Club Kinetic – Digital at Club Kinetic, Stoke-on-Trent

Carl Cox - The Birthday Bash

Well what can I say! What better excuse to have a party than the celebration of England’s grandmaster DJ, “The Living Legend” Carl Cox, and where better a setting to celebrate the occasion than the one and only Club Kinetic. After all it is Carl’s favourite club.

I arrived in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, at around 9.30pm and the large car park opposite the club was already rammed beyond belief. As I passed through security into the building, I felt the body heat of hundreds of people slam me in the face and I knew that the place was already rockin’. I went straight to the main room arena, curious to check out the action and sure enough the place was kickin’ in true Kinetic style. In addition there were balloons and streamers to complement the birthday atmosphere. The line up on the night was second to none and chosen by none other than the birthday man himself. The spinners playing were DJ Brisk Kinetics very own, followed by Frances No. 1 and Jean Michelle Jarres favourite DJ Laurent Garnier. Next up was the living don, Dave “The Messiah Of Techno” Angel – Man I would marry this blokes music, believe! Finally the main attraction of the night gripped the wheels of steel, Mr Carl Cox and myself on the mic. The place went crazy with all the typical birthday razzmatazz taking place, including the infamous birthday song which everyone participated in, and I mean everyone. Oh, and how can I forget the huge bottle of champagne presented to Carl, the kind of size that formula one racing drivers receive when they win a race, and in true fashion of a Granprix winner Carl showered the crowd with champagne, and the Kinetic crew loved every minute of it.

As well as being Carl Cox’s birthday bash, it was also a digital night which is Kinetics once a month techno night and a tip which Carl likes to play on. Well I think a wicked night was had by all who attended and a night that the great man will reflect on for the rest of his days. I must mention again the other DJ’s, Brisk who kicked off the celebration slammed it with a blend of techno and breakbeats. Laurent Garnier who ripped it up with his wicked trancey style and Dave Angel, well I can only say what MC GQ says “T” for tremendous.

If you haven’t yet sampled the Club Kinetic values, then get down there, you’re missing out. Remember “We are Club Kinetic, and we are No. 1!”