NOTE: this is a great guest post from a good friend of ours. Thanks for writing this Dan!
The Man himself, Scuba
This past Monday marked my first (but hopefully not my last) Deep Space experience at Cielo NYC. Deep Space resident François K is responsible for one of the longest-running DJ residencies in NY and the entire US for that matter. However, this week's edition saw François turn the decks over to the already accomplished but still rising UK producer/DJ, Paul Rose (aka Scuba). Scuba took control for an all night set loaded with music ranging from deep UK dub to atmospheric techno then back to reality with some undeniably danceable jacking-house tracks. The 6-hour time slot gave Scuba the absolute freedom to fully utilize Cielo’s superb acoustics and Funktion-One sound system. To quote Funktion-one founder, Tony Andrews, “playing on a function-one sound system is like driving a formula one race car. Not everyone can handle it”. Fortunately, Scuba came through on the night as the musical counterpart to Michael Schumacher (which is no surprise considering his nights spent playing long sets at Berghain and Panorama bar in Berlin, his current hometown). I got to Cielo just before 11pm and witnessed the Deep Space guest slowly but surely bring the place to life. Shortly after my arrival, Scuba got some feet moving with HNQO’s “Point of View”.The night soon gave way to the deeper dub sounds of Shackelton and then into the quirkier underground grooves of Clockwork. Come about 1am and the now-packed dance floor was taken to its intended destination, deep space, compliments of the dark techy sound of Scuba’s SCB alias. Here's a taste:
The madness continued deep into the early morning, featuring bombs such as Alex Smoke’s Dub of Funk D’void:
For more tracks and footage view the full post below!
Scuba's own track "The Hope" from his label, Hotflush Recordings:
Things were capped by two songs of straight funk/dance, including Madonna’s “Vogue” and this one (all done with a big smirk on Scuba’s face, something only he does best):
It was truly an amazing night of music that my rambling cannot fully capture.So, I leave you with a few more tracks from the night.
Oldschool raw 90s vibe:
Boddika “Steam”
Scuba: “Never”Maceo Plex:“Deez Nutz”“Stay High” October - Tension Point
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