see optimo at every opportunity imo
― Crackle Box, Thursday, 22 March 2012 11:56 (twelve years ago) link
^ gets it
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 March 2012 12:02 (twelve years ago) link
crackle box otm, i like todd terje but he's exactly the kind of dj i don't really want to go and see in london. i just assume nights like that will be too crowded and too full of fucked ppl who aren't bothered about dancing. this prob makes me sound like a dick but whatever. todd terje at a festival, or in another country, sure, bring it on etc. if it was just morgan geist on the bill it would prob be more fun :(
xp otm about optimo too, yep
― jabba hands, Thursday, 22 March 2012 12:06 (twelve years ago) link
...who i just noticed are at corsica on easter thursday with weatherall and trickski. on the same night as carl craig doing 69 live, maya jane coles and appleblim at pulse...
― jabba hands, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:02 (twelve years ago) link
corsica's been overfull the last couple of times i've been, kind of worried that it's a trend
― uh oh i'm having an emotion (c sharp major), Thursday, March 22, 2012
if they insist on putting big draws in room one and then people nobody cares about in room two then even if its not overfull in terms of the venue, then it will be in terms of that main room
― coal, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:21 (twelve years ago) link
yep, that was exactly the situation with move d, luckily danny native started playing in room two :D
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:22 (twelve years ago) link
assume people are talking about the workshop night, actually tbf its not the same promoters each time, but even if they didn't oversell the venue, have you seen the line up for the second room at the Terje night? 2nd room is going to be empty apart from people who are there because room one is too crammed
― coal, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
s1ocki - if the weather is up for it, i'd recommend visiting some london parks, make sure you venture south of the river and then carry on to brighton cuz that's easy/fun.
― Crackle Box, Thursday, March 22, 2012 7:09 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
sort of the wrong thread but brighton as a day trip sounds fun for sure. what parks do you mean?
(perhaps we should continue this here? London )
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
i'm putting on an r&b night in dalston tonight if anyone feels like coming out for a dance
https://www.facebook.com/events/384036508290564/
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 28 March 2012 08:31 (twelve years ago) link
wish i could but parents in town BOO
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 09:44 (twelve years ago) link
bring them
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 28 March 2012 09:45 (twelve years ago) link
argh todd terje/morgan geist sold out :(
anything else going on that weekend/week?
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
on the friday there's some kind of deviation/hyperdub thing ft. omar-s, ikonika, cooly g, ill blu, funkystepz, martyn etc. "warehouse location tbc".
jackmaster and oneman at the nest should be good if that's not sold out, pretty small venue for them.
slocki is it the end of apr or may you're around?
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
(i thought it was may but if you're asking about that weekend it's apr)
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:35 (eleven years ago) link
april 24-may 4!!
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
sadly only contains one weekend because of a wedding im djing on may 5
omar-s, ikonika, cooly g, ill blu, funkystepz, martyn etc
I'm meh on Cooly G and probably Ikonika as a DJ but this is one hell of a lineup.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Thursday, 12 April 2012 09:36 (eleven years ago) link
Sold Out also doesn't mean they won't be letting people in on the door. Never has in my experience, anyway.
― Upt0eleven, Thursday, 12 April 2012 10:11 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah you just need to get there earlier.
Also a friend may have a spare for Todd Terje.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Thursday, 12 April 2012 10:33 (eleven years ago) link
Any idea how early? I've always been organised enough to get tickets in advance so I don't really know what time I'd need to show up to have a chance at getting tickets on the door.
― salsa shark, Thursday, 12 April 2012 11:05 (eleven years ago) link
I'd say before 12 to be safe. Before 11:30 to be even more safe.
― EDB, Thursday, 12 April 2012 11:14 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks! Would've gone before 11:30 even with a ticket, so no problems there.Fingers crossed, really want to go to this.
― salsa shark, Thursday, 12 April 2012 11:18 (eleven years ago) link
Guardian find a trend for some dancing in bars and places without a late licence - micro-raves! Whatever next!http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/01/microclubbing-commuter-alternative-rave
― mmmm, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 07:19 (eleven years ago) link
"dad raves"
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 10:55 (eleven years ago) link
I remember when UK garage was really popular years ago there were really quite big day time events in west London for the asian population as it was taboo for going out late at night. Really though the Lock Tavern has had popular nights on a Sunday afternoon for years. It's hardly a new thing.
― mmmm, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 10:59 (eleven years ago) link
As for people staying out all weekend, that's not new either. I only went a handful of times but Full Circle nr. Heathrow was crazy stuff.
― mmmm, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 11:01 (eleven years ago) link
I am going crazy early to Terje. Fucked up and forgot to actually buy the tickets after organising a big meet up.
