The biggest date on the Welsh dance music calendar is back! Escape Into The Park 2006 returns to Swansea?s Singleton Park on Saturday 17th June for a twelve hour musical bonanza, packed to the rafters with festival fun. This year, the pride of Newport, Goldie Lookin Chain, will be donning their finest Matalan tracksuits, their glitziest chains and dropping their notorious South Wales Rap Patois to raz up the headline slot in incredible style.
They say: This summer will see the second coming of love. We?re more than overjoyed to be appearing at this year?s Escape in the Park event. Not only for the amazing women and tearing party atmosphere, but because we get to party in Wales and also get to stay at the Pantycelyn guesthouse on Oyster Mouth road. We also want to see sixty thousand ravers on the beach at 5am, just like Ibiza, but with better pubs.
The line up for 2006 is bigger than ever and literally screams out fantabulous, non-stop party tunage. DJs from all over the world are being brought together for this absolutely tremendous knees up, including the US deep house duo Deep Dish, Holland?s most famous clubbing export Armin Van Buuren, and Blighty?s very own Judge Jules from Radio 1.
As well as Judge Jules, Radio 1 will be there with Dave Pearce and Tim Westwood, plus Ronnie Herel and Blakey from sister station 1Xtra. Radio 1 are broadcasting live from the festival to the whole nation so anyone?s who?s not there can join in too. Go online at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/events for more information.
Jason Carter, Editor, Live Music at Radio 1 said
Radio 1?s Dance DJs have had a great relationship with Escape Into The Park for some years now. The station had a fantastic experience at the event last year and I?m delighted to have Radio 1 return to Escape In The Park as part of our coverage of the premier dance festivals across the whole of the UK.?
Five arenas and one main music stage will be erected each complete with its own state-of-the-art sound and light system. Whether it?s pumping beats from the likes of Eddie Halliwell and Marco V, hard ?mad for it? house from the Tidy Boys and Rob Tissera, sing-along funk from Shapeshifters or drum&bass from Radio 1?s Fabio and Grooverider or Planet Pendulum, there?ll be something for everyone.
Swansea is renowned as being one of the most picturesque and popular coastal towns in South Wales. The Singleton Park festival site it easily accessible from the M4 and just an hour?s drive from Cardiff; you can even surf your way in up the Gower. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the info/ticket hotline: 08700 42 44 42. The website is www.escapefestival.com provides further details and line up info.
VJ Anyone and DVS Productions proudly present the launch of a brand new event ?The AV Social? a brand new concept aiming to create a regular social meeting point for VJs, DJs, musicians, artists and all audiovisual creatives in order for them to network as well whilst enjoying music and visual stimulations by some of the best talents in town.
The AV Social plans to program DJ and VJ performances, fully audiovisual acts, installations and screenings. The ?audio visual? (and visually aided DJ) scene in London is one of the most thriving in the world. Yet no other event around London is catering for the people of this industry. VJ Anyone, one of the scenes leading visual artists believes it is time to make a change and create a social space for like minded people. Clerkenwell House as the perfect place to do this because of its size, location, the quality of its sound and video equipment, and much more.
Over 2006, The AV Social will be held over five Saturday nights five minutes’ walk from two of London?s premier clubs Turnmills and Fabric. Clerkenwell House holds up to 250 people and features two floors, creating two very different spacS to play with. The Ground Floor will provide a chilled out atmosphere with downtempo sounds and sights, whilst The Basement will accommodate more club-based sounds and visuals.
The AV Social will open from 8pm to 2am with the Ground Floor featuring documentaries from 8pm ? 10pm with AV performances from 10 ? 2am whilst The Basement will open at 10pm featuring more up tempo sounds until 2am. Each event will feature some of the world?s best audio visual talent.
Continue reading ‘The AV Social’
Steaming into its eleventh release the Choice series continues with a bang with three times Grammy-nominated Kenny Dope? Being asked to complete a Choice mix is becoming something of a benchmark against which success and status is measured. Kenny does not disappoint and steps up to offer us a heady, disco ensemble fuelled with rare Chicago classics and hard to find grooves. One for the heads, Kenny Dope?s release is full of warm nostalgia and is a nod to Kenny?s rich musical past which covers everything from house, hip hop, soul, Jazz, broken beats and more.
The Choice series itself explores dance music?s most famous DJs and what they consider to be their all time classic tracks. It?s a chance for them to communicate their own music history and feature tracks that have inspired them over the years to form the foundations of who they are today. The albums also feature the compiler?s own exclusive re-edits that will only ever feature on these album?s and nowhere else.
