Ok guys, this ain't a real secret and unknown underground place anymore, i know, but nevertheless it's really worth to be mentioned. And maybe some of you cats never stepped down the stairs at the entry, but hey, you should. At least once.
Lodged in a basement of a building in the heart of the Glockenbach neighbourhood and surrounded by a number of other clubs and bars, Erste Liga still seems to be the spot to go for, considering that my first ever attendance there was already a few years ago.
So what makes this place special? Is it only the crowd, the advantageous location, the music, the decent soundsystem, the resident dj's, the public relations or is it just a temporary hype thing?
As far as i can see it's a balanced mixture of everything listed above which makes the recipe for success. Happily we were invited to play a dj set there recently, as this is the best way to form an opinion, as a guest and as a dj/musician.
My brother Mike and me arrived there right after midnight walking down the stairs and seeing the first people having good times at the bar and some other guys making their first moves on the illuminated dancefloor. The music was already pumping in a pleasant tempo and to store our several tons weighing record bags was a real benefit. After having my first soft drink for zero, the first Ulm travellers came in and we had a real nice chat about denim pants and sweet umbrellas.
The resident dj Benjamin Röder tightened up the music and i immediately felt my body falling in a dance mood. More and more people came in. Downtown hipsters, backcountry noses, fashion graduates, hags, old rabbits and other interesting not interesting characters began to crowd the dancefloor and we started shortly after 2 am to work the decks.
We throwed more than 3 hours of wild bleepgeeked music selections on the floor and the night had its lows and highs. Deep basslines with souled vocals didn't work that well on the soundsystem but machine kickdrums with italoflavoured synths were thankfully accepted by both, the people and the stereo equipment. Playing on a rotary based mixer made a lot of fun to us and the night was making me happy.
Just to sum up my impressions: Very good resident dj's, quality international bookings from disco infected house to house infected disco and Ed Bangerish exaggerations, mass ads through social networks, comfortable interior decoration colours, Erste Liga fans, wannabes, deep basses, high price drinks and mostly nice bouncers come to mind when recalling the night...
Even if a lot of votes try to draw the curtain over Erste Liga Club, i still remain the same as several years ago. This club is worth visiting and worth walking on a pile of shards. Some of you know what i'm talking about, hahah!
GLXY and Tell your Taxidriver Erste Liga are the nights i would highly recommend!
Get a view of the agenda here!
You can see the heart of the club on the picture above. The illuminated dancefloor that makes you feel like in the late 70ies.
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