Buzz Magazine Buzz Magazine - July Issue

clubs DELUSION 5TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Sin City, Swansea Sat 5 July While all around bloviate and fuss about changing fashions in club culture, there is a little piece of south Wales that is forever trance, and that piece is largely located in Swansea. Why does melodic euphoria endure there? I have no idea, but quite possibly Delusion do. Spurred into life in 2009 by a desire to see more top drawer trance acts in the city, they have previously booked some of the genre’s most revered names, including Lange, Marco V and John 00 Fleming. This month, they toast five years of stomping by taking over Sin City and enticing THREE big trance hitters along. Topping the bill, and also playing live, is Giuseppe Ottaviani [pictured]. Making waves since the late 90s, initially as part of a duo cornily called Nu NRG, the Italian went solo in 2005, but has sporadically teamed up with names including Paul Van Dyk and Ferry Corsten to co-produce singles. His remixer’s CV includes Exactly, a 2006 single by Ireland’s Bryan Kearney, who also plays tonight and has earned himself a sterling rep with sets that draw from techno and attempt to keep the dancefloor on its collective toes. And Jerome Isma-ae, the final out-of-towner, is liable to dip into progressive house in the course of his dramatic sets, honed over a long career which started in the early 90s. Tickets: £12. Info: 01792 468892 (NG) BUZZ 38 TRIBE FESTIVAL St David’s, Haverfordwest Fri 11-Sun 13 July There are organic elements to Tribe Festival that sets it apart from its summer contemporaries around Wales. Whereas Carmarthen’s Together Fest brought much of the frantic elements that the defunct Escape Into The Park once delivered, Tribe goes even further west and offers clubbers a chance to camp by some of the best coastline in the UK while taking some second stage live band and acoustic vibes. That’s not to say electronic music isn’t represented in spades on all stages, including Swansea caners Dogruff who have Samuel Deep [pictured], while The King Regards and James Christopher lead Friday’s main stage. “Tribe basically began as an idea I’d been working on for around a year,” explains promoter Taylor Jones. “I knew I wanted to do a festival, I just had no idea where, when or who with. It originally began with me and my partner Chelsea. After some brainstorming we ended up scouring the country in an old VW Bug in search of our venue. Fun times, and luckily we struck gold. We have a brilliant support group and our organisers happen to be some of my best friends. Everyone pitches in with us. We don’t believe in a hierarchy. If you put in you’ll get out, simple. We’re so lucky with the people we know and we wouldn’t have it any other way, the amount of support we’ve received has been fantastic.” The focus is on nurturing local talent, with the line-up consisting of DJs and artists close to both the area and the organisers’ hearts. “It’s a well-known fact that the South Wales scene is full of talented musicians,” says Taylor. “Having seen most of these in action

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