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1/5th's Lai Chi Lounge
Where Night People Come to Flirt with Danger

The art of flirting is alive and well at 1/5. Every Thursday night the Star Street presents the Lai Chi Lounge, Hong Kong’s premier arena for the flirting in all its variety and fascination.
  Free Dita cocktails for the ladies, music, dancing, the right atmosphere, and a great mix of people are the ingredients.

  First, the drinks. Dita, for those who haven’t yet been introduced, is a superb Lychee flavoured liqueur that adds a passionate tang to the five cocktails which ladies may imbibe for free. They include a Dita Martini
  (Lemongrass Wyborowa vodka, Dita, and fresh lychee), the Dita Pacific (Shochu, Dita, Fresh Pineapple, Lime Honey), and three other divine concoctions.

  Then there’s the music, pulsing, headcandy style, seductive house, provided by top DJ Eric Byron. Nice-born Eric has played in Hong Kong’s best clubs, venues and parties, as well as venues throughout Asia. During the
  “555” tour of China in 2002 he played to crowds of 15,000, and made history with the first international “rave party” in Ipoh, Malaysia. To quote the SCMP, “DJ Eric Byron isn’t just the hottest French DJ in Hong Kong, he’s one of the hottest DJ’s here. Full Stop.”

  And finally, there’s the flirting. 1/5 doesn’t do that – it’s the province of guests at Lai Chi Lounge. We can’t even offer instruction. It’s an art one needs to master on one’s own. Some are obvious, others are subtle. But
  practitioners are assured that the ambience will be perfect.

  The Lai Chi Lounge gets going at 9 p.m. every Thursday evening. How will the evenings turn out? With flirting, you never can tell...

  1/5 is managed by Elite Concepts, one of Asia's leading hospitality groups. Elite Concepts operates a diverse portfolio of restaurants and  bars in Hong Kong, Jakarta and Shanghai. Outlets in Hong Kong include yè shanghai
  and La Cité in Pacific Place, Cinecittà, Kokage and One-Fifth on Star Street; Klong Bar and Grill (KBG) and Bebek Bengil 3 in The Broadway, Wanchai; yè shanghai Kowloon at the Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel and café mi in Festival Walk.

  1/5 is located on 9 Star Street
   tel : 2520 2515

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New American Dining Experience of “Mesquite Grilling” at
 L.A. Brasserie – Regal Kowloon Hotel

Hong Kong, July 2004 – In July, Executive Chef Jimmy will present an enticing original American menu using “Mesquite Grilling”, the town’s first cooking method to tease your palate. The creative method is the promising tip to cook tender and delicious meats with strong earthy flavour. New dining experience at L.A. Brasserie, Regal Kowloon Hotel. Come and savour some naturally inspired signature dishes including “Angus Rib Eye Steak”, “Grill Original Baby Back Rib” and “Monk-fish with Peppered Citrus Marinade”.
 
Mesquite is a deciduous tree, commonly found in all areas of Texas.  Jimmy introduces “Mesquite Grilling” because the burning temperature of the wood is optimum for barbecuing. “When I lived in the States, I always go to cut the Mesquite trees for grilling because I like the strong earthy flavours very much which inspires my senses. I recommend “Mesquite Grilling” to all Hong Kong people who are always exploring new tastes and styles”. Executive Chef Jimmy said. He recommends all Wood Chips Mesquite Grill Items served with our home-made wild mushroom cream or pepper gravy.

Nowadays, healthy living is fundamental to the cosmopolitan. Therefore, Jimmy specially prepared one of our signature dishes namely “Monk-fish with Peppered Citrus Marinade” to all health-conscious people. The flavoursome monk-fish is marinated with the freshness of fruits including lemon, orange and grapefruit to perfection to satisfy the dining desire of the health-conscious guests. Mouth-watering desserts include “Warm Chocolate Flan with Ice-cream” and “Fruit Kebabs with Chocolate Fondue”, which intensify the essence of this “Mesquite Grilling” delight.             

The Wood Chips Mesquite Grill Items are available between 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm & 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm from Monday to Sunday.

You Deserve Supreme Leisure Dining with a Wide Selection of Exotic American Flavours!

Reservations are welcome by calling 2313 8779!
Address: 1/F, 71 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon.

