WHAT.THE.EL

WHAT.THE.EL is back at Four Quarters on Friday 13 November, returning to the venue's basement in Peckham for another night. It's a return to the same spot they've played before, so if you've caught them there, you'll know the setup.

What they're bringing this time is a session of bouncy tech house and minimal. Tech house sits right in that gap between house and techno, with the steady, driving beat of the latter and the swing and groove of the former. The 'bouncy' part tells you where it leans: it's the kind of sound that keeps things moving rather than sinking into a deep, slow burn. Minimal strips that back, leaving more room for the rhythm to do the work, so the two together point towards a night that stays on the dancefloor rather than drifting into the ambient.

It's an intimate setting, too. The basement at Four Quarters is a small, enclosed space, and with the music described as an intimate session, it's more of a close-quarters affair than a big room. You're right in it, with the sound filling the room around you rather than echoing off a far wall. If you're into the stripped-back, rhythmic side of house, that's exactly where this sits.

Entry is free, so there's nothing to book in advance. It's on Friday 13 November at Four Quarters in Peckham, London.