dread of its gonna stop all of a sudden or the next day il pay for feeling good and not having intrusive thoughts by waking up with utter dread from the pit of my stomach, despair, guilt, hopelessness, no self worth.. im cursed. I dont feel like iv got the energy to see this through to the end of acceptance, repentance or being able to cope with things on a daily basis. Im taunted through the night or when im tired and my thoughts get the better of me and Howard and Alex wont let me sleep properly.

I am trying, im activley attempting to keep a routine of sorts. Although being able to get out of bed and shower etc shouldnt be an achievment where in this case it actualy is warranted as one. Its pathetic, still never the less im keeping at it but im not sure how long i can do it for with no significant improvment showing. I cant even keep my usual ‘front’ on for longer than a short conversation before i have to bark away Howard or just thoughts of destructivness and utter self loathing.

Obviously, today is a bad day… i had to get some things off my chest.. somewhere.. somehow…

15:08 – MY ROOM – MARCH 3rd

This weekend was a lot of fun, granted i was anxious as fuck for the most part and felt uncomfortable until i got into the swing of playing but i really prefer Bangface’s new venue and ofcourse Chaz’s rig in there too.

Holland was cool also.. great atmosphere and the sickest squad that were on before me smashed it. Being nackered i went straight back to the hotel as it was only 5 doors away. A pretty sober wknd was had (apart from a dutch macdonalds n some wine but i wasnt drunked :)

Im now sat in my room atm trying to calm myself down after a visit from my health workers.. the curtains are drawn, low glowing light is on and no music is being played. Its all a bit much right now, need to breath… daily assessments as of tommorow and im getting sick of them. I feel like im going round in circles and making myself worse at times… im lost. I cant write music nor find solstice in it anymore and im pushing everyone away one way or another, its scary but im not sure i can stop it. Such a sorry basatrd… its pathetic.

22:32 – MY ROOM – FEB 11th

I don’t fucking belong to a world that matters.

17:27 – MY ROOM
Im a total wreck, missing Mo a lot and having a weeks worth of a period in a day… the huge traditional bottle of Scrumpy has gone as has 2 litres of white wine so im kinda numbing but not. Today iv totaly written off, i wanna cry.. well sob is more the word… all sounds so lame but im so far from what i wanna be doing. I dont even wanna watch any Sci Fi and the last thing i wanna do is write music.. im just gonna sit like this until i pass out… boo fucking hoo (in Kris’s Belfast droll ;). Captain Emo is back dans la maison!!!

How many pisses do you think it would take to fill a 2 litre bottle of Scrumpy? itd look the same n i could take it back n switch it.

10.20 – NOV 28 – ZURICH AIRPORT
Rightee, last night was very enjoyable. Finaly some faith restored in Eastern European promoters when it comes to actually paying artists. I knew Neno (the organiser wouldn’t let me down). He 1st booked me years ago here for a festival which started today actually, up in the mountains of Zagreb. The venue was a kinda arts center/squat type place with a bar and club section. Super cool place. Everyone i met was lovely and really welcoming (shouts to Goran and his friends for their hospitality and awesome mushroom pasta!). I also met a really nice chap from England there who showed me some music he hand a hand in making (although he really down credited himself). Beautifully melancholic but hopeful strings with spoken word samples layered underneath. I hope he gets in touch and sends me some of it, i think he mention it was going to go out on Godspeed’s… label in Montreal. He came to see me play but i think i scared him off with 10mins haha..
Zagreb’s crowd were really enthusiastic and energetic.. AND i only drank 4 beers all night, i think i may be slowly weening myself off relying on booze to calm my anxiety when out in clubs… although iv probably spoken way to soon. We went back to Neno’s place straight after i played so i could get some rest (3hours to be precise) but i woke up an hour early and got a shower thinking it was almost time to leave.. doh! Anyway, so now im sat waiting for my connection in Zurich so im almost home, not mingin’ and not hungover.. a little worn n tired but i don’t feel too bad. *GODS OF COLUMBO, PLEASE LET ME HAVE A GOOD WEEK*… okay, im gonna switch off..

see you back at the lair.

Miike

22.45 – 27 NOV – ZAGREB AT THE VENUE

Just sound checked… nice filthy club and i bumped into LTJ Bukem at Zurich airport :D LEG – END!!!!

11:41 – 27 NOV – MANCHESTER AIRPORT

I thought id take this chance to do a twatter as im here with some time to kill. Im on my way to Zagreb in Croatia for a live set and il be back home by 1pm tomorrow (if there are no delays that is, the weather is fucking dreadful here atm).
There’s quite a lot happened since the last twatter. I went to Madrid that week to cause a lil bit-o-havoc with Enduser and Monster X. The party didn’t go too according to plan as the soundsystem kept switching the bass off for us, it was pretty stressful. We hung out after and had a pretty cool time, its good to be able to hang properly with friends like that after partys. Its just a shame i had to leave the next day as the other 2 were staying for a day after that. Next time gadget ;) Thanks to Ramiro and JC for their hospitality though, hopefully next time will be a great deal smoother 

One of these jaunts away involved playing alongside trance sea horse, Paul Van Dyk in Stockholm… what a nugget. But also on the same line up was also Dean Rodell, iv loved his techno stuff for years and his new Machine Code project with Current Value is damn refreshing (he played that stuff in Stockholm). The following afternoon was spent in the airport talking about Berlins beastyality and family sauna circuit over a 16e beer with the cockney gent… 16e beer.. savage.

Then after that, i think (i cant remember where the fuck iv been the last few months, it really has been non stop for quite some time.).. i think i played in Holland, if i didn’t thats all i can remember since Madrid :s I played a DJ set (the 1st dj set in a club for about 4 years, im definatley going to be doing more of these in 2010.. im aiming for the majority of shows to be dj sets).. i really enjoyed it and had a nice relaxing time in the hotel watching National Geographic all day.
Over the last few weeks iv been pretty low though, trying new meds and going back and forth from the doctors/health workers. Its been pretty scarey at times and iv been scared of falling over the edge and disappearing. So much so that iv been constantly making a noise to keep me from falling and never coming back. Its weird putting it down in text but i find it helps. Id prefer to do this than burden a friend by telling them everything on an uncomfortable one on one. The last couple of days have been pretty hard, nightmares have been pretty full on and i miss certain people although i don’t think these are the sole source of the last weeks mind crumbling. Having said that, in momentary pauses of my mind melting like a slice of cheese over Luke Skywalker’s crispy Aunty and Uncle iv been able to put some structure by way of a work plan for the next couple of months….
….this leads on to…..

