PROMISED LAND

The Scala

Saturday 27 August 2005
If you have not been to The Scala, let me explain the layout. On entry you arrive in the main foyer, with a bar and cloak room. This is also a little spot in its own right, many people chill out here. This leads directly on to a very small room, which looks laughable at first but can actually get quite a vibe going on at different points of the night. Aside from this there are two larger rooms/areas, both of which are big enough to be clubs in their own right. You will find different DJ''s / music playing in all 3 rooms, all night.I have been to this spot more than a few times and guess I have a bit of a love hate relationship with it.I love the fact it's big with lots of passageways and different rooms with their own vibes. I hate the fact that they are thieving *******'s for charging 20 notes on the door. Also, don't even bother trying to ring the club for any info on music, dress code or anything else for that matter, as all you will get is a very unhelpful recorded message. Having said all that......
Promised Land (27th, Aug, carnival weekend) was one of the best jams I have been to in a while. I didn't even think I could get into oldskool anymore and when you consider we were drinking watered down spirits for hours before waking up and switching to Beer and Shots you can see it must have been good! On arrival at the venue I was a little worried. There is usually a queue stretching right round the corner but on this night there were just 3 people. I figured it must be empty and further more rubbish and I hesitated to hand over my cash. Eventually we went in anyway and got to drinking....As we walked into the main entrance it soon became clear my fears were misplaced, the spot was bustling and everything looked cool. Now I don't know if I was just in the right mood as it was Carnival weekend or what, but I soon caught the vibes and got into things. As did everyone else. The place was buzzing, everyone seemed to be on a good vibe and in the mood to party. (Many were no doubt chemically assisted) The DJ's were dropping classics, the liquer was flowing.

While I can't say I was feeling all the stuff I heard (some of it was a little bit too souless for my liking) for the most part they were playing all the stuff we used to love in the 90's. With a line up featuring some Legendary oldskool DJ''s, I was hoping for some good stuff and all in all I was not disappointed. For me, it all kicked off when I heard the unmistakable bleeps and wicked bass line of the "One Tribe" classic, "What have you done". This took me back. It's always been one of my favourites, just for the way it starts. This was closely followed by "We are E". It was all over!!!We spent the night Moving between the two main rooms and the little side room. I can safely say it was a very good night and defiantly made a change to most of the 'same ol same ol' R&B clubs I have been finding myself in lately. A shout out to the Promised Land Cru and the Passion FM Cru, Ill catch you at Koko. (24th sept)