Space is the Place

Imagine a circus tent. Now imagine it is made of metal but totally
hollow. Imagine it is incredibly massively huge. Imagine you are in this
tent, surrounded by thousands of people, some of the finest beats Europe
has to offer and a vibe chilled to the point of freezing. It is somewhere
between 12 and 5 AM, you are in Amsterdam, and you are me.

I journeyed to "Space is the Place :Super Natural Funky Musique".
Self described as a gig so funky "the forms of relaxation will ask a lot of
your mind to cope with". It was a huge stage featuring Etienne de Crecy,
Roy Ayers and others committed to pumping out house, acid jazz and
heating up to forms to funky dance. There was Brazilian juice bars, high
tea and even a area filled only with bean bags.

It was a big culture shock for me as it was the first time I heard Dutch
DJs who actually finished playing the tracks they we spinning, the music
genre stayed for more than two songs and people wore colors other than
bright green, orange and red. Oh the delights of Amsterdam. Or was it
finally leaving the surreal bubble of "AI-Netherlands"; which is located
in Rotterdam in name alone.

Nonetheless, it was a huge night, and when I wasn't staring up at the
massive ceiling of this venue that used to be a giant container for
natural gas , I was chilling with Monika and my bro Eddie who came
through from London on a sabbatical away from the soul eating city of
London. It was huge reminder that I need to get out, need to experience
the incredible scene that this place has to offer, get underground and find
out where art is being expressed and tap into the the pulse that beats in
the youth culture across this continent.