NEW ALBUM NEWS

Right, iv needed some inspiration recently and what better inspiration than realising now is the time to set out the new album! The name, as it always has been.. ‘Train Wreck Magnetism’. This is taken from an article a magazine did of me a few years ago stating that i had an energy of a train wreck where you know its gonna be messy but you cant help but look at the destruction caused… nice.
Iv a few tracks already ¾ done and some others started and some others as just ideas but stored nicely in ‘the new album section’ in my brain (i hope that doesn’t melt too). Its going to be more core, kinda similar to the last but with more scope and im hoping with a feeling of a more honed skill. Theres gonna be a dubby kinda track in there (but not weak arsed middle of the rd synth preset jive thats saturating the earth right now.. more along the lines of my remix for Hecq & Exillion that iv just finished), some industrial acid/techno elements and obviously all the core stupid pigeon holes you can think of. Oh and one of them will be a collab with Scheme Boy and one with Macheeen Boi (i like my ‘boiys’!) and also therel be a remix or maybe 2. Im aiming at getting all tracks started (obviously a couple finished) and a good idea and drive as to how it will look structure wise by end of January and then it fully finished by kinda end of March.. atleast i have a plan, how it will pan out, i have no idea!

I just mentioned the Hecq & Exillion remix which i finished last night (actually im gonna give it the old headphone test right now). That’s gonna be released on Hecq’s new label along with another remix from cuddly beardy battle axes, Eustachian. Iv been speaking with Enduser about a track for Sonic Terror which kick starts again soon :D exciting projects are set for that. Also iv given 2 tracks for Igneon System & Spookane’s ‘Future Sickness’ label, 2 straight hardcore drivers so some people will be happy with that (im sick of people asking me why iv stopped making gabber/hardcore and started making ‘drum and bass’.. bell ends, iv never stopped writing anything). Iv also got 4 tracks of various genres out on an EP for Unseen’s new Swiss label. The 1st ep was by Traffik and was a great old skool core rave record. AAAAAAAAAAAAAnd, iv finaly finished and mastered Unheard Voices (4 years in the making) it will appear on Sustained Record along with Enduser, Scheme Boy’s Paranoid VIP (The orig you can find in the ZoMbFREE section on this site ZoMbFREE #1 to be precise) and also Broken Note… heavy EP!
Also in January, Kutski’s coming round to the Lair to work on some tracks. A chance to do something different i think.
Right okay, my flights coming… see you soon

Miike x

14:34 – 12 NOV – My room

So my mojo returning lasted all of say 24 hours or something.. marvelous. Granted, i really didnt sleep well atall last night. Woke up at about 4am having nightmares.. lame.. maybe im just tired and cant think… you know when absolutley no music is grabbing you either? so having one of those periods… or maybe everyone else is and im okay? ;)

I need to go to Maplin and i may go and see my sisters new house, being locked away underground and not getting any natural light probably isnt good for me..

20:54 – 11 NOV – Ninja Lair

Okay, i dont wanna jynx it but i seem to have got my mojo back a lil today. Iv had a couple of good day making some boxes in Reaktor and last night i started my remix for Hecq & Exillion, breakstep kinda groove thing.. i did some more on that and also started my turn on my collab with Nekrologik’s Homeboy, sick arse bass from my new boxes ;)

Almost the end of the week too, which means Madrid on Saturday with Monster X and Enduser… its the 1st gig in a while that im REALLY looking forward to. Ramiro (the organiser) is a great guy and itl be mega cool hanging with friends :)

I feel a bit clearer today than i have done in a while, iv not written much after my last little emo-blurt on here because, well, its embarassing and id regret spilling what i wouldve said in the midst of pseudo-teenage anxst.. but yeh, i feel a bit better today…. though as always when i feel like this it’s often even worse as im certain the kick to the bollocks is waiting in the forthcoming minute, thus making the dread often worse than the tragedy haha…. jesus, arent i a fucking muppet. x

09:00 – 29 OCT – Ninja Lair

Up on the day of reckoning.. need to get some ideas for this weekends set, Macheen Boi is round for a couple of days before i leave for Belgium. Were gonna try and finish one of the tracks we’ve started.. i hope my creative block is broken!

13:54 – 06 OCT – Ninja Lair

Just woke up and am all sticky eyed, the Rephlex party was great and so was the rest of the weekend apart from one thing which im not going to go into… even thinking about it makes my brain want to explode.

I have Maschinenfest to play at on Friday in Germany and with such a great line up, im very excited, well i say very but im feeling some post party weekend blues but il wake up in time.. After this weekend, im pretty damn busy including my own John Peel night which you can see the flyer on the front page.

I hope people have been liking the free mp3 releases so far, there are more to come shortly. I just have such a backlog of tracks and ideas that iv got to time them right and in an order that kinda makes sense as its not all core n broken beats.

Anyway, im going to try and make the day pass quickly so its time to sleep again… bye x

13:25 28th SEPT

This is becoming a regular occurance now and i dont know whether it helps or not but i have an urge to do it… iv just got back from my 1st docs appointment (they didnt have my old notes which didnt help really, they would explain alot.. take alot of time to read but still get the point across) but the doctor was nice and pleasant enough, very proffesional. She suggested i could go to A&E as they have a mental health unit there but another waiting room experience (most of which i stood outside) would have been too much and so i asked for a referal to a psychologist or just counseler would even do and for one asap and she agreed.

Its something for me to prepare for, the waiting rooms, the actual encounter with another stranger that i know is there to help but still talking about stuff and i kind of kept it to explaining just the physical effects today unless she delved a tad deeper. Then as usual self analyzing infront of her, looking back its kind of funny.. i was questioning her questions (kind of like karl does in the gervais podcasts… no direct answers, well obviously some but they didnt seem to make sense at the time, maybe it was jst how tense i was in there and me jst being me.. filling in a questionnaire and then breaking it down and suggesting that things didnt make sense on it… im such a muppet).

