I know this sounds excessive when I say something like it pretty much every month, but: seriously, best Chimera evar. As one patron said, "if this is the way the Warehouse closing down treats us, bring it on!!"  Turnout was well over 100 people, with more of them on the dance floor at once than I've seen in a long time.  At one point there were so many people either dancing or standing on the periphery of the dance floor that I couldn't see to the back of the bar - which is saying something considering how small Soda is.

Also, the guest DJ: definitely coming back.  He got rave reviews from everyone I heard anything from, including one to the effect of "the only guest DJ better than that who we've had was Dervish." Anyone familiar with the scene here in Alberta will realize what a big compliment that is.

Personally though, my favorite thing about him was that he took initiative on his own to look at the request list and try to help me get through it.  Seriously, nobody does that. I never did it when I was a guest DJ.  Just like being a "guest" in someone's house, with DJing the assumption seems to be widespread that guests just do their thing and leave requests to the resident DJ.  I do have more fun when the guest helps with requests though, because otherwise, what tends to happen when there's a guest DJ is that either I a) feel like I have to spend my entire time every set playing requests, or b) don't care and the request list really suffers as a result.

I really had a lot of fun.  I know I said last month that Chimera had shifted from being a cool party with/for my friends to being a cool job, but this month it felt more like being a cool party with/for my friends again, just with lots of "extras" in the background.

The only extremely minor issues I had with the night were a) the pen not working for the request list (I will have a pencil or something next month) and b) my microphone not working.  Either I got no sound or I got too much feedback to make it useable.  I've decided I'm pissed off with this issue and may look into buying a megaphone... since as well as being practical, that strikes me as... self-evidently awesome. Does anyone know where to get such a thing in Calgary?  I found a whole bunch for sale on eBay for very reasonable prices, but I'd prefer to check the thing out physically to make sure it isn't a cheap piece-of-crap toy or something before buying it.

Oh, and I wanted to mention too, in case anyone was curious: my lecture today actually went extremely well, as did my meeting with my supervisor, so good to see that DJing isn't apparently going to cause problems on those fronts.  I did end up getting a headache in the late afternoon and having to sleep for about 3 hours, but I think the reasons for that were not necessarily related to DJing, and at least everything that needed to get done today did get done to my satisfaction.

Anyway, an extremely successful night all-in-all, for which thanks is due to:

• cadredlight, darkgentleman, diss_tress, mauler and others (Larissa, talis, more?) for helping out on the door.  (I reloaded my blogging software recently, so I updated everyone's usernames to LJ since nobody seems to care about myspace anymore anyway) 
• DJ Metalmaester for being totally awesome, and also to him and sturm_totenkopf for helping me take my equipment to the car at the end of the night.
• The staff at Soda.
• Everyone who made it out to show their support for the night.

And here is the playlist:

DJ Jinx & DJ Metalmaester @ Chimera, January 28, 2010:

* = request

DJ Metalmaester:
Necessary Response - Forever
David Bowie & Nine Inch Nails - I'm Afraid of Americans
Icon of Coil - Simulated
The Cure - Torture
Derma-Tek - Less Important

DJ Jinx:
Infekktion - Virus of Time
Bauhaus - Stigmata Martyr (Dance mix)
Umbra et Imago - Mea Culpa
Eisbrecher - Wilkommen im Nichts
Die Form - Mental Epidemic

DJ Metalmaester:
Bauhaus-Dancing
Anima Immortalis - In Taberna
UnterArt - Now or Never
Soman - Mask
Absurd Minds - Crucifiction

DJ Jinx:
Die Krupps - To the Hilt *
Qntal - Ad Mortem Festinamus
Scary Valentine - Clouding My World *
The Man Van - The Ride
The Cruxshadows - Dance Floor Metaphor *

DJ Metalmaester:
Covenant - Call the Ships to Port (Club Version) *
Painbastard - 23.55 Uhr
Plastic - Sense of Life(Interflow by SITD)
Rammstein - Du Riecht So Gut *
Feindflug - AK 47 *

DJ Jinx:
FGFC820 - Not the World I Remember *
VnV Nation - Sentinel *
And One - Military Fashion Show *
Dope Stars Inc. - Braindamage
Suicide Commando - Desire *

DJ Metalmaester:
Acylum - Final Shot(Club mix)
Tyske Ludder - Canossa
Nachtmahr - Tanzdictator
Decoded Feedback - Breathe (In Strict Confidence mix)
Agonoize - Bis Das Blut Getrieft (Original) *

DJ Jinx:
Tactical Sekt - Not Going to Work That Way *
Eisbrecher - Vergissmeinicht *
Helium Vola - Omnis Mundi Creatura
Combichrist - This Shit Will Fuck You Up *
Turisas - Rasputin *
Rotersand - Exterminate, Annihilate, Destroy
Psideralica - Poison

DJ Metalmaester:
Grendel - Soilbleed V.3 *
Front Line Assembly - Beneath the Rubble
Aesthetic Perfection - Schadenfreude
Feindflug - Atherkrieg *
Grendel - Shortwired

DJ Jinx:
Ministry - Thieves
Panzer AG - Machinegun Go Go
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult - Lucifer's Flowers *
Abney Park - Airship Pirates *
:wumpscut: - Wreath of Barbs *

DJ Metalmaester:
iVardensphere - Nuke the Site From Orbit
Beborn Beton - Another World *
Hocico - Fed Up
Leaether Strip - Strap Me Down Again
Zeromancer - It Sounds Like Love (But It Looks Like Sex)

DJ Jinx:
KMFDM - Godlike (Doglike)
Tool - Opiate
Marilyn Manson - The Nobodies
Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl
Cultus Ferox - Goddesses

DJ Metalmaester:
Stahlfrequenz - Black Horizon
Decoded Feedback - Supernova
Solitary Experiments - Depressive Frustration
VNV Nation - Chrome (SITD Remix) *
Frozen Autumn - Bio-Vital (Decoded Feedback Cover)

DJ Jinx:
IAMX - After Every Party I Die *
Malice Mizer - Beast of Blood *
Emilie Autumn - Dead is the New Alive
Voltaire - Vampire Club
Cauda Pavonis - Juggernaut
[:SITD:] - Lebensborn
Luxt - Genie in a Bottle
Johnny Cash - Man in Black

The next Chimera will be on Thursday, February 25.  Hope to see you there.  And keep your fingers crossed that D likes the multiple event proposals - complete with music descriptions, logos and full-color sample posters - that I gave him...