My Blog

2 BM Tickets - Needed!

obu — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:31:00 GMT

Alright alright, so I know what your thinking. Dude, WTF? It's like next week and you haven't gotten your ticket yet? Slacker! Right right. So if anyone knows anyone with 2 extra BM tickets, please point them in my directions. I'm not looking for a super deal (although, I'm open for it!, lol) and have cash ready to pay the person. My primary reason for posting here is to try and avoid buying tickets on craigslist because they might be fake. Thanks guys!

..:: I G N I T I O N ::.. Saturday, August 4th!

obu — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:51:14 GMT

*** Outpost23 presents IGNITION! *** Saturday August 4th $15 at the Door :: 9PM - 6AM Underground San Francisco Venue Bar Open All Night ;) A big hello to all of you lovely people basking in this awesome summer weather from we, the members of Outpost 23. Can you feel it? Can you hear the faint whisper? It's the playa, and she knows it's almost time for her children to come home. In the spirit of getting ready for our yearly trek out to the desert, we'd like to bring you all together for an evening of entrancing music to get your heart moving and feet warmed up for that dusty yet heavenly land. Please, come join Outpost 23 for our Burning Man fundraiser "IGNITION!" In return, we'll leave you with a sense of enlightenment that will carry you all the way into Black Rock City. As a bonus, all proceeds from this party are going to be going to our new playa project, the BOOMBUS! The BoomBus is the new brainchild of the Outpost 23 crew. Over the last few years, we've come to realize that although many burners loved our playa theatre of hard thumpin' beats at all hours of the night, our neighbors didn't always share this sentiment. Based on that, it came down to one option: this show needs to be taken on the road! That's right folks...this year we're going to be bringing the hard pumping, full-on style right to your doorstep, and we need your help to make it happen! For the purpose of this special pre-playa evening, we've arranged a delectable lineup that will keep you rockin' from the moment you walk in until your third wind tells you it's time to go home, and perhaps a bit longer. Audial Wizards: Paul Taylor (Spun Records, U.K.) Meta (Highway 604, Geomagnetic.tv) Konflux (Phar Psyde Records, LA) Obu (Bombay Power, Outpost 23, Dreamlabs.MX) *Christine* (Vaporvent Records) Fanboy (H.O.T.H.) For those of you who graciously joined us for our fundraiser last year, you'll remember the awesome venue known as "The Cave". The owners have been kind enough to renew our nightly lease, so expect a great dance floor, bar, ventilation, and some incredible sound. Please visit www.outpost23.org for directions the day of the party. We can't wait to see all of your smiling faces!

::.. ALCHEMY! ..:: Tonight! Saturday June 9th, 2007

obu — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:52:33 GMT

Saturday June 9th, 2007 Outpost23 presents: .::Alchemy::. An amalgam of dance, music and creative expression. FREE before 11pm! In the game of life there are many paths to take and many roads to travel. To those who've chosen the path of bliss through music and dance...we greet you with open arms. This month we have some of SF's long-haul contributors, and they're bringing a musical fury that you and your feet would hate to miss! Come, join us for a journey that shows us that time changes many things, but it doesn't change the great feeling you get dancing your heart out to good tunes with great people. This month, we'll be turning over control of our feet and bodies to these excellent DJ's: Random (GeoMagnetic.tv) Obu (Outpost 23, Bombay Power, Dreamlabs.MX) Sanyama (Outpost 23, Turiya Sounds) Sparkle vs. Fanboy (Outpost 23) * Random is a veteran of the SF trance scene and a resident of the weekly trance party Synchronize that serves us a much-needed trance energy boost during the week. He's been busy producing a lot of good music and his fresh tracks are sure to keep you stomping. * After having played many underground parties in the old days and being a regular at the Taco Portal(tm), Fanboy has gone into hiding because he is busy with his voice-over projects for radio shows. We're glad to resuscitate him for one night for your aural pleasure. * Residents Obu, Sparkle and Sanyama will additionally provide the full-on, psychedelic energy you can always expect from Outpost23. Come early, join us and hang with family! ALCHEMY @ Julies Supper Club 1123 Folsom St. @ 7th, San Francisco FREE parking with prior validation 10pm - 2am :: $5 > 11pm :: 21+ www.outpost23.org <http://www.outpost23.org/> *As always Outpost23 is dedicated to bringing you the best in cutting edge music and, more importantly, an extremely positive dance experience.*

Pirate Radio Set Tonight!

obu — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:08:05 GMT

Hey Guys, I'm playing on a pirate radio station tonight from 8pm - 10pm. You can listen through 93.7 FM Or on the web at: http://westaddradio.com/ Cheers!

