Drum and bass night 'Sanctuary Reunion' with Shades of Rhythm, Ratpack, 2 Bad Mice, Ellis Dee, Mark XTC and Kings of Rave.
Sanctuary Reunion is bringing a heavy bill of drum and bass to Unit Nine on Friday 29 January, with Ratpack and Shades of Rhythm as the main features. The night is built around bringing together the genre's classic acts, and the full line-up runs deep: 2 Bad Mice, Ratpack, Shades of Rhythm, Ellis Dee, Mark XTC, and Kings of Rave all share the bill. It's a proper old-school gathering, so if you've spent any time in the scene, you'll recognise most of these names from the early days.
Shades of Rhythm is the project of Rayan Gee, Nick Slater and LANX (Kevin Lancaster), who met as teenagers in Peterborough. They hit it big in 1989 when a string of tracks from their self-pressed album Frequency took hold of the emerging rave scene: 'Homicide', 'Exorcist', 'Sweet Sensation', 'Sound of Eden' and 'Extacy'. The label Warner Brothers/ZTT picked them up, and they became a live act to watch alongside the Prodigy, Njoi and 808 State. 'Sound of Eden' reached the top 30 of the UK National charts, 'Extacy' hit number 14, and the group even landed an appearance on Top of the Pops. They've been shaping the English electronic dance scene since 1988, so they're one of the older names on the bill, and they're playing alongside Ratpack and the rest of the line-up.
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The night runs from 21:00 to 03:00 at Unit Nine, 9 Bridgeturn Avenue, Old Wolverton, MK12 5QL. Tickets start from £12.50.
