Honey+Chilidog+Horse Meat Disco December 14, 2008

Join Honey Soundsystem Sunday December 14 as we welcome our first of many illustrious guests this Sunday at Paradise Lounge.

After a stunning 2 year run at the recently shuttered Transfer, Chilidog! is a meal on the run. Multigifted asthete Stanley AKA The Bearded Lady will be serving a satisfying meal of disco chunks and funky crunks. Then all the way from Brixton London comes James Hillard of the notorious Horse Meat Disco. Here is the low down on this legendary party:

"Since its humble beginnings over 5 years ago Horse Meat Disco has become an institution on both sides of the sexual divide due in large part to its dedication and appreciation to Disco music in all its forms. The brainchild of James Hillard and Jim Stanton via the inspiration of New York nightlife legend Adam Goldstone (RIP) the idea was to create an alternative party that harped back to the halcyon days of parties like The Loft and The Gallery in New York whilst at the same time adapting it for a London crowd and always looking to the future. This formula proved successful from the start and led the club to take up its residency every Sunday in the most fantastic South London boozer; Eagle London.

Jim and James both DJs in their own right enlisted the help of 2 of London's hardest working DJs to help create the sound that would take HMD from its beginnings in a china town basement to the recognition it now holds. Those DJs being Severino hailing from Mantova in Italy and Filthy Luka (aka Luke Howard) resident of Queer Nation and life long disco fanatic.

These 4 DJs with their knowledge of music and what makes a dance floor move proved a force to be reckoned with and the parties soon became the talk of the town attracting a discerning mix of old time disco heads, club kids, bears, naturists and something new in gay clubs; a space where disco fans of a heterosexual persuasion could live out their fantasy of going to a gay disco club without feeling totally out of place. The club's ethos has always been to provide a queer space for everyone after all the best parties have always been the ones where the crowd comes from all walks of life.

Horse Meat Disco consolidated its disco credentials by inviting some of the best DJ talent to grace the decks at the club. Past guests have included Dimitri From Paris, Derrick Carter, Daniele Baldelli, James Murphy, Prins Thomas, Todd Terje, Tim Sweeney, Lady Miss Kier, Luke Unabomber, Maurice Fulton, Rub 'n' Tug, Cosmo, Daniel Wang, Gerry Rooney, Andy Butler (Hercules and Love Affair), Honey Dijon, Greg Wilson, DJ Spun, Mungolian Jetset, I-F, Loud-E, Steve Kotey, The Idjut Boys, Permanent Vacation, Victor Rosado, Felix Dickinson, Lowlife and Diesel to name but a few. Thanks to appearances by these guys Horse Meat Disco is firmly on the map and its attendance by DJs and dancers alike has become a badge of honour with which to be worn with pride.

Over the last few years Horse Meat Disco has been involved with exciting projects such as The NYC Downlow which took The Glastonbury Festival and Lovebox Weekender by storm in 2007/8. The recreation of a bombed out New York street scene with a gay club tucked down one of its alleys filled with trannies, hookers and leather boys coupled with the best music heard and performances by the London's Cream of alternative gay performers consolidated HMD's reputation for creating one of the most unique and underground parties around.

The creative energy that goes into HMD events has led then to join the ranks of Ministry Of Sound Radio where their upcoming show (Mondays 4pm-6pm) looks set to catapult them the dizzy heights of disco deities."

The fireplace will be blazing and the dancefloor will be just as hot. Come down for a buffet of disco meats and drinksy treats. $2 Beers and $4 Whiskey Drinks all night long.

UPCOMING GUESTS:

December 21 Jeffrey Sfire / Ghostly International /Berlin
December 28 DJ Spun / Ron Music / DFA / New York
January 04 Cosmo Vittelli / I'm A Cliche / Paris

Official Website: http://www.honeysoundsystem.com