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Ad:Rem 2016

The second Ad:Rem festival took place at Elektrowerkz. This event is dedicated to bringing over bands from the European scene that otherwise would not have a chance to play in the UK, as well as giving a few local acts a chance to play styles not often heard on London stages. As with last year, I was tasked with filling in the gaps between the bands. Here’s what I ended up playing.

NON – Fire In The Organism
Haus Arafna – You Don’t Believe Me
Death In June – Crush My Love
Psychic TV – No Go Go
Einstürzende Neubauten – Sabrina
Coph Nia – The Oath
Deutsch Nepal – Deflagration of Hell
In Slaughter Natives – Angel Meat

<Grimbergen>

Anenzephalia – A Tribute To..
Whitehouse – Why You Never Became A Dancer
Brighter Death Now – Hipp Hipp Hurray I Will Kill You Today
Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music (Excerpt…..like I could get away playing the whole thing)

<S.T.A.B. Electronics>

November Növelet – Free
Printed At Bismarck’s Death – O’ What Can Ail Thee
Cyan – A New God Is Born

<Lizard Smile>

Von Thronstahl – Heimatfreund-Staatsfiend
Blood Axis – Bearer Of 10,000 Eyes – Lord Of Ages
H.E.R.R. – The Fall Of Constantinople
Stalingrad – Neither Honour Nor Glory
Puissance – Grace Of God

<Triarii>

Am Not – Intervention
Sonar – Sonar
PAL – Agentenfister
Synapscape – Drastic Significance
Imminent Starvation – Lost Highway 45

<MDS51>

The Thought Criminals – Dirty Electro
FullContact69 – Below The Belt
Elm – Edge (Extended)
Old School Union – Stressi
Wulfband – Gewalt
SadoSato – Piefkemädchen

<Schramm>

Ad:Key – Pissed Off
Container 90 – Raise Your Finger
Deja Vu 2 – World Alert (2014 Mix)
Borghesia – Theme One (Resistance Mix)
Ionic Vision – Ave Maria (Pristine)

<Akalotz>

After this, DJ Danny Dup from Belgium came on to play an afterparty set, consisting of scene favourites from Front 242 to Rammstein to Sisters of Mercy. At 4:40am, I then returned to the booth to see the event out.

Project Pitchfork – Timekiller
Front Line Assembly – Mindphaser
Feindflug – Glaubenskreig
This’Morn Omina – One eYed Man
Xotox – Eisenkiller
Terrorfakt – Arsenal
Punch Inc. – Arm Against
Converter – Death Time
Asche – Riding On The Atomic ICE
P.A.L. – Gelöbnis
:Wumpscut: – Black Death (French Texture)
Suicide Commando – See You In Hell
Leæther Strip – Japanese Bodies
Skinny Puppy – Smothered Hope
Front 242 – Masterhit Pt 1+2
Outro: Vangelis – Bladerunner (End Titles)

Ad:Rem 2015

Four weeks on from Renaissance and it’s back to Elektrowerkz to provide DJ support for another multi-band epic. This one features many artists and styles rarely heard in London, and several of the bands were making their UK debut. Myself and Nathan Nothing shared out the band supports, whilst Belgian DJ Danny Dup came over to play a 90-minute set at the afterparty. Here’s what I played.

Andrew King Support

Genocide Organ – Vive La Guerre
NON – Total War (Live In Osaka)
Blood Axis – Walked In Line
SPK – Mekano
Von Thronstahl – Heimatfreund-Staatsfiend
Of The Wand And The Moon – My Devotion Will Never Fade
Spiritual Front – Song For The Old Man
Ain Soph – White Guard
Strawbs – The Hangman and the Papist
Allerseelen – Sturmlied
Psychic TV – No Go Go
Einstürzende Neubauten – Sabrina

Institution D.O.L. Support

Whitehouse – Why You Never Became A Dancer
Converter – Slave
Brighter Death Now – I Wish I Was A Little Girl

(Note to Terminates Here regulars…..I’ve long since wished for a legitimate chance to play Whitehouse in a DJ set. Itch scratched!)

Lizard Smile Support

Arzt+Pfusch – Better Than You
yelworC – Sacred City
(note these two played in fragments due to brief PA power outage)

Invasion of Female Logic Support

Babyland – Mindfuck
Youth Code – Consuming Guilt
Vomito Negro – No Hope No Fear
!Bang Elektronika – Elektronische Blitzkreig

Pantzer Fabriek Support

Ionic Vision – Back Again
Paranoid – I Dominate You
DAF/DOS – Wegen Dir
Jäger 90 – Dessau

5am Slimelight Afterparty Set

My original plan for a rhythmic noise afterparty set was abandoned as the crowd was thinning by this point, so I reverted to the ‘Terminates Here Greatest Hits’ for what was going to be my 3rd Slimelight set.

Project Pitchfork – KNKA (Climax Version)
Covenant – Figurehead (Plain)
VNV Nation – Joy
Front Line Assembly – Plasticity
Skinny Puppy – Smothered Hope
Kirlian Camera – Eclipse (Anniversary)
The Eternal Afflict – San Diego (Tragical)