By 1am Label was quite full (200) with a totally different crowd to the 80’s Soul revival scene. It was a younger generation from 20-35 and 90% women and the fashion dress sense was noticeably different!!! The main diet of music was 90’s American based Street Soul with 702, Total and SWV being the order of the day. There were a lot of Soul Nation radio classics played too, and all the girls were singing along to their anthems. I got excited when I heard Bobby Brown and thought we would get a small Swing Beat set but alas, it wasn’t to be!! Never mind.
The only other night I could compare with this night was the Lloyds & Carrie’s reunion night at Jabez Clegg last August Bank Holiday. I thought the music was better there, but crowd definitely liked Label more. Neither night played any early 90's music and I'm lost as to why this was the case? For me Label was OK, but it just didn’t light my fire. I couldn’t help but think back to the Club Havana days when you were physically shattered from dancing all night, but for me there was no danger of this happening at Label although my girlfriend loved night!!!
OK, now I would like to hear something from Soul Control the DJ’s!!! We know all about the website and the role Soul Control Admin and Marketing are playing in promoting the Manchester Soul scene at the moment, but what about Soul Control the DJ’s and where do they stand regarding future events? I’ve heard rumblings about a forthcoming gig on the grapevine, so what can we expect? Will Soul Control go down the Quality Soul route, 90’s Revival, or New/Neo Soul, R&B or a mixture of all of these? Soul Control, it’s time to put your cards on the table and reveal your hand, everyone including me are anxious to know where you stand!!!!
Soul Control Verdict:
I would say this night was for the ladies…..A ladies anthem night!!! Is this what influenced the DJ’s to play these kind of tracks? If so, the night will become stale and it might not last because how long can you continue to do an event that plays such a narrow genre of music. The mixing was pretty average and they did a lot of rewinds which I did like.
They did however repeat a few tracks which I'm not a fan of and which highlights the point of the music genre of Love 90’s R&B being too narrow in terms of style and that specific period of the 90’s. I also think Love 90’s R&B is too pricey for just a one room event with a poor sound-system. Also, there was no sign of Alex Badass who was supposed to be on the bill. On the plus side; Label is easily accessible as it’s in Central Manchester and there were no knob-heads that I could see.
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