We sent aspiring techno DJ/producer and fully fledged member of the All About team Baz Sanders, along to what potentially was going to be the largest club night on the Brighton calender. Read on for the low down.
After going out for a few pre-club drinks with friends, we got to the Brighton Centre around midnight. Being the party animal press types that we are, we neatly avoided the lengthy queue and sauntered in via the back entrance. A couple of the All About team had never been to the Brighton Centre before and to be honest I wasn’t exactly sure how it would hold up as a club venue. With hindsight, I needn’t have worried. The sound was superb and the acoustics second to none. Upon entry we headed straight onto the dance floor which was bouncing suitably. Up on the decks was the legendary Frede Le Grande who had the smash hit “Put your hands up for Detroit” in 2006. I was quite surprised, I was expecting a fair bit of cheese from Le Grande but he played really good dance music, a mixture of Electro, Breaks and Techno and a new remix of “Put your hands up for Detroit”.
Up next was the man himself, Mr. Carl Cox. The place was buzzing with anticipation and as he introduced himself on the microphone, the place erupted. He opted to lay straight into funky techno beats and the tempo of the music started getting quicker, kicking the Brighton Centre up a notch. Through out the 4 hour set, Carl was overshadowed by a giant image of his own head! He played a mixture of tunes, although it was pretty much techno all the way through. Immersing myself in the music, the 4 hours disappeared rapidly as tune after tune, the man delivered in his fine unique style whilst the obligatory lasers flashed on overhead. Unfortunately the night had to end somewhere and come 6am we were completely broken from all the Strongbow and the 6 hours of stomping insanely. Time to head home for an all important sleep.
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