 

Saturday 28th August Bank Holiday Weekend

Old Liverpool Airfield, Speke, Merseyside, 3pm - 6am

 

Creamfields: Saturday August 28th 2004: Summertime is here!   Its time to kick back and dance alfresco once again to our favourite live acts & dj’s in a field that delivers the greatest dance festival line up this year.  Now in its 7th year Creamfields 2004 boasts 7 arenas and 2 outdoor stages and is guaranteed to give this years summertime the best send off ever!

 

We are pleased to announce that headlining this years Creamfields Outdoor Stage are the undisputable Chemical Brothers.  This will be the first time that Tom & Ed have ever performed live at Creamfields, and if you were one of the 1 billion people to have witnessed their performance at this years MTV Europe awards you wont want to miss this! Joining them on the main stage will be this years most talked about band the Scissor Sisters and the stunning and ubercool Goldfrapp performing live as the sun goes down plus the awesome Scratch Perverts and Dynamite MC delivering some raw cutting edge material.  Recently added acts include A Man Called Adam and the highly acclaimed Mylo.

 

This year Creamfields will be debuting 2 new arenas which include the Underwater Vs Circus Arena hosted by Darren Emerson & Yousef, amongst the talent we can expect to see a debut performance from Radio 1’s Tim Westwood and a live performance from Tim Deluxe, Mark Farina, Josh Wink, Mutiny, Paul Jackson and Lewis Boardman, no doubt expect some slapstick unplanned surprises on the day as well!  Another newcomer to the Cream family is the Tidy Arena, bringing with them the gladiators of hard house including, Lisa Lashes, Yoji, Tidy Boys and BK to name but a few!  Last years Essential Mix Arena remained road blocked from start to finish and judging by this years line up, will be once again.  Joining Radio 1’s Pete Tong and performing at Creamfields for the first time will be Deep Dish they will be joined by Jeff Mills, Layo & Bushwacka, Danny Howells + many more.

 

The impressionable Erick Morillo will be returning with his Subliminal stable to cause more mischief, to what has become one of the most popular arenas at the festival, this year its been made bigger but promises to keep its intimate vibe, he will be joined by the genre breaking Audio Bullys, Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero, Jorge Jaramillo (Who Da Funk), Jose Nunez, Shawnee Taylor (Live) and for the first time performing in the Subliminal Arena Radio 1’s  Seb Fontaine this arena also features special guest Felix Da Housecat.

 

We are pleased to welcome on board GoodGreef who for the first time will be co-hosting the Main Arena with Mixmag joining the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Armin Van Buuren, Judge Jules, Fergie, Tall Paul and Paul Van Dyk who will be flying in from his Cream Ibiza residency they will be bringing with them their best homegrown talent including Eddie Halliwell, Adam Sheridan, Shan & Alex Kidd.  And of course Creamfields just would’nt be the same without the Radio 1 Outdoor Stage, they return once again with their herd of Allstars ready to turn the heat up as soon as the gates open!

 

And with more arenas been added including the Cream MTV Dance Arena which includes the DJ wizadry from the likes of Sasha, Sander Kleinberg, Nic Fanciulli, Gabriel & Dresen, MYNC Project, Steve Parry, Lee Ellis & Anthony Probyn. And for the first time ever Liverpools eclectic masters Chibuku Shake Shake host their very own arena at Creamfields, bringing not just a blisteringly cool underground line up but a tent with a difference, all will be revealed on the day

 

Creamfields is not just about the music, other attractions on the day include the legendary 5-aside Football Tournament and full on fairground for the adrenalin junkies.  Perhaps a spot of Water Pistol Roulette or Pole Dancing (boys & girls!) is your bag, all of which can be found in the Aftershock Arena.  Or perhaps you’d rather dance under the sun with a cabaret of DJ talent in the Strongbow Rooms or take a trip back to the summer of love and basque in the warmth of the Creamfields sunshine in front of a fully transformed ‘VW Camper Van Mobile Disco’ hosted by Gurn.net.

 

The free spirit of Creamfields is one of unbridled hedonism an experience that will leave us with unforgettable memories of a moment in time that can never be repeated. Creamfields is a state of mind, a happening that exemplifies our generation, its one big groovy womb of love, music and friends.  This is the greatest time of our lives lets enjoy it!

 

Its What August Bank Holidays are made for.

