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FOUND Festival: Haggerston Park
Monday 17th June 2013 | Emily
Brick Lane played host to something other than street art and curries this Saturday, as it seemed the whole of the electro loving youth had raved their way to Haggerston Park for the one day only FOUND Festival. What began as a series of underground club events just two years ago grew quickly thanks to backing from big names like Red Bull Music Academy and FACT. FOUND sprang from a melting pot of house and techno re-birth, the event boasted 5 stages, a bevy of street performers and even an after party at Warehouse that ran well into the Sunday morning.
The day began with most people preparing themselves, opening up their rucksacks full of cider and trying to work out if they’d brought along enough cigarettes for 10 hours. The sheer amount of crowds that had come out to Shoreditch was staggering, every one of them face painted and feathered up, waiting for the live stages to light up the park.
2pm and the festival was in full swing, the majority heading over to the main arena to catch sets from Cyril Hahn and Audiojack. Smaller stages were equally as rammed, showcasing acts like Wolf + Lamb, Floating Points and even Henrik Schwarz. The German based DJ turned producer is a household name to any early nineties club rat, but his long career in the electro scene seems far from over judging by the new generations reception of him at the Tief & Trouble Vision stage.
And though by late afternoon the sky had opened up, no one was about to go home. Especially since the much anticipated set from Maya Jane Coles was just kicking off right in the centre of the park. Spinning material from her upcoming album Comfort, the emerging star of the deep house scene was met with a frenzy. Featuring guest vocals from Tricky, Miss Kittin and Kim Ann Foxman to name a few, the amazing LP promises to be the big sound of this summer. Maya’s set was a monster of relentless basslines strung over breakdowns and drops which, after already having 8 hours of rave behind them, somehow managed to drag the crowds right back into the thick of it. In fact, if it weren’t for the typically English weather and slight smell of chips in the air, you could almost believe you were in Benicassim or (at a push) Miami.
The festival officially closed at 9pm, but the party continued in and around Old Street for a few days afterwards. At just £12.50 for an early booking, FOUND proved to be not only one of the cheapest but definitely one of the best mid-summer festivals London has to offer.
By Emily Douglas
