Sunday 29th march, the beginning of British Summertime, a day of rest, a day where mothers take cakes out of the oven, and little lambs stroll upon the hillside comically falling over. DiskoPogo KICKED ass this Sunday from start to finish at the Nook in Chorlton village in what was perfect weather for a perfect day. Having an early start due to a packed DJ rota, the boys began to drop some grooves from 1700hrs onwards when they rose from their stinking pits and began consuming as much hair of the dog as possible. With the deck upstairs instead of their normal downstairs cranny hideaway, DiskoPogo controlled the music and tempo of the upstairs bar more effectively this time, and it showed later on!
First off was DiskoScott, treating us to a digital mix of supreme quality. Scott had just eaten seventeen courses of Sunday lunch at his mams and his bloated beats cast a perfect backdrop to the early afternoon, with Dubtribe Sound Systems ‘Do it Now’, and Shara Nelsons ‘Go that Deep’.
Second up, was DiskoMike at 1800hrs, letting his hair down after a good 5 or 6 pints of Sagres to play some delights such as St Etienne ‘Only love can break your heart’, and SOS band ‘Just be good to me’. DiskoMike got asked to play at a wedding some time in the distant future, such was his quality. However, DiskoMike also tried to steal other DiskoDJs thunder by playing Max Sedgeleys excellent ‘Happy’ and Corinna Joseph’s Basement-Jaxx-produced ‘Live your life with me’. Tut tut tut.
Third up a newbie Dj – DJ DiskoRoddy, chucking out some classic jazz-funk rhythms for DiskoPogo from Level 42 (Living it up) and King’s ‘Love and pride’ as the room began to spin and more Mossley old-boys and Chorltonites came out of the woodwork to enjoy the lazy Sunday afternoon drinks and luminous Gin (only the Nooks Gin glows in the dark). Even at this earlyish hour, the intimate crowd showed their enjoyment by dancing and singing along.
Belting it up in true summer fashions at 2000hrs, was the almost-as-pissed DiskoJim, actually mixing his records effectively this time. Tracks from King Britt, Innocence (Natural Thing), Deee-lite (Picnic in the Summertime), and SWV (Alright) led up to a smooth soul section with the legendary Al Green track ‘Lets stay together’ and Marlena Shaw’s ‘California Soul’ proving to be popular with the impromptu dancefloor area. The vibe was flowing through the Nook, easily the most packed place on the Wilby road block.
Due to the sobering effects of Red Bull and feeling as if they needed to perform for once, DiskoDaz and DiskoGaz decided to gay it up by getting behind the decks ‘togeva’ at 2100hrs to play us out of this bonus DiskPogo special back-to-back. Such crowd pleasers as St Germain ‘Rose Rouge’, Simbad ‘Soul Fever (karizma remix)’ and Mr Fingers ‘Mystery of love’ were to name but a few from this legendary DiskoDuo. Rounding off the night, DiskoPogo’s odd couple played the classic ‘Burning Up’ from Imagination, and Sabres of Paradise ‘Smokebelch’. All too easy….
