'FEVER 105'S 'LOVERS PARADISE' WAS A PHENOMENAL PARTY; FULL OF DISCO, LOVE, AND DIVERSITY'

Disco never intended to grow old and fizzle out, and it has endured over many years with sturdy resistance. Legendary early 70's nights at 'The Loft' or 'The Gallery' were revolutionary in enhancing love and unity in a dancefloor environment. Love was the message, and this was important to many people in our world, who found it difficult to accept diversity. Since then, the life of disco has endured moments of pure joy and happiness, but also pain and attempted murder (1979's 'Disco Demolition' - Chicago's Cosmiskey Park.) Disco isn't instantly put in the same bracket as Rock 'n' Roll or Punk music as being recognised as an important cultural reverence; yet it's revolutions have been far reaching. It continues to inspire, and at this point in the 21st century, has gained much popularity, and seems to be back on top. Fever 105 have consistently spread a loving disco message since they started out 5 years ago. The Manchester born, London-based disco crew have hosted some incredible parties, and played their part in engineering disco's rise back to the top. As well as smaller, more intimate events; they have also frequently held huge, spectacular events at Bethnal Green's popular cultural music hub - Oval Space. Fever 105 have used this venue to target a wide audience of younger and older club goers, and show them how disco is done properly. On the 18th of August, they returned to their recognised party HQ for 'Lovers Paradise'. Disco not only welcomes love and diversity, it also provides a platform for it. The line up included everyone's favourite gay, disco, party starters - Horse Meat Disco, doing it for the girls - Mafalda, Norwegian, cosmic disco enthusiast - Prins Thomas, and some other top DJs.

14 hours of fun was included in the day & night festival ticket! Street food, cocktails, and well established disco specialists, including the 'English Disco Lovers' were on offer throughout the day, in a fine terrace setting. For the evening entertainment, the inside of Oval Space had been kitted out with all sorts of funky, creative decorations, including stars which sparkled, and records that gleamed; as they dangled around the ever-present, marvellous mirror ball. As the disco clock ticked towards 11pm, the first evening headliner - two-time previous Fever 105 guest: Mafalda, unleashed her seriously impressive record collection to a packed out Oval Space. Soul and Rare Groove anthems, combined with infectious energy from the jubilant, young female DJ kicked the disco spirit into motion. As far as selectors come, this young disco diva ticks all the boxes. She spun a series of excellent, up-lifting records one after the other, creating a warm intimate feeling of togetherness, in the large space she was playing to. It was also notable that Mafalda talked to the crowd through her music. One such record voiced 'you've got to give me all your love', and the crowd responded by throwing their hips around and reaching up in to the air, giving all their love and emotion to the music. Her record bag kept on delivering consistently for 2 hours, whilst the mirror ball rotated; shooting laser beams of desirable disco energy into the room. Her music united all kinds of different people at the event, from young, to more mature disco dancers. Everyone came together, and there was a great fever feeling in the room.

Next up was James Hillard and Jim Stanton, representing their four man, queer party collective - Horse Meat Disco. They have been at the forefront of the modern disco resurgence, and are now receiving more bookings than ever with the success they have enjoyed in recent years. They have spread their exceptional energy, and wonderful music around the globe for over 10 years, and were the perfect headliners for the night. The 3 hour, extended set, from 1-4am, started strong with bangers, such as Punkin Machine's sleezy disco number 'I Need You Tonight', before jumping into classics such as 'Haven't You Heard' and 'Don't You Want My Love'. There was also a fitting tribute to the queen of soul - Aretha Franklin, when they played - 'Jump To It'. These tunes enhanced the feeling of collectiveness on the dancefloor that Mafalda had started. A love epidemic spread round the room, with hundreds of people singing and dancing together. The end of their set saw the arrival of Spaghetti Circus' sensational, cosmic, piano house thumper - 'Still Going' which has enjoyed a lot of praise this summer; being played by the likes of DJ Harvey and Mano Le Tough. This perfectly paved the way for Prins Thomas to enter the party. This man is responsible for the extraordinary, eclectic, space disco sounds that have emerged out of Norway in recent years. He is part of the so-called trio of Norweigan disco demi-gods, which includes Todd Terje, and Lindstrom who he owns 3 labels with. He is a genuine music lover, and brought his passion to the DJ booth on the night, playing some sublime records to keep the energy, and mood high from 4-6am, with timeless tunes such as Paradise Garage classic 'First True Love Affair', and the simply amazing 'Je Vulesse'. The vibe was changed, which gave off a fresh new lease of energy, to see the unified group of disco dancers through until the early hours. Prins provided a perfect climax to a phenomenal party; full of disco, love, and diversity. Thank you Fever 105!