SUPERMARTXE – SATURDAY 3RD JANUARY 2009
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
We love the exciting anticipation of a superb party and there is no doubt that with the dawn of 2009, there was plenty on offer to tempt us out beyond our hectic New Years Day schedule, but in reality there was only one party that was on the cards on the first Saturday of the year.
Launching to huge accolade back in November, the talk of Spain & Ibiza, SuperMartXe, had clearly made a considerable impact on a gAylist London scene getting used to large scale parties, particularly with Matinee and Revolver having paved the way for much of 2008. The massive event down at the Coronet was marred by major issues with the coatcheck, although adorable promoter Logan, promised us after the event that these problems would be ironed out for the next venture.
So, we were determined to give it another go, and arriving (like last time) fashionably late at just past 1 a.m., having been treated to yet another fantastic warm up at Barcode Soho in the talented hands of D.J. Brent Nicholls, we were expecting (what had become characteristic in our most recent ventures) to negotiate a queue to enter. However, on this occasion there was non of it, as, armed with a pre-purchased ticket, we were whisked straight into Cornet’s entrance and then dealt with in wonderfully efficient and friendly fashion by the security staff (what a fabulously breathing & brilliant change to last time) and within two/three minutes were inside the club and heading to deposit our belongings safely in the coatcheck. Yes, there was a queue here, but unlike last time, the venue was ready and it was hardly anytime at all before we were released to go and enjoy ourselves.
And that we did, entering a packed main Coronet room, which on our last visit amazed us and this time was also no exception. The huge theatre auditorium space was brimming with a glamorous, glorious mix of latino’s, scene faces, party boys & girls who were definitely up for a good time. The space was dominated by the stage area and a gigantic pair of ruby red lips, with a fantastic array of muscled go-go dancers, entertaining the amassed audience to a sexy and seductive display. Arming ourselves with refreshments and free to wander around the venue (unlike our last visit) we proceeded to find our bearings and checked out both sides of the main room also advancing down the long walkways and into the mix in the middle of this huge space, to really soak up the wonderful euro/Spanish style feel that we have enjoyed in major parties in Barcelona, Madrid and Ibiza, so similar was the space & feel.
Glancing over and up to the D.J. booth next to the stage, we saw D.J Vitti in charge of the decks, entertaining us to a mesmeric combination of tough espaniol beats, so characteristic of the sounds fit for the SuperMartXe party and was clearly enjoying himself, interacting with his audience who were gyrating away in front of him. Moving back up towards the back of the room, we then bumped into the familiar faces of Mikey D and Jamie Head, asking after the presence of Steve Pitron, who was due to D.J. after Vitto, Jamie assuring us Steve was somewhere to be found, promising to let him know we were here. We then came across yet more friends in the form of D.J. Alessandro and Enrico, who we had been chatting with earlier in the evening and were surprised, pleasantly so, to see great pal Lee Yeomans, who was clearly out to have a fabulous time. But our night was to take on further excitement, when we bumped into the cute and cuddly “French” Frank (a friend of a friend), who is a bundle of fun on any occasion, so we now knew we were in for a real treat of a party.
Suddenly the music pace changed, the magnificent lighting concentrated on the stage area and the scintillating form of P.A Ceevox entered, proceeding to delight the audience with a magnificent show, surrounded by a handsome collection of dancing males & females, moving in motion to the music beats. The huge lips behind Ceevox were most fitting for the show and with pyrotechnic displays firing off around her, the crowd were captivated by it all.
SuperMartXe was now definitely the place to be and the splendid production together with the awesome dance troupe was classic Logan Schmidt. Then, with Ceevox finished and the dancers continuing to delight, we succumbed to the Ibiza, Spanish, Latino infused beats (whatever you want to call it) and danced away furiously on the gangway next the main room floor, with our newly found friend Frank in close quarters doing the same. With regular but short breaks away to the bar, submitting to the offers of shots of Sambuca from our naughty French compatriot, we spotted Gabriele Cutrano, who had entertained us so brilliantly at Trade on Christmas night and skipped over to say hello. Gabriele was surprised but pleased to see us, remarking that we never seem to stop (he having spotted us out at Salvation the other night) but blissful that we were having such a great time. With more and more familiar faces around, it was clear that anyone who was anyone didn’t want to miss out on SuperMartXe, so when Logan passed by us (the man looked busy), we couldn’t resist telling him how brilliant we thought the party was.
