| Home | | Reviews | News | Features | Listings | HeavyRotation | Links | | Contributors | Contact | About | EmailUpdates |
 London and NYC Club and Concert Listings |
|
::: RELATED LINKS Rude Movements website APT website Planet E website Carl Craig Discography Buy Carl Craig's Abstract Funk Theory compilation at Amazon UK | US Osunlade / Rude Movements - reconnaissance piece on Know The Ledge More Reviews |
The Rude Movements posse, who throw their Straight No Chaser magazine-affiliated night once a month in NYC’s meatpacking
district, came through with another top-notch booking in the form of Detroit’s techno don Carl Craig. APT has got to be
our favourite venue in the whole of NYC due to its consistently impressive and eclectic range of nights
and guest DJs, not to mention a very beautiful and funky crowd and lush surrounds. And so it was great to see the
downstairs part of the club open again after sprinkler-installing renovations, sporting a brand spanking new DJ booth.
Resident DJs Tyler Askew, Gamall Awad, and Karl Injex warmed up the crowd nicely, and then Carl Craig took over, elevating the
already-buzzing party to somewhere approaching the stratosphere. His set started out with some funky flavours including
Beyonce’s ‘Crazy In Love’, which went down surprisingly well; it’s amazing the effect a hit (albeit admittedly very
good) record can have on even the more left-leaning dancefloors. He later moved on to housier sounds which were
voraciously lapped up by the energised crowd; hardcore fans, those who had come to check out what the fuss was about,
and assorted musicians and DJs in attendance (including DJ Language, DJ Deep, and Me’shell Ndegeocello) alike. Rude
Movements' host Ibrahim Abdul-Matin provided MCing and poetic skills over the top of the beats, adding vocal pressure
texture to the vibe. All round, a damn fine night out.
