2Klub Newsletters 2003

CONTENTS:

• 2Klub Website.
• Dassos (Oi)
• Dance Music Market
• Club Histories: Sherbet, (and Tin Tin’s)
• Eddie Halliwell
• 2Klub Newsletter.
• Forthcoming Events.
• The Apostrophe’s abuse.

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2KLUB WEBSITE
New Review for Smash ‘n’ Grab, Bristol.
Update to Twist and Suction pages.
FF:Unloaded – The Glasshouse have stated that no further FF:Reloaded events are scheduled there.

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DASSOS (OI)

Sad news reached me recently about Dassos, club promoter of the OI skinhead events held in London, Manchester and Birmingham over the past few years. He has been hospitalised for the past eight months, during many of which he has been in a coma, following an insulin overdose. He can be contacted by post through friends, (write to 24 Helmshore Walk, Manchester M13 9TH) who will ensure that all letters are passed to him. If people would like to visit him, they can contact Jeremy on 07952 952081 who can pass on the hospital details. I am told it would mean a lot to him to hear from people.

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DANCE MUSIC MARKET

1. Yet more evidence of decline in the dance music market comes from a story I heard from Gavin who’s been working out in Ibiza this summer. He says that it is quiet this year and that the clubs and bars there are having the worst summer for a long time.

2. Sundissential to re-launch Funkissential, (see forthcoming events below). Having been developing their Funkisential brand, Sundissential is preparing a re-launch in Leeds, the traditional home of their hardest dance events, of a club event playing something a bit gentler/funkier. Having reached the monotonous ferocity of a pneumatic drill, it looks like hard house has now dug itself all the way back underground, where it may well end up being buried. Come back Northern Soul, all is forgiven!

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CLUB HISTORY: SHERBET

Having started the ball rolling in collecting the history of some influential clubs long closed but fondly remembered with Tin Tin’s, in Birmingham, (IanM’s story is now up on the Tin Tin’s page by the way), another club of a similar influential and somewhat legendary ilk, is Sherbet. This ran in London, at The Soundshaft, on Sunday afternoons, and was set up by DJing wizard, Pete Wardman, in the mid-1990s (?). I believe the club ran for something like a year or two, and closed around the time that DTPM got started at The End. It was mixed, had a loyal following and a great atmosphere I understand. So much so in fact that people continued the party with “Family”, after it closed (see the 2Klub website for info on Family). Sherbet issued at least one CD, mixed by PW, copies of which must still be around.

So here goes again: Got any info. memories, stories, pics. music on or from Sherbet? Let me have ’em and we’ll try to create a Sherbet page.

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EDDIE HALLIWELL

“Our CDs are mixed by DJs not computers”, says MixMag proudly, possibly having a dig at some CD producers who select tarcks, mix using a computer and slap a DJ’s name on the front. Yeah, O.K. MixMag, but does the DJ choose the tracks? The latest issue of MixMag features a new freebie CD mixed by Eddie Halliwell. This follows on from the first of a few months ago, “Bosch”, which Eddie was not that pleased with, as, of the tracks which were used, only four were ones he had chosen. He couldn’t get permission from the license-holders to use the others he wanted and the ones which replaced them were not his choice. This new freebie, “next level Bosch”, might be MixMag’s way of making up for that first fiasco.

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NEWSLETTER

Next newsletter will be around mid-September, after I get back from Ibiza. I’ll miss the Magna 7 event in Sheffield and lots of others, so PLEASE continue to send your reviews and comments to me to put into the next newsletter or on the website.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

If you can, catch 2Klub DJ Chris G at the Nightingale, Birmingham this Bank Holiday Saturday night/Sunday morning (23rd/24th) 4 til 6 in the HOM (House of Music) room on the top floor, playing Sharp Boys-style pumping house.

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Twist, London have the incredible EJ Doubell guesting this weekend, Sunday 24th. August and are slotting an extra date in for the Bank Hol Monday 25th. August, with Rachel Auburn , Dave Cross, Peter Ward and Danny Gilligan in room1 and, after her recent success there, Mrs. Wood, returning for a bank holiday treat!

