Over the past month I’ve been hard at work doing what I enjoy, sampling London’s great dance and electro clubs. From innocent beginnings to uncontrollable desires, I’ve got the urge to splurge.
The clubs:
- Egg London (Kings Cross)
- Fabric (Farringdon)
- Heaven (Charing Cross)
Introducing DJ Mazz v.s. Jase of Base
April kicked off with mass kiwi injection, the return of DJ Mazz with support from Jase of Base. A short but crammed schedule, these guys toured some of Europe’s treats whilst sampling a taste of London life. London offers a lot to many people in many ways. Jase asked me why I’m still here – on paper it does seem quite cliche. “Travel, freedom and music”. I’m not sure he bought it but it does boil down to one thing – perusing what makes me happy. Maslow’s heirachy of needs describes the top tier of life as self-actualization – when humans reach for their potential. I’m still far from this point but London has given me the room to grow, most definitely.
Egg Club (Kings Cross)
Egg is described as cool and trendy, with three rooms split across two floors (the layout is a little confusing) including an outdoor area. I chose Egg as an ideal starting point for Mazz and Jase – not overly “doof doof” and hence accessible to the masses. Lighting and smoke was in good supply – as well as the JD and cokes. The classic all nighter; I had a grinding of a time. A bit of a trek to find the club however, at the top end of York Way.
- Music (Saturday): house, minimal
- Cost: £15 at the door
- In bed by: 8am
- More info: http://www.egglondon.net
Fabric (Farringdon)
Dubbed as the most famous club in London (the last remaining “superclub”), Fabric was very much an impromptu act courtesy of DJ Mazz (and some airport mishap). A nice way to pop my Fabric cherry. Fabric is well detailed with dark stairwells and plenty of social seating. Spatially, Fabric felt huge, with 3 floors and pill pushes a plenty (“pills pills pills”). Definitely a much harder club than Egg with an excess of sausage.
- Music (Saturday): house, techno
- Cost: £16 at the door
- In bed by: 5am
- More info: http://www.fabriclondon.com/
Heaven (Charing Cross)
An openly gay club (now popular regardless of sexual bias), Heaven was definitely a spirit of the moment adventure. Superbly situated in central London, Heaven offers three rooms with variety to please most musical tastes. A bit of an eye opener for the faint hearted and unwary, Heaven is a sweaty beast. Everyone does their own thing and the feeling is safe and fun, with a full dance team and good lighting effects. For the record, I went with a female friend and she protected me from the elements. Jase had more male fondling at Fabric, anyway.
- Music (Saturday): trance, pop-house, R&B
- Cost: £12 at the door
- In bed by: 6am
- More info: http://www.heaven-london.com/
Closing
All in all, a very productive and satisfying month. A few firsts. A few seconds. Plus a third. From Kings Cross to Charing Cross – there’s places to please everyone in London.
