Review: Percolate Open Air was a turning point for the London-based party planners
Dance the rain away...
'Fresh Jive' by Bjarki
Sonja Moonear, The Unit
At many other events, putting this Swiss selector on at the same time as DJ Koze would guarantee a huge imbalance in the number of bodies at each stage. Moonear would not come out on top. However, Percolate know their audience; they’re a discerning bunch. In reality the rising selector drew a strong, headsy crowd who lapped up each left turn and odd-ball techno cut.
‘Relax’ by Frankie Goes To Hollywood over ‘Lazer Beams’ by Green Velvet & Harvard Bass
Sonja Moonear, The Unit
Moonear may be best known as one of the leading players in the contemporary minimal vanguard - read Rhadoo, Raresh and Margaret Dygas - but there’s one thing that sets her apart: a screwball sense of humour. Layering Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s ‘Relax’ over Green Velvet & Harvard Bass’ ‘Lazer Beams’ was just that; an inspired, irreverent move.
