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| Colours Live |
Date: 30th
November 2002
Address: The Liquid Rooms, Victoria Street,
Edinburgh
Occurrence: Fourtnightly
/ Saturday
Hours: 10pm - 4am
Ticket Price: £16
+ £1 booking fee \ £20 on the door
Dress
Code: TBC
Genre: House
Capacity:
TBC |
Main Room:
Savers, Jon Mancini, Sander Kleinenberg, Seb Fontaine
Back Room: Smokey &
The Bandit |
A year has passed since I last reviewed
Colours at the Liquid Rooms, and it was time for
the MOT. This time Sander Kleinenberg and Seb Fontaine
stepped up to the decks, and with a little help
from Radio 1, our shouts could be heard in London.
The Liquid Rooms hasn't changed much since I was
last there, and nor need it. Plenty of seats, a
quick bar, a good sound system, and a small but
sufficient chill out room. An extra effort had been
made on the décor for the night, with atmospheric
UV lighting up a host of decorations that took your
attention straight to the overlooking DJ. They had
also included a marquee tent out the back to let
you get some air and take a break from the music.
A second cloakroom had been included, but it was
'full' by half eleven, or in truth neither of the
two people staffing it could be bothered to make
the journey for more coat hangers. The only other
let-down was the volume. I had ear plugs in to protect
my abused ear drums, and it still sounded very loud.
But the reason we came to the club on the night
was for the music, and there were some treats in
store. Sander Kleinenberg was standing in for Junkie
XL, who's equipment had been stolen, but few were
upset with this. Savers kicked off the night followed
by Jon Mancini, who played the club out till 1am.
He did himself justice in a thoroughly enjoyable
house set that got us all up onto the dance floor.
When the big hand was at 12, and the little one
at 2, Sander Kleinenberg came onto the decks and
really gave the club something to shout about. The
mixing, music, and atmosphere were all brought out
by this top class DJ. Grins a plenty, the only difficulty
in getting a seat at the side now was getting through
the packed dance floor.
Seb Fontaine came on at 2:45, a bit of a disappointment,
because I would have listened to Sander the rest
of the night without complaint. Seb played a varied
set that was designed for radio, with a bit of techno,
house, trance, and progressive blended together.
I like them all, so couldn't complain. His mixing
was good, but he let the basic's go once or twice
with the beats slipping apart. The last half hour
was better, and he kept the crowd happy by playing
on after he went off air.
All in all this was a good
night, I love the club, and with a top atmosphere
and a combination of good to brilliant mixing we
all left with our ears ringing. |
Venue: 8
Music: 8
Crowd: 9
Sound System: 9
Total: 34 / 40
Rating: Gold Award |
Review written by: Alan Williams alan@uk-cl.co.uk |
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