Review: Eats Everything at Edible, Brixton

Photo: Eats Everything at Edible NYD

Electric Brixton, formerly known as The Fridge – opened originally as a cinema in 1913. Now the venue plays host to some of the UK's biggest DJs and live acts in an unusual, state-of-the-art venue based in South London.

From Manchester’s own Albert Hall to Liverpool’s Arts Club, there is something charming and downright cool about going for a night out in an old theatre. Whether it is the booming music filling up the enormous ceilings or different floors to explore it makes for a change from the traditional dark and dingy basement.

Now, imagine taking that space and filling it with eight hours of Daniel Pearce – better known as Eats Everything – on New Year’s Day. Many people may think the 2015 celebrations were over and done with, but how wrong they were.

The previous night, Electric Brixton had played host to a sell-out event which held Zed Bias' last ever DJ set, accompanied by the likes of Black Butter's My Nu Leng and Kry Wolf. 

It's easy to see why the venue attracts big names and thousands of club-goers. The inside holds a huge dance floor with steps up to a raised platform; alongside a maze of two floors providing ample room to dance and simultaneously look around in awe. You could spend half of the night exploring.

One of the standout features of the venue was the position of the DJ. The booth appeared almost like an island in the middle of the dance floor, making you feel even more involved with the music and allowing you to immerse yourself in the party atmosphere.

Eats’ set was perfect from start to finish. A lot of the crowd were on a two-day party and he met those needs with ease. With unmistakeable tunes like his own remix of Green Velvet's 'Bigger Than Prince'; he knew the score to get people moving their feet.

He went from classic house tunes like 'Percolator' by Green Velvet alter ego Cajmere (above) up to Moodymann's 'Freeki Mutha F cker', forcing the crowd to chant an eerie mantra and throw their hands up in surrender.

Simply put, Eats Everything is the man. He knows just the right way to build up the crowd and leave you crashing back down. He knows when to bring out the crowd-pleasers and how to get an entire room dancing. 

Most importantly, he knew how to celebrate the dawn of 2015 in the most unforgettable way. For these reasons, eight hours of Eats was exhilarating but left the crowd begging for another eight hours more.

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