Review - Euphoria @ Heaven - 14th Feb 2003 Posted by SarahPvc on Mar 6, 2003 - 8:14:00 PM

On paper at least, this appears to be the perfect night with the perfect lineup. Matt Darey ("Lord of the trance" according to Marcella Woods) and Scot Project ( ) in the main room, Lisa Lashes, respledent with her lapdog A* upstairs, aptly support by Neil Appeal and Mark Leish, and the mighty kings of the old skool Altern 8 handling proceedings in the Old Skool Euphoria room. Let's see if they can live up to the hype.

Well knock me sideways with a 1210, if it wasn't the best godamn selection of tunes I've ever heard in my life! The main room was rocking to a selection of the finest trance records known to man, my own personal favourites being Darey's own mix of Grace's Not Over Yet, and the roar that greeted Scot Project as he dropped his own classic Overdrive nearly drowned out the monster kick drum.

Elsewhere, the Extreme Euphoria room had an extra three inches stomped into it's floor as cyberkids, ClubtheWorlders and antipodeans alike pogoed their way through the latest and greatest tracks the hard dance spectrum has to offer. Rob Tissera's Burning, a long time stayer in my box was on offer, and the up for it crowd of boshwits lapped up every snare drum roll, every synth riff and every vocal snippet the hard house jocks could throw at them.

But for me the highlight was the Best of Old Skool Euphoria room. Easily the strongest release in the Euphoria series, the room itself lived up to the reputation forged by the album, and Altern 8 delivered a monster selection of old skool classics. The Prodigy were in strong force, with both Charly and Your Love getting a look in, as was the classic Lock Up. They scowled at DJTommy when he requested Searching for My Rizla, but changed to a grin as they dropped Frequency for their closing tune. Absolutley astounding, and one of the main reasons I was in tears as the music finished.

Tune of the Night

Grace - Not Over Yet (Matt Darey mix)

DJ of the Night

Although I don't usually rate him, A* astounded me with his deft selection of tunes, and the sheer brilliance with which he ended proceedings in the Extreme room/

Quote of the Night

DJTommy - You enjoying the music?
Random woman - Yeah, it's quality
DJTommy - Altern 8 are amazing, don't you think?
Random woman - I'm engaged to one of them actually.

Words by Matt Young