![]() Gizzelle Smith’s ‘Dust’ (the Dimitri from Paris vs Cotonete remix) got things hyped in a wonderfully vocal way, setting us up for a midnight throw-down, Spencer Parker style. They’re so reliably awesome, in fact, that Spencer Parker was to be found checking out their set before his own, which always speaks volumes for who’s got the goods, tune-wise. ![]() Just in time for Horse Meat Disco’s James and Luke to turn up and turn it out, like they always do. His Midnight Riot label were in charge of this venue all day and while the big tops were quiet in the daytime (which remained the case all weekend) he still played a muscular set of disco, with Fonzi Thornton and Chic’s ‘I’ll Change’ proving its worth at getting everybody going as more people were finding the tent and things were beginning to bump along in more of a ravey fashion. Our next Friday highlight has to be Andy Yam Who? over in the Frontier Big Top. These early sets at festivals can be hard going to be honest, but Crazy P were inspired here, a smart bit of programming indeed. The other jam of the set for us had to be ‘She’s A Rainbow’ ( Red Axes Remix of the Rolling Stones original) which popped up a few times over the weekend. Moore is always an enthusiastic performer and Jim Baron (aka house producer Rob Basejam) kept her supplied with grooves to funk all over, especially the Hot Toddy remix of ‘In My Hands’, a Classic Records jam that landed very nicely indeed. This changed when Crazy P took charge early evening and Danielle Moore singing over their own bouncy disco/house numbers really got things going. But as Andy Taylor – whose We Are The Sunset Balearic crew bossed the main stage all Friday - warmed up that afternoon it was a pretty chilled affair all round. So certainly programmed for those with more mature tastes, which is pretty much how we’d describe the crowd we saw as we arrived on the Friday afternoon – relatively few in number, mainly people who’d been through acid house the first time round, but what they lacked in numbers they made up for in good spirits.Įven security seemed on good form all weekend, which must be a first. Kent’s Hop Farm was the setting for the 3-day affair that was Alfresco Festival, which could boast highlights like a 5 hour set from DJ Harvey, Chicago’s own house music hero Derrick Carter, London’s finest Horse Meat Disco-ers James Hillard and Luke Howard, NYC’s Tim Sweeney back-to-back with Man Power and a live show from electro clashers Chicks On Speed, amongst others.
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