Gilles Peterson knows his music. His career so far has seen him responsible for two of the UK’s best labels of the last twenty years, Acid Jazz which introduced us to the likes of The Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai, and Talkin’ Loud which brought the likes of underground heroes Reprazent and 4Hero to the mainstream consciousness. In 2006 he decided to launch his latest musical venture, Brownswood Recordings, a label for soulful sounds no matter what the source.

In its short lifespan, it has already been behind classic albums from Bristol soul boy Ben Westbeech, the beat-driven orchestral sounds of The Heritage Orchestra, Japanese adrenalin-fuelled jazz from Soil & Pimp Sessions as well as the first two in the series of gorgeous Brownswood Bubblers compilations. With a years worth of incredible music already behind them, Brownswood will be throwing a party with us to celebrate, and the line up is something else.

The main room see Gilles playing a far reaching four hour set. Trying to pin down what Gilles might play is as pointless as an ashtray on a motorbike; a man with one of the largest and broadest record collections in British music is always going to be tough to pigeonhole, so expect soulful sounds but don’t rule out hip hop, house, jazz, drum & bass, techno, folk, broken beat or anything else for that matter!

Gilles will be joined in the main room by Detroit’s legendary Moodymann, with his ever-soulful house and techno. Rainer Truby of Truby Trio, one of the finest deep and musical electronic outfits in music will complete the main room line up. His work with Truby Trio for Compost Records, as well as remix outings on the likes of F-Comm, Ubiquity, Ninja Tune and !K7 set him apart as a unique talent, whose deep sounds will be a fantastic addition to Brownswood’s line up.

Gilles has curated another cracking line up for the lounge. Ross Allen is a man of many talents, who at various points in his career has been cover for Gilles on his BBC Radio One ‘Worldwide’ show, A&R consultant for Ninja Tune and for Island Records, label boss for Island Blue and Filter Records and a top promoter of nights such as Destination Out at Cargo.

Throughout this time one thing has remained constant, he’s a dab hand behind the decks. Expect eclectic sounds of the highest order. Joining him will be Simbad, a man well known for his deep and soulful sounds; whether on a broken beat or a house tip his tunes have shaken many a dancefloor whilst his recent tune on Brownswood Bubblers Two was one of its highlights. Thristian, also a Brownwood bod and a man with an indescribably good record collection completes the line up in the lounge.

Up in AKA, one of our stellar Saturday nights, Little Creatures are taking care of things. Former Classic resident and boss, Luke Solomon will be playing quality house alongside guest and former label compadre Rob Mello.

Every Saturday The End & AKA join together to present: ‘As One’ – 2200/0700 – £16 The End & AKA, £12 NUS, £10 AKA only – Advance tickets (£15) available from: www.endclub.com / www.ticketweb.co.uk call 08700 600 100 – Fully licensed bar until close

Saturday 13th October 2007
‘As One’ presents: Brownswood is One
Main Room: Gilles Peterson (4 Hour Set), Moodymann (DJ set), Rainer Truby
Lounge: Ben Westbeech, Ross Allen, Simbad, Thristian
AKA: Little Creatures feat. Luke Solomon, Rob Mello