In editing the title I typed: 'Blank Baxter' - was that a sort of freudian slip?
- + - + - + - + I went to this on Friday night. The Rythm Factory is not quite one of London's well known venues, but its definately a place worth checking out. I pulled up outside on Friday night at 1:00am. There was a very bright bar with one or two people sitting in the front and no sound of music. I thought 'Oh God'. Neither the doormen nor the young girl at the desk knew whether Blake Baxter was playing there but looking on a flyer (which I've never seen been given out anywhere) yes his name was there - he was playing! I could by now just hear the distinctive thuds of techno and realised there was more to the place than met the eye. The club room was through to the back of the bar. First person I saw was Mark Williams of (Acorn Records) a regular face around the London clubs - there's not many DJs in London who regularly grace the clubs when they are not playing. Sadly there was only 50 odd people there - but Trevor Rockcliffe was really throwing down some great tunes. To my surprise by 2:00am there was probably 120 / 140 people in the place. Average-age around 30. I think there were probably 3 people in there under about 23. Normal Techno Boy Girl ratio of about 1:7 (thats g:b by the way!). But nearly everyone was dancing away and friendly. Predominate feature of the night were the two bouncers - head and shoulders the pair of them: each about 5'7" high and 6ft wide, constantly stalking the floor but they didnt seem too bothered about much! Blake Baxter was brilliant. Great selection of tunes and constantly keeping the vibe moving forward. But what happened? By 3:30 there was again only 50 people in the place. Blake was only to play till 4:00 he stayed on till the place closed at 5:00am. There was 3 of us left still dancing at the time and probably six others in the room. So sad and what an insult to what a great man. At no time did he give up. Constantly tweaking with his mixer, throwing in tune after tune after tune. He really worked it and never stopped, he didnt give a toss that there was only a handful left dancing - he continued to play as if to a full house. It was a pleasure to hear Blake again after so long - and shame on those Londonites who dare to call themselves Techno fans ...... where the hell were they???? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Robbins/Magic Feet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313 mailing list" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 12:59 Subject: [313] Fw: PB02 TONIGHT!!!!! > TONIGHT! 10/05/02 > > THIRD EAR presents > > PUBLIC HEROES #02 > Main Room > blake baxter > (tresor/ur/kms/disko b) > > trevor rockcliffe > (mentor/bush/in-tec) > > ajletty > (euchatech/gaialive/third ear) > nick craddock > (overload/third ear) > > Lounge > expanding records > benge, stendec, vs_price, vessel (live) > spongeboy + tench, dancon1 (dj) > > rhythm factory > 16-18 whitechapel rd. > aldgate east tube > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
