[Entropy] Newsletter, December 2004

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Dear All,
   Welcome once more to the Entropy news letter. If you're
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ENTROPY THIS MONTH

This month regulars Jim and Ruth are joined by Ali*, electro DJ
extraodinaire and member of Bristol band Goteki. Ali is known for his
love of 80s electro pop and 80s cheese. Ruth and Jim will be supplying
Entropy's usual dose of EBM, Industrial, Indie and dance tunes for the
rest of the night.

Full details of this month's Entropy, including maps of
where the Porter Butt is can be found on our website:

http://www.entropybath.co.uk

ENTROPY LAST MONTH

Last month we changed the format a little with the DJs playing in
hour-long slots, This month we're back to 30 minute slots per DJ. We
changed to give our special guest DJ Beanz a little more, uninterrupted
time at the decks.

Local DJ Juamei kicked us off with an hour of Noise and Industrial
tunes. The rest of the night was split between regular Michael and our
guest DJ Beanz. After the high turnout last month, I expected less
people to show and the cold, wet weather didn't help our cause. We
still had over 60 people in the venue by 11pm and the dancefloor
stayed fairly full from then on.

OTHER NEWS THIS MONTH

* Entropy in 2005.

Over the last year we tried to keep Entropy on the same weekend of
every month so that people would get used to it and (hopefully) know
when it was. When picking a weekend we tried hard to avoid all of the
other alternative nights locally and even left the first Saturday of
every month free - just in case Exile decided to keep going in Bath.

Well, as some of you know, we still managed to clash with some nights
and Exile is not coming back regularly. We've also noticed that people
still have problems remember exactly when the third Saturday of the
month is! So, as of next year Entropy will be moving to the FIRST
SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Every month except one, January.
The first Saturday of January is New Year's Day and we really didn't think
many people would make it out. That means there will be no Entropy in
January and the first Entropy of 2005 will be on Saturday, 5th Feburary.

You may have seen Jim and a few others in Bath wandering around with
black, Entropy T-shirts on. These have all of the 2005 dates on the
back and are avaialble for only £18 each (and believe it or not that's pretty
much cost). If more than ten people want Ts we can get them done cheaper.

The dates for next year are as follows:

5th February
5th March
2nd April
7th May
4th June
2nd July
6th August
3rd September
1st October
5th November
3rd December

We hope to see some of you there.

* Alt-Bath Scene Forums

Liam (of Discord fame) has set up a new web site for us Bathonians to
play with. You can find the new Alt-Bath Scene Forums here:

http://www.altbathscene.co.uk

There are forums for most of the alternative nights in Bath, music,
bands, gigs and general news. Head over there and see what you think!

* SubSpecies and Start The Machines to merge.

Last month saw the last SubSpecies in Bristol. In the new year they
will be teaming up with Start The Machines and doing a new club called
Sub-Machines. They'll be playing the best from both clubs so expect a
monthly dose of Dark, Gothic and Industrial tunes but "no bleepy,
cheesy tunes". Sub-Machines will start in January 2005 and will run on
the fourth Friday of every month.

* The Last Dark Trix.

One of the longest running alternative nights in the South is closing
its doors in December. After four years, Jim has decided to give
someone else a chance to run an alternative night in Basingstoke and
will be moving on to other things. If you've ever been and want to
help Jim make it the biggest Dark Trix ever, or wanted to go but never
found the time then Saturday 11th December is your last chance.

http://www.geocities.com/taoist_goth/darktrixhome.htm

NIGHTS TO REMEMBER

Wednesday 1st December
   "Resurrection"
   Bath's biggest alternative night, playing a mix of Indie, rock,
   dance and alternative tunes at the Moles Club. This week Scarlet
   Soho are playing, described as dark 'n menacing with an eighties
   feel.
   http://www.clubresurrection.co.uk
   http://www.scarletsoho.co.uk