Back From Bombay!

obu — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:52:49 GMT

I left for Bombay on Jan. 2nd to attend one of my dearest friend's wedding. I was really excited to be going back for two reasons: 1) I love Bombay - my heart truely resides in that city and 2) This was the first time in my life I was going for a wedding, where both the bride and groom were really close friends of mine. I didn't know what to expect, so I went with an expectation of going with the flow of things. I arrived in the midst of a full blow Indian wedding with every single one of my close friends there, from all around the world. Everybody was in an amazing mood that exuded the happy vibe of a proper wedding. Indian weddings are quite different from those that we're used to out here. Firstly, they span a couple days - there are around 3 or 4 events that lead up the wedding and then the receiption after the wedding. It all starts with the bachelor's party, which was as you can picture it - strippers, lots of booze, and an amazing amount of currency being throw on the strippers. A great way to start of the celebrations. Next up was an event called a "Ross". This was a Catholic event for the groom. The point is to douse the groom with coconut milk and eggs (think high school homecoming week, where you get to throw eggs at your class juniors), this was really fun. It ended with a close group of friends drinking until the early hours of the morning. I woke up the next day, at around 3pm, still drunk and fully in a haze. There was no time for this of course as this was the day of the Sangeet. I suppose tradionally a Sangeet is where the groom's side of the family meets the bride's side of the family to get better aquainted. That's what it's supposed to be like, in this case it was a full blown party with close friends and family. We danced to main stream hindi and US/UK pop music, until 3am, when the psy trance started to blast :). We then headed back to the grooms house and danced until 6am. Rinse and repeat - I woke up the next day at around 1pm, again in a drunken haze and in a jolly mood. This was the big day, the day of the wedding. I quickly put on the tradional Indian clothes for a wedding, grabbed the bottle of Jack Daniels I picked up at Seoul duty free and jolted out the door to meet my friends. We hopped in the car, drinking the Jack all the way to the location of the wedding. This is where things got interesting. The groom's side of the wedding arranges an event called a Bharat. This is where the groom and his side of the family, plus his closest friends, dance on the streets, with a full blown band, all the way to the location of the wedding. So here we are, mid day in Bombay, with a nice buzz going, in a group of around 50, dancing in the middle of the one of the busiest streets in downtown Bombay. Talk about a celebration. Mid way throught the dancing the groom jumped up on to a horse that carried him the rest of the way, while all of us in the group danced in front of the horse all the way to the location of the wedding. The wedding itself was quite a serious deal, as you can imagine an emotionally weighted procession of events leading up the union of two people. A bit to serious for me, being a cynic of marriage and all but elegant in its own regard. After the wedding the partying took off again and ended at around 7am. In between the grooms father (a person I have know all my life and treated with the regard you give a friends parent) was pouring scotch, straight from the bottle, in to my mouth - good times. The receiption was more of the same, drinking and dancing until 7am. By this point my liver was begging for a break - nay, it was begging for this type of indulgence to never happen again (fat chance). The highlight of the receiption were the number of toast's given by the couple's closest friends. People were in tears, the deal was sealed, all that was left to do was celebrate for one more night. The extravagance in celebarting this marriage really hit me. It was such a beautiful thing that I had never experienced before in my life. Yet it was something that felt so natural, perhaps from growing up with Indian parents, or perhaps my general willingness to have a good time. What ever it was, it hit home, and really made me feel jubilated having been part of it. A couple more days of hanging out with friends and family and it was time to head back home, or at least I thought it was. I went to the airport with a confirmed ticket and was denied boarding because the flight was over sold. It made think of how the airline industy was unique in this aspect - they can actually sell more seats than they have available (by 20%!). So me and about 11 others were told to come back two days later and try our chances on the same flight. We did and for the second time were rejected. Mind you, this is after paying for a full fare ticket and being told by the airline itself, that we were confirmed. To add to to it the airlines staff on the ground were extremely rude and unwilling to help in any way. What a crock of shit. The next morning I had to purchase another ticket back home and left Bombay that night. This part of my trip really left a sour taste in my mouth. There should be some reform in the airline industry that makes it so they cannot sell more seats than they have available (this sounds like a lesson in common sense for crying out loud). I'm really happy to be back home but of course I'm missing the good time that I had, the magnitude of which I'm still trying to grasp. After spending a full weekend in bed recovering from a fever and cold, it's time to get back to normal life. In the midst of the wedding, normality was a dimension that wasn't even acknowledged. Perhaps that's why it's so hard to get back to the grind. Good times :)

