07/02/15: City Road was the only place to be as Songs of Praise caused an unholy ruckus with three rooms of rampaging pop, R&B and underground dance tunes last weekend.
Featuring the birthday debut of DJ Kris Chapman (aka Shadie Frost, resplendent in leopard skin high heels alongside dragster pal Fran Cut-Her) at the decks in room 3, a night of eclectic antics saw a heaving crowd of Eastenders throwing their hands up into the small hours at one of London’s craaaziest party joints. High-kicking highlights included the dazzling David Oh, plus the likes of the Sugarlow Boys and Neil Prince, rocking the main floor with a sensational selection of pop gems ranging from the ironic to the intoxicating. Next door saw Gordon John getting down for an intense session of euphoric house beats that had hip homos piling into the teensy-weensy room 2 until closing time. Meanwhile, such is the irresistible pull of this happening club nite, the fans were still rolling up at 2am – and with hours more antics to come through ‘til 6am, why on Earth not? Songs of Praise is back at East Bloc in March!
East Bloc, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN
words by Chris John
photos by Jeol Ryder
