Clubs: Knuckling down; CITY LOUD 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY @ TURNMILLS.Byline: SINEAD BURKE City Loud, probably one of the capital's top house nights, celebrates two glorious years this Saturday. Godfather of House, Frankie Knuckles Frankie Knuckles (born January 18, 1955, in New York) is a DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music (an electronic, disco-influenced dance music) as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, (pictured), will be flying over especially and putting on an exclusive five-hour set in his only UK date this year. "I have a spiritual feeling every time I play," admits Frankie. "I think that's why I class myself as the most fortunate DJ because my audience knows exactly who I am musically and exactly what they're going to get." Joining him in the main room will be CJ Mackintosh who says that Frankie Knuckles playing at City Loud for the second birthday is a real honour. Room two will be hosted by FNUK Associates featuring the live percussion percussion /per·cus·sion/ (per-kush´un) the act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition of the underlying parts by the sound obtained. , saxophone saxophone, musical instrument invented in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax. Although it uses the single reed of the clarinet family, it has a conical tube and is made of metal. and vocals with DJs Millska, Di Casa and Dan Rolfe. Saturday: 63b Clerkenwell Road, London EC1. 10pm-6am. pounds 12 in advance or more on the door. Tel: 020 7250 3409 or see www.ticketweb.co.uk or www.turnmills.co.uk |
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