Rhythm Room, Baker Street, Hull - Friday 6th February 2004 By Carolyn

The flyer bravely stated that Rhythm Room was to hold Hulls' first and only techno night on 7th Feb. with DJs' Swiv (10til12 headlining) and Chris Gawtry (12til2) playing techno upstairs and Andy Maile & Biskit (9til12) and Ben-jammin (12til2) downstairs playing funky house etc.. Well, it did. Hold it, I mean. And they did it well. Welly club should watch out for Rhythm Room and their future line ups of fine DJs'.

The club itself has quite a chilled atmosphere downstairs when you walk in and the way its layout is set suits the high ceilings and raised DJ booth. The stairway up to the first floor reminds me of those in the old cinemas' but you open the door at the top and it hits you. I say IT hits you meaning it's a really, really, really long time since I've heard techno being banged out over a fantastic sound system that IT shocked me.

Thumping, clear and full of get up and 'ave it, Swiv took it up, up and away, taking the sound rig to what sounded like nothing near its full potential. Don't get me wrong, Swiv knocks techno into oblivion but it coped almost too well with what he threw at it. Tune wise, it's worth its salt and well worth a listen to. For a first night the crowd was good and a few of the likely tech heads were there. Yeah, cheers Bill, Phil, Ed, Izz etc etc - you made that night crowd wise and I feel sure word will get round in time for the next techno night at Rhythm Room.

Unfortunately I didn't get to see Chris Gawtry play - after searching out downstairs I barely had time to say goodbye to my mates before I was being dragged off to Welly for the last hour!

I did see Andy Maile, Biskit and the cheeky Ben-jammin very briefly and as ever they all are fantastic guys. It was the first time I'd heard Biskit but just as Maile and Ben-jammin , he's original and clean cut - nice one.

These guys will provide you with some of the best tunes in all that is house, so if you catch their names on a flyer get your ass on to see them. As I said, was dragged to Welly - quite literally as anyone who saw me leave on Friday night will have seen, by my good friend Luke. When we got into the ballroom at Welly for Eat Your Words it certainly was busy but I didn't think much to Amber D. I wish I had seen Kev Chuckles earlier though - banging, I hear.

The lounge hosted Pez, Cheeky Boy, and upstairs was Shinobi - drum n' bass' 2nd birthday with jungles' Nicky Blackmarket headlining. Well done Shinobi ! you packed upstairs out to the tune of fine, fine, fine drum n' bass/ junglist massive 'avin it tunes. So yeah, Shinobi, formally Stealth have gone from strength to strength but more on them soon, promise! Just wanted to give them a mention.

A far cry from the ching-ching of downstairs. Sorry E.Y.W. Whats happening to the good music of old you had ?

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