PEOPLE WITH PERSONALITY, joint venture of Salvatore Rullo and the talented Mr Clive Henry (DJ/Producer and Circo Loco resident) are bringing the PWP party and a gritty new concept to Pacha London. Armed with a fleet of talent, all hailing from cutting edge labels; this will be the first of a series of events in the venture to send Pacha to the underground.
In the past 12 months the club night has played host to the likes of Alex Arnout, Fb Julian, Kenny Glasgow (Art Department), Luca C. Richie Ahmed, Jenkyns, Lee Foss, Russ Yallop, Darren and Spencer, JustBe, Rui Da Silva, James Teej, Audiofly, Simon Baker, Adam Shelton and Fur Coat. Combining underground music with super stylish venues and bringing London some of the biggest and brightest international stars, PWP has grown from strength to strength.
This month the team are proud to present a brand spankingly re-furbished Pacha London. With the installation of a bespoke Martin Audio sound system, revelers can now enjoy sonic perfection as they soak up the incredible sounds of the PWP army. VIP’s can enjoy people watching from the stunning new Glass VIP room; this is set above the main DJ booth and looks out over the main room (although why you’d want to be in Willy Wonka’s glass elevator, and not pumping the dance floor…I really can’t fathom, BUT maybe I’m just bitter because I’ve never been invited to hang out in a VIP glass case of emotion…)
Having previously taken over some of London’s coolest hotspots with DJ’s who usually frequent more warehouse type venues, this will be yet another in a string of epic events for PWP. May 18th will be a perfect teaser of what’s to come later on in September, INTRIGUING!
This week we were lucky enough to catch PWP’s musical director, Clive Henry. We also managed to wangle FOUR VIP VIP tickets and a bottle of vodka to give away!
YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF IN THE VIP GLASS CASE OF EMOTION – you’ll be exempt from all queues and allocated an exclusive area with private table service where you will be cared for from arrival to departure. Soak it up kids, this is an amazing prize! Questions at the end.
So without further ado, we present for you…the inner workings of Clive Henry’s mind.
Firstly thanks for taking the time to speak to us Clive. You’ve been involved in the scene for many years now, what inspired you to first move into dance music?
I’d always been into music and buying vinyl from an early age and was really into the early hip hop movement going to jams across London and the club thing was just a natural progression I suppose. It was so different and exciting from what was happening and I got hooked straight away.
You are involved with PWP at Pacha on the 18th May, what is your involvement and what is the concept about?
I linked up with PWP nearly two years of more ago as they wanted to bring our vibe to the west end seeing that nobody was really bothering with that sound and they saw an opportunity. It worked amazingly well especially at Bungalow 8. It was an intimate midweek gathering of like minded people most of the time with a spattering of fashionista. I have to admit I was surprised it worked as people usually save their nights out for the weekend…anyways we ended up going from venue to venue after B8 closed and it just didn’t really have the same atmosphere as it did there so we took some time out until the opportunity arose to do something at Pacha…it’s a wicked venue right in the heart of London not east or west and not Deep South and I think it gets overlooked as a venue.
You have a cutting edge line up of DJ’s for the night, is this the sound that will give Pacha a new movement?
Like I said, it’s an amazing venue and maybe rightly or wrongly Pacha’s reputation precedes it without people actually ever being there. We did a couple of Circo Loco parties there years back and it went off both times; I hope we can create something similar again and bring something to London that’s slightly lacking at this time.
Who have you seen rise through the ranks over recent years, who has really shone for you?
Obviously Jamie Joneswhich is success story of biblical proportions! Dyed Soundorom and Laura Jones too..
What has summer 2013 got in store for you?
Ibiza as per and trying to get our new productions released finally! It’s been a slow process but we’ve got some bits coming through Alex Arnouts new off shoot called Sith, and we’re also working on a release for SoulFooled.
Your rebel rave mix for Crosstown is something of a legend these days, are you still working with Crosstown? What can we expect from you release wise soon?
Check previous question lol and yeh playing on the crosstown stage at We are Festival on 25th may.
Your early endeavors in house music with Peace Division and Low Recordings saw you become involved in the genre right of the cusp of things breaking big, do you think there is a solid ‘Clive Henry’ sound that can be heard throughout your work, or have you evolved in different directions over the years?
I think I’ve defo evolved as just making the same style of music gets a tad boring and I think as you grow as a producer you always wanna push yourself creatively even if some people don’t get it or understand it…our early peace division stuff was snubbed by loads of people until it took someone of Craig Richards and Danny Tenaglia’s standing to make peeps sit up and take notice. I think you have to just get on with it and not let it affect you (which is hard nowadays when everybody and their dog has an option lol)
Who is currently rocking things for you artist wise?
There’s a few…Pulshar, Kelpe, Four Tet, Architeq, Xosar, Padded Cell, Lunar Express who are releasing some material via Sith recs and believe it or not are from UAE/Dubai. They are doing some wicked music (not really dance floor but good for round the pool etc)…a few of these artists aren’t predominately dance floor but they try and do something a little different which I admire.
QUESTION TIME! For your chance to win VIP tickets and a bottle of Vodka simply name four artists who are currently rocking Clive’s world. Pop answers in an email to:jo@plainandsimple.tv
This summer Up On The Roof present a succession of rooftop parties on the stunning terrace at Brixton Clubhouse. Expect a diverse fusion of everything from Soul and Disco to House & Hip-Hop from some of the most influential DJs of the past 30 years. This Sunday Up On The Roof welcomes a true legend to the stage; king of the boogie and master of house music, hip-hop, and funk – Kenny Dope himself.
Kenny Dope began throwing Brooklyn block parties as a DJ in 1985, since then he has risen to be one of the most influential names in music. Alongside his production and DJ partner Louie Vega, he is one half of Masters At Work who, while best known for their house productions & remixes are responsible for pumping some of the most soul-drenched sounds ever heard on dance-floors around the globe.
This month Kenny launches the second album for rising star Rasheed Chappell; this features Jazzy Jeff, DJ Spinna, Clark Kent, Lord Finesse and Kenny himself. Back in 2011 Rasheed & Kenny released the amazing “Future Before Nostalgia” on Kenny’s Kay Dee Records to huge critical acclaim.
THIS SUNDAY Join us ‘Up On The Roof’ with Kenny & Rasheed…rooftop vibes from 2pm onwards; be there, or be boring! Here at Plain and Simple we’ve managed to get our grubby mitts on a pair of tickets to this event…And guess what? WE’RE GIVING THEM AWAY!
To enter simply pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us: What was the name of the album Rasheed & Kenny released in 2011?
Winners will be carefully and unbiasedly selected by the office cat, Pedro.
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The electro swing pioneer, Parov Stelar, brings his full band to the UK for 3 live dates in May and June following sell-out shows at the London Forum and Koko in 2012. The gigs in London and Manchester come hot on the heels of their new album ‘The Invisible Girl’, released on Etage Noir Recordings on March 22nd.
Austrian musician & DJ Parov Stelar has gained an enormous worldwide following for his unique brand of eclectic swing-tinted electronica, which has seen him release 9 albums in as many years, as well as his tracks appearing on more than 700 compilations (including Buddha Bar, Hotel Costes and beyond).
Inspired by styles and samples from the most varied of genres, combined with modern beats and grooves, his retro-influenced sound is translated into a live set by the musical magicians known as the Parov Stelar Band, who perform one of the most impressive live conversions of electronic music in existence.
Brass and rhythm sections accompany tour vocalist Cleo Panther in re-inventing Parov Stelar’s electronic beats and bites, while at the centre of the show is the creator himself, guiding the musical tour de force from the DJ booth. Even after hundreds of live shows and excessive touring, the band still continue to push their own creativity and break the boundaries of free-styling musical excellence, with each show uniquely different from the last. Trust us- these guys are good.
A popular contributor to film, TV and ad soundtracks, Parov’s ‘Chambermaid Swing’ was recently used in a Bacardi commercial and ‘Booty Swing’ was used to TV advertise the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Not only that, but Chambermaid Swing is in my opinion one of the best dance tracks ever made. For those put off by the ‘electro swing’ tag- have a listen – it’s not all OTT trumpets and flappers you know:
Plain and Simple are uber excited about Parov Stelar’s return to the UK, so much so that we have managed to bag TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away to 2 lucky readers!
To enter simply pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us:
What Album was the superb Chambermaid Swing from? Winners will be drawn from a hat by the P&S monkey.
Closing dates for entry is the 20th May. Good Luck.
Parov Stelar Tour Dates:
Thurs 30th May – Manchester Academy
Friday 31st May – London Forum, Kentish Town
Saturday 1st June – London Forum, Kentish Town
Below began life as an illegal warehouse rave, a gathering of friends and an excuse to warm up grey old Brum with some Ibiza Summer vibes. Fast forward eight years and gone are the days of selling tickets through eBay and spending all the money on drugs, the Below team have grown to be a professional, well adjusted and highly successful brand. Staying true to their roots and keeping it entirely real, one thing is certain, Below will never lose its soul. This is a party for the people, by the people.
Now coming into its 8th year the team are preparing for their most ambitious soiree yet. Spread across three different venues the event will utilize some of The Rainbow’s most unique spaces. The celebrations open on May the 4th at the Rainbow Warehouse, Arena and in the Rainbow Courtyard. The line up is basically a musical wet dream for co founders Adam Shelton and Lee McDonald, and why not? Its their bloody Birthday! Revelers can look forward to an incredibly special live PA from the legendary voice of Inner City, plus sets from House gangster DJ Sneak, Techno innovator Derrick May, New York House star Todd Terry, plus Kevin Saunderson, Mr C and of course Lord Adam Shelton himself. This is set to be a birthday celebration of EPIC proportion.
After this things will casually disintegrate into an old school exercise in hardcore. After party vibes will follow suit at the Rainbow Warehouse where back to back sets from Adam Shelton and Alex Arnount, and Frenchy and Tristan da Cunha will have you cavorting like wild animals until the wee hours. From here we take a step into another dimension, back into the original rave space, the hallowed Rainbow courtyard. Everything after this will be a pure, unadulterated celebration of all that is debaucherous and ravey. These hours are reserved for the elite of the hardcore and the beastliest of beasts. Finishing it all off in style with a fine selection of talent, prepare yourself for sets from Paranoid London, Jef K, H Foundation, Bloody Mary, Le Loup, and Tom Craven. Welcome to the tweaking hour. Expect visions of wild abandon.
To win 2 VIP Weekender tickets to this cacophony of carnage simply tell us your most hardcore adventure story. The most disgraceful wins!! Mine would involve One daynightday in Ibiza, a bag of mushrooms and a break into Space Terrace. Email entries to Jo@plainandsimple.tv
The Arena Midday till Midnight – Saturday 4 May
INNER CITY LIVE PA
DJ Sneak
Derrick May
Todd Terry
Kevin Saunderson
Mr C
Adam Shelton
The Rainbow Warehouse 12-6am – Below Residents Special
Adam Shelton B2B Alex Anout
Tistan De chauna
Frenchy
Sunday – Rainbow Courtyard and Cellar Door 3till3am
H Foundation
Paranoid London (live)
Jef K
Julietta
Bloody Mary
Adam Shelton
Le Loup
Tom Craven
Yamen & EDA
Davide Squillace returns to London next month, bringing with him an awesome new project, This and That.
Aiming to nourish the roots of our culture, Davide is bringing together artists and music producers to create and collaborate. He encourages ultimate freedom of the creative brain and is a firm believer in working under no restraints. Born in Siena and raised in Naples, David hails from an environment steeped in culture and beauty, its comes as no surprise that fate has lead him down this path.
The first steps for This & That have been a collection of beautiful album cover collaborations with the Font Gallery in Naples. At the end of ten releases Davide is planning an exhibition to showcase the works. The ultimate vision is to provide a platform for like minded artists to develop creative projects in music, visual art, design, fashion and writing.
Hosted at one of London’s most charismatic and unusual warehouse spaces, Village Underground in Shoreditch, this will be a gloriously arty night of groundbreaking house and Techno. Not forgetting that this man is one of the leading forces in electronic music, Davide continues to inspire and ignite dancefloors worldwide. Whether it be at Circoloco, Womb, Berghain or D.Edge, Davide plays with an unequaled funk and excitement. Simply put, this man is badass.
To win tickets for yourself and three mates just draw us your best portrait of David. We’ll accept anything from stick-men to stencil, oil painting or Biro scribbles, your mind is your only limitation. Go on…make us laugh. Check out my masterpiece at the bottom of the page. It’s a disgrace. The standard is set!
Take a photo of your creation and send it to jo@plainandsimple.tv
Get Diverted are smashing into 2013 with a headline act they have dreamt of, fantasised about and frothed over for many years. At last the dreams have become reality as they proudly announce the incredible Tiefschwarz.
With over a decade of DJ and production experience, high profile mixes for the likes of Madonna, Depeche Modeand Booka shade plus a mountain of incredibly successful releases, this German double act have firmly embedded themselves into the hearts of Techno fans worldwide. These guys truly are THE shit.
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Over the years the brothers have become household names in some of the world’s most cutting edge clubs. Residencies include Robert Johnson, Fabric and Watergate. As well as this they also make regular appearances at world-class venues including Space & Cocoon Ibiza and Womb in Tokyo. Not only are they prolific, ridiculously talented and great at wearing beards, but they also happen to be really, really, ridiculously good looking.
To win a pair of tickets AND a few free drinkies to this event, you must first prove your adoration for Tiefschwarz in the form of a love letter. This declaration of desire could come in any form of prose or poetry, no need for a novel though. The shortlisted entries will then go on to fight to the death. GET CREATIVE folks, and no naked pictures, that’s cheating.
Email entries to jo@plainandsimple.tv
Entries close Monday 25th march
LINE UP – TERRACE
Tiefschwarz Cedric Maison (Hypercolour) Rob Alldritt
CLUB
Friend Within (Hypercolour, Dirtybird)
Sierra Sam (live) (Souvenir Music)
Samantha Blackburn, Em Williams, Tom Huddart
BOUDOIR
Amy Dabbs, Russell Wayne, Tom Baker, Dan Gascoyne, Donna Love
Price: £10 Early Bird / £12 Advance MOTD
Get Diverted Terrace Opening Party Brixton ClubHouse 29th March 2013 5pm – 5am
With only two weeks to go until Speakerbox’s first party of the year, the much-anticipated line up for room two is ready for human consumption! Headline act Traits will be joined by Gorgon City (Foamo and RackNRuin), Roses Gabor, Kry Wolf, SecondCity, Majestic and Bitr8.
Great Suffolk Street Warehouse seemed like the obvious venue choice. Hailed ‘the mother of all warehouse spaces’ this recycled car park has played host to the likes of Mulletover, Cacoon and Shake It! (Layo & Bushwacka) This is the ultimate dark and dirty rave space; get ready for filthy shoes and even filthier beats!
Gracing the mighty arches of room two will be headliner B.Traits. This lady sure packs a punch, hosting her own BBC Radio show and being sworn first lady of Digital Soundboy are just a few of her huge achievements thus far. Prepare for a mind melting set of everything from breakbeats, jungle, dubstep, drum & bass, reggae, dancehall, garage, hip-hop, UK funky and house music. WOW!
Speakerbox head honcho MistaJam will also take to the stage not once but twice, always dedicated to delighting his fans he’ll be going for round two later in the evening with an exclusive house set.
Next on the bill are Gorgon City, a power-mix of creative genius comprised of Foamo and RackNRuin. Theamalgamation of these two minds has been one of epic proportion. Expect Heavy hip-swinging rhythms and butt-shaking bass.
Speakerbox is very excited to announce rising star Rose Gabor. Having already collaborated with some of the most well respected producers in the industry; Shy FX, Gorillaz, Buraka Som Sistema and Redlight, it seems ridiculous to pen Rose as ‘up and coming’. With slick beats, feisty vocals and a whole heap of rumbling basslines she’ll have the crowd dancing through rose tinted glasses.
Also up are dynamic duo Kry Wolf. With their distinctively creative and varied production style, Kry Wolf have caught the attention of some of the most influential faces in bass music including Zinc, Mary Anne Hobbs, A-Trak and Sub Focus. The twosome is also behind some of the biggest parties ever thrown on the south coast.
With SecondCity already powering into 2013 with a series of free downloads, such as You Feel and A1, this pair are a fireball ready to explode! We can expect House influences and heavy bass driven vibes that will have the dance floor pumping.
Majestic must have spent the past few months shackled to his studio desk. At the end of 2012 he released his EP Let’s Go Back on Speakerbox, he is set to feature on Laidback Luke’s next single, Pogo and as if that isn’t enough he’ll also be releasing another new EP on Speakerbox in the coming months. Busy boy.
Producer, songwriter, MC and multi-instrumentalism are not the only skills this man possesses, he’s also a brilliant DJ. Party-goers can look forward to a powerful set from Maj.
Last but not least; Bitr8 has been the face behind the Speakerbox radio show on Ministry of Sound Radio since the very beginning. Every week his fans are taken on a one-hour journey into the bass bins of Speakerbox’s soul!
Expect his DJ set on the night to be a sharp representation of his radio show and the record labels brand.
With headliner heavyweights such as Chase & Status (with Rage) Pendulum (with Verse), MistaJam, KillSonik, DECiBEL and DJ Cable we can expect Speakerbox Warehouse Party to blow both minds and eardrums in one fell swoop!
Speakerbox are exploding into 2013 with a statement of intent: taking it back to basics in a raw industrial space and keeping it all about the music.
Plain and Simple are very excited to be offering one lucky reader the chance to win two tickets to this event!
To enter pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us:
Which radio station does B.Traits host a show on?
Closing date for entries is the 31st Jan. Good Luck!