50 Dumbest Things Bush Ever Said

obu — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:13:03 GMT

It seems that whenever I need a good pick me up, my attention is automatically pointed to one source. He should win a Darwin Award for killing this nation, in the stupidest way possible: 50 Dumbest Things Bush Ever Said 50. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." —at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002 49. "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease." —Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2001 48. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.'' —Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001 47. "We both use Colgate toothpaste." —after a reporter asked what he had in common with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Camp David, Md., Feb. 23, 2001 46. "Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a — you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 45. "I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003 44. "I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." —as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War 43. "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." —Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001 42. "The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself." —Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003 41. "I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It's pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better future." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004 40. "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties." —discussing the Iraq war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson, as quoted by Robertson 39. "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 38. "Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do it again?" —to economic advisers discussing a second round of tax cuts, as quoted by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2002 37. "We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." —Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002 36. "After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week — we will have an all-volunteer army!" —Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004 35. "Do you have blacks, too?" —to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001 34. "This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." —as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002 33. "I got to know Ken Lay when he was head of the — what they call the Governor's Business Council in Texas. He was a supporter of Ann Richards in my run in 1994. And she had named him the head of the Governor's Business Council. And I decided to leave him in place, just for the sake of continuity. And that's when I first got to know Ken and worked with Ken." —attempting to distance himself from his biggest political patron, Enron Chairman Ken Lay, whom he nicknamed "Kenny Boy," Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2002 32. "It is white." —after being asked by a child in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001 31. "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah." —at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2001 30. "For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." —Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001 29. "I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army." —during a Dec. 2002 Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos, as reported by the New York Times 28. "You forgot Poland." —to Sen. John Kerry during the first presidential debate, after Kerry failed to mention Poland's contributions to the Iraq war coalition, Miami, Fla., Sept. 30, 2004 27. "I'm the master of low expectations." —aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003 26. "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things." —aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003 25. "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right." —Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001 24. "We need to counter the shockwave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates." —Washington, D.C. Oct. 4, 2001 23. "People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002 22. "I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it…I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet….I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't — you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one." —President George W. Bush, after being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004 21. "The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway." —explaining why high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy, Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004 20. "My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire." —radio address, Feb. 24, 2001 19. "You know, when I was one time campaigning in Chicago, a reporter said, 'Would you ever have a deficit?' I said, 'I can't imagine it, but there would be one if we had a war, or a national emergency, or a recession.' Never did I dream we'd get the trifecta." —Houston, Texas, June 14, 2002 (There is no evidence Bush ever made any such statement, despite recounting the trifecta line repeatedly in 2002. A search by the Washington Post revealed that the three caveats were brought up before the 2000 campaign — by Al Gore.) 18. "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." —Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003 17. "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." —State of the Union Address, Jan. 28, 2003, making a claim that administration officials knew at the time to be false 16. "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard." —repeating the phrases "hard work," "working hard," "hard choices," and other "hard"-based verbiage 22 times in his first debate with Sen. John Kerry 15. "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001 14. "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." —Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002 13. "But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." —summing up his first year in office, three months after the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001 12. "I try to go for longer runs, but it's tough around here at the White House on the outdoor track. It's sad that I can't run longer. It's one of the saddest things about the presidency." —interview with "Runners World," Aug. 2002 11. "Can we win? I don't think you can win it." —after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" show interview, Aug. 30, 2004 10. "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." —Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002 9. "I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." —to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004 8. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." —speaking underneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003 7. “We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories … And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." —Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003 6. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" —President George W. Bush, as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004 5. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." —Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000 4. "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 3. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 2. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 1. "My answer is bring them on." —on Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003 ~Compiled by Daniel Kurtzman Link: http://www.billclevlen.com/bushisms.htm

