Seduction Disco (Nightclub)

[raymond]

On a ragga tip...

Ch00n !!

 

[Michael H]

Will get to the music last..

Arrived a bit too early, scoped inside and out, flock wallpaper theme a bit odd but I thought it looked good enough. Upstairs bar zone provided lots of seating mingling area. Decor plain but usable, not slick modern or making any kind of statement but not bad in any way either.

I went and looked around while it was a concrete shell with no roof, kinda had the impression it was larger than it is, now theres multiple bars inside and all the fittings its shrunk somehow. Still large enough but not Tiger or even Shark sized I reckon.

Nice heavy AC in operation, lots of vents to position yourself if your getting your funky mojo on, this aint no Baya beach temps, more Finlandia !! A++

Drink prices are a bit up there.. I was paying 180 for my vodka lippos.. Burnt through >4k in the 2 hours I was in there.. Not enough to stop you going but enough to be concious of it.. Of course if your only dropping in on route home with a girl then its a small thing, if your spending the night in there it gets bigger. I also tipped a fair bit as I consider than an investment with new staff in a place your going to be a lot..

One small customer service gripe, I chatted to one of the owner / manager consortium, he seemed cool enough and as I was bopping about said 5 free drinks if I got people on the dancefloor.. I pushed the girls out and he hands over a couple of comp drink cards (cool I did bugger all for it) but when I gave them to the staff a vodka lippo wasnt possible.. Now at this point I may have given 500 baht in tips, spent 2k in a matter of under an hour, present a comp drink card from the boss and they wont accept it because its 20 baht of lippo in there.. I would understand if I was taking the piss and ordering a double Remy Martin but I thought that petty.. Tiny thing but your opening, someones throwing money over the bar, tipping each purchase and they are rigid over 20 baht.. This is the time to impress people with smily happy staff and punters.

So the all important music.. Personally nothing else in a club can be such a make or break item, it dont mean thing if it aint got that zing !! We went into it at 1.45.. to early !! Very quiet bordering on empty.. no one really on dancefloor (one uber hottie on the podum, dont know if they salary girls yet).. At this point music was so old it was laughable in 10 mins I heard valilla ice ice baby and hammertime.. The 80s called and they want thier music back !! Thai DJ.

At 2am farang took over, started playing real tunes, nothing cutting edge or really funky but definately ok music and well beatmixed.. Sad to see no vinyl decks at all just a CD DJ with what looked like a PC setup (software I havent seen before, toyed with Tracktor / PCDJ / etc).. Once he got on and started playing dance music, dancefloor started to fill up fast (possibly as bars closed also) and was getting busy.

At 3 on the dot he switched styles to hip hop and club rap.. Now its not my personal taste for a club but it might be for some. Thing is it takes a really good DJ to be able to work a vibe between the more diverse hip hop sounds and at this point was not beatmixed and not great / fresh sounds... Within 10 mins the dancefloor had only 1 or 2 people on it.. He cleared it and broke the vibe he had going.. Kept this sound up until 3:30.. When he switched back to mixed dance for the last 1/2 hour and people back on the floor. Ending the night with a slow Phil Collins smooch song just reminded me of school discos.. Cheese factory.

So the all in all shows promise, just hope they are not going to do that kind of timezones through the night thing with the music that some clubs here try to do to keep everyone a little bit happy.. A workable DJ but nothing to blow your socks off with.. Good venue, good layout, DJ needs to find his stride and keep some kind of musical flow going more.. Will be back, probably a lot.

Yes I went over to the FMP after.. Great setup.. Will write another review later.

 

[Pompal 09.]

good post,,,from my experience working in clubs both uk and asia,,,rnb/rap is too mundane im afraid,,a few every now and again is fine,,however dance /funky house tunes are making a comeback in a big way,,some great tunes are available to all now courtesy of the net,,,good djs will source these tunes ,,and play them,,i cant believe im listening to the same tunes in phuket night after night,,,a top dj playing top tunes who can read a dancefloor=busy club,,,its simple,,,play allsorts of music,,for allsorts of people.job done.

 

[stephyy1019]

ignore them then.

 

[mex.reyes]

....i hate pony tails....reminds me of a funny part in the new movie (just released on video) the movie "shoot'em up"......clive owen notices the guy shooting at him has a pony tail...he goes into a rant of hating pony tails....then shoots the guys pony tail off, .....simultaneously killing him at the same time....very funny movie.....

