Light. Box. It’s exactly what you’d expect from the name, but is far more than you could imagine in reality. The compact and bijou main room has its lines walled with hundreds of thousands of LEDs, all controlled individually, and form a cosmic backdrop for any party, whilst retaining a sense of intimacy and the underground all the while. Dancing in it is like being lost in a twinkling starry sky, floating around you’re disorientated and can connect only with the music.
That’s how it should be, and that’s how it has been for recent parties featuring acts and promotions like Thomas Schumacher, D.Ramirez, Don’t Techno Shit, Azuli, Issst, Tiefschwarz and a whole load more. So, what better way to warm yourself through this October as the world outside turns golden brown, and the air turns crisp, than a trip to Lightbox?
Saturday Oct 3rd
Ripped
Ripped returns to the Lightbox with their eagerly anticipated Full Moon Party. Having established themselves last time round, word has gotten out that these lot know how to throw a party, so expect this one to be BIG.
Bringing the nose will be bouncy technoid from down under, Bass Kleph who’s latest tunes 'Keyboard Cat' & 'El Dentista' are hovering around the top of the Beatport charts. Tougher tech will come from Dan Proxy and Jnr J whilst over in Room 2, the Beat Assasins will curate their own jam session, as Jimmy MoFo twists together some classic breakbeat drum patterns and some gritty urban electro sounds. You should also expect nu-skool electro from Matt Cox and jungle from Tom Scratch, and a bloody good party overall.
Friday Oct 9th
Visions
Visions takes the reins at Lightbox tonight, a promotion whose mantra is ‘Music for those who know.’ So, if you do, carry on – if you don’t, it’s time you huddled round…
Headliner Trevor Rockliffe is a touring techno man who was the first person to be signed to Carl Cox’s artist management label. His funky tech will have you bouncing like no other. Daz Saund and Colin Dale will also weave some dancey beats tonight. Dan Liquid and Dan Nu:Tone are collectively known as Danism and are the final guests tonight. They’re a pair with slick production skills and have released on MN2S as well as top house label Defected. Expect floor smashing tracks and crowd pleasing mixing from this innovative duo.
Saturday Oct 10th
Bugged Out London
Since 1994 Bugged Out! has held rip-snorting parties around the world. They chose only the best venues from history rich Sankeys,to rave dens like The End, so it’s no wonder that tonight they’ll bring their vast party experience to the unparalleled disco that is Lightbox.
Taking over club fire, as well as Lightbox, the evening’s music will be a serrated, indie edge affair courtesy of Erol Alkan – a DJ, producer and remixer extraordinaire who works with just about anyone who’s anyone – will take in fuzzy French hip-hop and filtered house from Feadz and Busy P, whilst Hannah Holland will send you batty for bass and Brodinski drops more melodic notes from a house and deeper techno mould.
Friday Oct 16th
Soul shakers
It’s all about the good times with Soul Shakers. Uplifting, fist pumping house and gritty, ass shaking electro combine at this month’s celebration, all overseen by the LED spangled walls of the Lightbox.
Headlining are So Called Scum Bags (Dave Minns/James Edwards) along with UK Party People (Grant Simms / Faberge) Lee Rich & Mr White, Project Funk and C_Lacock. Together, the acts with inhject more energy than you thought possible through cunning deployment of big break downs, massive kicks and jump-up beats. Room Two is a more raucous affair with Trigger Finger the hosts, and a slew of electro and fidget talents bashing out the beats. There will also be a live performance from ‘Brother Snare’ on percussion, and some stunning house and breakbeat dancing girls, so your eyes really won’t know what has hit them come Saturday morning. Excellent.
Saturday Oct 17th
Shogun Audio
Sure to be the event which tickles most ribs and rattles most cages, is tonight’s d&b showcase, Shogun Audio. Firing out the rolling rhythms are a selection of artists handpicked by Friction, just for this event, so ready yourself to lap up some bespoke beats with a crew of likeminded deebee heads.
Room One has the man himself, Friction (expect a three deck mash-up) , alongside Noisia (recent Fabric CD mixers and purveyors of deeply shadowy future drum'n'bass) Alix Perez (the 22 year old liquid funkster who gets regular props on BBC Radio 1Xtra) and more, where Room Two has Dynamite, ID and MC Ad. Finally, you can catch Mumdance, Riskotheque and Reference in the more chilled Lounge area.
Friday Oct 30th
F%&k DisKo
Bloodsuckers Ball – Halloween Special
Bringing sleek minimal tech, house and electro to the lavish Lightbox are polysexual crew F%&k DisKo. Having kick off in style with Traum’s Max Cooper last month, this lot have pricked many ears on the London scene and so expect a busy one this time round.
Oliver Ho aka Raudive headlines this one, with Hintergrundrauschen and Simon Ledder ably supporting. Raudive mixes up the deepest cuts of house music from the scenes freshest payers, and releases on labels like Poker Flat, Klang and We Are. If you like a mental work out as much as a physical one, he’s your man. Hintergrundrauschen’s techno is well known around Berlin, and Simon Ledder is a WePlayMusic favourite, plus you can expect more tech and 4/4 niceness form FiZZ vs Filomena (Click2click), Big Daddy, Marro and Kath Harding. So, like they say… Fuck Disco.
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