2019 – shows of the year
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Tama Sumo at Mr. Sunday
I went to this show based on the strength of Tama Sumo’s delight of an RA Set from a few years ago … and was rewarded with a slow-burn colossus of a show of deep tunes, great house, and ecstatic dancefloor moments.
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Kampire at FOMO
The Nyege Nyege magician played just about perfect at Elsewhere, going from 80 BPM to 190 in joyous, sass-heavy fashion.
Riobamba at Melting Point
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Melting Point continues to prove that the kids are alright. Their one-year was H E A V Y, loud, vital – and had Riobamba’s rocketfuel post-Latin-dance-music masterpiece.
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Zhorma @ Noite PuXXXa
An excellent night at MusicBox in Lisbon, won at a canter by Zhorma’s tropicalia —> kuduro/batida set.
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Lauri Soini & Eliott Litrowski at Jolene
Went to Copenhagen and loved it, not least for the low-key wonderment at Jolene. Disco, italo, techno, “prog”, heartfelt go-go dancers, and yet more ecstatic dancefloor moments.
Honorable mentions to Total Freedom at Melting Point at Elsewhere, including the jellyfish and normcore costumes; to Timmy Regisford’s 1990s throwback and massive fader blasts at Nowadays; Jana Rush and her videogame footwork in a tiny pub in Bristol; and Awesome Tapes from Africa at Elsewhere.