NEW DESTINATION POP-UP VENUE ARRIVES IN BRIXTON

Combining big food, proper drinks and a soundtrack of low-slung disco, late night jazz and grown-up house, Sorry, No Vacancies is set to open in the heart of London’s Brixton from November til January. Serving up hearty portions of good times, the split level venue with heated yard and smoking area will open its doors to Saturday 2nd November.
Brought to you by Award-winning cocktail aficionados SoulShakers (MeatLiquor, Burger Lobster), seasoned producers Gorilla Events and programming/promotion specialists Kingdom Collective (Land of Kings, Red Bull Music Academy, Oxjam), Sorry, No Vacancies brings together their joint expertise in sustenance, entertainment and comfort, along with years of understanding of the esoteric science of “vibe”.
For the peckish, food for the venue will be curated by one of London's finest chefs: Chris Gillard from St John Restaurant, presenting his own fantasy hot dog menu. A festival favourite and pop-up veteran himself, Chris and his team set up shop in “The Dog House”, the venue’s in-house hot dog emporium.
Unveiling a menu of gloriously intoxicating tipples such as “Blue Cheer”, “Flashback” and “Now Get Hip”, Soul Shakers bring the kind of deft mixology that has seen them become some of London’s most sought after drinks dons.
Weekends will see a rolling roster of guest DJs including The Invisible, Soft Rocks,Hannah Holland, Sound of the Cosmos, Nadia Ksaiba, Heavenly Jukebox, Ray
Mang, Bill Brewster, Homance, The Pool DJs, Cut & Shut Disco and many more to be announced. Meanwhile Thursdays and Sundays are set to feature a lo-fi mix of
rockabilly and blues as well as live organist.
378 BRIXTON ROAD, LONDON, SW9 7AW
Brought to you by Award-winning cocktail aficionados SoulShakers (MeatLiquor, Burger Lobster), seasoned producers Gorilla Events and programming/promotion specialists Kingdom Collective (Land of Kings, Red Bull Music Academy, Oxjam), Sorry, No Vacancies brings together their joint expertise in sustenance, entertainment and comfort, along with years of understanding of the esoteric science of “vibe”.
For the peckish, food for the venue will be curated by one of London's finest chefs: Chris Gillard from St John Restaurant, presenting his own fantasy hot dog menu. A festival favourite and pop-up veteran himself, Chris and his team set up shop in “The Dog House”, the venue’s in-house hot dog emporium.
Unveiling a menu of gloriously intoxicating tipples such as “Blue Cheer”, “Flashback” and “Now Get Hip”, Soul Shakers bring the kind of deft mixology that has seen them become some of London’s most sought after drinks dons.
Weekends will see a rolling roster of guest DJs including The Invisible, Soft Rocks,Hannah Holland, Sound of the Cosmos, Nadia Ksaiba, Heavenly Jukebox, Ray
Mang, Bill Brewster, Homance, The Pool DJs, Cut & Shut Disco and many more to be announced. Meanwhile Thursdays and Sundays are set to feature a lo-fi mix of
rockabilly and blues as well as live organist.
378 BRIXTON ROAD, LONDON, SW9 7AW
BOILER ROOM: Freerange Records BOILER ROOM: Man Make Music
![]() Boiler Room x Freerange Records 27/06/13 Tonight the inimitable Jimpster brings some of the incredible talent that his label's rosta has to offer to The Boiler Room. Freerange Records has always been a place where the discerning ear can turn to safe in the knowledge that quality productions will be found in rampant abundance. First up we have Mic Newman; the antipodean has enjoyed heaped success and critical acclaim in equal amounts from his peers over the past few years, releasing under his own name plus the Moniker Fantastic Man. He opens and immediately sets the mood with a set of straight up four to the floor house, the Boiler Room faithful are not disappointed. Next up we have Nebraska; for me this was the standout set of the night, again straight up house but with a definite disco feel and a very dance floor, party aimed vibe, he turns up the heat getting us all warmed up very nicely for the next offering; Detroit Swindle, it seems whatever these two chaps touch of late it sounds electric. Hailing from Amsterdam they bring their happy Dutch vibes with them. Their sound although house is very distinctive and when you listen to one of their sets they have a tried and tested formula and wow does it work! They really bring the heat working up the atmosphere in the small room to bursting point, it feels like that roof really is going to come off. Lastly Mr Jamie Odell himself takes centre stage and I am left worrying about how he is going to follow what we all just witnessed? Thankfully I'm really glad to say that my fears are totally and completely unfounded as the Jimpster launches into one of the most intense sets I've heard in recent memory, not only successfully following what the Swindle brought to the table but upping the ante! The last 45 minutes are in my opinion one the best sets I've personally witnessed at Boiler Room and with a man like Jamie at the helm the future can only be bright for Freerange Records 9/10 To see all the sets in full go to www.boilerroom.tv |
![]() ManMakeMusic x Boiler Room
Launched in 2011 by the ever impressive George Fitzgerald ManMakeMusic is now a label certainly hitting its stride, tonight's showcase has not only proved exactly the abundance of talent the label has on it's roster but screamed it from the rooftops. First up we have Trikk a native of Portugal, he moved to London last year and has hit the ground running, with releases on Pers Recordings as well as ManMakeMusic and a George Fitzgerald remix on Hotflush already under his belt you can expect big things from this young man. Next is the hooded and mysterious U, playing a 30 minute live set of driving techno, this does not fail to impress, the whole set played so seamlessly live shows true craftsmanship. Next up is current high riders Laszlo Dancehall, the duo comprised of producers Christian Piers & Leon Vynhall have received critical acclaim a plenty with the release of their last EP Gave Up, they play a set of straight up heads down four to the floor house, electric! Finally label boss and all round Midas touch Mr George Fitzgerald takes the stage and shows us how its done, he plays us out on a blissful 45 minute set of truly wonderful house music. Outstanding. Check out http://boilerroom.tv/live/ to view the set for yourself 8/10 |
