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In Conversation With: Optimo
May 1, 2018 | Jack Smith
The Glaswegian stalwarts talk Optimo Music, Sub Club, touring, Houghton, NTS, Sex Judas and much more.Read More
Preview: Gottwood & Houghton
February 1, 2018 | Jack Smith
The team behind arguably the most potent weekenders on the UK circuit in 2018 – Gottwood and Houghton – are gearing up for another mind-bending double header this summer. Here we cast a beady eye on both ahead of the … Read More
Review: Houghton Festival 2017
September 12, 2017 | Michael Pote-Hunt
It’s almost a month later and I’m still thinking about what made Houghton Festival particularly special. Was it the unfettered realisation of its curator’s vision? Or the Berlin-esque 24-hour license – a novelty for UK festivals and an absolute game … Read More
Houghton announces creative partners ahead of first edition
August 7, 2017 | Adam Tiran
This Thursday sees the gates open to the inaugural Houghton festival, an intimately curated event put together by fabric‘s long-standing resident Craig Richards and produced by the team behind Gottwood Festival. This year’s Gottwood proved once more the Welsh festival’s … Read More
Review: Gottwood 2017
July 10, 2017 | Rhemayo Brooks 2
Festivals are magical places of discovery that create wonderful yet delicate moments out of hedonistic chaos… and then it rains! For Gottwood the Anglesey barometer reverted to default as revellers were treated to regular showers, but that certainly didn’t dampen … Read More
In Conversation With: Voigtmann & Tristan Da Cunha
June 8, 2017 | Rhemayo Brooks
Let’s hark back to the halcyon days of British clubbing, when acid and breaks went hand-in-hand with anti-establishment and the rave was not merely an escape but a hedonistic lifestyle with an 808 pulse. This pleasure ride carried through the … Read More
Digging Deep: XDB
May 25, 2017 | Rhemayo Brooks 2
Kosta Athanassiadis is a seasoned DJ with a reputation for impeccable selection. Not necessarily in the mould of modern-day tastemakers such as Ben UFO or Palms Trax, but as a veteran whose ability is attributable to a wonderful knack for … Read More
Five Essentials: Make Me
May 11, 2017 | Rhemayo Brooks 1
Founded in 2008, Make Me have come a long way in their nine years. Starting out at a time when attitudes towards nightlife began to shift, longevity was always going to be a difficult task. Anyone who has put on … Read More
Review: Gottwood Festival 2016
June 29, 2016 | Jack Smith
From Weather‘s concrete jungle straight into the mystical woodland of Llanfaethlu’s Gottwood (not forgetting Glasto shortly after!) – June has been quite a ride for camp UE. A few days worth of TLC in rural Ruthin provided respite after a … Read More
In Conversation With: Max Graef
April 27, 2016 | Alex Rennie
For a twenty-something Berliner, the sheer breadth of Max Graef’s musical knowledge exudes a maturity you’d expect from a producer of a much older vintage. Listening to his productions, it’s not hard to glean that the man possesses a voracious … Read More