Lost City Nights

How Was It For You?

Pool party - Summer 2004

Saturday 21st February 2004

Our first Saturday night was packed...

...as Leigh got everyone going up till midnight...

...when Justin took over to melt everyones minds.

The lovely Sub Logic

Top Tunes from the night--->

Simon Rune - Calabria
Slide vs The Hives - Coz I Wanna
Sattva - Echo Of Silence

Leigh Housology - Turn Up That Stereo
Junior Jack - Da Hype
JDS - Blackout

Justin Beastie Boys vs ??? - Fight for Your Right
Junkie XL - Sleepy Policeman (Sander K Remix)
Layo and Bushwacka - Let The Good Times Roll (Agoria Remix)

Thursday 4^th December 2003

The second "opening" night took place at Sub Logic on the 4th December. The Royal George had been left behind due to their “easy listening” music policy, which also fitted the decision to move the night to a proper late night clubby bar that would better suit the LCN music policy and be available on a Saturday.
Firstly a “trial” Thursday night was run to convince the management that we could fill the place, that our music fitted the venue and clientele and to generally gauge a reaction.

The crowd warming up…

The reaction seemed to be good. A proper dancefloor made a difference, even on a sober-for-some week-night, but then the right tunes and the right crowd will make anyone dance. The timing seemed to be good, just before christmas so everyone was in a festive party spirit, but not too late in December when everyone is partied out and broke. Being a “school night” didn’t seem to bother anyone, as those in the mood, those with the next day off or those just unemployed set to work on the bar, even creating a queue at one point, which cant be a bad thing from the managements point of view.

The host mingling with the guests

The music kicked off before the bar had even opened with Leigh eager as ever to get on the decks, filling the corners of the comfy bar with his supportive friends. ‘Dreams’ by Kings of Tomorrow dropped in amongst the mixed up house, breaks and prog as he got things off to a good start. Other top tunes from the rocking Australian were ‘Twisted’ by The Camel Riders and ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ by Hussler’s Revenge. Not a bad warm up from a man who’s only been spinning for a few months.

Leigh doing his thing

Leigh refusing to stop doing his thing!

After an hour, Justin came on and got everyone moving, particularly to the unlikely anthem of Radioslave’s remix of Kylie’s ‘Slow’. He kept it lively and interesting, mixing up the rhythms and choosing tracks to get the feet going. Eric Kruppers remix of Submarine ‘Sunbeam’ also went down a storm at the end of his set, as well as the ever-popular ‘We in Music’ (with the funkiest bassline on earth) proving why it was we picked a venue like this: even with only a score of people dancing, the atmosphere was lively, busy enough for even the shyest bar-leaner to have a wiggle without being noticed.
“It was the best gig I’ve done in years!” he said afterwards. “Come on!” said the attending masses…

Let’s ‘ave it!

Simon followed him playing a deeper, more progressive house set, full of swirling epic melodies and drifty vocals. Top tunes from the man from Edgware were ‘In My Mind’ by Anarcussan and a ‘Nirvana - Come as You Are’ bootleg, a fucking awesome mash up that turned all heads in the bar. The night finished on Bedrock’s “Heaven Scent”, an homage to one of the clubs and DJs that has been an inspiration for Lost City Nights from the start.

Happy, smiling, dancing girlies…

Everyone who came had a good time, it was good to see some unknown faces in the crowd, showing we do have the power to pull in the public, the new venue was definitely an improvement, and more importantly, we were asked back to do a Saturday night in the New Year. Bearing in mind that the promotion for this weeknight was all word of mouth, with no flyers made up, no listings guides contacted, there were easily enough people present to make the atmosphere: it can only get better and if I was reading this (and not writing it), I for one wouldn’t want to miss it.

Refusing to go home?

How you doin’…

Our esteemed photographer

In the background - my favorite girl from that night

Thanks to Ash Harrison for the photos, check out his website http://www.ashmodeus.com

NEXT PARTY
3rd Saturday of the month, starting in February (21st).