Lava coup with too few hype

Who could think it? The presence of several high profile DJ’s including Bryan Gee and the well renowned, DJ Hype gracing the Lava club on a Tuesday night.

However such was the last minute booking of this superb line up that many students didn’t get to find out about the night. Emails went across the University network the day before the event, but on the night, only a shocking fifty to sixty people turned up. It was a great shame no doubt.

Still for those that went along and paid the bumped up price of £7 will have witnessed an event that was as educational as enthralling. DJ Hype’s drum and base set got the crowd dancing in a proper rave like fashion. As a founder of the music genre, ‘Jungle’ which has now become today’s drum and base, DJ Hype was also the first person to incorporate break beat into hardcore. The set progressed throughout the night with the presence of the MC’s mixing in with the groove of the song

Another well known DJ, Bryan Gee also performed. A former DJ of the ‘Old Skool’ Hardcore scene in the early 90’s, Bryan along with DJ Hype was as influential in the movement of Drum and Base.

A couple of second year UCLAN students believed the night was a success, and wished that more people had been able to come to the event. Most today’s commercialised scene of chart pop hits, which are now frequently dominating the dance floor around towns in Britain but the students believe that the event helped bring dance music back to its roots, and hope to see more of the same in the future.

The vibe was there on the dancefloor and it is hoped that the likes of Lava and others can help bring further events of stature to Preston, with further notice of course.