Hello London,

It’s Valentine’s week, which usually means a wave of cheesy playlists and eye-watering ticket prices designed to rinse your wallet. But fear not. I’ve pulled together a run of choice, pocket-friendly, community-led events, alongside a couple of heavyweight names I simply couldn’t ignore.

On Friday, Danilo Plessow, aka Motor City Drum Ensemble lands in London with his signature blend of deep house and disco. Saturday sees A Guy Called Gerald perform live for the launch of STROBE SOUNDSYSTEM - a killer new sound system and AV experience. And on Sunday, you’ve got options: commit to the bi-monthly queer mass at UNFOLD, or take it easy with house and electro grooves at the newly opened Timber Loft.

In Lab.Club news: if you missed it, we’re hosting our first-ever Open Decks in collaboration with The Faded Community. Tickets sold out in under 48 hours (mad!), but keep an eye on our socials - there may be a last-minute drop.

With a lot of people in our orbit navigating the realities of working in music right now, I’ve also put together a short list of industry jobs we think are genuinely worth a look. If this is useful, tell us, and we’ll keep doing it.

Finally, we’ve been listening to your feedback. This week’s picks lean broader and bolder, with more donk, hardcore and experimental club sounds in the mix.

Happy ravin’ times,
Afaan

Music Industry Jobs

  1. NTS - Mid-weight Content Producer (Video Team)

  2. Ministry of Sound - Talent & Promotion Lead

  3. Your Army Promotions - DJ Promotions Coordinator

  4. Jazz Cafe - Social Media & Content Manager

  5. The Cause - Bookings & Events Coordinator

Open Decks

  1. Lab.Club x Faded: Open Decks (Back2Back Edition)

  2. Planet Wax - Open Decks

  3. Hoxton Cabin – Vinyl Open Decks

  4. Carbobar - London Open Decks

  5. DEX (FKA Open Sessions) by Pirate Dalston

  6. The Little Yellow Door - Open Decks

London Raves This Week

Thursday

  1. MID WEEK SESSION XXVII
    @ M.O.T (Techno, Electro, Hardgroove)

  2. VALENTINES HARDCORE
    @ M.O.T. (Progressive House, Trance)

Friday

  1. Danilo Plessow aka Motor City Drum Ensemble
    @ The Jazz Cafe (Funky & Jazzy Deep House, Disco)

  2. HOWL LOVE BALL (Sold Out)
    @ Egg London (Queer, Techno & Bass + Darkroom)

  3. Mums Against Donk: Satanic Panic
    @ Distillery N17 (Queer, Happy Hardcore, Donk)

  4. DVS1 (All Night Long)
    @ Village Underground (Techno)

  5. EVOLVER - Proc Fiskal, Poundshop + More
    @ Vespers Club (Experimental, Club & Bass)

  6. Warme Brüder x The Blocks
    @The Post Bar Tottenham (Inclusive Queer House & Club)

  7. Meera presents: Fabal Beerhall House Party
    @ Fabal Beerhall (Garage, Disco)

  8. RAVE-O-HOLIC lands in London

    @ Club Makossa (Techno, Tech House)

  9. 12” of Deliverance
    @ Haus, Brixton (Hi-NRG, Italo, Disco)

Saturday

  1. STROBE SOUNDSYSTEM - A Guy Called Gerald, Saytek + More
    @ Hackney Bridge (2 Rooms of Multi-Genre AV + Live Sets)

  2. Tim Reaper (all night long)
    @ M.O.T (Jungle, Breakbeat)

  3. Audiowhore w DJ S.K.T, Jess Bays + Smokey Bubblin'B
    @ Ministry of Sound (Two Rooms of House & Tech House)

  4. Luv-Steppers [Free Entry]
    @ Cu Dalston (A Community B2B2B of Bass & Dubstep)

  5. Kinesis
    @ Vespers Club (Wonky Bass, Jungle, Hardcore, Techno)

  6. sWARM signals 05
    @ Aaja Basement (Live + Vinyl Sets of Techno & Electro)

  7. RDV - NOT VALENTINE'S PARTY [Free Entry]
    @ Planet Wax (Hardcore & Jungle)

  8. Palace Underground
    @ Unit 58 (Techno, Industrial, Hardcore)

Sunday

  1. UNFOLD CXVI [Tickets OTD]
    @ FOLD (Relentless Techno)

  2. Stripped Back Sounds with Loidis, A.Wild, Luca & Sol
    @ Lion and Lamb (Minimal, House)

  3. Timber Loft presents Bizarre Trax
    @ Timber Loft, Shoreditch (House, Electro)

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