 

LINE UP SO FAR:-

 

Creamfields Outdoor stage

Chemical Brothers, Goldfrapp, A Man Called Adam, Scratch Perverts featuring Dynamite MC, Mylo.  Plus Special Guest:  Scissor Sisters

 

Cream/Goodgreef & Mixmag Arena

Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules, Fergie, Tall Paul, Eddie Halliwell, Christopher Lawrence, Adam Sheridan, Shan, Alex Kidd

 

Subliminal Sessions Arena with Erick Morillo

Seb Fontaine, Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero, Audio Bullys, Jose Nunez, Jorge Jaramillo (Who Da Funk), Shawnee Taylor (Live).  Featuring very special guest:  Felix Da Housecat

 

Cream MTV Dance Arena

Sasha, Sander Kleinenberg, Dave Seaman, Gabriel & Dresden, David Guetta, Nic Fanciulli, MYNC Project, Steve Parry, Lee Ellis, Anthony Probyn, Way Out West (Live), Infusion (Live)

 

Underwater Vs Circus Arena

Darren Emerson, Yousef, Tim Deluxe (Live), Mark Farina, Tim Westwood, Josh Wink, Mutiny, Paul Jackson, Paul Woolford, Lewis Boardman

 

Radio 1 Essential Mix Arena with Pete Tong

Deep Dish, Jeff Mills, Layo & Bushwacka, Danny Howells, Plump DJ's, Hernan Cattaneo, Steve Mac, Michael Burian.   Plus exclusive live performance: Dave Clarke

 

Chibuku Shake Shake Presents the Caukus Roadshow Tent

DJ Marky & MC Stamina (Brazil), D’Julz (Families, Paris), Krafty Kuts, Luke Carr & Wandy, The Beat Monkeys (4Decks/2Mixers), Dom Chung, Leo Belchetz, Loz (Contrast/Chibuku), DJ Emma

 

Tidy Arena

Lisa Lashes, Yoji Biomehanica, Tidy Boys, Andy Farley, Anne Savage, BK, Paul Glazby, Lee Haslam, Rob Tissera, Tara Reynolds, Amber D, Paul Maddox (Live).

 

Radio 1 Outdoor Stage

With the Radio 1 Allstars live on air from 5pm. Full details on www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

 

Strongbow Rooms

Justin Robertson, Mutiny (DJ Set), FC Kahuna, Rob Da Bank, Medicine 8, Glimmer Twins, Arthur Baker, Kris Bones

 

Aftershock Arena

Aftershock returns to Creamfields with the ultimate alternative festival experience, the Aftershock Arena!  Join your mates for an instant party, indulge yourself in everything from pole dancing to water pistol roulette.  Look on, jump in or enjoy the DJ talent in the Aftershock Bar

 

Gurn Fun Bus Mobile Disco

Take a trip back to the summer of love 1973, remembering the good times of old. The Gurney Boys are bringing their retro sound system to Creamfields 2004. An icon of the past, their classic 'Vee Dub' camper has been fully transformed into a mobile disco! They will be showcasing the very best in old school talent playing dance music you love from times gone by.

 

Chill Out Arena

If the music gets a little too much, take solace in the chill out arena.  Kick back, chat, relax and enjoy!

 

 

Event Details

Saturday 28th August Bank Holiday Weekend

Old Liverpool Airfield, Speke Boulevard, Speke, Merseyside

Times: 3pm - 6am.  Capacity: 40,000

Tickets:  £49 + BF On sale now

Info Tel: 0208 735 6605 / www.creamfields.com

Cream Ticket Line:  0870 242 7326 / Ticketmaster (24hr) 0870 169 0109 / Radio City Box Office: 0151 256 5555

Tickets Online:  www.ticketline.co.uk / www.ticketmaster/co.uk

Accomodation Hotline:  0845 601 1125 & www.visitliverpool.com

 

Travel Info:  Full travel details can be found on www.cream.co.uk

Coaches:  Event Express Coaches:  Info Line:  08702 407 835  or Credit Card Bookings: 07976 439 289 / Website: www.event-express.co.uk / Email: [email protected]

 

CREAMFIELDS INTERNATIONAL

 

Creamfields is the only festival to take its blueprint global.  So far shows have been staged in Poland, Czech Republic, Argentina, Ireland and Turkey.  Due to the unprecedented success of Creamfields internationally, 2004 will see Creamfields staged in over 10 other territories around the globe. International Shows this year include:  Mexico, Russia, Czech Republic, Chile, Spain, Argentina and Brazil.