Thursday 2nd December
   "Discord"
   Playing metal, new metal and a mix of new alternative tunes at
   Babylon in Bath.
   http://www.clubdiscord.co.uk/

Friday 3rd December
   "Digi:tec Christmas Special"
   2 club nights go head to head this month when Digi:tec play off
   against Blackmachine from Bournemouth!
   Industrial, Electro, Futurepop goodness upstairs in the Hatchet,
   Frogmore St Bristol.
   http://www.digitec.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Saturday 4th December
   "Start The Machines"
   DJs: Dan Damage and Dr Oopy. Guest DJ Mr. Sneaky from Goteki
   playing the best of electro-industrial, darkwave, industrial-noise
   and industrial metal music.  Upstairs in the Hatchet, Frogmore St
   Bristol
   http://www.startthemachines.org.uk

   "Cauda Pavonis"
   @ the Full Moon, Stokes Croft, BRISTOL
   Supported by CORROSION (Goth Rock) - www.corrosionuk.com
   DJ AnT (Elviras/Sweet Dreams) and DJ Wolfie (Zone/Hell Bent for Leather)
   Doors 7:30pm. Tickets are £4 Advance £5 on the door. R.O.A.R.

   "Electric Six"
   Anson Rooms  Ar2 (Bristol University)
   Students Union, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol.
   Equiries 0117 954 5810.
   Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets are £10.50 in advance.

   "ZONE"
   Emo, Ska, Alternative, Industrial, Goth, EBM Classic Rock & Metal.
   Two 'zones' playing a mix of music from 10pm until 3am!
   Zone is also hosting the Electric Six afterparty. Members of the
   band will be DJing at the Aftershow Party.
   £3 adv. tickets, £4 flyer/nus b4 11.30pm. £5 all others.
   @Club UK (formerly Dimensions nightclub) 21-23 Strokes Croft, BS1 3PY

Monday 6th December
   "Seven"
   Rock, Metal, Indie and Alternative tunes from 9.30pm til 2am.
   @The Playground (formerly Ts night club under Pultney bridge).
   £2 entrance b4 11pm, £1 for members b4 11pm.

   "Battle of the Bands"
   3rd semi-final of Moles Battle of the Bands featuring 4 hour
   drive, Angel Iles and Morris, Doubtful Guest, The relatives, The
   Nots and Old School Tie plus DJ Skrubba.
   Members £2, conc £2.50, guests £3.

Tuesday 7th December
   "The Big Cheese"
   Cheesy tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
   http://www.moles.co.uk/

Wednesday 8th December
   "The Damned"
   Carling Academy @ Bristol.
   http://www.bristol-academy.co.uk
   http://www.officialdamned.com/

Thursday 9th December
   "Discord"
   Playing metal, new metal and a mix of new alternative tunes at
   Babylon in Bath.
   http://www.clubdiscord.co.uk/

Saturday 11th December
   "Dark Trix"
   Gothic/Industrial night club for Dark Souls.
   This will be the LAST EVER Dark Trix.
   Bang Bar, Basing View, Basingstoke.
   http://www.darktrix.com/

   "ZONE"
   Emo, Ska, Alternative, Industrial, Goth, EBM Classic Rock & Metal.
   Two 'zones' playing a mix of music from 10pm until 3am!
   £3 adv. tickets, £4 flyer/nus b4 11.30pm. £5 all others.
   @Club UK (formerly Dimensions nightclub) 21-23 Strokes Croft, BS1 3PY

Monday 13th September
   "Seven"
   Rock, Metal, Indie and Alternative tunes from 9.30pm til 2am.
   @The Playground (formerly Ts night club under Pultney bridge).
   £2 entrance b4 11pm, £1 for members b4 11pm.

   "Battle of the Bands FINAL"
   The final of the Moles Battle of the Bands 2004. Featuring Zilch,
   Underdown, Souls, Finest Little Space and the winners from the 3rd
   semi-final.
   Members £2, conc £2.50, guests £3.

