Hot to Trot
Saturday 13th June 2009
Brixton Academy, London
Saturday 13th June 2009
Brixton Academy, London
A ‘fee flow’ dance party at Brixton Academy is a sight to behold. Punters are free to roam wherever they please, whether it be upstairs to the Circle for some seated action, in the main foyer for some slip and slide beats (DJ + spilled drinks + marble floors = smooth dance moves), or into the main room where the stayers are. The only snag with this set up is that normally 1000 or so of the people in attendance would be confined to the upstairs Circle section, where as at a free flow show all 5000+ have the chance to squeeze themselves into the main room.
The above may explain why 2ManyDJs was the HOTTEST SHOW I HAVE EVER BEEN TO. Even donning thongs, a short skirt and mini-singlet top I lost at least 2 dress sizes in sweat that night. People were emptying water bottles on themselves, gasping for air and doing the ‘hand fan’ dance move across the floor (dance vigorously whilst fanning face with hands simultaneously). The sweltering heat was endured by thousands, tossing aside their cares and need for liquids, held up only by the rare and awesome talents of Belgian supermen 2ManyDJs.
It was hard to explain to my Stepdad the next day that I had been ‘clubbing’ – as he phrases with disdain all shows I go to that do not feature a live guitar – and yet I had heard the likes of ACDC, Sepultura, Nirvana, Guns’n’Roses and even Beethoven. Being staunch rock’n’rollers my parents only just endure hip-hop as my brother is an MC and budding DJ. They are nowhere near accepting the fact that people make banging music with little knobs and turntables, let alone the fact that they ‘destroy’ original tracks to do so. I hereby disagree.
2ManyDJs talents to mix anything seamlessly and bring it to the forefront of your rhythmical lobe, coupled with mega-basic cardboard cut out graphics, make them one of the greatest DJ acts of our time. They make anything sound good with a beat, which tonight included an awesome and solid favourite mix of MGMT’s ‘Kids’, The Gossip, Dolly Parton, Dizzee Racal, Justice, Prodigy, and the aforementioned rock and classical tunes.
Their mixes are perfect, their timings spot on and their climax’s orgasmic. As far as I’m concerned there could never be 2ManyDJs, just way 2MuchFun.
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