Shangri-La @ The Vaults, Cardiff Bay
Fri 29 Sept
The Vaults is the most headily intense venue for a night out in the Welsh capital, but by god, is it a sweatbox when it gets going. After being brought into use by the Backroom team back in 2009, numerous promoters have made its walls shake. Shangri-La, last spotted putting on a massive afterparty in the Great Hall for Elrow’s May bank holiday bash at Sophia Gardens, are being given the run of the venue. For this edition, they’re welcoming back Kompakt Records’ Kölsch – who previously played for the party-starters last year, at their Halloween event at the Tramshed.
Kölsch, who hails from Denmark, is most closely associated with the Cologne record label Kompakt, which deals in emotive, tasteful and often quirky house music. He’s currently on the promo trail for new album 1989, the final in a trio of highly personal albums which started with 1977 (the year of his birth) and 1986 (the year he took a pan-European tour with his folks), so this should be one to make it down for. The price of entry certainly isn’t cheap, bug given Kölsch’s burgeoning international profile, this is a rare chance to see him up close and personal. And just consider this – how much does it usually cost for a detoxifying sauna experience? Because here, it’s included (sort of) in the price of admission… best bring a towel.
Tickets: £25. Info: www.vaultspresents.com (KD)