Hi Ari, James, where are you from, what are you currently up to? Ari : I’m London born and raised - now living in Dalston. I’ve just got back from a holiday in New Zealand. Coming home has been a bit of a shock to the system to be honest. I had two weeks of sunshine, beaches, swimming, fresh air, people saying “hello” to you in the street. It’s feels like they live in a parallel universe. It’s about that far away, too. James : The top of a very small mountain in west London. At the moment I’m sorting through a pile of Polish posters my friend brought me from Warsaw. As well as collecting records I’m also a collector and vendor of vintage Polish posters. I have an online shop and graphic archive called Eye Sea Posters which mainly focuses on film, theatre and circus posters from the 60’s and 70’s. I’m getting a bit obsessed with collecting them. I used to run a record label called DC Recordings. We released mainly electronic music by bands like The Emperor Machine, Padded Cell and Kelpe but also re-issued some 70’s soundtrack and library music like ‘La Planete Sauvage’ and ‘The Hanged Man’ in the early days. What are the most original events to go to at the moment in London? A : I really like what the Secret Cinema guys are doing. www.secretcinema.org It’s an immersive film experience. Once you sign up to an event, you get drip fed instructions on what to wear, the location of the venue and clues on what the film actually is – generally a classic like The Lost Boys, Bugsy Malone, Top Gun. When you arrive, you’re greeted by characters from the film who transport you into its world, before the screening take place. It’s a combination of live performance, music and theatre. J : I went to see the Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA Orchestra at the Barbican a little while ago, not strictly original because it’s really a homage to Sun Ra but most enjoyable nevertheless. Where do you get to listen really good music nowadays in Ldn/UK? Ari : There’s good music everywhere. And a lot of really average stuff, too. You have so much choice, probably too much actually. I was lucky enough to see Kraftwerk play at the Tate Modern recently. They played in the Turbine Hall, which used to be power station until the early 80s – it couldn’t have been a more appropriate setting. It was a probably one of the best shows I’ve seen. Like “plugging into the Tron mainframe” as a friend of mine described. Otherwise I’ve had some of my most memorable nights out at Discobloodbath. They don’t seem to happen as frequently as they used to, but when they do you can guarantee it will be in a dark, seedy basement somewhere, a good sound system and good music all night long. www.discobloodbath.co.uk James : I don’t get out much these days because I have a young daughter but I’m going to see Trouble Funk in Islington Assembly Halls on Saturday night. I didn’t get to see them the first time round, they haven’t played in London for over 20 years so I’m not sure what it will be like but I’m hoping for a percussive treat.