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SCIENCE
Music First has had a number of homes but it always
AT SNOBS seems to be able to bring a unique good-time
BIRMINGHAM - 6 MAY
atmosphere wherever it touches down. Ed Rush &
Optical back2back kept the main room buzzing. The
Sundays are traditionally a day of rest, when most
crowd responded to every track as the duo showed why
people take time to out to relax and perhaps
they are so highly sought after, switching between
gently mow their lawn. That is unless you happen
typically hard and intense drum & bass to some more
to be involved with Birmingham based promoters
laidback tracks to work with the mood.
Music First and Science, who have been putting on
legendary d&b events across the city since 1998.
The second room had begun to fill with people taking
time out from the frenetic atmosphere of the main arena
Not content with running a successful record store,
to sample some more soulful d&b and acid house
putting time in at the studio and appearing on Kool
provided by Jay Le Rock, Glen Aston and Devize. It was
FM Midlands, the crew found the time to put on a
left to Doc Scott to round off proceedings in the main
tearing bank holiday Sunday party at Snobs
room, leaving a still eager crowd whistling for more.
nightclub in the centre of Birmingham. A line-up
featuring Kool’s Escape & Hazard, Ed Rush &
Afterwards I ask JB if the group ever consider taking a
Optical, Doc Scott, JB & Spice, Randall, Ray Keith
break? “We can’t, it’s just in us. Everyone involved just
and the promise of a lie-in on Monday was enough
loves drum & bass and we put everything into it. When
to persuade hundreds of eager punters to part with
you see everyone’s hands in the air, reaching for the
their hard earned £10.
roof, that’s what makes it worth doing.”
I arrived just before midnight to find that Randall
Science will be teaming up with Birmingham’s excellent
had played, Ray Keith was on the decks and the
Broken Minds night, which has rapidly established a
main room was rammed with people already
reputation for quality drum & bass. Its home is the
reaching maximum speed, dancing, whistling,
Sanctuary night club, Digbeth. Watch out for a
hands in the air. Soon after JB & Spice stepped up
Metalheadz night arriving at the start of August, with a
next to keep the crowd bouncing with plenty of
line-up that has to be seen to be believed. For upcoming
no-nonsense drum & bass mixed with fresh tunes,
Music First events check:
www.music-first.co.uk
Spice’s own ‘It’s Love’ causing uproar and getting
heavily rewound. Words: Mat Hamilton (
basslupa@yahoo.co.uk)
fridays
Nicky Blackmarket; 29 Jun: Peshay, MC
ETCH HARD EDGE
Moose. Residents: Orbit, Aquasky, Element,
AT THE CONCORDE 2, MADEIRA AT THE CAVERN CLUB, 83/4 QUEEN
THE BASS:TRAP SESSION
Deep, Shaftie, Carlos, MC Manic DRIVE, BRIGHTON ST, EXETER.
AT
9pm-3am. £6/7. Info: 01273 720000. 6 Jul: Fortnightly. 9pm-2am. £3.50/£5. 22 Jun:
BAMBOO, SOUTH BRIDGE,
EDINBURGH
COUNTER CULTURE
Mr Scruff Andy C, Cookie
9pm-1am. Weekly hip-hop, broken beats, 2-
AT THE OCEAN ROOMS
1 MORLEY ST, BRIGHTON
step, breaks and drum & bass with resident
E.N.V.Y. HOMBU
10pm-2.20am. £6/£7. Info: 01273 608886.
G-Mac
AT THE AZTECH LOUNGE, 415 AT LAS IGUNAS, MILL LANE, CARDIFF
Sophisticated beat variance from Fat City/ TOTTENHAM HIGH RD, LONDON, N17
Free, weekly hip hop, new wave breaks &
BASSHEADS
Grand Central. 22 Jun:Mark Rae, AS-IF and Weekly. £10/Ladies £7 b4 12pm. Info: 0956
deep tech house with residents DJ Sek, Matt
AT
DJ Format 111833/07811 81607/0208 8062700.