Tuesday 14th December
   "The Big Cheese"
   Cheesy tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
   http://www.moles.co.uk/

Wednesday 15th December
   "Resurrection"
   Bath's biggest alternative night, playing a mix of Indie, rock,
   dance and alternative tunes at the Moles Club. This week Hiatus
   are playing.
   http://www.clubresurrection.co.uk
   http://www.hiatusmusic.com/

Thursday 16th December
   "Discord"
   Playing metal, new metal and a mix of new alternative tunes at
   Babylon in Bath.
   http://www.clubdiscord.co.uk/

Saturday 18th December
   ENTROPY
   Playing a mix of Indie, Goth, Industrial and new alternative
   at the Porter Butt in Bath.
   DJs Michael and special guest DJ BEANZ.
   http://www.entropybath.co.uk

   "ZONE"
   Emo, Ska, Alternative, Industrial, Goth, EBM Classic Rock & Metal.
   Two 'zones' playing a mix of music from 10pm until 3am!
   £3 adv. tickets, £4 flyer/nus b4 11.30pm. £5 all others.
   @Club UK (formerly Dimensions nightclub) 21-23 Strokes Croft, BS1 3PY

   "Human League"
   Carling Academy @ Bristol.
   http://www.bristol-academy.co.uk

Monday 20th December
   "Seven"
   Rock, Metal, Indie and Alternative tunes from 9.30pm til 2am.
   @The Playground (formerly Ts night club under Pultney bridge).
   £2 entrance b4 11pm, £1 for members b4 11pm.

   "Battle of the Bands"
   1st Semi Final of Moles Battle of the Bands featuring Zilch,
   Figment, The Autos and more tbc plus DJ Skrubba.
   Members £2, conc £2.50, guests £3.

Tuesday 21st December
   "The Big Cheese"
   Cheesy tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
   http://www.moles.co.uk/

Thursday 23rd December
   "Discord"
   Playing metal, new metal and a mix of new alternative tunes at
   Babylon in Bath.
   http://www.clubdiscord.co.uk/

Monday 27th December
   "Seven"
   Rock, Metal, Indie and Alternative tunes from 9.30pm til 2am.
   @The Playground (formerly Ts night club under Pultney bridge).
   £2 entrance b4 11pm, £1 for members b4 11pm.

Tuesday 28th December
   "The Big Cheese"
   Cheesy tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
   http://www.moles.co.uk/

Wednesday 29th December
   "Resurrection"
   Bath's biggest alternative night, playing a mix of Indie, rock,
   dance and alternative tunes at the Moles Club. This week Hooker
   are playing. Compared to X-Ray Spex, the Gossip and
   Sleater-Kinney, Hooker were one of the best bands at last year's
   Ladyfest London.
   http://www.clubresurrection.co.uk

New Year's Eve
   "Corruption"
   Rock, Metal & Goth Mayhem!
   Featuring Osmium and Cauda Pavonis and DJs Miss Malice, NoMyx and
   Dr Stein. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are £6 in advance and £8 on
   the door. Advance tickets available from Alterd Statez, Cauda
   Pavonis at the Full Moon, Dec 4th, Bristol Ticket Shop and The Eclipse.

   "Moles New Year's Eve Party"
   His imperial majesty's sound system
   The now legendary fuck ups of turntable experimentation bring to
   life the monster that is. Featuring THE HEAVY Sliced up on a cold
   hard slab the bloody mess of heavy soulfunk. roots. Rockin
   reggae. Hip hop. And some indescribable chunks of audio flesh.
   Advance tickets recommended
   http://www.moles.co.uk/

If you'd like a night listed in this newsletter, or have a some news
you'd like people to know please email Jim at
jim.grimmett@curiosity-shoppe.com and he'll add it in if appropriate.

That's all folks. Hope to see you all on the 18th for the last Entropy
of 2004!

Cheers.