SUPERMARTXE “PEEP SHOW” – SATURDAY 23RD MAY
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
With another Bank Holiday coming around so soon, what choices would be in store this time? With so many offerings over Easter it was clear that too many parties resulted in just a few so called “winners” and sadly yet inevitably lots of losers, amongst them some new ventures that would generally have worked either on normal weekends or in more affluent economic times. The same could be said of May Day Bank Holiday and whilst many of the big guns showed their cards, some decided against the move, quite wisely so, as once again the wealth of events saw yet more damp squids amongst mere grains of success. So how would this weekend fair and who would grab the lions share of the precious pink pound?
As the run up this last long weekend before August panned out, it was clear that one club event was on everyone’s lips, one that has been an overwhelming success since its launch last November and one that has along the way attracted a lot of attention mixed in with a measure of controversy. Well it jut had to be SuperMartXe and especially on the back of its “Limited Edition” sister club outing, it seemed that the world and his wife was going to turn up to the latest instalment, this time labelled “Peep Show”, with the expected return to massive production & delivery, the inclusion of porn stars to further entice, & with all the ingredients that have cemented SuperMartXe’s success before. Some seemed intrigued to see whether the proverbial bubble had burst following the sister act, some making a pilgrimage like return, while others just wanted to party, party party. So how did this event extraordinaire go down? And was it a Bank Holiday winner?
Well, our night got off to a bumpy start, with a planned appearance to a new club launch shelved and even our appearance at the Coronet a little rushed, although arriving at its doors at just before 1 a.m., there was a considerable queue for those arriving ticket less, but armed with ours we were into the club in a instant, handled in a very friendly manner by the security staff (so much improved on our first visit) and to make our speedy entrance even better, the sometimes problematical coatcheck was anything but, think swift, think efficient, fabulous, although to be fair, we suspect with the warm weather the pressure on the system was quite what it was in the depths of winter. With the outside terrace already brimming with those wishing to chill-out, we made our way into the main room, to find the whole space packed tightly full with a vast array of Latino lovelies, muscle queens, gorgeous guys, gaggles of girls & a smattering of scene faces, a signature SuperMartXe crowd for sure and it was so busy it took us well over 10 minutes to make our way round to our usual start point down by the stage front.
But make it we did, in time to savour the last section of Steve Pitron’s set, which had clearly got the dancefloor pulsating to his scintillating sounds, so much so, that we could barely move in amongst the bare-chested beefcakes, so sought a little respite on the right-hand walkway, where we got a superb view of the stage show that was about to unfold. Being so busy we couldn’t find our friend Stephen in the crowd anywhere, in fact only a handful of familiar faces passed us by, as we headed to the bar for refreshments, returning to our elevated spot, as the music pace changed and the show began with the inimitable words “welcome to SuperMartXe at The Coronet”. Out swung the massive curtains and up lifted a huge triple X floating sign, revealing a red light district inspired stage setting, set back with a “girls, girls girls” neon light and an interesting semi screened yet see-through full height doorway acting as, what we can only describe as an entrance to a sexy seductive bedroom, with the stage centrepiece being a slinky red chez lounge where a sexy stud was already posing dressed in next to nothing. With dancers elevated on podiums behind, the effect was certainly starkling and impressive and with the stage show following not so much peep, but more porn, it definitely got everyone’s attention, with raunchily dressed performers, one with whip in hand, stirring up the emotions. This was only topped by the arrival of the P.A. for the evening, Belle, who lifted the already electric atmosphere even higher.
By this time we had found our friend Stephen, who was in a select corner next to the V.I.P. area and who else was on hand, but the ravenous Romano who was truly thrilled to see us, but then immediately compared the P.A.’s act to a previous show masterminded by the talented Therese, although it was fair to say the Belle was cutting her own stride in amongst the bevy of beauties on the stage. With Nick Tcherniak taking over the controls from headlining D.J. Vitti, who seemed to be struggling with the soundtracks, we squeezed passed the masses to grab his attention, but to no avail, then returning to find Stephen, lost him in the crowd, so retired to our lofty position to see out the rest of the show and then Vitti’s set.
Having seen a rarity of familiar faces, as if by magic people started to appear, not least our hairdresser Luis, photographer Chris Jepson, D.J. & club promoter Lee Yeomans, Phil Hewson who came up to thank us for our glowing revue of his set at Hustlaball (well deserved it was too) and then by dance impresario Chris Geary, camera in hand, who clicked away, catching us in pose with friend Stephen who had returned and then with Tom, Nick Tcherniak’s partner, both who had joined us, catching up on events of the week, Nick having entertained and then socialised with us at Barcode just 7 days before. With a sudden tap on the shoulder, we turned and who was standing there but non other than pal Nik Ripley, whom we hadn’t seen for ages, but was sporting a smart new haircut and looking as gorgeous as ever. This prompted us to immediately enquire as to Mark M Forms’ whereabouts, which would have sealed off our gAylist gathering of friends, although with the promise of a possible appearance later, we left Nik to his devices and continued to socialise with Tom & Nick, exiting the main room briefly for some fresh air then returning to the action, before the D.J. switchover.