For more info and tickets visit: http://londonwarehouseevents.co.uk/
The latest event for event organisers extraordinaire Freeze sees them relocate from listed buildings and historically significant locations to something grounded instead in the heritage of British dance music; the Warehouse. They are bringing Bedrock to the city for the first time, John Digweed’s and Nick Muir’s iconic record label, demonstrated by an extended five hour set from Digweed himself, alongside a smattering of the label’s freshest talent.
Bedrock kicked off in the final days of the last century and has since gone on to record many successful productions and promotions. It’s incorporated music from techno stalwarts such as Marco Bailey, Christian Smith and Slam, house aficionados Guy J, Pig & Dan and Tom Middleton, and been the home of John and Nick’s timeless productions tracks like ‘Heaven Scent’ and ‘For What You Dream of’. During that period it’s been established as one of the leading standard callers for dance music, encompassing the full spectrum of Digweed’s musical tastes.
John himself is currently in peerless form, recently releasing a four disc mix collection of a live recording made in London to widespread acclaim. His ‘Transitions’ radio show has 14 million worldwide listeners and he has a touring schedule few other DJs can match. Here he will be in command for five hours, honing his sound across the full spectrum of his range. Freeze resident and 3B Records titan Jemmy, fresh off his recent Bedrock release ‘Quarry Bank’ which features on the aforementioned compilation, supports for what will be a truly special voyage throughout the finer edges of dance music.
Local upstarts Waxxx will be hosting Room Two, providing the eclectic mix they have become known for, with everything from bass music to off kilter funk, disco to house, all likely to be heard. A DJ set from indie party starters the Friendly Fires is the headline, fresh off their recent successful ‘Late Night Tales’ compilation. That included a magnificent cover of ‘Why don’t you answer’; Sting’s little know collaboration with classical composer Eberhard Schroener, and showcased the groups wide ranging music tastes dancefloor rocking sensibility.
Liverpool legend Greg Wilson is also in tow, his signature sound of house and disco with a pop twist recognised as one of the most unique and heart-warming in dance music. There’s also a coup in the shape of a Liverpool debut from Merc Music boss Mark E. Mark is a man fully ‘in the zone’ after redefining his style, moving from looped disco edits to widescreen house, techno and neo-rave. Strong local support comes in the shape of mUmU resident Adele Moss (whose recent gigs include Fabric & the WHP), Thomas Tuft of Juice FM and Waxxx and Disctoeca Poca stalwart Mr Paul.
Plain and Simple are giving away a pair of tickets to this event to one lucky reader!
To enter pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us.
What artist did John Digweed create the legendary Northern Exposure series with?
A winner will be selected at random from the correct entries. Closing dates for entries is the 4th Feb.,
The Bedrock Warehouse Party @ Camp & Furnace
67 Greenland Street, Liverpool, England.
Saturday 9th Feb 2013
7pm – 5am
Main Room
John Digweed (5 hour extended set)
Jemmy
Room 2 hosted by Waxxx
Friendly Fires (DJ Set)
Greg Wilson
Mark E
Adele Moss (mUmU)
Thomas Tuft (3B Records)
Mr Paul
10 hours of music… Early bird tickets £18 and £16 NUS
After a sell out London visit back in February of this year, Phil Weeks and his Robsoul label roll back into town on December 22nd, bringing along his good friends and fellow French underground legends DJ W!ld and Chris Carrier.
Sure to be a musical masterclass as the trio take to the decks for a marathon session, we couldn’t have wished for a better place for the magic to go down than Village Underground in the heart of Shoreditch. Home this year to the likes of Art of Dark, vs Youth Invasion and Richie Hawtins New Horizons it is without doubt one of the best places to party in the entire city.
And seeing as its Christmas – Plain and Simple are giving away a pair of tickets to this event!
To enter pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us
What was the title of the EP Phil Weeks released on Robsoul this November?
Closing date for entries is the 21st Dec- please include all your contact details so we can let you know if you win!
The Robsoul Christmas Showcase:
PHILL WEEKS
DJ W!LD
CHRIS CARRIER
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Saoirse Ryan (Art of Dark)
Joe Morley b2b James Morris (Project FM)
What to do with yourself on NYE? Its the ultimate quandry for the serious music fan, with all of your favourite clubs offering mouth watering line-ups and your favourite international artists playing across the capital you are spoilt for choice.
Well, how’s about Plain and Simple make things a little simpler for you? That’s right we are offering one reader (and a mate) the chance to win the ultimate 48 hours clubbing with our friends at The Hydra.
First Stop: Secret London Location. Border Community.
Known for scouting artists and releases that are slightly left of centre, the label has long been a platform for icons such as electronica king Nathan Fake, Luke Abbott and label head honcho, James Holden. Lovers of the labels’ output can expect a psychedelic and trippy journey into the New Year as the epci line up will be making sure the good spirits will be going well into the twilight hours.
If you are still standing stop 2 is the New Years Day party with Electric Minds who will be teaming up with Will Saul’s Aus and Simple imprints with a line-up that should be enouigh to keep you going for another day. Not ones to leave all the party celebrations in 2012 Hyrda will be giving 2013 a kick start with notable appearances from Radio 1’s Mosca, the uncompromising New York House stalwart Levon Vincent, recent Permanent Vacation signee Mano Le Tough and Electric Minds founder Dolan Bergin. If that isn’t enough to cure the hangover from the night before Hendrik Schwarz will be doing a live set as the special guest headliner.
Since their arrival in late 2010, independent record label and promoter Audio Doughnuts have cemented their status as credible champions of forward-thinking and progressive electronic music. Through their unpretentious parties and carefully judged releases, Audio Doughnuts have become a vital cog in the underground dance music machine and in celebration of their second successful year, will be throwing a special party on Friday 30th November.
Taking place as part of South London residency The Upfront Project, the mammoth line- up includes Chicago house veterans Roy Davis Jr & Marshall Jefferson, Detroit’s Marc Kinchen alias MK, UK garage pioneer Zed Bias, Aus Music’s Will Saul, Brownswood signing Anushka, Leon Vynehall, Funkysteps, Two Inch Punch, Shox and Salva, to name a few. Intent on reflecting the collective’s eclectic taste, the bookings also echo 30 years of electronic music, with legendary DJs sitting alongside new blood. The Audio Doughnuts imprint will also be represented by Benin City, Onoe Caponoe and Pusherman who have all successfully released through the label this year.
Taking place across south London venues Fire and The Lightbox, the anniversary will be part of The Upfront Project, a weekly residency that plays home to all flavours of the electronic spectrum. Home to the world’s only wrap around wall-to-wall state of the art LED light system, as well as powerful soundsystems and mirror arches, the venue will provide the perfect backdrop for the Audio Doughnuts takeover.
Audio Doughnuts’ promoter credentials are second to none having played host to a plethora of electronic talent throughout their two year expansion, and have seen the likes of Pinch, Boddika, Ben UFO, Fantastic Mr Fox, Scratcha DVA, Jamie XX & Joy Orbison pass through their unique parties. Their first anniversary was celebrated with an all-encompassing line-up including maximalist dance enthusiast Rustie, who went onto win The Guardian’s ‘First Album’ award in February 2012.
Armed with a unique and bold line-up for 2012, Audio Doughnuts’ Second Birthday is set to establish the label and night as a credible and reliable mainstay in the burgeoning electronic scene.
Plain and Simple are offering you the chance to witness over 30 years of dance music legends! We have 3 pairs of tickets to give away to this amazing event!
To enter- pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us:
Where does Marshall Jefferson hail from?
Closing dates for entries is the 27th November- good luck!
From sandy urban riverside beaches to hillside swimming pools in the skies and on to soaring hotel rooftops, it’s no secret that the brains behind mobilee have a knack for matching stellar line-ups with radical off-locations. Leaving no rock unturned, mobilee set out once again on a thorough exploration of every lane, grove, drive, square and road in the city of London to bring you the Warehouse Session on December 8th, 2012. Come and join Anja Schneider, Sebo K, Rodriguez Jr. (live) and Ralf Kollmann as they take over one London’s newest warehouse spaces.
Mobilee records launched in 2005 and quickly established itself as one of the brightest new stars within Berlin’s glittering galaxy of electronic music labels, producers and DJs. Founded and owned by Anja Schneider and Ralf Kollmann, the label boasts a sound that is simultaneously familiar and innovative. Rooted in the classic structures of house and techno, mobilee has harnessed the triple threat approach: its records reference vintage dancefloor minimalism, engage with like-minded contemporaries, and suggest surprising new directions for familiar forms.
Mobilee celebrated its fifth year in 2010, and marked the milestone with a tour that crossed all six continents! With a reputation like that to live up to with think the London Warehouse Session is going to be something else…and we are offering 2 lucky readers and their mates the chance to go on us!
Yes thats right we have 2 pairs of tickets to give away! To enter pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
Who is hosting the official after party for this event?
Closing date for entries is the 4th Dec. Good Luck!
This November Soundcrash presents a night of audiovisual excellence and ingenious electronica, as the renowned Hexstatic’s Holotronica set gets the 3D treatment, and Addictive TV join the party.
Promising stunning 3D visuals, and an audiovisual experience like no other, Hexstatic presents Holotronica is the latest project from award-winning producer Stuart Warren-Hill, one half of the inimitable Hexstatic duo. On November 23rd Soundcrash brings Hexstatic’s Holotronica in 3D to Village Underground. A groundbreaking AV concept, Holotronica combines analog synthesizers with real-time midi-triggered visuals set in time with the beats and pulses of Hexstatic’s innovative music.
Glasses will be provided on the door to see this unbelievable show from the AV pioneers in which stereoscopic visuals will be projected onto a custom-made silver mesh screen for full 3D effect.
Electronic duo Addictive TV also come to Village Underground, bringing a brain-melting mixture of popular culture visuals and pure grade uncut beats. Addictive TV create music you can see! They have twice been voted the Number One VJs in the world by DJ Magazine. Expect a jaw-dropping, eye-popping time, with films being shredded and spliced to the beats, making for a heady set.
LUMEN is one of Bristol’s shining lights, combining a deep love for music with a fascination of technology. The resulting live AV sets are an atmospheric delight. Urban Knights is one of the most celebrated AV acts and definitely ones to watch on the night. Origamibiro is a trio whose multi-instrumentalism, audiovisual curiosity and unfettered creativity fuse with ordinary everyday sounds for a unique and compelling set. Keep Up! is a party collective of DJs and producers whose London events and record label transcend genre pigeon-holing. For them, each set is an exploration.
Plain and Simple are offering you the chance to witness what is set to be one of the best audio visual musical experiences for years to come..by offering one lucky reader the chance to nab a pair of tickets on us!
To enter tell us: What label is Hexstatic most commonly associated with?
Pop your answer to jo@plainandsimple.tv – don’t forget to include your contact info so we can let you know if you win. Closing date for entries is the 21st November.
Hexstatic presents Holotronica (3D AV Set – glasses supplied)
After a belting summer on the terrace with the likes of A Love From Outer Space (Weatherall & Johnston), Todd Terje, Dimitri From Paris, Ivan Smagghe, Paul Woolford, Slam, Catz ‘n’ Dogz and Jay Shepheard, Slide and Get Diverted team up first their first party of the autumn on Saturday 10 November, with the legendary Greg Wilson
Greg joins them in Brixton for the fourth time, he has been a key DJ responsible for the start of culture itself in the UK back in the eighties, even touching upon a time at the Hacienda club in Manchester. Today Greg has found even greater interest in his unique DJ sets, full of his own personal re-edits and constructed live through his Revox. Greg Wilson the producer and edit maestro has constructed an album for Tirk – Credit For The Edit as well as editing everyone from The XX to Crazy P along the way.
Plus their is support from Mister Shiver, Henry Greenwood, Rob Alldritt and more to be announced!
Plain and Simple are giving away the chance for you AND all your mates to have a rocking night out with Get Diverted. One lucky winner will recieve 5 places on the guestlist and a bottle of bubbly to boot!
To enter simply tell us:
Where does Greg Wilson orrginaly hail from?
Pop your entry over to jo@plainandsimple.tv- don’t forget to include your contact info so we can let you know if you win! Closing dates for entries is the 8th Nov.
Forward- thinking London promoters Neon Noise Project are pleased to announce this year’s annual Halloween Soiree with Vitalic- live, Herve, Foamo, Grum, Dismantle and more taking over one of the hottest new destinations in late night clubbing, the multi-roomed Vauxhall venue FIRE. With an unrivalled emphasis being placed on sound and lighting, south London location FIRE brings one of the most unique clubbing experiences in London and looks set to become the perfect host for Neon Noise Project.
Headlining the event and Room 1 is Vitalic who will be playing live exclusively in the UK for Neon Noise Project and ensuring the night goes with a bang with his pulsating electro tech. His show is in celebration of the release of his new album ‘Rave Age’ due 5th November through Different Recordings. In support of Vitalic, upfront rave and bass will be represented by Herve’s Machine Dont Care and the unique sound of Digital Soundboy’sDismantle - one of the most hyped artists around at the moment – plus the housey bass from Ibiza’s We Love Space resident FOAMO.
Tackling Room 2 will be none other than Neon Noise stalwarts Grum and Russ Chimes who will bring their blend of disco, electro-funk and future-house to all the ghouls of the night. Joining them will be Moulinexx on the eve of his debut release through the German label Gomma Records.
As it is Neon Noise Project’s Halloween Soiree, horrible creatures of the night, neon zombies and ravers from the grave are most welcome. Free shots for those in fancy dress and watch out for mummies lurking in the dark.
To celebrate the launch of Vitalics new album Plain and Simple are offering one of you the chance to join in the revelery! We have a pair of tickets to give away -AND a copy of the Album and a limited edition T-shirt!
To enter pop us an email to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us – what was the naem of Vitalics first artist album?
Closing dates for entry is the 31st October. Good Luck!
Neon Noise Project
Halloween Soiree
Featuring Vitalic (live) **Exclusive Album Launch**
Plus Herve’s Machines Don’t Care, Dismantle, Foamo, Russ Chimes, Grum, Moulinexx
This OCTOBER 27th see’s Simian Mobile Disco & underground party masters WANG team up for what’s sure to be one of the most talked about events of the year. Between them they have managed to build a line up of some of the most cutting edge and legendary acts from the world of electronic music.
Simian Mobile Disco should need no introduction, from chart topping monster dance anthems to quality underground techno and house; Jas and James manage to be commercially successful whilst keeping one foot in the underground. This is the only live performance they will do in London this year. It is part of their Delicatessen live tour and so will be their full on live show with modular analog synth mayhem and a full laser show. As part of the Delicatessen tour, they will be curating the main room.
Wang take full control in room 2 so expect all the usual Wang shenanigans with a friendly up for it party vibe..
Plain and Simple are offering one lucky raver a pair of tickets to this event- with queue jump and a free album download of Radioactive Man’s – Waits + Measures album or remix album.
To enter tell us- what label is the album released on?
Pop your entries over to jo@plainandsimple.tv – the winner will be drawn at random from the correct entries. Closing date for entries is the 24th October.
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO & WANG PRESENT DELICATESSENS
OCTOBER 27TH @ FIRE South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1RT
Simian Mobile Disco – LIVE (EXCLUSIVE LONDON SHOW)
Rebuild (A Guy Called Gerald & Graham Massey) – Live Acid Jam
Mark E
Lone
dBridge
Alexander Robotnick
Radioactive Man – Live
Detroit In Effect (D.I.E.)
Basenji – Live
BJMNM – Live
Electro Elvis
Matt Walsh
The Hotflush Recordings label, under the stewardship of label boss Scuba (Paul Rose), is one of the most important new figureheads of underground electronic music to emerge in recent years, releasing everything from techno (Sigha, George FitzGerald etc) to some of the most experimental and important music of the past few years by artists such as Joy Orbison, Untold, Mount Kimbie, and Sepalcure.
Even though he no longer lives in the country, it’s hard to imagine what London’s musical landscape would look like without the influence of Scuba. In 2007 Rose made the move from London to electronic mecca Berlin resulting in an incredible rise to prominence highlighted by him holding a residency at Berlin’s legendary techno temple Berghain and occupying the #25 spot in the readership-voted Resident Advisor Top DJ poll for 2010 and 2011.
LWE are excited to present the first ever UK label night of Hotflush Recordings as well as the debut of the full Scuba live show. This will be Scuba’s only London performance this year. And what’s more, Plain and Simple have 3 pairs of tickets to give away!
To enter simply tell us :
Where has Scuba relocated too?
Pop your answer over to jo@plainandsimple.tv – the winner will be drawn at random from the correct entries. Closing date for entries is the 29th October.
Saturday 3rd November – 10pm to 6am – Shoreditch Warehouse Party
SIDEXSIDE is a series of contemporary music events, a celebration of DJ’s and the power of shared creativity that drives our scene forward. The concept’s very simple:
Two artists sharing an entire night of music, playing together; side by side.
SIDEXSIDE will create DJ partnerships that’ll excite, challenge and inspire. With an entire night as their blank canvas the DJs have time to push boundaries, to dig deeper into their record collections, pulling out classics, dance floor destroyers, guilty pleasures to hidden treasures.
JUSTIN MARTIN
As the late Oscar Wilde once said: “life is too important to be taken seriously”, an ethos that Justin Martin is sticking with despite achieving soaring success over the last six years as a producer and international DJ. Demand for Justin’s skills behind the decks has skyrocketed with his bookings schedule constantly crammed to capacity. With dates everywhere from Panorama Bar (Berlin), Fabric (London), Space (Ibiza) and a full album tour for summer and fall 2o12, its no wonder Justin’s diary is reading like the dreams of a professional raver. Stateside he continues to be a regular fixture at the dirtybird events in San Francisco and beyond.
