ARCHIVED EVENT: FABRIC LIVE, 27 NOV
FABRIC LIVE: TRU PLAYAZ 27 NOVEMBER
Where's the one club in London that u can go to on a Friday night and be guaranteed of a good time regardless of who's playing? FAAAABBBBRIIIICCCCC...... Most people know this, and for this reason, Mr Fabric, whoever he may be, must be MINTED. Hell, despite the pricey bar we can let him off (especially as his staff turn a blind eye to weed smoke) as tonight was one of those "let's go to Fabric" nights, an evening of the sort when u make the trek to Farringdon without knowing wah gwan and still have yourselves the nicest time. So what of the line-up? Well, it was none other than the TRU PLAYAZ who, with Hype, Pascal, and Zinc, are, (for better or for worse), the current superstar DJ's of DnB. As an Amen and Jungle stooge, I've never been a real massive fan of the Tru Playaz sound but, tonight in Fabric's crisp sounding second room, they did more than impress. I walked in on Pascal's set which although sounded decent, wasn't as large as it could've been due to the lack of people. Zinc's set however, was different and I found myself haplessly smiling through an uplifting hour of Clownstep and wobble wobble which made a surprisingly nice change from the seriousness of the choppy, (but nonetheless runnin') Edits sound that has blown up the underground this year.
Despite criticism from old skool DnB heads that True Playaz are 'too commercial,' 'too clownstep,' 'to this', 'to that,' they always, always come ready with a handful of classics and a big bag of party vibes. B2B, Hype and Marky are made for party, and with Hype showing of his superior scratching skills, things were just crazy. Whilst trying to contain my unashamed excitement at hearing Baron's Nosher Remix, I looked around and saw a sea of checked shirts and plastic earrings pilled up on the build-ups... not something I advocate of course, but something that still to this day surprises me at DnB events.
Hip-Hop and Bashy beats slowed things down in Room 3 with Mr Thing smacking the floor with a baaad selection of old school beats from the likes of DJ Premiere, KRS-1 and not forgetting some Shimmy Shimmy Ya from the late great ODB. Later on, Joe Ransom's selection although poor (anyone for some Sean Paul and crap bashy remixes of Miss E?), did nothing to dissuade me from the fact that five years on, Fabric with it's sweat, crowds, and happed-up gurners is still London's No. 1 super-club. Long shall it reign.
www.fabriclondon.com www.trueplayaz.co.uk
Where's the one club in London that u can go to on a Friday night and be guaranteed of a good time regardless of who's playing? FAAAABBBBRIIIICCCCC...... Most people know this, and for this reason, Mr Fabric, whoever he may be, must be MINTED. Hell, despite the pricey bar we can let him off (especially as his staff turn a blind eye to weed smoke) as tonight was one of those "let's go to Fabric" nights, an evening of the sort when u make the trek to Farringdon without knowing wah gwan and still have yourselves the nicest time. So what of the line-up? Well, it was none other than the TRU PLAYAZ who, with Hype, Pascal, and Zinc, are, (for better or for worse), the current superstar DJ's of DnB. As an Amen and Jungle stooge, I've never been a real massive fan of the Tru Playaz sound but, tonight in Fabric's crisp sounding second room, they did more than impress. I walked in on Pascal's set which although sounded decent, wasn't as large as it could've been due to the lack of people. Zinc's set however, was different and I found myself haplessly smiling through an uplifting hour of Clownstep and wobble wobble which made a surprisingly nice change from the seriousness of the choppy, (but nonetheless runnin') Edits sound that has blown up the underground this year.
Despite criticism from old skool DnB heads that True Playaz are 'too commercial,' 'too clownstep,' 'to this', 'to that,' they always, always come ready with a handful of classics and a big bag of party vibes. B2B, Hype and Marky are made for party, and with Hype showing of his superior scratching skills, things were just crazy. Whilst trying to contain my unashamed excitement at hearing Baron's Nosher Remix, I looked around and saw a sea of checked shirts and plastic earrings pilled up on the build-ups... not something I advocate of course, but something that still to this day surprises me at DnB events.
Hip-Hop and Bashy beats slowed things down in Room 3 with Mr Thing smacking the floor with a baaad selection of old school beats from the likes of DJ Premiere, KRS-1 and not forgetting some Shimmy Shimmy Ya from the late great ODB. Later on, Joe Ransom's selection although poor (anyone for some Sean Paul and crap bashy remixes of Miss E?), did nothing to dissuade me from the fact that five years on, Fabric with it's sweat, crowds, and happed-up gurners is still London's No. 1 super-club. Long shall it reign.
www.fabriclondon.com www.trueplayaz.co.uk
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