Anyway, like i said.. iv a referal to a specialist mental health unit where they will have my old notes but im a different person than i was when i was last turning to proffesionals to help so a fresh assessment could be good. Im intrigued, yet very frightened about it… i cant even bring myself to write music atm, everything is to intense.. i have philip glass – ouveres majoures on at a very low volume but still the velocity of certain piano notes are too much… im going to switch to Svarte Greiner very soon under some advice from a friend and well yeh, sit here with my whiskey and ginger and diazipam and try and calm.. calm.. calm. I know no one has to or maybe wants to read this so if you dont, dont… i guess i feel guilty about whining or whatever on a public area so have to kind of justify it in some way.. but as i say over and over again, i dont think anyone reads this (im like speaking to myself when i write these entrys tbh and i ‘think’ it helps).. i mean, i spam the FREE music section everywhere and people on FB etc even comment on it on there but when i ask them if theyd downloaded anything, they have no idea what im talking about so they definatley dont know about this… my emo whine of confusion and contradiction page ;) I could go on but i now dont want to and to anyone that has actualy found this ‘twatter’ page (its not called that for no reason ;) i apologise….

but heres some brief ZoMbFREE NEWS: The next release (very shortly out) is ready and im just waiting for the ever surreal and unique Raoul Sinier to finish the art for it… the artist is a Swedish guy called ‘ENDAH’ and i honestly believe he’s the best find in quite some time.. mega talent. The ep contains 2 heavy dnb tracks superbly produced (like all of his material) but the icing on the cake are 2 tracks named ‘Obelisk 1 &2′ which remind me slightly of ashockinghobby era Speedy J.. just awesome twisted live broken techno kind of jams… he keeps sending me music which takes my breath away literaly, were planning a vinyl release soon but i just want to introduce him 1st…. keep your peepers peeled…

hope everyone is all okay and good

miike x

13:53 – 25th SEPT

Today i think is the lowest iv been for a bit, i thought listening to some great new music would help but not a chance. Its funny that when you feel this shit, a steam train of extra shit knocks you straight in the face (and the rest of you obviously) and you just dont want to get back up. Whether you can or not means nothing, you just dont want to.

I try and right wrongs i think by doing certain things for other people but not the right people at times maybe. I dont think i can go on being judged on past mistakes no matter how big, especialy by people that really have no right to.. people are hypocrites and wear many different faces to many different people. I just dont have the energy nor feel justified to bring this up to people though as iv done so many bad things in the past.. its a vicious circle… im certainly no victim but i never feel righteous like that to start criticizing someone so personaly though… its as if no one sees their faults.

Im just tired.. tired of me being the way i am and constantly fighting myself to do the right thing (often fails) and trying not to fuck up and destroy everything around me but im a black hole of doom, sucking everything and everyone thats unfortunate to get close enough to me in and destroying them in so many ways… and losing them to see them become better friends with my old friends because everyone knows what mikes like and tbh, like someone said recently, ‘iv ran out of salt’…im sure that was saved for a special occasion but it was used at the wrong time but it stays poigniant and very understandable….

But back to being tired.. heh im that tired and drained trying to fight myself that i lost my train of thought then and cant seem to get it back..and there you were thinking i was going to update on Ninja news… tbh, im not even sure anyone reads this as iv said before but i dont mind, infact id rather no one read this but iv an urge to post it anyway.. so i will.. i think i prefer this to burdening one person and whining like a baby to them…

like i’v said.. ‘its my website and il cry if i want to.. cry if i want to.. cry if i want to’…

Things have to give soon, i cant take everything much more… well, i just dont want to… i dont want to get up

12:31 – 24th SEPT – Ninja Lair Of the Columbites

WOW.. mental couple of days, as usual.. instead of trying to cut down on work i take other things on (trying to interupt this nervous breakdown im having i guess). Yesterday i decided to put on a John Peel memorial night and between the hours of 1pm and 8pm id got a venue, and got Mark One and also Kutski from radio 1 to agree to play for free. Im hoping to get a couple more replies on 2 other artists today.. its only £1 entry and all proceeds are going to the NSPCC…

I started a secret tuna project this wknd with someone and it was very fruitful.. again, got kind of difficult at times when i was almost having panic attacks but still we got some great work done… i think thats all i can say on that tbh, we’ve sworn each other to secrecy until the projects are released.

Iv another wknd off and another chance to concentrate on music while im not gigging, im doing what i can midweek but theres alot of things to do for the label atm, emails to reply to and also editing sound bytes and ads for a radio station (very cool). So yeh not as much tuna as id like is getting done… im going to try and finish a track or 2 after iv written this. I think my problem is my adhd is on fire atm and im doing a million things at once and switching between them so things arent getting done… very frustrating.

Okay, well i guess i should stop stalling and try and be productive… more ninja news to come in the next few days… x

09:00 – 19th SEPT – Ninja Lair Of the Columbites

Im all set up-ish in the new lair, jst need a few essentials and i think il have myself a sweet lil den (not the guy from eastenders but he was pretty cool in that c4 comedy programme and his voice isnt offensive on the over dub on that stupid hair advert…) Its cozy, underground (with windows btw, mine looks out at the great garden) i just hope i dont fuck everything up as ususal or things just go wrong (as usual)… must stay disciplined. Sort out people and things i need to sort and just get on with it.

Iv woken up super early and done some net catching up and i have a horrible anxiousness in my stomach (not uncommon as most of you know) but nothings too pressing to make me like this (again as most know)… tbh i know why i feel so shit, well a major part of it anyway but im not going into it on here nor anywhere else. I think the next year is going to be the hardest of my life and believe me iv had some fucking aplocalypses… no but this isnt going to be nice in the slightest :( …. i dont think anyone reads this thing anyway actualy so i could say what i wanted all this like, ‘monkey phace banana hat chipper’ and jst write nonsence in a straight and pure form instead of writing ‘woe is me’ etc… but i prefer the Morrissey way.

I went to a party this wknd and it was quite cool, always great to see Craig and Nancy and the Chief and the crazy benders that surround them haha.. great great people everyone really. It would of been nice if some more of my other mates were there but it is a hike over here and most were off for Dans camping trip (i didnt go due to being unbelievabley broke and felt really bad about it)… Dan’s in Manc as of Monday so il get to see and maybe work with him a lil bit then… I really do have a great bunch of friends that im sure just put up with me but i like them putting up with me, even though most of the time im moaning n booing about having no-one i infact have a plethora of friends but something inside doesnt want them, well it does, it REALLY does but i guess its the self destructive part of me that wants me dead that doesnt want them…. i love them alot.

