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WARNING
6TH BIRTHDAY
AT THE JUNCTION, CAMBRIDGE
I was looking forward to Warning this time
around. The DJ line-up was looking impressive
to say the least and with a live PA from Shy FX
and UK Apache as well, I was surprised to find
myself eagerly anticipating a drum & bass
event in Cambridge (for those not in the know;
the university tends to stamp on non-students
having fun in this city).
FRICTION’S SET
FOR THE TOV
Unfortunately, Shy FX didn’t live up to the
masses’ expectations, although the mixing
LAUNCH PARTY
was fine the selection could have been slightly
AT KINGS CROSS’ THE SCALA...
more inspiring. I think the running order had
OPENER...
more to do with that than anything, coming on
‘Haunted Dreams’ by Universal Project on
after the older, less ‘serious’ jungle sets his
the newly formed Universal Project label.
slightly harder, darker approach left him with a
It’s one I’ve been battering, the drums are
bunch of die-hard original nutters who really
really familiar and the break is straight out
were there just to see Shy.
of Doc Scott’s ‘Here Come The Drums’.
Although I’ve never been that impressed with
FLOOR FILLERS...
Nicky Blackmarket, his six years of Warning
‘Stressed Out’ by myself and Usual
set b2b with Frenzic and Barrington did rock. I
Suspects is really dancefloor friendly.
was up and about throughout and thoroughly
There’s tough breaks and it filters into a
enjoyed every last minute. Another set which
Mentasm sound. ‘Ghetto Style’ from
stood out, perhaps less surprisingly, was
Future Cut is more steppy. It’s got a subby
Zinc’s: fat, bouncy jump-up all the way, he
bass and a huge breakdown in the middle
kept the crowd jumping, the vibe alive and
that goes off.
any other clichés which might spring to mind.
It was classic.
REWINDS...
‘Spaced Invader’ by J-Majik on Infrared is Although Warning has never had a problem
a anthem of a number. It’s a remix of a with attitude (well, you just wouldn’t expect it in
house tune so it’s kept that funky vibe. It Cambridge, would you sweetie?) this one in
gets the girls on the floor. particular had quite a special atmosphere
about it. Maybe it was the crowd, maybe it was
ONE MORE...
the celebration vibe, I don’t know - whatever it
The Total Science remix of ‘Hardcore
was, here’s hoping for more of the same.
Junglism’ is another killer.
Words: Alex Millar
HOMELANDS
Wandering around the site in the early
26 MAY afternoon, weaving my way in and out of
Kappa jacketed ravers and clubbers in
“Oh, is this the way they say the future’s furry boots and not much else, the clientele
meant to feel? Or just 50,000 people seemed a little too diverse, but it wasn’t
standing in a field. And I don’t quite under- long before drum & bass heads were
stand just what this feeling is. But that’s dancing with glowsticks to Fergie while UK
okay ‘cos we’re all sorted out for Es and garage fans were chatting away to
wizz,” sings Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker at about handbag house fiends. After all, what
8pm in the main arena at Homelands, just would a festival be without the random
as the sun is setting. The kings of geek chic element? And random it certainly was. The
may have seemed a rather incongruous Orb provided a welcome chill-out zone in
choice for a club festival, but the punters the early hours of the morning. St
are loving it - and looking around, they cer- Germain’s noodly jazz suited the mood
tainly seem to have hit the nail on the head. perfectly. Richie Hawtin proved techno still
rocks. Danny Tenaglia went down a storm.
With five competing dance events this year By far the most unusual track I heard all
(the others come courtesy of Gatecrasher, night came from the Stanton Warriors on
Ministry of Sound, Cream and Gods the Bud Ice Bus, a nu-school breaks
Kitchen) Pulp may have been a wise number mixing in - of all things -
choice to pull in a few extra bodies. 11 Radiohead’s ‘Street Spirit’. As Jarvis him-
arenas, a strong presence from all areas of self would say, “At four o’clock the normal
the dance music spectrum and a beautiful world seems very, very, very far away.”
location in the Hampshire hills (narrowly
escaping a ban from MAFF), meant that It’s impossibly early in the morning. I’ve
Homelands promised much. Traditionally staggered back to the drum & bass arena
an afterthought at dance festivals, the to catch Andy C round off the event. The
Movement/End drum & bass arena place is still rammed, and everyone is still
boasted a tasty line up with excellent sets going for it. Roni Size is on stage with
from the likes of Fabio, Craze, LTJ Bukem, Andy C. There are massive grins on every-
Ray Keith and Bryan Gee probably worth one’s faces, DJs included. As the last
the ticket price on its own. And far from reverberations die away and the crowd
being a poor alternative to everything else realise that the sun is well and truly up,
on offer, by the time Roni Size came I think everyone shares my thoughts on
on stage, the tent was so packed it was this one. Although I’ve had a superb (if a
difficult to fight your way in. The biggest little surreal) time, “It’s six o’clock, I wanna
track of the day (as it has been for a go home.” Till next year.
while) had to be Bad Company’s
Words: Becky Moran
extremely dark and dirty ‘Planet Dust’,
Photos: Cleveland Aaron using Olympus
mixed seamlessly by DJ Hype. Camedia E10
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