Oh my god...that was one of the most epic nights of my life
I haven't had that much fun in such a long time!
So, my friend and I kind of overestimated how much time we'd need to get there and ended up getting to the club at about 10, and doors didn't open until 11. There was already a line so we figured we'd be better off waiting, even though we really wanted to find some convenience store and stand under the heater.
(It was about -4 outside, windy, and we were in heels/minidresses. COLD.) They finally started letting us in a few minutes before 11~
No pictures or anything like that, they were SUPER strict with cameras...we were all frisked before going in and my camera had to spend the night in a coin locker. Bummer, too, because we were right at the front!
When we first got inside, there was a female DJ spinning, and I feel like I've seen her somewhere before, but I'm not sure...anyway, she was really good, and she put Factory into her set, which got the crowd going a bit. Her set was from 11 to 12, and at 12 another DJ took over....oh my god, he is the hottest man I've seen in a long time.
And an AMAZING DJ. ageHa already took the lineup for last night off the website, so I need to email them to find out his name so I can stalk him.
He was on from 12 to 1, and at 1 two male DJs took over and continued to pump everybody up. We were right in the front; my friend was up against the barrier and I was behind her so her tiny 90-pound self wouldn't get destroyed by all the people shoving forward.
Fiiiiinally, after what felt like an eternity (and about 2 hours after I gave in and took my heels off), Nakata came on (may I just say: oh my GOD he's so sexy.
) at 2 and started spinning, and everyone went crazy...he's amazing with crowds, seriously. And such an incredible DJ, it blew my mind. He played one of the non-Toshiko tracks, and then she came out onto the tiny stage they had set up in front of the massive DJ booth. She was SO CUTE! And her hair is too perfect; I'm convinced it's a wig. She wore a strapless dress: the top of it was black, with a really cute belt, and the skirt was white with black polka dots, and she had on some fierce black wedge boots with buckles. The mosh pit became, like, deadly at this point, and it didn't really calm down after that. D: It hurt. But was so worth it! When Nakata played non-capsule tracks or tracks where she didn't sing, she would go behind the DJ booth with him and dance around and drink her Heineken.
capsule's first set lasted an hour and a half, and IIRC they did every song from PLAYER except for I was Wrong. They also did Starry Sky, Sugarless GiRL, More More More, and some other songs that I can't remember. Crowd favorites from PLAYER were definitely Stay With You and Love or Lies (my favorite!) During one of the songs (I don't remember which, but I do remember that Toshiko was back in the DJ booth) right when the chorus kicked in they turned on these crazy jets of pressurized air in the ceiling, and it was like you were engulfed in a tornado! That coupled with the fog and the lights and the music and the moshing was just...oh my god, it was nuts.
At 3:30 Nakata handed the reigns over to another DJ who I didn't care too much for...but then, Nakata's a pretty hard act to follow. His set was an hour long, and at 4:30 another DJ came on. My friend left around 5 to go back to my place and sleep, and though I was tempted to go with her I noticed there were 4 confetti cannons on stage and only 2 had gone off during their first set, so I stayed. I wasn't disappointed!
5:30 rolled around and Nakata and Toshiko came back on, and the mosh pit was not quite as intense that time...I think everyone was too tired or happily drunk to be aggressive and push their way to the front. They played for half an hour, cannons went off again, and around 6 they finished...but of course, they were called back out for an encore: Sugarless GiRL. I was right in the front for their second set and Toshiko spent a lot of time on the side of the stage that was right in front of me, and whenever I saw her looking over I would smile up at her and she would smile back. She's so cute, I can't stand it! I can't tell if she was smiling at me because I was smiling at her, or if she was amused by how difficult it was for me to keep the top of my dress from falling down...
6:20 I finally made it outside again, saw daylight, and made my way home. My feet were sore, my voice was dead, I was super tired, but oh my god I was so happy. It was truly an epic night.
TL;DR version: capsule can throw one HELL of a party. And now I'm going to stalk Nakata at his bi-monthly DJ sessions at club asia~