A few months back I travelled to London Bridge’s Crucifix Lane to enjoy the vibes of Solo Danza, their opening party for this year’s series of events. Known for their precise ticket selling where you must inbox the host’s to request a ticket, in which they review your social networking standing to guarantee that only the real house heads and underground regulars can enter. No ticket, no entry; and it pays off, the energy in the club is one of true bliss.
As you arrive at London Bridge station and enter the arches of Crucifix Lane, the buzz sets in and you immediately know this is going to be one of those down and dirty nights to remember. With a capacity of 650 people, the venue emulates a warehouse vibe to it but still offers an intimate relationship that ravers can implore with the DJ.
We started getting into it, the night continued and the Nova line array system kept us in motion steaming through a selection of deep, edgy tech house tracks supplemented with an eerie overcasting of dubbed out bass lines which had the room rocking. You begin to understand the logistics behind the ticket selling process. Everyone has been to one of those events where although the music is right and the venue is good the energy in the club isn’t up to par, and you end up calling it. The difference with Solo Danza is the resilient positive atmosphere that surrounds you, you remain afloat and due to this, the show must go on.
Solo Danza’s resident DJ Joseph Williams set it all off producing some unfamiliar deep harmonies, laced with a dark bass line that beckoned the room and had the crowd going.
It was a night for Dennis Christopher, kicking off his set with some truly unique sounding deep tracks carrying an array of jungle sounds. He continues to develop the pace creating a sensation of deep tech tremors, reverberating through the archways of Crucifix Lane. Vibes.
For the main event Danza had the Romanian duo Livio & Roby spinning the decks. At this point the club had grown in numbers, more underground deep-tech lovers had made their way in and just in time. The club was bouncing. Livio & Roby filled the room with funk filled dubbed out house, blending in with a mixture of grooved out edgy beats. We were rocking.
Unfortunately Nastia couldn’t join us in London due to the turmoil Ukraine is currently experiencing, she wrote on her Facebook page:
“Just landed in Kiev and realized that today I supposed to play in London for Called Solo Danza and I couldn’t come because of this mess in Ukraine we have now and UK visa center. I AM VERY SORRY LONDON!”
Best wishes from Nastia.
Since its launch in 2011, Solo Danza has become one of London’s fasted growing underground events. It assembles an environment that boasts flavour combined with the electrifying sounds of naughty deep tech house, slap a venue that can accommodate such a combination and you’re there. It was my first event but it is definitely not my last.
Devoted 
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