Back in London again for the first time this year. The show had been promoted for weeks on just about every site in dance music so I had high expectations. Brixton has been a bit rough and I remember doing a show there in the nineties at this little place Basement Jaxx started their career, but it seems to be a new more cosmopolitan vibe there now. The venue is under a massive lit up building and has a Morrocan feel to it. Very smart lay out and pretty good sound system. Mid-set I realised that this is a very funky area of London so I dropped some classics and got the party going. Really nice people organising and friendly crowd too. Thanks to the crew that came down, priceless to see Neil lose it when I played Daizy.
Supergroove @ Babalou, London February 15, 2008
Ron Carroll - Walking Down The Street (Warren C)
Mighty Dub Katz - Just Another Groove (Tocadisco)
Daizy - Kiss It
Carl Kennedy - The Love You Bring Me (Eddie T)
Daft Punk - Around The World (Dumb Dan)
John Dahlbäck - Blink (Dim Chris)
StoneBridge - Close To Heaven
Starberger - Baretta’s Theme (DLG)
Samim - Heater (Vandalism)
Hooked vs MJ Cole - Watertight
Sterling Void - Alright (Chris Lake)
Solitaire - You Got The Love (MW Kidology)
DJ Disciple - Work It Out (Klaas)
Soulmaniax - What Is What
Robin S - Show Me Love (SB & Gold)
Alex Gaudino - Watch Out
Bart B More - Killing It
Yves Larock - Zookey (Africanism Allstars)
Dirty South - Let It Go
StoneBridge - Put ‘Em High
A short flight later I arrived in Oslo, which has gone through changes the last ten years and now is a bit of a cool city. The event was moved between three venues and as the date approached, the new club Stereo was not finished in time so a side bar had to do. Great décor and sound - very New York actually. Played a lot of new stuff and waited for the right time to drop the Norwegian National Anthem (not really, but sort of); Robbie Rivera ‘Take On This’. Man, did it go off - wicked. The new Natasha Bedingfield mix I finished on Friday went down really well too. It was a great night and we stayed and talked music for hours after. Special thanks for Tobias and his friend for coming over - felt like a mini-SB & Friends.
For The Love Of House @ Stereo, Oslo February 16, 2008
Ron Carroll - Walking Down The Street (Warren C)
Hott 22 - Something Real
Mighty Dub Katz - Just Another Groove (Tocadisco)
Bingo Players vs Chocolate Puma - Touch Me
Sebastian Davidson & Alex Romano - In The Way Of Music
Samim - Heater (Vandalism)
Hooked vs MJ Cole - Watertight
Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky (SB)
Daft Punk - Around The World (Dumb Dan)
Steve Haines - Free 2 Be
Emanuel, McCall - Gotta Get Through (Smax & Gold)
Rubberman - Freak (Raul Rincon)
Alex Gaudino - Watch Out
Robbie Rivera - Take On This
Soulmaniax - What Is What
Robin S - Show Me Love (SB & Gold)
StoneBridge - You Don’t Know
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocket Full Of Sunshine (SB)
Armand Van Helden - Je T’aime
Fudge - Fruitcake
See you there.