Obu AfterBurn Top 10

obu — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:02:15 GMT

What an experience out on the playa. The playa is a place that takes me far far far away from this world that we live in everyday. Finally, I think my mind is in some working shape...hehe. I think Sparkle conveyed very properly our situation over at OutPost 23. Thank you guys for the beautiful mornings! Fow now though... the AfterBURNERS are full on ;) 1) 1200 Mics - Mescaline (Astrix RMX) 2) Domestic & X-Noize - Non Human 3) Delirious - Fast Forward to Rewind 4) Talamasca - Frenchmen in Tokyo (XSI RMX) 5) Wrecked Machines and Pixel - Face It (GMS RMX) 6) 1200 Mics - Shiva's India (Xerox and Illumination RMX) 7) X-Noize - Rock It (Psycraft RMX) 8) Sesto Sento - 1st Quality 9) Domestic & Pixel & Intelabeam - Came As Quite A Shock 10) Black and White vs. Chakra - Created for Control +1 Infected Mushroom - Symphonatic (Silent Hill RMX) Serious cheers. Bookings: djobu1@gmail.com Big Boom, Obu

OutPost 23 Events Schedule

obu — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:17:08 GMT

Woohooo! Outpost23 will be located between 9:00 & 9:30 on Anxious this year (near the 9 o'clock plaza keyhole). Come by, say hi and dance your heart out to late night psy-trance or the occasional daytime 80's party. Here is the DJ lineup & a list of our events on playa: *Remember that all timings are for the morning of that day. Tuesday 8/29/06 4:00 - 5:00AM Sparkle 5:00 - 6:00AM Skywise 6:00 - 7:00AM Zoopy 7:00 - 8:00AM Psychotty Wednesday 8/30/06 4:00 - 5:00AM Sparkle 5:00 - 6:00AM Officer Bunch 6:00 - 7:00AM Karmakanik 7:00 - 8:00AM Clandestine Thursday 8/31/06 4:00 - 5:00AM Bodhi 5:00 - 6:00AM Spyros 6:00 - 7:00AM Konflux 7:00 - 8:00AM Obu *TACO PORTAL TRIBUTE NIGHT* Thursday evening 8/31/06: 6:00 - 7:00PM Sparkle 7:00 - 8:00PM Ra 8:00 - 9:00PM Mystik Luminate (The Loomii brothers) 9:00 - 10:00PM Obu Friday 9/1/06 4:00 - 5:00AM Anachronid 5:00 - 6:00AM Parus 6:00 - 7:00AM Spliff Nik 7:00 - 8:00AM Sentient 8:00 - 9:00AM Dj Yann Saturday 9/2/06 4:00 - 5:00AM Sparkle 5:00 - 6:00AM Obu 6:00 - 7:00AM Treavor Moontribe 7:00 - 8:00AM KJ 8:00 - 9:00AM Sanyama Events: I Saw the Signs! Noon- 2PM Monday 8/28/06- Friday 9/1/06 Are you sitting around, bored and looking for something to do? Do you think a more creative personalized sign would be totally kick-ass for your tent, camp, mailbox or street? Come on down and make a Do Not Disturb for your tent, or a street sign to replace the ones stolen on burn night so you can find your way home, it's up to you! We've got the tools and the time, now we just need your creativity :) (Hosted by Mockingbird) 80's daytime party with DJ Sparkle 2PM-6PM Thursday 8/31/06 Come by for your on-playa fix of the best new wave and pop 80's spun by Outpost23's own DJ Sparkle. 80's attire, Rubix Cubes and Wacky Wall Walkers encouraged. Small bar available, but bring some booze to share too! Ask us about our famous drink: the Analogue Banana Log. (Hosted by Sparkle) "Taco Portal" Playa Tribute night 6PM-10PM Thursday 8/31/06 Remember the Portal? Remember the dancing and friends? Come by Outpost23 to re-live the memories and give props to G.O.A. Play for coming up with such nostalgic Thursday nights. Dance the evening away and don't forget them tasty quesadillas and margaritas!!! (Hosted by Outpost23)

