Over the past two decades Ben Rau has developed into one of the most inspiring talents to come out of the London scene. He is a resident at London's prolific Fuse Sunday rave, having been part of this iconic party since day one and with releases like “The City” released on the Fuse London imprint getting smashed on dance floors by the likes of Seth Troxler, Sasha, Raresh, Anthony Collins, Tim Green and Laura Jones and “Golden Dawn EP” which is set to be released on Luna Records April 2012, Ben is set for imminent propulsion into the limelight.

All they is to say now is sit back and listen to this born and bred Berlin rising star mixing it up!

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Boxing Day is a risky choice for the launch of a new clubbing night. Nevertheless, it was chosen as the birth date of Doblar, a concept by local Middlesbrough DJ and record label boss Paul Bowen held at The Medicine Bar. Doblar began by entrusting an unknown local DJ competition winner, Rob Alderson, to warm-up for Cocoon and Crosstown Rebels associate Dinky. Bar grooves were in abundance as Alderson prepped the crowd with an hour of mellow house before picking up the pace as people started to group inside the club. By 11:30 PM, the space was packed as thoughts seemingly started to turn to the start of a four-hour set by the headliner downstairs.

Dinky said in a pre-interview for the night that, as a DJ, she loves to mix records—that's it. Rather than placing emphasis on the use of effects, she prefers to allow the individual personalities of tracks she plays to dominate. This was obvious, as many of the records she spun were used without manipulation and in their entirety, giving a classic sound to her set. Dinky managed to entwine past and present, as the lyrics of Danny Tengalia's "Music Is the Answer" and Eddie Amador's "House Music" blended perfectly in to more recent efforts like "Amame" from Intruder and Subb-an's remix of Noir & Haze's "Around." A beautiful moment came as the crowd was lifted by the haunting voice of Arthur Russell through Justin Harris' "Moon," with a sing-along following, much to the delight of the headliner.

The Chilean born jock definitely brings her own flair, but in an understated way. She constantly looked relaxed, and interacted with a crowd, who were, at times, rather overbearing in their enthusiasm for the tracks she was playing. And even politics between promoter and club, which saw Dinky's set cut half an hour short, could not ruin the atmosphere at the end of the night, as people hung around waiting for more.

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Amy Peat

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Justin Drake is undoubtedly one of the most consistent contributors to house music for over 15 years. Whether it be via his productions alongside Clive Henry as Peace Division, his audio engineering or his solo productions, Drake has had nothing but success when it comes to the 4:4 beat. We are very happy to have Justin prepare this podcast for us, all we can say is sit back and enjoy the consistent sound of Justin Drake.

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doblar is back with something very special to break in the new year with a bang.

This is a "one off" opportunity to get involved with something great, the venue will never be available again after this event!!

NOTE: Venue will be announced on the day of the event, all information will be emailed to people who have bought tickets (So ensure all details are correct when buying your ticket)

** LOCATION IS IN DARLINGTON! **

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Main Room

NYRA

Paul Bowen

Mark Graham

Makormic

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Room 2

Rob Alderson

Ruckus DJs

Tom Worton, Ben Worton, John Paget

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About Nyra

Nyra was born in the north of England, not too many years ago. From humble surroundings and still only in his early twenties he has already reached a point where he has travelled all over the globe, DJing from the Black Sea to Canada, Space Ibiza, Miami WMC, Sonar festival in Barcelona, Extrema festival in Holland, and the ADE. What has propelled him so quickly into the ears, hearts and sets of so many people is his undeniable passion, technique, and breathtaking ability to cover a huge amount of musical ground while always remaining absolutely on point with his selection, guided by an innate sense of rhythm, musicality and flow.

Deep, low slung and stripped back, his blending of grooves loosely fit under the banner of house and techno and have a timeless quality, with his crate digging hunger giving him such an armory of music to fill his sets that he literally can play all night long. You often don’t know whether he’s playing old or new tracks, unless you’re one of the few who have the musical depth to be aware of the often obscure musical gems he’s dug out from god knows where. Then again, part of the joy of Nyra’s sets is the fact that he’s going to take you somewhere you probably haven’t been before, bringing a fresh angle to the dance floor that everybody enjoys.

As a producer Nyra is also incredibly adept at reducing grooves to their bare essence, a minimalist approach but without tracks sounding sterile. Always with maximum rhythmical interest and always inventive. Not obvious, they tend to be oblique excursions into groove science. Nyra’s new tracks really are causing a stir at the moment and his release schedule is set to seriously increase as we move into the future.

In an age when everything is available to everyone, all the time, at the click of the mouse, things become about more than just access to tracks, it's knowing which to pick out of the sea of content washing over us all….. and where to put them. It's back to the original skill at the heart of DJing vibe maintenance. This is Nyra’s core strength. It’s an ability that belies his age, and is testament to how dedicated he’s been to his art since obtaining his first set of decks at the tender age of 16. He has thrown himself completely into the world of electronic music since this point.

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