London,

Happy New Year! I hope you are well rested and mentally prepared for ragers, as they are starting right now…

Just kidding. I’m sure quite a lot of you are doing dry Jan or having an extended detox from silly season, but it’s good to be back.

January is surprisingly packed if you are looking to go mad. But for the majority, I’m going to include a few of my top picks throughout the month below.

I’m sure there are also a lot of bedroom DJs amongst us, and I encourage you to get down to an open decks night! A huge amount are happening this month, so it’s the perfect chance to put your skills to the test and get real feedback.

I know how nerve-racking this can be, but after getting a few sets under my belt, it becomes so natural. Feel free to message me on Insta if you have any questions, and definitely check out Faded Society if you are interested in developing your skills.

Have a good one!

Ben

P.S. I know some of you guys are craving more underground nights from this newsletter, and I’ve got you covered. Give me a couple of weeks, as we have our Club Culture Specialist joining full-time πŸ™‚

Top Rave Picks for January

This Weekend

  1. [Thur 8th] Silva Snipa @ Planet Wax (Free/Jungle)

    Free, darkside-leaning vinyl jungle in a record-store bar: small room, big bass.

  2. [Fri 9th] General Levy & Friends @ Jazz Cafe (Jungle/DnB)

    Ragga-jungle mic-work and rewind-ready drops in a tight live-room, more gig energy than club night.

  3. [Sat 10th] A Guy Called Gerald @ KOKO (Acid House/Jungle)

    Acid-house royalty on a big Camden stage.

2nd Weekend

  1. [Fri 16th] RIPOSTE with Slim Soledad @ Electrowerkz (Queer/Techno)

    Queer warehouse maze/rave for fast, hard techno with baile-funk flashes. Dress light, dance heavy.

  2. [Fri 16th] Special Request & Nikki Nair @ Phonox (Breaks/Bass)

    Breakbeat chaos with bassline swagger on Phonox’s singular banging soundsystem.

  3. [Sat 17th] 1-800 GIRLS [All Night Long] @ NT’s Loft (UKG/Deep House)

    UKG + deep-house glide with skyline views across East London.

  4. [Sat 17th] Palms Trax & DJ Subaru @ Corsica Studios (House/Disco)

    Crate digger house/disco under those sweet arches.

3rd Weekend

  1. [Fri 23rd] Coki @ Venue M.O.T (Dubstep Pioneer)

    Big dubstep royalty in your favourite underground club.

  2. [Fri 23rd] Metalheadz Residency @ Night Tales (DnB Pioneers)

    Proper DnB lineage in the Hackney arches: rollers, dubs, and serious low-end all night.

  3. [Fri 23rd] Boudica @ FOLD (Queer/Techno)

    High-energy queer techno in a proper warehouse: dark, euphoric, and safely unhinged.

  4. [Sat 24th] Ross From Friends & bullet tooth (House/Bass)

    Heart-on-sleeve house meets bassy breaks.

4th Weekend

  1. [Fri 30th] Skee Mask @ FOLD (Techno/Electro)

    All-night precision: electro, breaks and techno stitched together for the proper heads.

  2. [Sat 31st] Shanti Celeste & Amaliah @ Corsica Studios (Underground)

    Underground β€œmixed-bag” house night.

  3. [Sat 31st] Session Victim (Vinyl All Night) @ Night Tales (House/Disco)

    Vinyl-only house/disco warmth in the Hackney arches - no screens, just grooves and grins.

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