Fri 16 Oct//Reflective

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Fri 16 Oct//Reflective

 

Doors: 10:30 pm

Price: £5.00 adv

Age: 18+

 

Sheffield has always been at the heart of the bassline scene. Whilst the country turned its back on UK Garage at the turn of the nineties there were certain hotspots that refused to let it die. Along with Birmingham and certain suburbs of the capital, the Steel City was representing week in week out for those who still loved their dance music infused with that little more bass alongside the vocals. People who didn't want to let their sound disappear, keeping alive the interest in bassline house.

 

And now the media, and the dance music community in itself, is falling in love with it all again. Reflective has been rinsing it week in week out for aeons. When people turned their noses up at it,they still packed the clubs out, when magazines stopped reviewing the tunes, they were still delivering them to energetic floors. It's down to pioneers like reflective who kept the flame burning for the bassline hungry clubbers. Run by the city's longstanding Reflex Records, they've always had an inside view on what the city has been purchasing, what's making their feet move, which is why they've always retained such a fervent support even when others had thought the sound had disappeared.

 

The main event at every Reflective show is Martin Leverton, the charismatic front for the Sheffield scene and the owner of the Reflex. The scene's figurehead, his super smooth mixing combines with microphone patter to create an unstoppable party vibe. This insider knowledge guarantees a complete level of up-to-date musical knowledge, which when coupled with an archaic sense of history for the scene means he can effortlessly slip from upfront promos to good time classics.

 

Alongside Leverton each event the finest in talent, both MCs, DJs and a stunning set of live PAs, showcases the scene in all its glory. Add to this an unrelenting door strategy to combat any signs of attitude, and it's one of the most enjoyable and heart warming clubbing experiences in the UK.