Heartland

If there’s one thing that really pisses me off, it’s a complete lack of common sense. Take the busiest night of pretty much the whole population of England. Cover the land in crap metal train tracks to provide transport to here, there and everywhere, then reduce the service severely on that particular day, so commuters’ can actually travel anywhere! Then take the next best thing and travel by road, only to find that the bastards have closed the motorway, to perform (in my opinion) non-essential road works.

So, due to these facts, my opening set, to which was solely written for my friends venturing up from London, ends up being played to our very sparse audience of, I’m glad to say, many new younger willing sinners, but which I think is a tad over their heads due to a majority of the songs being written before they were born!

For the first half hour I’m basically on my own, with CovenAlex arriving late, only to leave again to get his money for the night. Obvious, this is the trend of the night, with our poor guest DJ Cython also being stuck on the motorway and not arriving until nearly 11.30pm. Luckily, Sara and Val arrive approx 11pm and manage to reach Cython via mobile, as the phone network is at it’s slowest with voicemails taking an hour to come through. Sara and I end up running out of the club to find Cython and crew trying to navigate the stupid one way system around the club.

The night finally gets underway, and although it never feels like it’s busy with many people in the courtyard due to the heat, the final figures indicate a full night. As per usual, it’s very hot downstairs, and Loopy & I had purchased small ice lollys as a treat for later in the night. Unfortunately, these had all pretty much defrosted buy the time we decide to give them out. But don’t worry; we’ll give then out next month!

So, although I seem to be running around like a headless chicken most of the night, it’s still a great night and encouraging to see so many people supporting The Coven.

Thanks to everybody that made the effort, and to our guest DJ Cython, who still managed to get in a full hour of some classic tunes despite the pathetic transport system, and for CovenAlex for filling in the gaps, and to Greg for the totally brilliant new backdrop.

We’ll be back next month on Saturday 14th July for our mega brilliant fifth anniversary night with Screaming Banshee Aircrew. Early figures indicate that this night is going to sell out very quickly, so ensure you arrive early to get your place in what is likely to be one of The Coven’s best nights ever.

Remember that when we return, the whole of the venue including the outside courtyard will be non-smoking, and anybody caught lighting up will fined £50, so do yourself a favour and leave your ciggies behind.

All pics here:-
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/n ... ?start=all

DJ Nephilimbabe 9pm - 10pm
Alien Sex Fiend - Attack !!!!!#2
1919 - Caged
Brotherhood Of Pagans - Guilty
Death Cult - Christians
Click Click - Awake And Waiting
The March Violets - Grooving In Green
UK Decay - Jerusalem Over (The White Cliffs Of Dover )
Killing Joke - Sun Goes Down
Into A Circle - Rise
Miguel And The Living Dead - Aliens Wear Sunglasses
Jesus & Mary Chain - In A Hole
World Domination Enterprises - Asbestos Lead Asbestos
We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - XX Sex
The Three Johns - Never And Always
Violet Stigmata - (I Want To Be) A Little Girl
The Sisters of Mercy - Burn (live - Newcastle '85)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Regal Zone

DJ CovenAlex 10pm - 11.30pm
Public Image Limited - This Is Not A Love Song
March Violets - Crow Baby
James Ray - Texas
New Model Army - Frightened
Uberbyte - Mother Earth
Cruciform Injection - Signifiant Refuse (mix)
VNV Nation - Nemesis
XPQ21 - Beautiful
Cybercide - Exocet
Apoptygma Berzerk - Until The End Of The World
And One - Military Fashion Show
Covenant - Call The Ships To Port
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
Horatii - Darryl And Alicia
Suspiria - All In Pieces
Nekromantic - Children Go Bang!
Emma Conquest - Such Pretty Things
Faithful Dawn - Enchant Me
Vendemian - Masquerade
Merry Thoughts - Second Generation
Children On Stun - Whiskey A Go-Go
Star Industry - Until Eternity

DJ Cython 11.30pm - 12.30pm
Christian Death - Romeos Distress
Creaming Jesus - A Forest
Skeletal family - Promised Land
Fear Cult - If You’re Watching
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Israel
Alien Sex Fiend - I Walk The Line
The Deep Eynde - Devil Child
Face to Face - In Between Days
Radio Scarlet - Sir Rots A lot
Gotterdammerung – Echoes of Despair
The Exploited - Maggie
Rancid - Time Bomb
Joy Division - She's Lost Control
Chameleons - In Shreds
The Cramps - Human Fly
Darc Entries - Result of our love
Phantom Limbs - Hot Knives and Hornets
Subhumans – No

DJ Nephilimbabe 12.30pm - 1.30am
Ministry - Just One Fix (12" Edit)
Shadow Reichenstein - Wakin' The Dead
The Damned - Love Song ®
The Clash - White Riot
Crud - La De Da
45 Grave - Evil
Antiworld - Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
Dead Kennedys - Police Truck
Combichrist - Shut Up And Swallow
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - F1-11 Love Missile
Eisbrecher - Kein Mitleid ®
Front 242 - Headhunter (IOC Mix) ®
VNV Nation - Cold
Fields Of The Nephilim - Blue Water

Pretty groovy setlists

DJ Nephilimbabe wrote:World Domination Enterprises - Asbestos Lead Asbestos

for that track alone you get my vote
Revr'nd

nice night out

shame it's soo damn far for me to travel to...

First time me and the wife have been out together and both been drinking since our baby was born.

A good night was had by all.

My head still hurts.....