MATINEE MARINEROS – SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
Having firmly established itself back south of the river at super club Colosseum in Vauxhall, Matinee London has quickly proven, even to it’s fiercest critics, that it is one of the most popular Saturday/Sunday club outings on the gay monthly calendar, with a superb reputation for putting on huge parties, just like it’s Spanish cousin!!
It was therefore a given that we had booked our place on the latest instalment, Matinee Marineros, although as usual, sandwiching our homage between work duties. But it has always proven worthwhile in the past and this time was no exception as we made the usual trip to our favourite venue of the moment, arriving at Club Colosseum at just turned midnight. Greeting us at the door were the friendliest threesome you could ever wish to meet, Evolved Events supremo Oliver Mohns, the incomparable door hostess Minty and the delectable Marky B, fresh from his exploits overseas (we had missed him). To say we got the “royal” treatment while we waited for our posse to arrive, was an understatement and truly flattering.
And arrive they did, resplendent in a total mix of outfits, some most appropriate for the “all things nautical” theme and having sorted out entrance tickets we all swung into the club and gathered in the balcony bar to arm ourselves with refreshments. Amongst our gorgeous posse was the lovely & handsome DJ/Producer Danny Verde, who had flown in from Italy especially for the event. Being his first trip to Matinee London, he was curious with questions which we were happy to oblige with a run down of the venue, we all soon finding ourselves wedged onto the packed main room dancefloor. In charge of the decks was the magnificent Guy Williams who was pumping out a true mix of classic & commercial funky house/electronica tunes (who says we don’t talk music styles!!) to a sexy crowd who were up for a great party. Track after track had the audience captivated and to add to the already brilliant atmosphere, Logan’s troupe of go-go's, boys & girls came out to entertain us, all assuming positions on podiums in amongst the crowd & across the elevated area at the back of the room, in front of the dazzling wall of neon lights, which were flashing in superb reaction to the music beats Guy was delivering. It was great to see Industri favourite Dilmar on stage not to mention Logan himself, who can certainly cut an impressive stride and enthral the crowd.
It was clear to us all that Danny was enjoying the experience, judging by his reactions as we introduced him to people and indeed as he found friends of old, and with our pals succumbing to the whole atmosphere, including our very own gorgeous & “off-duty” dancer Craig (Beppe to our Italian buddy’s), who instinctively ascended the elevated area to perform an impromptu routine (the boy just couldn’t resist), we also slipped into full Matinee mode, stripping off our newly purchased “sailor blue” top and dancing deliriously on our spot as Guy handed over the decks to special DJ guest Lydia Sanz, in from Barcelona to add a uniquely different feel to the usual suspects, Jordi Lights & Brad. It was fair to say that Lydia performed really well but dished out an eclectic mix of hard edged house tunes backed up against commercial affairs like Matinee track favourite “Toca’s Miracle”, so diverse were her record choices.
Departing the main room briefly, we armed ourselves with shots of Sambuca and rushed to the aid of Minty on the door, timing our arrival perfectly as she sunk the shot before you could say shot! And having got the taste, we grabbed more & shared our favourite liqueur with Danny when we arrived back in the main room, where we spent the majority of our stay. Looking around, the Evolved Events team had once again adorned the space with Matinee production magic, signage, hanging from the ceilings and bright white taught sheets with the Matinee logo impressed on them, back-dropping the stage & lit from behind, creating a second focal point to the neon lit wall of lights opposite. Cute life like red & white rubber rings were also dangling temptingly from above and we were close to jumping through one, but even our energetic escapades forbid such a feat.
A short excursion into the VIP room, found it full of revellers although absent of a D.J., rather the sounds from the main room pumping out and, strangely, the entrance link between the two spaces closed off. The team had opted to use the area downstairs as the second room for this spectacular “Marineros” extravaganza, so it was inevitable that we made our way down there, to find D.J. Alesandro entertaining a select crowd to a lighter mix of classic Matinee funky house tunes. This provided a respite from the mix of styles in the main room where the handsome Eduardo De La Torre had gone “back-to-back” with Lydia, keeping the dancefloor rammed.