 

[Sulfuric]

I'm having flashbacks of stumbling round Camden Palace grinning at the walls :embrassed

 

[Toot N Come In]

I went today for a quick visit (as the miss was over intoxinated) but noticed there was a new laser in place and a bartender with bottles/w/fire did some shows.

 

[Kyeraa]

The one thing that really grates me about LOS in general is the music, I guess after listening to a stack of house and just about everything else and also DJing on the local circuit in the 90's I've been spoilt for good music.
Music is like fashion and it progresses in the same vain because 80's retro is still doing the rounds hence everything is tinged by the 80's brush at the moment, well it is here.
If someone was doing a credible deep funky house night that would be a huge leap in the right direction.

Bring back the funk!

 

[Wonder]

Who wants to dress up, or wear something half decent and then hanve to scramble around in sand. Great drop your glasses/contact lenses... Sand in your shoes, as well as probably idiots picking up (when drunk) and throwing it about.

yes DJ plays 5 minutes of good music then sux chunks like the rest of the DJs round here. I think I may visit la Baia, I have passed it numerous times but it always looked empty.

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[Pompal 09.]

yes, the new laser is cool

 

[LauraWendii ?]

Electro you do not dress up to go to a Beach Party in a nightclub, you dress down in beach wear, hence you would also not get sand in your tip tops, keep off the dance floor and you wouldn't anyway.

Yea go visit La Baia, no people, no atmosphere but better DJ, I understand what is being said about the music in Seduction but time I normally get there, I am not listening to the music, well only through alcohol muffled ears and then just dance to whatever has an okay beat, maybe thats cos I'm an old guy, but saying that the boys go there and just seem to do same as pops, well within reason.

 

[Philip McCrevice]

I'm coming over to Patong at the end of this month. I'd like to make a little visit to Seduction. If its nice you'll have a good customer on your hands T-train

 

[chris b]

I'll bring my cassettes over next trip and give Seduction a night to remember...........It'll be wall to wall, I can tell you.

 

[redrum5785]

Eventhough I think there is ample room for improvement, the above is a bit too harsh on Seduction...
It is the only 'big' 'club' in patong and deserve their place in the market. Also believe that market is big enough.

In my opinion it is not correct to reflect Patongs nightlife to the punters who prefer to go to the 'girly' bars alone. The tourisme population is way more diverse than that, if we (you and me) are liking it or not.

Give Seduction a chance to improve. I still hope that they will be able to transform into a real good club. I look forward to that day. They will have my custom!

 

[New York Nightmere]

Let me introduce my self first of all. I am the Canadian manager of Seduction Discotheque. I have talked with some of you in person and I have been reading what you have been posting. You have been making many valid points. Does anyone have any views on Seduction Discotheque now that we have been open for couple of weeks. Constructive Critizisum never hurts.

 

[70s]

Nice detailed review LiL..........could be worth an NYE experience by the sound.........I've never found anywhere....(well apart from the usual suspects...... cheers Nicke/Geir/K2/Crusty)..........that I would consider suitable for a decent NYE club experience in Patong...........perhaps we could give it a try this year.......if it gets better

That is if you are sticking your head out the door.........wouldn't blame you if you were stayin in.........maybe we could get a posse up.......????

 

[misscara]

Dragon have a new laser too - although it might get in your eyes at your favorite spot in there though mate

 

[Client_u]

I were prepared to go and having a look but when the day arrived Hobbsy backed out, I dont want to go alone. But we both agreed 700 is a bit steep, maybe charge 500 baht and get more people in. (and more sales)

This from an expat view, tourists may think completely different.

 

[Char]

Seduction was my favourite club, its okay if you are looking for farang women or for drunken farang men to try agressively staring at you all night.

It is the new face of Patong but not think it is what most of you guys are looking for, pop in once check it out but I do not think you will be going back much, unless you go with Tirak as not much single in there apart from fat, inflated ego farang birds.

As LiL has already mentioned, improvement suggestions have aleady been made and it is up to the owner (who is an active member of this forum) to choose to listen to these comments or not.

 

[Trust and Believe]

Yeah........ THats a point!

What are the rules in Patong over New Years eve? Is anywhere ticket only? Or is it first-come-first-serve.

Do you have to wear pink to get served at Love Bar? Or do you need to be wearing a Sweden top to get one at MTB?

Is there one side of the bar for old people at MTB and the rest for the young? Or does everyone hold hands and play pass-the-parcel at Love BAr?

Emmmm..........