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omecoming CITY SOUNDS:
House, techno & dub GETTING THERE
ACCESS
ALL
AREAS KEY DJS: Liverpool Lime Street is well
Yousef, Leo Belchetz &
served by regular trains from
Lewis Boardman
across the country, with a return from
ESSENTIAL PARTIES:
Chibuku, Circus, mUmU &
London Euston costing around £66.
Coco De Mer
National Express from London costs £42
return. Or drive up the M1 and then the M6.
thetrainline.com nationalexpress.com
WHERE TO STAY
The Britannia Adelphi
(Ranelagh Place) is Liverpool’s
most famous hotel and costs around £60
for a double. Meanwhile, if you just can’t get
enough moptop memorabilia, the boutique
Hard Days Night Hotel, on North John
Street, has doubles at around £130, whilst
Hotel Formule 1, on Wapping, is the best
budget option with rooms from £35.
britanniahotels.com/Liverpool
harddaysnighthotel.com
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
hotelformule1.com
Ditch the clichés and stereotypes, Liverpool’s club scene is one of rebirth, new blood
PRE-PARTIES
The Peacock, Heebiejeebies,
and the best underground sounds around...
The Jacaranda and Alma De
Cuba are all good for a tipple on Seel Street,
S
hellsuits, curly perms, scallies Running every last Saturday of the month Magnet, on Hardman Street, but will be whilst Django’s Riff is one of Liverpool’s
— it’s probably fair to say that at The Masque, on Seel Street, the next occupying a number of warehouse spaces best-kept secrets tucked away down Wood
Liverpool has more than its fair Circus features Booka Shade, Vitalic and around the docks in 2010, with a second Street. On Hardman Street you’ll fi nd
share of stereotypes. Not to Yousef, on Saturday 30th January. birthday party starring Anja Schneider and Bumper and Hannah’s Bar offering a lively
mention a bit of an obsession with the Pier Bucci, on Saturday 6th February. start to proceedings with decent resident
past, as seen by the fact that images of The The Masque is also home to Liverpool’s mUmU’s former stomping ground, The DJs, while Baa Bar is the best choice if
Beatles seem to stare at you everywhere other best-loved famous night — Magnet now plays host to Coco De Mer on you’re drinking around Concert Square.
you go. CHIBUKU. Celebrating its tenth the second Saturday of the month, the
It’s something that has long affl icted the anniversary this year, Chibuku has grown rapidly rising house and techno shindig
city’s club scene ever since Cream and from a small student party into what which has had star acts like Slam, Âme and
Garlands dominated Liverpool in the promoter Richard McGinnis calls a Will Saul playing with up-and-coming SOUNDS
late-’90s and the city became fi xed as glam “multi-genre musical experience”, words residents Mark Mac and People Get Real.
house central in most people’s minds, an backed up by the forthcoming line-ups, YOUSEF
association Yousef has spent the last seven which include Crookers and legendary It’s not all four-to-the-fl oor round these
Circus promoter’s top 10
years trying to shake off at CIRCUS. reggae selector David Rodigan, on parts though. Dub has long boomed
01. YOUSEF
“We’re now the biggest house event in Saturday 6th February. Then there’s their throughout Liverpool’s streets and
‘Come Home’ Cocoon
Liverpool,” he claims. tenth birthday event at Cream’s old home dubstep has reinvigorated the scene, with
“A track I made with Cocoon in mind, it’s truly epic and
“Cream still do big commercial events and Nation, on Wolstenhome Square, on nights like PLAY DUB on monthly Fridays at
very musical. It’s been big for Sven since July.”
Garlands’ brand of house will always Saturday 13th March, which boasts the The Magnet, and EAT YOUR OWN GREENS
02. DJ SNEAK
‘You Can’t Hide From Your Bud (Yousef Circus
attract the locals but the scene here has mouth-watering prospect of Justice settling into a bi-monthly Friday residency
Rework)’ Magnetic
changed dramatically. Now the back-to-back with Cassius alongside Busy at The Masque.
“I’ve added more loops, made it dirtier and added some
underground rules, and clubbers want new P and Chibuku’s much-loved residents. And those of a more eclectic bent can
serious pressure.”
music and big new acts.” satisfy their yearnings at KOROVA, the bar
03. CLICK BOX
‘Wake Up Call’ M-nus
But while the relatively old hands are still and club run by local electro-pop heroes
“Such a bad-ass bass groove, I can’t get enough of this.”
It’s a change Circus has been instrumental going strong, there is a pack of young Ladytron, which recently moved to new
04. GUTI
in, bringing the likes of Loco Dice, Laurent whippersnappers at their ankles. Chief premises on Hope Street — guests like ‘The Hustler’ Desolat
Garnier and James Zabiela to Merseyside. among which is MUMU, which began at The Warp’s Broadcast and the Evol DJs play in
“Big on groove and random vocals, I’m really into this.”
the basement at the MIXED BAG night
05. MONOMAN
there most Thursdays.
‘Besos (DJ Sneak Mix)’ Magnetic
“Sneak laying the beats down!”
Meanwhile, ALTIPLANO at Studio 2, on Parr
06. LOKO
Street, has Soul Mekanik’s Kelvin Andrews
‘In Love/Pasionaria’ Buzzin’ Fly
and Chris Barker bringing the Balearic beat
“I’ve been following Loko closely all last year, these are
the best drums in the business right now.”
to the banks of the Mersey on the fi rst
Friday of the month from 5th February
07. SVEN VÂTH
‘Ballet Romance (Yousef Circus)’ CDR
onwards. “Something I just fi nished this week, disco trance style...
is that a new genre?”
WEBSITES
08. THE JUNKIES
‘Hear Say (Original/Leon Mix)’ Roots And Wings
masque-liverpool.com “A solid housey groove with great tension in the track.”
chibuku.com
09. YOUSEF
circusclub.com ‘I Suggest/Firecracker’ Saved
youmemumu.com
“A big sounding but bananas EP I did for Fanciulli’s Saved
Records.”
cdmevents.com
10. MARTYN & DOP ‘
magnetliverpool.co.uk
‘Elden St (Sebo K Mix)’ Watergate
korova-liverpool.com
“Quality deep hypnotic house.”
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