As the late night became early morning and we heralded the arrival of the Italian Stallion himself Pagano to the main arena, waving at & greeting us in his usual friendly manner, we pulled on our energy reserves for what ended up being our final stint on the dancefloor, still surrounded by our posse and Danny, who all had far more energy than us, not to mention age on their sides. Pagnao pushed out a chain of much tougher edged house sounds characteristic of his style, but our energy soon sapped again and when our pals dragged us to the outside area for some fresh air, we heard the call of work, and decided to call it a day.
So saying our goodbyes, we left a still packed main room and headed down the stairs to collect our belongings. There we bumped into main man, Oliver M, who gave us a reassuring hug before our trip home. He is such a kind and generous man and is always most caring towards us, in a truly compassionate way and being genually concerned about our well-being. This in itself rounded off yet another fabulous Matinee party and one of the most sociable ones we have enjoyed.
Reports in, after we left, indicated that the club remained busy for hours more and with Pier Morrocco taking charge in the main room, also going “back-to-back” with Eduardo & playing our own Danny Verde’s no 1 mix “pushin to the top” ,which lifted the roof off the venue, those remaining were ensured of a wonderful end to their evening.
So, was Matinee Marineros a success? Undoubtedly so. Club Colosseum is clearly a firm favourite with the faithful and the wonderful atmosphere, the gorgeous crowd it attracts, the superb production & a truly stellar line up of D.J’s, ensure Matinee London remains our top choice of clubs. To compare with the last party, Matinee Viva would not be fair as Viva was an awesome experience and would be extremely difficult to excel for many reasons. However, the absence of a D.J. in the VIP room was disappointing, although the reasons for moving the “official” second room downstairs were understandable. Nevertheless this space seemed too far removed from the main room for us & divorced some of the crowd simply by the journey required between the two floors. Lydia Sanz is obviously a very talented D.J., but her eclectic mix of music styles left us a little confused, even though we spent most of her set on the dancefloor. All that said, we thoroughly enjoyed our Matinee outing, in such great company and congratulate Oliver, Logan & the Evolved Events team on yet another superb party. We will definitely be at the next one, there is no doubt! (DISCO MATT)
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
Having firmly established itself back south of the river at super club Colosseum in Vauxhall, Matinee London has quickly proven, even to it’s fiercest critics, that it is one of the most popular Saturday/Sunday club outings on the gay monthly calendar, with a superb reputation for putting on huge parties, just like it’s Spanish cousin!!
It was therefore a given that we had booked our place on the latest instalment, Matinee Marineros, although as usual, sandwiching our homage between work duties. But it has always proven worthwhile in the past and this time was no exception as we made the usual trip to our favourite venue of the moment, arriving at Club Colosseum at just turned midnight. Greeting us at the door were the friendliest threesome you could ever wish to meet, Evolved Events supremo Oliver Mohns, the incomparable door hostess Minty and the delectable Marky B, fresh from his exploits overseas (we had missed him). To say we got the “royal” treatment while we waited for our posse to arrive, was an understatement and truly flattering.
And arrive they did, resplendent in a total mix of outfits, some most appropriate for the “all things nautical” theme and having sorted out entrance tickets we all swung into the club and gathered in the balcony bar to arm ourselves with refreshments. Amongst our gorgeous posse was the lovely & handsome DJ/Producer Danny Verde, who had flown in from Italy especially for the event. Being his first trip to Matinee London, he was curious with questions which we were happy to oblige with a run down of the venue, we all soon finding ourselves wedged onto the packed main room dancefloor. In charge of the decks was the magnificent Guy Williams who was pumping out a true mix of classic & commercial funky house/electronica tunes (who says we don’t talk music styles!!) to a sexy crowd who were up for a great party. Track after track had the audience captivated and to add to the already brilliant atmosphere, Logan’s troupe of go-go's, boys & girls came out to entertain us, all assuming positions on podiums in amongst the crowd & across the elevated area at the back of the room, in front of the dazzling wall of neon lights, which were flashing in superb reaction to the music beats Guy was delivering. It was great to see Industri favourite Dilmar on stage not to mention Logan himself, who can certainly cut an impressive stride and enthral the crowd.
