BY KANDRÉ MCDONALD, Freelance Writer
Patrons kept the temperatures boiling on the dance floor at Temperature, held at 16 West King's House Road on Friday. - NATHANIEL STEWART
THE THERMAL READING at 16 West King's House Road was temporarily altered last Friday night as the 'Temperature - So Funkin' Hot' party got under way at the venue.
The temperature was never scorching hot during the proceeding, however, it was consistently heated enough to generate a nice party vibe. The party 'started' at approximately 12:20 a.m. when Kurt 'The Party' Animal Riley started his first stint of the night. 'The Party Animal' was relentless in his mixing as he went about dropping dancehall hits from the early '90s, he then complimented this by switching genre and the early 2000s hip hop songs from the likes of Jay Z and Busta Rhymes ushered the patrons in a dancing mood.
While Kurt was garnering the partying mode, the promoters were busy hoisting a cage with two sexily clad lasses above the entrance to the venue. This move sparked some interest and only served to heighten the temperature inside the venue.
Selectors from Renaissance Disco soon took over selecting duties and they immediately found favour with the patrons with songs like Beenie Man's King of the Dancehall and later Hum Hum. The Renaissance selectors then started 'dancing school' and soon it was songs from the likes of Elephant Man and Voice Mail that ruled the turntables.
The temperature was beginning to fall before Coppershot took over at approximately 1:53 a.m. They started with several hip hop favourites and was holding their own for a while, however the high momentum on which they started soon faded and the patrons were hardly moving to the songs being played.
When Kurt Riley stepped up to the selecting booth for a second time he did not leave until he stamped his superiority on the proceedings with some tantalising and sometimes breathtaking mixing, proving why he is really the 'Party Animal.'
Kurt started his second stint with Sizzla's Praise He Jah before easing into Babylon a Listen, he then used Luciano to ask God to 'sweep over his soul', and later informed the wicked man through Capleton that they will have to fall. The straight music juggling found favour with the patrons and soon no song stayed on the turntables for more than 10 seconds, however the patrons could not complain, as they were continually roaring for the song that followed.
At this time the party reached its climax and even though the venue was not packed the patrons who turned out to experience a different Jamaican temperature were not disappointed. Later the selectors from Renaissance Disco and Coppershot carried the party to a reasonably calm conclusion.
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