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VIP MINISTRY TICKETS Celebrate 20 years of Ministry of Sound.
Since 1991 Elephant and Castle’s Ministry of Sound has been home to the biggest house music parties London has witnessed. What kind of successful superclub would they be if they weren’t going to celebrate their 20th in true MOS fashion?
On the 16th, 17th and 18th of this month the foundations of South London will be trembling with house, trance and techno for a full three nights with sounds from Alexis Raphael, Eddie Halliwell, Nic Fanciulli, Dennis Ferrer and more. This will be a party that goes down in history, so make sure you join MoS on their three night journey of celebrations and help transport the
almighty club out of its teenage years and into a fresh new decade. Get your tickets online at
www.ministryofsound.com for only £15 per night!
If you fancy going VIP on Friday the 16th then we have two pairs of tickets to give away to a couple of lucky readers. All you have to do to win is answer this simple question:
In what year did Ministry of Sound open its doors in London?
Email your full name and answer to
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Issue 31 / September 2011 EVENT PREVIEW
ANNIE MAC PRESENTS : The Warehouse Project @ Manchester - 23rd September
Annie Mac brings her Presents tour to WHP for the last time.
The Warehouse Project’s last ever season at Store Street kicks off this September for its closing three month stint. Intimate, with an atmosphere most venues would kill for, WHP is consistently voted one of the top 10 clubs in the world so this milestone event is not to be missed.
Annie Mac is famed for putting together huge line-ups and this night is no exception. The Mac herself will play her usual array of mash ups, joined by Jack Beats bringing their huge
Electro sound and L-Vis 1990 & The Neon Dreams from the Mad Decent crew. Between them they are sure to have the crowd bouncing, with House music constituting a staple part of the night. You can also catch The 2 Bears, including Joe from Hot Chip, who will be bringing ‘Bear Hug’ and a big vibe to WHP. Remember: this is the last ever season of WHP in its current form, so if there was ever a time to experience the hype, it’s now. For full line-up details go to
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EVENT REVIEW
SMIRNOff SENSATION 13/08/2011@ The O2
60 SECONDS WITH... VATO GONZALEZ
Eccentric and electrifying UK Chart artist tells us about his inspirations, life mottos and DIRTY HOUSE
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Dirty House Bastards entered the official UK Top 40 at num- ber seven with the smash hit single ‘Badman Riddim’. What was your first reaction? (I mean after calling your mum.) Well, to be honest, I gave up ‘hope’ and ‘expectations’ a long time ago, regarding the music business. It’s a political war zone and thus, such emotions are a dangerous endeav- our. I once said to my label: “As soon as I can say I’ve had a chart hit a year ago, I’ll start to believe it myself.” It’s not that I don’t care or am not really freaking happy, because I am, but for me it was
more like recognition for 15 years of producing. I had to take a lot of crap from the industry because I tend to want the things the way I want them, not the way some big hot shot multi-billion dollar com- pany wants it. So finally being in the charts led to me having a little ‘naa-na-na-naa-naa’ moment. That is, after calling mum, obviously.
A lot of people consider you as one of the originators of the dirty house sound, what do you think about this? I started ‘DIRTY HOUSE’ as a re- cord label, club event and series of bootlegs and mixtapes about five years ago. It’s not a music style; it’s about the energy in the music. Whether it’s tech house, Dutch bleep, UK funky, electro or Balti-
more club, as long as the beats are banging and have a high level of energy I consider it ‘Dirty House’. I’m quite happy that something I came up with five years ago has now grown into a worldwide move- ment that has been embraced by so many people! The idea is like ‘open source’; I can only claim to have initiated it.
Have you got a motto in life? The Guestlist Network always say, “Do it big or stay in bed”... “Rocking your socks off!”. It’s all about the energy. People go clubbing to forget about the week and release themselves in the positive energy of music. So let’s give them that energy. I see every gig as a little ‘war’ with my records
as weapons, a complete frenzy of bouncing people is my target and ‘the way to’ is to smack them in the face with the loudest beats they can handle until their socks are rocked!
If you could fill a pool with anything, what would it be? I’d fill it to the brim with panda bears. Hundreds of them! Then take a short run and a big leap and crowd surf the shit out of these bamboo-chewing fatsos!
The ‘Ocean of White’ took over The O2 after an anticipated wait
Buy Vato Gonzalez & Foreign Beggars ‘Badman Riddim (Jump)’ now at
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Sensation have been hosting stadium-sized raves for over a decade, but this is the first trip it has ever made to UK soil. For all of the hype and reputation it had to deliver something epic, and it did just that. The pyrotechnics, lighting and decor totalled £2 million and it was money well spent. Floating jellyfish, waterfalls, lighting and flamethrowers worked in unison with the music to create a spectacular display, and a rotating DJ booth in the middle
of the arena gave everyone a perfect view of the man in charge.
Joris Voorn & Nic Fanciulli along with Fedde Le Grand delivered top sets that got the crowd proper grooving. But the star of the show goes to the ‘Ocean of White’ theme. Looking down on a crowd fully dressed in white is something that won’t escape memory for long time. Let’s just hope Sensation comes back.
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