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| Koolwaters |
Date:
Saturday 30th May 2004
Address: Creation, Stoke on Trent
Occurrence: TBC
Hours: TBC
Ticket Price: TBC
Genre: Hard House &
Trance
Dress Code: Anything goes
Capacity: TBC |
On the strength of its
recent events Koolwaters is rapidly leaving its
lovely smelly mark on clubbers up and down the UK.
Having been part of the scene for a sniff under
four years, the club is beginning to grow in the
eyes of club land.
Having heard of Koolwaters from its conquests in
the south I was intrigued to see how their brand
of no nonsense, straight to the point hard house
and trance shenanigans would fair. And to but it
bluntly…they did good, very good!
Whilst the night wasn’t as busy as I had expected
it was clear to see that the party continues when
the waters are in the house. As a wise man once
said “You can’t keep a good party down!”.
Creation itself is an interesting venue with two
rooms, one being a main room and the other a reception/bar
area. As well as the raised VIP section, the club
also has two chill-out rooms with one offering the
hungrier clubber the choice for quick snack. Whilst
creation may be seen to be a commercial venue it
must be said that the layout it fantastic for a
good club night and the sound system is far better
than most real clubs in the UK. It was also pleasure
to be in a club that had clean toilets.
On entering the main room we were hit with the godfather
of the Koolwaters outfit, Marc Vedo. A DJ with an
abundance of talent, Marc’s set drove a pumping
vibe throughout the club. A well-constructed set
that built nicely, one by one seeing the dance floor
grow in mass. Following from Marc was Jurgen Vires
a.k.a Darren Tate.
Now I was a bit skeptical on hearing Darren’s
set as I was expecting more cheese than dairy section
at Tesco’s however, I was proven very wrong
as Darren had no problem keeping the crowd locked
into a groove. Darren produced a strong and well-guided
journey in to the world of trance building into
harder tougher trance.
The last twenty minutes of Darren’s set saw
him raise the level in time for the dynamic production
duo of Prime Mover. The duo being known for having
had such dance floor stormer’s such as ‘Black
Dogs’ and ‘Here’s Johnny’.
I was really anticipating their set and not just
because it was going to be ‘live’, but
because this was the first time I would get to see
these guys rock the boat and believe me, these two
know just how to do it!
Last set of the night was handed to hard house god
Andy Farley, a firm favorite with the crowd from
their large cheer at his entrance to the DJ booth.
In the comfort of the excellent Farley I was quickly
beginning to lose my mind for a few hours, which
meant a moment in the ‘chill’ was needed.
It was fair to say I found the people and atmosphere
in the club very vibrant and one that is a great
asset to the night. It was also good to see Marc
and the rest of the Koolwaters team hanging around
the club throughout the night, we even managed to
grab hold of loon of the bunch Vass:
“Leading on from past events we are beginning
to see great support from clubbers who attend Koolwaters.
Unquestionably clubbing is about the people and
it’s the people that make the night, their
energy is the atmosphere but if the venue holds
no place then the place holds no people. Creation
offers us the chance to give the people want they
want, it’s a place we want to make home”
Last year was a bad year for the scene but in some
ways was also a good thing. Many clubs and DJ’s
shifted places from their comfy spots and a large
collection of new and old came through. Whilst Koolwaters
is not the UK’s fastest growing club, it is
definitely a club that is growing fast!
All I can say is when is the next one?
www.koolwaters.com |
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Total: / 40
Rating: ??? |
| Review written by:
Robin Blue |
RobinBlue_420@hotmail.com |
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