Birthday Madness Review

Well what can i say but sorry guys for my slightly prolonged absence. Its been nearly two weeks since my last confession on here and what a bonkers two weeks its been. If you've been following this blog regularly you'll know that a couple of weekends ago it was my birthday so in true C.D.P style I've been partying big-time.

Telefunken on Friday the 17th was one of the clubs most amazing parties yet and crikey i seem to find myself saying that after each one. Outstanding sets from Hoss Wilson, Alan Gray had the ever lively Telefunken crowd going crazy. Even a fire alarm evacuation halfway through Alan's set couldn't put a damper on things. Then Eddie Leader stepped up to take the roof right off. Awesome show all round!!! I'd like to thank all the crazies who ended up partying back at mine afterwards as well for all the birthday wishes and the efforts folks made to join in the fun.

On the Sunday Morning i headed to South Queensferry to take part in the annual charity abseil off the Forth Rail Bridge. One of the craziest ideas i think i've ever had and definately one of the most hair raising experiences of my life so far. When you're still feeling a bit ropey (excuse the pun) from a weekend of excess, dangling 165ft up from the nations most famous landmark is a hell of a way to shake off the hangover. Even halfway down i still couldn't believe i was actually doing it. I did however complete the drop and raised nearly £200 for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland.

The following Saturday i was off on another adventure, this time my destination was London for my first clubbing experience in the UK Capital at Saved @ Matter, O2 Arena. After some quality banter and a few too many drinks on board the train down my mate Tracey and i headed to Campden town to for a bite to eat at Gordon Ramsay's York And Albany restaurant where we were meeting up with head chef and friend of ours Colin. The food was utterly amazing and the staff were all very friendly. Colin then joined us for a night on the town and when we arrived at Matter we were somewhat overwhelmed by the scale of the place. With a capacity of 2600 the club was at least double the size of the previously largest club venue i've been to!

We all spent most of the night in the smallest room upstairs but with a capacity of about 700 it wasn't really that small.

The original House Gangster DJ Sneak, aided and abetted by his old pal Derrick Carter, was supplyin some of the dopest, funky, ass shakin beats and rhythyms to a crowd of well up for it revellers. Tune after tune of pure house music indulgence made even better by the incredible sound system made this one hell of a night and one i'll remember for a long time to come. I was also very pleased to finally meet some other die hard house fanatics whom i've known through Facebook and Chicagohousefm for ages but never actually met face to face until Saturday, Travis Kell, Safe Smokingroove, Sista Stroke, Attilla The Hun and Big Mikee as well as the rest of the crew. All in all this was a fantastic trip and i can't wait to do it all again hopefully sometime soon.

Chef's Specials for week ending 19th April 2009

Hi folks and welcome back to The Chef's Specials. If quality underground music, friendly crowds and rocking, party atmospheres are your bag then there are quite a few great nights on again this weekend here in Edinburgh.

FRIDAY 17TH April 2009

TELEFUNKEN presents HUDD TRAXX PARTY with EDDIE LEADER
@Cabaret Voltaire

TELEFUNKEN returns to Cabaret Voltaire this Friday with special guest Eddie Leader.
Eddie's Huddersfield based record label HUDD TRAXX is one of the UK's leading stables renowned for that bumpin, swingin sound of pure house music and with artist like DJ Sneak, Iz & Diz, JT Donaldson, Lil’ Mark, Phil Weeks and Brett Johnstone on their rosta its no wonder they're hot property.

As one third of the production trio Slum Science which he founded with friends Danny White and Rucky, Eddie has released tracks on other labels too, such as Black Cherry Recordings, Icon, Deep Future, Good Family, Green House, Hudd Traxx and more. Last year he released a string of solo tracks and he's also been busy working on collaborations with Hector Moralez and Jason Hodges

His skills on the ones and twos have led him to play gigs as far afield as Las Vegas, Chicago, Frankfurt and Paris and the Telefunken camp are thrilled to have him join them for another bumper house fueled jam.

