Spy treated us to another world-beating DJ on Friday night with the arrival of Border Community head James Holden. He was supported by Anja Schneider, who was rocking the place for the half hour of her set we caught. As for Holden, he was on top form, treating us to what someone referred to as a set that was "soooo Holden". There are not too many DJs about whom this can be said, but Holden does seem to have his own style and almost his own genre of melodic, uplifting (at times bordering on the Trancey) brand of techno. He played some huge tracks, including Shitrobot's Chasm and two-time BSITWT recipient Jake Fairley's Centre of Gravity, which I only seem to be able to access through a set of Holden's from Spain earlier this year. Expect to hear a lot more of these two tracks in the coming months. The atmosphere was raucous (and extremely hot and sweaty) in Spy as the Dublin crowd once again showed why DJs love coming here. Another quality night in Spy, which has really treated us to the finest the world has to offer this year.
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Wow, I'd have loved to have been there. Unfortunatly, I had to respect my mates confusing want to get married and attend his engagment party in Belfast. Killer.
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ReplyDeleteAnd he wasn't half bad in The End the day after either.
ReplyDeleteooh tasty, who played with him Rory? recognise any big tunes?
ReplyDeleteWell, If I was really going to make the effort I would have gone to The End to see him, but I was booked to play a gig in Edinburgh that Sat night. So again, killer.
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"...Lounge stalwart Kieran Hebden has been itching to rinse out the main room of The End for some time now, so we thought it was about time we finally let him hop over to have it with main room mainstays James Holden and Avus. Also making his main room debut is our latest recruit Luke Abbott, who will be unveiling his spanking new live set of next level music for dancing to of the type heard on his recent Tuesday EP.
The Kieran-shaped gap left in the lounge is then snugly plugged by guest hosts for the evening Lo Recordings, where they will be offering up live sets of ecstatic electro from Black Devil Disco Club and melancholic italo-disco from Appaloosa, as well as DJ action from milky disco man Milky Globe and lo-fi pop lothario Vincent Oliver..."
Yea the line-up was good. Highlights were Kieran Hebden in the main room, he aced his set. Holden wasn't his best, he was smiling and posing for photos and stuff, which isn't Holden in my eyes. His mixing was fabulous though. Got *very* bass heavy for the last hour. Avus did a great warm-up. Luke Abbott was very original and interesting. The lounge was terrible I thought. Nothing of substance to engage and delight. It was all very tap-watery. Put Four Tet back in the lounge - that's what I say!!
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