Deadly Rhythm @ Plan B, Brixton: 24/10/09

 

South London's nightlife has always been a slightly touchy matter; a tussle between money grabbing pop/funky house bars/meat markets, and local promoters striving to bring forward thinking line ups, and more importantly, trying to provide a consistent crowd to keep both artists and club owners happy.

 

It's with this in mind that Plan B (the Venue, not rapper) should be commended for their constantly evolving music policy and high level of production ensuring we don't all have to mission it back from East London every weekend...

 

So it's was welcome news that last weekends reopening featuring enough names to make a few small festivals embarrassed continued the standard previously set.

 

I was there on Saturday where it was Deadly Rhythm's turn to provide a line up which including the British institution ( and mums favorite) Goldie, UK Garage legends Wookie and Sticky, Dubstep pioneer Plastician, mad future hip hop-step from Philadelphia's Starkey and deep techno infused Dubstep from SW2 resident Luke Envoy. The venue was (as you can imagine) packed, with all DJs on top form, highlighting the eclectic nature of dance music right now, as styles swapped and switched seamlessly throughout the night.

 

One criticism I had of Plan B previous incarnation was that it's main room layout meant that nights often felt slightly anti-climatic. Thankfully this has now been addressed, by moving the DJ both to ground level and isolating bar from dancefloor they've insured that the atmosphere remains intense, and no longer do you feel like you might be dancing in a que.

 

So all in all a welcome return for Plan B. Don't forget to check out future Deadly Rhythm line ups. including Kode 9, Zombie and Joker. AMAZE.

--Ben G8HAUS Gatehouse