It was clear to us all that Danny was enjoying the experience, judging by his reactions as we introduced him to people and indeed as he found friends of old, and with our pals succumbing to the whole atmosphere, including our very own gorgeous & “off-duty” dancer Craig (Beppe to our Italian buddy’s), who instinctively ascended the elevated area to perform an impromptu routine (the boy just couldn’t resist), we also slipped into full Matinee mode, stripping off our newly purchased “sailor blue” top and dancing deliriously on our spot as Guy handed over the decks to special DJ guest Lydia Sanz, in from Barcelona to add a uniquely different feel to the usual suspects, Jordi Lights & Brad. It was fair to say that Lydia performed really well but dished out an eclectic mix of hard edged house tunes backed up against commercial affairs like Matinee track favourite “Toca’s Miracle”, so diverse were her record choices.
Departing the main room briefly, we armed ourselves with shots of Sambuca and rushed to the aid of Minty on the door, timing our arrival perfectly as she sunk the shot before you could say shot! And having got the taste, we grabbed more & shared our favourite liqueur with Danny when we arrived back in the main room, where we spent the majority of our stay. Looking around, the Evolved Events team had once again adorned the space with Matinee production magic, signage, hanging from the ceilings and bright white taught sheets with the Matinee logo impressed on them, back-dropping the stage & lit from behind, creating a second focal point to the neon lit wall of lights opposite. Cute life like red & white rubber rings were also dangling temptingly from above and we were close to jumping through one, but even our energetic escapades forbid such a feat.
A short excursion into the VIP room, found it full of revellers although absent of a D.J., rather the sounds from the main room pumping out and, strangely, the entrance link between the two spaces closed off. The team had opted to use the area downstairs as the second room for this spectacular “Marineros” extravaganza, so it was inevitable that we made our way down there, to find D.J. Alesandro entertaining a select crowd to a lighter mix of classic Matinee funky house tunes. This provided a respite from the mix of styles in the main room where the handsome Eduardo De La Torre had gone “back-to-back” with Lydia, keeping the dancefloor rammed.
As the late night became early morning and we heralded the arrival of the Italian Stallion himself Pagano to the main arena, waving at & greeting us in his usual friendly manner, we pulled on our energy reserves for what ended up being our final stint on the dancefloor, still surrounded by our posse and Danny, who all had far more energy than us, not to mention age on their sides. Pagnao pushed out a chain of much tougher edged house sounds characteristic of his style, but our energy soon sapped again and when our pals dragged us to the outside area for some fresh air, we heard the call of work, and decided to call it a day.
So saying our goodbyes, we left a still packed main room and headed down the stairs to collect our belongings. There we bumped into main man, Oliver M, who gave us a reassuring hug before our trip home. He is such a kind and generous man and is always most caring towards us, in a truly compassionate way and being genually concerned about our well-being. This in itself rounded off yet another fabulous Matinee party and one of the most sociable ones we have enjoyed.
Reports in, after we left, indicated that the club remained busy for hours more and with Pier Morrocco taking charge in the main room, also going “back-to-back” with Eduardo & playing our own Danny Verde’s no 1 mix “pushin to the top” ,which lifted the roof off the venue, those remaining were ensured of a wonderful end to their evening.
So, was Matinee Marineros a success? Undoubtedly so. Club Colosseum is clearly a firm favourite with the faithful and the wonderful atmosphere, the gorgeous crowd it attracts, the superb production & a truly stellar line up of D.J’s, ensure Matinee London remains our top choice of clubs. To compare with the last party, Matinee Viva would not be fair as Viva was an awesome experience and would be extremely difficult to excel for many reasons. However, the absence of a D.J. in the VIP room was disappointing, although the reasons for moving the “official” second room downstairs were understandable. Nevertheless this space seemed too far removed from the main room for us & divorced some of the crowd simply by the journey required between the two floors. Lydia Sanz is obviously a very talented D.J., but her eclectic mix of music styles left us a little confused, even though we spent most of her set on the dancefloor. All that said, we thoroughly enjoyed our Matinee outing, in such great company and congratulate Oliver, Logan & the Evolved Events team on yet another superb party. We will definitely be at the next one, there is no doubt! (DISCO MATT)
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