And my goodness, was it brilliant or what, with the night just getting better and better, the go-go dancers enthralling and when Steve Pitron assumed the decks, the music took on a whole new and exciting direction, trademark Steve Pitron it has to be said and pulsating with it. This ensured that, together with our friend Frank, we danced away at the base of the gangway and then into the main floor itself, mixing it up with the amazing array of club kids, off duty D.J.’s, muscle queens and exhibitionists, laughing, boogieing and sashaying our way virtually right through to the 7 a.m. finish. So good was the main room, the music, the lighting and the dancing, only eclipsed by the massive stage production, the climax being a huge pair of sexy legs emerging from the giant lips, we sadly had no reason to visit the second room, although we did briefly, where the lovely Per Q.X. and Gutterslut pals were in attendance.
So, with a considerable crowd still enjoying the last sips of Steve Pitron’s octane fuelled set, we escaped the main room to collect our bits & bobs, shying away from an invite to Beyond by our D.J. pal Lee Yeomans, rather to slide home to our bed and dreamily recapture the memories of what was a truly amazing night at the Coronet, in the hands of Logan, his team and concept that is the super SuperMartXe.
Given the fact that out first outing back in November was filled with issues, we simply couldn’t believe the transformation. It was clear that Logan had worked extremely hard to turn around the problems with both the security and the coatcheck and he did it in incredible fashion. For this reason, we simply cannot compare the two nights and we were completely blown away by the change. To say that this party was the best this year does it injustice (and we have been busy, visiting over six different ones following the turn into 2009) it was the best party since Trade’s 18th & Matinee’s Viva and we have no problem in comparing this SuperMartXe events to those, it truly deserves the comparison. May we extend a massive thankyou to Logan & his team and also to Steve Pitron, as well as our new buddy Frank for making this one awesome event. Bring on the next one! (DISCO MATT)
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
We love the exciting anticipation of a superb party and there is no doubt that with the dawn of 2009, there was plenty on offer to tempt us out beyond our hectic New Years Day schedule, but in reality there was only one party that was on the cards on the first Saturday of the year.
Launching to huge accolade back in November, the talk of Spain & Ibiza, SuperMartXe, had clearly made a considerable impact on a gAylist London scene getting used to large scale parties, particularly with Matinee and Revolver having paved the way for much of 2008. The massive event down at the Coronet was marred by major issues with the coatcheck, although adorable promoter Logan, promised us after the event that these problems would be ironed out for the next venture.
So, we were determined to give it another go, and arriving (like last time) fashionably late at just past 1 a.m., having been treated to yet another fantastic warm up at Barcode Soho in the talented hands of D.J. Brent Nicholls, we were expecting (what had become characteristic in our most recent ventures) to negotiate a queue to enter. However, on this occasion there was non of it, as, armed with a pre-purchased ticket, we were whisked straight into Cornet’s entrance and then dealt with in wonderfully efficient and friendly fashion by the security staff (what a fabulously breathing & brilliant change to last time) and within two/three minutes were inside the club and heading to deposit our belongings safely in the coatcheck. Yes, there was a queue here, but unlike last time, the venue was ready and it was hardly anytime at all before we were released to go and enjoy ourselves.
And that we did, entering a packed main Coronet room, which on our last visit amazed us and this time was also no exception. The huge theatre auditorium space was brimming with a glamorous, glorious mix of latino’s, scene faces, party boys & girls who were definitely up for a good time. The space was dominated by the stage area and a gigantic pair of ruby red lips, with a fantastic array of muscled go-go dancers, entertaining the amassed audience to a sexy and seductive display. Arming ourselves with refreshments and free to wander around the venue (unlike our last visit) we proceeded to find our bearings and checked out both sides of the main room also advancing down the long walkways and into the mix in the middle of this huge space, to really soak up the wonderful euro/Spanish style feel that we have enjoyed in major parties in Barcelona, Madrid and Ibiza, so similar was the space & feel.
