That was quiet unexpected. I can’t remember how I heard about Girl Talk (his real first name is « Greg », but na, Girl talk will be more than fine). Just remembered that I’ve downloaded his album (no, don’t « bouhouhouhou me », we can download it under Creative Common License aka « i give what i want, even 0 bucks ») and kinda liked it. Looked out and, at that time, he just wasn’t touring outside of the US. Someday while surfing the schedule from the Botanique (saw Metronomy, Puppetmastaz, Woodpigeon, Bob & Lisa, Saule et les pleureurs, Pascale Picard down there…), the one that made me liked hearing -again- some binary beats again was coming to the sweet Brussels. Couldn’t miss it, especially for 9 bucks! Didn’t know much what that would give in live, but it turned out to be a real messed up, fun, jumping nite.

For once I arrived early (don’t want the « Rachael Yamagata incident » where I was way too far from the stage happen again. evaaa!), doors are closed, shirts are there waiting to be sold, no buttons, a shame, would have loved a button ^^ we’ll see for a shirt if it’s as fun as I imagine it. So here we, this time it’s more crowded than for Bob & Lisa, younger as well.

[My 2 cents, start the video at 30 sec, infrabass before that!, but it's the moment where he's going into the crowd]

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Smoke fest is starting. Always a good sign, and here he comes, hoodie on, purple trousers… 2 laptop in front of him, 2 speakers, one mic. Don’t need much else. And for all the apple lovers, no, he’s not using a mac (hehe *victolllllyyy is miiinnneeeeuuuuuhh*), but 2 panasonic windows laptop and  here we were going, first loop, first beats, everyone starts jumping and shouting.

2nd loop, he’s sending the confettis, which is, when you know it, the signal for « come on, get on stage with me and have freakin’ fun! » of course a dozen of people went directly on stage dancing around him and the mood of the evening just tended to get even better than better.

Smoke is all around, temperature is going of the roof, sweat is everywhere, and it’s only the beginning of his set list. He starts jumping in front of his computer, goes into the crowd (he even went out to drink out of a ladies glass at some point and litterally jump on a guy’s back) and starts dancing with people. Gosh it’s just nice to see. Someone that is just having so much fun, in communion with the crowd that came to see him.

I remember I sang some Kelly Clarkson (siiiince you’ve beeeennn gonnnneeeee!), reminding me of this summer in ireland when this song came out, I also jumped on « Song 2″ of Blur (this was more london period, but damn as good and as enterteining), i’m having a recap of my good moments in clubs right now… just like woooowww.. i remember that nite at the bob’s in dublin (the « don’t roll ur eyes at me » episode… *sigh* ), i remember the « on anon » on picadilly circus (the « I like the way you move » incident) and so on and so on (note to self : I could talk more about those moments of my life, but because no one is litterally comenting on what i’m saying, why bothers hehe -fake excuse inside.. or not- :p )[Video : start at 50sec, just to hear the "song2" by Blur  *goose bumps*]

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Most and foremost here’s the gimmick (almost as I was expecting it) from « Come on eileen » of the Dexys Midnight Runner, and this is just a brain blaster. This is exactly why I used to love electro, because with simple beats you are like travelling far from everything, far from the botanique, far from brussels, from your daily life, and going to memories, pure memories, the only thing that matters in the end once again, what you remember of the moments you’ve lived. And this is just awesome.

Right now, i’m French, in a belgium gig place, in front of an American artists, singing an Irish band. The perfect sum up of what goes on in my life right now. I’ll never be belgian, but I kinda love this country, I grew up, or at least started to became an adult in england and in ireland, and this is why everything related to this is directly going in my open’s heart. No wonder why I tried to offer irish stuff to my closest friends (even if i never saw them wearing what i bought, who really cares ;p ), just because I have faith in the idea that some moments of our lives are worth sharing, even if this is nonesense to the people we’re sharing it with.

This mix is just extraordinary, worse « incendiary » (good luck to the person who can comment with the name of the awesome movie where this « incendiary » comes from, should give a prize, but dunno which one ^^ ), coming up on stage, going down, dancing with people I’ve never met in my life, still the incredible idea of just being 120% into that moment, living my life as much as i can while i can, i’ll have time to chill out and stop being overwhelmed by projects, but not now. Days, weeks, months, years are flying by, and I know I’m not looking for much else, or at least I know what I miss truly, which is more than most of us can actually say.

The moment is going stronger and stronger, everyone is sweating, dancing, doesn’t caring about what they are doing, pure fun in la Rotonde of this gig place. It wasn’t sold out, but ellie (one of the ladies dancing) will told me later that there was only 5 tix left, ok, let’s call it sold out then hehe ^^ « ya know, i used to play in clubs in the us, and here in europe, i’m actally going into places like this one, so thank you very much to all of ya to coming here to see me, and I can see everyone!!! are ya still here???? » -crowd shouting-

Really, an hour out of nowhere, with a crowd litterally overlving the mix that’s presented in front of us. He’ll take the time to stay on stage to take some pictures with the ones who want to, it’s how much you see he’s also fully living his life. Girl Talk just rocked my world just with mashups, smiles, and an incredible crowd. Let me see him again very soon please!

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In my ears : Franz Ferdinand -This Fire- ♫ « This fire is out of control/ I’m going to burn this city/ Burn this city/ If this fire is out of control/ Then i/I’m out of control/And i burn »♫