We’re rather excited to say that the official launch party for this very website is only two days away! Featuring Kidda, Baobinga and Leatherhead rocking the decks from 9pm til 3.

Check out the full details HERE!

To celebrate, we’re making the inaugural ‘Holy Shit!’ mix available to download today. Mixed by our chief-resident and co-Dictator Mr. AngelBreaks, it’s a breaks-tinged electro romp, all the way to ragga-town and back. There’s even some porn in there towards the end.

Download it here! Holy Shit! Vol. 1, Mixed by Mr. AngelBreaks. Click below for the full tracklist…

1) Mixhell – Boom Da (Edu K Remix)
2) Beat Assassins – Gunclip
3) Dre Skull – I Want You (AC Slater Remix)
4) The Kills – Cheap and Cheerful (Fake Blood Remix)
5) Joe and Will Ask? – Mongozo
6) Dre Skull & Sizzla – Gone Too Far (Lee Mortimer Remix)
7) Deadmau5 – Reward is More Cheese
Evil Nine – Icicles feat. Seraphim (Evil Nine Graveyard Smash)
9) Stama – Drunky Kitty (Electric Soulside Remix)
10) Busy P – To Protect and Entertain (Crookers Remix)
11) Bad Boy Bill – Falling Anthem feat. Alyssa Palmer (Herve’s We Are A Beautiful Instrumental Remix)
12) Dance Area – AA 24 7 (Diplo Remix)
13) Dub Frequency – Whoop! Whoop!
14) Rockwell D – Crazy Hoe
15) Blatta & Inesha, & Gigi Barocco – Where is it? (Calvertron Remix)
16) Andrew Friendly – It’s The Weekend feat. Fast Eddie (House Vocal Mix)

In other news, one of our headliners, the brilliant Kidda’s 3rd single Strong Together, taken from the album ‘Going Up’, has been remixed by luminaries HeavyFeet, Ko Matsushima and Kidda’s electro alter-ego, Cockblockers. Hit Kidda’s Myspace to check them out. We’re loving HeavyFeets work especially!

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Given the clandestine tone of this gig, I did feel like I was participating in a spoiling night of surreptitious gluttony, lapping up Britain’s hottest dance and D n B acts of which I, and the 100-strong crowd, left Cargo coyly licking our bass-smattered chops.

What’s more, given the sparse number of spectators and the whole of Cargo to romp around in, the acts also felt free to chill and mix with us particularly fortunate punters, of which I have to admit that the MC from Chase + Status is exceptionally charming.

A collaboration between The Bays & Beardyman kicked off the evening in aid of the homeless charity Crisis. As a staunch follower of The Bays, I was not so disappointed by Beardyman’s rather latent performance that was somewhat drowned out by the 4-strong electro bands’ talents. Nevertheless, we all know this MC has the potential to blow our minds usually, and by the whoops from the crowd, defined this set as the highlight of the evening.

Chase + Status followed with a delectable D n B set, finishing with their latest track which is interlaced with some intense lyrics of, ‘I remember when I used to feel somethin’….I remember when I used to feel somethin’ – a suitably incensed sound bite from which to construct and launch a very heavy drop, that will get any D n B fan all nicely riled up.

Zane Lowe was the third act of the evening; showing off his dizzying mixing which no doubt demonstrates his abilities but sounded like I was listening to the top 40 at quantum speed. Impressive nonetheless.

Pendulum brought the night to its zenith with a familiarly professional set, but was by no means the best act of the gig and proved that Chase + Status are hot on their well worn heels. On that high we all covertly left the arches, after an uncharacteristic feast of a Wednesday night.

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A bevy of Sun Page 3 girls are set to launch their DJ outfit ‘Headphones & Heels’ at a new Ministry of Sound night, Glam Roc. Unsurprisingly the night promises us the unholy triumvirate of House, R&B and UK Funky. So while this night can’t promise us a point of difference musically, there is still something about it that is mysteriously grabbing my attention? What could it be?

