Intelligent Warrior Kittens #3 - Achilles plays fetch

So, I finally named my kittens.. Achilles & Echo. Achilles cause that one is more warrior like, but is quite vulnerable to affection and Echo cause he makes this multiple meow/meow/meow/meow sound sometimes.. So, one day I noticed that Achilles just started playing fetch and I finally recorded a little session. At the time I had a bunch of boxes (speakers!) stacked in the reception room of my studio.

In the still picture Echo is on the left and Achilles is on the right. Echo got an eye infection, but it's much better now..

Here is the video:
www.youtube.com/watch

Fractured w/ Robert Natus & Arkus P 10.17.07

EGR Records invites you to Fractured on Wednesday October 17th, 2007 at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco.

I'm pleased to be working with two talented and well known international producers from Germany, Robert Natus (Abstract/Bitshift) and Arkus P (Abstract). I've been playing their music for the last 5 years and it will be a treat to have them perform in SF. In support will be myself (Catharsis), Mochipet (Daly City Records), DJ Intoner (Death Guild), Mitch (Death Guild), and Bloody Snowman (Daly City Records). This event will be a full night of quality music covering industrial-techno, breakcore, powernoise, and IDM.

This will be last EGR event for quite some time, so come out and enjoy it while it lasts and make this one to remember!

Where: DNA Lounge; 375 11th St. San Francisco CA
When: 10/17/07; SF 9:30pm to 2am
Cost: $7 @ door before 11pm; $10 afterwards
www.egregious.net/events/2007/fractured/

If you would like to sign up for the EGR announcement email list (very low volume) and get a discount on entry send an email to katharsis7@yahoo.com w EGR List Entry in the title. This will give you a $5 ticket before 10pm, but if you are in line outside the venue before 9:30pm (opening) you will get in for free (cut off immediately at 9:30pm). If you're on a budget this is quite a deal for the lineup presented at Fractured!

Check out an older live battle PA from Robert Natus & Arkus P to get an idea of their music if you are not familiar!
www.ngoht.hu/dl2/archive...04.00%29.mp3

Lineup (Main Room):
9:30pm to 11:00pm Catharsis (EGR Records; SF) on 3 decks!
11:00pm to 2:00am Robert Natus vs Arkus P Live Battle PA (Abstract; Hamburg/Frankfurt Germany)

Upstairs Room (breakcore/powernoise/IDM)
Time Performer
9:30pm to 10:30pm DJ Intoner (Death Guild; Oakland)
10:30pm to 11:30pm Bloody Snowman (Daly City Records)
11:30pm to 12:00am DJ Intoner (Death Guild; Oakland)
12:00am to 1:00am Mochipet (Daly City Records; SF)
1:00am to 2:00am Mitch (Death Guild; SF)

Go-go dancing by poor impulse control..

Myspace and more info on the artists:
Robert Natus -- www.myspace.com/egrrecords
ArkusP -- www.myspace.com/arkusp
Catharsis -- www.myspace.com/egrrecords
Mochipet -- www.myspace.com/mochipet
Bloody Snowman -- www.myspace.com/bloodysnowman
DJ Intoner -- www.myspace.com/intoner

Intelligent Warrior Kittens #2 - Spartan Training

So, day 3 rolls around and the intuitive one got a load of catnip in his system and started playing with a silver wrapper. He made the fatal mistake of nipping at the warrior kitty (still don't have names for them!) and all hell broke loose Spartan training style. These guys do this all the time now. I posted the blog picture to show they are friends, but they playfully attack each other all the time as witnessed in this video:

www.youtube.com/watch

Intelligent Warrior Kittens

So, the house of EGR welcomes two new additions. I finally acted on the plan to get kittens, and intelligent warrior kittens at that.. Well.. I quickly found out that one is already a soldier and the other one is more intuitive/affectionate. I don't know how much soldiering the warrior of the bunch will be doing besides toys and the occasional moth/bug, but once he gets something between his jaws he doesn't let go; it's his. Check out this continuous YouTube video of him grabbing a toy and simply not letting go; the intuitive one is just watching on amused....

www.youtube.com/watch

I am working on names for both of them as I wanted to know the personalities first. I almost called the warrior sonar as at first I thought he was timid, but it turns out he is quite astute regarding any sounds outside the ordinary. I can have both of them curled up on me and the brainy one will sleep right through sounds that the other kitten snaps attention to.. These kittens are Russian Blues and I did get them from a breeder. I looked for a long time for gray kittens by PetFinder and the like and even went to a few animal shelters, but just didn't find the right match. At some point I also decided on getting a couple of kitties/siblings, so that they'll never be bored. So, far this has turned out wonderful as they are bundles of joy and very well socialized together. When I'm not playing with them or letting them curl up and such they are playing with each other and curling up, etc.

Living alone and working at home has been great for the most part, but a little loneliness has snuck in.. These new fellows will keep me busy until I find someone that can put up with us.. heh... ;P

Old School Set @ Epidemic (8.10.07)

Greets...

I'll be dropping an old school industrial mix set from vinyl nonetheless at Epidemic tonight... Check it out:
www.myspace.com/epidemicclub

Probably starting my set around 11:30 to midnight...

Soma-Tech 2 Saturday August 19th -- Free UG

Come out and party with us at a convenient SF spot.. SoMa-Tech 2 is a free UG featuring minimal house/techno, D&B, industrial techno, and some tasty club floor bashing techno.

Lineup:
Lorax (Good Bad Guy, Guadalajara) - Minimal/House
The Duke (Good Bad Guy, LA) -- Minimal/House
Kuze (Still Doin' It, SF) - D&B
Catharsis (EGR Records, SF) -- Industrial-Techno
Christian Fuller (Good Guy Bad Guy, Amsterdam) - Techno
Kevin Knapp (CRuX, SF) Minimal/House

Email soma-tech@hotmail.com for more information and directions.

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Note from Catharsis:
Ahh.. Yes.. Another chance to get down and dirty in soma... I'm DJing (Catharsis) from 12:30am to 1:30am..