When walking through the doors of Heaven, you truly get the sense of a vibrant and flamboyant club. The colourful decor and layout of the club definitely sent a rush of adrenaline through my veins, as the emphasis on decoration and lighting simply gave an insight on the explosive volume of this event.

Upon entering the club, I was literally blown away by the volume and the crisp quality of the music, which definitely went hand in hand with the magical music Stoneface & Terminal were churning out. Although the crowd was still few in numbers, the energy these guys emitted still lifted my mindset to heaven, playing tunes like Incognition and Beautiful Sunshine (Stoneface & Terminal Mix).

After this duo had finished, it seemed as if I had to wait another hour for another big name to step up to the turntables, but Dave Lee, who I’ve never heard of, stepped up and compensated quite well. His set was a definite contrast to that of Stoneface & Terminal’s, playing much harder trance, but it was still quite enjoyable. Hearing Marcel Woods – Advanced and John Askew – Nail Gun is always good in a club, as it is something the crowd (which was now pretty dense) could really jump up and down to.

The crowd’s energy was now extremely high, and it seemed the perfect time for Will Holland and Brisky to step up to the decks. This back to back set absolutely blew the roof off the club; it was an amazing mix, Will Holland to play the light and uplifting trance and Brisky to send you on a rollercoaster on the dance floor. Ilimitado, Magma and Helsinki Scorchin were a godsend, these tunes sent my spirits beyond heaven and I’m sure the rest of the crowd felt the same way, as these two were without a doubt the highlight of the night.

With energy levels soaring off the scales, it was time to move onto Ronski Speed. Although initially this was the highlight of the night, Ronski Speed did not deliver as good a set as he did the previous Wildchild. Although playing Parker & Hanson – Let me Be and Menno De Jong with Leon Bolier – Magma, it did not compensate for Gabriel & Dresden’s – Tracking Treasure Down. It seemed that he was playing to one girl who really jumped about to Gabriel & Dresden and Dogzilla’s Without You. He also played Coldplay – Talk (Junkie XL remix), and although being a fabulous track, it seemed like Ronski Speed did not read the crowd very well, all in all, not measuring up to my expectations of Ronski Speed.

It was now time for a change in the type of music being played, so Rank 1 was the choice out of the possible Djs spinning. Heavy, meaty and explosive music was on the menu with Rank 1, and it did stir a good vibe among the crowd. Although I didn’t recognise any of the tunes played, the bass thumped throughout, allowing the crowd to really use up their energy on some quality hard and pumping trance.

Following Rank 1 was Adam White, which was definitely a huge disappointment. The room he played in definitely emptied out a lot when he came on to play, and although playing some classics, it was not enough for the crowd to reassemble. I did however enjoy his experimenting on the equipment he was given, but again, it was not enough to bring the crowd over from other rooms.

To finish off the night, we had Lisa Lashes, and what a flop I must say. Upon stepping up onto the turntables, she somehow managed to turn the equipment off, causing the crowd to have to bear with the horrible 3 minute silence, which I must add, seemed like a life time. The face cringing bootlegs of Madonna and Erythematics was not enjoyable music, and unfortunately was not a good end to the night.

Overall I’ll give the night an 8/10, Ronski Speed’s and Adam White’s sets hindering the chances of the night getting an overall 9.5/10.


Venue : 9/10
Music : 8/10
Crowd : 9/10 - really a lot of energy coming from the crowd
Value : 8/10 - although £20 per ticket, good venue + good line-up


Reviewed By : blackened_sky