 

Creamfields Czech Republic - Prague, Capacity: 30,000

Friday August 6th

Line up TBA

 

 

Creamfields Spain - Murcia, Capacity: 30,000

Saturday 14th August

Massive Attack, Fatboy Slim, Paul Oakenfold, Goldfrapp, Way Out West, Timo Maas, X press 2, Layo and Bushwacka!, The Orb, Angel Molina, Buenavista, Miss Kitten, Undo, djd! + more to be announced!

 

Creamfields Chile - Santiago, Capacity: 15,000

Friday 12th November

Line up TBA

 

Creamfields Buenos Aires - Argentina, Capacity: 45,000

Saturday November 13th

Line up TBA

 

Creamfields Sao Paulo - Brazil, Capacity TBA

Saturday November 20th

Line up TBA

 

Creamfields Moscow - Russia, Capacity 20,000

Date TBC

Faithless, Paul Oakenfold, Goldie + many more TBA

Connected presents Judge Jules (10/01/04): Judge Jules was in Hong Kong before his trip to Japan after 2+ years since his last visit to Queens Disco in Central.The Club was full by 2am when Jules came on to a crowd uproar after he was spotted. The fans were a good mix of new and old clubbing faces from around Hong Kong that were there solely to have a good time. The 2 hours was a mix of remixes, classic tunes, bootlegs and unknown driving tracks that are likely to be played on his show on Radio 1 when he returns to the UK. A great night that had just about everyone on the dance floor at some point or another. Lets hope Queens brings in more quality crowd entertainers like Judge Jules.

DJ A-Trak Live in Hong Kong - 06/03/04: As Hip Hop venues go, Club Ing is one of the main places for such events so the A-Trak party was planned for the night. The young freshed face DJ whipped up a fenzy of hip hop, rap and other vocal variations for the crowd, surrounded by the clubs cool decorations from Valentines Day, the previous month.

The only thing lacking was the crowd of people, many missed out his skills on the decks that night, but maybe it was a good thing that you could actually dance for a change I have enough space to move around.

DJ Galaxy came on after him to keep the Vibe going. In the front room DJ LadyStar was playing, nice tunes just unfortunate that most were there in the main room to see A-Trak.

Rating: 7/10

Review By: Nick W

Placebo Live in Hong Kong- 10/03/04: This band who has been in the spotlight for around 8 years came to Hong Kong to perform for one night, where a number of people only found out a week before, turned out to give a great show to everyone in Hong Kong who made it to Hitec that night. The band played a variety of songs from their most recent to other variations, but not some of their classics that the fans were hoping. From our forums people complained about the pushing and shoving in the crowd, but what do you expect at a concert?! Free standing is free movement and the 2,000+ crowd (this is the figure that someone who works with the promoters told us)overall seemed to enjoy the show.

One of the first comments heard after the gig was that more International bands should come each month, hopefully we will get this in Hong Kong, but may take a bit of time.

Rating: 8/10

Review By: Alyson Hau

Don’t Call Mama: Rap battles have been getting popular in this city, as more and more hip-hopper are starting to stand out and create their own sound in their own language. If you have never heard Canto-rap before, you should, just to catch up with the trend. Unlike American rap, Canto-rap doesn’t just have to be about cursing each other, it can be about respect, it can be about what MC really is. Though some of the contestants were not creative enough to say anything other than swear words, and someone’s mom, but that has made the other ones stand out even more.

Through ‘Don’t Call Mama’, we can see that Canto-rap may not rhyme like American rap, which every single line is melodic, of course, that seems to be ideal and catchy, while in Canto-rap, staying with the beat and getting the crowd into what you do seems to be the most important. Even though, honestly, I cannot say that I will pay a hundred bucks to buy their stuff… yet (if the contestants releases a CD), but I can see a pretty impressive future if more people in Hong Kong can get involved and get into it, it’s still taking baby steps, but it’s growing, and it’s all good while we’re getting there.


Rating : 7/10

Review by: Alyson Hau

Maksim In Hong Kong: Fans in Hong Kong would definitely be familiar with the name of Maksim, even just by saying ‘the Piano Player’. This is already his third stay in Hong Kong, but it’s just his first “in concert” performance. The main difference when comparing the other performances to this concert, is that he has a 6 piece orchestra, with a guitarist, an additional pianist, and a percussionist. So what you hear from those speakers in the Academy of Performing Arts, are what’s been played live.