REVIEW: Harvey - Trouw Amsterdam![]() DJ HARVEY TROUW 26/5/13 So tonight I am at Trouw in Amsterdam! Over the last year this club has gained some notoriety with the party elite with its programming of some heavy weight DJ line ups. Tonight also looks to be no exception with the return of the DJ’s DJ, and man in demand DJ Harvey, with support from Amsterdam’s own Young Marco. I arrive at the club around 12.30am and the party is in full swing with Harvey at the helm. The track I’m greeted by is a classic from ’91, PKS “temperature rising, music for the masses”. And indeed Harvey’s set from this point on is very much programmed for the masses as it's harder than I’ve heard him play for sometime, perhaps drawing more from his time as resident at The Ministry Of Sound than anything else. In general Amsterdamers prefer things a little heavier, they like a more trance and tech approach to their party night out, or perhaps it's that the sound system in this old printing factory (which was made to contain noise), sounds oh so sweet, so who wouldn’t want to bang it there? Either way I was in for a treat. The crowd contained pockets of disco lovers, plus the inevitable hipster fraternity that Amsterdam had to offer and all were in attendance. Those fashionistas definitely had the moves and were doing what looked like the Harlem Shuffle or Voguing all night long, they wouldn’t have looked out of place on the more discerning dance floors of New York, but being nearly 40 this isn’t of my time, but looked amazing none the less. Harvey's choice of selection for the first 2 hours, didn’t disappoint keeping it deep heavy and occasionally disco, something the audience seemed to be appreciating. Having left the comfort of the bar I went behind the booth for a closer look. Suddenly Harvey slipped in an edit of Gino Sorccio’s, “Dancer”, the crowd kicked off, and from this point forward the place was rocking, the dance floor is alight, the mix got dirty and it seemed every other record was a rare one. I couldn’t tell you what records they were, but after all, this is the craft of a DJ isn’t it? Let alone one of the best in the world at this moment in time. The two tracks of the night for myself are Telonius & Peaches "Our Love" and Paul Rutherford’s “Get Real”, which on this amazing sound system was probably the best I have ever heard it work. I started to get those rushes and tingles from head to toe at that point, the rushes that those who know, know. Harvey well and truly rocked it and his set was epic, he didn’t disappoint and the night lived up to every expectation it was billed to be. Although at points it didn't play out so smoothly when technical problems killed the sound on 3 occasions for at least 5 minutes a time, some of the crowd petered out for the exit at these points and perhaps this is something you wouldn’t expect from a club with the kudos Trouw carries. But everyone can have an off night I suppose, also being a Sunday could have played a part, but anyhow with Harvey being the true master he is, he quickly brought back the faithful and the remainder of the night continued bigger, louder and heavier than before! All in all I had yet another amazing night at this club and can't wait for the next heavy weight DJ they select to appear. Props to the dancers. Jefferson |
REVIEW: Boiler Room![]() No.19 Music X Boiler Room. Take Over
http://no19music.com/ 09/05/13 So tonight the Canadians are in town! Boiler Room London was treated to a very memorable night, No. 19 Music took the reins with Tone Of Arc, Deniz Kurtel and label co-owners Nitin and Jonny White of Art Department holding court. No.19 Music is a label associated with creativity and human spirit, the name is based upon the principles and values underlying article 19 of the declaration of human rights; the protection of free expression; promoting the search for truth, enhancing social and political participation and enabling self-fulfilment and expression. Just after 8pm as I drew the curtain back and stepped into the already very full and extremely intimate settings of Boiler Room London I knew tonight would be special. Tone Of Arc were kick starting proceedings with a 35 minute set of haunting vocals, and deep deep bass lines. Tone Of Arc AKA Derrick Boyd and Zoe Presnick hail from San Fransisco and have been making music for most of their adult lives, tonight it certainly showed, playing bass and amazing live vocals from the pair brought an excellent live element to the proceedings and they did not disappoint, finishing their set with the instantly recognisable Goodby Horses.. Next bringing the heat was label co-owner Nitin, the DJ and producer has over 15 years experience under his belt, playing all over Canada and the US for some of the best promoters in the business, regularly playing alongside the likes of Jamie Jones and M.A.N.D.Y. to name but a few, he really stepped up the pace a notch with a driving four to the floor set. Halfway through his set Jonny White and Deniz Kurtel arrive and the room seems to get that much busier! Deniz Kurtel follows Nitin, the artist/sculptor/DJ/producer is a huge talent, a classically trained pianist she grew up immersed in culture by her Mother, an integral part of the art scene in her native Turkey, she layers track upon track seamlessly raising the energy and intensity to lead onto the big finale of Jonny White of Art Department. After their phenomenal success of recent years Art Department need no introduction; Jonny now keeps us all on our feet for the last hour, playing an absolutely electric set, a great introduction to the Boiler Room faithful. Those three hours went fast! Check www.boilerroom.tv to see the set yourself Boutain |