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London jumps in the ring with Musiq Concrete!

In a day an age where music has been compartmentalized

into a selection of cliques, crews and cultures, the

dependence on genres has clouded a resounding love for

music that exudes quality. Musiq Concrete dared to

dream… conceived from a desire to bring together a

community of people with a yearning for pushing music

forward and extending this aural democracy to all with the

same desire. Finding a venue which architecturally

supported this ethos was easy; Fire and Lightbox has held

nights for every persuasion and its vast and varied design

lead its inclusion to be immediate. The artists that are the

ambassadors of this evening are figureheads of something

really special and so, it shows…..

The main room in the chasm of Fire is a selection of the

most forward thinking names in London. Starting with

Riton, a man who needs no introduction gets the nod from

such icons as Erol Alkan, Soulwax and DJ Mehdi. He

bridges the gap between heart palpitating electro and ass

shaking house and his smooth productions and high energy

sets are sure too keep you sweating till the wee hours. Fire

also introduces the first lady of bass; Hannah Holland; the

Batty Bass chief has been delivering some of the biggest

party’s in London, and she has a big room sound that will

leave even Fire reeling from the heat! If that’s not enough

invigorating genre demolisher tyrant, Duke Dumont teams

up with Italian upstart, Mowgli and electro floor thrashers

Cassette Jam, DJ Cooks and Casper C, ooo la la!

Lightbox is considered by many to be the exuberant jewel

in the crown of South London’s varied and dynamic

clubbing armoury. With undoubted comparisons to Berlin’s

mecca Watergate, this LED ridden paradise mounts an

unstoppable assault on the senses and the room is hosted

by London’s freshest producer CSY. Finding time between

reinventing Diplo weapons and churning out some seriously

slick beats he has curated a room of quite brilliant artists.

Competition undoubtedly brings out the best in people;

Musiq Concrete embraces the fact, so DJ’s going toe to toe

and the yearning to push the crowd harder and harder

always yields dramatic results! With Herve and Sinden’s

prodigy Martello and dub demon L-VIS 1990 getting this

moving… a series of battles will break out encompassing

bouncing old school vibes from CSY vs DJ Khalil, while the

highly acclaimed Public House vs Dalston Beatdown kick off

the techno tear up, big strong and fruity! Filth & Splendour

vs James Harcourt keep things on course before

Tidy’Rhythm vs DJ Tuco mash it all together in one beat

driven milkshake. Breath out… that’s gonna be a monster!

…….. Music is not just magic behind the decks and Musiq

Concrete sees that importance of the enigmatic frontman,

the genius of instrumental brilliance, all ingredients of the

beauty that is the Live experience. Hosted by Best Laid

Plans the emphasis is on all the elements of connecting

with the crowd via individuality, improvisation and real time

brilliance. With Border Community’s Nathan Fake and the

dream weaving duo, Futurecop! This looks to be a room

that will rip the roof off.

So… with all that’s going on I’m gonna need to get some

rest in, get my ticket, keep my ears pricked and get ready

for a night of frankly brilliant Musiq!

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