“REVVING UP THE RHYTHM”
SUPERMARTXE - HOT WHEELS
SATURDAY 29TH MAY
CLUB REVIEW
Looking back across the tides of time that encapsulate our clubbing career, there a many varied parties that have caught our imagination, most only for brief moments in our life, but a few that really grab our attention and stand out in our memories, some stretching back to those first few illustrious steps me made onto the dancefloors in the capital, others more recent additions to our memorabilia banks, each of these elite clubbing experiences having their own impact yet all with the one common theme, which we often describe as “breathtakingly brilliant”. And the advent of one club just eighteen months ago has done just that and through a spectacular series of prolific parties that have sported some of the most stunning stage shows we have seen, have placed this extravagant experience right up with the best of them and has definitely put the “A” back into gAylist clubbing.
SuperMartXe, brought to London back in November 2008 by Logan Schmitz, promised a lot at the time and delivered in so many respects, capturing the imagination and serving up a colossal combination of music, dance & showmanship in the theatrically huge Coronet in Elephant & Castle, attracting massive crowds & attention to match, which saw it go on to dominate Saturday night clubbing and even make a considerable splash on Bank Holiday weekends, commissioning specialist parties on both New Years Day and over Easter, at alternative venue the O2 Academy in Brixton, allowing Logan & his team to stretch their production legs & showcase the best that SuperMartXe London has to offer. But having missed out on these big bashes & indeed not having graced its doors since the 1st Anniversary event back in November, we thought it was high time we got our fill of this Schmitz spectacle once again.
So, having warmed up for this latest SuperMartXe adventure with a trip into Soho and a little social shoulder rubbing at Profile Bar with fabulous door host & fierce partner in crime Lexi, as well as with the D.J. delight that is Brent Nicholls, the place where just over a week before we had sampled a bit of pre-party “Hot Wheels” warm up, we headed down to SE1 and The Coronet to soak up our first SuperMartXe party of the year. Greeted at the door by Logan’s other half Michael, who gave us a warming smile & hug, we were strapped with an unexpected yet appreciative VIP band and headed straight into the club to drop off our summer style mini bag of belongings in the coatcheck. This much maligned cause for complaint at SuperMartXe’s of old, was this time anything but, as it was immediately clear that, even with the warmer weather (well it wasn’t that warm!) cutting down on the traffic a little, Logan and his team were ready and, with hardly any wait at all, we were released to throw ourselves into the festivities.
And we were to find our groove very quickly, first wandering through the busy & packed bar area, bumping into a host of familiar & scene faces, including the enigmatic Jonny Hooley, dressed to delight & looking stunning with it, who caught our attention & stopped us in our tracks for a brief while to catch up on news both old & new, elevating our already excited mood further. But it wasn’t long before we were heading down onto the expanse of The Coronet main floor, normally by now (midnight turned) packed with revellers and whilst it was pretty busy, a handful of gaps were noticeable, although our attention was much more on the stage & the D.J. booth, where the terrific Nick Tcherniak was treating us to some tremendous tech infused house tunes that had us dancing in an instant and what turned out to be yet another phenomenally prolific performance. Mind you, our eyes were also drawn to the pristine white vintage Harley Davidson stretched wheel roadster, very evocative of the “Hot Wheels” theme & making a striking statement as to the intentions of the show that was to come. Soaking up the superb sounds that Nick was delivering, kept us gyrating on our spot and in no time at all, the floor was full with dancing doters, many emulating the glitz & glamour that these SuperMartXe parties have become renowned for, handsome hunks of muscular men, delectably dressed dolly birds and everything in between cavorting cheerily, we also soon finding ourselves surrounded by chums that included JC Christopher, Lee Yeomans & beau, Jason Gardiner and the man without any brace wearing outing of ours would be complete, the cheeky yet fun-filled Tom, who immediately made a bee-line for us and gave our elastic accessories a hearty twang.