Support will come from Alan Gray and Nick "Hoss" Wilson

Doors 11pm - 3am

Tax £7/6

Facebook Group
Telefunken Website
Hudd Traxx




STEPBACK presents RADIOACTIVE MAN
@ Sneaky Pete's

Ex-Lone Swordsman Keith Tenniswood will be joining Keyte and Wolfjazz down at Sneaky Pete's on Friday for what is surely gonna be an insane sweatfest. Keith is widely regarded as one of the true pioneers of electronic dancemusic in the UK. From his early days as a sound engineer for Sabres Of Paradise, through to his ten year working partnership with Andrew Weatherall, Keith has been producing some of the most hauntingly beautiful and blatantly groundbreaking electronic tunage. While Andy was away djing most weekends Keith would spend his time in the studio laying down tracks which he would eventually release under his Radioactive Man moniker. To date his solo career has seen him release 3 albums, various eps and loads of top remixes for artists such as Freq Nasty, Meat Katie and Red Snapper.

The Stepback guys are properly excited as kids on Xmas eve about this night and who can blame them? Sneaky Pete's only has around 100 capacity and this is expected to be sold out by opening time so to make sure you get in get yourself a ticket from....

ticket web or Ripping Records

Tickets are priced at £10/8

Doors open 10.30pm


SATURDAY 18TH APRIL 2009

ULTRAGROOVE with Gareth Sommervile, Neil Bethune, Simmone Black
and Isla Blige @ Cabaret Voltaire

Ultragroove, Cabaret Voltaire's other heavyweight House Music emporium is back on its fornightly Saturday slot again this week and will feature dj sets from local lad Neil Bethune in the front room alongside resident Gareth Sommerville. Back room funk, soul, and disco bicuits will be served up by two of the most glamourous djs in the country, Simmone Black and Isla Blige

Doors 11pm - 3am
Tax £8/6 NUS

SUNDAY 19TH APRIL 2009

CHEF DE PARTY'S BIRTHDAY MADNESS!!!!

Yes guys and gals it is indeed my 31st this comin sunday and to mark the occasion I've gone and got myself into a right old mess, if for the right reasons. You see this year I thought I'd do something a bit different for a change so instead of just gettin crazy and clubbing every night for a month I've rather crazilly agreed to do an ABSEIL off the FORTH RAIL BRIDGE!!! Now I don't even know if I suffer from vertigo, I didn't when I was a kid but in the last 10 years i think the highest i've been is probably the landing at the top of my stairwell so to say i'm a bit nervous is without a doubt the century's biggest understatement.

I am however doing it for a good cause. Namely the Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland charity. These guys do a very wothwhile job offering advice, support and caring for victims of heart disease and strokes. They really need our help, as to function properly they need to raise around £5,000,000 per year. I'm hoping i can raise around £500 for their cause by doing this abseil on Sunday so all i need is 100 of my mates or kind generous souls to donate a fiver each.

To sponsor me please click on the link below and pledge as much as you can.

Sponsor Chef to cheat death

Chest, Heart and Stroke, Scotland

Thanks folks.

Chef's Specials for Week Ending Sunday 12th April 09

Hi folks and a very happy Easter to y'all. It's a long weekend this weekend, WOOHOO!!!

As luck would have there is a bumper crop of top quality underground clubbing action to get in aboot as well starting with.....

GOOD FRIDAY 10TH APRIL 2009


FIASCO presents JASON HODGES (OM Records, Toronto)@ The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow, UK


Yet another month swings in, and with it the boys at Fiasco bring us yet another underground house legend, Jaon Hodges!
Having settled into their new residence at The Admiral on Waterloo Street, Ed-FM and Frazer Devine are more than happy to be spinning alongside one of their favourite producers and remixer.

Hailing from Toronto in Canada, Jason brings with him an oustanding musical resume. Starting out in the early nineties he established his trademark style of mixing spinning at warehouse parties and also started releasing on small independant record labels.
Since then he has moved on in leaps and bounds and has now done work on such labels as OOMPH! Magnetic and the ever faithful Om records, and having a fan base that includes the likes of DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter and Mark Fairna, you know that your in for something special tonight at Fiasco!!

I know where i'll be!

Doors open at 22.30 and its a mere £6 before 23.00, £8 after.
The deep gooves and jackin beats go on till three!



