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Photos by Chris Moretti
Marine Parade, the record
label set up by superstar breakbeat deejay Adam
Freeland, presented a special event in room one
at Fabric in London on the 16th of August. The
event featured a rare live performance by Californian
breaks crew Uberzone (see photos), plus deejay
sets by Marine Parade act Evil 9 as well Mr. Freeland
himself.
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Well we got in just after 11 pm. Early, I know, but
I was excited! The place was just filling up nicely
and I walked into Room One only to be stunned by the
awesome visuals that the Marine Parade crew had provided.
Evil 9
were playing a nice early warm-up set with a few faves
thrown in towards the end, like their new tune  "Cake
Hole" as well as Forme's "Kick a Hole".
And then Uberzone
came on. I was a bit dubious about them at first - hadn't
heard them live and didn't know what to expect. But
what I witnessed for the next hour or so was truly up
there with the best live sets I have seen. Like Basement
Jaxx at the Glastonbury festival, or Daft Punk. One
of the boys was playing the drums live during the whole
set. Actually playing the breaks "live" the
whole way through, that completely blew me away…
Davey Dave from Uberzone was on scratching duty and
triggering all the samples and the effects and stuff.
Seriously, you had to see them to believe them! Then
towards the end they dropped an old old anthem…"2
kool 4 skool". Gotta say it again…live breakbeats
on the drums. Killa!
I spoke to Davey Dave, he was rating the whole British
breaks scene and said he couldn't wait to come back.
They have a new tune coming out that they made together
with Rennie Pilgrem, so watch out for that. Top bloke.
Well I sort of lost it after that. The next thing I
knew, the crowd was going mad, and Mr. Adam
Freeland himself came onto the decks.
Lotsa peeps ain't feeling his deep stuff, but he ripped
the roof off the room. Towards the end he played some
of his new tunes off his album (so fresh sounding -
watch out for "We Want Your Soul"!!) Next
thing I knew it was five(ish) and time to go home :-(
All in all a belting night, and props to the Marine
Parade crew. When's the next one?!
Fabric Live
Every Friday 10pm-5am
Fabric, 77a Charterhouse Street, London EC1
Tel. 020 7336 8898
http://www.fabriclondon.com
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