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● One of the best midweek sessions
in the country bar none, The Priory’s
eclectic mix of electronic club music
wreaks havoc on Cambridge Fez Club
DEADLY
on the third Thursday of every
month. Unsurprisingly, it also
RHYTHM
happens to be the No.1 employers’
LONDON
enemy in Cambridge.
Starkey
● Since
WHERE?
moving to
Monthly at Plan B, Brixton, London
The Fez in
instantly they sparked an instant 2006, The
SOUND underground buzz. Priory’s roll
Dot-joining future bass music that Packing the names of the moment into a call can
covers dubstep, d&b, UK funky,
tiny, compact hotbox (think dubstep count
two-step and bashment.
heavyweights like Kode9, Benga, Skream, Detroit
Oneman and Plastician), Deadly Rhythm’s legends
tipping-point hype then bubbled over
Jamie Jones
Carl Craig,
here has long been talk of when they booked Hervé, Caspa and Kevin
T
London’s clubbing axis Rusko to share deck duties in December Saunderson and Rolando, the
shifting South, but it seems 2008. enigmatic Andrew Weatherall, as well
all that hot air is fi nally Roadblock outside, pure chaos in, it was as the bleeding-edge sounds of Hot
backed up by a wave of their last before The Amersham Arms Chip, Hannah Holland and Jamie
heaving, sweat-steamed party turfed them out for being too rowdy for venue reopened last October. To instant Jones. But no-one has caused the
contenders. On one end, megapower their residential neighbours. and emphatic results too. same level of school night carnage as
matter commands a heavyweight roster of “We could have booked one big guest, but rave icons Altern 8.
unrivalled, cross-genre promotions. At our main focus was having massive, Attracting a mixed crowd of students, art
the other, the grass roots ethics and massive nights — being the best we could types, ravers, rudeboys and bass heads, ● Run by local DJs George Lanham
tastemaking music of Corsica Studios has in a venue that size,” recalls James. their diverse line-ups have much to answer and Sam I Am, The Priory started out
seen them crowned Best Small Club in our “We used to ram the venue out two or for on that front. Goldie’s neo jungle in the back room of tiny Cambridge
recent Best of British awards. three times over which is why they kicked tear-outs, Starkey’s Philadelphia bass, boozer Man On The Moon six years
But one of the most surprising South- us out. It got too much.” Zomby’s leftfi eld rave experiments and ago. No big name guests, the idea
lying trailblazers is Brixton’s re-opened Joker’s Purple funk have all rocked their was to give Cambridge some decent
and refurbished Plan B — home of Stepping up to Brixton’s two-roomed Plan main room, while the likes of The underground techno at a time when
monthly bass session Deadly Rhythm. B in February 2009, Deadly Rhythm fi nally Heatwave, Cooly G, Wookie and dBridge it was desperately lacking it.
had a crib that could cope with their have all played the intimate basement.
One of the central forces within Plan B’s carnage and celebrated by booking a Obvious boundaries play no part in their ● As nifty in the studio as he is on
rejuvenated programme, Deadly Rhythm dubstep set from a pre-superstardom line-ups. the decks, The Priory resident George
fi rst made its name when two student Chase & Status, DMZ’s Coki and dubstep “The unifying theme is bass music and Lanham has recently had his demonic
mates — James Dye and Alex Surguladze, forefather Hatcha. we’re interested in bringing together all 303 funk monster ‘The Exeter Era’
aka The Deadly Rhythm Soundsystem A debilitating fi re struck Plan B soon after, different variants of it,” explains James. snapped up by Unique 3’s Mutate
— started bringing grime icons like leaving Deadly Rhythm to briefl y venture And with the monthly sessions continuing, Records, while the dark acid grooves
Skepta and Wiley to the 300-capacity to Shoreditch’s Legion — The Gaslamp Deadly Rhythm’s role in realigning of ‘Calling In The Rats’ are
boozer of The Amersham Arms, in New Killer, El-B and Alexander Nut all played London’s clubbing contours looks set to forthcoming on Woody McBride’s
Cross, back in spring 2008. Almost there — but they returned when the remain a pivotal one. Communique Recordings.
“People are starting to realise that there is
Plastician
a scene in Brixton,” adds James’ cohort ● Check in to The Priory for more
Alex Surguladze. work-dodging, sleep-mocking
“There is a lot of good music getting made debauchery when they celebrate
down here, there are lots of artists, DJs their sixth birthday on Thursday 21st
and clubbers that are pulling together and January at The Fez. Former Black
there are some good venues. For us, Plan B Strobe fi lth peddler Ivan Smagghe is
is the best of its size.” the main
guest. Best
DATES
get practising
that cough
Sat 29th Jan: Deadly Rhythm @
and splutter
Plan B, Brixton Rd, Brixton, combo.
London
Martyn, 2562, Jackmaster, Falty DL &
more
11pm – 6am £10/£8
myspace.com/deadlyrhythmclub
Ivan Smagghe
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