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News & Reviews:- Okay folks ! How you all doin' eh ? Apologies on the fact that with the last mail out there was, alas no newsletter. I mean there is only so many of these fuckers you can write, right. If we force our minds back then the last newsletter (Jan' …I think) had all that hassle of the venue change and the Mezzanine not re-opening until the end of Feb' …ra, ra raa, green mountain and all that, well here we are now in lovely British Summer Time with a fine opportunity to get everyone up to date - so with no further ado lets launch into firstly saying thanx to all of you who sardined your way into RICO'S Feb 2nd just gone and partook in a mini time warp to the return of hot, low ceiling, body on body clubbing where we (most certainly I..) had a rip~roarer. The fact we stuffed a further 10K in there may have helped ! Feb 2nd The dee jays as originally lined up (when we thought we'd be at the Mezzanine in Feb' rather than at Rico's) namely MICK DIP (dip recs / e-traxx) and SOL RAY (e-traxx / Upfront) unfortunately had to be cancelled. Big sorry there boys, we could do F.A. about it. Luckily we rescued JO SHIVA (kinetec rec. / g.o.d) and mixed her all up with our own rezzie heddie boys KEEF and TIGGER (ooh err…) to provide a main & middle room experience second to er…well ….only a few others. The night certainly finished in what some may call '…hyper hyper..' mode hitting the A.O. spot (which always incidentally comes B4 the G~spot) capping the night superbly. Mmmarvelous. Thunderous even… Likewise
a big nod to our alter ego TUNA shedding out those phat,
hard steppin' beats in the beefed up back room (rather than
the RedRoom) with our man on the scene DJ DAN and bimonthly
TUNA resident SHAOLIN (pro-session, atomic-jam, tuna). DJ
PACE and MOOD providing the full complement. The whole night
was a success and a good laugh throughout. So a big, if
belated, thanks on that one. Ta very much, lovely, fantastic. Problemo
#1:- Now guys we've had a lot of licensing problems kick
off with the Mezzanine here in Wolverhampton. And what's
more they're still going on. The last party there (Fri 2nd
March) had to be re-scheduled last minute to a 4 a.m. finish
rather than our anticipated 6 a.m. Not Good. The
REDROOM ~ Hip Hop with a splash of Drum 'n' Bass this time
went off with live performances from VILLAINS (featuring
DJ TRICKSTA and LATE) and VICIOUS CIRCLE. The rest of the
night moving along nicely with DJ DAN, RATTY and DEDLOCK
injecting a few more of those essential grooves for all
you movers out there! The third and final offering of the
nite Deep and Funky House in our 'Udder Room' though being
a bit overrun with the main room mayhem (good job the environmental
health weren't there with their little meters…) held
its own with DJ MASE and the B.F.G. boys providing a Housetastic
experience. This time around (Fri 6th April) we have applied for a 6 a.m. license but as of writing this here newsletter we're still none the wiser. Right - I've just been on the phone …blower ..call it what you will… and the Mezzanine have in turn just done the same, linking up with those suited and booted boys down at the council who say …no…. I don't believe it ! (this is all happening live by the way folks…) they say NO !! aargghh, aaarrgghhh …Aura Orange have just been knocked back to a 4 a.m. finish for Fri 6th April at the Mezzanine ..we now return to writing with hindsight… Apr 6th So, …bollox. But fear not we can still give you the the bollox (4 a.m. or not). On the night we're gonna be bringing you quality (as always) in the form of a main room pouring out NRG to make your valves murmur. Full On.. Flat Out… Fall Over.. Hi Energy Harder House House (I can't deal with all this labelling of music…) that'll rock ya boots. Sadly RUBEC cancelled due to a 3 week tour of Argentina …nice.. but we'll forgive him (South America…. Wolverhampton… mmmm !!!! ???). Replacing him we have HARRY LOVE (pure groove records / intra-venus) with the welcome return of OBERON (escape from samsara) guesting in like a good 'un. Of course, as always, we'll be serving up a varied selection of resident heads this time creaming the night off with that familiar rocket fuel flavoured ending ..mach II and rising… mustered through the likes of TIGGER hot-tailed by KEEF cauterising the nite off. Sit back and you should be taken all the way! …if not I'd ask for my money back. The
RedRoom will have DJ DAN and SHAOLIN with the local STEALTH
boys CHARGE, PH-1, FILTH and MOOD anchoring the nite into
a deluge of D&B proper. No Problemo #1:-Just to say at this point that there will again be a drinks promotion (A.O @ Mezzanine Apr. 6th) on a selected spirit and bottled beer. Last time it was Vodka at a pound a pop and Bottled Becks at £1.50. This time around it'll be pretty much along the same lines with the slight variation of perhaps Pils / Vodka being on promo, either way there'll be something to ease the burden on your pockets! Thought it best to say this here in the newsletter given there has been a few of you coming away from the bar a bit shell shocked and reeling from what I can only put down to being unawares as to what's on offer. Hopefully this goes some way to shedding a little light on the whole drinking matter - for those of you of course who fancy a tipple in and amongst all those other vices I'm sure we all suffer. Hats off of course going to the crew who can simply get out there and on with it with nothing more than a bottle of water and a good nights sleep the night b4 ! (though I think they're usually dressed in orange saris and go round bashing tambourines…). Right, I think that covers everybody. 4
the Fewcha:- Other ventures sees us with Atomic Jam Sat.
5th May at the Que Club B'ham. There we'll be throwing our
hand in with the back room chill out going on a bit of an
AmbientAuraAbstractAgenda. Should all prove to be a good
nite with Sven Vath gracing the main stage. INDIGOJO and
BOD (..return of) will be joining us in providing the right
laid back attitude and tunes on the night (after all we
do keep 'em securely locked away and only for use on special
occasion ~ wonder what else fits that criteria, eh…).
Also we'll be letting a little World Music into the air
with 'aperitif' opener Mr. Sparrow with a quick venting
of SIKBOY before indulging ourselves into the night proper.
Come find us in the dark corners……. We did have a Free Party date for 19th May, but due to the foot and mouth outbreak this and other festy / outdoor parties could be affected. We have managed to relocate the site and now are looking to get a full on weekender going on the weekend of Fri, Sat & Sun (6th, 7th & 8th) July but more on that as we get closer. Watch this space, and check grapevine for details! El Residentés out and about: KEEF FIL
BRAY TIGGER DJ
DAN On the alternative front we have KICK OUT THE JAMS, contemporary heavy rock every Saturday (till 2am) from the 3rd March @ Basement Club, Connaught Hotel, W'ton. £3 / £4 Selected beers £1.50. GODSDOG
(Indie band - recommended) supporting Radio 1 Band of
the Week 'Mo' Solid Gold' £4 @ The RoadHouse, Manchester
0161 237 9789, Mon 9th April Web
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