Brighton Shock


Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Who's side are you on, son?

Who's side are you on, son?

Ah, another banging gig at Digital, Brighton last weekend. There’s a gallery of pics from the event HERE. The first Hospitality we did there was one of my all time fave shows. This one followed up nicely and got to meet new NHS signing Netsky for the first time. And whenever I play in Brighton I stay at the Hotel Pelirocco – the hotel equivalent of Revels. Each room is themed, from reggae to fetishism. The best one I’ve stayed in is the Pin Up Parlour dedicated to Diana Dors, trashy camp with frilly lampshades and garish gold fittings. This time I stayed in the equivalent of the coffee Revel, not my favourite. It was the Magic Room as designed by Jamie Reid, of Sex Pistols design fame. I wanted to stay in the Motown room as that’s got a record deck in it but it was already booked. Had to check my latest dubplates in the second room of the club, thanks Wah Wah 45s crew!

A View With A Room

A View With A Room. Click to enlarge.

I could deal with the lipsticked John Wayne painting and the repeated phrases printed on some of the walls. Heck, even the swast1ka on the lampshade, juxtaposed with the Coca-Cola logo (ooh, the anarchy), was acceptable. But the design of the rest of the room was like a Blue Peter challenge gone wrong. And the ‘Fuck Forever’ duvet cover provided a not entirely welcome reminder of the umpteen zillion shags that have drenched this bed. Cheers. But don’t let me put you off staying here – like a real packet of Revels there’s also the good flavours like the toffee one and the Malteserey one. So make sure you specify the Diana Dors or Bettys Boudoir or the Pussy room. And think, at least it’s a break from the norm and not an Ibis hotel.

Nice.

Nice.

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6 Responses to “Brighton Shock”

  1. vector says:

    much like Seven Sisters, i reckon the Pussy Room is not nearly as exciting as it sounds. :B

  2. hah, no but it does have one of those walls that look like a sunset so you can think your Scarface.

  3. londonelek says:

    i stayed in the magic room last time with the Chairman and the lady Colminator. the Chairman kept trying to eat the starfishes. HAs to be said that the Magic room is slightly better than the ADF (Asian Dub Foundation) room i stayed in shortly after the hotel opened.

  4. LiquidEmotions says:

    great stuff man, Motown room would have been good too I think.

  5. JackDub says:

    The ADF room sounds amazing, although aside from maybe some posters and their discography on demand Im having trouble imagining what that entails…

  6. DakosaMusic says:

    Ah man. I’ve wanted to stay there for a while now. I’m glad I know what rooms to head for now. Good set by the way. I had a top night in Digital. ;)

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