This is a big one. Hot Creations head Jamie Jones is one of the most prominent names in all of house and techno, and his Portal debut is sure to take the roof off the place. For some time, all that was known about this event was that dubstep legend turned house/techno/garage polymath Skream was playing open till close for an eye-watering nine hours. The chance to witness such a feat of endurance by one of dance music’s finest selectors was enough to justify the price of entry alone, but Jones’s inclusion has made this one unmissable. Famed for his distinctively warm, melodic sound, for the past six or so years the Welshman has been in the vanguard for a new style of techno that eschews the claustrophobia-inducing confines of minimal and encompasses a much broader array of styles. Don’t miss this.
Sat 25 Nov, Crane, Bowyer Street, Birmingham, B10 0SA, 7pm-4am, £31.35 www.portalmusic.co.uk
Words: Greg Woodin
Published on: Tue 7 Nov 2017