Preview: Partying in the Present (In)Tense
Apparently there's a part of your mind that doesn't register time, only experiences. Its point of view is recorded in pure emotion... a state where people seem frozen in time with sounds drawn out for eternity. I feel like that's the part of my mind that comes out to play whenever I'm at a party, so this entry is going to be dedicated to places where it would feel at home, this weekend. Tonight, there's The Long Now , an Atonal-inspired 30-hour closing party at Kraftwerk Berlin (which is the big industrial hall space above Tresor ). The blurb for the event describes this as "a place for the enduring present. A space in which time itself can unfold, where the sense of time can take uncharted paths and even depart". Well, having been to the last Atonal , I can confirm that it is a pretty apt description of the type of music that they play there. It's a bit like watching a Bill Viola video through your ears. You'll want to wear