THE MATRIX, LONDON ST.,
Jarvis & Neil Hinchley, JJ Smoothie & DJ
READING
Residents on rotation: Hype, Brockie, Swift,
Drop
Last Fri. every month. 9pm-4am. £10/£8
DANCE CONCEPT
Shy FX. MCs Skibadee, Det, IC3, Shabba.
NUS. Info: 07971 970703. 29 Jun: Mickey
AT CLUB COLLOSEUM Guests: Ray Keith, Mickey Finn, JJ Frost,
9 ELMS LANE, VAUXHALL, LONDON
HOMEGROWN
Kenny Ken, Nicky Blackmarket. MCs
Finn, Swan-E, Randall, Nicky Blackmarket,
AT THE WAREHOUSE
10pm-6am. £12.50. 29 Jun: Mampi Swift Navigator, Moose, Fearless
Illusion, MC Trip, Wong. South Bound:
NORTH ROAD, LANCASTER
b2b Zinc, DJ SS, Bryan Gee, Aphrodite,
Rodney P, 2-CO, Frenic, Hoopa. 27 Jul: Ed
10pm-2am. £4. Fortnightly. Info: 01524
Twisted Individual, Dfrnt-Lvls, Nicky
Rush, Optical, Matrix, Fierce, Panic, Crisp,
FABRIC LIVE
846877. 22 Jun:Sub, Erb ‘N Kaos.
Blackmarket, Benny V + MCs GQ, Fearless,
MC Ryme Tyme, Trip, Fat Man D. South
AT FABRIC, 77A CHARTERHOUSE
Rage, IC3, Eksman, Fun, Shabba & Illmatika STREET, LONDON EC1
Bound: People Under The Stairs, Rodney P
HYPNOSYS V
live. Oldskool & Nuskool Breakz: Slipmatt, 10pm-5am. £12/£10. Info: 020 7336 8898.
AT QUEENS HALL, NARBERTH,
BEATZ & BOBZ
Dee Kline, Soto, Demolition Cru, Ratpack, 22 Jun: Stanton Warriors, Dub Marines, PEMBROKESHIRE, WALES
AT
Syras, Triptonite, Stranger, Everson Allen,
THE CAVERN CLUB, 83-84 QUEEN
James Lavelle. Room 2 - Grooverider, Fabio, £5. 8pm-1am. Info: 07967 858425. 13 Jul:
ST, EXETER
Demus Jay, Mirage Bad Company, Optical, DJ SS, MC Moose, DJ Noog vs DJ Sparky, DJ Rudeboy vs DJ
9pm-1am. £4/£5. Info: 01392 420580. 29
MC GQ; 29 Jun: DJ Hype, Zinc, Pascal, Phil Good, DJ Paco vs DJ Snatch, DJ Jaw
Jun: Freq Nasty, Darren Chapman, Ben &
THE DANCE FACTORY Randell, Swift, Phantasy, MCs: GQ, Fats & vs DJ IC, DJ Mash vs DJ SLS, MC Therapy,
Lex; 27 Jul: Dominic B, Darren Chapman,
AT THE SANCTUARY, BIRMINGHAM Rage; 13 Jul: Dillinja, Lemon D; 20 Jul: MC Shogun, MC C
Ben & Lex
£5/8. Fortnightly. 22 Jun: Randall, Matrix Grooverider, Fabio, DJ Die, Bryan Gee; 27
Jul: DJ Hype, Zinc, Pascal, Andy C, Brockie,
HUSTLER SHOWCASE
BITING BACK
DRIVE BY
Wildchild
BRISTOL
AT THE OCEAN ROOMS, 1 MORLEY ST,
AT CREATION, 13-21 BALDWIN ST,
AT THE THEKLA, EAST MUD DOCK,
BRIGHTON
BRISTOL
FUNK BOUTIQUE
BRISTOL
10pm-2.30am £6/£5 concs. Info: 01273
10pm-4am. £8 with flyer b4 11pm/£10. 13
AT THE BUTTERMARKET, £6/8. 10pm-3am. 15 Jun: The Creators, Plus
608886. 3rd Fri. every month. Residents:
Jul:Movement B2B Special SHREWSBURY
One; 13 Jul:Blak Twang. Residents: Hustler
Cut La Roc & Krafty Kuts
10pm-2am. £8. 13 Jul: Grooverider, Nik Allstars, Hombre Records Crew
DRIVE BY
Jonson, Sonny and Bionics.