JACKHAMMER presents MARCO BAILEY @ The Caves, Niddry Street South, Cowgate, Edinburgh, UK

In the East tonight if you're lookin for something a bit harder than house you could do a lot worse than pop into The Caves where Belgian techno legend MARCO BAILEY will be rockin the Jackhammer faithful once again. Marco is one of Belgiums very best producers and DJ. His tracks have been used by Dave Clarke on his highly acclaimed World Service CD. Since then, his record company MB Records has gone from strength to strength and his DJ Career has flourished making him one of the hardest DJ's to book. Jackhammer has very fortunately secured him once again for a night at THE CAVES.

Support from Stephen Brown (Transmat)
and WolfJazz (StepBack, Trade Union, We Are Electric)

Entry is just £8 on the door all night
Doors Open at 10.30 till 3am


TROUBLE's 7TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AND FAREWELL FINALE pt 1 @ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street, Edinburgh, UK


This weekend night marks the end of an era for Edinburgh clubbing institution TROUBLE with the first part of their Birthday finale featuring a live set from Joe Acheson Quartet.

We've been putting Joe and his band on since they first started out as a trio. They supported the mighty Jaga Jazzist (Ninja Tune) at our first ever Glenfiddich Independent Mix night in March 2005. Expect an exclusive dance set from the band as they focus on their heavier, more upbeat material for the Trouble birthday, with the critically acclaimed Maja Borg joining Ivan Torres Hdez on VJ duties and Su-A Lee (SCO/McFall's) appearing as guest cellist.

'We couldn't possibly do justice to their enveloping acoustic/digital live performance in here. Quite like nothing else on the Edinburgh scene or elsewhere, they really must be sampled to be believed.' (The List)

http://myspace.com/joeachesonquartet

11PM-3AM
CABARET VOLTAIRE
BLAIR ST
EDINBURGH
£5 / free with Horace Andy ticket

SATURDAY 11TH APRIL 2009

TROUBLE's 7TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AND FAREWELL FINALE, Pt2 @ Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street Edinburgh, Pt 3 @ The Jazz Cellar, Chamber Street, Edinburgh.

Trouble continue their Birthday/Finale weekender with 2 musical heavyweights Horace Andy and Ashley Beedle.

"We jumped at the chance to work with Horace Andy, THE voice of Massive Attack's classic 1991 debut album, Blue Lines, and a Jamaican/reggae LEGEND in his own right. DJ/producer Ashley Beedle is most famous for his work with the Ivor Novello winning X-Press 2 but we've also loved his more leftfield Nineties dance productions under the Black Science Orchestra and Ballistic Brothers monikers and these days he's a busy remix artist, producer and DJ, who will be recognised immediately by regulars at Edinburgh's awesome Ultragroove house night."

7-9.30PM
THE VOODOO ROOMS
WEST REGISTER ST
EDINBURGH
£20 + BF (TICKETS FROM USUAL OUTLETS)*

*This ticket is also valid for Trouble 7th Birthday proper, Cabaret Voltaire, Fri 10th, and Fish Fry after-party, Jazz Bar, Sat 11th.


Part 3 of the celebrations will take place at Chambers Street's Jazz Cellar with the Saturday Night Fish Fry show. This after party of sorts will also feature live music from Edinburgh band FOUND as well as support from the Trouble djs.

"Similarly we’ve been working with Found since they played an early Edinburgh gig for Trouble's GIM night at Cab in 2005. Since then they've expanded to a quintet and are now one of the most successful and critically acclaimed Edinburgh bands on the Scottish circuit and have - for some time now - been adding international live dates to a diary that's already brimming with shows up and down the UK. The mighty Found play the Fish Fry following their away-gig in Austin, Texas at industry hoe-down South By South West, in March, so this will effectively be their homecoming gig."

'Edinburgh’s Found both look and sound more and more like a band ready for proper success.' (The Scotsman)

http://myspace.com/foundtheband

THE JAZZ BAR
CHAMBERS ST
11.30PM-3AM
£5/£3 concs. / free with Horace Andy ticket

SUPPORT FROM TROUBLE DJs AT ALL EVENTS

HTTP://GETINTOTROUBLE.COM

As a wee taster of the Trouble sound if you haven't been before here's an exclusive mix from resident dj Erik da Viking


http://www.sendspace.com/file/6xg47r
copy and paste link into browser)

Tracklist....