Music journalists typically describe Justin’s sound as ‘melodic and tough’ with his music encapsulating both melody and emotional depth yet always with enough undeniable ass shaking properties to translate to the floor.“I’m always trying to find music for my DJ sets that rattles sound systems, but still has enough melody and interesting texture to expand your mind even if you’re sitting at home on a snowy or rainy day.”He remains as enthusiastic as ever to be involved in the scene. When recently questioned by Resident Advisor on what he’d be doing if he wasn’t a DJ or dance music producer he just replied: “Wishing I was a DJ or music producer.”By all accounts it’s hard to tell him to wipe that smile off his face.
REDLIGHT
Redlight isn’t one to be pigeonholed. Weather it underground bangers or A list radio playlists its all about doing his thing his way without compromise. Expect the unexpected. With tracks in the back catalogue including “Get Out My Head”, “Stupid” and “What you talking about!?”, Redlight is a rising star of UK electronic music. Growing up in the underground scene, helped inspire the move into new musical territories and the need to be challenged and the desire to create new styles. Recent Top 10 summer anthem “Lost In Your Love” is a perfect example of that mix, taking inspiration from the musical backdrop of Redlight’s misspent early teens and the eclectic sample sources of jungle and the energy from the illegal warehouse raves he grew up going to in Bristol.
Plain and Simple are giving away a pair of tickets to this special event! To enter, siple tell us, who was on the line up for part one of the SIDEXSIDE series?
Pop your answer on email to jo@plaindandsimple.tv – closing date for entries is the 15th Oct. Good Luck!
SIDEXSIDE is a series of contemporary music events, a celebration of DJ’s and the power of shared creativity that drives our scene forward. The concept’s very simple:
Two artists sharing an entire night of music, playing together; side by side.
SIDEXSIDE will create DJ partnerships that’ll excite, challenge and inspire. With an entire night as their blank canvas the DJs have time to push boundaries, to dig deeper into their record collections, pulling out classics, dance floor destroyers, guilty pleasures to hidden treasures.
The first show of the SIDEXSIDE concept see’s Horse Meat Disco sxs with Danny Krivit in a East London Warehouse Space.
Now into their eighth year, Horse Meat Disco have continued to lead the way with packed residencies at their HQ at The Eagle in London’s Vauxhall, Lux in Lisbon and with the Tape organisation in Berlin. Inspired by the music and inclusive ethos of New York’s club scene during the ’70s and ’80s, the collective have garnered a unique reputation for amazing parties and unmatchable sets, the quartet of DJs each mixing their own individual quality blend of disco juice with all manner of dancefloor fillers: be it punk funk, italo, house, electric bangers or plain old oddities!
HMD will perform alongside New York legend Danny Krivit, his list of residencies and associations demonstrates every ounce of his legendary status. Danny Krivit is the don behind the immensely popular 718 Sessions and one-third of the Body & Soul collective. He started DJing at age 14 and learned from all the greats, including James Brown, David Mancuso and Larry Levan and become famous for his funk, soul, and disco edits (under the Mr. K name). Expect Danny to dig through his enormous record collection to deliver an inspirational insight to one of house music’s living legends.
The collision and combination of Horse Meat Disco and Danny Krivit sharing an entire night of music is something that has certainly got us excited. What’s more- Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away to this unique event.
To enter pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
Which organisation to HMD hook up with in Berlin?
Closing date for entries is the 10th October- Good Luck!
Lee Foss and Jamie Jones’ label, Hot Creations, has been at the forefront of a new musical movement. No one had put slow, sexy, disco infused, 80s slanted house with creamy r&b vocals and expected it to work before – but it does. The label’s has released some of the biggest tracks of recent years, often from Foss who plays tonight as he does at WMC, in Ibiza, Sonar, everywhere on a regular basis. There are few more in demand DJs out there than this one. Project FM also plays.
COMPETITION TIME – for two tickets to see Lee Foss at Warehouse, London on September 22nd…
On Saturday 29th September FOUND bring you a unique daytime event, closing Earl Street in Shoreditch for a very special outdoor celebration of electronic music with an exciting Street Party! Saluting the finest UK house and four -to -the-floor inspired sounds, this event will unite East London’s burgeoning underground music scene to champion the exceptional diversity of Shoreditch, Hackney’s cultural hub.
The FOUND Street Party will see a year of exciting nights culminate in the ultimate outdoor event, showcasing the music we all love alongside mouth-watering food stalls, fully stocked bars and all the amenities you need for a great day out. There’s no better way to see out the end of another of our great British summers! The event will be centred around a thrilling outdoor stage and the best thought-through production going.
And so , to the line-up. Marc ‘MK’ Kinchen is the living New York production powerhouse responsible for giving us the likes of ‘Burning’ and ‘Always’ on his own Area 10 imprint, having honed his craft for forging outstanding house music alongside Kevin Saunderson and the respected studios of Inner City Records, whilst just still in his teens. Since then MK hasn’t looked back, going on to create in the likes of ‘Burning’ an infectious style that blurs the boundaries between house and garage, uniting supporters of both camps all over the world. His Midas touch has seen him deliver over 200 remixes, working in the studio honing the sounds of global mega stars such as Snoop Dogg and Jay -Z but now MK has returned to the underground and the vocal 4×4 house sounds for which he’ s most loved.
Collaborating with Lee Foss, recently remixing Amirali’s ‘Just An Illusion’ for Crosstown Rebels and working his magic on Storm Queen’s ‘Look Right Through’ with the ‘Don’t Talk To Me’ dub becoming one of the biggest tracks on the house circuit this year, this master of classic house is constantly re-inventing himself and is well and truly back! Todd Edwards frequently cites MK as an early influence and FOUND are thrilled to bring these pioneers together for this exciting event, uniting two of the greatest advocates of underground house on the planet for a Street Party like no other!
Todd ‘The God’ Edwards is widely regarded as the godfather of garage, having crafted some of the most respected four -to -the-floor sounds on the planet for over two decades, responsible for an arsenal of remixes (now numbering hundreds), genre defining EPs and production work that are fused with his trademark beats, since proceeding to influence the best US garage, house, 2-step, disco and 4×4 advocates on the planet. Famed for his masterful use of the sample in its finest form, since ‘The Messenger’ propelled Todd on to the New York underground circuit in 1993, he’s gone global with a slew of catastrophically good tracks, ‘Saved My Life’, ‘I Might Be’, ‘Shut The Door’ and his St Germain ‘Alabama Blues’ remix b eing just four examples of countless more. Led by his renowned refix of Daft Punk’s ‘Face To Face’, Edwards’ remix output is truly outstanding. The Todd Edwards sound is instantly recognisable and has touched generations of clubbers, producers and DJs, spawning some of the most exciting underground electronic movements both in the UK and the US. FOUND are overjoyed to bring Edwards to London for their Shoreditch Street Party and what’s a rare UK appearance, celebrating the grass roots of some the greatest electronic music on the globe.
Next, FOUND present another pioneer in his own right. Bringing his renowned cutting -edge house and techno sound that’s become synonymous with uncompromising production quality, is Paul Woolford. With global residencies and s ets at some of the finest clubs on the planet from Berlin to Buenos Aires’, LA to Las Vegas and of course Ibiza, Woolford commands a much -deserved respect through a host of re -edits and stellar releases, not least 2005’s unstoppable ‘Erotic Discourse’ whic h dropped on 2020 Vision, 2008’s infectious ‘Black Orchid’ or the hard -hitting tones of ‘Pandemonium’. It’s tracks like these that mean Woolford can count the likes of Erol Alkan, Richie Hawtin and Laurent Garnier amongst his supporters, not forgetting the many thousands of clubbers across the globe that rave about his sonic offerings behind the booth. A look back to 2008’s ‘The Truth’ album is a must and discerning fans will be waiting in the wings anticipating more gold under his recently revealed Special Request moniker. FOUND are honoured to have one of house and techno’s modern greats amongst their ranks at this unique outdoor celebration.
Joining them is Huxley, one of the country’s favourite artists of the moment and a man who’s provided much of the soundtrack at FOUND HQ for the past year. Fusing classic UK and US garage, 4×4 and contagious early rave hooks to carve his own distinct breed of house, Huxley’s impeccable production has graced the release catalogues of scene vanguards Hypercolour, Fear O f Flying and Tsuba, the label where he cut his teeth just a few years ago. Since then tracks like the beloved ‘Let It Go’, the recent ‘Box Clever’ and ‘Jamma’s Basement’ have re-invigorated the UK house scene with classic garage and 2-step flavours and und eniably catchy hooks that you just can’t help but get up and dance to. Huxley brings a massive dose of summer-sunshine to FOUND’s daytime street festival of sounds.
Rattus Rattus rounds off this mouth -watering line-up, bringing an arsenal of records defined by years spent earning his place in the hearts of the UK’s underground clubbers through DJ sets at the likes of Fabric and Ministry Of Sound, residencies with Urban Nerds and Bigger Than Barry and a no holds barred multi-genre approach that’s seen him p lay everything from Glastonbury and Snowbombing to Ibiza’s Reclaim The Dancefloor. With sets that touch on anything from acid and garage to UK bass and dubstep, this dextrous DJ always brings the party atmosphere. He’ll be doing just that at FOUND’s Shoreditch Street event and you won’t be disappointed.
The Shoreditch Street Party will be followed by an indoor warehouse after party, located less than five minutes around the corner with an equally special line-up. Keep an eye out for details, revealed very soon.
Plain and Simple are offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to both the street party, and the warehouse after party!
To enter simply pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
What London Street is the Street party to be held on?
Closing date for entries is the 24th Sept. Don’t forget to include all your contact info so we can let you know if you win!
FOUND: SHOREDITCH STREET PARTY
An epic end of summer outdoor celebration of electronic music and mouth – watering food
Saturday 29 th September 2012
VERY SPECIAL GUEST HEADLINER FROM NYC JUST ANNOUNCED :
MARC ‘MK’ KINCHEN
TODD EDWARDS
PAUL WOOLFORD
HUXLEY
Tasty food stalls and the warehouse after party announced soon!
Jaguar Skills & His Amazing Friends Vol 1 captures the intensity and deft mixing skills of his live sets that have seen him become one of the most in demand DJs in the world. His unstoppable rise in 2012 has continued with high profile performances at summer festival shows including Bestival (where he curates the Bollywood tent), Global Gathering, Reading, Leeds, Wireless, Lovebox, Creamfields, Parklife and beyond.
Jag’s career began with a mixtape CD for fashion label Maharishi. The 60 minute CD was created, looped, produced and cut entirely on 2 mini Walkmen. The mix and ensuing buzz caught the ear of Jade Jagger, who requested Jag as resident DJ for her world famous Jezebel parties.
Following a production for US mega rapper Lupe Fiasco (‘We Love You’), Jag put out a unique mixtape that put his profile into the stratosphere; ‘1979-2006: A Hip-Hop Odyssey – 800 Tracks In 45 Minutes’ mixed every hip-hop hit from 1979 to 2006 in order of release, from the earliest to the most recent. The mix was downloaded 1 million times in one month and subsequently went on to become an integral part of Radio 1′s hip-hop anniversary celebrations.
Elsewhere at Radio 1, and in addition to his ongoing feature on Trevor Nelson’s show and his quarterly ‘In New DJs we Trust’ slot, Jag’s commissions include the ‘Gaming Mix’ (which saw him mix retro game tunes with works from some of the biggest recording artists in the world to create a unique musical experience), a ‘History of D & B mix’ and also a ‘History of Ayia Napa’ mix. This musical output led to Island Records requesting a mix for Devlin and also receiving the Gold Award 2010 @ New York Radio Awards for his BBC World Cup Mix.
To join him on this mission, Jaguar Skills has assembled a formidable gang of his amazing friends featuring Doorly, Calvertron, Murkage, and DJ@War. Each DJ has put together a mini-mix of mash-ups for CD2 (available on iTunes).
Plain and Simple are offering 5 of you a copy of this amazing CD! To enter simply pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us:
Which DJ on 1Extra hosts Jaguar Skills amazing DJ mash-ups?
Closing dates for entry is the 5th October. Don’t forget to include all your contact details so we can let you know if you win!
After an incredible summer which started with a Clone Records showcase and ended with a huge electronic lineup at The 1234 Festival - via a Not- Bloc Flying Lotus and Hyperdub showcase plus an intimate second birthday bash – Streets Of Beige come roaring back this Autumn with an exclusive show full of their now- signature forward – thinking house and techno.
ItaloJohnson are an elusive cult trio from Berlin whos analogue house releases on the label of the same name have pushed the boundary of the vinyl concept. Journeying across 5 EPs, they’ve showcased a knack for stomping NY drums, choppy vocals and a no -holds barred production sensibility that takes raw to a new level. Beige being Beige, they’ve been snapped up for their UK debut performing a back- to -back three hour set, and if their live sets at Panorama Bar , Trouw and Harry Klein are anything to go by this will be an unmissable experience. Check out their mix live at Trouw below.
Co- headlining will be Liverpool’s finest deep house son, Tony Lionni . Having carved out his name over the last few years with releases on Freerange , Mule Musiq and Ostgut Ton, Tony’s next LP will see him channel his looping house sensibility through Kerri Chandler’s Madhouse Records label. With his distinctive big- room vocal style intact, expect nothing less than Lionni at his peak with an equal amount of depth and musicality to boot.
London- based Italian producer and fashion designer, Marco Shuttle, is one of the last years’ fastest- rising stars. With a game – changing techno EP on Farden Records that took the half- time bounce to another level, he’s since cut three tracks for the Clone Store Series as well as inaugurating his own label Eerie with three deeper tracks that touch on early acid house, signaling a broader style to come.
Meschi is another London talent with a building discography and already solid house reputation. Having started the revered online house/techno site This Is our House focusing on the rawer and more an analogue sides of the scene, he’s also had releases through Lux Rec, Lunar Disco and Boe Recordings , showing a flare for a more skittering Chicago style and rapid percussion bombardments alongside womb- shaking basslines.
With his debut EP recently pushed out by Nineteen89, Rumah is still fresh in terms of released material. However, this young techno talent has a wealth of material lined up for the future and has already been snapped up by Hyponik for one of their genre- defining mixes.
Completing the lineup is a schmorgasbord of Streets Of Beige friends and family across several other nights. Unlikely of Wavey Tones fame returns to the game, whilst Russell Smith of Oscillate Wildly makes his Beige debut and the aptly- named Lucid duo Grand & Polka flex a more 4×4 styling. Streets Of Beige residents DJ Conditioner, Koldt and Phonica’s Free- Care finish the night with choice all – vinyl numbers dug from their archive of wax.
Plain and Simple are offering 2 of you a PAIR of VIP tickets to this amazing event! To enter simply pop an email over to jo@plaindandsimple.tv and tell us:
Which Record label did Streets of Beige showcase at the start of the summer?
Closing dates for entry is the 12th September. Don’t forget to include all your contact details sdo we can let you know if you win!
Streets Of Beige at FOUND
Date: Friday, 14th September 2012
Time: 22:00 – 06:00
Venue: Hidden, 100 Tinworth Street, Vauxhall, London
There are DJs, and then there are DJs like Jaguar Skills. Notorious for his eclectic mash-up mixes on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra, few – if any – can craft a DJ mix quite like him. A musical ninja with a secret identity, his fast and furious sets are an aural assault of every tempo; from house to drum n bass, and everything in between.
‘Jaguar Skills & His Amazing Friends Vol 1’ captures the intensity and deft mixing skills of his live sets that have seen him become one of the most in demand DJs in the world. His unstoppable rise in 2012 has continued with high profile performances at summer festival shows including Bestival (where he curates the Bollywood tent), Global Gathering, Reading, Leeds, Wireless, Lovebox, Creamfields, Parklife and beyond.
Jag’s career began with a mixtape CD for fashion label Maharishi. The 60 minute CD was created, looped, produced and cut entirely on 2 mini Walkmen. The mix and ensuing buzz caught the ear of Jade Jagger, who requested Jag as resident DJ for her world famous Jezebel parties.
Following a production for US mega rapper Lupe Fiasco (‘We Love You’), Jag put out a unique mixtape that put his profile into the stratosphere; ‘1979-2006: A Hip-Hop Odyssey – 800 Tracks In 45 Minutes’ mixed every hip-hop hit from 1979 to 2006 in order of release, from the earliest to the most recent. The mix was downloaded 1 million times in one month and subsequently went on to become an integral part of Radio 1′s hip-hop anniversary celebrations.
Elsewhere at Radio 1, and in addition to his ongoing feature on Trevor Nelson’s show and his quarterly ‘In New DJs we Trust’ slot, Jag’s commissions include the ‘Gaming Mix’ (which saw him mix retro game tunes with works from some of the biggest recording artists in the world to create a unique musical experience), a ‘History of D & B mix’ and also a ‘History of Ayia Napa’ mix. This musical output led to Island Records requesting a mix for Devlin and also receiving the Gold Award 2010 @ New York Radio Awards for his BBC World Cup Mix.
To join him on this mission, Jaguar Skills has assembled a formidable gang of his amazing friends featuring Doorly, Calvertron, Murkage, and DJ@War. Each DJ has put together a mini-mix of mash-ups for CD2 (available on iTunes).
