Goodbyes are tough enough at the best of times so who better to send off Birmingham’s institutional Que Club (a converted methodists church) than long time Atomic Jam resident resident and Flux Recordings boss man Chris Finke. Finke had the honour and privilege to play the clubs last ever set and fuelled by the lump in his throat and welling tears of the Que Club faithful, Finke brought home an inspired set rammed full of the classics.
Ade Fenton and Mark Broom can both boast residencies at the 17 year long running Atomic Jam, but it is Chris Finke who remains the crowned resident DJ. Que Club temporarily closed down between 2003 and 2008, forcing the event to change its locale until returning to a new “Q” Club in 2008. Atomic Jam remained there until the Birmingham techno garrison finally shut its doors for good on January 28th of this year. A quick glance over the many names to grace Atomic Jam include everyone from Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and Derrick May to Chris Liebing, Joey Beltram, Speedy J and Oliver Ho, not to mention the UK’s biggest techno stalwarts Surgeon, Luke Slater, Ben Sims, James Ruskin and Dave Clarke.
Chris Finke was naturally front and centre for Que Clubs final curtain call which was mic’d up catching the clubs final hour of throbbing beats, rattling percussion and cheers and tears for added nostalgia.
02. Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise - Reload
03. Mike Dearborn - Sweep The Floor - Djax-Up-Beats
04. Laurent Garnier - Crispy Bacon - F-Comm
05. Technasia - Force (Voxless) - Technasia Records
06. Robert Hood - The Family - M_Plant
07. Joey Beltram - Ball Park - Tresor
08. Maurizio - Ploy (Strategic Mix) - Basic Channel
09. DJ Funk - Run (UK) - DJ Funk Records
10. Chris Finke - Petrolbomb - Flux Recordings
11. Dave Clarke - The Wolf - Skint
12. Ritchie Hawtin - Minus Orange (Finke Edit) - M_Nus
13. FUSE - Substance Abuse - Plus 8
14. Clones - Clones 5 - Clones
15. Joey Beltram - Energy Flash (Graffiti On Mars Remix) - White Label
16. Millsart - Step To Enchantment - Axis
17. Mike Dearborn - Birds On E - Djax-Up-Beats
18. Sound Of K - Silvery Sounds (Technasia Hard Mix) - F-Comm
19. Joey Beltram - Arena - STX
20. Adam Beyer - Remainings III (Jesper Dahlback Remix) - Drumcode
21. Surgeon - La Real - Counterbalance
22. Surgeon - Midnight Club Tracks II - Counterbalance
23. James Ruskin - Work (Steve Rachmad Remix) - Blueprint
24. Public Energy - Three-O-Three - Stealth Records
25. Paul Woolford pres. Bobby Peru - Erotic Discourse - 2020 Vision
26. Chris Finke - Itchiban Edit #1 - Unreleased
27. Laurent Garnier - The Man With The Red Face - F-Comm
28. Vitalic - La Rock - International DJ Gigilos
29. Human Resource vs 808 State - Dominator / Cubik (2 Many DJs Mash Up)
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ReplyDeleteAmazing mix, quality post, loved the 100 Tracks also. Keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteI was there and it was f'in amazing!
ReplyDeleteUs internet dwellers can only imagine!
ReplyDeleteWas there too .. fantastic send-off and amazing vibe.
ReplyDeleteIt was an immense night! The que club will never really be gone, it is always in our hearts and minds :D
ReplyDeleteWow, we haven't been to the Que for years, and are sad to see it go, but that is a suitably banging mix - thanks!
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