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Dark Motion was a great party, with one problem. The venue, after agreeing to allow the promoters, Primal Underground, to use the venue till 4am, on the night told them that they would have to close at 3.30, and later on rudely stormed into the DJ box and pulled down the music at 3am. This was both uncalled for and has become a pattern at CCHQ. Every promoter I know that has worked with the venue has had the same complaint, their party gets closed down early. The bar closed at 2, as per the license, but that doesn't mean the venue have to throw people out unceremoniously because they're no longer making money and are tired. It's bad form.

I was considering throwing a party there and when it happened, I was reminded why I never tried to use the venue before. It always has had the same pattern. It is one of the most beautiful venues to have a party in as it contains thousands of antiques, collected by the owner for many years during his time as an antique dealer. He died a while back and his family carry on the business. Pity they think it's ok to throw the crowd out into the cold without any warning. Bad manners to say the least. It's fine to close early, but then don't pretend that you won't. We don't like being lied to.

There were 2 great sets on the night. The first belonged to Deep Candy (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deep-Candy/306763771370). She absolutely rocked! A while ago I watched her play one of the best sunrise sets I've ever seen, and her set at Dark Motion was tops! She played dark, groovy Techno, she was loving it and so was the crowd. Well done Candy! The other great set belonged to Gavo (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102945265170), although he wasn't allowed to finish it. He played for an hour, and had the floor rocking. The EV sound system was purring nicely, and he took full advantage of it. He played some really great Techno and I was just getting fully into my groove when the dark haired woman stormed into the booth and pulled down the fader! Classy.

Jono's set (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=574830936) also had sections of greatness but I felt that he was holding back in some parts. He ended off with one of my favourite classics, Moan by Trentemoller, and the crowd loved it. There were also some great builds in his set and some great tracks, nicely done. I didn't get to see Isma's set as I arrived just after he finished playing, but heard it was good.

There was one set that disappointed me during the night and it was the only time I actually left the dancefloor, Just Smart. These guys chose great tracks which I really liked, but their mixing was way off and they kept messing with the tracks to add effects and cut the bottom end at the wrong time. this kept jarring me out of my groove and messing up the vibe on the floor, till I eventually walked off to chat to friends at the bar. These guys need way more experience before I'll be happy to dance to them again.

Overall a great effort from Primal Underground (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Primal-Underground/222385011109515)! The place rocked from beginning to end and I had a fabulous time. I saw tons of my friends too, which was great. Thanks to Sylvain, Steve, Cherié, Gavo, Afrodeutsch, Ursula, Neil, Bella, Lorna, the 2 Candy's, Jason and Jono for the great company.


I'll have some new tracks up on Soundcloud for you to hear this week, as well as my show on Dance Web Radio coming up on Thursday, 12-2pm (GMT+2) (http://www.dancewebradio.co.za). I'll be going to ESCAPE to PSYCHEDELICA ▫▪▪▷ a Fu▫Cha/Teknotribe winter colaboration ▫▫▫▪▪▷ on Wednesday evening at Groove Bar, so catch you on the dancefloor



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