The Bounce Radio

obu — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:09:51 GMT

I'll be playing a radio show tonight called the Bounce. It's a multi genre show including house, euro trance, and drum and bass. I'll be on at 10:30pm. Hope some of you guys can tune in. Full information is below: [ [ [[THE BOUNCE]] ] ] http://www.TheBounceFM.com [HOSTED BY:] ROSS.FM (BR Productions/The Bounce/KCRH Radio/www.ross.fm) & CARLOS ALFONZO (BR Productions/The Bounce/Zapatistas/KCRH Radio) [Unreleased Tracks Segment By:] DJ DOZA (BR Productions/Zapatistas/The Bounce/KCRH 89.9FM) ---------------------------------------------- LIVE BROADCAST: July 26th, 2006! ---------------------------------------------- Featured Music This Week: GABRIEL & DRESDEN ( http://www.gabrielanddresden.com/ ) FELIPE AVELAR (Ammo Recordings) OBU (Bombay Power) ORI (Ear Wacks) + our weekly unreleased tracks segment by DJ DOZA! ---------------------------------------------- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED GIVEAWAYS: ---------------------------------------------- Radio Mayhem - 1st Friday of Every Month - Click here for info! Brain Damage - Aug 26th - Click here for info! ---------------------------------------------- 3 Ways to tune in! ---------------------------------------------- 1) World Wide Webcast - http://www.TheBounceFM.com 2) FM Radio - KCRH 89.9FM - East Bay Area Only // California 3) Comcast Cable (S.A.P) - Cannel 27 - East Bay Area Only // California ============================= LIVE Contact Info (During the show) AIM: TheBounceFM Studio Line: 510-723-6981

WOW! Mission Control Thanks!

obu — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:05:28 GMT

To quote Squaremeat and Texas Faggot: “That was the best party we played in the US.” I can't believe the great energy at the party - leaves me speachless just thinking about it. A HUGE THANK YOU! to every single beautiful person that came out and danced full power last night! The energy all through out the night and morning was beyond amazing. A massive thanks to all the DJ's. Timo and Pepe - like Ra said - had the best time playing last night. My heart dropped when they said it was the best party they had played in, in the USA. This is why I love our scene! A personal thanks to everyone who danced full blast during my set. The energy level was off any measurable scale, thinking about it makes me smile like a child :) The music and people made this one really special. A very special, family thanks, to OP23. You guys are amazing and I'm so happy we can share and create these special experiences. A heartfelt and sincere thank you again! See you guys on the playa. "The Future" is looking quite bright ;) Big Boom, Obu

Obu June Top 10 + Mission Control!

