A tiny club night in West Yorkshire has become the unlikely destination for electronica’s leading lights. Just make sure you get there before bedtime
“I’d flyer at gigs in Leeds,” recalls Richard Claxton, of his first attempts to promote his club night Golden Cabinet,“ and the initial reaction was: ‘In Shipley? Are you joking?’ People’d look at the flyers and ask: ‘Is that [horror-tinged electronicist] Pye Corner Audio? How come he’s playing in Shipley? And where is Shipley?’”
Two years later, Golden Cabinet has not only put this small town in West Yorkshire on the map, but the monthly party – held in a 100-capacity community centre – has become something of a must-play event for several of the most prominent names in leftfield electronic music. Its last guest was new XL signing Powell, and its roll of honour includes the likes of Objekt, Andy Stott and avant-techno great Vatican Shadow.
Continue reading...by Tony Naylor via Electronic music | The Guardian
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