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.
Our inaugural Novemberfest in Munich was foiled over the weekend with two days of heavy rain dampening our nightlife antics. Our only excursion past midnight was Harry Klein in Kultfabrik, a former noodle factory converted into a playground of clubs and bars.
This month, Harry Klein hosts its Marry Klein nights featuring female DJs at the decks. A very young crowd showed up on Saturday prancing to a dirty teutonic sound that makes it hard to leave the dancefloor. With Miss Jools who co-produced the hit track Full of You and Anja Schneider in the cards later this month, we expect this klein venue to be packed whether it pours heavily or not.
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.
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!
Made it to Manchester at the weekend for The Warehouse Project. Francois K, Jeff Mills and a Detroit underground techno / hip hop act kept a mixed crowd of all ages dancing until the wee hours of the morning under the arches of Piccadilly train station.
Next week’s party featuring 2manydjs has been sold out for quite some time. But the big event in the UK this weekend we think will be at Fabric for the dark and twisted sounds of RadioSlave and Damian Lazarus.
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 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.
WHP 2007 kicks off this weekend below Piccadilly Station in Manchester. The opener featuring Layo & Bushwacka, Felix Da Housecat and AVH is already sold out. Fortunately major acts keep rolling in for the next 3 months: John Digweed, Jeff Mills, Steve Lawler, David Guetta, and the list goes on. My weekends are filling up, but looks like I’m good for the weekend of 19 Oct.