Trouble 7th Birthday Mix:

A Mountain Of One - Can't Be Serious
Keep The Secrets - Make It Right
The Juju Orchestra - Nao Posso Demorar (Dubben remix)
War - The World Is A Ghetto
Daedelus feat Taz - Bass In It
The The - Giant (Pilooski Edit)
Boozoo Bajou - Same Sun (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
Moonstarr - Detroit
Aeroplane feat. Kathy Diamond - Whispers
Young Fathers - Straight Back On It (Extended Mix)
Cajmere feat Dajae- Brighter Days (Underground Goodie Mix)
London Elektricity - All Hell Is Breaking Loose
Adele - Hometown Glory (High Contrast remix)
The Specials - Ghost Town (The Revenge Increase The Peace Mix)
Mayer Hawthorne - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (Rapson Edit)

Easter Sunday 12th April 2009

Ultragroove Easter Special featuring JIMPSTER and YOGI HAUGHTON @ The Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street, Edinburgh, UK

Edinburgh's longest running house music emporium are throwing their annual Easter Sunday spectacular once again and this time they've roped in the mighty Jimpster as well as local soul legend Yogi Haughton.

His seminal Jimpster LP Messages From The Hub (1997), as well as his more dancefloor orientated Audiomontage 12”s really helped establish Jamie as an artist of some merit and he quickly became in regular demand as a remixer (over 65 at the last count!) and co producer on a wide range of underground projects. His third Jimpster LP Amour was released 3 years ago on Freerange to excellent critical acclaim and appeared in numerous published Top 20 LP's of the year charts. In recent years he has released his first original track for another label, choosing Ben Watt’s Buzzin’ Fly for Square Up which became a big underground house track sitting in the top 5 of DJ Mag’s Hype Chart for 2 months. Recent artists to get the Jimpster midas touch in the form of a remix include Osunlade, Bob Marley, Joris Voorn, Seal, Mark Knight & Funkagenda, Marc Romboy, Solomun…. The list goes on.

Jamie "Jimpster" has built up his reputation as a highly regarded dj in the UK and around the world. With an emphasis on the deeper end of electronic house music, but not afraid to stray from the path, he retains an old school approach that has seen him booked for gigs as diverse as Fabric (London), Panarama Bar (Berlin), Cocoon (Frankfurt), Cielo (NYC), Yellow (Tokyo), Pacha (Ibiza), Crystal (Istanbul), GOA (Madrid) and Back To Basics (Leeds). He also runs the monthly Freerange night as his London residency at AKA.

He is also a member of highly acclaimed live outfit The Bays, whose recent performances on John Peel sessions have confirmed them as one of the most important live acts around today. Their spontaneous and totally improvised gigs have been building up a buzz with recent headlining gigs including many of the worlds best festivals such as Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Womad, Lowlands, Bestival and many others.

He will of course be supported by the ever moody Gareth Sommervile who, if you know your house, is a legend in his own right.

Yogi Haughton's credentials as a dance music lothario are world renowned. As owner of the largest collection of MOBO tunage in the UK his sets at some of the biggest soul music events such as SOUTHPORT WEEKENDER are the stuff of legend. He is also credited with bringing house and techno music to Scotland way back in the eighties. A party machine and all round good egg he's the perfect choice for backroom duties at Easter Ultragroove.

Doors 11.00pm - 3.00am

Tax £10/8 nus

April Fools..... Free Mix Bizzle

Hi again folks just thought i'd share a few links to some rather delicious new mixes which have been rockin my MP3 player this month.

First up it's Lel P's new mix featuring some gorgeous downtempo house and disco grooves. Best served with cold beer and lashings of April sunshine.

Lel P's March Mix

• Studio - Lifes a Beach - Information.
• Hot Coins - Christmas Day - Untracked.
• Harri and The Revenge - Rocky Mountain Drifter - Five20East.
• 6th Borough Project - Nights over Memphis - Instruments of Rapture....
• Mark E - Beat Down - Running Back.
• Boards of Canada - NLOGAX - Eskimo.
• IIija Rudman - Dance Disorder - Bear Funk.
• The Revenge - Nightflight - Jisco.
• Nebraska - The Other Sider - Rush Hour.
• KDJ - Don't you want my love - Pandamonium.
• The Detroit Experiment - Think Twice (mark e pressure dub) - Juno.
• Tiger and Woods - Come Down - Editainment.
• Par - Tay - Low Down Dirty - Par Tay.
• Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts 3 - Motor City Drum Ensemble.
• Discolexic Edits vol 1 - Let's get serious - Discolexic Edits.

