In a barn, at a new years party, the DJ is playing house music – hard house. There are young people. They seem to think this is ironic! WTF. This is serious.

What are you smoking?

Well it’s hardly grime is it?

Yeah, blud, but you iz like telling it straight on here tho, innit fam?

Absolutely nothing. I shall now employ the Edinburgh defence of “I’m loving the choons, but apparently theyre a bit Meh.” Though now everyone is enjoying a little boogie, so there you have it!

-could be worse- I’m at home with Robbie William on the TV.

What’s he doing on your TV? Tell him to get down before he hurts himself.

Coldcut on 6 music

Pass the pills and glowsticks!

Your not at house of house are ya?

Horns and hoovers!

Hardbarn.

Strawcore / Balebeat / Sheepdipsco.

hard house

They probably can’t afford enough drugs to enjoy it authentically.

Narco-Economic Step.

They probably can’t afford enough drugs to enjoy it authentically.

And “city centre living opportunity” / bedsit / “studio apartment” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as a music genre.

In a barn, at a new years party, the DJ is playing house music – hard house. There are young people. They seem to think this is ironic! WTF. This is serious.

I’m really not sure where the irony lies, which shows how little I know about what the young people of today listen to.
Although, considering just how young significant portions of the audience are at the gigs I go to, then perhaps I’m not as out of touch as I thought.

Sheepdipsco

That’s baaaaaaaad! No, that’s good!

Although, considering just how young significant portions of the audience are at the gigs I go to, then perhaps I’m not as out of touch as I thought.

Going to Little Mix gig’s doesn’t count.

To anyone young the house scene would be like motown was to me.