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 Closer – two rooms of original techno music…  

 E1 warehouse location, London – New Year’s Eve, 2007  

 Luke Slater (Mote-Evolver) 
James Ruskin (Blueprint / Tresor) 
Steve Strawberry (Closer / Tilted Disco) 
Religion / Inhale / Injury Time / System  

 Location to be revealed 1 month before the event / 20:00-06:00 
Very limited early bird tickets £15 + b/f on sale now 
Ticketweb: 08700 600 100 / www.ticketweb.co.uk 
Info: 07814 179946 / 07957 112723 / www.myspace.com/partycloser  


   

 

After two groundbreaking and enthralling techno parties that took London by storm, it
simply had to be done -  Closer NYE. Politburo events  are
proud to announce that we will be taking over a brand new  E1 warehouse
location  in London – just five minutes walk from  Aldgate
East  and  Tower Hill  tube stations – on
 New Year’s Eve  for one unforgettable night of original
techno music across two rooms. 

 Closer  is designed to do exactly what it says on the tin.
It’s about techno in its purest, rawest sense –  unrestricted,
unrestrained  – delivered by its finest practitioners up close and
personal. Techno in its many shapes and guises has become the leading international
language of the dancefloor from beach festivals in  Brazil  to
the underground sound of  Europe’s coolest clubs.  The
scene’s leading DJs are in such demand on the global circuit that we barely get to see
them here in the UK and that’s usually confined to the bigger clubs and festivals. All
well and good, of course, but there’s nothing quite like dancing to techno when the
lights are low, the atmosphere is intense and you can see the whites of the DJs’ eyes!


 Closer  has already featured some of the biggest names on the
scene including  Luke Slater, Kevin Saunderson, Ben Sims, Colin Dale
 and  Mark Williams  who have joined resident
 Steve Strawberry  and a cast of young talent from the London
underground.  Closer NYE  promises to go one better with the
return of  Luke Slater  and a warm welcome to
 James Ruskin.  

   


 Luke Slater:  musical and technological innovator,
 Fabric  regular and man of many guises – 
Planetary Assault Systems, Clementine, Morganistic  and  The
7th Plain  to name a few. Both as a DJ and a producer,  Luke
Slater  has always been at the forefront of redefining the techno blueprint
winning support from across the electronic music spectrum. Recent projects have included
a  ‘Fabric’ mix CD , the  ‘Head
Converter’  EP and the  Mote-Evolver
 independent online music distribution portal, while his
 ‘Fear and Loathing’  mix albums are the stuff of legend.
Combine that with a packed DJ and production schedule, and you have a true maverick with
15 years of dancefloor vision behind him. 

 James Ruskin:  another stalwart of the UK scene and one of
techno’s finest ambassadors, James Ruskin has been making music since 1997. As well as
releases on his own  Blueprint  and  Coda
imprints , he is an integral part of the  Tresor
organisation , both as a producer and as a DJ. The label will be releasing
his fourth artist album,  ‘The Dash’ , at the end of 2007
and he has already played at the club in  Berlin  since it
reopened. James is currently touring  Europe  in support of
the album playing both DJ sets and live PAs, and has further cemented his reputation as
one of techno’s most accomplished exponents. For  Closer NYE
 he will be bringing along his full bag of effects for a set comprising
upfront material alongside classic tracks reshaped live in the mix. 

 Steve Strawberry:  coming up from the London underground and
the man behind the excellent  Tilted Disco  parties, Steve
Strawberry is a man you’ll be hearing a lot more over the coming months because of his
incendiary turntable skills. He recently brought the sound of Tilted Disco to the
 Ministry of Sound  in support of their techno night
 Hi-Tek Soul  and has been working in the studio with
 Colin Dale.  


   

Representing the sound of young London at Closer will be  Chris Rayner
 from  Inhale, Jon Holland  and
 Mutant  playing back-to-back from  Injury
Time ,  Stakker  and  Lene
Andreasen  playing back-to-back from System, and  Richard
Belsom  and  Dan Van Damn  who have both
recently released tracks on the  Jack Digitals  label. Over in
the second room, meanwhile, Religion will be your hosts featuring  Aleksei,
Matt Hardin, Paul Edge  and  Paul KC . These
guys have been involved in some of the best parties around London this year
including  Party Proactive  at
 Turnmills  and have one of the most loyal and up-for-it
crowds in town. 

Full details of the venue will be released in due course but, rest assured, it’s going
to be very special and perfect for the intimate and intense atmosphere of Closer. You can
expect the same high standards of sound, lighting and production to be found at all
Politburo Events alongside one of the friendliest group of techno aficionados you’ll
ever find. 

 Closer  is the  techno party
 London’s faithful has been crying out for –
 unrestricted, unrestrained  and like no other. This is your
chance to get Closer with  Luke Slater  and 
James Ruskin  and see in the New Year with a vengeance – accept no
substitute, there is no other! 

 Paul Jack 07814 179946 / paul@proactive-records.co.uk 
Matthew Duffield 07957 112723 / matthew@seditiondjs.com 
Closer is a Politburo event www.myspace.com/politburoevents  


 Web links:  

 Luke Slater  – www.lukeslater.com /
www.myspace.com/thereallukeslater 

 James Ruskin  – www.myspace.com/jamesruskin2006 /
www.tresorberlin.de 

 Steve Strawberry  – www.myspace.com/stevestrawberry /
www.myspace.com/tilteddisco 

 Religon  – www.religionpromotions.co.uk /
www.myspace.com/religionpromotions 

 Inhale  -- www.inhale.org.uk / www.chrisrayner.com