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CAN YOU GET IN ANY TIME BETWEEN 10pm & 10am? When you buy an advance ticket you will have reserved entry anytime whilst Sin:ergy is open. You will not however not be able to leave and re-enter the venue without surrendering your ticket. A ticket is the only way to ensure entry (if you prefer to pay on the door we suggest you arrive b4 midnight). If there is spare capacity we will of course be happy to welcome people throughout the night up until 7am, e.g. if you want to come to to us after another event (e.g. Uni-Challenge, which has now cancelled it’s after-party event at The Ritz incidentally). N.B. There is no guestlist in operation, if you require special entry please email jeremy@clubsinergy.com

SIN:ERGY Saturday 23rd August 10pm-10am 2 Rooms + Chillout Zone, 12 Hours, 12 DJ’s inc.
Ian M (Sin:ergy/Trade), Simon Eve (Recoverworld/Crash), Steve Blake (Fevah), Psyche (Sin:ergy Trax), Superfast Oz (OD404/Kaktai Records), James Romia The Naughty Boys (G&T), Cheeky Andy (G&T), Stu Angus, Lord K (Warriors) and Flash.

TICKETS: ONLY £12 Members or £14 (£15 on the door / £12 after 3am)
available online www.clubsinergy.com, Spin-Inn & Cyberdog (Mcr), Ticketline 0161 832 1111, Clone Zone and Taurus (Canal St., Mcr).

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YojiTime. Bank Holiday SUNDAY 2100-0600 THE CORONET [And yes it will be open!] 24-28 New Kent Road London SE1 6TS (Elephant and Castle Tube).

3 Rooms!! More DJ’s than you can count! The Biggest Bank Holiday Bash in the UK! Frantic take command of the Coronet for the first time ever! You will never have seen a party like it! Yoji’s ONE and ONLY set in London for the Whole of 2003!! Farley takes on Tara Reynolds!!! How f**king good is that going to be?!!

Yoji Biomehanika 2Hour Set!!! Andy Farley B2B Tara Reynolds Phil Reynolds B2B Nick Sentience

Cally and Juice/ Guffy/ Steve Hill/ James Lawson Donna Birt/ Shan/ *Ting*/ Ali Wilson/ Eduardo Herrera

and the Funkaholic Funky House Room Dan Tait/ Steve Hill/ Lucy Lockett/ Guffy

Unbelievable Lasers and Lighting Wicked Digital Screens

Frantic+£1.5 Million Venue+No Work until Tuesday+Priceless DJ Line Up and the Capital’s maddest clubbers= total, total dancefloor devastation!!!

£8 Paying Guestlist Now Open: Please email names to list@franticuk.com.

This Guestlist is going to close very soon as everyone and his Dad tries to get to see Yoji!

FREE Yoji Text ‘Yoji’ to 07949 618 035 and you could win free entry to YojiTime and be at the biggest Bank Holiday Sunday bash anywhere!

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TRADE GOLD The Original All Night Bender. Often Copied, Never Equalled.
Sunday morning 24th August 2003 THE BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL

The legendary Trade residents take you back to a golden moment in time. The original Trade experience for all those who weren’t there the first time around and for all the loyal Trade babies who have made the pilgrimage over the years. This is the first in a series of Trade Gold Parties to be held at Egg, Featuring four of the original Trade DJs, boasting 3 floors of music with the VIP lounge hosted by ‘Off The Hook’ serving up their unique blend of soulful underground house. Expect unprecedented Trade Gold production, State of the art lasers and the UK’s most celebrated sound system. And if all this wasn’t enough we will be giving away free commemorative T-Shirts to the first 300 thru the door. This not to be missed event is housed in London’s most talked about venue Egg. Chill out on the terraces or in the spacious garden for that true Ibizan experience.

Floor 1 MALCOLM DUFFY STEVE THOMAS PETE WARDMAN BABY DOC (DJ set)

Floor 2 Fat Tony, Peter Ward, Tom Mcmillan, Kelly Marie, Percussion by Joy Vocals by Tonnic.

