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Fabric live with David Holmes, FC Kahuna, Grooverider,...

A review of David Holmes @ Fabric Live.
10 mei 2002, Fabric, London (UK)

Tekst: Werner Kranenburg

Publicatiedatum: 31 mei 2002

Why exactly do we go out clubbing? Think about it. I did tonight, because the answer came to me first: feeling. To feel the music, the crowd, the vibe, your state of consciousness…

I came in relatively late, for apparently it all had begun at 9.30 p.m. already, according to the listings on the walls. So when I came in past midnight I had missed J Majik, one of whom I came to see, and David Holmes was on the decks in the smallest third room. More about this guy later; drum & bass in Room Two first. And this is where I felt it. Imagine yourself with me, in the dark, the steam engine working overtime, green and red lasers poking around – this, seemingly the only thing close to an effort of décor – and our heads bouncing to wickedly loud breaks, unintentionally bumping into each other and our surrounding neighbours frequently. That’s when there’s no more left or right, there’s just now and that awesome feeling of being. Optical was on board, during whose final records Grooverider, one of the headliners with Fabio, was being announced to enhanced delight of the welcoming crowd.

“When I say Reload! You say Rewind! (pause) Reload!” “Rewind!” And the records continued. “Boooo!” For hours on straight the second room was the domain of hard and funky drum and bass, and I was stuck with – to some regret – a more than usual buzzing earache the following sans-travel-jetlagged day. Grooverider played a tight set, and so did Fabio, closed by Andy C, DJ/producer and owner of Ram Records. Not to neglect the other DJs I came to see, like FC Kahuna (latest: Machine Says Yes) in the main room, I went there, but that one, with all due respect, seemed less full and a lot less intense than the second room. Don’t get me wrong here, it was still very good, but it just wasn’t long for I was back. And totally forgot to see Holmes, who was off at 2am again.

If you didn’t know already, this guy is seriously picked up by the movies. Seen Out of Sight or last year’s star-studded Ocean’s Eleven? The scores are his. And so is this year’s Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (also with George Clooney, a regular). It didn’t come overnight though. Holmes, with fellow producer/DJ Ashley Beedle, dropped the hit DeNiro in 1992, sampling Ennio Morricone's theme to the gangster film Once Upon A Time In America. His debut album three years later, This Film’s Crap. Let’s Slash The Seats, was rich pickings for filmmakers. You’ve seen The Game, and Meet Joe Black (or, better, rented the vid of the latter), so you know Holmes… drifting off the musical trail to the world of cinema, you know enough.

So, having had a good hear of Grooverider & Fabio, I felt quite alright. Got the records, seen some movies, all I have to do now is keep checking flyers again to see Holmes play live, a bit longer than half a record this time.

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