TRACKLIST
Jaguar Skills Mash Up Mix
1 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome To The Pleasuredome
PNAU Unite Us Xilent Remix
2 Delta Heavy Get By Delta 174 Mix
3 Crookers Feat. Soulwax & Mixhell We Love Animals
4 MJ Cole & Wiley From The Drop
Fresh Arkanoid
High Rankin I Make Bass (Instrumental Mix)
5 Feadz & Kito Wettex
Tantrum Desire Reach Dubstep Tease
6 DJ Q Dibby Dibby Sound
High Rankin Fuck You Virtual DJ Acapella
7 DJ Muggs Feat. Dizzee Rascal & Bambu Snap Ya Neck Back Acapella
601 Rage
8 SLK Hype! Hype! (Acapella)
Pixel Fist Skanka
9 Hadouken! Bad Signal The Prototypes Remix
Zeds Dead Feat. Movado Undah Yuh Skirt
Camo & Krooked Feat. TC Get Dirty Smooth Remix
Noisia Tryhard
Wretch 32 Feat. L Traktor Acapella
Eric Prydz Pjanoo
10 Chuckie & GLOWINTHEDARK Electro Dude
AC Slater Sidewinder
11 Jacob Plant Feat. Majestic Mosh Pit
Laidback Luke 1234 Feat. Chuckie & Martin Solveig
Don Diablo & Example Hooligans Acapella
12 Laidback Luke Vs Example Natural Disaster Andy C Remix
Bassnectar The Matrix
13 RuN RiOT London Riots Pixel Fist Acapella
TC New Style
Terravita Freak Out
Loadstar Second Skin
14 Example Dirty Face Acapella
Daan Housewife KG & Erb-n-Dub Mix
Emalkay Feat. Rod Azlan Flesh & Bone Delta Heavy Remix
15 High Rankin I Make Bass
Loadstar Passenger
16 Seven Lions Feat. Shaz Sparks Polarized
Futurebound Blind Cobblers Thumb Tantrum Desire Remix
Virus Syndicate Feat. Mark Instinct Venom Acapella
17 808 State Pacific 212 Justin Strauss Remix
Yasmin Feat. Shy FX & Ms Dynamite Light Up (The World) MJ Cole Instrumental
Utah Saints Vs Drumsound & Bassline Smith What Can You Do For Me
18 Nneka Shining Star Joe Goddard Mix
19 Jaguar Skills & Urban Knights Steel Riddim
20 J. Majik & Wickaman Crazy World Acapella
Sterling Void It’s Alright Hoxton Whores Mix
Maceo Plex Falling
21 U.K. Apachi with Shy FX Original Nuttah
Delta Heavy End Of Days
22 Goldie Feat. Natalie Duncan Freedom
CD2.
Jaguar Skills Amazing Friends 1. Calvertron Mix
Calvertron Battleface
Will Bailey Interlude
Calvertron Subterrania
Will Bailey Eat My Lazer
Calverton Feat. Mellefresh 8bit Dreamz
Calvertron & Qalvr Raw 2 Da Floor Calvertron Remix
Calvertron R U Ready?
Calvertron Devil’s Playground
B.R.E.E.D Atomic Cafe
Rednek Game Over Calvertron Remix
Calvetron & Messinian Prototype
Calvertron, Lex One & Ill Phil The Freshness
2. Doorly Mix
Extra Curricular & Doorly Last Day
Doorly Now 97
Doorly Feat. Laura Mclure Close Enough
Doorly Feat. Soraya Vivian Rush
Doorly Feat. Reverend & The Makers Skype @ Night
Doorly Feat. Reverend & The Makers Skype @ Night Mak Remix
Beardyman & Doorly Vampire Skank
3. DJ@War Mix
DJ@War Hotbox
DJ@War Feat. Dynamite MC Pinball
DJ@War Reach
DJ@War & Pivotal Opus
DJ@War & Pivotal Feat. Amat Amas Amo, Gaika, & Murkage Dave Prodigal Son
Tom Piper & DJ@WAR Ha Ha
DJ@War Feat. Erika Conamoure
4. Murkage Mix Murkage Prismic
Murkage Torches Star One Remix
Murkage The Door Queenie Remix
Murkage In The Jungle Wonky Ninja Remix
Murkage Paperweight
As the summer comes to a close there are still one or two definite must do’s in the calendar.
The most obvious one is Zoo Project Festival taking place in Port Lymphe Wildlife Park, Kent. The line up is immense and you can party with some actual animals! Here at PSTV we are giving you and 3 of your mates a chance to win VIP tickets to the festival. All you have to do is email gojo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us your favorite animal and your favorite dj from the lineup. Check it out here.
Bigger than an event and better than a festival, nestled in the countryside of England, for 3 whole days you will be able to experience the liberating & creative Zoo Project imprint set to the sounds of over 50 amazing artists, across 10 stage hosts, on 1 active safari park, leaving you with zero reasons to hesitate.
Taking place at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park from the 14th-16th September, The Zoo Project Festival is the first in what will be an annual festival and will see thousands of music fans experience cutting edge electronic music from within the grounds of an active Wild Animal Park!
Set on 600 acres of stunning grounds, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park features a historic mansion and landscaped gardens with spectacular views over the Kent countryside stretching out to the coast. It is also home to the largest breeding herd of Black Rhinos outside Africa as well as Siberian and Indian tigers, African elephants, monkeys, Barbary lions and many more rare and endangered species.
Revelers will take a walk on the wild side as they enjoy immersive, expressive and experimental music and culture. DJ Sneak, Scuba, Sasha, Ben Klock, Chez Damier, Norman Nodge, Visionquest, Prosumer, Raresh, Ilario Alicante, Margaret Dygas, André Galluzzi, Julio Bashmore, Tobi Neumann, Dinky, Giles Smith, James Priestley, DROOG and GERD are just some of the artists announced for the first ever Zoo Project Festival.
French producers Ivan Smagghe & Tim Paris are busy in the studio as It’s A Fine Line, and they are also busy behind the decks. Having worked on their DJ show in many festivals and club nights (including Fabric in London, Lux in Lisbon, NAME in Lille or Goa in Madrid), their special ‘It’s a fine line’ 4h, with wherever their combined creative minds bring them to, is starting to create stir on the festival circuit. Their productions have caused a lot of excitement almost defining a new genre, dark, moody and oddly quite sexy at the same time. This bank hol weekend they appear at Get Diverted and Slide down at Brixton clubhouse.. We spoke to them prior to the event…
What is the musical philosophy behind It’s A Fine Line?
IS: if you define your own philosophy, you put yourself in a box. And in a box, you’re ready to die, no? “It’s a fine line” implies murky waters, the ‘in between’ things, border lines, things like that- but “philosophy” is a big word…
TP: There are as many philosophies as tracks – we have been doing tracks so different one to each other. Basically, we agree on an idea at a beginning of a track and then just execute…
Are there any strict rules to the music It’s A Fine Line covers?
IS: There may be unconscious rules but, ideally, they are made to be bent. Then again, there are things we won’t play- Like a bad record!
TP: Yes there might be only one rule: To be genuine. It’s not so much a question of what record you play but how you tell your story.
Which It’s A Fine Line parties have been highlights so far?
IS: Huntleys & Palmers at Plastic People, NEWS parties in Tel Aviv, the ever good Robert Johnson…
TP: Totally agree, I would add Uzes Festival a few years back…
Have any particular tracks become It’s A Fine Line classics’?
IS: Quite a few but you will have to come. Will only give out one as you seem like nice people (and we have been hammering it to death now): the Anthony Rother remix of Voice Modulation by Aux 88.
TP: And The Pete Herbert edit of The Swiss was one of our regular finishers too.
How did you and Tim meet each other and how did lead on to the creation of ‘It’s A Fine Line’?
IS: We have known each other for years in Paris. IAFL came about when we both realised we were exiled in London.
What’s your view on the current state of London clubbing?
IS: It is not bad, better than a couple of years ago even if ‘niche conformism’ (electronic bigotry, small style/small mind) is always a danger, especially under the guise of being ‘open-minded’. I would not say London has the best clubs in the world, but it still is the best city.
TP: It looks like it’s becoming the centre of Europe at the moment, so may parties listed every weekends, it’s insane…but great! Personally I had all my best 2012 parties in London so far!
What do you think of the so-called rise of small and mid-sized clubs in London and how do you think this had impacted on the music being heard in the capital?
TP: Big sized clubs weren’t economically viable, they closed and now people organise smaller parties with less risks. I don’t really see any impact in the music being heard. London always offers an incredibly wide range of music styles (and not only electronic), it’s one of the main reason I moved here actually.
It’s A Fine Line will be making a voyage south of the river, is this the first time it has done so?
IS: Haven’t we played Corsica Studios? Errr… May be not. And that is hardly ‘South’. But I have heard that South is the new East so…
TP: We never played Brixton, that’s sure
How would describe It’s A Fine Line to someone who had never attended an event?
IS: Something to go and check.
What can Slide expect for this Saturday?
IS: Go and check. (Sorry!)
TP: Yes exactly, we tend to be as eclectic in our performances as in our productions, best thing is to come and share the music with us!
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As well as Ivan Smagghe and Tim Paris on the Saturday night… Sunday daytime also sees “Up on the Roof” bringing Gilles Peterson to Brixton Clubhouse for a daytime soiree – and wait! If this wasn’t enough Slide and Get Diverted are back again on the Sunday night with Jay Shepheard from Berlin! We have a bumper weekend ticket up for grabs which gets you and a pal entry to all THREE events this bank hol! Massive! all you need to do to enter is mail: melissa@plainandsimple.tvand tell us why you should get the ticket!!
It’s A Fine Line - Ivan Smagghe, Tim Paris, Eskimo Twins, Rob Alldritt, Will Forbes, Lewis James, Ollie K // Terrace: Wayne Smith, Joel Kane // Boudoir: Spangland presents Deep Collective, Joel Bar & more
Jay Shepheard (Retrofit, Compost, Buzzin’ Fly) Samantha Blackburn Rich Smith Russell Wayne Mauro Ferno & Mestivan Justin Steel, Tom Drew Luxar Jack Barham
Following a massive refurbishment, Warehouse in London will reopen its doors on Saturday 25th August 2012.
In recent years club closures have meant that London’s electronic music scene has been in constant flux: events have shifted from club spaces to off-radar, unannounced venues. As many clubbers would attest, TBA venues can be great, but just as often they mean bad sound, poor organisation and an overall sub standard experience. The Warehouse aims to change all that. With a stripped back charm and a focus on state of the art light and sound, the club offers a much needed and exciting alternative to the over saturated East London rave scene.
Headlining the open weekend’s proceedings is a guest of the highest calibre: Kerri Chadler, a US DJ and producer whose soul infused sets have set the tone for underground electronic music everywhere from DC-10 to Watergate in Berlin. With international starts the likes of DJ Sneak, Lee Foss, MK, ATFC, Danny Daze and Copyright also confirmed in the opening months, the Warehouse re-opening clearly outlines the club’s aims.
As the name would suggest, Warehouse will offer the raw vibe of an industrial space but with none of the draw backs. The sound will be provided by a flagship install from Funktion One and Full Fat Audio. According to Full Fat Audio’s founder, Dave Millard, the Warehouse’s new system “will rival any dance club installation in the UK.” What’s more an intimate third room has been added with another bar to provide a setting for more experimental and esoteric sounds.
Plain and Simple are offering 3 pair of tickets the the Warehouse London Launch Party!
To enter tell us: What Ibiza Club would you often find Kerri Chandler playing?
Send your answers to jo@plainandsimple.tv - closing date for entries is the 18th August. Don’t forget to include your contact details so we can let you know if you win!
Opening party Saturday 25th August – http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?383080
Opening Party 2 Sunday 26th August – http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?383092
After last years smash event. two giants of the drum & bass scene, Innovation & One Nation, are coming together once again with a bang for an almighty collaboration at London’s No.1 Superclub – Proud2 (formerly Matter).
With huge crystal clear sound systems, vibrating dancefloor, dazzling light shows, massive Ibiza style smoking area plus much more, this venue has got the lot- so tis the perfect place to unleash some of the biggest heavyweights in Drum and Bass – all under one roof.
Groove Armada are known to many as one of the world’s biggest dance acts. This year they have surprised and delighted by announcing a move “Back to the Underground”. To head off in this new direction they selected UK-based house imprint ‘Hypercolour’ as the platform for their up and coming ‘No Knock’ release. For those in the know, Hypercolour is a small indie label that has long been a purveyor of the finest in House & Techno. Previously released music by the likes of Maya Jane Coles, Huxley, Axel Bowman and Mosca.
To coincide with this exciting news Hypercolour will be hosting a landmark Warehouse event with Groove Armada on Saturday Aug 1tth at London’s Great Suffolk Street Warehouse. This is a night to celebrate something rare and beautiful…The beginning of a new era and an aligning of the planets for what is certain to be the party of several lifetimes. Also topping the bill for the evening will be the one and only genius, Garage God, Todd Edwards…. Flying in from the states to deliver an extremely rare set of his own work in the city that adopted him many years ago. Joining Todd and the Groove Armada boys will be Brighton’s very own Maxxi Soundsystem. One of the fast rising stars on the scene, Maxxi’s forthcoming release on Hypercolour is set to raise the bar once again for the artist and the label. Also hosting Arch 2 will be Hypercolour’s sister label “Losing Suki” with Tom Demac, Indigo, Shenoda, Youandewan + More
This event is looking to be a sellout – but lucky for you we have several pairs of tickets to giveaway! All you need to do to enter simply answer the following question…
Groove Armada’s recent release on Hypercolour was called:
(a) No Go (b) No Knock (c) Knock on Wood
You can EITHER enter over at our comp app on the FACEBOOK PAGE or… Send an email with your either (a), (b) or (c), your full name and “HYPERCOLOUR” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
It’s been 4 years since Get Diverted first took over the terrace at Brixton Clubhouse and it’s thanks to you all that they have created a unique Ibiza like haven in the heart of Brixton.
For this huge celebration they have none other than the Polish duo Catz N Dogz, bringing deep house and tech house vibes to the terrace. Their busy summer schedule finds them in Ibiza, Berlin, Canada and now Brixton Clubhouse for the party of the summer!
The duo have their own label called ‘Channels Records’ and their last album ‘Escape from the Zoo’ was a jungle of genres including collaborations with heavy hitters dOP, Claude VonStroke and Jazzanova’s vocalist Paul Randolph.
Alongside them are residents Raymundo Rodriguez and Samantha Blackburn along with guests Elijah Collins and Jambo to name a few!
Plain and Simple want to say a huge well done to the Get Diverted team for continuing to deliver great summer time vibes on the terrace, and as such we’ve teamed up with them to offer a pair 5 pairs of tickets to the 4th Birthday special! – Yes thats 5 lots to be won!
To enter tell us:
What country to guests Catz N Dogz hail from?
Send your entries to jo@plainandsimple.tv
Don’t forget to include all your contact info! Closing date for entries is the 1st August.
Get Diverted 4 Years On The Terrace with Catz and Dogz
Sunday 5th August
2:00 pm – 02:00 am
Brixton Clubhouse
Line-up /
Catz N Dogz
Raymundo Rodriguez
Rob Alldritt
Samantha Blackburn
Elijah Collins
Jambo
KT Lucas
Marsham
Amy Dabbs
For the next instalment of ‘Up On The Roof’ down at Brixton clubhouse – the team have put together a tasty shindig that they are calling ‘An ode to their favourite corner of Carnival’, prescribing not just the talents of one Carnival King, Good Times legend Norman Jay (Norman’s legendary Good Times sound system, has been the go-to spot at Europe’s largest street party, the Notting Hill Carnival, for 30 years), but also Notting Hill legends Sancho Panza, with founders Matt Brown & Jimmy K-Tel spinning after an extended Good Times 3 hour set from Norman. From churches to canals, warehouses to boats, Sancho Panza know how to throw a shape, throw a party and how to make special spaces turn magical. Reknowned above all for their annual shindig for 10000+ people on Middle Row on the August Bank Holiday; just around the corner from Norman’s Good Times bus.
Up On The Roof themselves are known for their summer parties on the stunning rooftop terrace at Brixton Clubhouse right in the heart of Brixton. As always expect a diverse fusion of everything from soul & disco to house & hip-hop from some of the most influential DJs of the past 30 years.
Up On The Roof have given us a crazy good prize to giveaway to you good people…
Up for grabs:
x5 free entries to the event
1 bottle of champagne on arrivial
Comp closes this Friday arvo… To enter drop us a mail telling us why you should win to us at: melissa@plainandsimple.tv please put “Up On The Roof” in the subject line..Good Luck!
Superfiction is the new record label and music collective established by Italoboyz’ Marco Donato and Federico Marton.
With this label there is a strong emphasis placed on longevity – Superfiction is not about trends. The label’s releases will be influenced by the tastes and knowledge of the Italoboyz and their musical backgrounds; their adventures in record collecting over 20-plus years and their uniquely individual style, whilst simultaneously leaving the door open to new artists and ideas. In this throwaway, digital age, expect Superfiction’s music to grow on you in much the same way as with a well-thumbed novel. The more you listen, the more you reveal and appreciate the depth of it’s sound. It’s a safe bet that Superfiction releases will be found in DJs’ bags for a long time to come – as the Italoboyz say, in their own words:
“Our aim is to be timeless – our records are not disposable.”
Superfiction is set to become a musical community for fellow DJs, musician friends and producers; facilitating collaborations and incubating new projects in an atmosphere of pure creativity, without the rigidity of pre-determined concepts and corporate agendas. Superfiction will also be expanding into club nights, where Fede and Marco will invite their label artists to perform, alongside friends and people who appreciate the meaning of a good party. They kick these parties off over at Basing House this Friday and to celebrate have given us some goodies to giveaway:
Up for grabs:
1 x first release ‘SFICT001 Italoboyz – Episode #1 (incl. Blind Minded and Cosmic Cowboys & John Dimas remixes)’
2 x free tickets
4 x free drinks
Comp closes tomorrow arvo so hurry! To enter drop us a mail telling us why you should win to us at: melissa@plainandsimple.tv please put “Superfiction” in the subject line..Good Luck!