Well…From the evidence of their press photos, despite having been taught the art of beat matching only very recently, these four models are guaranteed to send at least the male population of the club into a spin. Sam Cooke, the front(wo)man, certainly doesn’t appear nervous, “Hopefully, I’ll get the punters in a sweat with my house tunes - they’re the best way to fill a dancefloor in seconds.” And more power to her.

The female DJ is a rare, precious and inexplicably sexy individual. In what has been a traditionally male dominated industry, the advent of digital has now opened up DJing to anyone who has the ambition to try. It will be these newer, younger and fresher perspectives that will inextricably push and morph the boundaries of music production and live performance. And if that person happens to be a scantily clad human Barbie, then who I am I to complain?

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South London got it goin’ on.

Next to South London’s infamous Fire is perhaps one of London’s best after party clubs. The Lightbox is an under-the-arches club which backs onto Vauxhall’s Fire and you can regularly see ravers piling in and out at all times of the morning over the weekend. But thanks to its spot-on location, super-fly outside area and the most incredible LED and laser display in the main room it is fast becoming a regular for big nights and May 30th saw the migration of the Don’t Techno Sh!t boys to the duuurty souf. (does anyone know of any nights who’ve moved location from south to north of the river? Answers on a post card to the usual address)
Gregor Tresher played a phenomenal 4 hour set from 2-6am and didn’t disappoint. Smooth, euphoric rises and falls punctuated with some filthy sub-bass gave the crowd plenty to move to. The only fault of the night was that they opened the second room which on a small night distracted the crowd and toward the end of Tresher’s set he didn’t have the crowd his music deserved. Still, this gave the hardcore and the stragglers more room to move which is never a bad thing. Catch him at Fabric on August 15th.

As for Lightbox; it’s a must for London clubbing. You’ve probably ended up there at an after party if you’ve got the stamina but definitely make the effort for a full night; the venue alone is worth a look and the lineup is never bad either. Gouranga is a safe bet on the 1st Friday on the month and playing dirty house and electro way into the wee hours.

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BALANCE GRAND OPENING PARTY
FRIDAY MAY 29TH

ALEX DOWNEY (Split)
JIM MASTERS (Base/Hi-Tek-Soul)
LUKE SLATER (Planetary Assault Systems dj set)
SURGEON - London debut of brand new audio/visual live show
BEN SIMS (Spilt/Theory)

BILLY NASTY (Tortured/Electrix)
ELECTRO ELVIS & LULA (Wang)
AUX 88 (Detroit) Live - Exclusive UK show
ELVIS
A GUY CALLED GERALD - Live
BILLY NASTY
Cable, 33A Bermondsey St. London Se1 020 75842470 www.cable-london.com

A large nail was grittily smashed into the North London club scene Friday night as another fine south-of-the-river club opened to a full house. (Not that it’s a competition between north and south of course it’s just that the south is winning.)

Located within 200m of Shunt, SeOne and The Bridge, Cable is the latest addition to an already bursting club scene at London Bridge and for my money it’s probably got the most promise. A huge, dark club which perfectly balances the early rave feel of an under-the-arches illegal party with some slick bars, a high quality sound system and some good visual displays.

The night itself was pretty flawless with Jim Masters, Ben Simms and the guys at WANG compiling an extraordinary line-up. But all was topped off by the ever-flawless pioneer and trail-blazer, Mr Gerald Simpson (A Guy Called Gerald). Operating with nothing more than two mac books, a mixer and a lollipop he brought a perfectly clean and tribal sound to the arches. Constantly checking the levels in the crowd the set was nothing short of minimal perfection.

The London Bridge scene is pretty tight at the moment and Cable is a worthy addition to LBG’s armoury. Big Bugged Out night coming up on Saturday so get your tix in advance and head down.