Next up, some more fat trippy house, disco, hiphop and funk from DJ Pea

Kool DjPea B-boy Trippin

• Mr. White ~ Inside Your Mind (This House Is Home) ~ Blackmarket Records
• Schatrax ~ Turntribal ~ Schatrax
• Alex Attias Presents Mustang ~ Everchanging Time feat. Colonel Red (Beanfield Remix) ~ Compost Blacklabel
• Money Mark ~ Soul Drive Sixth Ave ~ Emperor Norton Records
• Moodymann ~ 4 One Night ~ Mahogani Music/KDJ
• Brenda Boykin ~ Hard Swing Travellin' Man (Smoove Remix) ~ ChinChin Records
• Rosie Brown ~ Bliss (Quantic Club Mix) ~ TruThoughts Recordings
• East Village Heads ~ 5AM ~ Influence
• Fela Kuti ~ (K Civ Edit) ~ Unkown
• Lexx ~ eebay City ~ Big Bear
• Professor Genius ~ A Jean Giraud 1 (Brennan Green Remix) ~ ThisIsNotAnExitRecords
• Defenders Of The Faith ~ Space Baby ~ Grayhound Recordings
• Mighty Ryeders ~ Evil Vibrations (Extended Mix) ~ Paul Wittley Records
• People Under The Stairs ~ Tuxedo Rap ((Extended Disco Mix) ~ Tres Records

Local boys Linkwood and House of Traps deliver the goods with this monster mix featuring a healthy pinch of Firecracker for added spicy zing.

Resident Advisor Presents Linkwood and House Of Traps

• Linkwood & House Of Traps - Barely Eagle - Firecracker - Truth spoken by DJ Izrail
  
• The Popular People's Front - Get Down Shep - The Popular People's Front
• Linkwood - Who La La? - Firecracker
• Tony Lee - Love So Deep (Instrumental) - Radar
• Arcadion - Ghost Feeder - DC Recordings
• Tony Lee - Reach Up (Acapella) - Radar
• Q - Voice Of Q - Philly World
• Alton Miller - Inner8 (Gerd No Vox Mix) - Clone
• Scott Grooves - Adapt - Natural Midi
• Pierre's Phantasy Club - Fantasy Girl (Acapella) - SRO
• Levon Vincent - Six Figures - Novel Sound
• Hercules - Lost In The Groove - Trax
• I-f ft. Fred Ventura - I Cut My Heart Out - Clone
• The Popular People's Front - My Baby Stays Out All Night - The Popular People's Front
• African Suite - Eddy Grant Medley - CDR
• Wild Geese - Macho Disco Master - Flashback
• Kikrokos - Life's a Jungle - Ron's Edits
• Linkwood & House Of Traps - Silver Cycles 1 - Firecracker
• Linkwood - Nectarine - Prime Numbers

Some quality bumpin swingin house from Frankie J next. with his Miami WMC promo.

Frankie J Miami WMC 2009 Promo

• 01. d-T3ch - House For Kicks (Toka Project Remix) [GUESTHOUSE]
• 02. Sonny Fodera - Lose My Mind [DROP]
• 03. Wattie Green - Sea Lion Woman [FLAPJACK/JUICED]
• 04. The Sound Diggers - Low Down & Blue [SPATULA CITY]
• 05. Sonny Fodera - Homebaked [FLAPJACK]
• 06. Jackin Box - Got To Get Down [CONTROL]
• 07. Organized Crime - Play The Part [SPATULA CITY]
• 08. Frankie J - Got This Feeling [FLAPJACK]
• 09. Sonny Fodera - Southern Girl [DROP]
• 10. Bryan Jones - I Know You Feel (Frankie J Remix) [FLAPJACK]
• 11. Organized Crime - Downtown Brown [SPATULA CITY]
• 12. Bryan Jones - Jazz Box [FLAPJACK]
• 13. Wattie Green - Wattie's Dream [FLAPJACK]
• 14. Fabio Bacchini - Walking In Circles (Frankie J Remix) [MINDTRAVEL]
• 15. 3rd Face - Canto Della Liberta (KiNK Remix) [CLASSIC]
• 16. Damian Definite - Back Door Beauty [FLAPJACK]

A two parter from Mark Farina next featuring some stunning real US house business.