Every year, on the third Thursday of June, the city of Barcelona is overtaken by one of the worlds most illustrious events – Sonar. With three days and nights of electronic music, the festival opens it’s doors to around 80,000 people drawing in people from across the world.
But amongst all the action within Sonar, there is just as much action happening on the outside with parties happening in every way, shape and form across Barcelona. These ‘off Sonar’ parties become the talking points of the event, where all eyes are on the break through artists – and who better to stamp a seal of approval on such artists than DJ Mag.
With an aim to showcase the finest electronic acts that have been making ground in 2012, DJ Mag Espana teamed up with City Hall Barcelona to deliver their first off Sonar event.
After the huge success of Nelski & Seamus Haji’s remake of The Chemical Brothers ‘Hey Boy, Hey Girl’, DJ Mag extended a personal invitation to Nelski to join such names as Catz & Dogs, Olugbenga, Rebel and more to deliver his trademark deep to peak sound.
Recorded live from City Hall Barcelona, enjoy one hour and six minutes of musical heaven from one of the UK’s most exciting producers – Nelski.
“Nelski certainly delivered in the closing set, giving off huge energy to the crowd with his infectious style” DJ Mag Espana
To win tickets to Nelski’s show with Rising Music legend Chris Lake and Marco Lys just send the answer to the following question to gojo@plainandsimple.tv by the 19th July.
In which city does Sonar and Off Sonar take place:
With so many great boutique festivals popping up across the land its hard to decide which one’s to go too, and more importantly, how best to spread your festi budget across them all. Yes, we’d be at everyone too if we could afford it (and thought we had the stamina!). So, how’s about Plain and Simple make your life a little easier? We’re giving away 4 VIP tickets to Jacks Festival, where you can party along to the likes of Krafty Kuts, Deetron and Crazy P. Thats you, three, mates, a field and a whale of a time on us!
In the middle of the Kent countryside there lies a woods with a magical feel to it. On the night of August 10th 2012 these woods welcome guests to a night they will never forget. Jack’s is a boutique festival all about combining local and rising talent with some of the world’s best artists.
Successful club night providers Flux and Wolfstock will be journeying down from Leeds and London respectively to combine their awesome knowledge in the latest in house, techno and disco. In addition they’ll be sets from Crazy P (DJ Set), Deetron, Kink (Live), Audiojack, Huxley, André Lodemann, Aartekt (Live), Jonny Cade, Harry Wolfman and more.
The Cola Wine tent will cater for all things fun and bouncy. The good-times-specialists run a popular Friday night residency at the Globe, Notting Hill and now everyone’s favourite house party is being brought to the woods. Expect your due dose of reggae, funk, soul, breakbeat, hip hop and drum and bass from past to present. Numerous Breakspoll award winner Krafty Kuts takes the top slot, followed by festival hip hop duo The Nextmen, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Alphabet Pony & Vitamin P (B2B) and Cola Wine’s very own Weaver Bro’s.
So then, you wondering, how do I get my mits on these VIP tickets? Well its simple really. Send us an email to jo@plainandsimple.tv – and tell us in 20 words or less why you deserve some free festi action. The best entry, as voted by P&S HQ nabs the tickets!
Closing date for entry is the 30th July. Please include all your contact info so we can let you know if you win!
House Rules bring Chris Lake’s Rising Music label to London this summer for a one-off showcase on Saturday 21st July at Fire in Vauxhall. In an extremely rare event Chris will be joined by label mates Marco Lys and Nelski in the main arch and they’ll be opening up another two rooms to showcase a whole host of up and coming talent including Jason Chance, Tobie Allen, Audio Society, Rich Barnard, Dan Jackson, Dave Marchant and more.
The venue is Fire in Vauxhall, who have recently hosted smash parties for the likes of Bugged Out, Chemical Brothers and Mixmag, and Plain and Simple is offering one reader a complete VIP experience for you and your mates!
The winner will receive 4 VIP passes to the event, alongside having your own private table, and a bottle of Bubbly! None to shabby we tell you!
To enter simply tell us:
Rising Music released a compilation late last year- What was it called?
Send your answers to jo@plainandsimple.tv- closing dates for entries is the 15th July. Good luck!
HOUSE RULES PRESENTS RISING MUSIC LABEL PARTY SATURDAY 21ST JULY 2012 @ FIRE VAUXHALL
Its been a long wait since their sell out 1st warehouse event back in November with Nina Kraviz, Ryan Elliot, Konrad Black and Sascha Dive, but the wait is nearly over at last! Jaded’s Summer Warehouse hits London next Saturday and we can’t wait. Anyone who’s danced in London over the past seven years will associate the word jaded with something other than its true meaning… For Londoners, Jaded is an afterhours born of its surroundings and necessity. A place created for workers, DJs and the real geeks to hang out after everyone else has gone home.
For this summer warehouse show, heading the bill – a legend whose career has spanned both genres known for his Systematic label as well as epic live shows – Marc Romboy. Next up, bringing his minimalist tendencies and playing one of his rarer DJ sets, Heartthrob AKA Jesse Siminski, it’s an exciting time to hear from the long time M_Nus stalwart.
The live element to the show comes from the producer and DJ and member of the M_Nus family.. Matador. Expect his liveset to be “Deep, Dark, Chuggy, Warped, Trippy, Driving….once it’s interesting…he’s on it” Romboy, Heartthrob and Matador will be joined by Jaded hero’s Raymundo Rodriguez, Chris Stanford and the residents of London’s freshest new music collective – Rejam’s NPD and Jack Doyle.
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To celebrate Part Deux in their warehouse series – Jaded & LWE have given us a multi faceted prize to offer all P&S readers – you will receive:
Free Entry for you and a friend to the main event
Q Jump
Drinks
Free entry to the afterparty at Cable
Access to “The Attic” VIP area at the afterparty
Sounds good to us! To enter simply answer the following question… What is Heartthrob’s other moniker? Is it:
(a) Vivianne Projects
(b) Project B (c) Paperclip People
You can EITHER enter over at our comp app on the FACEBOOK PAGEor… Send an email with your either (a), (b) or (c), your full name and “JADED” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
This Saturday 30th June, Poker Flat return for the second Showcase of the series in London after the first sell out party in February. Steve Bug will once again be taking the reins and play 2 sets – 1 daytime terrace set and 1 night warehouse session, whilst being joined by another carefully crafted line up including The Jackathon’s head honcho Heidi, H.O.S.H, Alex Niggemann, Jamie Anderson, and Dan Berkson & James What who will perform live all in a secret East London location hosting a daytime terrace party & night warehouse session.
The carefully picked terrace/warehouse venue will provide the perfect summer twist to the world famous Poker Flat showcases. With state of the art sound, out-of-sight production and music to match, many thought the first party couldn’t be over shone but come and see it happen.
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We have x2 pairs of VIP tickets to give away to this special event. All you need to do to enter is answer the following question:
‘What is the name of the Poker Flat label’s boss?’ is it:
(a) Richie Hawtin (b) Steve Bug (c) Matthias Tanzmann
Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your FULL NAME plus “POKERFLAT” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
This Saturday 30th Ministry of Sound‘s legendary Saturday Sessions have teamed up with heavyweight club brand ‘Connected’ for a one off spectacular!!
The 2 acts headlining The Box need no introduction…. The legendary BASEMENT JAXX alongside House Legend DJ SNEAK…! Also on hand in the box will be Cooly G and Connected’s head honcho Jesse James. Connected will also taking over the Bar for the whole night, so expect more beats and fun with the guys in there!
As you can imagine this massive event is down to limited tickets, BUT we have a pair of VIP tickets to give away to one lucky reader! All you need to do to enter is answer the following question:
‘What are the names of the 2 people who make up Basement Jaxx?’
Send an email with your answer, your full name and “Saturday Sessions” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Ministry of sound’s legendary Saturday Sessions have teamed up with one of the capitals heavyweight club brands Connected.. for this one off spectacular!!
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Saturday 30th June 2012
@ Ministry of Sound
103 Gaunt St, London SE1
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Box
BASEMENT JAXX
DJ SNEAK
COOLY G
JESSE JAMES + JOHNNY BLOOMFIELD
BAR
RYAN MAC
CONNOR BENSON
JIA + JEVS
JACK SAWYER + BEN DAVIS
JAMIE WATTS
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Pls note this massive event is already over half way sold out & we only have very limited tickets left… pls contact any of the above DJ’s for tickets – just £15 each… remember these are very limited!!
SVA, the pioneers of Old Skool House and Garage events bring you the second installment of 2012 following their magnificent 11th birthday celebration.
Over the past 11 years they have consistently hosted parties at some of London’s most prestigious nightclubs such as Legends, Emporium, Heaven and Ministry of Sound. They now return to thier home, Proud 2, at the o2 Arena on Saturday 14th July, with “Legends of the Oldskool”. As expected, you will get another superb line-up of your favorite PAs, DJs and Hosts, to once again take you back to the original Old Skool vibe and party atmosphere. They are inviting back former Radio 1 star DJ Spoony to headline the main room and flying in from the USA will be legendary Diva Rosie Gaines to perform her anthem ”Closer Than Close”. If that wasn’t enough – there is also another 2 rooms of music playing the best in Soulful and Funky House plus Rnb & 80′s classics.
Plain and Simple are giving away 6 tickets and a VIP table for this event, so you can have it old skool in style!
To enter tell us – who is hosting the outside terrace at this event?
Send your answers to jo@plainandsimple.tv by the 10th July to enter, don’t forget to include your contact info!
Back to 95 Proud 2 Greenwich London Saturday 14th July
Tickets – £17.50
Vip tickets – £40.00
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MAIN ROOM: old skool house and garage classics
Spoony
Matt jam lamont
Mickey simms
Ray hurley
Andy b
Jerry rankin
Listener
One of the best events in South London BY FAR – Slide & Get Diverted are back on the terrace this coming Saturday 30th June. As always with a lineup that doesn’t disappoint and looks that little bit outside the same old box!
This time they its a 3 hour set from the brilliant DJ, Producer and edit meister Todd Terje. His 2 huge EPs released over the past 12 months – ‘Ragysh’ and ‘It’s The Arps’ (which included the futuristic disco stomper, ‘Inspector Norse’), became monstrous anthems across a wide variety of dancefloors.
Todd sums up his DJing style better than we can … “I both like playing big room/macho style, but at the same time it’s the girls I play for really. So I guess it’s a mixture of high octane, leather homo-disco done up with mambo, coconuts and lipstick”.
Terje has also re-hashed, re-edited and remixed an incredible spectrum of artists, everyone from Chic, Paul Simon, Wham!, Roxy Music, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and even Guns ‘N’ Roses! Sounds like the perfect recipe for up on the terrace to us…
The guys over at Slide & Get Diverted are giving you the chance to win signed copies of Todd Terje’s ‘It’s The Arps’ & ‘Ragysh’ plus FREE guestlist to Slide & Get Diverted On The Terrace w/ Todd Terje on Sat 30 June. All you need to do is HEAD HEREto enter…
“Back in the day when we was teenagers, before we had status and before we had pagers, you could find these ravers, dancing to house music, our pops’ used to say it was just our way to lose it.”
That’s right, Soul Clap’s infamous ‘Yo 90s Dance Jam’ is back this time with, ‘The Rave Edition’ for all you london nuttahs. The line up is once again stacked to the brim with enough dopeness to make you say “word to yo mutha”! Fusing House, Garage, Hip-Hop, R&B, New Jack Swing, Techno and even a few Pop classics – no guilty pleasures will be unfulfilled on the night as previous guests like Ashley Beedle, Danny Rampling and Coldcut can tell you first hand.
Recreating the sounds and vibe of the golden decade, the party is the brainchild of Soul Clap’s Eli Goldstein and Charlie Levine (who will also been appearing on the night) and harks back to everything that rocked about the 90s – from luminous tracksuits to the glow sticks, expect to be transported back to a time where many of stars of today’s electronic music scene first cut their teeth.
Headlining and repping San Frandisco is the one and only Doc Martin who will no doubt prove once more why he earned his title as a 90s house boss! Our friend until the end, Robert Owens will also be in full effect with a very special live PA of all his 90′s hits, and as if we didn’t have enough talent, our Martinez Brothers from other mothers will be bringing pushing that 90s flavour into the future. All this plus of course the Soul Clap guys themselves.
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We are giving you a chance to win a pair of tickets to this freeeeakin’ amazing night – to enter simply answer the following question:
‘What are the names of the 2 people who make up Soul Clap?’
You can EITHER enter over at our comp app on the FACEBOOK PAGE or… Send an email with your answer, your full name and “yoyoyo” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Soul Clap, Doc Martin, Robert Owens (Live), The Martinez Brothers
Old Skool
yOyOyO 90S Jam Rave E-dition
Lineup: Soul Clap, Doc Martin, Robert Owens (live), Martinez Brothers
Bringing back the fun-loving times of the 1990s, SPL Agencyonce again present the retro-fuelled yOyOyO 90s Jam Rave E-dition. Fusing House, Garage, Hip-Hop, R&B, New Jack Swing, Techno and even a few Pop classics – no guilty pleasures will be unfulfilled on the night as previous guests like Ashley Beedle, Danny Rampling and Coldcut can tell you first hand.
Recreating the sounds and vibe of the golden decade, the party is the brainchild of Soul Clap’s Eli Goldstein and Charlie Levine (who will also been appearing on the night) and harks back to everything that rocked about the 90s – from luminous tracksuits to the glow sticks, expect to be transported back to a time where many of stars of today’s electronic music scene first cut their teeth.
Doc Martin embodies the 90s spirit like no other with his wide palette of House and Techno that dates back to his beginnings as DJ in the late 80s. Heading the Sublevel record label and party in his native California, he’s seen the full cycle of the last 20 years of House music and has refrained from letting trends dictate the contents of his record bag. Hand-picking anything from Deep House to Acid he will explore the true sounds of the decade and as someone who was there to witness the music first-hand, he’ll be delving extra deep for some hidden gems for the night.
Vocalist Robert Owens will also be on hand for some live renditions of his lengthy discography that really took shape in this decade. The man responsible for early House classics like ‘I’ll be Your Friend’ and ‘I’m Strong’ is still as active as ever today, working with current House heavyweights such as Jamie Jones and party hosts Soul Clap. With timeless vocals that stand out instantaneously there’s no denying that his seminal work has influenced generations of singers and his style is one that he can truly call his own.
You would never guess their age from the sounds of their wide-reaching sets, but having only been babies themselves during the 90s, The Martinez Brothers are a precocious pairing to say the least. The duo began DJing under the tutelage of their father who was a regular at legendary New York haunts such as the Paradise Garage as well as being brought to wider public attention by Objectivity head-honcho Dennis Ferrer. Their DJ sets and productions are as energetic as they come so expect a journey through their roots of New York’s old school masters such as Kerri Chandler, Masters At Work, Armand Van Helden and Todd Terry as they show their key influences from the decade.
Taking place at secret East London venue in true 90s rave fashion, you’re going to have to keep your eyes and ears firmly to the ground to find out the location for this one, but just like back in the day, it’s all part of the nostalgic experience.
“Mau5trap records is a record label. We make records. DJ’s play our records for people to listen to. Sometimes people dance to it, or play it in their cars. That’s all there is to it really.”
Its this simple philosophy that has propelled Mau5trap, Deadmau5’s own label, to become one of the most important labels for a generation and is home to some of the biggest electronic music released in the last three years.
Following two sold out shows at Ministry of Sound, the label have laid plans with LWE for a massive Mau5trap warehouse party. The Line Up includes:
Tommy Trash and The Frederik.
Tommy Trash brings the image of a true rock superstar to the dance music stage. The hard partying Australian DJ/producer famed for his riotous live shows, ARIA Award-nominated Tommy Trash is one of dance music’s rising stars. Tommy has dominated charts and dance floors alike with over 50 originals and remixes, quickly establishing himself as one of dance music’s uber talented and prolific artists. His music has been released by many of the finest dance music labels across the world including Axtone, Cr2, Dim Mak, Great Stuff, mau5trap, Ministry Of Sound, Mixmash, Musical Freedom, Pinkstar, Rising, Stealth, Subliminal and Toolroom. He’s collaborated with producers including John Dahlback, Moguai and Angger Dimas, and when not busy writing his own hits, he can be found remixing artists such as Armand Van Helden, Dirty South & Thomas Gold, EDX, Green Velvet, Kaskade, Moby, Moguai, Pnau, R3hab & Swanky Tunes, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party, Zedd and many more.
The Frederick is mau5trap’s newest member of the family. It is easy to see why mau5trap signed him, sounding like the bastard son of deadmau5, Skrillex & Feed Me. His first release on mau5trap “Delirium” notched up a massive 50,000 viewings overnight! That’s pretty impressive for a first release… Catch him at mau5trap’s first ever warehouse party whilst he’s on his way to the top.
Noisia
Noisia (who took their name from the word VISION inverted on an upside down VHS tape) are Nik Roos, Thijs de Vlieger and Martijn van Sonderen, hailing fromGroningen, The Netherlands. Over the past few years, accolades for Noisia have included Best Tech DJ in the UK National D&B Awards in 2009 and 2010, Best Producers at the 2010 D&BArena Awards and Best Drum&Bass Artist on Beatport in both 2009 and 2010. Theworked with, and remixed Moby, The Prodigy, Katy Perry,, Skrillex, Deadmau5, and Foreign Beggars to name a few.
The release of Noisia’s debut artist album ‘Split The Atom’ on their own Vision Recordings imprint in 2010 immediately made an ineffaceable mark on electronic music, it was the release of this album that led them to Deadmau5 who highlighted it as his favourite album of the year, so instigatingThe deluxe re-issue of the album on mau5trap ‘Split The Atom Special Edition”.
