Nightshift review 8th Nov Peepshow.
As anyone who managed to squeeze in to their recent live showcase at the Bullingdon will attest, Peepshow is the most invigorating and promising addition to the Oxford music scene for some time. Finally an Oxford promoter has seen the potential for a club night in the vein of, say, Phonic Hoop in Brighton or This! at Bar Rhumba – a seamless mix of nu-jazz and funky electronica from DJs and live performers – and presented it in a manner that is unpretentious, accessible, and makes you want to dance your bits off.
Accompanied by visuals of the highest order, Peepshow kicks off with an all-too-occasional live performance from Oxford-based downtempo groove merchants Laroca. On record their sound is reminiscent of the likes of Tosca and Thievery Corporation; live the fusion of cello, bass, percussion, flute and sequencer resonates with a rare humanity. The same is true of deep house duo Omeron, the brainchild of a thirty-something Dutch rave veteran (no, come back!), they gently lift the already packed dancefloor with warm electric soul in the style of Chicago legends like Roy Davis Jr and latter-day Marshall Jefferson.
This evening's headliners are Bussetti, a seven-piece jazz-funk-hip hop collective from London. Justly compared to 4 Hero and Quantic, their admirers include Four Tet's Kieron Hebden, who also remixed their debut single. Last year's Big Chill saw them go down a storm with 5,000 revellers from the main stage, and it's starting to feel like there are 5,000 in here tonight, jostling for position amid giant screens and visuals, as Jana Hermon’s breathtaking vocal ushers in debut single 'Softly' amid soaring strings and jazzy double bass twangs. Even some slightly ropey MCing from her trustafarian sidekick can't spoil the mood, which exudes elegance throughout.
It's a testament to tonight's DJs, Alan M and Peepshow Paddy, that despite the onstage upheaval of three bands playing in such quick succession, at no point is the dancefloor not a) packed, or b) rocking. The whole event has an almost carnival feel; for four hours or so the Backroom at the Bully has ceased to exist – this is Peepshow, it transcends time and place, my only criticism is that it seems to be over too soon!
Aidan Larkin
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Accompanied by visuals of the highest order, Peepshow kicks off with an all-too-occasional live performance from Oxford-based downtempo groove merchants Laroca. On record their sound is reminiscent of the likes of Tosca and Thievery Corporation; live the fusion of cello, bass, percussion, flute and sequencer resonates with a rare humanity. The same is true of deep house duo Omeron, the brainchild of a thirty-something Dutch rave veteran (no, come back!), they gently lift the already packed dancefloor with warm electric soul in the style of Chicago legends like Roy Davis Jr and latter-day Marshall Jefferson.
This evening's headliners are Bussetti, a seven-piece jazz-funk-hip hop collective from London. Justly compared to 4 Hero and Quantic, their admirers include Four Tet's Kieron Hebden, who also remixed their debut single. Last year's Big Chill saw them go down a storm with 5,000 revellers from the main stage, and it's starting to feel like there are 5,000 in here tonight, jostling for position amid giant screens and visuals, as Jana Hermon’s breathtaking vocal ushers in debut single 'Softly' amid soaring strings and jazzy double bass twangs. Even some slightly ropey MCing from her trustafarian sidekick can't spoil the mood, which exudes elegance throughout.
It's a testament to tonight's DJs, Alan M and Peepshow Paddy, that despite the onstage upheaval of three bands playing in such quick succession, at no point is the dancefloor not a) packed, or b) rocking. The whole event has an almost carnival feel; for four hours or so the Backroom at the Bully has ceased to exist – this is Peepshow, it transcends time and place, my only criticism is that it seems to be over too soon!
Aidan Larkin
View Nightshift messageboard here
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