Posts ByOliver Cruttenden
In Conversation With: Nhan Solo
January 9, 2017 | Oliver CruttendenHailing from the Berlin underground, Nhan Solo is known for his unfailingly positive outlook and charming personality – as well as a penchant for up-front, feel good music. It’s a recipe that’s treated him well over the past few years, … Read More
Review: Percolate presents Andromeda 54
November 12, 2016 | Oliver CruttendenHalloween; a chance to dress up and reveal the ghoulish savage in you. More importantly, it’s an opportunity for the capital’s top promoters to put on a dance fuelled extravaganza to fit the occasion and Percolate, having big boots to … Read More
Review: Dizzee Rascal ‘Boy in Da Corner’, Stratford
November 8, 2016 | Oliver CruttendenWhen Redbull announced that Dizzee Rascal would be performing the whole of his 2003 debut album Boy In Da Corner in a secret location, it was clear the gig would be more than just a concert. It was a homecoming … Read More
Review: Dekmantel Festival 2016
August 25, 2016 | Oliver CruttendenIt’s hard to determine one particular highlight from this year’s Dekmantel, with the programme boasting it’s most impressive lineup to date and set times carefully curated to ensure each day weaved a pattern of excellence from the onset. This year … Read More
Three Chairs, Jeff Mills & Digital Mystikz play Dekmantel this August
July 8, 2016 | Oliver CruttendenHaving unquestionably established itself as one of Europe’s top house and techno festivals, Dekmantel returns this August to inject Holland’s capital with an almighty lineup of house, techno and electronica for its fourth edition.
The three-day event is now synonymous … Read More
In Conversation With: XOA
June 2, 2016 | Oliver CruttendenXOA is a new project to emerge from the capital, comprising of a live band that fuse the sounds of 70’s afrobeat with modern electronica. They create deep, soulful, tropical grooves littered with guitars, percussion and analogue synths while smooth … Read More
Event Review: Dekmantel at The Hydra
May 10, 2016 | Oliver CruttendenFriday night at The Hydra. The air is thick with excitement, a dense fog of expectation. An all-star lineup, international in scope, awaits all and any who enter here. Tonight the Dekmantel crew’s intentions for the tangerine Dutch summer loom … Read More
Joy Orbison, Marcellus Pittman take over The Hydra for Dekmantel
April 26, 2016 | Oliver CruttendenIn the few years since their inception, the Dekmantel crew have carved out a major perch for themselves in Europe, through events and festivals in Amsterdam and further afield, and a solid output via their headhunting label. This summer sees … Read More
Review: Percolate Does Disco at Oval Space
March 11, 2016 | Oliver CruttendenFew parties in London have gained such recognition and respect from artists, music platforms and party-goers alike as the forward thinking underground dance movement, Percolate.
Now in it’s third year, the guys behind it pride themselves on giving their punters … Read More