Aisling Shade invited me to visit the new home of Coda Haze and the Coda music venues ahead of its official opening on Monday, January 20th, 2025.
Occupying half a Full private region leveraging the Land Capacity Bonus, the new iteration of Coda Haze, offers an expansion on its former quarter-region, with some redesign work put in around the town space and which includes the Myrdin Motel, which Aisling describes as “a nod to Lynchland”, the former artistic setting depicting the works of David Lynch; a particularly poignant inclusion, given the sad news of his recent passing.
Four of the major music venues within the setting comprise the Park, which at the time of my visit was set as the Landing Point (not enforced) and the eastern beach alongside the park and reached by a bridge spanning the local stream. There’s also Code Red and Coda Black, occupying the large building in the centre of the local town.
Coda Haze is an alternative to the busy, competitive and sometimes confusing club culture in SL. We provide the venue, good music and happy vibes, but really this is about you… on your terms. We respect all of your free time and there’s never any obligation to support us. We won’t use gimmicks or high pressure tactics to increase traffic. Come because you want to be here.
– Aisling Slade on the music and culture at Coda Haze
However, before going any further, I should note that Coda Haze has been rebuilt using PBR materials, and while Aisling has tried to provide fallback Blinn-Phong (“legacy”) materials, this has not been possible throughout the setting; therefore it is best experienced using a PBR-enabled viewer. I would also recommend using the Shared Environment whist exploring, although admittedly I did play with the position of the Sun is a couple of images here.
To ease getting around, a teleport network is provided, with stations available at all major points of interest; however, it is easy enough (and more pleasant) to wander on foot from place to face and full appreciate all Coda Haze has to offer (that said, you will need the teleporter system to reach the skyborne Cosmic Factory tavern). There’s also a hover bike rezzer located on the edge of town alongside the steps up from the park and outside the Tea Room. This will carry you around all of the ground-level areas on the setting on a guided tour.
As well as the club venues and motel mentioned above, the setting offers two large swimming pool / spa locations, one overlooking the the beach to the east side beach and its music venue, the other (indoor) pool to the west, standing with its back to one of the two private areas within the setting: the western beach. The other private area is the large town house alongside the swimming pool’s greenhouse-like structure.
Alongside the private beach on the west side of the region is a rocky lagoon that is open to the public and linked to the rest of the public areas in the setting by a couple of rocky tunnels. It forms a neat little hang-out with a neat sense of isolation from the rest of the setting whilst still being a part of it, and offers the setting’s final music venue.
The first sets – and opening – of Coda Haze will commence at 18:00 SLT on Monday, January 20th, 2025, and will feature DJs Kaylee Wickentower (through to 19:00 SLT), followed by DJ Aisling Shade, both of whom will provide a mix of music genres, including psychedelic and dance. After the opening, weekly events will be held as follows:
- 18:00-20:00 SLT, Mondays, and Wednesday through Friday.
- 10:00-12:00 noon, Sundays.
Mixing music with places to see and venues for general socialising, the new Coda Haze makes for an engaging visit – and I’ll leave it to you to find the hidden bunker 😉 .
SLurl Details
- Coda Haze (Illusion Forest, rated Adult)
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