All attention was now towards the stage, as the curtains were rippling with activity and the usually packed right hand aisle was cleared of revellers in preparation for the real wow of the evening, when prolific P.A. for the evening, Belle was transported from the top of the aisle, down and round & then up a specially prepared ramp onto the stage itself, riding resplendently on the back of a motorcycle steered by a very fetching & butch rider in arms. With exploding pyrotechnics on her arrival, she then stepped off and straight into a pulsating performance, surrounded by an impressive band of gorgeous go-go dancers, all dressed in slithers of leather & even more revealing underwear, specially commissioned by swanky clothes designer Ed Hardy who was supporting the event and showcasing some of his latest designs within the myriad of costumes on show. Add to that the impressive stage set up that included layers of scaffolding to compliment the heavy metal rock theme of the show, an eye catching drum kit sporting a SuperMartXe sign and many of the model dancers resplendent with hair-raising extensions that made a real impact, some also sporting guitars to add to the rock theme, all in all making for a very hot wheeled affair indeed. With Belle bashing out a rendition re-make of “Empire Of The Mind”, we were totally absorbed in the now awesome atmosphere, that shooted us into the stratosphere when the massive neon lighting panel at the back of the stage fired up, displaying incredible images to match the song & lyrics.
With Belle’s first performance over, it was down to the dancers to provide the entertainment to our eyes, while our ears were in the very capable hands of the very tasty AB Garcia, a SuperMartXe Spain resident who performed brilliantly, adding his own espaniol magic to the merriment and manipulating our musical sweet spots superbly with a heady string of scintillating sounds, more euro-style in their beat, but with drenches of electro & tech that had the dancefloor delirious in response. We were reluctant to move from our now very precious small dancing space down by the stage, but the call of nature took its toll and we retreated to relieve ourselves only to bump into Roni Inan and Danny Shubert, who took us on an impromptu tour of the club, first stopping off on the first floor, where Lisa German was treating a select crowd to a turbo boosted tech fuelled set, we pausing to grab refreshments before heading further up into as yet unvisited territory in our SuperMartXe history, the amazing intact upper seating gallery, from which we soaked up the amazing bird’s eye view of proceedings below. But with our need of some fresh air, it was back downstairs and outside for a while, fitting in that trip to powder our nose, before joining Roni, Danny & a whole host of others on the VIP balcony, which allowed us to capture our second wind for the rest of Mr Garcia’s set.
But before we could resume our spot down on the dancefloor, Tony English’s arrival stalled our advance, we engaging in some brief conversation about the party proceedings thus far and with the nod that he was about to dash down to position himself for the start of his stint, we made our way down to see out the rest of our stay in the hands of this stupendous SuperMartXe, Tony delivering one track after the next that had our legs lapping up each tune with all the energy and vigour they had displayed at the start of the evening, we even being treated to yet another stage arrival & performance by P.A. Belle, surrounded by Logan’s delicious dancers that included Elektra & Enrique, Leandro & Sandro and Jasmine & Yasmin, all continuing to cut an impressive stride. However, like all great things, our stay at SuperMartXe was going to end, we eventually bowing to the demands & draw of the next party in our mammoth weekend of clubbing back across in Vauxhall. So, saying farewell to friends, not least Nick and Tom who were still in the thick of activity on the dancefloor, we collected our belongings and waved goodbye to this “Hot Wheels” event that heated our body to boiling point and left us hot under the collar with delight.
To say that we were immensely impressed with this latest SuperMartXe showing is an absolute understatement. From the minute we stepped inside The Coronet we sampled not a single piece of negativity or disappointment, rather our expectations were exceeded step after step and minute after minute with every sight & sound we encountered. To single any one aspect out would do injustice to the others and believe us, there were lorry loads of awe inspiring segments to what was, without doubt, THE best SuperMartXe we have been to. Why? well surely we have answered that question already, but to make our point once more, “Hot Wheels” had the best production, the best PA, the best music, the best stage set-up, the best atmosphere & the best overall experience of any yet. Logan really pulled off something special and our hats go off to him & his team, the D.J’s and the performers for truly tickling our fancies in every way. (DISCO MATT)
Postscript
If you missed out on this incredible event, why not get a glimpse of the action at http://.youtube.com/watch?v=_FP1HeW7DJw and a feel for the music in a live recording of Tony English’s set, available at http://tonyenglish.podomatic.com.
