Club nights, parties and the like seem to spring up every five minutes nowadays. It's rare for a night to last a few months let alone a few years as people's attitudes, style, wants, needs, desires etc all change over time. A change in demand often leaves people wanting something new; a new name, a new ethic; a fresh start. When a club night/event does last, it's unlikely that the DJ's and promoters behind the night thought it would. The story is often the same. They start a night for their friends, for the city/place they love, for the love of the music all at the same time wanting to push their night forward with the times to ensure their principles are adhered to. You will find that five, ten years later their principles will remain the same.
Not being a resident of London has prevented me for the most part of experiencing SecretSundaze over the last ten years. The internet has certainly assisted in people all over the world, never mind the UK become aware of the party and want to be part of it. For the tenth anniversary the two founders and brains behind the party Giles Smith and James Priestley have decided to celebrate in style with gigs far and wide in such places as Amsterdam, Tokyo, Croatia and Manchester. They've admittedly saved the best for the clubs home (and on the actual anniversary) with a two day event over the bank holiday weekend featuring Rolando and Moodymann. For the Manchester party this Friday as part of Content at Joshua Brookes, they are joined by Sistrum Recordings head Patrice Scott, who really excelled on his last visit to the city.
They have also decided to release a tenth anniversary double mix cd which aims to be a celebration of the 10 years, as well as reflecting where James and Giles are at the moment looking to the now with an appreciation of what got them where they are today.
James Priestley & Giles Smith-10 Years of SecretSundaze (buy)
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