Floor 3 Hosted by ‘Off The Hook’ Tyrone, Sugar Bear & Jeffrey Hinton

Online q jump tickets available from www.tradeuk.net . Also available from Trax, Clone Zone, Prowler Soho, Prowler Kings X, The Box & Escape

£10 Members £15 Guests 4am til Super late Egg, 200 York Way, Kings Cross. London.

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RIOT! BANKHOLIDAY SPECIAL – 17HRS OF RIOT!
SUNDAY 24TH August 2003
1500 – LATE!
THE END, WEST CENTRAL ST, LONDON, WC1
MEMBERS £ 6 / £ 8 ON THE DOOR.

We touch down at the mothership once again on the 24th August for our 3rd annual Bank Holiday Sunday special. We’ve gone extreme with our main room line-up as we welcome not only Ian M and Karim, but the legendary Ting from Cyberdog to battle it out on the decks alongside myself, BK and Danny. Wear a hardhat! I played alongside Ting in Glastonbury and she DJed in a big blue ballgown and led the 3000 ravers in a high speed can can to the strains of Paul Glazby ‘Motherf*cker’!!! Seeing is believing and I’ve certainly never seen anyone go as crazy as that behind the decks! The guys behind GodsKitchen’s ultra funky second room touch down with the Ignitions in Bar Riot! Gonna be sexy that’s for sure!

ROOM ONE: HARD AS HELL : IAN M – BK – KARIM – ED REAL – TING – DANNY GILLIGAN
ROOM TWO: BAR RIOT! THE MIGHTY IGNITION CREW VS GODSKITCHEN FUTURE PHUNK – JAMES ALGATE & MARK GILLESPIE – LIVE SAX FROM TOMMY SHOWTIME.

WE TURNED 500 PEOPLE AWAY AT OUR LAST PARTY – PLEASE ARRIVE REALLY EARLY TO GET IN!

RIOT! V’s WILDCHILD SUNDAY 24th AUGUST 2003 2200 – 8:00am Heaven – London

This year we wanted to go that extra mile and offer you all the chance to continue the dance until the following morning so we’ve hooked up with the excellent Wildchild crew to do just that!

Riot! at The End will finish at 10pm and then we will all make the short stroll across Covent Garden and down to Charing Cross to take over the second room at Heaven until a staggering 8am the next day!

Everyone who comes to Riot! will get a special discount pass which will allow them to jump the queue and get in for cheap! We have 1000 passes to giveaway so have no fear, you’ll all get one as you go into Riot! at The End.

Check this line-up: Lashes, Glazby, BK, Real, Tissera, Reynolds and Freeland will be doing the damage on the hard tip! Prepare yourselves…

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Funkissential Grand Re-Launch @ Mission Friday 26th September ‘03

Mission, Heatons Court, Leeds, LS1, 10PM – 4AM, £7 (Sundissential Members) / £6 NUS / £9 Others

DJs: Rob Tissera, Trophy Twins, Mark Leaf.

Info: 0121 224 7420 www.funkissential.com / www.sundissential.com

FUNKISSENTIAL IS BACK!!! Funkissential re-launches on Friday September 26th @ the brand new Leeds super club Mission!! Funkissential has had a summer siesta and is now kicking back to its full monthly swing bigger, better and funkier than ever!! Its new home Mission is the newest Club to open its doors in Leeds (so new that it is still currently being built!) Mission is a full state of the art stunning venue compromising 3 rooms an awesome sound system and the latest in trendy décor. A perfect match for Funkissential which is already being acclaimed as one of the best new nights causing a stir around Club Land! In its own true glam spectacular style Funkissential is attracting sexy up for it people from all over the country.

Rob Tissera, Trophy Twins and Mark leaf will be providing the funky beats on September 26th which is sure to make the night totally un-missable! It can only be…….. Funkissential!!!

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APOSTROPHES

And finally…. a plea for the poor old apostrophe, so widely abused by club promoters. “DJ’s” is so widely mis-used to mean more than one DJ that it’s becoming standard. Correct is “DJs”. “DJ’s” (when DJ is used as a noun) means belonging to the DJ, as in “The DJ’s set was wicked”. More than one DJ? Move the apostrophe past the letter “s”. As in “Those DJs’ sets were crap”.

Will now shuffle off back under the rock from which I emerged.

Love,

Jonathan