Platform 11, Pontypridd
Sun 1 Apr
For a long time, residents of Pontypridd didn’t have much choice than to hop on the train down to Cardiff for their evening’s tech-house entertainment before waiting for the first service back or chipping in for a minibus back up the A470. But that’s been changing lately, with some increasingly weighty bookings in the town located between the capital and the valleys. It makes sense – house and techno have a big following in this part of Rhondda Cynon Taff, and there’s also the area’s sizeable student population too.
Platform11 is the promotion behind this recent flurry of activity in CF37, and for this edition they’ve secured a pair of real heavy hitters. OC & Verde are purveyors of chunky, big-room tech house, and with releases on Hot Since 82’s Knee Deep In Sound and John Digweed’s Bedrock labels to name but a few. What’s more, they were named ‘Ones To Watch’ in 2018 by none other than Pete ‘Tongy’ Tong. This represents a rare opportunity to see some producers very much on the up in an intimate and local setting before they doubtless decamp to Ibiza and the festival circuit for the summer months, so catch ‘em whilst they’re hot. Support comes from Platform 11’s own pool of highly capable residents.
Tickets: £10. Info: www.platform11.co.uk (KD)