Right, im going to eat some toast and watch BSG in bed, have a boo and wait for Flex (Macheen Boi) to arrive so we can TRY and make his 1st track…. im really sorry for such an emo rant but as i said, i doubt anyone reads this and its for myself and if anyone does read it im sure theyl just moan about why i have to write it online etc… well if you do read it and dont like it, dont read it… its my site and il cry if i want to, cry if i want to…. baddum tisch

16TH SEPT – * MOVED INTO NEW NINJA LAIR*

13.56 – 10 SEPT – THE STUDIO – MY HOUSE

Right, sat here after finishing a couple of tracks for a couple of compilations iv decided to have a little twatter. The weekend was long, long driving atleast (fair play Danimal.. long live you, energy drink monster).. I think we may have broke Scott a bit and im sure alot of the footage won’t make it to any public place fast haha.. Now im gonna have a little rant, Splatterkore was a shambles mainly down to the bastard London club owners (club Hidden btw) but when an artist asks for an area where they can set up 2 midi controllers and their laptop, its for a reason. I ended up having to play on a teetering turntable thus no use of midi controllers etc and it makes us look unprofessional more than anything else. Anyway, so yeh please guys believe us its for a reason ;) many respects to the Splatterkore guys for their efforts with the nazi club owners and for being calm and collected with their guests under pressure. Anyway we trekd upto Tugs after this to hook up with Ash Scheme Boy (who’s been visiting Tugie alot recently to work on their nice little collab project) and theyd just had a night on the Friday so we decided to join the afterparty… always love visiting the guys in Rockferry, everyone is so enthusiastic and passionate about their music and voice honest opinions… and basically also theyre great to have a laugh with… So yeh that was it, my weekend in a long paragraph… until next time people, fuck a jesus.

11.20 – 4 SEPT – THE STUDIO – MY HOUSE

Okay its been quite a while iv had off now and still things havnt got done.. i mean, iv completed some projects but have barely scratched the surface.. i do have another couple of weekends off after tonights gig tho so il get straight back to work after the weekend. Tonight though we have the long awaited ‘Slatterkore’ night in London (hidden, which looks like an amazing venue).. the man himself Danimal Jaques is driving down and Scott Splurj is filming our every move for the 1^st episode of ninja columbo tv.. a lil diary type thing for the new Youtube channel.. im going to try and document all gigs like this now… could be fun (more like stress haha)

Im getting some ideas down for my set also right now but am kind of undecided as of what to play… hummmm…..

09:32 – 31 July – MANCHESTER AIRPORT

On my way to Sweden to play at the Norberg festival along with Broken Note, Lukus Producer, Steve Milanese and some other exciting acts… i think im going to relax a little while there as im there for 2 nights.. the 1^st of which im playing my 1^st live techno set and the 2^nd im doing the usual balls on the floor core set… right, im off to get some sushi and a sol… update later!

16.30 – 25 JULY – MY HOTEL – BEIRUT LEBANON

Well what a 24 hours iv had, the party was amazing.. located up high in the mountains, the production and effort that the guys here have put into all this was unreal… everyone seemed to enjoy every second of the music and i met some really great people and had some very cool chats. Everyone was super friendly and enthusiastic, its a really blossoming place for music…

After we went for a little trip on a boat but i think the combination of my morning vodka n pineapple and the nights beer and the waves of the sea knocked me for 6, i was a zombie and eventually threw up when we arrived back at the dock… that was a shame tbh, it was really beautiful and i couldn’t do as much swimming in the sea as id have liked L Still, im slowly starting to feel better as i sit typing this in my room. I think some dinner is on the cards and a film before i leave in the morning for my trek home. I really hope everyone was happy with my set and if im honest, they invite me back again soon haha…

11.13 – 23 JULY – MY HOTEL – BEIRUT LEBANON

Last week in Kiev was an absolute nightmare.. made me question why any of us bother putting any, if not all our time into this for want of a better word, ‘scene’. The weekend started great with a reasonable timed flight over there and the ritual sushi and Sol breakfast at the airport.. then upon my arrival i was greeted by glorious sunshine and the second i walked through the door into customs i was also greeted by a confused looking Cardopusher filling out his customs form. After briskly getting through there we both walked out to a waiting Ed Duran Duran Duran and the organiser and his friend.

The afternoon was spent drinking very good vodka (mad cheap in Kiev) and eating pizza while watching the documentary, ‘Anvil’. That film always brings tears out and huge comparisons between their life touring and getting screwed with fees etc and our very own existence doing the exact same.. anyway, i:gor then arrived and then it was on to the party.

We were all optimistic as the guys were very friendly and the venue was pretty special, located in the open air under a motorway flyover next to a lake complete with half pipe in the middle of the main dance floor! Like i said, things were looking good until we were told we wouldn’t get our whole fee.. we negotiated for a lower fee and i didn’t completely mind aslong as i had enough to get my train back from heathrow to home and also get reimbursed for the train fare id paid out myself in advance to get to heathrow!! We all played our sets and all tore the place apart but by the time id finished, the organisers had disappeared without paying us… all that were left was the friend of theres that met us at the airport… fair play to this guy as he didn’t have to and was expressing how ashamed he was of his friends for doing this… their phones were off and everyone didn’t know where theyd gone.. after much drama a pair of strangers gave us a lift to the airport, without them we would’ve been stranded in the middle of kiev penniless!

The week that followed, leading upto now Beirut gig has been a pretty low week. i was pretty depressed and worn out… its hard not to take such things personaly as we don’t do this for monitary gain primarily and the breakcore scene is such a small scene where we are all meant to friends and colleagues trying to push great underground music… anyway im here now and have already fallen for Lebanon as a country, its great.. seems pretty lawless in some aspects but i like edgey places haha… the people here are great and im in a nice hotel with amazing room service (see pic!)… the food here is unbelievable, the best fresh meat and salad… perfect… last night we went to a small party in one of the suburbs of Beirut and i met some people… the area looked fantastic and i can see how underground music is grabbing people from speaking to them last night. Its such a fresh idea here it seems as its kind of dominated by horrifying trance music but as always the backlash side chains its head through the crap J

Although, James Zabiela is here also this weekend and tbh i really like his sets (well, sections of anyway)… right, im gonna pack my gear and watch some more National Geographic TV and wait to get picked up.