With the dancefloor still packed and only small spaces appearing at the back by the bar, the stage shows continued at a pace with a highly muscled guy showing all his wares (and very big they were!) completely naked and prone, with the line of TV’s in front of the D.J. booth showing porn movies, both serving to maintain the sex filled atmosphere. This was further fuelled by Nick Tcherniak’s choice of hard edged, progressive & raunchy house tunes, which with the combination of superb laser lighting, massive plumes of smoke and explosive pyrotechnics, the epitome of the whole evening, continued & managed to delight the crowd right until the planned finish of 7 a.m., by which time we were well & truly worn out from our excesses, sauntering out just before then end, home to collapse yet reflect on a night full of niceties from start to finish.
So what was our verdict on this “peep show” spectacular? Well, there was absolutely no doubt that the stage set up and shows were stunning. We have seen more breathtaking performances by other dance troupe’s, but the fact that the shows continued at a pace for most of the night is great credit, both to the stage stars & to the organisers. With massive musical highlights from both Steve Pitron and Nick Tcherniak, both delivering differing styles yet hitting ours and many others sweet spots, combined with quality production, wonderful lighting & pyrotechnics together all the extra’s you expect from a SuperMartXe showing (give aways thrown into the crowd, a huge embossed beach ball bouncing round the dance space, ticker tape explosions & more), to answer some of our own questions, yes SuperMartXe went down extremely well and yes it was definitely a winner this bank holiday.
We have sometimes been criticised for being overtly biased towards certain events, unfairly critical of others and some of the cynical scepticists will say that, here, we are just trying to redress that balance. However, not so, as whenever we report & review, we try to show a true reflection of how an event pans out for us, how our experience turns out and if our criticism’s serve to make parties better in future, our aim entirely by the way, then that has to be good doesn’t it? In the case of SuperMartXe’s Peep Show, it turned out brilliantly well, with magical music, spellbinding shows, pulsating performances, only topped by cracking company, and if all this was as a result of what we have said in the past, then we are very happy indeed. Logan & his Schmitzels really pulled it out of the bag this time and we simply cannot wait for the next one in July. (DISCO MATT)
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
With another Bank Holiday coming around so soon, what choices would be in store this time? With so many offerings over Easter it was clear that too many parties resulted in just a few so called “winners” and sadly yet inevitably lots of losers, amongst them some new ventures that would generally have worked either on normal weekends or in more affluent economic times. The same could be said of May Day Bank Holiday and whilst many of the big guns showed their cards, some decided against the move, quite wisely so, as once again the wealth of events saw yet more damp squids amongst mere grains of success. So how would this weekend fair and who would grab the lions share of the precious pink pound?
As the run up this last long weekend before August panned out, it was clear that one club event was on everyone’s lips, one that has been an overwhelming success since its launch last November and one that has along the way attracted a lot of attention mixed in with a measure of controversy. Well it jut had to be SuperMartXe and especially on the back of its “Limited Edition” sister club outing, it seemed that the world and his wife was going to turn up to the latest instalment, this time labelled “Peep Show”, with the expected return to massive production & delivery, the inclusion of porn stars to further entice, & with all the ingredients that have cemented SuperMartXe’s success before. Some seemed intrigued to see whether the proverbial bubble had burst following the sister act, some making a pilgrimage like return, while others just wanted to party, party party. So how did this event extraordinaire go down? And was it a Bank Holiday winner?
Well, our night got off to a bumpy start, with a planned appearance to a new club launch shelved and even our appearance at the Coronet a little rushed, although arriving at its doors at just before 1 a.m., there was a considerable queue for those arriving ticket less, but armed with ours we were into the club in a instant, handled in a very friendly manner by the security staff (so much improved on our first visit) and to make our speedy entrance even better, the sometimes problematical coatcheck was anything but, think swift, think efficient, fabulous, although to be fair, we suspect with the warm weather the pressure on the system was quite what it was in the depths of winter. With the outside terrace already brimming with those wishing to chill-out, we made our way into the main room, to find the whole space packed tightly full with a vast array of Latino lovelies, muscle queens, gorgeous guys, gaggles of girls & a smattering of scene faces, a signature SuperMartXe crowd for sure and it was so busy it took us well over 10 minutes to make our way round to our usual start point down by the stage front.
