Colossal Combo
If there is one event that we look forward to more than any other (well with the exception of our favourite afterhours of course!), it is As One, the colossal combo created by Lovechild’s Alex Erfan in association with iLondon events that took the capital by storm two NYD’s ago and has since attained critical acclaim on the five occasions it has since swung open its doors. Bringing together eight brands for this latest venture, the anticipation for an awesome outing carried considerable clout, the likes of Lovechild, Lo-Profile, Megawoof, A:M, Orange RAW, Casa Latina, Queer Nation & Trannyshack joining forces within Fire and dishing up a dream team of D.J.’s including Pier Morrocco, Paul Heron, Gonzalo Rivas, Fat Tony, Phil Hewson, Eduardo De La Torre, Mattias, Alessandro Londra, Leandro Kloppel, Brent Nicholls, Daz Saund & more. And our night with a dozen or so D.J.’s started well as Patrick Lilley who was representing Queer Nation in the As One lounge asked us to choose a track to play (how camp), although over in the Lovechild room, proceedings were far from proper as a blown fuse put paid to their partying, this absence of sound somewhat spoiling the spectacle. However, ground was being made up in the main room & Lightbox, Pier Morrocco in the former flying the A:M flag fabulously with a flawless set, while Daz Saund was doing Megawoof proud in the latter. But with the Mirrorarch continuing to falter, apart from a brief spurt of energy from Edu, the PA particularly completed off the Lovechild mark, this latest As One instalment lacked the flow of former frolics, although we were happy with our lot once Brent Nicholls fired up in the lounge, track after track seeing us spin on our spot superbly, “dong the Disco Matt” magnificently, Brent’s brilliance coming blissfully to bear for the last two hours of our hedonistic horseplay. So, with much still to lament on as well as praise, it’s “…ready, steady, go for the review…” (DISCO MATT)