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2. SPECTRUM 8TH 4. GODSKITCHEN
BIRTHDAY AIR, HEATH MILL LANE, BIRMINGHAM
GATECRASHER, QUEEN ST, NOTTINGHAM Saturday 28/2
Friday 13/2
EDDIE Halliwell puts the keys in the ignition
IT’S also time for Spectrum to get the jelly for Fire It Up! as he embarks on a hard-edged
and ice cream out this month as they ride through trance, techno and electro-
celebrate eight years of breakbeat-based house. Joining him in the main room will be
party games. Now taking over regular Fridays DJ Preach and Greg Downey. For those who
at Nottingham’s Gatecrasher, they certainly prefer their house a bit more funky than
need a big room to cater for the size of the frantic there is a Trophy Twins’ classics
blow-out they’ve got planned tonight. The selection in the Nitrogen Room or Deep City
mighty Plump DJs join resident Pete Jordan. Soul’s grooves in the Carbon Lounge.
10pm - 4am £10/£8 NUS 9.30pm - 6am £15
spectrum48k.com godskitchen.com
HEADS UP: The Birmingham leg of Spectrum’s HEADS UP: Deep City Soul are also residents
birthday celebrations takes place at the Factory at NV, Birmingham’s classy Saturday night
Going off
Club on Saturday 7th February as Pendulum after-party for those who like to spend the
drop the guitars to get behind the decks again. small hours dancing to proper house.
Detonate blows up
3. ECLECTRICITY 5. UPROAR PRESENTS
SPACE 2, GIBB ST, BIRMINGHAM REACH FOR THE SKY
1. DETONATE 10TH Saturday 14/2 LEICESTER UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY
ANNIVERSARY RD, LEICESTER
STEALTH, MASONIC PLACE, NOTTINGHAM NOW that Space 2 has joined Air and the Saturday 14/2
Friday 27/2
WHAT THE DJs SAY...
Factory Club in close proximity, Digbeth
probably offers more rave per square foot FORGET chocolates, fl owers and candlelit
A LOT can change in 10 years, as one glance
ANDY C
than anywhere else in Britain. The Midlands’ dinners, Uproar’s mammoth rave has got to
in the mirror will probably tell you. But whilst
ON DETONATE
answer to The Warehouse Project, the be the only way to spoil the object of your
we’re all looking a bit more knackered, Eclectricity raves in the building under the affections this Valentine’s Day. Well, provided
Detonate is looking healthier than ever after
“When it comes to
railway arches have always been rocking and that their idea of romance is nine hours of
ten years rinsing it out in Nottingham. the UK drum & bass their Valentine’s Day party should be no hardcore, gabba, techno and trance provided
Although they’ve constantly moved around scene, Detonate is exception. Felix Da Housecat, Annie Mac, Erol by the likes of Gammer, Joey Riot, Jay
from the early days at The Lenton Ballroom (a
one of the best
Alkan and James Zabiela provide a soundtrack Prescott and Promo that is.
regular home to this day) through The Bomb
promotions out
to smoochy dancing by the smug couples and 9pm - 6am £25 adv
to their recent forays at Stealth, Detonate
there. But over time,
all-out raving by the young, free and single.
uproar-events.co.uk
have always stuck true to their course of the 9pm - 6am £20 HEADS UP: This is the last Uproar event at
most upfront d&b. Indeed, the faith they kept
they’ve really mixed
HEADS UP: Space 2 and the Custard Factory this venue before it closes for refurbishment.
in the scene during its doldrums years is now
thigns up by
will reverberate to the sounds of mutual
being fully repaid by regular visits from the bringing in dubstep backslapping, breakbeats and basslines when
biggest d&b players and the rammed out and hip-hop names The Annual Drum & Bass Awards are held there
crowds that rave to them.
— their parties are
on Saturday 28th February.
Andy C, of course, is a regular favourite and
always super-
one who played no less than 14 encores when
jammed.
he rocked Detonate’s second birthday.
Andy will be joined by Dynamite MC for a two
“The vibe at Stealth
hour set, helping resident and promoter
is really intense with
Transit Mafi a savour the fruit of 10 year’s hard those low ceilings —
graft. Skream headlines the dubstep room. it’s always so hot
10pm - 5am £12/£10 adv
and sweaty that I
detonate1.co.uk
need to take a
HEADS UP: Toddla T and Mowgli play Steatlh
change of clothes for
on Saturday 14th February and Foamo the day
after Detonate on the 28th February.
afterwards!”
Local
● Noticed how everyone dances to ● Part inspired by the eclectic ● Keeping it to those in the know,
dubstep like they’re constipated? spirit of Manchester’s ELECTRIC new Birmingham club TRMNL
Knowledge Check it out at BASSLACED at CHAIR, Nottingham’s BASEMENT have attracted the cream of the
MIDLANDS
Nottingham’s BODEGA SOCIAL BOOGALOO at THE MAZE sees minimal scene, such as SEBO K
CLUB on Saturday 7th February. residents NICK SHAW and ED and DINKY, since opening late last
But whilst N-TYPE, BRACKLES and COTTON dig deep into the crates year. Line-ups are kept tightly
DJ MUSE will bother your bowels, on the fi rst Saturday of every under wraps, but their track record
they’re anything but shit. month. FFI
myspace.com/ so far speaks for itself. Get your ear
FFI
myspace.com/basslaced basementboogaloo to the ground.
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