peacenlove Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Has anyone been to Uniq on Carver Street? It used to be Ice Bar and Orchis, however it's completely changed now. I went last night with a few friends and was not best impressed, much preferred it as it was (give or take the occassional fight). What do you lot think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defstef Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Haha... is that that how they're spelling it? What a bunch of retards. Sounds about as unique as a cornflake. What was the music policy again? Funky house and soul/funk upstairs? Sounds like a 21st C Blairite lets-all-be-cosmopolitan urban socialite bar culture sanitised wet dream. Look at my 83 haircuts. It's not 'uniq' is it? Somewhere for the sheep to go, I guess. I've just realised that 'sanitised wet dream' is quite probably an oxymoron. And I bet 'soul/funk' adds up to an incomplete collection of Norman Jay's "Good Times" Cds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacenlove Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Sounds like a 21st C Blairite lets-all-be-cosmopolitan urban socialite bar culture sanitised wet dream. Look at my 83 haircuts. Haha well put, that's exactly what it was like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 And I bet 'soul/funk' adds up to an incomplete collection of Norman Jay's "Good Times" Cds. That wouldnt be a bad thing - they're top compilations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defstef Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 That wouldnt be a bad thing - they're top compilations... I'm not disputing that. The point I'm trying to make is that the collections dig a little deeper than the mainstream, and as such they should inspire people to do the same: seek, and ye shall find, and all that bo****ks - rather than playing them out and making them sound tired. Soul music, especially the Northern stuff, was the first to recognize "The Underground ", because when you have a large room of people madly into the sound, having it large, and generally rioting to the beat, the concept of charts etc. becomes irrelevant. All I meant was: such compilations should inspire DJs to have a look for themselves, and not JUST play them (I mean, they should play them a bit, if they've got wicked tracks on). It's a balance, innit, between entertaining and educating. The rash of "soul nights" which exploded on West Street about 2 years ago (thankfully subsiding now) basically consisted of pub jukebox/wedding tracks. I mean, everyone loves a bit of Luther (RIP) or Gwen McCrae or The Emotions or whatever, but Soul music is and should be about more than that. Not some Time Life/Readers Digest Sunday afternoon regurgitation. What the hell am I talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregcdj Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 You lost me there defstef.. BTW boy or girl are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenfleece Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 whats the decor like in there now? Upmarket? Chilled? Oxfam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticKegs Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Dropped in over the weekend- downstairs is apparently refurbished - a lick of paint doesnt really qualify. The place is still a dive tho I overheard the manageress woman saying she hope to attract a better class of clientele- not likely, not only is more like a scruffy student union joint, but the door staff were the rudest apes I have ever encountered, and this was when the place was still empty so they hadnt had chance to get abused by drunken revellers yet. I was approached by two who barked in my ears "get yer coat off, get upstairs or get out. I got out- and wont be going back:nono: Better people expect better service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenfleece Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 the door staff were the rudest apes I have ever encountered They have to be licensed, but no legal requirement to be nice to be people. Shame, as some can be very chatty and helpful while others are the lowest species known to man (not going to post the name of the club though I refer to) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defstef Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 You lost me there defstef.. BTW boy or girl are you? Yoda you be? Meat & 2 Veg safely under the loincloth last time I had a butchers. Mind you, that's saying nowt these days - look at Pete Burns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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