With the epic Monday night Stink parties long gone, Mulletover’s tracksuit special last weekend was one of the rare opportunities to catch the one and only Damian Lazarus on his home turf.
As expected, the Brits came out strong working out to deep and twisty beats clad in retro Adidas gear, no doubt the perfect attire to last until sunrise… and, for the ambitious ones, to jog back home.
Many good choices over the weekend, especially in the soon to be redeveloped King’s Cross former depot area, but what really caught our attention was a so-called “warehouse” party in Shoreditch.
The warehouse bit was quite underwhelming. The “underground” party was actually housed in an not so indoor football pitch a few minutes north of Liverpool St Tube. Could be a possibility in the summer but in autumn, it’s very difficult to wear a T-shirt when the poorly insulated tent was welcoming a slightly chilly wind with open arms.
The music was promising with up-and-coming Berlin-based DJ/producer Sebo K headlining the event. But with a sub-par sound system in a very disappointing setting, we decided to catch the minimal beats when he plays in T Bar in early December. Dancing on astroturf just didn’t cut it this time.
Fabric’s newly launched Podcast seeks to blur all musical genres as hosts get the green light to play whatever music they feel like playing. The result, as heard on the first episode by Fabric resident Craig Richards, is an eclectic mix that can be appreciated by any fan of music… except maybe for that chap in Fabric at 4am on Sunday morning who just wants a dose of heavy beats.
Not swift enough these days. We missed two great nights as we picked up our beloved editions of Timeout and Don’t Panic flyers a few days late.
Yesterday, DJ Mag released the winners of its Top 100 Poll in grand fashion - a mega bash at SeOne one of our favourite digs in London. Yet again trance ruled the rankings, with Armin Van Buuren at the throne, even though the music’s popularity has waned considerably.
Finally, as I’m blogging right now, scores of Londoners and urban jetsetters are partying with the Berlin boys of Innvervisions: Ame, Henrik Schwartz and Dixon. Scheisse!
Gower Ramsey teamed up with Berlin’s Berghain / Panorama Bar resident DJ Cassy at Ditch Disco’s 2nd birthday at T Bar. Audio sample below includes a remix of the Star Wars Cantina track and the cutting edge sound Berliners are pampered with every night.
The finalists have been announced at this year’s 2007 UK Festival Awards. Categories span from the obvious ones like best festival and best lineup, to the amusing ones like best loos. But none for best T-shirts or merchandise. Voting ends at the end of the month.
The West End’s underground club, The End, celebrated the return of Layo and Bushwacka! this past weekend with an album launch party.
Missed all the action this time but I did catch their boat party in NY in the summer. I’m sure the dancefloor was thronged once again with tee-wearing hipsters like in the clip below. Love the Jesus Was Black tee.
Open air Sunday groovy Sundays came to an end yesterday with the last Secretsundaze of the season at the rooftop of Canvas, the derelict clubbing depot that’s shutting down for the King’s Cross regeneration.
The place was heaving and the music was pumping heavy beats of high tech soul when I arrived. Unfortunately, 6pm was a tad late to join a packed afternoon party. I went as far as midway through the queue, which was crawling at a one-in and one-out pace, before I decided to head home. But at least I got my dosage of killer tracks, including a groovy rendition of House of God.
With the London Fashion Week in full gear, what better time to mention this wicked Burberry vs London Underground map mashup by emvee. Plaid has never looked any cooler (via Going Underground).
