28/09/2006
Tetine are Brazilian artists/musicians Bruno Verner and Eliete Mejorado and are currently darlings of Sao Paulo?s electric ?avant garde? music scene. Having woo?d South America, they deliver their first 12? on legendary UK Imprint Soul Jazz Records.
Having been described as ‘A golden egg amongst boring identical farm? by Brasil’s main music critic?s Pedro Alexandre Sanches and Jotabe Medeiros Tetine unite underground electronic music with Brazilian dark sambas, performance art, spoken word, super 8 movies and whatever comes into their heads.
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27/09/2006
The acclaimed Ministry Of Sound ?Sessions? series continues to push the best names in dance music, whether they?re the hottest one-to-watch or the most established veteran, they scour the world over to deliver the optimum level excitement in every release. The 9th in the series comes from the legend himself, Mr. Curtis Jones, giving us the two sides of his musical character from his Cajmere moniker of the finest house music to the twisted but quirky beats and vocals of Green Velvet.
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27/09/2006
Amber D is already on her way to becoming one of the biggest DJs on the planet. Now you can follow the hard dance superstar DJ?s meteoric rise through www.faceparty.com when her official group site goes live this week. Just by joining you can find out everything from when and where she?s playing next, to what she?s been up to lately and any new information on tracks and album releases.
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27/09/2006
Say Saturday? Mean The Monkey. The Adventures of the Purple Monkey is fast becoming the only night in London for a discerning house and breaks fraternity.
Some of the capital?s biggest names have graced the 1s and 2s and there?s still more to come! This Saturday we throw a joint party with C64 those north London free party specialists, their resident break freaks DEF Inc taking to the decks for what is guaranteed be an absolutely storming sell out party. These guys are known throughout the capital for throwing some of the best breaks shindigs you?ll ever have the privilege of going to. We?re absolutely delighted to welcome them to Babalou and have it large with them on the dance floor! Joining DEF Inc, JDS and Danny Mac will be two of London?s unsung heroes in the shape of DJ Krishna and Diverted. JDS played last Friday?s C64 party and hasn?t shut up about it all week! So come and check out The Monkey vs C64 to see what the fuss is all about.
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27/09/2006
This Saturday’s Underwater party sees Darren Emerson joined by old Underwater favourite Paul Jackson for the first time ? in ages actually – he is also joined by the mixers behind the first in the Underwater ?Solo? compilation series ?Deepgroove? will be launching the compilation itself on the night (not literally ? although they might chuck a few out). The ?Solo? compilation sees a two CD mix of current underground rave favourites ? John Dahlbeck, Oxia, Locodice, Electrochemie and many more ? already set to be album of the issue in DJ Mag.
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27/09/2006
July?s Air weekender was a resounding success. A packed Air tent all night at Global Gathering, courtesy of Ali B, Plump DJs, Adam Freeland, Stanton Warriors, Hybrid (Live), Krafty Kuts, and Will Saul, began the weekend, before heading back to London for Air Live with Deekline & Wizard and Splitloop with fantastic live sets, and Air?s Ali B, DJ Love, and Janette Slack rocking the decks.
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27/09/2006
Girl/boy electro-pop duo Schmoof unveil their kitsch meditation on the real issues plaguing modern relationships. In a world gone mad, when nothing (least of all men) can be taken for granted, a girl about town has only one very momentous decision to make: Is it going to be the chocolate, or the boyfriend?
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27/09/2006
Big Strides follow the release of their rapturously received debut album ?Small Town, Big Strides? with scorching second LP ?Cry It All Out?. Blending bluesy rhythms with slacker-jazz guitar lines and Marcus O?Neill?s wry, observational lyrics, this 16-strong collection of songs is a raw and melodic melting pot of grass roots influences, innovative musicianship and heat-of-the-moment pop hooks.
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27/09/2006
Product.01, aka Austrian/Australian vocalist Rochelle Vincente and Italian/English beats enthusiast Marc Adamo, release their long-awaited debut album ?Bullet Ride?, a collection of twelve raw and decadent tracks built around Rochelle?s ethereal vocals and Marc?s electro-grind firewalls.
