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TOOLED UP
There’s just no stopping Mark Knight‘s tech-house Toolroom boss Mark Knight will be taking the reigns
empire Toolroom of late. As well releasing some of the for an extended headline set, while Cocoon regulars
hottest big room tech missives on the planet, their Skai and Marco Sonke will be in support. It goes off
Toolroom Knights sessions are conquering the globe from 9pm – 6am with the price locked at just €15.
right now, and Saturday 16th January sees them In February, Toolroom’s overseas escapades continue
carve another notch when they arrive at Sven Väth’s when they head way out East to Lebanon for a party
celebrated Cocoon Club in Frankfurt — almost at The Basement, in Downtown Beirut — Kim Fai is
universally hailed as one of the most futuristic and Toolroom’s travelling Knight on that occasion.
smartly designed clubs on the planet.
Mark Knight
,
SOENDA SOUNDS
Lovers of the minimal groove should tune into the “We’re quite young and have only been running for
progress of Holland’s latest festival force — Soenda. just over half a year,” explains Soenda’s Jasper
The Utrecht-based event has picked up a fast Coenen. “We started with a club launch party in
reputation as purveyors of quality minimalist May, then did a festival in Utrecht over the summer
sessions, with their Soenda Indoor Festival, at and now we’re doing Soenda Indoor Festival. The
Utrecht’s Central Studios, on Saturday 30th name is building, we’re working on a series of
January, ready to add to that momentum. DJ sets indoor events and a bigger festival for summer.”
come from Spain’s Alex Under, Mobilee boss Anja With tickets at €20 – €25, it’s worth catching
Schneider, Italy’s Joseph Capriati, Moon Harbour’s Soenda Indoor Festival while it’s still fresh.
Daniel Stefanik and Pan-Pot, with live shows from
soenda.net
Anja Schneider
Olene Kadar and Tony Rohr.
PASSPORT CONTROL
We check out Italian techno stronghold Naples
Easily one of the most important capacity, two-level arena that has Duel Beat (Pozzuoli) is
cities for techno during the ’90s held one-off events starring The guaranteed not to disappoint
with parties like Angels of Love Chemical Brothers, Todd Terry and with a belting soundsystem and
and DJs like Marco Carola playing Dave Clarke in the last year. The big production, including
regularly, Naples was at the best parties aren’t regular so keep amazing hallucinating
forefront of practically anything your eyes and ears open if you’re projections, all set in a former
decent that was happening in in the city. cinema. Moreover, it serves up
Italy, and it’s a legacy that lives Metropolis Disco (Ischitella resort the best house and techno in
on to this day. just outside Napoli) is another Naples every week whether big San Domenico) and promotion
Having just celebrated their 19th club Angels of Love have packed names are present or not, Minimalismi offer no-frills quality
birthday last November, Angels of to the rafters in recent times with although Luciano, Booka Shade music programming featuring the
Love remain the biggest name in up to 5000 jamming into the and the ubiquitous Angels of Love likes of Robert Hood, Agnes or
the city, hosting regular events at aircraft hangar-style venue to see are the calibre of those who’ve Joel Mull in an intimate
different locations. Roger the biggest names in the played here. environment. By the way,
Sanchez headlined their business. Erick Morillo, Jeff remember this is Italy, so no frills
anniversary event, which was Mills, John Digweed and Ricardo Taking all the best parts of Dual doesn’t mean the fashionistas
held at Golden Gate (Via Villalobos have all played in the Beat and making it even more won’t be out in force.
Campana), a gigantic 4000- last 12 months. underground, Under Bridge (Via
To ensure you don’t end up in a
tourist trap listening to Sean
Paul, the other choice clubs to
check are Rising South (Via San
Sebastiano) and Velvet Zone (Via
Cisterna dell’Olio).
Finally, summer visitors to the
area should make the effort to
visit Caserta (40km north) for the
Old River Park Club, an outdoor/
open-air set that has a positively
throbbing summer card. After all,
it’s not just anywhere you get to
see Luciano vs Loco Dice for seven
Dual Beat
hours straight. GREGO
O’HALLORAN
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