Part 1
Part 2

Next up last months Telefunken party in its entirety featuring sets from Nick Wilson, Alan Gray and Hector Moralez,

Telefunken meets Hector Moralez

Finally some seriously mind blowing technical skills next as Miss Honey Dijon shows why she's one of the very best in the business.

Miss Honey Dijon's Tribute To Chicago

Chef's Specials for Week Ending Sunday 5th April 09

If you're out and about in Edinburgh this weekend there are quite a few good nights worth checking out.

Friday 3rd April

Off:beat launches at The Caves on South Niddry Street on Friday with residents Jamie Mckenzie, Chris Graham and Ewan Smith joined by special guest Jamie Jones (Crosstown Rebels, Circo Loco, DC10). This looks set to be a rather raucous tech-house and minimal affair with Jones's brand of deep thought provoking minimalism proving to be very popular around the globe right now. Doors open at 10.30 and they will be giving away free Mix cds to the first 100 in.

Tax £10 before midnight, £12 after. £9 NUS all night.

For more info please see....


www.myspace.com/offbeatedinburgh
www.facebook.com - add group 'Off:beat' and join page 'Off-beat Edinburgh'
www.bebo.com/OffbeatEdinburgh
www.myspace.com/jamiemckenziedj
www.myspace.com/ewansmith
www.crosstownrebels.com

Saturday 4th Aril

Jam The Box returns to The GRV this Saturday with the first of their Bi-monthly Live Jams.
This is an all new take on their regular clubnight which will kick off a bit earlier than usual to allow the club to showcase 3 live sets from local bands before the DJs take control at around midnight. This month's live bands will be The 10:04s, The High Lines and Lewis Gibson and The Midas Touch.

Jam The Box has been creating quite a stir since its launch party only a few months ago and is quickly becoming one of the most forward thinking and musically diverse clubnights on the city's calendar. Its highly talented dj team of Jimmy "Jammin" Thomas, Jammiwam and Marmalade Maslin create a mesmerising mix of house, funk, techno, soul, beatdown, hiphop and anything else that takes their fancy. A firm favourite amongst Edinburgh's true music fans and gaining respect from the likes of the Firecracker Records crew amongst others.

Doors open from 7pm with bands on till around midnight and Djs after

Tax £4 all night.

For more info see...

http://jamtheboxclub.blogspot.com/

http://jammiwam.blogspot.com/

http://www.myspace.com/jamtheboxclub

Facebook Event


Aztech, Edinburgh's premier breaks night host their spring break mini club session at Sneaky Pete's on the Cowgate on Saturday too. Siren, Re:Tox and Al Majik will be joined by Wickerman's dance arena organiser Simon Jackson for what promises to be another belter of a party. The last Sneaky-Az was held last August and was by all accounts a seriously bonkers affair. Sneaky Pete's is one of the city's smaller venues at only about 100 capacity and with completely free entry all night, early arrival is highly recommended as this will no doubt be packed out by midnight again.

Doors 10.30- 3am

Tax Free!

For more info see...

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Welcome to The Chef's Specials

Hi there, I'm Chef De Party. Welcome to my Chef's Specials blog. This is the place to come to for the very best in underground clubbing in Central Scotland. This blog is written in association with FOREVER COOKIN' PROMOTIONS, a company i have set up to offer assistance, support and advice on all aspects of club promotion

As a seasoned clubber and promoter of underground club-nights with over ten years experience i've been heavily involved in Edinburgh's club-scene since moving to the city in 1998. I am currently co-promoter (alongside Alan Gray) of Telefunken, Edinburgh's freshest and funkiest house music club. I also work with Jam The Box, Pins And Needles, Trade Union, Jackhammer, Aztech and Creative Industries, all of which, in my opinion, are some of the very best nights in the capital catering for all tastes in modern dance music from techno to breaks, drum n bass, funk, soul, disco and house.

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