After spending nearly an hour in the rain in a stationary queue surrounded by students I was not expecting high hopes of the night after it had been so anticipated after Dusky's set at the WHP. The venue still looks the usual tightly squeezed Sankeys with a new added one way system where you have to go through the centre of the crammed dance floor to get to the other side. The upstairs room now called Spektrum is much better than downstairs and the newly installed roof of light (where I imagine its name comes from) gave a real nice atmosphere to upstairs; it looks boss. This should be the main room. Shame the music wasn't loud enough, unless you were stood in front of a speaker, all you can really hear is people chatting. There is also a new feature of booths upstairs which are great for chilling on and the bouncers weren't arsed about girls standing on the chairs to get a good view. I hate to say it but I think that was the one and only time CJNT will be back at Sankeys....too many students with no clue about the music getting played....
Dusky was really banging playing a harder style tech house but it was just too unbearable in the basement room with everyone fighting for dance space. Maribou State were on at the same time as Dusky and also played a harder set than normal... for the start. They then went on to play some dated crap that the students lapped up. Back down to Krysko who was verging on a full techno set... music to our ears!
Dusky - Basement @ Sankeys
Other highlights of the night were Deep House sounds from Real Nice and Fort Romeau, will defo be checking some of their mixes out on Soundcloud later.
Real Nice - Spektrum Room @ Sankeys