Kenny Dope grew up in Brooklyn?s Sunset Park and by the early eighties he was absorbing the beats that were being played at the local street parties, by the early 90?s he was working under the legendary MAW alias with new buddy Louie Vega. 1995 saw Kenny release the sensational ?The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into my Mind?). And for the last decade Kenny Dope has had his hands full releasing literally thousands of tracks, remixing hundreds of singles, and globe trotting to DJ all over the world. In his production work, Kenny consistently shows his distinctive ability for programming superior beats while blending a myriad of music styles to deliver the ultimate mix. With his long-established reputation as a DJ extraordinaire, Kenny showcases a melting pot of house, jazz, funk and soul. It?s these qualities that made him an obvious contender for Azuli?s prestigious Choice series.
You can practically feel the satin flares and see the dance moves on this mix, with staple tunes from Seminal artists such as James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang and not forgetting exceptional groove jems such as Hokis Pokis? ?Nowhere?.
Kenny joins a host of legendary artists such as Jeff Mills, Louie Vega, Derrick Carter, Francois Kervorkian, Tony Humphries, Danny Tenaglia, X-Press 2 and Frankie Knuckles hosting previous releases, it?s just a matter of time before your own personal hero gets this unique opportunity to really communicate their own musical history. That?s if they haven?t stepped up already that is.
Choice is a compilation series from Azuli that has gained respect worldwide and Choice captures those records that have featured in the Djs box over the past twenty years.
The saying goes ?To grasp the future you need to understand the past??And this is one very special album that does just that?
AZULI PRESENTS?
Kenny Dope ?CHOICE?
RELEASE DATE: 2nd MAY 2006
The fourth single to be taken from Gorillaz’ multi-platinum second album Demon Days is double A-side Kids With Guns/El Ma?ana, released by Parlophone on 10th April.
B-sides include new track Stop The Dams, recorded with ex-Sugarcube Einar Orn’s new band Ghostigital and The Reykjavik West End Brass Band, in support of the Stop The Dams campaign http://this.is/nature. Also included is an unheard demo version of album track Don’t Get Lost In Heaven, and CD and 7″ also carry a limited edition poster. The DVD release features contributions from the winners of Gorillaz’ online talent competition Search For A Star.
The full tracklisting is as follows:
CD: Kids With Guns/ El Ma?ana/ Stop The Dams
DVD: El Ma?ana video/ Kids With Guns (Manchester visuals)/ Don’t Get Lost in Heaven (Original demo version)/ El Ma?ana animatic/ SFAS contributors
7″: A Kids with Guns/ AA El Ma?ana
The animated promo for El Ma?ana takes the audience back to where it all started: on the floating windmill island from first single Feel Good Inc. Set against a beautiful blue sky backdrop we see Gorillaz’ guitarist and songwriter Noodle sailing through the clouds on her laputa-style floating garden.
But it isn’t long before the tranquility is interrupted by the arrival of two black helicopter gun ships… What are they doing there? Who have they come for? Will it all end badly for Noodle and Gorillaz?
Directed by Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland and produced by Passion Pictures, the team behind all Gorillaz’ promos, El Ma?ana is a breathtaking short film.
El Manana - Media Player Video - Broadband
El Manana - Real Player Video
Mike Skinner returns with his first single since The Streets’ number one album ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’, with a sure sign that his life hasn’t got much easier. ‘When You Wasn’t Famous’ is as brash, immediate and witty as anything he has previously put his name to and head and shoulders above anything else of its ilk, once more proving that nobody spins a yarn quite like Skinner.
An autobiographical trip into the world of the now notorious rapper, ‘When You Wasn’t Famous’ is the flipside of fame’s shiny coin, the true story of his pursuit of a celebrity girl that put him right back to square one of the dating game. Delivered over a pristine Baile funk backdrop that proves his production nous continues to develop at a faster pace than that doomed relationship, the lyrics reveal the murky truths behind the Heat-style white-toothed smiles; “considering the amount of prang you’d done you looked amazing on CD:UK”.
The Streets’ third album ‘The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living’ is set for release on April 10th and sees The Streets switching up his rapping, twisting out the production and laying open some heartfelt lyrics accross its eleven tracks. Getting bandy has clearly been high on his list of hobbies in the last two years, as “I realise with you the truth can be a whole lot worse than the flak, my whole life I never thought i’d see a pop star smoke some crack”.
No-one can talk about real life on record in the same compelling wry and observant way as Mike Skinner, and ‘When You Wasn’t Famous’ provides the perfect introduction to what is set to be one of the most talked about albums of 2006.
‘When You Wasn’t Famous’ is released on Warner Brothers Records on 27th March. A full tour will be announced shortly.
The EXCLUSIVE LIVE download of ‘When You Wasn’t Famous’, recorded in Bath, will be available to download from the official site - www.the-streets.co.uk from Monday 27th March.
Downloads cost 99p / ?1.50 SMS.
The last 6 months have seen Smoke grow into one of the most talked about nights in London. Setting up home every Friday at Pacha, they have struck gold with their consistent formula of funky house, fashion themes, artistic flamboyance and pure decadence; to produce a series of parties that have rocked the foundations of the Victoria venue.
