Reports – “Upside Down & Inside Out” – 2011 Year End Reviews – Sunday 8th January

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We may have suffered major main computer meltdown just 24 hours ago, but we are back & with a significant stride in our step to boot, now paving  the way to our much awaited reviews of 2011, this report hinting towards what to expect from our most comprehensive year end reflections to date.


Best Year Yet Music Reviews

Already finding ourselves deep into the first month of the New Year, we also find ourselves in the unusual position that we have yet to post our Year End club reviews of the last twelve months passed, we having very much been wrapped up in the simply sensational NY weekend which started for us on 30th Dec & didn’t end until 2nd January. So, while we have festive season reviews of Orange/Trade, Profile, We “Safari” & As One still due (Beyond’s NYD reflection is already out at http://discomatt.com/web/2012/01/reviews-colossal-classics-celebration-beyond-nyd-super-party-sunday-1st-january-full-size-review/) our immediate priority is to devote our time & energies to our 2011 Y.E. reviews, reflecting on the prolific & protégé players that, musically wise at least  made it our “Best Year Yet”, while our super size 2011 club review, “The Up’s, The Down’s, The High’s The Lows” will take you through the whole year of extraordinary eventing that was our clubbing trip fantastic & one which was every bit the rollercoaster ride the title suggests.

 

The Up's, The Down's, the High's the Lows - Club Review

However, with these reviews being our two most sizeable compositions of the year, we have decided to divide them up a little, not least so we can also deliver our festive season reflections in a timely fashion, those along with our regular activity, while we are keen to avoid overwhelming you with the huge content both the music & club devotions will no doubt include. So, music wise, we will be splitting our Y.E. reviews into three, looking separately at “The Tracks”, “The Podcasts” & “The Sets”, while our club review will be also be divided into three, split simply “January To April”, “May To August” & “September To December”. Our aim will be to deliver the music reviews first and then look back on the clubbing year, posting one per weekend from next Sunday (15th Jan) and in so doing complete our most comprehensive year end set of reflections to date. With the results of our self invoked & induced 2011 polls also featuring in our Y.E. music & club reviews, categories including best D.J., best set, best podcast, best club, best event, best promoter & best newcomer, these nominations will pave the way for the round of other scene awards to come at the beginning of February, no doubt resulting in interesting & intriguing comparisons.

 

So, while the last 24 hours have seen us feel very much “Upside Down & Inside Out” as a result of major IT troubles, the scene is now set, we are back, we are ready &  we are raring to go with our 2011 reviews, so cannot wait to share our rapturous reflections with you. (DISCO MATT)

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The History........................................................Created in 2008 after a short period of blogging under his real name, the pseudonym, “Disco Matt”, was born on the back of a reputation for being London’s original party boy having partied and clubbed across the London gay scene since in mid 1990’s.........................................................Through his series of blogs via individual blogging pages which soon morphed into a full blown website (http://discomatt.com), Disco Matt established himself as an independent journalist come columnist who quickly gained a reputation for supporting & promoting one of the world’s most prolific clubbing scenes. He previewed, reviewed & recommended London gay clubs, as well as the diverse gay/metrosexual London club/bar culture, linking to & reviewing the scene top D.J.’s and generally covering the gay scene including international gay events....................................................Regularly reporting on the top events across the scene, Disco Matt’s reviews, over the years, developed a strong following, not just by clubbers, D.J’s, promoters, music producers & scene faces, but people far and wide that were looking for an insight to the incredible scene that was London. He also previewed upcoming events that signalled, either a major change or update of existing clubs, new ventures on the gAylist/metrosexual scene, or where he considered events that deserved more comprehensive coverage to that provided in other posts.............................................However, having pretty much reached the top of his game in his chosen specific field, due to a number of personal predicaments, challenges & changes in his life priorities, Disco Matt parked his writing and operation in February 2014. While the burning desire to continue remained, what this much needed period of inactivity did provide was the time & space to re-think & re-focus his activities on a broader spectrum of media and entertainment............................................................So, following this long two year lay-off, he built up the foundations for this diversification into the areas of film, theatre, radio & television where his reviewing, recommending & reporting was to be replicated & resurrected, also pointing his promotions through more visuals & video's linked to all these areas along with his core activities and passions ................................................................................The Present....................................After another (shorter) period of lay-off from mid 2016, a life changing event reignited his passion and early into 2017, Disco Matt has delivered on his promise for a new, more modern look to his website, shedding the old & tired skin in favour of something far more in keeping with the times and with his blogging roots. And he has waived a fond farewell to his clubbing days, this having also been ditched from his site & activity, rather now just focussing on the genres of film, theatre, radio, television, video and of course, music, in so doing, aiming to broaden his appeal to a much wider audience interested in the latest most cutting edge areas of media & entertainment.............................................................................His aim is to be highly regarded across the industry for his writing in these fields and ultimately become a full time critic in film &/or theatre.