MATINEE REWIND
SUNDAY 6TH APRIL 2008
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
Having missed out on the amazing Easter weekend Matinee La Leche!, we certainly weren’t going to do the same with the latest instalment of this, now, super club at Fabric, so much so we secured our tickets way in advance so as to avoid the disappointment of last time.
Styled as a T-Dance as a precursor to Matinee moving from the last to the First Sunday of each month, the earlier start of 7 p.m. clearly took a little bit of adjusting to and as we gathered in Soho for some “pre-club” drinks, we decided to hold out a little while, before swinging round to Farringdon and making our entrance at about 9 p.m.
With no queue to negotiate, followed by a grand sweep down the stairs, we hit room one where a crowd of hopeful clubbers were assembling. As usual, the Matinee production team had come up trumps, with signage adorning the walls and celebrating the theme of the night, “rewind” to the New York clubbing vibe of the 80’s/90’s, a huge graffiti styled mural dominated the stage, as though some underground artist had captured Matinee in a frenzied illustration.
Peeping over into the DJ booth, we spotted Guy Williams holding court and playing a stylish mix of modern day and retro house classics to really get the party going. As familiar record after record blasted out, the crowd grew bigger and bigger, soon engulfing room one, with little or no space to move on the dancefloor, with the usual mix of horny hunks stripped to the waist and getting down to the pulsating vibes.
Our brief excursion from the main floor to look at the DJ line up for room two was short lived, as DJ’s Brad and Jordi Light soon took over proceedings stepping up the pace of the music and rocking room one, which drew even more people onto the dancefloor. With scene photographers snapping away happily, the mood took an altogether different turn as the Matinee go go’s (boys & girls) took over the stage and entertained the amassed crowd to a hedonistic mix of breakdancing and acrobatics.
Once the show was over, DJ Brad resumed control and began a series of records that simply blew us away. With Jordi Light going back to back with Brad, you simply couldn’t have asked for much more as the music just got better and better. Familiar face after face wafted past us, as we held station next to the DJ booth and we succumbed completely to the party atmosphere that Matinee has come to be known for.
We hardly paused for breath and whilst some of our posse fell by the wayside, we carried on dancing, virtually non stop, right through until the 3 a.m. finish, rounding off yet another truly fabulous Matinee party. Although it seemed on a slightly smaller scale than previous occasions, those of us that lasted to the end didn’t regret a minute of it and in some ways just wanted to party on.
With the thought of work the following day, when the music finally died down, we slipped out of the wonders of Fabric and a trip home chilling to the sounds of our favourite DJ, rounding off a truly great night and keeping us at the level of heightened excitement the club had taken us to.
Despite the change of timings which probably resulted in a smaller crowd than previous Fabric outings, as well as the disappointment of no room two, the main floor really made up for it all and we yet again toast a successful and fun Matinee experience. With the return to it’s new regular slot of 10 p.m. till 10 a.m. from the first Sunday in May, as well as a special Bank Holiday party being planned, it is clear that Matinee in London is set to go from strength to strength and will certainly have us back for more. Well done Oliver M, Logan and the crew, roll on the next party. (DISCO MATT)
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