― owenf, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 11:58 (eleven years ago) link
maybe i'll go and disguise myself as todd terje
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:50 (eleven years ago) link
the only problem i could see would be if i can't slip away and i end up led right onto the stage
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:53 (eleven years ago) link
egyptian lover last night was great fun, not sure about corsica as a venue, or maybe i'm not sure about how many tickets they sell, as i found myself squashed and doing some highly precarious dancing on the edge of a step. tbh i have some problems with i think all of the london nightclubs i've been to, maybe i'm just a priggish bastard.
― michael nyman cat (Merdeyeux), Sunday, 22 April 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
Nah, Corsica's pretty terrible in that respect.
― EDB, Sunday, 22 April 2012 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
Bloc 2012: C/D?
― EDB, Monday, 23 April 2012 09:43 (eleven years ago) link
The lineup's great but a) it's in the middle of fucking nowhere on a site that makes the Dome look accessible, and b) the fact that you can buy 'express tickets' that allow you to skip queues etc suggest it'll be a complete organisational shambles.
Also it's really expensive.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Monday, 23 April 2012 09:45 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe I just go to unpopular, niche, nights, but Corsica is usually fine for dancing when I go.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 23 April 2012 10:05 (eleven years ago) link
Admittedly I haven't been for a while and maybe it's just by comparison with places like (the horrible, vile, revolting) XOYO but yeah, I would agree.
― Upt0eleven, Monday, 23 April 2012 10:14 (eleven years ago) link
true, Beyond the Clouds was perfectly fine. but the Terje night will be incredibly rammed - especially as they've completely forgotten to book anyone for room two
― coal, Monday, 23 April 2012 10:18 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah it's not splitting the big draws out over both rooms that causes the issue, although Lowlife was sold out and that was alright WRT dancing space.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Monday, 23 April 2012 10:24 (eleven years ago) link
the number of london club venues that are actively pleasant is tiny though. east village and uhhh, ummm, er.
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Monday, 23 April 2012 10:29 (eleven years ago) link
i intend to go to this though
https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/373017_267417083348433_729997822_n.jpg
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Monday, 23 April 2012 10:31 (eleven years ago) link
actively pleasant sounds like an unfairly high standard to set to me. i'll settle for a venue that's just not grim and hope the night i'm there for does the rest of the work.
― Upt0eleven, Monday, 23 April 2012 10:33 (eleven years ago) link
So tempted by Bloc. But kinda put off for the reasons Mr DC mentions.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 23 April 2012 11:24 (eleven years ago) link
incidentally what's happening in the dance tracks poll nominations thread? is it still just nominations? i can never bring myself to click on a thread with so many new answers
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Monday, 23 April 2012 11:47 (eleven years ago) link
i haven't really been following it enough to know, but I kinda started losing interest when people were suggesting keeping it to house and techno (not that there's any prob with H&T but it does ignore huge swathes of potential noms for better or worse)
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 23 April 2012 11:56 (eleven years ago) link
i am hugely pro limiting it to house and techno, maybe i can psyche myself up to clicking on it again
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Monday, 23 April 2012 11:59 (eleven years ago) link
seems like it'll be a good poll! so many classic tracks i'd forgotten about
xp to mattdc..... lowlife crew care about you having a good time though, it's not just about taking your money which is what puts me most of the big venues in london. don't really understand why you'd pay £15 to get into a place that's too rammed to dance and you can't sit and relax and talk. especially these massive event things where the big name djs usually end up playing boring crowd pleaser sets and everyone is just waiting for the hits. blah, not for me.
places i have enjoyed so far this year, boys club in dalston, passion in hackney, new empowering church. seating areas, buffet food, smoking indoors, byob, friendly people, no-name djs, no queues, no aggro.
― Crackle Box, Monday, 23 April 2012 12:15 (eleven years ago) link
Plastic People still seems pleasant to me?
― toby, Monday, 23 April 2012 12:36 (eleven years ago) link
do you still have to queue for 20 mins to get outside?
― Crackle Box, Monday, 23 April 2012 12:49 (eleven years ago) link
not their fault btw, didn't the council impose some sort of zero tolerence bs on them or something? so security went into airport mode
― Crackle Box, Monday, 23 April 2012 12:51 (eleven years ago) link
I still like The Nest.
― Upt0eleven, Monday, 23 April 2012 12:55 (eleven years ago) link
does plastic people still have sauna-like temperatures and no air con?
yeah i like the nest.
smoking indoors = automatic disqualification from being considered pleasant
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Monday, 23 April 2012 13:00 (eleven years ago) link