Friday night at Red No. 5 in Chicago, this club was treated to Dan Bell throwing down some great tunes, (including a personal fave: track from Metro Area EP on Environ!) sexy crowd really up for it, and loved the dark ass dancefloor, no lights required. Dan got the place smokin with a blend of US flavors of house/techno and then Heiko (last name?) took over. (I think is the Playhouse label head? or involved w/ Playhouse in a major way). Whooo, each sucessive track was better than the previous, he totally rocked it playing of course a heavy selection of Playhouse stuff like LoSoul, etc. and also heard some good Mike Grant on Moods & Grooves, a ton of shit I've never heard and was just loving soaking in it. Basically the best night of music "out" I've heard in Chicago, and at a packed club no less, restoring my faith that occassinally the clubs here do get a clue from time to time, and the Material crew gets respect for this lineup! Great abstract house and techno all night mixed perfectly with the Jack and Ginger Ale. Thank you.
peace -- Matt MacQueen http://www.reverbmag.com radio show archives in real audio --> http://macqueen.com/radio
