A changing of the guard......

This week’s continuing Kaluki 5^th anniversary celebrations took a slightly different form with all our powers being focussed solely on the main room altar. We were honoured to present a joint onslaught, the Sankeys main room not only played host to our usual residents and headline acts but also allowed a basement debut for the Treehouse gang making their way down the staircase from Spektrum......It went off......

Things got underway with JOZEF K; our powerhouse resident continues to build up a head of steam at our weekly gatherings. Once again, true to form, he proved a perfect welcome for those first in the venue with his underground audio offerings.

With the room primed Jozef handed over to the first of our guest stars at 1AM. MIC NEWMAN, one of the most promising Australians to break out from an ever growing dance scene down under, proved just why superstars such as Laurent Garnier and Giles Peterson have been heaping praise on his particular take on deep house music. No doubt those who witnessed this set now share a similar opinion. Believe the hype.

Not to be outdone Newman handed over to our second headliner, EKKOHAUS, playing an hour long live set that continued a now groove laden main room soundscape. Choosing to delve into his house back catalogue rather than focus on the newest of tracks doing the rounds he skilfully satisfied the needs of the people in attendance, his set went down a treat.

This all meant that the back end of the night, the back end of our weekend, was ready for some old friends to join us on the turntables. Returning for a two hour set, something that hasn’t happened for a few months, OD MUSIQUE showed us things that conjured memories of ‘Disco Electronica’ nights gone by. Keeping the crowd firmly rooted on the dance floor the glowing neon basement was teetering on berserk.

Outside the sun may have been rising but inside our place the darkness continued for a little while longer. For our final hour we thought it was about time we rewarded the TREEHOUSE residents, PLASTIC CO. and JAY SMITH, who have been so brilliantly hosting Spektrum over the past few weeks. And boy did they grab their chance for a basement debut with both hands. Exploring the choice Treehouse edits from recent weeks whilst also mixing in a couple of classics (such as A Guy Called Gerald’s ‘Voodoo Ray’), the celebratory atmosphere culminated at 6 with the final tune of the weekend being offered to the memory of Winehouse.....Back to Black, fade to black......