Creators Project Party

The Creators Project is perhaps the boldest undertaking in modern popular culture, seeking nothing less than to be the "first spark of creativity that gives life to the hopes and aspirations of the Twenty-First Century." Such claims need backing up, and that's just what The Creators Project did, in conjunction with Vice and Intel, this Saturday with the party they threw at Victoria House in London.

Peaches on the decks with a broken leg. Nice one Peaches.

All those lucky enough to get in were treated to a series of performances from some of the artists who have been profiled by The Creators Project, including Mark Ronson (and his new band, the awkwardly titled "The Business Intl."), Kele and Tinchy Stryder.  I was disappointed to miss a set by Yuck, a band who make lovely lo-fi rawk a la Dinosaur Jr. and stuff, influences that belie their north London roots. They also have a drummer who is basically Jonah Hill's bigger, funnier brother.

My disappointment was soon swept away by the strident opening chords of Mark Ronson' latest hit Bang Bang Bang. I've been neglectful before in not saying how fucking awesome this song is. Ronson has moved on it seems from being the super cool guy with a horn-fixation to a super cool guy with some good tunes of his own. The rest of his set was an interesting combination of new, unknown songs that didn't go down as well as some classic covers that had the drunken crowd singing along with abandon.

Whilst waiting for Kele to set up, fun was had in the form of Saam Farahmand's DJ set that utilised footage recorded earlier in the night of party-goers dancing in front of a blue screen. I think i spent the majority of the time either boasting that my moves were better, or trying to copy those i was secretly jealous of. When Kele came on i gave up all pretence at busting out anything that could actually be called a "move" however, instead letting my inner fanboy out to shout along and pump his fist and generally have a brilliant time (thanks free bar). The new songs really worked in a live setting, produced as they are by Hudson Mohawke, a man who knows how to get people moving. Thrown in for good measure were a few Bloc Party classics, although they too tended towards the more electronic, club-friendly end of the spectrum, with the likes of The Prayer and Flux.

The night was about a lot more than just some gigs however, with impressive installations round every corner, such as the UVA light art, or Nick Zinner's photos, or the 8-bit video games that had me baffled in my drunken state despite their evident simplicity.

The future cultural landscape looks set to be in safe hands with The Creators Project.