Slugrave - We Are 3 | LDN 24/01/14

Three is the magic number. Three sluggish DJs making their way from three parts of the country to celebrate three years of the mighty Slugrave. In that three years, they’ve taken their lax BPMs to all manner of clubs and festivals Glastonbury Festival‘s The Beat Hotel, Glade, Beautiful Days Festival, Dimensions Festival, the late lamented Big Chill), and – slowly – rocked it each and every time.

Don’t be fooled, this isn’t chillout: just because they refuse to push past the 120bpm mark doesn’t mean the Slugrave team don’t bring the party.

Their sound, which absorbs acid house, space disco, dub, hip hop, moombah, Balearic and a whole lot more into its dreamy throb is perfect for people who know that real pleasure can’t be rushed. It’s slow, it’s low – so let yourself go!

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378 Brixton Road, London, United Kingdom

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The OMC London Takeover - Mini Review

London… you were AMAZING!!! big love to everyone who came along, ‘one in one out’ mega power!!!! and thank to The Big Chill Bar for letting us do the takeover.

We will return no doubt in the new year

Egerton House & Swan Lake Weekend

 


Couple of weekends ago Me and my wife went to London for a posh weekend staying in the Egerton House Hotel and went to see Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House.

I'm too lazy to write it all up but Swan Lake was ace and the hotel was mega posh, in fact this is a photo of our room :)



To save my lazyness here is the review that Becky wrote for the local paper :)

WHEN my parents-in-law bought me tickets to see the Royal Ballet for my birthday, I vowed that this time I would do London in style.

And style is certainly a word you would use to describe the Egerton House Hotel. This five-star boutique hotel nestles unobtrusively in the heart of Knightsbridge, just a short stroll from some of the city’s most popular attractions including the Natural History Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

The Egerton is a member of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection, winner of the AA small hotel group of the year 2007-2008 accolade. Originally two grand townhouses, it has been sympathetically refurbished and upgraded with fine fabrics and antique Italian furnishings.

It is also home to a collection of original artworks by artists such as Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec and Matisse.

Slightly flustered on arrival (why anyone in London would bother owning a car, I don’t know), the hotel staff couldn’t have been more obliging. Our car was driven off to be parked, while we were shown to our room and served a welcome cup of tea.

There are 29 rooms in the Egerton, all different but all offering the same level of luxury, including hand-stitched mattresses, down pillows and duvets or 16-thread Egyptian cotton sheets, a well-stocked minibar, an iPod docking station, Wi-Fi, cable TV and air conditioning.

Lovely touches included the personalised welcome card from hotel manager Sandra Anido, fresh fruit, complimentary bottled water and some rather decadent chocolates.

Our room had a glorious four-poster bed, a huge flat-screen television and en-suite with the most inviting bathtub I have seen for some time.

After a luxurious soak, my husband and I wandered down to the intimate dining room for a pre-ballet cocktail and light meal.

Head barman Antonio Pizzuto is reputed to make the best martinis in London, served with a theatrical Italian flourish, so it seemed churlish not to indulge as we waited for our food.

I ordered the glazed goat’s cheese on a bed of sauteed vegetables with basil sauce while my husband decided on crispy calamari with homemade chilli sauce. Both were excellent.

Declining the staff’s offer to order us a taxi, we sallied off to the Royal Opera House — just a short tube ride away — dressed in all our finery for the evening’s performance of Swan Lake, a truly magical experience.

On arrival back at the hotel, we were impressed to find the bedcovers turned down, chocolates on the pillow, slippers laid out beside the bed and a candle lit beside the bathtub. There was even a card with the next day’s weather forecast for our information.

Declining Antonio’s tempting offer of another martini, we settled on a bottle of champagne in our room and reluctantly decided that ordering anything from the extensive night menu might be an overindulgence too far.

Consequently we both had a good appetite for breakfast the next morning, after perusing the Sunday papers.

Served in the delightful breakfast room, we had a choice of continental breakfast or an a la carte meal. I opted for the continental, which included cereal, fruit, yoghurt, toast and pastries, while my husband made short work of a full English breakfast with all the trimmings.

It was with real regret that we checked out of this home from home, but I sincerely hope to visit again soon.

Details: 020 7589 2412, www.egertonhousehotel.com.

Copyright Express and Echo 2008

Benny.

Weekend Photos

Well not quite yet, I haven't had the time to sort them out yet. But I have been sent this from Voodoo Angel which pretty much sums up the weekend.



I promise I'll sort out my photos and video this weekend, well thinking about it maybe not as I'm off to Brighton.

Benny.

Weekender

Just rolling out the last few hours at work waiting to go to London for the weekend. Im going to take my laptop with me so I can keep the site updated with videos and photos from the nights were playing at and hopefully if I have enough decent footage I'm going to make a little 'Ben & Lex Do London' video.

If your around Vauxall or Camdem this weekend come and say hello :)

Benny.

London Weekender

Woo hoo me and Lex will be up in London for the whole of the bank holiday weekend.

Friday we're playing at C64 at the Factory in Vauxhall with the likes of The Autobots, Precision Cuts, Miss Monument and Def Inc. This is an invite only event so if you want to come post a comment and I'll sort out.



And then Sundays Drunko Fun...



It's going to be a big one.

Benny

New Photos From Herbal

Finally Messy Kt has uploaded her photos from the NSB bash at Herbal from ages ago.



Sexy bums


Clearly we enjoyed it.


This is without a doubt the greatest photo ever, two chicks snogging behind lex's back while he is in the mix. Skillz


You can view the Full gallery over on DSI.

Benny