Tief, the party previously responsible for bringing the likes of Prosumer, Lawrence and Iron Curtis to the music enthusiasts of London were rounding off the last bank holiday of the summer with a collection of acts guaranteed not to disappoint. Heading back to their home of Corsica Studios after a few flits around the capital over summer, tonight’s party was in collaboration with the Voyage Direct series which had been released through the massive Rush Hour label. Tonight looked to be a veritable Dutch onslaught; headed up by one of the label’s most prominent producers, Tom Trago and consisting of Awanto3 (whom Trago was due to perform with under their Alfabet guise), Dexter, Legowelt live, as well as Bulgarian techno maestro KiNK. The evening’s line-up was set to span house, techno, disco and electro, ensuring that the crowd would be kept locked in and entertained until last man standing.
The venue was filling up early as Corsica based party ‘Church’ founder Seb Wildblood played bass driven house that rumbled across room one, as punters grabbed their drinks and headed straight for the floor. Room two was yet to fill up however the deep sounds of Seldom Seen Smith from Banquet Records included Motor City Drum Ensemble’s ‘Raw Cuts 5,’ which is always a welcoming way to entice folk in front of the decks.
After easing into proceedings it was time to head back into room one where Dutch stalwart Dexter was playing a series of broken electro-funk rhythms that maintained a high energy and occasionally forayed into a techno assault to the appreciation of the rapidly expanding crowd. After 90 minutes of Dexter it was time for Legowelt to take over and perform a sixty minute live set to a now packed and sweaty dance-floor. Legowelt AKA Danny Wolfers appeared, dwarfed by the formidable Corsica DJ Booth as the clock struck 3 to the sounds of whoops and cheers, and his unique electro/disco/techno hybrid sounds hit the low ceilings and boomed out into the cobbled smoking area. Meanwhile in room two Dutch golden boy Tom Trago was treating his subjects to a selection of deep beats which at this time of the morning had listeners in a tripped out state, however when he dropped his own disco tinged track ‘Use Me Again’ it was clear that people were still paying attention as they showed appreciation in the form of hollers and hands in the air.
As 4am hit it was back to room one to check out techno talent KiNK, who gave the crowd just what they wanted at such a late hour with a chunk of relentless jump-up beats that proved he wasn’t messing about, and turned dance-floor into a pile of party people jumping up and down, and in the end singing their heads off like no-one was watching to a remix of CeCe Peniston’s nineties dance track ‘Finally’ (or it could have been the original, it was late!)
The lights then came on and it was time to shuffle through the streets of Elephant & Castle to head home as the sun came up. August bank holiday was over for another year, but it had certainly been finished in style. Tief are celebrating their first birthday in September with Omar S, Daniel Wang and many more, so if strong line-ups and positive vibes are your thing, this party will be the perfect reason to take a trip back to Corsica.
photo credit: www.spoonfed.co.uk
