As a concept I like ‘a night with.. . .’ one DJ all night long. The idea that the artist takes you on a 8 hour musical journey, an daunting concept but a vision that works. Previous showcases have included Michael Mayer, Tobi Neumann, Magda and Tiefschwarze. Magda has stated it was the best party in Europe and while the notion stands it has yet to be proved wrong, which brings me to the present ‘A night with……Sebo K.’
Usually held at venues like The Victorian Basement on Great Eastern Street, this month ‘a night with’ re-locates to Basing House.
Basing House was voted 2011’s best London venue and this was to be my first visit at this reputable setting.
We arrive to be jolted into the main queue; apparently there is no separate queue for the guest list. What is the point of being on the guestlist if it is not to skip the queue at least?! After what seemed an unnecessary period of waiting we finally enter London’s No1 venue, and proceed down the stairs into a very busy atmosphere. I admit the hustle and bustle of the venue took me by surprise and unfortunately was extremely disappointing as it is usually quite relaxed and chic event. Also one thing that ‘a night with….’ usually boasts is a crowd that are there for one shared reason, to see the specified DJ, this one, however was quite the opposite. It seemed definitely an audience that were not familiar with either the concept of the ‘night’ or even the DJ itself. Basing house with the Basing crew! A shame really.
The man from Mobilee is known for incorporating tech house and vintage dance music and to be quite frank delivered an impeccable set. Throughout the night all genres of electronic music were visited. Starting off with Chicago house then into the more European tech/minimal sounds and then coming down into the more funky grooves. There was a element of Kenny Larkins remix of Kevin Saunderson/Inner city's new release, 'Future' and around the 5am mark the majority of the Basing crew had been filtered out leaving the true fans to join together for one big party.
The last hour, as expected was brilliant, featuring Tom Trago 'Use me again' and finally ending with Chic 'I want your love' a fantastic way to end a fantastic 8 hours. Well done Sebo K. I would happily do it all over again and can't wait for the next ‘A night with……M.A.N.D.Y.’ One thing though, let’s stay underground. It’s a great party with a great concept that doesn’t need to be ruined by oblivious individuals.