BULLITT
AT THEKLA, THE GROVE, BRISTOL
HUSTLER SHOWCASE
AT DOGSTAR, 389 COLDHARBOUR
10pm-4am. £6 B4 11 with flyers/£8. 0117
FUEL
CARDIFF
LANE, BRIXTON, LONDON
929 3301/ 0117 9297342 (night). Fortnightly. AT WATERFRONT
AT SOLUS, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
9pm-2.30am. £5. Info: 0207 740 6677.
29 Jun: Bad Company, Amo MCs Retna &
KING ST, NORWICH
STUDENTS UNION
Weekly hip hop with residents Sahin Sweetpea; 27 Jul: EZ Rollers (live), Danny
10pm-4am. £9/11. Info: 07810 562 534/
£11.50.13 Jul:Ozomatli
Dellemann, DJ Vadim & Andy Smith Byrd & 60 Minute Man. Residents: Gerard,
01603 50 80 50. 13 Jul:Die, Suv, Killa Kela
Ramjack, Lurch, MCs Foxy & Risky
CHEW THE FAT
FUTURE RETRO
KILLIMANJARO
AT FLUID, 40 CHARTERHOUSE ST,
AT BUG BAR, ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, DUST
AT THE FACTORY, SANCTUARY, FARRINGDON, EC1
BRIXTON, SW2.
AT THE BASSMENT, MERRION
DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM
9pm-2am. Free b4 10pm/£3. 22 Jun:
Free/£4 b4 11pm/£6. 7pm-2am. Info: 020 CENTRE, LEEDS
£7 b4 10.30pm/£8. 9.30pm-4am. Fortnightly. Residents; 29 Jun:Jay 33; 6 Jul:Residents;
7924 1333/07776 215 180. 22 Jun:Precision 10pm-2.30pm. £3.50. Info: 0780 3204045.
Info: 07870 525424. 29 Jun: Freestylers 13 Jul: Pete Herbert; 20 Jul: Ramon
Cuts; 29 Jun:Tayo; 6 Jul:Slinky (Oz); 13 Jul: Weekly hip hop, skate & drum & bass with
(live), Krafty Kuts, Amo & Bluey, Whitty. Santana, Rob Summerhayes; 27 Jul:
Plump DJs; 20 Jul: Lee Combes; 27 Jul: residents Dr Dust & Zak Arena Omega - Bionics, Shaolin, Glen Aston Residents. Residents: Orson, L, Circus Love
Tayo. Resident: Paul Arnold
DUSTED
GET IT ON MANGA
COCOSHEBEEN AT THE CAMEL CLUB
AT THE VOID, GLASS STREET, AT LA BELLE ANGELE, 11 HASTIES
AT URBAN, FIRVALE ROAD, JOHN WILLIAM STREET, BYRAM
HANLEY, STOKE ON TRENT CLOSE, EDINBURGH
BOURNEMOUTH COURT, HUDDERSFIELD 10pm-2am. £8/£9. Info: 0777 865 4409 / 9pm-3am. £10/8 membs. Info: 0131
9pm-3am. £10adv. Info: 01202 555129 / 10pm-2am. £5/4. Info: 01484 535303.
getiton21@aol.com 20 Jul: DJ Die, J Majik, 2257536. 13 Jul: G-Mac, Unify, DY Kid &
07976 558073. Weekly. 22 Jun: Ray Keith, Weekly. Residents: D.C., Eddie Scratch APB & MC Maveric The General
76KNOWLEDGE
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