Electronica/Dance

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

30 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

I love how we're all so different. Literally the last thing I want, ever, in a rave is the DJ talking at all! 

Coxy, DJ Rush - play us your banging tunes. But put the mic down and SHUT UP 😂. 

Ben

Totally agree when it comes to anything under 140bpm but Jungle and DnB's very roots are in ragga/reggae, so for me, the right MC who knows when to spit and when to shut up fits the genre perfectly. But it's a difficult skill. Not many get the balance right.

When Coxy picks up the mic, it's cringe, to say the least. 

[nikkic]

46 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

I love how we're all so different. Literally the last thing I want, ever, in a rave is the DJ talking at all! 

Coxy, DJ Rush - play us your banging tunes. But put the mic down and SHUT UP 😂. 

Ben

Completely agree. 

I’d never really experienced this until 2010 when we were at Bestival and stumbled across a young Annie Mac (I know, I know).

She would not shut up. 

It was like a radio show. Left after 15 mins. 

[clarkete]

Not specific to the fest, but some interesting ideas about clubs and venues... 

"How can we save British nightlife from collapse? Look to Germany – and its football" 

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/28/how-can-we-save-british-nightlife-from-collapse-look-to-germany-and-its-football

[nikkic]

Off to Drumsheds today, team.

First time in a club in about 6 months. 

Will report back. 

[bennyhana22]

15 minutes ago, nikkic said:

Off to Drumsheds today, team.

First time in a club in about 6 months. 

Will report back. 

Looking forward to a review. 

☺️

Ben

[bennyhana22]

22 minutes ago, clarkete said:

Not specific to the fest, but some interesting ideas about clubs and venues... 

"How can we save British nightlife from collapse? Look to Germany – and its football" 

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/28/how-can-we-save-british-nightlife-from-collapse-look-to-germany-and-its-football

Thanks for posting 🙏🏼 

Ben

[clarkete]

1 hour ago, bennyhana22 said:

Thanks for posting 🙏🏼 

Ben

My pleasure, I was hoping that it may be of interest to someone more likely to have gone into a club in the last decade or two than me 😉

Edited March 29 by clarkete

[bennyhana22]

1 hour ago, clarkete said:

My pleasure, I was hoping that it may be of interest to someone more likely to have gone into a club in the last decade or two than me 😉

Out of upvotes 😂

Ben

[GrumpyRaver]

On 3/29/2024 at 1:18 PM, bennyhana22 said:

Out of upvotes 😂

Ben

Gave him one for you big man.

[Madyaker]

I noticed Masters at Work are active on instagram again and are releasing new music. They played in 2016 (genosys?) and I remember thinking they were great. Hopefully they make a return. 

[Ncahir94]

Just got this on instagram from joy!

Edited April 5 by Ncahir94

[Barneym]

Anyone here off to Underworld on Saturday, just seen they seem to be playing a 3 hour set on this tour.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

15 minutes ago, Barneym said:

Anyone here off to Underworld on Saturday, just seen they seem to be playing a 3 hour set on this tour.

Going to Manchester next week. Yep, it's two 90 minute sets. Stacked setlist, too. Looking forward to it.

[GrumpyRaver]

14 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Going to Manchester next week. Yep, it's two 90 minute sets. Stacked setlist, too. Looking forward to it.

I think there’s a break between the two, and they’ve been starting at 8 and finishing at 11, so a bit shorter than 90 mins in reality - but still beefy!

[Barneym]

I’ve not seen them since the 2016 spot on WH, really looking forward to this 

[Talcroft]

1 hour ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Going to Manchester next week. Yep, it's two 90 minute sets. Stacked setlist, too. Looking forward to it.

See you there!

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

55 minutes ago, GrumpyRaver said:

I think there’s a break between the two, and they’ve been starting at 8 and finishing at 11, so a bit shorter than 90 mins in reality - but still beefy!

Yeah, you're right. Probably nearer 75 mins each, but I'll take that rather than a generic DJ set essentially playing background noise as everyone wanders in. Looking at the setlist, it's fantastic. Would love to see Scribble, Moon in Water, Caliban's Dream added in there but I can't argue with any of it. Even in the "deeper-cut" first half, we've got Soniamode and Tin There. It's going to go off. My first time at the Aviva Studios too, looking forward to that. Anyone been there?

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

16 minutes ago, Talcroft said:

See you there!

 

[gfa]

7 hours ago, Ncahir94 said:

Just got this on instagram from joy!

Do not get these two

convinced nobody would care about them nearly as much if they didn't just follow fred again around the world!

[Johnnyseven]

5 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Yeah, you're right. Probably nearer 75 mins each, but I'll take that rather than a generic DJ set essentially playing background noise as everyone wanders in. Looking at the setlist, it's fantastic. Would love to see Scribble, Moon in Water, Caliban's Dream added in there but I can't argue with any of it. Even in the "deeper-cut" first half, we've got Soniamode and Tin There. It's going to go off. My first time at the Aviva Studios too, looking forward to that. Anyone been there?

It's an hour set, 30 mins break (with an Underworld curated playlist) and then a second 1 hour 45 mins set - I think.

[Isaaclk]

2 hours ago, gfa said:

Do not get these two

convinced nobody would care about them nearly as much if they didn't just follow fred again around the world!

Nope they're actually great. I loved listening to their Radio 1 residency. 

[Johnnyseven]

1 hour ago, Johnnyseven said:

It's an hour set, 30 mins break (with an Underworld curated playlist) and then a second 1 hour 45 mins set - I think.

Just checked, at Ally Pally it's:

19:30 UW 1st set

20:30 Transition playlist UW

21:00 UW 2nd set

22:45 curfew 

[bennyhana22]

Bicep are premiering their Chromavision show in LA on 16 April. Did we think this is something that could be done on IICON? Or would that be too big a crowd?

Ben

[bennyhana22]

If they did that around headliner time on Friday or Saturday, that might do me nicely! 

Ben

[Barneym]

2 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

Bicep are premiering their Chromavision show in LA on 16 April. Did we think this is something that could be done on IICON? Or would that be too big a crowd?

Ben

I think it would have to start when a headliner was on but then it would work, although it’s still likely to be packed given what it’s up against.