Bare Noize
Bare Noize have become some of the world’s most sought after producers since their early work in 2009. Instantly you could see that their combined multiple instrument skills, audio engineering and an ear from precision production were going to lay the foundation for them quickly becoming a formidable contender in the electronic producer scene. Their development and consistent drive for improving technique and sound quality can be seen through their initial discography. Tracks such as ‘Chucky’ 2009 and ‘Filth Lummox’ established them as one’s to watch amongst an evolving breed of producers within dub step’s more technical variant. With all eyes on the London based production duo the Foreign Beggars asked them to remix Medison feat. Skrein for their imprint Dented which led to one of the biggest Dubstep anthems of 2010 ‘Harry’. The track took Bare Noize’s profile to another level, amassing youtube hits into the millions they gained global recognition attracting the attention of major labels as Atlantic records and Polydor and more notably a young artist, yet to release a record, by the name of Skrillex, and as the saying goes…the rest is history!
And thats not all, also on the line up are:
Foreign Beggars Live
Koven
Slugz & Boyson
Klose One
Rattus Rattus
Phear Phace
Harikiri
Sai
Loads more acts and some VERY special superstar headline guests to be announced….
Arch 2 is hosted by none other then the bass master specialists behind the ground breaking Outlook Festival, PACK London. Pack London have hand picked a selection of their favorite artists all hosted by Hype Man Sage.
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away to this amazing event!
To Enter Simply tell us:
What is Noisia’s debut album called?
Send your entries to jo@plainandsimple.tv – Don’t forget to include your contact info! Closing dates for entries is the 4th July.
After their last great night at a warehouse space in Shoreditch with Frivolous and Echonomist, Select*Elect collaborate with ReSolute from New York on Saturday 23rd and its a night looking very tasty indeed!
Since its inception in 2007, the infamous yet mysterious ReSolute New York – an underground music event entity – has been steadily building up a global fan-base. After introducing the city to several contemporary pioneers of cutting-edge techno, the party collective has made appearances in all the major electronic music capitals of the world – London, Berlin, Paris and Moscow to name a few.
This event sees the team bringing the likes of Tiefschwarz (Ali DJ set- Souvenir Music), from ReSolute/Get Physical/Clink/Plus8 will be Elon b2b Alexi Delano, Connie (also from ReSolute NY), Ranacat (WoM, Select*Elect) and Spielkamerad (Berlin, Select*Elect) PLUS a few more surprises on the night!
We Love… Is one of Ibiza’s longest standing and revered institutions. With over ten years of flying the flag for summer clubbingit takes pride of place as the jewel in the island’s entertainment crown. From its beginnings as an after hours session at the legendary Space which evolved into the whole day and night phenomenon, We Love…has single handedly turned the week on its head making Sunday the island’s most important day of the week.
This Sunday sees the opening fiesta of We Love Space 2012. To celebrate the dawning of yet another epic season of events (in conjunction with our friends at “We Love..”) Plain & Simple will be giving you chances to win tickets to any event out of the calendar that takes your fancy. With incredible line-ups each and every week over the season we’re not quite sure how you will choose which one to go to!
This season Guests Include:Chemical Brothers (DJ Set), Jeff Mills, Innervisions, Groove Armada (DJ Set), Hot Chip DJs Felix Da Housecat, Claude VonStroke, Carl Craig, Derrick May, Miss Kittin, Agoria, Jaymo & Andy George, Four Tet Vs Caribou, Dixon, Paul Woolford, James Zabiela , jozif, Ralph Lawson, Crazy P soundsystem, Dj Hell, Smokin Jo, 2manydjs, Steve Bug, Ivan Smagghe, Dan Ghenacia, Tiga, Yoda, Catz N Dogz, Justin Martin
Fresh Blood Includes: Julio Bashmore, Ben UFO, Untold, Appleblim, Scuba, The 2bears, Midland, Eats Everything, Foamo, Bicep, Tale of Us
Live Acts Include: Modeselektor, Simian Mobile Disco, Henrik Schwarz, Âme, Tensnake, Carl Craig 69, Martin Buttrich, Slam, Sandwell District, Skudge, dOP, Pier Bucci, Aquarius Heaven, Blondes, Disclosure, The Mole, Francesco Tristano, Octave One
The opening party on Sunday sees some of the biggest names in electronic music officially kick start the 2012 Ibiza season. Sunday sees the Terraza hosted by an Innervisions Showcase feat: Henrik Schwarz, Dixon, Ame Dj set, Tensnake live, Ryan O Gorman, the Discoteca with 69 (Carl Craig) live, Derrick May, Paul Woolford Vs Ben UFO, Jem Haynes, Sunset Terrace: Pre midnight: Jaymo & Andy George, Jason Bye.. Post midnight: “After Dark” feat: The Nextmen & Mr Doris, El Salon: The Love Lounge feat: Luca C & Brigante hosted by Kelly Love. Premier Etage: The Garden Get Together feat: Alfredo, Christophe & El Harvo, Ian Blevins.
Now here’s the REALLY important bit! For your chance to win free entry for you and a friend to “We Love Space” on a week of your choosing just answer the following question…
Sunday 12th August sees Space celebrating its 12th Birthday – who will be along to help “We Love…” celebrate?
(a) Richie Hawtin (b) The Chemical Brothers (c) Carl Cox
You can EITHER.. Enter via the comp app on our FACEBOOK PAGE by clicking HERE or.. Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your FULL NAME plus THE DATE of the “WE LOVE SPACE” event that you want to attend with “WE LOVE SPACE” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
CLICK HEREto see full line ups of all the seasons events and choose which one is for you! Any entries without your given event date of choice will NOT be entered
Comp winners will be chosen every week throughout the season // This comp does not include flights or accommodation
Crazy P is coming to London town this Saturday at a secret location in East London! With support from Mario Basanov, PBR Streetgang, Felix Dickinson, Bad Passion Project and Lee M Kelsall.
Crazy P return to London for their first show since selling out Koko on March 17th. ‘A Night On Earth’ sees them joined by a delightful cast of musical talent old and new, for a secret warehouse party which promises to be out of this world. Since releasing their fifth and finest album ‘When We On’ in September last year ,which happened to be iTunes’ biggest selling dance album of 2011, the band’s feet haven’t touched the ground whilst touring the world extensively and bringing the love to all corners of the globe. This is the first chance of 2012 to see them play in London as the CRAZY P Soundsystem where they will deliver new material alongside old classics in addition to their favourite records.
In support they have Lithuanian wonder producer MARIO BASANOV who recently remixed their hit single ‘Changes’ on 2020Vision last month to devastating effect, notching up over 25,000 plays on soundcloud in the first week of it’s release. Whether it be as his collective alias ‘Mario & Vidis’ or simply as Mario himself, Basanov is already staking a clame to be 2012′s best house music producer and breakthrough DJ. His equally as impressive latest release ‘We Are Child Of Love’ on Needwant Records has already deservedly racked up an incredible 100,000 views on YouTube, in short he’s a killer addition to this special Crazy P show.
Fellow 2020Vision artists PBR STREETGANG aka Bonar Bradberry and Tom Thorpe, who are also signed to Jamie Jones’ Hot Creations imprint, are one of the most interesting and underrated collaborations in club land that has earned them respect across the dance music spectrum, from Greg Wilson to Andrew Weatherall and Ralph Lawson. Their unique musical approach threads paradise garage disco to deep groovy house and techno seamlessly, never failing to connect with the crowd.
FELIX DICKINSON has been DJing and producing for nearly 20 years, yet because of his many monikers people might believe they’re not totally familiar with his sound. Yet upon closer inspection most discerning DJs and music fans alike, realise they own at least one of his records. His tracks have been licensed on mixes by The Unabombers, Chicken Lips, The Glimmers and Rub’n’Tug, and had support from the likes of dance music legends DJ Harvey, Maurice Fulton, the Idjut Boys and Daniele Baldelli.
The BAD PASSION PROJECT is a collective of musicians, djs and promoters run by Dan Mitchell, Andy Bainbridge and Chris Stoker, whose underground disco parties have been the talk of East London. They complete this imposing line-up which will have many a house and disco fan alike licking his lips with anticipation.
All this takes place in a secret East London warehouse which will be announced to ticket buyers in the week leading up to the show. Rest assured the venue, sound and production will be next level as you’d come to expect from a Crazy P show. Tickets are available now from Resident Advisor. See you on Saturday June 9th!
Alternatively you can win 1 of 5 pairs of tickets we are giving away by answering this question.
What did the P in Crazy P originally stand for??
Send your answers to gojo@plainandsimple.tv and we will notify winners by Saturday morning. Good luck!
What started as a small party for a close-knit group of friends, swiftly and unexpectedly transformed into a wilder beast altogether, and so Unleash was born. All about good sound, good people, and most importantly, really good music, Unleash will not be pigeon holed, showcasing legendary and up and coming talent from across the electronic music spectrum. Having already booked artists such as Audiofly, Danny Daze, Robert Owens, Christian Burkhardt, Trickski and Cesar Merveille amongst others, Unleash takes you on a musical journey across the most interesting and diverse venues in London – Warehouses, Lofts, Skyscrapers and Studios are just some of the locations where they have taken Unleash in the last year.
And so to their biggest Chapter thus far, this June 9th Unleash HQ are elated and honoured to a bring to you a heavyweight lineup with Acts which we think you’ll agree hold a very special place in the world of electronic music. Taking place at the iconic Coronet Theatre, with its art deco design, original features and colourful history, this party is certainly not one to be missed. Split across two rooms, they’ll be showcasing some of the most prodigious names in the business- ready? Deep breath then..
The Detroit legend, the “originator” himself, Mr. Derrick May will be playing a 3hr set
Diynamic’s head honcho Solomun will be putting in only his second London performance of 2012, and the only one not part of a Diynamic showcase
Get Physical live duo Noze will return to London for the first time since their Fabric Room 1 antics last year
NY based M A N I K will be performing his only London show of his 2012 European tour
Crosstown Rebels favourites Richy Ahmed and Robert James will be playing an exclusive 3hr back to back set.
Plain and Simple are giving away 3 tickets to this event, alongside Noze’s new album on Get Physical ‘Body Language’ to one lucky winner!
To enter pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv with your contact detail on and answer this question:
What part of London is the Coronet theatre in?
Closing date for entries is the 7th June, good luck!
Unleash
Saturday 9th June
The Coronet Theatre
Elephant and Castle
SE1 6 TJ
London
Tickets £15
Line-up /
Derrick May
Solomun
Noze (live)
MANIK
Richy Ahmed b2b Robert James
A few weeks back we brought you the news of an amazing event happening in Birmingham over the Jubilee Weekend – we have to say lineups really don’t get any better than this! We told you we’d keep you in the loop with any future developments and so here we go – its seems due to phenomenal demand, Industry are proud to announce that they have chosen Gibb Street Warehouse as the location for their first “We Are Industry” event and are combining the previously announced after party into the main event to create an 18 hour monster!!! *gasp*
Upon the original announcement, it was clear that Industry was going to rapidly outgo its original surroundings so the decision was made to take things indoors to ensure the event can properly go off with a bang. Gibb Street offers 3 arenas of music across an outdoor terrace and a warehouse with 2 rooms, all equipped with impeccable sound systems and something for everyone.
Unfortunately Carl Craig is unable to perform but has been replaced by Azari Records’ head honcho Lowjak, Paul Lyman, Ellis & King and AuDio. Alongside this Purp and Soul and Surface will be delivering label showcases packed full of exclusive music. They all join the previously announced line up with Booka Shade performing live and DJ sets from Dubfire, Burnski, DJ T., Maxxi Sound System, Manik, Huxley and Wildkats. Alongside Gibb Street’s much talked about sound system, visuals will be provided by Immersive Studio whose roster includes the likes of Eric Prydz, Sasha, M.A.N.D.Y, Pendulum and many more:
Now if you thought this was all too immense to be true – we have one more surprise for you! We have a pair of tickets to give away for this amazing spectacular - you’ll have to be quick to get these though as we’ll only be running this one until Thursday afternoon!
All we ask is that you mail us and tell us WHY you should get these and we’ll pick the best ones! Send an email with your reason, your full name and “Industry” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
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We are Industry Part 1
Date / times:
Sunday 3rd June 2012, Jubilee Public Holiday
12pm till 6am
Last admission time 10pm
Lineup:
Booka Shade (live)
Dubfire
DJ T. (Get Physical Music, Berlin)
Burnski
Maxxi Sound System
Manik
Huxley
Wildkats
Antonio Vendone
Adam Curtain
Ben Pearce
Paddy Lopaski
Paul Lyman
Lowjack
Ellis & King
AuDio
Purp and Soul
Surface
LWE are the team who have seriously raised the bar when it comes to large scale nights in London. In the couple of years since being founded their events have seen them hosting parties for the likes of labels /brands such as: Cocoon, Drumcode, CLR, PRYDA, Halycon, Spectrum, Cadenza, Planet E, Stanton Sessions, Electric Delux, Phonica, Jaded,Truesoul, Leftroom (plus many more..) and have seen them bringing headline acts such as: Sven Vath, Adam Beyer , Chris Liebing, Nina Kraviz, Carl Craig, Eric Prydz, Gui Boratto, Speedy J, Marcel Dettmann, Cassy, Raresh, Onur Ozer, Raresh, Petre Inspirescu, Rhadoo, Francois K, Radio Slave, Cari Lekebusch, Ida Engberg, Joel Mull, Visionquest, Benoit & Sergio, Joy Orbison, SoulClap, Heidi + many many more to the Capital. But its not all about the line ups – they are also known for amazing venues, crystal clear sound systems, eye popping production (which includes some of the best lighting and staging you’d be lucky to find outside of a stadium tour), and seamlessly organised events of very high quality…LWE have given promoters a serious lesson in how things ‘should’ be done.
Coming up on June 16th they have yet another ridiculous line up with their impending Ovum Recordings Party. There will be a hand picked selection of talent and leading the charge is Ovum main man Josh Wink, with support from some very talented friends in the form of man of the moment and Loco Dice’s production partner Martin Buttrich and Ovum Records stable mateGregor Tresher. Ovum Recordings is an electronic music label, specialising in house and techno, founded by world renowned DJ, Josh Wink. Over the past 15 years the label has grown tremendously, disseminating thousands of tracks, while forming an impressive collection of talented DJs and producers. Signing artists from all over the world, Ovum has been a catalyst in the global dance movement since its inception.
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We are giving you the chance to win a prizes of:
1ST PRIZE (WORTH AROUND £400):
FREE ENTRY TO OVUM PARTY FOR YOU + 3 FRIENDS
x2 FREE DRINKS EACH
x1 SEASON TICKET TO ALL FUTURE ‘LWE’ EVENTS!’
RUNNERS UP PRIZES (WORTH £40):
FREE ENTRY TO OVUM PARTY FOR YOU + 1 GUEST.
All you have to do to enter is tell us the missing word:
Josh Wink had a release called ‘When A Banana Was Just A …..?’:
(a) Donkey (b) Banana (c) CD
You can EITHER enter over at our comp app on the FACEBOOK PAGE or… Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Ovum” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Line-up / Josh Wink, Martin Buttrich, Gregor Tresher With support from: Seamless Room 2: Rejam: Jack Doyle & NPD Peter Glasspool J Nelson Christian Browne
Now on the 4th Mixmag Live show, the MM guys certainly aren’t resting on their laurels when it comes to the talent they are selecting for their line ups! Tonight is no exception as over at Village Underground in Shoreditch, they bring you one of the inspiring and exciting acts to emerge from the modern day dance music scene: Visionquest.
Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson, Shaun Reeves and Lee Curtiss are the DJs and producers behind the Visionquest project and label. As individuals, all have accomplished more than most DJs can dream of, regularly playing the world’s biggest clubs and releasing tracks on the planet’s best labels. When they come together as Visionquest, their talents combine to create a unique, dreamy, deep electronic house sound that oozes class. Having grown up listening to everything from Motown to disco and Detroit techno, Visionquest productions and DJ sets are soulful and spiritual, while being firmly aimed at the dancefloor.
If this wasn’t enought those attending tonight’s shebang will also receive a copy of the June issue of Mixmag. It will be quite a collector’s piece, as not only will Visionquest star on the cover and mix the esteemed cover CD – the boys will also be guest-editing ten pages in the magazine.
Mixmag are kindly helping us, help you, to be late in for work tomorrow (sick notes at the ready guys!) as we have FIVE pairs of tickets to giveaway – this is a quick fire comp and you literally have a number of hours to enter, we will be pulling the names and emailing the winners at 5pm today!
When we received the news of this up and coming event we were gave a collective “Oooh! Nice!” and wee hand clap over at P&S towers. In a blur of same, same events brought to our desks every week its refreshing to have a new concept put under our noses for once.
Enter ExtraSensory Cinema. An evening which focuses on the significance of music in film.. Each event will host a film screening and then after this you are treated to the live acts and DJ sets that inspired or were involved in the film.. Sounds fantastic no? You get to party as per on a Saturday night, but also leave with a warm smug glowing feeling that comes with behaving a little more cultured than normal at the weekend.. We are clearly not alone in our thinking as they quickly sold out their original venue and have moved the event over to the larger and most excellent Coronet Theatre.
