Orochi OH-KEH

man...what a night. starts off awkward...tickets say form eight...does that mean they are on from eight or get there around eight...bah. confusion much.

8:40 arrive. stand awkwardly at door trying to find some normal looking people to follow in.

8:45 inside. asian hippie-looking dj standing behind his turn tables with an ominous light shining from below. hot asians filing in. out of place white girl sits in her 80's resort attendant uniform looking odd.

9:15-ish first band comes on. Hard rocking asian/ white band. trouble* arrives. as does the shorts convention.


*Trouble- a forty to fifty yr old fat obnoxious woman with a mini mohawk and a clump of dreads protruding from the top of her skull. dressed like a 17 yr old goth with hand cuffs n safety pins n midriff. Not a good look with gut hanging out.


9:45- 11:45 next few bands come on. including Bourke st guy playing slide guitar. we stand to got closer to the front in anticipation of seeing Orochi. Meanwhile we have noticed a full-fledged hippie come in n sit in teh corner: dubbed 'Woodstock'. His outfit was like something you would pay to hire. including the round glasses n tie dye. he was just missing the peace chain necklace. insane. Standing to his right was bowl cut '95'; white boy donned in an Orochi tee and singing along to all the japanese songs the bands were palying, sporting a mid nineties geek do. HIGHLIGHT bowl cut and trouble....together...dancing!


12:00 am Orochi finally get on stage. Crazy times. Trouble starts dancing IN FRONT OF LEAD SINGER...FACING THE AUDIENCE!!!! now the stage was only low so she was practically hiding him...whipping her dread rope round in circles n dangling her chains n shit all over the place. she was like a car accident..i couldn't bear to look but i couldn't tear myself away. the band was all kitted up in their authentic gear, samurai sword n all. eventually trouble wormed her way on stage to wreak more havoc.



1:00 am ish walking through the city in the rain. forgetting what its like to feel wet AND hot. wow that came out bad...you know what i am TRYING to say though. manage to score a cab and be home in bed by quarter to 2.





Apart from the disgust at Trouble, it was a thoroughly enjoyable night. totally out of teh ordinary. crazy times!