SUPERMARTXE - HOT WHEELS
SATURDAY 29TH MAY
CLUB REVIEW
Looking back across the tides of time that encapsulate our clubbing career, there a many varied parties that have caught our imagination, most only for brief moments in our life, but a few that really grab our attention and stand out in our memories, some stretching back to those first few illustrious steps me made onto the dancefloors in the capital, others more recent additions to our memorabilia banks, each of these elite clubbing experiences having their own impact yet all with the one common theme, which we often describe as “breathtakingly brilliant”. And the advent of one club just eighteen months ago has done just that and through a spectacular series of prolific parties that have sported some of the most stunning stage shows we have seen, have placed this extravagant experience right up with the best of them and has definitely put the “A” back into gAylist clubbing.
SuperMartXe, brought to London back in November 2008 by Logan Schmitz, promised a lot at the time and delivered in so many respects, capturing the imagination and serving up a colossal combination of music, dance & showmanship in the theatrically huge Coronet in Elephant & Castle, attracting massive crowds & attention to match, which saw it go on to dominate Saturday night clubbing and even make a considerable splash on Bank Holiday weekends, commissioning specialist parties on both New Years Day and over Easter, at alternative venue the O2 Academy in Brixton, allowing Logan & his team to stretch their production legs & showcase the best that SuperMartXe London has to offer. But having missed out on these big bashes & indeed not having graced its doors since the 1st Anniversary event back in November, we thought it was high time we got our fill of this Schmitz spectacle once again.
So, having warmed up for this latest SuperMartXe adventure with a trip into Soho and a little social shoulder rubbing at Profile Bar with fabulous door host & fierce partner in crime Lexi, as well as with the D.J. delight that is Brent Nicholls, the place where just over a week before we had sampled a bit of pre-party “Hot Wheels” warm up, we headed down to SE1 and The Coronet to soak up our first SuperMartXe party of the year. Greeted at the door by Logan’s other half Michael, who gave us a warming smile & hug, we were strapped with an unexpected yet appreciative VIP band and headed straight into the club to drop off our summer style mini bag of belongings in the coatcheck. This much maligned cause for complaint at SuperMartXe’s of old, was this time anything but, as it was immediately clear that, even with the warmer weather (well it wasn’t that warm!) cutting down on the traffic a little, Logan and his team were ready and, with hardly any wait at all, we were released to throw ourselves into the festivities.
And we were to find our groove very quickly, first wandering through the busy & packed bar area, bumping into a host of familiar & scene faces, including the enigmatic Jonny Hooley, dressed to delight & looking stunning with it, who caught our attention & stopped us in our tracks for a brief while to catch up on news both old & new, elevating our already excited mood further. But it wasn’t long before we were heading down onto the expanse of The Coronet main floor, normally by now (midnight turned) packed with revellers and whilst it was pretty busy, a handful of gaps were noticeable, although our attention was much more on the stage & the D.J. booth, where the terrific Nick Tcherniak was treating us to some tremendous tech infused house tunes that had us dancing in an instant and what turned out to be yet another phenomenally prolific performance. Mind you, our eyes were also drawn to the pristine white vintage Harley Davidson stretched wheel roadster, very evocative of the “Hot Wheels” theme & making a striking statement as to the intentions of the show that was to come. Soaking up the superb sounds that Nick was delivering, kept us gyrating on our spot and in no time at all, the floor was full with dancing doters, many emulating the glitz & glamour that these SuperMartXe parties have become renowned for, handsome hunks of muscular men, delectably dressed dolly birds and everything in between cavorting cheerily, we also soon finding ourselves surrounded by chums that included JC Christopher, Lee Yeomans & beau, Jason Gardiner and the man without any brace wearing outing of ours would be complete, the cheeky yet fun-filled Tom, who immediately made a bee-line for us and gave our elastic accessories a hearty twang.
