| Krafty Kuts won the Best International DJ
Award at the Australian Music Awards on Nov 13, beating
Sasha, Paul van Dyk and Freq Nasty.
New Finger Lickin' signing, Stereo 8 from Bristol,
have released a double A-side titled "Get Above
Yourself/Groove Diggin'". It is touted as having
'mean basslines', 'crisp techy beats' and promises a
'serious breaks workout'. Nuff said.
One of the leaders of prog, Sasha himself, has
responded to Muzik magazine's declaration earlier this
year that progressive is dead.
"It's just fucking rubbish that progressive is
to blame for the problems in UK clubland," Sasha
told Kate Oliver from Studentz.co.nz.
"The whole club scene, the whole economy,
everything, is in a bit of a rut at the moment,
journalists are just looking to point the finger ...
These magazines are skating on very thin ice because the
more clubs that close down, the less advertisers they
can have in their magazines," he continued.
this news courtesy of breaksworld.
Singapore superclub Zouk is rumoured to be preparing
to open in KL next year. Although several KL sources
have confirmed the plans, there has been no official
response from Zouk yet.
More Zouk news, the club is gathering contributions
from patrons for a publishing project. Zouk: The Book
will be a one-off coffeetable volume that will fuse art,
fashion, music and clubbing. Those interested in
checking out the progress of the book or contributing
can point to www.zoukbook.com
Zouk Out, the club's beach party that has been held
for the past two years on Sentosa Island, Singapore, has
been postponed til mid-next year due to scheduling
problems.
This year's party was to be held at a "fresh,
alternative" venue, but could not proceed because
Zouk could not gain a dusk-to-dawn entertainment license
in time.
The club's marketing manager, Tracy Phillips, also
noted that since "external threats and pressures
are less predictable", large outdoor parties should
keep a lower profile.
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