Ketoloco Announce 12 Hour Bank Holiday Special with Astral Wayne
Fresh off the back of a sold-out 17th birthday reunion, Ketoloco is back for more with another FREE all-day, all-night rave at Number 90 on Sunday 27th August. This time round extended opening times of 5pm-5am make for a 12-hour Bank Holiday banger. Playing are London’s finest; Astral Wayne, Danny Vito, Osmaan, Chris G and Ben Clifford alongside residents Chris Halliday and Eddy Osborne so get registered for free tickets at dice - they all went last time, so do not sleep on it.
Ketoloco is all about DIY vibes, throwback dance floor hedonism and sticking two fingers up to convention. The 17th birthday was a sold-out roadblock that very much picked up where the last party, many years before, left off. And it was always that way - this party started in a basement of a student house in Headingley, Leeds and ended up attracting some of the city's most famous DJs from Paul Woolford to Ralph Lawson. The red walls of the small underground space were an homage to DC10 and were just as iconic. Until that was, the police got wind of what was going down and 70-odd of them put an end to the fun one unforgettable night. The party had already made its mark by then though and went on to be welcomed as a host at Back to Basics before throwing its own events in London and Ibiza.
That's the case again at Number 90 in August; they’ve just installed a brand spanking new d&b Audiotechnik sound system and this will be one of the first parties to pump it to the max. The venue is a big and airy former warehouse with large windows, a terrace onto the canal and a nice mix of street art and hanging plants, making a perfect setting for this 12-hour session.
Heading things up is sound lad and cultured selector Astral Wayne. His fresh blend of spaced-out breaks, slick minimal and garage-inflected house and dub is cool as you like. He's played it at some of Europe's most clued-up small parties and cultured festivals and released it on labels like Scratch Discs and Etiket. He is joined by Ketoloco founders and residents Chris Halliday and Eddie Osbourne who bring the famous original sound. Also joining is Paradise Loops, a much-loved party and mix series local to Hackney and run by Danny Vito who also brings Osmaan for backup power. The sound is cutting-edge and stripped-back house and further support comes from Chris G and Ben Clifford, a pair of top selectors, and Ketoloco regulars who used to play each month at the parties down at The Light Bar in Shoreditch.
There is still no party like a Ketoloco party - music over everything, zero fucks given, see you down the front.