One of the most successful promoters in the Smoke camp has been young guns, Funky4Love, with their refreshing take on promotion. In April they return for a night of musical excellence with a bonafide legend in tow. Renowned Hacienda resident, Graeme Park joins them for a one off North vs South musical journey.
Renowned for being one of the true masters of his craft, Smoke is simply salivating at the thought of seeing this musical magician at work. For 20 years he has been at the forefront of the scene; pushing things forward, representing dance music and sticking to his guns. Today he is as frenetic as ever; Last year saw him celebrate 20 years in the industry with landmark gigs at Glastonbury and beyond, as well as hosting his own burgeoning radio show on key 103. Now at the ripe old age of 40 he is still very much in love with house and as mesmerising as he ever was.
He is set to show Pacha exactly why he has this steadfast reputation and to show the southern monkeys just how it is done. Southern Smoke residents; The Dirty Funk Munkees, will be on hand to deliver their consistent recipe of Friday night mayhem?
A night not to be missed as Smoke continues to set the standard for Friday nights in the capital.
Smoke presents: Funky4Love ? North Meets South
Times: Doors: 10pm ? 5am
Price: ?12.50 in advance / ?15 on the door
Dress Code: Chic & Unique, Debonair Clubwear! It is essential to make an effort.
Advance tickets: www.pachalondon.com/tickets
For guestlist: alistair@pachalondon.com
VIP Tables / more information: 020 7833 3139
www.pachalondon.com
Ali B?s London based club night Air has rocked the Capital with the finest beats and breaks for the past 9 years, regularly causing the kind of queues most promoters can only dream about. Now a force to be reckoned with on the festival circuit, with arenas at Global Gathering, Glastonbury, Hi-Fi, and beyond, Air is the place where you?ll find the biggest and brightest talents in the genre.
Ali B is now ready to unleash the club?s first compilation album, Ali B Presents Air Breaks, featuring 18 exclusive and previously unreleased tracks from some of the biggest names in breaks including Plump DJs, Stanton Warriors, Freestylers, Krafty Kuts, DJ Icey, Soul Of Man, Freq Nasty, Deekline, Rennie Pilgrem, Lee Coombs, Atomic Hooligan, Precision Cuts and many more.
All the artists who?ve played at Air over the years, ranging from scene leaders such as Freestylers and Stanton Warriors, through to rising stars such as Will Saul and Janette Slack, where possible have contributed bespoke tracks especially for the mix, making Ali B Presents Air Breaks a definitive snapshot of the worldwide breaks scene in 2006. From Hip Hop infused beats, bumping grooves and tech breaks the only remit was ?make it funky??
To coincide with the album release, Air will be undertaking an unprecedented worldwide festival arena tour covering China, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the UK. The album launch party will be on 29th April at their new London home, Cargo. Hosted by Ali B, Air continue to switch things up, taking breaks to the next level with their new quarterly ?battle of the breakbeat bands? sessions as Air goes live?
Continue reading ‘Ali B presents Air Breaks’
Love Minus Zero launched with a solid release from label boss Tom Neville and the superb ?Never Lose Your Grip?, a deep electro ? edged houser that saw support from some of the cooler DJs on the planet including Mylo, Ewan Pearson, Nic Fanciulli, Hernan Cattaneo and many more. Tom?s fledgling label returns with this awesome single from one of the UK?s most exciting producers and long time friend King Roc.
Tom and King Roc?s history has been semi-charted over the years through their connection as part of the ?Ignition Crew? but it runs much deeper. The pair grew up together in Portsmouth and through a shared passion of music (especially The Prodigy) became very close friends, both got into production and following some early collaborative projects have both found their niches? as producers in their own rights, this relationship is mirrored on this release.
King Roc has been steadily carving a name for himself as one of the UK?s hottest up and coming producers through a steady stream of productions on labels such as Bugged Out! Kingsize and iO Music alongside remixes of artists such as New Order, Chicken Lips, Dylan Rhymes and many more, King Roc?s streamline electro tones see him regularly spin across the globe including regular trips to Berlin alongside the rest of Eastern Europe.
For the second release on Love Minus Zero, King Roc drops ?The Tip? a powerful bass driven belter featuring big strings, freaky pianos ad King Roc?s trademark edits. On the flip Tom Neville steps up to the plate to deliver one of his finest remixes to date ensuring this release will for a staple part of your night out in the coming months.
Deep Dish enjoyed a phenomenal 2005. The release and worldwide success of ?Say Hello?, and their artist album, ?George Is On?, which in the UK received plaudits from DJ mag, Arena, Radio 1, the Sunday Mirror and many more, cemented them as one of the greatest dance outfits in the world. Dubfire and Sharam also received another Grammy nomination, and completed an unprecedented global tour that sold-out in every territory they visited (the 2006 leg has just begun).
Foll…]]>
RSS Feed