10.08am – 14 July – MY HOUSE

Im a broken man, this weekend has killed me! What a day/night.. everyone that played was amazing, not one bad track. I don’t know what else to say other than thank you to everyone that came to either play or just party!! The after party was very cool too, super intense hahahaha… right i need to rest before i leave for Kiev in a couple of days…. sets from everyone on the line up will be available on ZoMbFREE in a month or so… x

10:42 – 14 JUNE 2009 – SHERATON HOTEL, AMSTERDAM

Just got up after having a very unsuccessful few hours sleep, had to get up literally 10 times for a wee in 3 hours. Had a shower n im sat drinking a cold bottle of sol eagerly awaiting my 3pm flight back home. Yesterday was pretty damn cool, such amazing production at Defqon and it was so huge. The sun also helped us enjoy the fact it was on the side of a lake with a beach.
Traffik i must say played the set of the festival, im so happy hes back playing regularly again. What a fucking legend! Surgeon was also wicked, i actually properly danced a bit hah!

After some thinking yesterday and this morning, i reckon im going to cut down on the amount of gigs i play. Not that i don’t love it because i do but all the travelling etc (95% of my bookings are abroad) is really taking its toll and making me not enjoy things as much as i should. Itd be amazing to for once be able to go straight home after the party and well, just be at home yknow. I like the bed i bought in my place too much!

That all sounded very negative but its not, i think i just need a slight break and to keep my feet in one place for longer than 4/5 days, write a good bunch of tracks and finish the zillion remixes i have listed!

With any luck, this coming week should deliver to you guys a new ninja columbo zombFREE by Michael J Rocks which im super excited about. Its a live set just under 40 mins with each track separate as to be able for people to mix and play them also. I think this was the best way to get the real MJR energy finaly on a keepable format, theyre blisteringly turbo charged live. Iv not even heard it yet but i think il have it by tues and then you guys on Thursday night im hoping 

Here’s the tracklist anywho…
‘Infra-sound from the ultra-rave
Stop breaking my arp / Missy fuckstep
Ooo, you know I’m on
Eastern block
Hand-held caves of Babylon
Ragged pussy
Solar plexus
Hometime
Rave Manilow
Grade dimes
Seven blunted blades
Sexydecimal’

Im thinking right now of a solo zombFREE for just before my birthday rave on july 11th… or maybe with all the artists that are playing?!

Hopefuly too by the end of June, latest mid July il have 4 mega exclusive live and dj sets in a zombFREE bundle by myself, scheme boy and well im gonna keep the other 2 to myself for now ;) AND theres also the techno ep on zomb3 with some of the best techno iv heard in a long time from duran duran duran and a couple of bits thrown in by myself and scheme boy.. mega 135bpm goodness.

13:04 – 14th JUNE – SCHIPOL AIRPORT AMSTERDAM

Right checked in and in the boarding lounge after some nice room service eggs and veal sausages and another bottle of souls. Saw Stef Deathmachine as we went through passport control and said our goodbyes, was nice to see him after about 3 years or something. He played a really cool set infact, lots of breaky switch ups and stuff which was good to hear at this event as there wasn’t much.
I really wish id have brought shorts though, it was so sunny and hot yesterday n even today its very humid… maybe the worlds not ready to see my sparrow legs this year though hah.

Im trying to decide on features to write for the august issue of Core magazine, the July instalment is on the shelves midway through the month. I think il include the full ‘what is breakcore to people’ article John Pooley wrote but unfortunately was too late in handing it in. Il probably do a piece on bangface, the i hate breakcore website or on breakcore art including a lil mini feature on uber-fresh creator of all the recent and forthcoming ninja columbo art, ‘Splurj’.. an interview with maybe Hecq and the regular review page. Oh and my monthly summary of my escapades which by then will have included my own zombie bday rave, playing in kiev, Beirut, Lithuania and Sheffield (home town of Sean Bean… nugget.)

Come on plane, or come on time infact!.. hurry up, i wanna get home get my joggers on n watch some shit sci fi series or something.

Right, im gonna switch off n read Empire… Winoner Ryder interview whoop whoop!

08:34 – 13 JUNE – MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Okay im sat in the bar having a Coors and sushi breakfast (kind of a ritual with early flights) and after a whole week of trying to give my 2 guest passes to today Defqon festival i finaly got 2 eager companions, Nancy and Dorthe of *street name* fame. Unfortunatley though as they only agreed to come yesterday the cheapest flights they could get were at 6am from Liverpool this morning so theyre hobo style camping in Schipol airport waiting for me as i type!
Im SOO looking forward to today, the line up on our stage in todays 40,000 people strong festival is utter brilliance and as Lukus Producer said to me the other day, its cutting edge over load! So much talent under one tent!
I play at 14.30pm and then i have the day to enjoy the rest of the artists (i MUST go see Surgeon in one of the other tents, need a techno fill up asap). The event finishes at 11pm so we have a night to do whatever we please  Iv got an amazing hotel room at the Sheraton and iv just remembered Damo from (Core magazine and old friend) is also going to be here today covering the event.
So ye him pretty excited… and iv got some really cool VIP re-edits of my tracks to play also. Its going to be great to see all the real core boys from around the globe as we don’t very often get a chance to hook up like this… right im about to board… il update later!

12:52 – JUNE 12th – AT HOME PREPARING FOR DEFQON FESTIVAL TOMMOROW

Hullo! I thought id not been updating this so here’s a brief summary of what iv been upto.. Alot has been happening this month in the world of kung fu powered zombie warriors and i think iv spent more money on Easyjet and Ryan Air food and drink than i have on anything else iv bought in the last year!
I played in Barcelona and Berlin on the 1st weekend of the month and it almost killed me. The initial idea was to relax in Barcelona and catch some rays while there, as usual though it didn’t quite go to plan as the sun was barely out. The party on the other hand was extremely hot and along with Venom we managed to make it 10 times hotter!

Shortly after i had to leg it over to Berlin for a very special Adnoiseam party that consisted of what id consider Breakcore royalty. Enduser, Cardopusher, Broken Note, Hecq, Nicolas Cheveraux were all waiting along with a private open bar. Needless to say we were all very comfortable assisting in cleaning it out! The party itself was unbelievable and so much effort was put into the production of the evening. It’s very cool when people are that professional. Also surprisingly, it was hotter in Berlin than in Spain the day before.