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26/09/2006
1. Timewriter – Reachin’ Out (Dave Spoon mix) ? Plastic City
2. Martijn Ten Velden & Lucien Foort / Bleeep (Chriss Ortega & Thomas Gold Mix) – Houseworks
3. Granite & Phunk / This Real Life (Noir Remix) – White
4. Future Sound Of London ? We Have Explosive (King Roc Remix) – Virgin
5. Marshall Jefferson / Move Your Body (Soul Avengerz Piano Heaven Dub) ? Simply Vinyl
6. Grad / Piano 99 (Micky Slim Remix) ? Rising Traxx
7. Moby / Go (Trentemoller Mix) – Mute
8. Robbie Williams – Lovelight – Kurd Maverick’s Love Heavy Dub – EMI
9. Mark Knight ft BBN / The Reason (MK Toolroom Dub) ? Toolroom Records
10. Tube & Berger ? No Control (Babylon Roots Remix) ? Alphabet City
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26/09/2006
Following two show-stopping sell-out parties in April and June, The Disco-Tech of Bob Sinclar returns to the capital on Saturday 7th October as part of Monsieur Sinclar?s exclusive Turnmills residency. With past guests including French counterparts Martin Solveig, David Caretta, Play Paul, Gildas & Masaya, plus Hamburg rockers Digitalism? Part Trois: the Autumn Edition looks set to an even bigger spectacle as Bob Sinclar will be locking swords with Parisian pal David Guetta in the main room, with David Duriez?s ace underground label Brigue Rouge hosting the action in T2.
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26/09/2006
London is known as the party capital of the world. Well here?s another feather to stick in her cap. Brand new night Kushii opens at Brixton?s gorgeous Babalou (formerly the Bug Bar) on October 13th and it?s going to be a big one ? even as far as this city is concerned!
Kushii, which translates as ?happiness and pleasure?, boasts probably the finest line-up of quality house DJs south of the river. Kiss100 resident Simon Dale heads up a rosta that includes Jeremy B (Bargrooves, Azuli), Mark Westhenry (DTPM) and Richard Murray (HouSexy), to name but a few.
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26/09/2006
Metropolitan police have been quick to praise the actions of nightclub staff who reacted to an incident in Brixton early Monday morning (September 25th). ??Trouble flared after security from the Fridge evicted a small number of Chinese men involved in a fracas inside the venue. After leaving the club the men crossed the road to Mass nightclub where their cars were parked and took out a number of weapons including what has been confirmed by police as a low calibre firearm. ??
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21/09/2006
A fantastic Interview with Kos who you can see at the next Familia night on October 14th at The Key. Also playing on the night is DJ Ralf, Clive Henry and Tom Budden – ?Karalis? is out on Saved in November
How would you describe your style musically and who have been your influences?
I always like to play a variety of music in my sets. I like to keep it fresh and exciting and give people a few surprises. But there is always this edgy funk element running through my sound which I guess is my trademark. I love it when there are lots of girls on the dancefloor – it creates a nice atmosphere for everyone, and so I always make sure that my music has sex appeal even whether I am playing deep or more driving. I have been influenced by many people in my 11 years of djing – in the early days it was DJs like Sasha & Digweed, Tony de Vit & Tall Paul – and more recently it has been my good friends James zabiela & Nic Fanciulli – not necessarily DJs who played the same music as me, but each have their own amazing attributes which I have adopted into my style and technique
DJs such as Paul Woolford say their residencies have been pivotal to developing their technique and confidence – is your residency at Familia just as important? If so why?
My current residency ‘Familia’ at The Key, London has been great for me. It has given me the opportunity to play with DJs that I have utmost respect for – like Lee Burridge, James Zabiela, Steve Bug & DJ Ralf. You never know how good you are until you put yourself in with the best of them and by doing this I have learned a hell of a lot. Standing next to zabiela on the opening night of Familia ready to go on after him, watching him destroy the dancefloor with awesome music and his lightening skills was extremely nerve-racking! But once I got on it went really well and that gave me a lot of confidence. Just a few weeks ago I played before him again in Serbia which is a lot easier I must say ! !
Your track ‘Its my Rave’ has been doing the rounds with Lawler, Zabiela, Fanciulli and co. Do you enjoy producing as much as DJing or do you see them as 2 completely different things?
I actually only started producing in February this year. ‘It’s My Rave’ was the first track that I made and I have been shocked at how many big-name DJ’s have been playing it. Since then I have made 2 more tracks ‘Soame’ and ‘Karalis’ and the top jocks seem to be into them aswell. I am still a baby at the moment when it comes to producing, it takes me a lot longer to write tracks than most producers so I am at that stage where it is frustrating when I’m not finding the sounds that I have in my head, but with each track that I make it’s getting easier so therefore more enjoyable.
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21/09/2006
Jeff continues his One Man Spaceship residency at Womb in Tokyo…
Says Jeff
“It is with great pleasure that we are able to present another residency for Womb/Tokyo. This year, we focus on the subject of visionaries. People that are driven by and obsessed with objectives and that single-handedly achieve their own direction and what is expected of them. Those people that are discreetly among us who take chances that most would not. This year is appropriately titled “One Man Spaceship”.
Dates for the parties are:
13th Ocotber 2006 – with guest: Robert Hood The Grey Area DJ set
20th October 2006 – with guest Sleeparchive (live set)
27th October 2006 – with Jeff Mills extended One Man Spaceship DJ set
For more info on Jeff log onto; www.axisrecords.com, www.myspace.com/jeffmills2006.
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