I will be playing on a monthly basis at the Dark Matter Presents night, on the 3rd Friday of every month in the basement of the Purple Turtle.
This is like a dream for me, to have my own residency, once a month, where I can play to a crowd of regulars, playing new and old music that I spend several hours every day discovering and hopefully being an integral part of what I believe will be a successful night.
It means I have opportunity to play all the types of music that I enjoy – from minimal/underground house, to full-on techno, chunky house, deep trance, proper deep house, disco and electro. Different set times should give me the chance to try different music styles, and hopefully some back-to-backs with Martin & JP. It's going to be a hell of a lot of fun.
To be a part of something is far more rewarding than just playing an hour for a random promoter. I really do feel the night will be a success, and will be talked about. It does have a really good feel down there and of course, is delightfully free to get into.
It means when someone asks me when I am next DJing, I can say “3rd Friday of the month – come down, it’s free entry!”. I have something to sell to people.
The first one is Friday 20th February.
I said that I wanted to do one set a month this year and this suits me perfectly. I don’t want to be doing random hour-long sets in the garden of Zeus in the middle of winter for 2 drink tokens where I subsequently end up spending £50, not to mention the time spent downloading music, burning CDs and the fuckers that stole my headphones – twice.
I am going to be much more choosy in the sets I accept. I don’t need to do the two drink token sets any more – I will still occasionally do one but only if there is something really appealing about it.
On that basis I agreed to play for AudioEdge on 14th March. I think I have the last set in the garden – and will be playing for more than an hour. Which I like – hour sets are pointless – how can you build an atmosphere in an hour? Other than playing big tunes – which I don’t always want to do.
Plus the night has good headliners in Eli & Fur, it should be busy and I simply think I will enjoy the night.
See you on 20th February. You know it makes sense.
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