When i arrived home i had some rest and did what i usually do on a Monday after a long weekend, watch almost a whole series of a HBO broadcasted show like ‘the Wire’ or something ;) This really is essential to rest up with and then get myself ready for 4 days of non stop studio time, which mainly just consists of frustration to be honest heheh. I do usually manage to get some work done though and with the help of my newly arrived monitors that week (ADAM A7s) i completed a new piece of wax for Pacemaker records and got started on my Ninja Columbo 7 solo ep. I maybe would’ve got more work done if i hadn’t wasted hours just listening to lots of music on the new speakers instead of actually getting on with work.

Friday soon came (too soon as usual) and i was off to Madrid to smash a half open air rave alongside drum and bass fresh new talent, Cooh and also bendy electro maestro, Curser Minor. I must say great weather really does help to keep your spirits up while travelling alone. I played as the sun was coming up as well as alot of human beings doing the same thing haha.

Back home on the Monday this time as i wanted to do some relaxing in the Madrid sun before then once again getting back to the proverbial grind stone. I’v been doing some sound design work for my record label graphic artists other projects (www.splurj.com) so i got on with that aswell as doing some final tweaking for an ep for Subvert Records in Switzerland.

Aswell as the usual Cubase dominated work, i had promo to do for new exclusive online record shop and distribution, www.audiosickness.com which was launched midway through the week. This is the distributor for Ninja Columbo and a golden idea from Bryan Fury, the chief executive. Its great that it has a web shop where you can buy advanced releases of huge ‘Core’ labels such as Deathchant, Pacemaker, Ninja Columbo, Sadistic, Nekrologik and Future Cutz all released weeks before theyre available anywhere else. This is down to the fact that its ran by us, the label owners. Not bad hey!

Thankfully i had the following weekend off so i just got on with more studio work and prepared myself for this weekend that im now recovering from. Quite a mammoth weekend was had. 1st up was the Regime in Brighton with myself, Hellfish, Dr Bastardo & Macheen Boi which was completely off the hook! Then after *ahem* trying to relax, Macheen Boi, Danimal Jaques and my bad self trekked to Gatwick with 4 bottles of Moet each (it was on offer, we aren’t rich heheheh) and flew to Geneva where we met up with Lenny Dee, the Outside Agency and Igneon System. I think the clubs roof was going to fall in after we’d all had a turn in trying to sonically punch through the foundations. A superb party and a great venue.

That brings us up to speed i think, the month ahead holds quite an array of different raves. The 40,000 people Defqon festival, my 1st gig in Beirut, a charity bash in Reading, Asylum in Sheffield and actually trying to complete some music i genuinely love oh and my Birthday! oh dear

… oh and can i thank everyone that came and said hello or put the parties on or infact just tolerated me during the time iv just written about ;)

i promise il keep upto date with Twattering, il start tommorow on my way to Defqon :D

Peaz

Miikezilla The Teknoist
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12:01 – MAY 4th – BACK HOME

Okay, been back home since Saturday evening.. What an amazing Saturday day and night. After a true battle to get from Barca to the venue in Berlin (im no longer agreeing to 2 part flights for such a small distance)..i was greeted by a kick arse venue and pretty much underground music royalty, Nic Cheveraux, Enduser, Cardopusher, Hecq and there were more kings n queens to arrive ;) .. (it was only 2pm or something) The heat in Berlin was crazy, alot hotter than Barca and Riots were in full swing around the city as it was Riot day (May Day).

By this time i was super de-hydrated and needed a drink, to be then introduced to the backstage area. A huge room with a FULL bar that we had FULL control over.. Myself and Lynn (Enduser) were immediately impressed and immediately introduced ourselves to said FULL bar haha… The rest of the day was a really nice day, hanging out and stuff n waiting for the rest of the line up to arrive.

The night kicked off at 11pm i think and it filled up at a nice speed to a nice capacity (pretty damn full).. it was so damn hot in there.. Tommy n Eddy (Broken Note) arrived around this time. It was a shame as they missed me pushing my gum so it burst around my tooth and a gallon of ooze n blood streamed out of it to be then cleaned by rinsing my mouth out with whiskey (im sure they were truly gutted about missing such an event.. *raises eyebrows*)…

All sets were very cool and the night was a success in every way i believe. I had a great time hanging with everyone there.. Lynn and Syd especially as fellow high 5ing Narc hounds…

I went back to Mike Giraffes and Sam the barber/resteraunt owner with Mike and Ed DuranX3 n hung out for a bit then had to get my flight home whilst tripping balls which was nice..

since iv been back tho, iv been to hospital and been given anti-biotics and pain killers for my tooth.. The hospital i went to was where Morrissey was born! Hahaha, ace…

I have no gigs until 23^rd March and thats in Madrid so hopefully itl be nice weather and im now starting a new approach to my work… i wont go into it as its boring but yeh, a new outlook etc has started..

Okay, that was the weekend in the life of a Zombie Ninja… hope your all okay x

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11:23 MAY 1^ST 2009 – BARCELONA AIRPORT

Im pretty worried atm, my gum on the bottom right of my mouth is swelling quite badly. One tooth there is fucked (non exsistent pretty much) and its now got really bad with pain but its never swelled like this before.. kinda worried because of the air pressure that my face may explode!

The gig last night was pretty damn cool, after quite a few teething problems (pardon the pun) the night kicked off although i did go on earlier than expected.

Had a very nice time with Moses n chatted alot during the day and at the gig.. was really cool. We met Daz, Sarah and their friend George and hung out at the gig and that was also really good.. (ul have to forgive the abrupt ‘points’ style of this twatter as im kinda panicking about my teeth)..

Moses got her train to the airport but iv not heard from her yet, hope shes okay… im on my way to Berlin to play a savage gig, iv had no sleep yet n feel kinda zen like but also like i said my teeth are making me panic a lil…

Boarding to Berlin in 30mins ish… i just wanna get there and know my face hasn’t exploded.. im pretty intimidated by the line up as its so good but im also looking forward to seeing everyone (play and socialy) just as much.

I wonder how long this zen like control im gonna be able to for want of a better word atm ‘do’/’pull off’.. i hope its until i get home tomorrow so much!

I stayed pretty much sober last night too which im quite proud of myself about, i think i play a heap better sober and well i need to control my… lack of control heh.