obu — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:36:27 GMT

Summer is my favorite time of year. The great energy, the good vibes, the beautiful sunsets - summer is here! 1) Growling Machines - Rounders (Astrix RMX) 2) Domestic & Space Cat - Something In Mind 3) Shanti vs. Riktam vs. Poli - Brothers Love 4) Gataka vs. Ziki - Tokyo Time 5) Alien vs The Cat - Space Jam (GMS RMX) 6) GMS - Psychedelic Adventure (Alien vs. The Cat RMX) 7) Atomic Pulse vs. Protoculture - Fluffy Puppy 8) Wizzy Noise - Behemoth (DNA RMX) 9) Domestic vs Pixel vs Unison - Big Time 10) Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu (Space Cat vs Dino Rmx) +1 Illumination vs. Ziki - Who We Are ------------------------ Also, I really hope you can joing us for our third party: Mission Control! We are really excited to have TEXAS FAGGOT and SQUAREMEAT! play. This one should be a psychedelic mind fuck to the third power! The information is below: Outpost 23 Proudly Presents... ..:: Mission Control ::.. Launching Outpost 23 into "The Future" Saturday July 15th, 2006 9PM - 6AM :: Underground SF Warehouse Location $15 at the Door From FINLAND: TEXAS FAGGOT - LIVE! (Exogenic Records) SQUAREMEAT - LIVE! (Exogenic Records) With Support From: Michael Liu (Secret Psychedelica) Obu (Bombay Power) Liam Shy (Tantra) Sparkle (Outpost 23) Epsilon (Outpost 23) 20,000 Watts of Sound by SPL Sound Visuals by Orie Bar Open All Night Long This party will reach capacity, so we strongly encourage showing up early. Once we have reached capacity we will (unfortunately) have to turn people away. Tune into: http://www.outpost23.org for more information. Directions will posted the day of the party. The Outpost 23 crew is always dedicated to bringing you cutting-edge music. Watch for details of our camp at Burning Man. We sincerely hope you'll join us in this celebration of fun, music and the pleasures of a healing dancing experience. ------------------------------- Sincerely hope everyone is doing extremely well! Big Boom, Obu

..:: Mission Control::.. Saturday July 15, 2006 :: TEXAS FAGGOT and SQUAREMEAT LIVE! ::

obu — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:27:50 GMT

Join us for a night of cutting edge psychedelic sounds with two of the worlds finest paired with San Francisco's best. Outpost 23 Proudly Presents... ..:: Mission Control ::.. Launching Outpost 23 into "The Future" 9PM - 6AM :: Underground SF Warehouse Location $15 at the Door From FINLAND: TEXAS FAGGOT - LIVE! (Exogenic Records) SQUAREMEAT - LIVE! (Exogenic Records) With Support From: Michael Liu (Secret Psychedelica) Obu (Bombay Power) Liam Shy (Tantra) Sparkle (Outpost 23) Epsilon (Outpost 23) 20,000 Watts of Sound by SPL Sound Visuals by Orie Bar Open All Night Long This party will reach capacity, so we strongly encourage showing up early. Once we have reached capacity we will (unfortunately) have to turn people away. Tune into: http://www.outpost23.org for more information. Directions will posted the day of the party. The Outpost 23 crew is always dedicated to bringing you cutting-edge music. Watch for details of our camp at Burning Man. We sincerely hope you'll join us in this celebration of fun, music and the pleasures of a healing dancing experience.

I'm Officially a Pilot!

obu — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:52:35 GMT

Woohoo! Ever since I can remember I've wanted to be a pilot. This morning the dream was realized after I passed the private pilot checkride. The months of studying, the hours of preparation, and the resulting hours of anticipation all fully recognized by passing this ride. I still can't believe it...

Its Such a Nice Day Outside - Wow it Sucks Being Sick :(

obu — Tue, 02 May 2006 23:50:16 GMT

Sniffly, stuffy, congested, drained, irritated, itchy, disoriented.... A couple weeks ago I was dreaming of weather like this. I was looking forward to the day when I could put on shorts and a t-shirt, with a pair of slippers and be on my merry way. The day came, the shorts were on, the kleenex was packed neatly in to every cargo pocket. By nature I am not an envious person. However, lately I have been gazing with envy at the people running about, in their shorts and t-shirts, in the great weather - enjoying the day, and the beautiful weather, as everybody should be doing. They don't look sniffly, they don't look congested, and they look anything but irritated. God I hope this passes soon :(. I hate feeling miserable when the earth is in such good spirits. On a happier note - I cannot wait until this weekend!