Starting the set off with his ever-so-famous ‘Flight of the Bumble Bee’, showing off how fast his fingers can go on the keyboard, with the usual all black outfit and THE smile, Maksim has brought the cell-phone ringing crowd to silence, at least for the first few minutes. Capturing the audience with a string of collection from his debut album, he also threw in a surprise, a song that he has never played live before, ‘Ocean Dream’, the theme for this coming Olympic Games.

The whole performance was captivating, but maybe because that was the first show in Hong Kong, or maybe it’s because of my brain is still addicted to the songs with the dance beats instead of a snare drum, didn’t really feel right when the drums were covering the sound of everything else… Apart from this, it was quite a night.


Rating : 8/10

Review By: Alyson Hau

Sinosphere: It was the first techno event in a long time in Hong Kong. April 30th, 2004 was going to be a night to remember as it marked the beginning of potentially future Sinosphere events to grace the streets of Hong Kong. Sinosphere was to be held at the prestigious Viceroy venue located in the Sun Hung Kai Centre in Wanchai district. Upon entry, it was clear many people had anticipated this event by sporting Technasia T-shirt's and warming up to the tech-house and electro sounds of Teng Boon. It was 12AM and the crowd was getting a bit more eager to hear the harder and pumping sounds of Amil Khan. 12AM came and went still without any signs of the anticipated DJ. Then 1AM came and a silhouette figure of a familiar face graced the DJ booth. It was Amil of Technasia preparing himself for a soon to be hard and thundering set of techno in its purest form. By this time, the venue was clearly getting packed as hot and sweaty dancers were put into a hypnotic state with Technasia's track selection.

House and Tech-House was on rotation for the first half hour before Amil began to bring in more of a funky sound to the decks. Soon tracks like Rino Cerrone's "Rilis 7", The Advent/Subjective's "Tremmer", and Technasia's own "Acid Storm" and "Undisputed Life" could be heard ravaging the speaker walls sending dancers into a state of frenzy. Being the first techno event i have attended in Hong Kong, i must say that overall it was a very good night.

The venue was spacious and had a balcony with a harbour view, the sound system was crisp and clear, the lighting was dark, and the crowd was intimate and having a great time. Sounds of Detroit, hard techno, and electro could be heard screaming the whole night. At 4AM, i was getting a bit fatigue from all the dancing and decided to call it a night, thinking to myself as i left that i sincerely hoped that this would mark the beginning of future Sinosphere events to come.

Review by: philip leung

!!!: Louden Up Now (Punk-Funk) “And you can tell the President to suck my fucking dick. Does that sound intelligent? Like I give a fu*king frick”.Chatting to Skrufff recently !!! guitarist Mario Andreone admitted the 7 piece punk-funk pioneers now wished they’d named checked President Reagan on their reactionary latest single Pardon My Freedom, though any band that can rhyme dick with ‘frick’ is clearly already aware that the devil’s in the detail.

And it’s the detail, or rather the 10 songs included here, which will carry them beyond being ‘the trendiest of New York hipsters’ (NME) after a year in which they’ve already effortlessly surpassed erstwhile contemporaries like DFA and The Rapture.

Essentially a collection of loosely structured jam-style punk-funk workouts, the record is both surprisingly listenable as well as cheerfully upbeat, its serious political messages offset with humour and intelligence that compares favourably with the wit of their spiritual 80s forefathers; namely Talking Heads and original agit-pop provocateurs Gang Of Four.

Breakthrough single Me and Giuliani Down By The School Yard remains a highlight as does live favourite Shitscheissemerde though the whole album trundles along happily, reflecting the band’s chemistry which they’ve clearly now got hold of.

Another reason !!! are set for great things is the sheer brilliance of their live shows (all 7 players are superb musicians as well as clearly great mates) and while Louden Up Now doesn’t quite capture that magic, it’s nevertheless a worthy musical snap shot of a band clearly going places. Louden Up Now is out now on Warp.

Genre: Punk-funk

Rating: 7/10

Rating:

Track listing:

01. When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Crazee
02. Pardon My Freedom
03. Dear Can
04. The Kings Weed
05. Hello, Is This Thing On?
06. Shit Scheisse
07. Merde pt. 2
08. Me and Giuliani Down By The School Yard
09. Space Island
10. Shitscheissemerde

http://www.warprecords.com/bleep/current_item.php?selection=WARP121_DM

Review by: Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)

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