The bloke off the internet, on 01 August 2012 - 5:40 PM, said:

Right on, man! Glad to hear you're getting in!

Csar, on 25 July 2012 - 5:11 AM, said:

The bloke off the internet, on 01 August 2012 - 5:40 PM, said:

It's all about timing!
Hi-Five to Errol!
Have a wicked time Bloke!!!

Sounded nice. Unfortunately I have to work all weekend. Does anyone know already what this "Immersive experience" will be?

Don't know what it is, or even where it is, I shall see !

So this thing is tomorrow? I signed up for this, successfully I believe. But haven't heard anything since. If this is tomorrow surely we should know what it's all about by now?

Might it be Don't Think in 3D?

Don't Think in 7.1 would be great as well...

Just received a mail, with all the indications and the location.
Don't know if I'm allowed to say much so I prefer not to spoil anything but it seems like it will be really wicked.

No, don't say anything if the info you were given is confidential.

But DO tell us all about it afterward!!

Actually I don't know if it's supposed to be confidential or not, they didn't say anything about it but I guess it goes without saying.

Need to knooooooooooooow

A bit disapointed I haven't had anything considering I got my entry in on time. I wonder if I was too honest about my age (too old rather than too young). Still curious as to what it is/was. I'm tempted to go with the suggestions that it's in 3D (why wasn't it in 3D originally?) and perhaps being shown somewhere like the arches near London Bridge (defunct SEOne nightclub?) where people will be dancing rather than sitting in a cinema seat...

back

So, I arrived in a hangar where we were put some clown make-up. We then had to go to a place near the bridge, wait in a queue for wristbands, and in another queue for white adidas jackets. So we were dressed like the guy in the Galvanize video.
Then we enter into the venue : white rabbit studios at the arches.

James Holroyd is DJing. I'm not sure it's him cause he was dressed like us but the music sounded a lot like his slow-mo style, and he played some tracks we heard in Paris last year (Mr Oizo's Cut Dick) in the set he did after the screening.

There was a guy playing snack busking : we could get some pop-corns or ice cream for free if we beat him at rock-paper-scisors. He posted some pics on his twitter : http://twitter.ie/JohnQuilter

James Holroyd then made a special chemical mix, still in his usual slow style :

Scale
Seal
Hanna's Theme
Lost In The K-Hole
One Too Many Mornings
If You Kling To Me I'll Klong To You
Dream On
Interrogation/Lonesome Subway
Spring
The Pills Won't Help You Now
Asleep From Day
Close Your Eyes
Harpoons
Where Do I Begin (so frustrating that there was no reel after that !)

The were some visuals during this set, some were from Further, some were from the live shows, but nothing new I think.

And then a guy dressed as acid father took a mike and said "Hahaha (evil laugh), come with us and leave your world behind, ladies and gentlemen, don't think !" and the screening comes. Didn't watch the time at that moment but I think it was around ten o'clock.
No 3D. There was a huge screen divided in three parts showing visuals for the show (not exactly the same though, there were some differences) and a smaller one showing the DVD, which was the one I wtached mostly (it was more interesting with the gear porn and the stargate). Some visuals were projected on the walls but there wasn't any on the floor :


The crowd was disappointing ! They didn't act like fans at a concert (well it was a screening, not a proper concert but we were in the same conditions, all standing, lights, sound and stuff), barely dancing, and were more occupied chatting, taking photos (probably to send them on instagram) and shaking their coktails. Did they think they were in a salon de thé or what ? Fortunately the BALLOONS ON SATURATE (fuck yeah) woke them up a little bit, but I had the impression I was the only fan there (I regretted not having taken my chemical t-shirt with me to London, I couldn't imagine I would have to wear it).
Where did they all come from anyway ? We sure weren't a thousand, but at least a few hundreds, and I can't believe they are all on the forum. Or if you are reading us please register and post, we would be pleased to have some new peeps here ! The Chems didn't even mention it on their facebook page or twitter account. So how did they get invited, how did they hear about the event ? A mystery.
Another question I can't seem to find the answer to is : why ? What was the point of all of this ? There were some guys takings photos or videos with professional material into the crowd, but I don't think (no pun intended) they intend to release a video of...well people watching a video ! (chemception ?)
No Tom or Ed obviously (to be honest I didn't even expect them to be there, plus they are currently in Ibiza, aren't they ?). BUT we had a guest star :

Yep, HE was there !
Crowd during Superflash :


And then it ends and as I mentioned before, JH does another set, still in his usual housey style. No bad music but it's not the kind of thing that gets me high. He kicked off with a slowed down version of Tour De France and also dropped Theme For Velodrome later in this set. He ended at half past one, but most of the people had already gone anyway.


I feel the post-chemical depression arising in me, but not because it was great, merely because too much expectations lead to even more disapointments. To me it was The Chemical Brothers without the chemical spirit, and afaik it wasn't even their initiative but something from adidas underground.
I wanted to listen to the Reel when I arrived back home but I was so unsatisfied that I couldn't take the risk of experiencing a bad trip.

Wow. That's really weird.

I know the event was posted on facebook, it wasn't a forumers-only thing.

That does sound a bit depressing. Like when I saw it in Sydney, I just wanted to jump up and dance and most people just sat eating popcorn.

Thanks so much for reporting back with so much detail. The clown make up was spot on! But hmmm what a strange experience! It is a shame to hear it was disappointing and the crowd weren't enthused.. I wonder if maybe it felt a bit strange to other people there as well? Maybe the clown makeup and Adidas getup was too over the top? I don't know. It must've been visually striking to look around and see everyone else dressed like these crazy acid clowns in track suit jackets!

Anyway, to try and look at the positive. What struck me as kind of cool reading about this whole event kind of reminds me of old map point raves or a warehouse party that was thrown together at the last minute - and people from all around come out of the woodwork to get their rave on. Except the cops didn't bust this one up, haha. It's also cool there was a live dj at the event, and they upped the ante with the visuals while the film was playing.

It sucks Bloke that everyone didn't share your enthusiasm at the screening! Sorry that you had a shitty time there. Good attempt on the clown make-up (has avatar potential From your point of view, it seemed like the screening was more of a dinner party with a dj in the living room! If I went, I probably would of made the best of it, but I would be lying to myself If I said this screening was better than the previous screenings that we all went to.

Hopefully others who went to your screening can chime in on their experience here on the forum. I think this type of screening would of been better if it was done earlier (during the theatrical release of DT in other cities) I would've love to don the clown make-up again ( i did it once years ago)

Kind of like Whirls said , just look at the bright side...............wait a minute.......EDIT: There is no bright side..........that is until the Chems drop their release date for their first single for their next album.

The bloke off the internet, on 04 August 2012 - 6:35 AM, said:

And then you get back home with the clown face straight through london? Could you keep the Adidas-wear?

nekoland, on 04 August 2012 - 5:41 PM, said:

Bloke at 0:57? And the Doctor was also there (0:28)?

ThePumisher, on 04 August 2012 - 8:18 PM, said:

Yes, but most of the make-up had flaked because it was not sweatproof. Some people gave the jacket back but we coul keep it so I kept mine, even though I highly doubt I'll use it again one day.

ThePumisher, on 04 August 2012 - 8:18 PM, said:

Maybe, I hadn't even noticed it.