inSYNC | Reviews

Cause & Affect at Stealth, Nottingham

December 15, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Nottingham is no doubt afar from our usual southerly based reviews, so I jumped at the chance to see Cause and Affect in action at the award-winning club Stealth. As always, a different place means different vibes. And boy can I tell you, the Notts crew certainly love to party!

Wookie Supports Kurupt FM at The O2 Academy, Bournemouth

December 14, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Another big night in Bournemouth saw a mixture of dnb, garage and bassline come together with BBC 3 favourites, the cast of People Just Do Nothing, Kurupt FM heading the night. The so-called ‘Champagne Steamrooms’ had a host of acts including Wookie, P Money and Star.One cook up another night

OHM Drum&Bass Presents Break and Randall at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

December 9, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

With Concrete Music heading up Portsmouth’s growing house and bass scene, it’s good to know someone is taking control of house’s musically mutilated brother. OHM have recently put on two drum&bass nights calling upon some of the industry’s best names to play. The Wedgewood Rooms may sound like an odd

The Maccabees at The O2 Guildhall, Southampton

December 7, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Hung at the back of the stage was the image of number one album ‘Marks To Prove It’, overshadowing The Maccabees as they filed onto the stage at Southampton’s O2 Guildhall. The band is now on tour with their fourth studio album, after taking over two years to record and

Annie Mac Presents Tour at The O2 Academy, Bournemouth

December 4, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

This November saw BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac bring her ‘Annie Mac Presents’ (AMP) sold out tour back. Similarly to last year the event was hosted at Bournemouth’s O2 Academy, but with her, four different current artists. Redlight, Stormzy, Monki and Mele were drafted in to give Annie Mac something

inSYNC Abroad: Hector Couto at Wester Unie, Amsterdam

November 26, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Last week inSYNC took a trip into Europe. Our first review from abroad comes straight out of Amsterdam with Spanish DJ and producer Hector Couto. Couto has created his very own trademark in producing a sound. He has the perfect balance of Chicago House and impetuous old-school techno giving his

Review: Richy Ahmed at Halo, Bournemouth

November 26, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Richy Ahmed is firmly established as one of the UK’s top DJs in house music. Ahmed continues to redefine the house scene, taking elements of disco, techno, funk, electro and hip-hop to create is music. Richy Ahmed has played a major part in the renaissance of British house in the

Real Lies Support Foals at The O2 Guildhall, Southampton

November 25, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Real Lies are a London-based electronic pop group formed in 2012. The band signed to Marathon Artists and have so far released four singles and an album on the label. The band’s critically acclaimed single ‘Deeper’ was what first put the band on the map. The band’s single ‘Dab Housing’

Wayward at The O2 Academy, Bournemouth

November 22, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

London-based house duo Wayward were one of the top acts on offer at Bournemouth’s latest deep house event Treatment. The event is put on three or four times a year in different places in the country. Bournemouth’s Treatment events have hosted some excellent acts this year already including Ten Walls,

Amenti Presents James Zabiela at Poison Apple, Bournemouth

November 18, 2015 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Bournemouth’s teeming nightlife always has new and exciting events cropping up. This time it was turn of brand new events company Amenti to take charge of Poison Apple’s bunker. Amenti choose Southampton boy James Zabiela; a well-rounded tech/house producer. Amenti aims to pick quality lineups aimed at bringing revellers the