For this the launch event there will be a Screening of ‘Drive’ (Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan & Albert Brooks) + Special DJ set from College (nominated with Electric Youth for an MTV Movie Award). College, real name David Grellier, is a French electronic music composer, whose track ‘A Real Hero’ was the standout on the superb ‘Drive’ soundtrack. There will also be support from Eskimo Twins, Arp Point & Fade in Fade Out VJs… Full details below…
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We are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets, PLUS a signed copy of College’s – ‘A Real Hero’ All you have to do to enter is answer the following question…
College’s 2009 album was called: (a) Secret Diary (b) Note Book (c) Secret Society
Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “ExtraSensory Cinema” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Screening of ‘Drive’ + Special DJ set from College,
Plus support from Eskimo Twins, Arp Point & Fade in Fade Out VJs
20:00-03:00
SPACE
Screening of ‘Drive’ + Special DJ set from College, Plus support from Eskimo Twins, Arp Point & Fade in Fade Out VJs
Original venue sold out, moved to The Coronet Theatre, Elephant & Castle
Limited tickets available from www.wegottickets.com/event/160607
ExtraSensory Cinema Launch Party: Screening of ‘Drive’ + Special DJ set from College
In association with Whirled Cinema Saturday 26 May 8pm-3am
9.30pm Screening of ‘Drive’ on the Coronet Balcony
Followed by a special DJ set from College (‘A Real Hero’)
at the Coronet Theatre, 28 New Kent Road, London, SE1 6TJ 2 mins walk from Elephant & Castle underground station £10/£12.50/£15
ExtraSensory Cinema: Focusing on the significance of music in film
Featuring film screenings alongside live acts and DJ sets that inspired or were involved in the film, launch event on Saturday 26 May at the excellent Coronet Theatre.
Plus support from Eskimo Twins, Arp Point & Fade in Fade Out VJs
College, real name David Grellier, is a French electronic music composer, whose track ‘A Real Hero’ was the standout on the superb ‘Drive’ soundtrack, punctuating the memorable driving scene midway through the film with the driver, Irene and Benicio; and then during the denouement.
At the end of the 90s, College purchased his first computer, with which he created numerous demos influenced by artists such as Jeff Mills, Aphex Twin and labels such as Soma and Warp. In April 2007, he met Anoraak and decided to create a blog to share their most recent productions: the Valerie project was born, which led to the first Ep Teenage Color being released with the album Secret Diary following 2009. The release received critical acclaim from press and industry and led to tours across Europe, America and Australia.
‘Drive’ screening at 9.30pm
Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan & Albert Brooks
One of the standout films of 2011, from director Nicolas Winding Refn, adapted from the cult James Sallis’ novel of the same name, Drive is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day who moonlights as a getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA’s most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene. When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best – Drive.
EASTERN ELECTRICS FESTIVAL 2012 announces new venue… After finding itself homeless at the end of April, Eastern Electrics Festival has bounced back, announcing a move to an exciting new space on the Greenwich Peninsula.
Forget Clapham Common, its all about Area 12! The festival lands in London’s Docklands at an exciting and game-changing new festival site. Same brands; same artists; same hours – in a brand new space.
Area 12 is just five minutes’ walk from North Greenwich tube and the O2 complex. Set in its own grounds, it has a huge main stage and the same four great tents of thrilling underground electronic music from Eastern Electrics and its favourite genre-defining brands. The space has a unique approach to delivering the next generation, crystal clear sound Eastern Electrics has defined as a core part of its identity. Built around a huge man-made structure with shipping containers at its core Area 12 is able to secure the sort of sound rarely experienced on an urban site.
The new site also has a jaw dropping VIP area (which if you win our ticket comp below you’ll be making yourself comfy in!) with enviable views and access to the Main Arena and unbeatable facilities including bars, food outlets and luxury toilets.
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FULL LINEUP:
Eastern Electrics Main Stage :: Jamie Jones / Maceo Plex / Amirali (live) / Geddes
2020 Vision :: Crazy P (live) / 2020 Soundsystem (live) / Greg Wilson / Ralph Lawson / Danny Raper
Black Atlantic :: Kerri Chandler / Julio Bashmore / Joy Orbison / Bicep / MK
FOUND :: Miguel Campbell / Richy Ahmed / Dusky / Alfie
Futureboogie Recordings vs Hands On Decks :: Waifs & Strays / Maxxi Soundsystem / Futureboogie DJs
vs Luca C & Brigante / Dan Williams / Serge Santiago
krankbrother :: Pan-Pot / Nina Kraviz / Nick Curly / Tensnake / Sebo K / krankbrothers
Return To The Future vs TRIX :: Luca C & Ali Love (Infinity Inc) / Bill Patrick / Black Diamond
vs Trickski / Duff Disco / Lorca / Leon Vynehall
We are giving you the chance to win a pair of VIP tickets these will get you fast track entry, VIP area passes, plus the all important access to VIP toilets, bar and food area! There will also be a tent just in the VIP with music provided by Return, To The Future and TRIX… MASSIVE! All you have to do to enter is answer the following question…
Which EE headlining DJ was voted DJ of the year by RA was it: (a) Jamie Jones (b) Carl Cox (c) Greg Wilson
Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “EE Festival” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Stop Making Sense is a music and dance festival, a summer haven and a sunshine getaway all rolled into one. But it’s really mostly about a true love of music – and in true Stop Making Sense tradition they’re taking some of the UK and Europe’s biggest and best party starters into the sunshine for a five-day musical celebration under sun and stars…
The list of crews taking part in Stop Making Sense 2012 presents a stellar lineup of DJs and bands from across the dance music spectrum – from jazz, folk and Latin to house and techno via reggae, dubstep and electro. Each crew brings along its residents who would smash this five-day party by themselves.
A kaleidoscope of sun, sea and eclectic entertainment. SMS is now at its new home along the beautiful Croatian coastline – halfway between Split and Zadar This year the festival promises even more for party-goers. The music programme will run 12 noon until 1am in Tisno, with two stages, newly announced boat parties, a private beach, tiki bars, and much more… From 11pm to 7am, the late-night action continues at the local Barbarella’s open-air club. There’s nothing better than partying under Croatian stars until a steady sunrise takes revellers into a new day of the nonsensical and sublime
You’ll be catching the sun, feasting, drinking and dancing all day long, with Stop Making Sense 2012…
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“A smorgasbord of all that’s currently good and exciting in electronic music” - Vice Magazine
“Stop Making Sense pools the talents of East London institutions… the results are a relaxing holiday with ace music” – Time Out
“Features loads of international DJ’s and live bands and has a real holiday – party atmosphere” - Cosmopolitan
“Fast becoming an icon of the summer club festival scene” – The Guardian
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We are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets (worth £100 each). All you have to do to enter is answer the following question…
Before moving to “The Garden Tisno” where was the SMS festival held? was it: (a) Petrcane (b) Split (c) Nin
You can EITHER Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “SMS Festival” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv OR head over to our FB Page and enter via our COMP APP… Simples!
Comp closes on 31st May 2012 // This comp does not include flights or accommodation – see stopmakingsense.eu for details on both!
After a relaunch of fire in April, London night Freitag is back this time on the second Friday of May with special guest and one of the favourite producers of recent times… INXEC; Over the past 5 years Nottingham born INXEC has been carving out a reputation as one of the most innovative producers in house and techno. With his tracks getting hammered by the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, Luciano and many more, its not hard to see why INXEC is in such high demand both in the studio and behind the decks. Also on the night Freitag is proud to welcome back Ben Hoo.. There aren’t too many young producers these days that could lay claim to such a coup as remixing Fever Ray, Moby, M.A.N.D.Y vs Booka Shade and Tiga before you’ve even released a solo single. It takes true creative flair to carve out a new career solely by interpreting the work of others and London’s Ben Hoo has done just that.
All this will be happening at The Junction Room in Dalston which means you get to experience both talents in a fab intimate space.
Freitag have given us some free guest list spaces to offer to you guys – if you’d like to be in with a chance of winning – mail us and let us know why you should have them – best answers win! Simple. Mail us at: melissa@plainandsimple.tv with your entry. Winners will be picked on Thursday 10th May
Back in March we gave you the news of a new monthly Thursday night from Matthew B (Bushwacka!) starting up over at Basing House called The Roots. Well, its now May and the night is still very much in full swing – tempting people from far and wide for some quality aural pleasures on a school night… We are loving this night.
The ethos behind the night is that the music played is purely vinyl based (Matthew sir! We salute you!) and centred around tunes from 1987-1990 and… They have already welcomed Mr C and Evil Eddie Richards to play the first 2 events and this month’s special guest is Colin Dale. To call Colin Dale “legendary” is no over-estimation. Here is a DJ that has been one of London’s most cutting edge DJ’s for over 20 years and still continues to surprise and marvel.
We are sure this event will also go with a bang and if this wasn’t already enough to tempt you down to Basing House, the team have also kindly given us x 2 free entries plus 6 free drinks to give away! To win this prize please tell us what your 1st piece of vinyl was – the best ones will be put into a hat a chosen at random.
LWE and Cocoon join forces to present to you a very special set from Cocoon boss Sven Väth, who will be joined by one of the hottest talents on the Cocoon roster at the moment – Sascha Dive. This is the first full Cocoon show with Sven and the gang in London for quite some time!
WE HAVE X2 PAIRS OF TICKETS UP FOR GRABS TO THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT.. TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING… ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
WHICH LABEL IS SVEN THE HEAD HONCHO OF? IS IT:
(a) Traum
(b) Cocoon
(c) M_Nus
You can EITHER Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Cocoon” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv OR head over to our FB Page and enter via our COMP APP.. Simples!
For the first ever time in the UK, international DJ and production sensation Luciano is bringing his Vagabundos crew to party together in the UK. As well as the Cadenza boss himself, the likes of Reboot (liveshow), Maayan Nidam & Alex Picone will all play together at a multi-room space in the English capital with a massive custom built Vagabundos stage alongside a specially designed sound system and production to match. Going on the success of the shows in Ibiza, it will be a party like no other…
Since conceiving the concept, Luciano has taken his wild Vagabundos crew, their forward thinking underground sounds and all sorts of crazy extra production at the illustrious Pacha, Ibiza, to huge venues across the planet. This event will be the first time the collective will have partied together in the UK – and the line up is something else.
LUCIANO: As well as holding down a legendary DJ residency in Ibiza at Pacha and continuing to perform live, the Swiss Chilean Cadenza boss has recently expanded his Vagabundos brand to include a clothesline and mix series. So too does he continue to steer his Cadenza label through the underground releasing a fine selection of EPs and full lengths from some of the finest talents in techno.
REBOOT: The German producer has a long history of great productions on labels like Cadenza and Cocoon and is regarded as one of the finest DJs and live acts of the day. His sets incorporate the whole spectrum from deep minimal sounds to driving electronic-tech vibes and old school house. For the last few years the man has been playing at clubs such as Fabric, Panoramabar, Robert Johnson, Cocorico, Sankeys and many more, and tonight plays one of his famous live shows which intricately weave together threads of many different songs, drum loops, samples and so much more…
MAAYAN NIDAM: Her productions and DJ sets to a single sound, but certain qualities prevail: a looping, swinging, hips-and-ass-friendly sense of the groove; a bubbling sense of funk; a keen sense of timbre and tone colour, with a woolly low end and crystalline highs. Her sounds on labels like Wolf & Lamb, Perlon will get you dancing and stay tuned for her long awaited debut album released in spring on Cadenza.
ALEX PICONE: A long association with Cadenza that takes in a number of EPs and full lengths on the labels over the last few years, his sound is groovy and stripped touching on feather minimal and more propulsive tech house.
Hexstatic presents Holotronica
featuring DJ Cheeba (Live AV Show) AND Public Service Broadcasting (Live AV show) in 3D Saturday April 28th Village Underground
London
That’s right, the Soundcrash promotions team are giving you and a friend the chance to be part of the Hexstatic presents Holotronica experience in full 3D effect this saturday night at Village Underground right here in London town.
Holotronica is the latest project from the pioneering AV outfit Hexstatic. Using new technologies Hexstatic are able to take their visual show one step forward and present it to you in tridimensional format. Glasses will be provided on the door to see this groundbreaking show from the AV pioneers in which stereoscopic visuals will be projected onto a custom-made silver mesh screen for full holographic effect. Holotronica is a groundbreaking AV concept combining analog Synthesizers with real time midi triggered visuals set in time with the beats and pulses of Hexstatic’s music.
All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning a VIP package for you and a friend which includes;
FREE entry to the event
FREE drinks
VIP area access
Tell us what London venue the Holotronica Live Show will be held at on Saturday 28th April
A – Brixton Academy
B – KOKO
C – Village Underground
Send your answers to info@plainandsimple.tv with your name, email address and phone number by Friday 27th April
Good luck!
Hexstatic presents Holotronica DJ Cheeba (Live AV Show) Public Service Broadcasting (Live AV show)
Tickets – £9.50 Super Early Birds, £12.50 Early Birds, £14 advance Weblink – www.soundcrashmusic.com/videocrash-hexstatic-presents-holotronica-in-3d April 28th – 9pm – 4 am @ Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, London, EC2A 3PQ.
House music legend Robert Owens is hitting up London town next week. With massive support from Mario Basanov and Nicholas who is treating us to a live set, this is all set up to be an absolute belter of a night. Robert is more widely know for his involvement with Fingers Inc, a Chicago House group that formed in 1980′s. Creating and writing some of the best house music in history…to miss this would be, well, it’s not even worth thinking about is it??!
We’re giving you the chance for 2 of you to win a ticket for you and mate to come down and rave the night away with the Needwant crew.
To enter it couldn’t be simpler. Simply email gojo@plainandsimple.tv with the answer to the following question:
What was the group Robert Owens was in with Larry Heard and Ron Wilson?
a) Fingers Inc.
b) Toes Inc.
c) Heads, shoulders, knees and toes Ltd.
Send your answers by midnight on the 25th of April and we will pick and winner and notify you on the 26th.
GOOD LUCK
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Taking inspiration from the legendary Warehouse parties of the late eighties and early nineties, NEEDWANT present a very special secret East London warehouse show intent on evoking the spirit of the early days of house music.
Acid house legend ROBERT OWENS, whose voice soundtracked a generation of classic house records, takes to the mic as well as playing records. He is joined by young Italian new school house producer NICHOLAS, whose updated classic house sound is showcased masterfully on both his recent Resident Advisor Podcast and his wonderful Nu Groove ‘Back On Track’ compilation album – forward thinking Nicholas Lammatteo, aka Nicholas, performs an exclusive Live set just for us.
They are joined by one of house music’s current leading lights in MARIO BASANOV. The Lithuanian wonder producer who delivers stand out house music whether it be via his Mario & Vidis alias or through his own productions and remixes, Mario is a talent of epic proportions who is all set to take 2012 by storm. Bringing this all together is the A&R and man behind the Needwant label, SEAN BROSNAN, whose brand of house music has been rocking London’s dancefloors for years.
Smoke machines, strobes, and lasers with a raw authentic house soundtrack will make this special London warehouse party a sell out. Needwant is the sort after London based record label that has been consistently bringing us some of the most exciting talents in forward thinking House and Disco in recent years. Friday 27th April sees the label bring together some of the finest moments and artists from their release schedule for an extra special East London warehouse party. See you at the front!
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Tickets/Info: www.residentadvisor.net/needwant
Email: needwant@live.co.uk
Venue: East London Warehouse TBA
Door: £8/10/12 | 9pm-6am
Web: www.needwant.co.uk
London promoters East London Movement launch their new season of events on Friday April 20th, with the kind of line up normally keep for a Saturday night! Headlining will be one of the scenes greatest names, Paco Osuna (Mindshake/Plus 8) from Spain. Also joining him will be Moon Harbour and Trapez’s Blindminded.
ELM were previously taking Sunday’s in East London by storm last year… In short time they have been on the scene they have certainly made an impact. The events this year see them bringing some fantastic line-ups to you on Friday nights… In the coming months they are collaborating with the likes of Davide Squillace, Matthias Tanzmann, Robert Dietz, Vera and even more big names together with residents Andrea Squizz and Mathieu Mirande.
ELM have given us x2 pairs of tickets to give away to lucky lot! All you have to do to enter is answer the following question:
Where is the name of Paco’s record label?
(a) Shake Shake
(b) Mindshake
(c) Paris
AND Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “ELM” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Ibiza Rocks and lowcostholidays.com are collaborating on Facebook giving fans the chance to win a 5 night holiday to Ibiza Rocks ‘We Are Rockstars The Trip’. This exclusive event is an exciting five day music package held for two weeks only in June 2012, where party animals will get the chance to experience Ibiza in true rock star style with a whole host of music festivities. Highlights include some of the biggest acts and DJ’s in the world, boat parties and access to some of the hottest clubs in Ibiza. To enter the competition entrants have to ‘like’ the lowcosholidays.com Facebook page and answer a question about the event through their ‘Ibiza Competition’ application.
We Are Rockstars The Trip brings together 2,000 party lovers for five days of music and partying. The event allows holiday makers to visit some of the hottest nights Ibiza has to offer, including super clubs such as the world renowned temple of electronic dance music that is Space Ibiza and Es Paradis. Wednesday night is the annual Ibiza Rocks live gig with artists such as Maverick Sabre, Labrinth and Zane Lowe performing an incredible evening of music and entertainment. Ibiza Rocks Wednesday night gigs are now running throughout the entire summer with huge acts recently announced such as Ed Sheeran, Professor Green, Kasabian, Chase and Status, Tinie Tempah, Example, Bloc Party and more.
The prize up for grabs includes five nights’ accommodation in a pool view studio at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, return flights, tickets to the Wednesday gig and the Friday DJ event for 2 people. To enter this exciting competition contestants simply have to ‘like’ lowcostholidays.com on Facebook and sign up by answering a simple question about one of the performances during the party week. The competition ends on Friday 6th April at 12pm.
Spring has finally sprung.. Which means the days getting longer, long Sunday’s in pub gardens, cute baby animals everywhere (where?! Where?! I wanna see!), a new season of clubbing, summer just peeking its head over the horizon AND most importantly it means here at Plain & Simple we would like to reward our readers with the chance to win a shed loads of amazing prizes… Just because we feel Spring is cause for celebration!
