I went here for one of the freshers nights recently- ah, where to begin....
Firstly, I'd like to say that a long entry queue, overpriced drinks, overcrowding and bathrooms with a medieval level of hygiene are all things that I can deal with- no club is perfect, and undoubtedly at least one of the aforementioned will ail a venue. Kukui was afflicted by all of them, but I could even have happily accepted that if the music had been any good.
it wasn't.
In fact, before I even get started on the music, let's talk about the sound system. It was incredibly tinny and lo-fi, a fact painfully accentuated by the volume at which it was cranked, ostensibly murdering what were the few danceable tracks of the night.
The music itself was mixed confusingly badly. The DJ kept sampling songs as if to segway into them, only to then revert back to playing about a minute or more of generic "filler" beat. It was like sticking the tip in and then pulling out to beat off with a fist full of gravel and hot marmalade instead.
There was also practically no discernible bassline in anything, but whether this was due to the DJ's incompetence or the fact that the speakers could have been borrowed from a school disco circa 1996 escapes me at this point.
I'm a firm believer in not knocking anything until I've tried it, but I knocked Kukui and I really hope it doesn't try to get back up again. read more