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June 2, 2008 |
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It
always takes a few years for a decade
to die. 1992 may as well have been called
'1989 part 3', for all its
originality. But come now: it's
2008 already. |
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On
the site of the old Denim, the new Kingly Club
is a slick affair of LED-lit curves and iconic
fish tanks. Basically, bleach the garish purple,
and it's Denim all over again. But white. Very,
very white. Behind it's double-height glass
frontage, it feels like a set from Star Trek.
A futurism drenched in the luxurious minimalism
of the 1990s. And a crowd, I foresee, who are
still impressed with that.
So far, so 90s. But descend into the sleek,
contrasting black gloss basement, and they've
converted the sleazy old dancefloor into a good-sized,
Japanese restaurant with a very special, tiny,
ten-tabled cube of white banquettes and wall-to-wall
fish tanks. I'm wondering whether the irony
of the sashimi menu was intentional. And no,
you can't pick your own. |
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But
it does make you feel like a Bond villain
aboard a luxury submarine, a glass of
champagne in hand as you ponder your next
plan for world-domination over a plate
of immaculate sushi.
The 90s may be dead. But long live the
90s!
The
Kingly Club - opening Thursday
June 5
4 Upper St. Martin's Lane, WC2 - 020 7836 5211
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COMMENT
ON THIS FEATURE |
by
AC |
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TODAY'S
EVENT PICKS |
Hercules'
Andy
Butler & Disco Bloodbath
go tete a tete. Amersham Arms. 9pm-2am.
388 New Cross Rd, SE14.
£4 adv. |
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Prof.
Martin Jones explores the unique
human act of the feast, at the RIGB.
7-8:30pm. Albermarle St, W1.
£8 adv. |
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Get
an early load of this year's emerging
musical talent with an annual,
four day festival around town. £5
for all the gigs. |
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Last
chance to catch: Tosca
at the ROH; Paul Schütze's
Twilight
Science at Alan Cristea; Maria
Lassnig at the Serpentine. |
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