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My my. Kidda’s been a busy boy recently. Not content with starting work on the video for upcoming single “Strong Together”, he’s also found the time to produce a wobbly little remix of generously-arsed Beyonce’s ‘All The Single Ladies’. It’s a zippy, whipsmart blend of fidget and bassline and if it’s any indicator of the quality of his upcoming material, his output is going to be very exciting indeed in the coming months.

Hit the link for a preview and also the sexy download options.

Kidda Vs Beyonce - Single Ladies (Cockblockin The Hen Do mix)

Don’t forget to come see Kidda at the Westbury, Kilburn, on the 26th June at our launch party. as well as Baobinga and Leatherhead. Be merry with us!

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If you’re anything like us, you occasionally find yourselves stumbling incoherently around Shoreditch on a Saturday, mumbling to yourself and bumming Chicken McNuggets from passing trendies. Well, nugget no more, as this Saturday there’s a rather top night being put on at East Village on Great Eastern Street. The shindig is being thrown by tech-funk heavyweight label Lot49 and if it’s anything like their Christmas party, faces will need to be firmly adjust prior to entry, lest they fall off.

The night is co-headlined by the mighty Meat Katie and the nefarious (and incredible) Elite Force, with support from Dylan Rhymes and Kid Blue and a fuck-ton of others. If you’ve been to East Village before you’ll know it’s two juicy floors of awesome, and with a line up like this you won’t want to miss it. Click on for the full details - and check out Tech-Funk Manifesto for news and some seriously good blogging from the Lot49 crew:

Lot49 @ East Village
Saturday 13th June, 9pm – 4am

MEAT KATIE vs ELITE FORCE
DYLAN RHYMES
KID BLUE
REKTCHORDZ
CANINESOUNDS
JOHN & ON
DUNCAN K
WEASEL

Advance tickets £8 available from http://www.wegottickets.com
FREE MEAT KATIE MIX CD WITH EVERY ADVANCE TICKET!

On the door £10 B4 11/£12 After; 9pm-4am
East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3HX
Info: events@lot49.co.uk
Dress code: Trainers OK

‘Without a doubt one of the best new additions to London clubbing’ Spoonfed

Fast becoming a favourite fixture in the London clubbing calendar, Lot49 sees in the summer with a fantastic lineup featuring an exclusive back to back set from MEAT KATIE and ELITE FORCE. Their sets are legendary and this will be the one and only time you can catch these guys together in London this summer!

With fellow label head honcho DYLAN RHYMES currently riding high after the release of his ‘I Am Sweet’ and resident KID BLUE building up to the release of his new EP, with Passion FM’s CANINESOUNDS completing the lineup in the Basement it’s going to be rocking from start to finish.

Upstairs sees a more eclectic mix with up and coming breaks producer REKTCHORDZ playing alongside Always Fridays’ JOHN & ON dropping disco-flecked house and techno, Kent’s finest DUNCAN K warming up with some lush deepness and Lot49’s Bristol connection WEASEL bringing some naughty basslines into the mix.

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AngelBreaks.co.uk Launch Party @ The Westbury, Kilburn, June 26th 2009
 

You may know Kidda for his hip-hop-funk described as “slick soul breaks, hip hop beats and ‘big party vibes’. You may know Kidda through his righteous live sets, a mix of funk, soul and blistering electro-house, pop, and breakbeat. You may have heard of Kidda because of his tune, Under The Sun, featuring in Bacardi’s nationwide TV campaign, as well as electrifying remixes from artists such as Herve which Annie Mac called her ‘tune of the year’ for 2008!) and Jack Beats. He’s played the biggest clubs, the best festivals (“Perfect” was how The Sun described his Glastonbury set) and his shimmering, summery beats leave big smiles wherever he goes. And now – he’s here. 

AngelBreaks co-runner and all round nice-guy Mr AngelBreaks will be kicking off the big beats with an eclectic mix of international house, breaks, electro and some weird Samba stuff we found down the back of the sofa. Jonny5 (Kid Bass) will be opening the night and waving goodbye to the sun with a smooth combination of old school hip-hop, funk, soul and disco. 

See you down the front.

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