With a queue round the block longer than when Flynn’s Arcade got the first Pac Man machine; i AM’s Tron themed night is a sold-out smash. Which is funny because the demographic of the queue is so young I expect the first game they ever became familiar with was Minecraft. However, everyone has seen the original movie & the horrendous reboot, right? Right. So enough about computer games & films, lets talk about the i AM Tron special.
Film and game references are what everyone is expecting from tonight however, and the i AM crew don’t disappoint. Blue luminous tape makes grid patterns all over the ground, with red outlining the seats & tables (some hardware shop workies must’ve got a big surprise when two hip DJs waltzed in and bought 5000 rolls of lumi-tape). It worked though, transforming the interior of The Art School into the blocks & shapes from the movie. Adding some rather retro lazers, VHS video installations and even flashing DJ uniforms and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a Tron night!
Now. This is going to sound dour. Incredibly dour.
You wouldn’t normally want to go to an empty club, right? Empty clubs are crap fun. But I kind of wish I was there alone. Because of the huge success of the night, you almost couldn’t see the incredible decoration for human bodies.
But sweaty bodies dancing to amazing music are really what a club night is about after all, and the music tonight doesn’t disappoint. Super-concise minimal electronic music, with every simple sound crafted and honed; juxtaposed to maximal style dance similar to Rustie. Samples of the original Tron movie interwoven into tracks with nostril shaking bass, and even some camp Euro disco was thrown in there at one point for a respite.
It’s the i AM lads using all their tricks for what is undoubtedly their special moment, and one of the most fun and unique events of the year.
- Neil Landstrumm - 16 March 2016
- Ben Klock - 28 December 2015
- Yak / Hidden Charms/ DTHPDL - 8 December 2015
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