Mmmm, tea n sugar… this is gonna be my boost with any luck. Iv just taken 2×600mg ibruprofen (can u believe u can buy that dosage in spain! Ace) and im hoping the anti inflammatories in it will work their magic… itl be just my luck that iv managed to be good so far n im put out by something like my teeth (just like bangface, being mega ill and missing possibly one of the parties of my life!!.. best not think about that as it kinda hurts…. alot)

…..im trying to keep control of my breathing, not get wound up and angry by other peoples voices and obviously what theyre saying haha (they say the stupidest things) and well not get wound up by people in general, wheres Mozza when u need him?! Argh im pretty worried about my teeth, iv left it so fucking long and everyone thats close to me or not even that close to me will know iv had to had this and another pulled for over 4 years now, dentists just petrify me and iv let it go on far too long.. im such an idiot.

It was really nice seeing and hanging with mo, im not gonna say much more because she hates all this blogging/tweeting type thing but yeh.. it was really nice.. she left looking happy and i hope this has cheered her up a lil if not only for 5mins… right im gonna go to the bathroom and go to the gate, i hate waiting… makes me nervous… ultimate test the next 5 hours will be… wish me luck… x

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19:56 APRIL 2009 – THE CHEIFS BACK GARDEN

Im sat in the chiefs garden pondering stuff as the suns gone down and the air goes pretty nippy, iv just missed bangface which im gutted about and had a very extreme day. Extreme phone calls, extreme thoughts, extreme feelings.. i do understand sometimes when people say theyre going to quit making music etc and then dont, they (well i think LIKE that alll the time) i just think about quitting touring and playing gigs for a while but thats the main source of income for us and if we get normal jobs we cant write the music allday like we want to. Tommorow or even in the next 5minutes its quite possible id change my mind and think fuck no i love doing that, its the endless battle… ‘Such a hard life’ i hear you say hahahaha.. It does feel it sometimes, im sure everyone can relate whether by exchanging the factor of music in my equation to a baby in theirs or a normal job etc (god this is gonna get all gobbldeegooky now as i mess up what i mean by trying to explain that i realise im messing up what i mean as i write it haha).. I just thought id share a quick thought before my pastas ready… x

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13:24 – 24th APRIL – HOME

So then, its the weekend of bangface. Many people are gonna get their ears rinsed clean and then filled up again with blood by the deathchant & ninja columbo cartels… not to mention the rest of the line up. Im not feeling that great today though, been being sick most of the night and throughout today aswell as being im achey and wobbly. Im filling myself with lemsips, mega multi-vits, fruit, soup etc in a desperate attempt to get better by tommorow… the stress doesnt help either, moseses mums not in a good way and thats tearing me apart… if only i could get this pressure feeling from around my head to release a bit!

Im not playing until 4am Saturday (Sunday morning technicaly) so i dont intend to arrive until midnight that night or something.

On other areas, iv been asked to do a number of remixes/original tracks for numerous labels this week which is good… iv started them but il have my A7s soon so i should really hold tight a lil and start tracks on them…

the audiosickness.com website will be up very soon also, ul be able to buy all ninja columbo vinyl & mp3 releases there aswell as the best artists in our fields material, such as Hellfish, Bryan Fury, Detest, Duran Duran Duran etc etc

thats all from me for now, im gonna get some rest… peaz x

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00:04 – 17th APRIL – HOME

People are such strange beings, all shapes and sizes (not just in the physical sense). And more often than not delude themselves into thinking that they are something theyre not alot of the time. Now i think im a certain way but often get reminded that im actualy not, well not at times at least. Infact i get proven that im quite unlikeable quite alot when for some reason people tend to make out they really enjoy my company… im sure this all sounds very criptic and tbf its not aimed at anyone inparticular (apart from myself)…

I have always said that im a human contradiction and i think that i will stand by as being completley true. In my actions, thoughts, everything.. i unrealisingly contradict everything i stand for or dont heh, you follow? im kinda following but im getting lost in a ramble set off by something rather insignificant.. to everyone whos patience i have tried and everyone that is sick of my voice or my face, i apologise. This sounds like iv made another one of my enormous fuck ups of years gone by and im reflecting, but i havnt.. its just things iv been thinking recently and now after another little knock to my confidence and self worth which hasnt been the 1st of recent times, when theres not been one redeeming comment made for, well such a long time haha.. whos fault is that i hear you ask?! ;) im not looking for praise or pats on the back but something other than people prejudging or things there about would be better…. iv really just decided to type to relax and maybe let out some confusion steam tbh…

i definatley think im rambling now but there was an initial start point there somewhere and well this has calmed me for a few minutes… ‘night all… maybe i should just stick to writing music than trying to convey stuff in words eh? ;) x

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12:28 – 16th APRIL – HOME

What a crazy 8 days! Portugal was fairly relaxed, nice weather and super cool people.. thanks again to Pedro and all his friends for making me feel welcome and putting on a really cool party. The underground music movements obviously quite young there but everyone is very enthusiastic.

The Belgian party was super special, on a freight boat and it rocked like a, well… ummmm a big massive rock hahaha… Im just on the tail end of recovering from this actualy, very messy indeed. Steve, Wesley & Steffie are great hosts and it was top to see Andy Infared for the 1st time in ages (did i say see? i meant torture). Was very nice to meet Spitting Vitirol finaly and also Techdiff and Mrs Techdiff :) lovely guys. Oh and i also got the 1st couple of hours on my tattoo done, it looks super gnarly..

Im looking to hold my birthday party there so keep your eyes peeled… right im getting back to work as today is a day of sorting EEEEEVERYTHING….. until next time.. x

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7.25 – 11th APRIL – LISBON AIRPORT

Back at Lisbon airport, just had some sushi and a beer and bought some multivitamins (they cost me 16e!!).. The party was really cool, industrial looking on the inside but it was underneath a super posh mall that you had to walk through to get to it, pretty mad. The night before we went and projected the flyer on the houses of parliment here and got chased by the guards haha. I like Lisbon alot, it was my 1st time here but id like to come for a weekend in the future to just hang out or something maybe. On my way to the airport just now i saw a heap of posters for Therapy Sessions here with Panacea, Cooh and Donny. They mustve just got put up between 2am and 6am haha.

