Polaroid

Is This Disco?Since 2004 Polaroid has been at the forefront of pushing new electronic dance music in Leeds, operating out of the intimate surroundings of the Wire club. The venue’s basement feel coupled with its brickwork arches, metal furnishings and custom built Funktion One sound system give the night a true underground feel in a unique party space. Never ones to conform to any musical genre Polaroid believe in playing good music, whilst drawing on influences from deep disco, acid house and contemporary electronic music. This eclectic musical attitude coupled with a friendly, pretence-free and party centric atmosphere has seen Polaroid become among the first club nights in the UK to showcase artists who have gone on to become heavy-weights in the international dance music world such as Simian Mobile Disco, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, In Flagranti, Joakim and Todd Terje amongst many others.Promoters and DJs Joe Morris and Nick Smith met through a mutual love of disco and acid house and have channelled this passion into running Polaroid, a monthly electronic club night which has gone onto to become one of the most respected nights in the UK. Not content with programming cutting edge line ups, the pair have secured gigs of their own at some of the most esteemed clubs across Europe such as Fuse in Brussels, Dublin’s Pod and The End in London, along the way earning a reputation as some of the most respected new DJs and tastemakers in the U.K. This year has been the busiest yet for Polaroid with shows at the Snowbombing festival in Austria for the Horsemeat Disco room and Airbound in Croatia where they closed on Saturday night to great acclaim, as well as finding time to get into the studio and lay down some tracks which should see the light of day next year.

Viva Acid House DJ's/Live acts appeared at Polaroid

Annie Mac

Autokratz

Boys Noize

Brodinski

Broken Hooker Deejays

Casper C

Danielle Moore

Dave Beer

Deadset

Despo

Discodeine

Disco Bloodbath

Electric Press

Erol Alkan

Freeform Five

Geddes

Greg Wilson

Headman

HiEM

Infadels

In Flagranti

ISSST

Jacques Renault

Justus Khoencke

Joakim

JoJo De Freq

Ladytron

Maelstrom

Mock & Toof

Mono­_Cult

Optimo

Punks Jump Up

Radio Slave

Riotous Rockers

Riton

Ryan Shaw

Run Hide Survive

Skull Juice

Shit Robot

Simian Mobile Disco

Spektrum

Space Camp

Tim Sweeney

Tristan Da Cunha

Tramp!

_______________________________________Some nice words people have said about us:''Vital and vibey electronic night populated and run by the worse male haircuts you have ever seen'' THE GUARDIAN JAN 2007



''.arguably the city's best night for celebrating all things electronic.'' DISORDER MAGAZINE



''Polaroid's electronic juggernaut just keeps on trucking. One of the best night's the city has to offer'' METRO (YORKSHIRE)



''Top Ten Nights In the Land'' DJ MAG (JULY 2006)



''A gem of a night. They know what they are doing'' LEEDS STUDENT PAPER (OCT 2006)



''The best night I've played at since NAG NAG NAG'' JOJO DE FREQ



''Polaroid fuckin' rocked! Thanks dudes!'' BOYS NOIZE



''Polaroid, it.'s been around for a little while, but it.'s getting bigger and more popular. Polaroid lead the electro charge, they're new players and ones to watch'' 4CLUBBERS.NET



''The atmosphere was wicked! I loved every minute'' ANNIE MAC (RADIO ONE)



''Would love to play again, thanks for having me!'' TIM SWEENEY (THE DFA)



''That's a wicked party you have there'' DAVE BEER (BACKTOBASICS)



''The most fun you can have with your clothes on.'' VARIOUS



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