All attention was now towards the stage, as the curtains were rippling with activity and the usually packed right hand aisle was cleared of revellers in preparation for the real wow of the evening, when prolific P.A. for the evening, Belle was transported from the top of the aisle, down and round & then up a specially prepared ramp onto the stage itself, riding resplendently on the back of a motorcycle steered by a very fetching & butch rider in arms. With exploding pyrotechnics on her arrival, she then stepped off and straight into a pulsating performance, surrounded by an impressive band of gorgeous go-go dancers, all dressed in slithers of leather & even more revealing underwear, specially commissioned by swanky clothes designer Ed Hardy who was supporting the event and showcasing some of his latest designs within the myriad of costumes on show. Add to that the impressive stage set up that included layers of scaffolding to compliment the heavy metal rock theme of the show, an eye catching drum kit sporting a SuperMartXe sign and many of the model dancers resplendent with hair-raising extensions that made a real impact, some also sporting guitars to add to the rock theme, all in all making for a very hot wheeled affair indeed. With Belle bashing out a rendition re-make of “Empire Of The Mind”, we were totally absorbed in the now awesome atmosphere, that shooted us into the stratosphere when the massive neon lighting panel at the back of the stage fired up, displaying incredible images to match the song & lyrics.
With Belle’s first performance over, it was down to the dancers to provide the entertainment to our eyes, while our ears were in the very capable hands of the very tasty AB Garcia, a SuperMartXe Spain resident who performed brilliantly, adding his own espaniol magic to the merriment and manipulating our musical sweet spots superbly with a heady string of scintillating sounds, more euro-style in their beat, but with drenches of electro & tech that had the dancefloor delirious in response. We were reluctant to move from our now very precious small dancing space down by the stage, but the call of nature took its toll and we retreated to relieve ourselves only to bump into Roni Inan and Danny Shubert, who took us on an impromptu tour of the club, first stopping off on the first floor, where Lisa German was treating a select crowd to a turbo boosted tech fuelled set, we pausing to grab refreshments before heading further up into as yet unvisited territory in our SuperMartXe history, the amazing intact upper seating gallery, from which we soaked up the amazing bird’s eye view of proceedings below. But with our need of some fresh air, it was back downstairs and outside for a while, fitting in that trip to powder our nose, before joining Roni, Danny & a whole host of others on the VIP balcony, which allowed us to capture our second wind for the rest of Mr Garcia’s set.
But before we could resume our spot down on the dancefloor, Tony English’s arrival stalled our advance, we engaging in some brief conversation about the party proceedings thus far and with the nod that he was about to dash down to position himself for the start of his stint, we made our way down to see out the rest of our stay in the hands of this stupendous SuperMartXe, Tony delivering one track after the next that had our legs lapping up each tune with all the energy and vigour they had displayed at the start of the evening, we even being treated to yet another stage arrival & performance by P.A. Belle, surrounded by Logan’s delicious dancers that included Elektra & Enrique, Leandro & Sandro and Jasmine & Yasmin, all continuing to cut an impressive stride. However, like all great things, our stay at SuperMartXe was going to end, we eventually bowing to the demands & draw of the next party in our mammoth weekend of clubbing back across in Vauxhall. So, saying farewell to friends, not least Nick and Tom who were still in the thick of activity on the dancefloor, we collected our belongings and waved goodbye to this “Hot Wheels” event that heated our body to boiling point and left us hot under the collar with delight.
To say that we were immensely impressed with this latest SuperMartXe showing is an absolute understatement. From the minute we stepped inside The Coronet we sampled not a single piece of negativity or disappointment, rather our expectations were exceeded step after step and minute after minute with every sight & sound we encountered. To single any one aspect out would do injustice to the others and believe us, there were lorry loads of awe inspiring segments to what was, without doubt, THE best SuperMartXe we have been to. Why? well surely we have answered that question already, but to make our point once more, “Hot Wheels” had the best production, the best PA, the best music, the best stage set-up, the best atmosphere & the best overall experience of any yet. Logan really pulled off something special and our hats go off to him & his team, the D.J’s and the performers for truly tickling our fancies in every way. (DISCO MATT)
Postscript
If you missed out on this incredible event, why not get a glimpse of the action at http://.youtube.com/watch?v=_FP1HeW7DJw and a feel for the music in a live recording of Tony English’s set, available at http://tonyenglish.podomatic.com.
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No complaints? There were only 4 toilets in the whole damn club - everyone was furious!
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