Im off to Belgium now for the Abused Records launch party with Infared and myself as the guests, really looking forward to this and also that im getting my sleeve tatoo finaly started at 4pm. Dunno whether im nervous or excited. Im just waiting to board now listening to Calyx and Teebee (as usual hah), they never cease to take my breath away. I have to see them both or atleast one of em this year somewhere… right i guess il sit n listen some more.. more ponderings when i land or get a free minute. The initial idea of Twatter was to write longer winded thoughts as iv usualy bags of time in airports but at the mo iv not had it, kinda cool i guess.. right.. out x

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23.32 – 8th APRIL – LISBON

So im in Lisbon, in the ‘bohemian’ area apparently :) Im in a really quaint appartment above a street of bars in a really rural part of the city. Very local if you get me.. its nice but i always get quite lonely when im this far removed from a comfort zone so to speak. Im sure il adapt, after all i do do this pretty much every week.. well not this exactly haha. Pedro (the promoter and i guess you can say old friend) is really cool and such a positive guy, he seems to have everything organised for my stay so thats cool. Its weird how lonely i get when in this situation, its totaly down to me but yeh i feel like an alien completley at times.

Tommorow im gonna go sit outside one of the bars downstairs, drink 2euro amazing Mojitos and do all the tieing up of label stuff that i need to do and do some much needed thinking and decision making.. right, im gonna watch Smallvilles newest episode (Clark finds out that Davis is DOOMSDAY!! i hope they deal with this story well)… then gonna watch a couple of Hulk vs… cartoons iv grabbed, hopefully sample heaven!! night…. x

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17:54 – 7th APRIL – MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Okay, iv just had my boots meal deal and im sat waiting for the call to board on my flight to Portugal. Im playing a couple of nightsthere, 1 at a festival and another at the pre festy club night and then on Saturday i fly to belgium to play on the Abused records boat party for Steve. Infareds gonna be there which im pretty excited about and also im getting the start of my 3/4 sleeve tattoo done there :D busy week hey!!

This morning and yesterday iv not been feeling great about my music though, i feel i sound dated and not upto scratch by along shot.. everything i write sounds lame. Ash said its prob just one of ‘those’ phases, i really hope so.. its really getting to me.

While im in Portugal, during the day time im going to finalise the new mpFREEs and 3s (actualy put zomb3 1 up for sale and basicaly tie up alot of loose ends that need to be.

Right im gonna save my battery.. il blog a lil more during the week… x

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13.09 – 30th MARCH – HOME

didnt have time to do any airport ponberings on Saturday, almost missed my plane to Switzerland.. had a really good laugh there with Fury, Fash n co.. shame we all left so early (for once i think that, usualy im there to long heh). I dont think there was any need for the Suicide Girls really, they seemed lost and well yeah i didnt care for them much.. nothing personal btw, just i dont think it should be about that.. its about music, no? The crowd liked it though which is kinda sad but at the same time a good move by the AK-Industry guys to know that the crowd would like it i guess.

Iv had some sleep n watched ‘the science of sleep’ last night, i love that movie.. so yeah im kinda rested and i move house (again) tommorow.. today im gonna update some things online, chase up the next mp3 releases and do some tuna… i have a weekend off coming up now but im away to portugal on tuesday to play at a festival there, then on the Friday i fly to play at the Abused boat party in belgium and get the 1st 4-5hours of my sleeve tattoo done (excited and nervous about that haha).. so expect alot of blogging while im trying to relax in Portugal.. x

BTW you can still get my underground music radio interview and set here at: http://www.mininova.org/tor/2393045

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10.27 – 21st MARCH 2009 – BRISTOL AIRPORT – UK

im sitting in Bristol airport weatherspoons after eating a fried breakfast (i need to stop that habit when travelling) and an orange juice (atleast iv stopped the morning beer… for now heh) and im actualy looking forward to tonight.. dont get me wrong i always look forward to playing but im always a bit apprehensive (mainly down to nerves, you think after all these years i wouldnt get nerves or atleast theyd settle over time but im always well nervous and just wanna curl up and go to sleep n hide or something haha).. today though, im pretty positive (which usualy means something dreadfuls gonna happen to ruin it) and rather excited about tonight.

Luuk (Smackdown in Holland) is one of the best promoters iv ever played for, the way hes so organised (with help from uncle fruity ofcourse) and on the ball is really admirable and hes so young too.

Gonna board shortly, listen to some Mozza and try and enjoy the day as it comes. Iv a day of hanging in my hotel room but thats good as i wanna sort some things for my set etc.. I hope its sunny over there too… just travel n lounge in my joggers all day :)

See you over there suckers x

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05:43 – 15th MARCH 2009 - CHARLEROI AIRPORT – BELGIUM

was such a breeze walking through check in n that a minute ago, makes a change like and im not hangin out of my arse all rotten.. no thanks to the worst hotel iv ever stayed in! Never stay in an F1 chain hotel. Iv asked Fury to put it in our contracts from now on. Lucky chief was with me otherwise idv gone mad for the most part.

Iv stayed in better youth hostels, not that i think youth hostels are shit but they dont pass themselves off as fucking hotels. Im sure it mustve been owned by someone trying to be Ryan Air of the hospitality industry, Brian Hair or something. The rooms i honestly think were made from freight containers, no exaduration. Share tiolets n showers and the hair dryers (Ash would be ruined because of this) were hand dryers positioned on the wall higher and above a mirror… no phones or wifi in the rooms either, it was a fucking joke.

That said thought the party was very fucking cool, great crowd, nice capacity, the organiser was a very nice chap also. It makes me mad happy when that combinations there and everyone is quite young and enthusiastic, it reminds me that not everyone is as battered and jaded as i haha.. and that theres a future generation of enthusiasts and artists already getting their 1st taste of underground music.

Just got a cool selection of belgian cheeses at duty free ready for mine and Scheme Boys studio session this week wehere we’l be writing new bits, finishing old bits and getting our live set together for Bangface Weekender where we’l be recording live versions of a couple of our tracks complete with microphone business both from me and one recording the crowd heheh, could be shit but then again we wont know until its done.

Its cool this feeling okay at the airport returning home after a gig, im already looking forward to getting home, eating, sleeping a bit and then getting on with tuna and sorting tracks for my 30minute set after my interview on Simon Undergrounds radio show on tuesday (www.krafty-radio.com).. right im gonna board.. thats the 1st airport ponderings aka ‘twatter’.. for more condensed version of my emotional rollercoaster mind follow me on: http://twitter.com/MiikeTeknoist

and DONT FORGET to grab the 1st mp3 release in the ZoMbFREE section

Miikezilla x

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20.00pm – MARCH 10th 2009 – HOME

this is like twitter but i have a never ending amount of space to fill with my thoughts and text and links… its mainly gonna be airport ponderings but to start off i wanna thank Michael Boltons nose for sniffing this out:

http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html

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