At Watergate, Berlin.
And the beat goes on… November 27, 2009
Another documentary about… [aww]… Ibiza is coming up!
This time, they took Danny Rampling, Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway and Johnny Walker back where it all began two decades ago.
Happy anniversary to our favourite dancefloor! November 5, 2009
Mighty Warung celebrates 7 years absolutely consolidated as Brazil’s top dancefloor for music-oriented clubbers. Randoms? Erm…No, thanks. The world’s best djs restlessly praise the half-in-the-jungle half-on-the-beach dancefloor. Useless to describe, gotta see it with your own eyes.
Vote for Warung @ Cool Awards HERE
Follow Warung on Twitter HERE.
See what Warung is all about HERE.
Where we dance October 6, 2009
Please, lay back, relax and appreciate with care:
If you are in London on Thursday, 8th, don’t miss Nick Ensing’s, author of the images above, “Where We Dance” exhibition opening party at 19h at The Book Club (aka ‘TBC’), 100 Leonard Street EC2A 4RH . Documentary photography in a naturalistic style from East London’s brave clubbing scene. Exhibition will run till end of November.
BuZzZzZzzZ… August 19, 2009
Watch Ben Watt’s Buzzin’ Fly short doc filmed at London’s iconic basement venue Plastic People. It’s (always been) all about sweatboxes, Mr. Watt. Click here and buzzzzzzz….
Soma in Kinderland TV is on air! August 9, 2009
As part of our plans of world domination, SinK has created Soma in Kinderland TV, a channel on Youtube where you can watch our homemade videos, absolutely amateur and unpretentious, about the stuff we like to write about, which means, a little bit of everything. We’ve uploaded 8 videos to kick off. The philosophy is that if we recorded them at some point in the past, it’s because we thought it might be useful at some point in the future. Got it?
You can watch by now stunning shaky images of (all links!):
- Massive Attack performing live The Hymn of The Big Wheel in Barcelona,
- Dj Leozinho spinning his vinyls at Warung last Friday,
- a quick tour (very quick!) at Blue Marlin in Ibiza,
- Bob Sinclair playing World Hold On at Pacha Ibiza,
- Erlend Oye singing (and complaining) at Era Só o Que Faltava in Curitiba,
- DJ Sneak housing it at Lovebox Festival in London
- DJ Bill Brewster dropping nu disco tunes on a dancefloor sponsored by Rizla also at Lovebox,
- a real step class in the middle of The Egg’s dancefloor in London.
This last one being the weirdest thing ever seen in a club. And this, meus amigos, is just the beginning.
Don’t forget that your participation is more than welcome, kids! If you have any cool video you’d like to share with the world, for any reason we won’t judge, send them over! Our email is somainkinderland@gmail.com. Subject to approval, bien sur.
Festival fever July 27, 2009
Music festivals are as part of the summer in Europe as sunburnt cheeks. From late May to early October all bands and djs that matter have gigs booked at some open air party from Croatia to Scotland. There’s a festival fever in the air.
The pink press is in charge of the celebrity gossips, their (mis)behaviour, excesses, flirting and so on; Vogue picks the best festival looks (we’re used to see stylish chicks in Hunter wellies, especially in England, where summer can be very wet); the shops carry out “festival sales”; the brands work on another creative action to reach the young high-standard and desired audience that is not worried about money once they’ve crossed the main entrance. There’s even a festival-specialised store in London called Marsh-mellow that sells from tickets to tents.
Festivals are the perfect opportunity for trend hunting, style shooting, meeting people, misbehaving, celebrating life-love-friends, dressing up and getting wasted (!). Take a look at our selection of Lovebox’s colour pictures and get the feeling!
Photos by SinK and Antony Price.
Ibiza 2009: the afterparties. All aboard? July 27, 2009
Since the afterparties were totally banned from the island last summer, Ibiza party people came up with a brilliant idea: throwing the post clubbing rendez-vous on a boat sailing in the sea. Every morning lots of embarkations leave San Antoni harbour towards somewhere peaceful in the Mediterranean where they can dance and celebrate without being bothered. Local and top djs line up to play and the cool thing is to rent a boat with your mates, your captain and your deejay and do your own private thing.
The only question is: what if you want to go home? Erm… maybe it’s not even a valid question…
Photo by DJ Rodrigo Brinko. Tomorrow, 28, alongside with DJ Rod Maya he will be playing at Puzzle party at Es Vive Hotel in Figueretas. And, guess what?, with a boat after-party right afterwards from 7 am until ….. who knows? Click HERE for more info.
Lovebox in black & white July 26, 2009
Last Saturday and Sunday London had its Lovebox weekender at Victoria Park. The 9th edition (SinK’s first) had sun and rain and sun and rain – in this order – and the Brit restless party spirit that we love so much. Nobody in this world parties like them!!
Two big stages for big and not so big names (Duran Duran, N*E*R*D aka Pharrell Williams, Friendly Fires, Groove Armada, etc.), three amazing electronic instalations by secretsundaze; Disco Bloodbath/ Horse Meat Disco; and a Rizla into-the-woods space with Xpress-2, Diplo, Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, Dan Black, etc. Long queues to get in and a lovely disco and funky house vibe. Amusement park and a Mexico area playing live band and mariachis, with folk Mexican characters and José Cuervo free hats. Coming out from the speakers basically (and thanks God for that!) nu disco, old disco and all kinds of deep funky soulful beats.
Happiness on the dancefloor is no longer a trend; it’s real. All in all, it’s all about feel-good music and having fun, playing around, put your fluo make up on, your wellies and do the d.a.n.c.e.!
In this first coverage, gorgeous black & white photos by Nick Ensing. Enlarge for proper appreciation!
Disco and vinyls: what a lovely way to boogie! 
Visit Nick’s website: www.nickensing.com. Book and exhibition coming up. Cheers, Nick!
The everchanging yellow ball June 30, 2009
Everyone at this point knows that we have a serious crush on secretsundaze, one of London’s coolest parties. Take a close look at their original flyer art (enlarge!) and try not to fall in love either. They transform a plain yellow ball (2009′s first party flyer) into lots of creative images that go changing from party to party. Fab!