But make it we did, in time to savour the last section of Steve Pitron’s set, which had clearly got the dancefloor pulsating to his scintillating sounds, so much so, that we could barely move in amongst the bare-chested beefcakes, so sought a little respite on the right-hand walkway, where we got a superb view of the stage show that was about to unfold. Being so busy we couldn’t find our friend Stephen in the crowd anywhere, in fact only a handful of familiar faces passed us by, as we headed to the bar for refreshments, returning to our elevated spot, as the music pace changed and the show began with the inimitable words “welcome to SuperMartXe at The Coronet”. Out swung the massive curtains and up lifted a huge triple X floating sign, revealing a red light district inspired stage setting, set back with a “girls, girls girls” neon light and an interesting semi screened yet see-through full height doorway acting as, what we can only describe as an entrance to a sexy seductive bedroom, with the stage centrepiece being a slinky red chez lounge where a sexy stud was already posing dressed in next to nothing. With dancers elevated on podiums behind, the effect was certainly starkling and impressive and with the stage show following not so much peep, but more porn, it definitely got everyone’s attention, with raunchily dressed performers, one with whip in hand, stirring up the emotions. This was only topped by the arrival of the P.A. for the evening, Belle, who lifted the already electric atmosphere even higher.
By this time we had found our friend Stephen, who was in a select corner next to the V.I.P. area and who else was on hand, but the ravenous Romano who was truly thrilled to see us, but then immediately compared the P.A.’s act to a previous show masterminded by the talented Therese, although it was fair to say the Belle was cutting her own stride in amongst the bevy of beauties on the stage. With Nick Tcherniak taking over the controls from headlining D.J. Vitti, who seemed to be struggling with the soundtracks, we squeezed passed the masses to grab his attention, but to no avail, then returning to find Stephen, lost him in the crowd, so retired to our lofty position to see out the rest of the show and then Vitti’s set.
Having seen a rarity of familiar faces, as if by magic people started to appear, not least our hairdresser Luis, photographer Chris Jepson, D.J. & club promoter Lee Yeomans, Phil Hewson who came up to thank us for our glowing revue of his set at Hustlaball (well deserved it was too) and then by dance impresario Chris Geary, camera in hand, who clicked away, catching us in pose with friend Stephen who had returned and then with Tom, Nick Tcherniak’s partner, both who had joined us, catching up on events of the week, Nick having entertained and then socialised with us at Barcode just 7 days before. With a sudden tap on the shoulder, we turned and who was standing there but non other than pal Nik Ripley, whom we hadn’t seen for ages, but was sporting a smart new haircut and looking as gorgeous as ever. This prompted us to immediately enquire as to Mark M Forms’ whereabouts, which would have sealed off our gAylist gathering of friends, although with the promise of a possible appearance later, we left Nik to his devices and continued to socialise with Tom & Nick, exiting the main room briefly for some fresh air then returning to the action, before the D.J. switchover.
With the dancefloor still packed and only small spaces appearing at the back by the bar, the stage shows continued at a pace with a highly muscled guy showing all his wares (and very big they were!) completely naked and prone, with the line of TV’s in front of the D.J. booth showing porn movies, both serving to maintain the sex filled atmosphere. This was further fuelled by Nick Tcherniak’s choice of hard edged, progressive & raunchy house tunes, which with the combination of superb laser lighting, massive plumes of smoke and explosive pyrotechnics, the epitome of the whole evening, continued & managed to delight the crowd right until the planned finish of 7 a.m., by which time we were well & truly worn out from our excesses, sauntering out just before then end, home to collapse yet reflect on a night full of niceties from start to finish.
So what was our verdict on this “peep show” spectacular? Well, there was absolutely no doubt that the stage set up and shows were stunning. We have seen more breathtaking performances by other dance troupe’s, but the fact that the shows continued at a pace for most of the night is great credit, both to the stage stars & to the organisers. With massive musical highlights from both Steve Pitron and Nick Tcherniak, both delivering differing styles yet hitting ours and many others sweet spots, combined with quality production, wonderful lighting & pyrotechnics together all the extra’s you expect from a SuperMartXe showing (give aways thrown into the crowd, a huge embossed beach ball bouncing round the dance space, ticker tape explosions & more), to answer some of our own questions, yes SuperMartXe went down extremely well and yes it was definitely a winner this bank holiday.
We have sometimes been criticised for being overtly biased towards certain events, unfairly critical of others and some of the cynical scepticists will say that, here, we are just trying to redress that balance. However, not so, as whenever we report & review, we try to show a true reflection of how an event pans out for us, how our experience turns out and if our criticism’s serve to make parties better in future, our aim entirely by the way, then that has to be good doesn’t it? In the case of SuperMartXe’s Peep Show, it turned out brilliantly well, with magical music, spellbinding shows, pulsating performances, only topped by cracking company, and if all this was as a result of what we have said in the past, then we are very happy indeed. Logan & his Schmitzels really pulled it out of the bag this time and we simply cannot wait for the next one in July. (DISCO MATT)
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