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Issue 73 / 2015
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EvEnt REviEw: SpoR at thE nESt
Jon Gooch, more commonly known as Feed Me and Spor,
let his drum and bass alter ego loose on The Nest in
Dalston.
Jon Gooch revisited his roots with a
new perspective on the drum and bass
world through Spor's eyes at The Nest
in Dalston. With support from Joe Ford
and Skanandbass, the night took an
atmospheric turn, the likes of which
haven't been seen at The Nest before.
Skankandbass had no trouble setting the
mood with fiery, aggressive jump up, and
as the room filled up there was almost no
space by the time Spor came out.
Having already seen Jon under his Feed
Me alias, expectations were high, and he
did not disappoint one bit. His new album
Caligo is lined with contorting reese
bases, ambient pads and those oh-so-
wonderful moments when you realise you
can't get enough of a song.
Now if that's not enough, the raw talent
that is Spor produced a set that included
not only new but very old productions
from him. With songs like 'Aztec', '1up'
and 'Do Not Shake', it was a drum and
bass raver's dream. A high energy set,
with great mixing techniques added to
an array of beautiful, well picked tracks.
What more could you want other than to
live the night again?
It's almost certain that Jon had a
phenomenal time too, coming back to
his hometown – he gave a speech after
his set that was honestly touching. He
thanked us all for our continued support
and downloads of the album, which went
online for free, but if you wanted to pay
anything towards it you could. His iconic
black contact lenses now clearly visible,
a very tired crowd of people in Dalston
clapped their hands and whistled with
what energy was left in gratification to a
drum and bass legend.
Another date to go down in the London
rave bible.