..::SYNCHRONIZE::.. Tonight! 4/26/06

obu — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:51:15 GMT

Hi everyone, hope your week went well. We have a great lineup this week at SYNCHRONIZE for you to get your mid-week dance on before the craziness this weekend (Shpongle and Naked Tourist, oh my!) Our guest this week is one of our local favorites. One of San Francisco's best psytrance DJs, he's always got the freshest unreleased songs for our earbuds to sample, and his DJ skills are right up there with the best of them. Never disappointing with his full-on style and youthful energy, we're very proud to welcome back OBU! Please come down and get your groove on with this guy, he's definitely worth it. This week's resident Synchronauts will be ZUL and SENTIENT, rippin it up Synchronize style for ya! Once more, SYNCHRONIZE is an open, FREE, unaffiliated party that always provides the friendly atmosphere that it is loved for. Music brought to you by our guest DJs, as well as by the resident Synchronauts: Zul, Sentient, Barratt and Random. Come get some tasty drinks, dance and chill out with the friends and family! We hope to see lots of your smiling faces there this week. :) Cheers! ****************************** Il Pirata is on 2007 16th Street between Potrero Ave. and Utah Street, and is open from 10pm - 2am. Check out our website for directions, as well as weekly changes to the lineup. worldvibe.com/synchronize Love n Light, ^o^--*oO Barrat, Ross, Zul & B

Obu Top 10 // March 2006

obu — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:20:48 GMT

Well, I do realize that lately it hasn't looked much like Spring at all but we are technically in the midst of that beautiful time between winter and summer. The time when hibernation wakes up to the glory of beautiful sunny days and the gloom associated with winter fades leaving blue skies :-D. So if you like your trance sunny side up and insanely fun... Get your happy dance on :) : 1) Spectrum vs. Ultravoice - Barking Alien 2) X-Noize vs. Assi - 15,000 Micrograms 3) Sesto Sento - Sesto Dance 4) Space Cat vs. Kido - Kreak (2006 RMX) 5) X-Noize vs. Domestic - Flamming Dart (Final Mix) 6) Pixel and Wrecked Machines - Mother Funker 7) Protoculture - Terra Tronics 8) Pixel - Happy Lepsya (Eskimo RMX) 9) Atomic Pulse - Noise Freak ( 2006 Audio Mix ) 10) Dynamic - Dynamic Sound (Shay and Junya RMX) +1 System Nipel - Bicycle Race Sincerely hope you all are having a killer week so far. Big Boom, Obu

Obu Top 10 +1 December

obu — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:12:51 GMT

Fresh, groovy, psychedelic, but most importantly: fun! 1) Astrix vs. Domestic - Solaris Pt. II 2) Shanti - The Promiseland (Pixel RMX) 3) X Noize vs. Pixel - Beats from Beyond 4) Wrecked Machines - Music In You (GMS RMX) 5) Xerox and Passenger - Science is God (Ultravoice RMX) 6) GMS vs. Tristan - Eivissa 7) Shanti - Dirty Diamond 8) Protoculture - Circadians 9) XSI - 7 Art 10) Pixel Vs Wrecked Machines - Face It +1 Altom vs. Chromatone & Phoenix Family - MetaDimension - This one is just an awesome groover, very nice one from all of these guys. Boom, Obu

SYNCHRONIZE! Tonight in SF! 11/23/05

obu — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:24:31 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving from us at SYNCHRONIZE! For those of you who will be in the city tonight, and not delayed at some airport in middle America, we'd like to invite you to our Turkey Day celebration. It doesn't involve turkey, but definitely includes phat beats, along with drinking and chaotic bouncing. :) This week's guest is Bombay's implant to San Francisco (and thank goodness he's here), OBU! One of SF's best DJs, and known for having tunes that won't see the shelves for another six months, Obu always rocks the house, and tonight, will rock ours. We've been waiting a while to have him come back, and we're glad to have him kick some ass at Il Pirata. This week's resident Synchronaut will be SENTIENT, opening up your chakras with some opening set grooves. Once more, SYNCHRONIZE is an open, unaffiliated party that always provides the friendly atmosphere that it is loved for. Music brought to you by our guest DJs, as well as by the resident Synchronauts: Zul, Sentient, Barratt and Random. Come get some tasty drinks, dance and chill out with the friends and family! We hope to see lots of your smiling faces there this week. :) Cheers! ****************************** Il Pirata is on 2007 16th Street between Potrero Ave. and Utah Street, and is open from 10pm - 2am. Check out our website for directions, as well as weekly changes to the lineup. worldvibe.com/synchronize Love n Light, ^o^--*oO Barrat, Ross, Zul & B 10-12 Sentient 12-2 Obu