From: Jon Freer (jon-freer_at_excite.com)
Date: 2004-11-24 00:05:01
Event Review: ‘That Amazing Thing!’ - 20th November 2004, at a secret location, Manchester.
The pair behind ‘That Amazing Thing’ excels at putting on clandestine social get-togethers in central Manchester. Using undiscovered venues and those overlooked by other promoters, Mark Haran and Francis Wooff’s nights work because of the pair’s ability to pick the right spot for their events. The party on the 20th of November took place in an intimate bar-type venue, which lies slightly off the beaten track, but isn’t particularly out of the way. The cosy nature of the place combined with a particularly friendly atmosphere made for a pretty special night.
The elevated DJ box gave those spinning the ideal vantage point from which to watch proceedings unfold. Musically, the night started off in a rather relaxed manner, with lowslung soul, content hopped numbers and mid tempo numbers like Piranhahead’s hopeful “Dreams” warming up the crowd on a particularly cold night. The tempo slowly crept up, with cuts such as the Bugz’s desiring “Booty La La” and the Deacon’s magical “Soulsaver” going down well. Later on, the music went a little harder and a hail of deranged acid-house bangers bombarded those on the dancefloor.
Perhaps a tad presumptuous to think every one of their nights will be ‘Amazing’, this party was certainly ‘Very Good’, by anybody’s standards!
Jon Freer(jon.freer_at_wrongsteps.com)
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