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With fresh ideas, creativity and extraordinary happenings intertwined in Planet Angel’s DNA string, the decision to swap rooms for the September party shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise. Yet, it sparked some controversy and interest on the forum. I decided to delve a little deeper and found the right answers to prove that a change can be as good as a holiday.

Why did you initially decide to change the rooms around?
There were a few reasons really and the idea was not only ours. The music team has been suggesting it for a while. We wanted to keep things fresh and see how the different styles of music would work in the other room. We had an idea it would work well!

You’ve received a lot of good feedback on the forum. Did you get the response you were hoping for? And is this true for both rooms?
Overall the feedback is positive, but as usual not everyone agrees. To be honest we didn’t really want any particular response – we just wanted to see if we could improve things. We kind of knew that everyone would let us know what they thought in no uncertain terms! It seems that the feedback is very balanced in terms of the rooms. I.e. most people appear to think both styles of music sound better in the swapped rooms – the sound systems suit the way things are now.

You first swapped the rooms for the September party and decided to do it again in October. Would you say the response is the same after two months and will you do it again in November?
We’re thinking of keeping it the way it is – for now at least. That being said, we may consider swapping them back in a while and maybe change them over from time to time. Although as mentioned before, we do think the sound systems actually suit the music better this way round.

How would you describe the atmosphere in both rooms after the room swap?
There have been some strange unpredicted effects! One guy was clearly just used to going in the Meltdown Room and dancing to trance in that room because half way into the night when we first swapped the rooms over, he went up to the DJ and said: “Is this what you call breaks?”.

The Meltdown Room definitely has a slightly different feel. Being able to see people on different physical levels when dancing to trance is a great thing. It works really well with that type of music and creates a sense of unity. Whereas with the eclectic music in the Funky Lounge, the one level floor seems to create a great atmosphere with people really going for it!

Do have any other major changes in mind for the near future?
We’re always looking to improve and we’re currently looking at the decor end of things. It is a huge task though. If you do things properly, décor is expensive and requires a lot of thought. It’s not just about the design, but also the effect it will have on people and how we’ll rig it… But that’s what we do!

We’d love to hear your views. If you’d like to comment on the room swap, simply click here to go our forum.