Glancing over and up to the D.J. booth next to the stage, we saw D.J Vitti in charge of the decks, entertaining us to a mesmeric combination of tough espaniol beats, so characteristic of the sounds fit for the SuperMartXe party and was clearly enjoying himself, interacting with his audience who were gyrating away in front of him. Moving back up towards the back of the room, we then bumped into the familiar faces of Mikey D and Jamie Head, asking after the presence of Steve Pitron, who was due to D.J. after Vitto, Jamie assuring us Steve was somewhere to be found, promising to let him know we were here. We then came across yet more friends in the form of D.J. Alessandro and Enrico, who we had been chatting with earlier in the evening and were surprised, pleasantly so, to see great pal Lee Yeomans, who was clearly out to have a fabulous time. But our night was to take on further excitement, when we bumped into the cute and cuddly “French” Frank (a friend of a friend), who is a bundle of fun on any occasion, so we now knew we were in for a real treat of a party.
Suddenly the music pace changed, the magnificent lighting concentrated on the stage area and the scintillating form of P.A Ceevox entered, proceeding to delight the audience with a magnificent show, surrounded by a handsome collection of dancing males & females, moving in motion to the music beats. The huge lips behind Ceevox were most fitting for the show and with pyrotechnic displays firing off around her, the crowd were captivated by it all.
SuperMartXe was now definitely the place to be and the splendid production together with the awesome dance troupe was classic Logan Schmidt. Then, with Ceevox finished and the dancers continuing to delight, we succumbed to the Ibiza, Spanish, Latino infused beats (whatever you want to call it) and danced away furiously on the gangway next the main room floor, with our newly found friend Frank in close quarters doing the same. With regular but short breaks away to the bar, submitting to the offers of shots of Sambuca from our naughty French compatriot, we spotted Gabriele Cutrano, who had entertained us so brilliantly at Trade on Christmas night and skipped over to say hello. Gabriele was surprised but pleased to see us, remarking that we never seem to stop (he having spotted us out at Salvation the other night) but blissful that we were having such a great time. With more and more familiar faces around, it was clear that anyone who was anyone didn’t want to miss out on SuperMartXe, so when Logan passed by us (the man looked busy), we couldn’t resist telling him how brilliant we thought the party was.
And my goodness, was it brilliant or what, with the night just getting better and better, the go-go dancers enthralling and when Steve Pitron assumed the decks, the music took on a whole new and exciting direction, trademark Steve Pitron it has to be said and pulsating with it. This ensured that, together with our friend Frank, we danced away at the base of the gangway and then into the main floor itself, mixing it up with the amazing array of club kids, off duty D.J.’s, muscle queens and exhibitionists, laughing, boogieing and sashaying our way virtually right through to the 7 a.m. finish. So good was the main room, the music, the lighting and the dancing, only eclipsed by the massive stage production, the climax being a huge pair of sexy legs emerging from the giant lips, we sadly had no reason to visit the second room, although we did briefly, where the lovely Per Q.X. and Gutterslut pals were in attendance.
So, with a considerable crowd still enjoying the last sips of Steve Pitron’s octane fuelled set, we escaped the main room to collect our bits & bobs, shying away from an invite to Beyond by our D.J. pal Lee Yeomans, rather to slide home to our bed and dreamily recapture the memories of what was a truly amazing night at the Coronet, in the hands of Logan, his team and concept that is the super SuperMartXe.
Given the fact that out first outing back in November was filled with issues, we simply couldn’t believe the transformation. It was clear that Logan had worked extremely hard to turn around the problems with both the security and the coatcheck and he did it in incredible fashion. For this reason, we simply cannot compare the two nights and we were completely blown away by the change. To say that this party was the best this year does it injustice (and we have been busy, visiting over six different ones following the turn into 2009) it was the best party since Trade’s 18th & Matinee’s Viva and we have no problem in comparing this SuperMartXe events to those, it truly deserves the comparison. May we extend a massive thankyou to Logan & his team and also to Steve Pitron, as well as our new buddy Frank for making this one awesome event. Bring on the next one! (DISCO MATT)
No comments:
Post a Comment