Over the coming weeks we be giving away some brilliant prizes over on our FB page (head to the competition app section) so keep your eyes peeled and your ear to the ground. Here a quick taste of what’s to come – in the next few weeks you can win…
3. Tickets to see Sven Vath at the London Cocoon party
4. Free Beatport Vouchers
5. Tickets to Eastern Electric’s Festival this August w/ Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Tensnake, Kerri Chandler, Crazy P + many more
6. Tickets to Electric Deluxe w/ Speedy J, W/ Marcel Dettmann, Sandwell District + many more,
7. Tickets to the SuperVision Festival w/ Tocadisco, EDX and Arno Cost
The biggest news of all is.. These prizes are JUST for starters… There will be even more wedged in to the prize pot in the coming weeks! All the prizes will be staggered at random so keep an eye out over on FB.
This summer Natural Rhythm Festival are providing a truly intimate festival with all the trimmings. With only 1500 people at the festival, you could be two of the lucky few with a ticket to this year’s smallest big festival…
To be in with a chance of winning 2x tickets to what looks like the start of something special, just send the answer to the following question to gojo@plainandsimple.tv :
Where is East Anglia?….
a) India
b) England
c) Spain
Headliners announced: Tred Benedict (Spilt Milk), Richy Ahmed, Nisekay (Lo*Kee), Clive Henry, Sebastian Voigt (Lo*Kee), DJ Marky, MC LowQui, Krafty Kuts, A.Skillz, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Richy Ahmed, Killawatt, Bladerunner, plus many, many more
It’s not just the line up, they also promise extraordinary encounters in the lush fields and woodlands near Ely in Cambridgeshire. The highlights include an acoustic music camp-fire and alternative Olympic games. A live street art exhibition resulting in a street art charity auction, and, for the child inside you, there will be hair, make up and dress up stalls and a traditional ferris wheel and helter skelter.
This April Electric Deluxe Presents – EDLX’s forward-thinking techno party – toasts four years on the circuit, with a stellar German cast that lands in London at Electric Brixton on April 28th.
As part of its full-on birthday weekender – which begins in Lausanne with Phil Kieran and Thierry Collado – EDP brings a slice of Berlin and Berghain to London next, courtesy of Marcel Dettmann, Marcel Fengler and the esteemed Sandwell District live. As ever, proceedings are hosted by Mr Electric Deluxe himself, Speedy J. And that’s not all, as Room 2 comes via London house and techno upstarts EarToGround, with Tom Dicicco (Stockholm Ltd), Mr F, Chris Stanford and Dax J, Gareth Wild and Fabio Mann.
Electric Deluxe Presents comes to majestic music venue Electric Brixton for the first time this April, bringing with it an all-star lineup of some of Berlin techno’s most dominant – and innovative – forces.
This night is going to be very special indeed – If you haven’t got a ticket then you’d do well to grab yourself one ASAP (ticket links are below) OR you can take your chances and enter our competition to win a pair courtesy of Plain & Simple!
All you have to do to enter is answer the following question:
What does the ‘J’ stand for in Speedy J’s name:
(a) Joel
(b) Jochem
(c) Janet
AND either…
1) Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Electric Deluxe” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
2) Head over to our Facebook Page and click on the competition tab to enter!
This Saturday London promoters Beatfreak take over Shoreditch’s Basing House with world class DJ Mark Henning at the helm. Having released his debut album on the legendary UK institute Soma Recordings in the summer of 2008 to great acclaim, he’s been busy DJing and touring his Live PA all over the world ever since (from Australia to Japan, Russia to the USA).
He’s a much respected producer in the scene and his records have been supported and played out regularly over the past few years by the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Akufen, Steve Bug, Loco Dice and Richie Hawtin. Also joining Mark this Saturday will be DJs/Producers Freaky Disco, Chaz Beazli, and new to the team Mark James.
The guys at beatfreak have given us a pair of free guestlist places to give away – to enter simply send your full name plus “BEATFREAK” in the subject line to: info@beatfreak.co.uk
Adam Beyer’s last London show in October 2011 – part of the ’15 years of Drumcode’ tour, is still being referred to as one of the best events of 2011. He returns on April Bank Holiday Sunday now for a closer more personal outing, playing a 6-hour set in intimate surroundings. This will be a rare chance to see Adam step away from peak time headline sets, giving him the opportunity to really work through his vast record collection and offering you a insight into his passion.
As you can imagine this night is going to be very special indeed – plus its on the bank hol Sunday so no work in the morning.. YAY! If you haven’t got a ticket then you’d do well to grab yourself one ASAP (ticket links are below) OR you can take your chances and enter our competition to win a pair courtesy of Plain & Simple!
All you have to do to enter is answer the following question:
Adam Beyer famous techno label is:
(a) Ostgut Ton
(b) Kompakt
(c) Drumcode
1) Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Adam Beyer” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
2) Head over to our Facebook Page and click on the competition tab to enter!
On the 10th of March, Nightowl celebrates it’s 4th birthday with guests Third Party at Pacha. Previous guests include Bingo Players, Hardwell and Kim Fai.
To be in with a chance of winning 2xVIP tickets for next week that include entry to the night with VIP access all night long, just send the answer to the following question to gojo@plainandsimple.tv :
Which venue is Third Party holding it’s birthday party at?….
Nightowl
4th Birthday
at Pacha London
10th March 2012 – 11pm – 6am
Nightowl turns four, and what a journey it’s been so far. From a small
gathering of friends with a shared love of House music, to sell out
parties across the Capital with some of the biggest names in the business.
So, how are they going to celebrate?! By doing what Nightowl do best – a
full takeover of one of London’s most iconic venue’s for a night of hands
in the air big room house beats.
So whether you’ve been there since the beginning or haven’t yet seen what
all the hype is about – make sure you’re at Pacha on the 10th March when
Nightowl celebrate another year of rocking parties, massive guests and
The fastest rising duo in House music, Third Party, will headline this land mark occasion. With their debut track “Duel” being picked up by Steve Angello for his Size records imprint and follow up “Feel” being tipped to be the track of 2012, these guys are destined for big things.
This Saturday March 3rd Birth Records, London’s hottest new record label, is joining forces with Shoreditch venue Queen of Hoxton for a special event that is sure to be one of London’s hottest tickets.
This very special Birth Records presents brings together a huge line-up for its first event at Queen of Hoxton. Crystal Fighters and IS TROPICAL bring it with DJ sets that will have queues snaking around the block. Live sets from hotly tipped Helsinki’s wonky popstrels LCMDF and I.R.O.K. with their psychotropic afro-punk, will send the crowd dizzy. And add to this saucy mix sparkly sex kitten Rosie Vanier, infectious electro pop from Arp Attack and Ozonna and even more, and we’ve got a don’t miss event.
Birth Records is a new project from Warren Morris of THE PLAYGROUND. Dedicated to breaking, signing and showcasing fresh, exciting talent, Birth Records is going to make it big in 2012. THE PLAYGROUND is one of the UK’s hottest promoters at the forefront of supporting groundbreaking artists, known for producing finely crafted and carefully curated events that have helped take clubbing to another level.
The Queen of Hoxton is a vibrant and eclectic Shoreditch venue, with a wide and varied programme, where arts and fashion events sit comfortably next to pounding electro and soaring indie nights in the roster, keeping Londoners occupied every single night.
With so much hot talent under one roof, Birth Records presents… at Queen of Hoxton looks set to be a sellout.
Plain and Simple are offering a pair of tickets to this huge event! To enter head on over to our facebook page, like, and post the following on our wall:
I WANT TO GO TO BIRTH RECORDS!
We’ll notify the winner on facebook on Friday, good luck!
This Saturday the “Toast” crew kick off a new chapter in 2012 as they start their new project “Toast Underground”. With a new project comes a new venue in the form of Shoreditch’s The Camp Basement. Its here they will be throwing a party every 2 months with some of the Scenes best DJ’s from London & Europe.
To help kick the launch off, they welcome much respected producer and DJ Mark Henning (Some, Cityfox) & Dan Farserelli (Luna D.E.S). The residents will of course be in attendance with Steve Shorter & Ian Grimwood going back to back to warm things up.
We have a pair of free guestlist places to give away to 1 lucky person – to enter simply send your full name plus “TOAST” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Square 1 is back next week and hosts it’s first party of 2012 with very special guest Bruno Pronsato. Bruno will be bringing his wonderfully unusual deep sound to a private space that sets the scene perfectly for a wicked party. Support comes in the shape of Dan Lively of London trio D.E.S, and from the Belgian duo Ken & Davy and resident Damian Christian.
The event is guestlist/ticket only, BUT we have wangled a free place for you and a pal so you get to saviour the sounds of Bruno’s “romantic techno” (his words.. Not ours!) first hand.
To enter answer the following question: “Who is the other half of Bruno’s Half Hawaii project?”
Mail us your answer and your full name plus “Square 1” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Square 1 with Bruno Pronsato, Dan Lively, Ken & Davy
This is a guest list only event and the venue will be announced on the week of the party. Capacity is limited so we advise to buy tickets in advance to guarantee entry.
One of house music’s true pioneers, DJ Sneak has the passion and drive to keep house alive. Self-proclaimed House Gangster, Sneak has helped shape the course of dance music since the early 90s; his early music influencing the likes of Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx and Armand Van Helden. His signature sounds – funky filtered disco-influenced house and tough, jacking beats – have revolutionized and redefined house music for well over 15 years. Having begun his DJing career in 1983, Sneak continues to be at the top of his game: non-stop beat bumpin’ sets are a one of a kind experience in the electronic music circuit. He takes a transatlantic trip on fabric 62, bringing together bumping Chicago grooves with muscular European techno.
“I am very proud, excited and confident this mix will entertain for many years to come… As long as I’m alive, house music is not dead!” – DJ Sneak
To mark the launch of the new compilation, DJ Sneak will be joining Maya Jane Coles, Terry Francis, Craig Richards and more at Fabric this Saturday for a night of quality house and techno fused music. Tickets are £18 in advance and £19 on the door.
After a hugely successful sell-out night in January with Priku, Rhythmatic are set to continue their East European assault on March 3rd with second Romanian guest, Herodot. Again the event will be another intimate session in an intimate environment.
Herodot is one of the new talents of the Sunrise Rooster. He started his music journey in 2004 together with his good friends El Cezere and Kozo. He developed an accurate yet dynamic style, strongly influenced by Rhythm & Sound, Cadenza, Rhadoo, Cypher Hill and Zip. Herodot has shared decks with the likes of Marco Carola, Ryan Crosson, Magda, Barem, Onur Ozer, plus many more.
The guys at Rhythmatic HQ have given us a special prize to give away to you lucky people. We have a pair of tickets up for grabs, but this is not all! We also have a Rhythmatic t-shirt up to throw in too!
To enter answer the following question: Which country is Heredot from?
(a) Italy
(b) Romania
(c) Spain
To enter send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Rhythmatic” in the subject line PLUS either small, medium or large in the email to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
H.O.S.H. & ELON are two heavy weights of the electronic music world scene, who have gravited far from London in the last year: on the 25th of this month Select*Elect will bring them back, to take over the big LDN’s dancefloor. The date is set, the place not yet to be known, the further step on the path of quality underground dance music done.
H.O.S.H is the elder brother of the Diynamic dinasty, a musical collective from Hamburg. He’s a 24/7 dj, promoter and producer, who honours the art of mixing by pushing it to the highest terms in front of enthusiastic crowds such as those of Watergate Berlin, Studio 80 in Amsterdam or Ego in Amburg. When he’s not on stage H.O.S.H. Promotes and organizes The Gru_nanlage Festivals a series of electronic dance marathons held for free in northern Germany every summer. Elon is a guy fueled by a deep passion for the freshest underground techno sounds. He’s a three in a one man show: a dj, producer and nightlife visionary who strongly influenced NYC electronic music scene. Resident dj for the Resolute Collective, active member of Clink Recordings and Dumb-Unit posse. Elon’s work is surrounded by hype, everybody says he’s rocking great, a real pro dj and producer as Jeremy P. Caulfield and Maceo Plex aka Maetrik can confirm after having collaborating with him.
Select*Elect HQ have given us 3 spaces on the free guestlist to give away! All you need to do is answer this question: What’s the real name of H.O.S.H ?
To enter send an email with your answer and your full name plus “Select*Elect” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
A few weeks back we brought you the news that the guys over at Shake It! are to hold an extra party in the run up to their birthday celebrations (just for the hell of it!) There are only nine days to go and they bring us 2 pieces of fresh news… In addition to Shake it! head honcho’s Layo & Bushwacka sets they are now also welcoming special guest and long time pal Omri H to the line up.
The other piece of news is that the event looks set to sell out in the next few days *gulp* however… We are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets!
All you need to do is enter is email your full name and “Shake it!” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv and tell us why YOU should win!
To celebrate the highly anticipated release of ‘Toolroom Knights Mixed by John Dahlbäck’, Toolroom are offering you the chance to get your hands on an exclusive piece of album artwork from the artist Murk.
Using the same stencils that created the distinctive CD design, Toolroom have an amazing one off original canvas of John Dahlbäck.
Entering couldn’t be simpler, as Toolroom will be picking a winner from everyone that pre-orders a signed copy of the album from the Toolroom website:
This February, party promoters Triangle, who have previously presented the likes of xxxy, braiden, damu, oneman, ossie, hackman, 2bears and others, return to CAMP’s basement bringing with them without doubt their most inspired line-up to date.
Heading up proceedings is the Number’s label new boy Randomer. With no genre limitations, Randomer rides the lines with finesse and ease, riling dancefloors into a frenzy along the way.Be sure to keep and ear open for his upcoming release “Scrufflock/ Get Yourself” on Hemlock.
Similarly to Randomer, Throwing Snow defies genres and does what ever the fuck he wants. Bringing together elements of dubstep, trip hop and house Whatever genre he draws on, his music is spot on every single time so he should have no problem whatsoever in lifting the crown into a sweaty and manic mess (in a good way).
And if that wasn’t enough of a reason to get yourself down the steps of CAMP and dance straight for 6 hours, then the addition of Becoming Real & Deft should secure your decision. Becoming Real has just recently been tipped by HMV as one of their One’s to Watch, and if his multilayered, luscious, instant classic “Paramnesia” upcoming cut on GETME. As well as his productions, he DJ sets are something of legend.
Deft opens up the night, with his intricate, spaced out cerebral take on Grime he’ll ensure the party gets off to deep and dirty start.
This Triangle is set to be their best one yet, with an undoubtedly ambitious and creative set of producers/DJ playing for your pleasure in a moody atmospheric basement setting, it’s one not to miss.
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away for this event. To enter drop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
Whats the name of Becoming Real’s forthcoming release?
This February, party promoters Triangle, who have previously presented the likes of xxxy, braiden, damu, oneman, ossie, hackman, 2bears and others, return to CAMP’s basement bringing with them without doubt their most inspired line-up to date.
Heading up proceedings is the Number’s label new boy Randomer. With no genre limitations, Randomer rides the lines with finesse and ease, riling dancefloors into a frenzy along the way.Be sure to keep and ear open for his upcoming release “Scrufflock/ Get Yourself” on Hemlock.
Similarly to Randomer, Throwing Snow defies genres and does what ever the fuck he wants. Bringing together elements of dubstep, trip hop and house Whatever genre he draws on, his music is spot on every single time so he should have no problem whatsoever in lifting the crown into a sweaty and manic mess (in a good way).
And if that wasn’t enough of a reason to get yourself down the steps of CAMP and dance straight for 6 hours, then the addition of Becoming Real & Deft should secure your decision. Becoming Real has just recently been tipped by HMV as one of their One’s to Watch, and if his multilayered, luscious, instant classic “Paramnesia” upcoming cut on GETME. As well as his productions, he DJ sets are something of legend.
Deft opens up the night, with his intricate, spaced out cerebral take on Grime he’ll ensure the party gets off to deep and dirty start.
This Triangle is set to be their best one yet, with an undoubtedly ambitious and creative set of producers/DJ playing for your pleasure in a moody atmospheric basement setting, it’s one not to miss.
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away for this event. To enter drop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
Whats the name of Becoming Reals forthcoming release?
After an amazing start of 2012 at The Camp’s Basement, Leading Astray are back with another techno tasty event on Fri February 10th over at Crucifix Lane. All the way from the northern and cold Sweden to warm up the decks will be Drumcode and Truesoul’s Joel Mull, and if this wasn’t enough to keep your happy feet dancing all night long, they are also bringing the perfect complement, Agaric. Both true heroes from the international techno scene, this will be another cracker of an evening. You can catch our interview with Agaric HERE
Early bird tickets sold out this week but fear not! Leading Astray HQ have given us x2 pairs of tickets for you lovely lot to get your mitts on! All you need to do is answer this question: What’s the meaning of Leading Astray’?
(a) To speak in a foreign tongue
(b) ‘The act of enticing others into sinful ways’
(c) To answer a question incorrectly
To enter send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Leading Astray” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Breaks music seems to be having a huge revival at the mo and so this event caught our attention….
Next Saturday some of our favourite DJ’s from the breaks scene will be joining the legendary Stanton Warriors for another bass heavy session at Cable. Expect nothing less than the finest in high-octane Breaks, D&B and Bass music.
The guys at Cable have kindly donated us a very nice prize indeed! We are giving you the chance to win pair of VIP tickets (normally £45 each!!) this includes: queue jump VIP entrance, 5 drinks tokens and access to the VIP area! Sworted!! All you have to do enter is answer the following:
Stanton’s released a brilliant video last year, which featured some amazing dance moves (above) what was the name of the track? Was it:
(a) Turn me up some
(b) Ooh ahh just a little bit
(c) Good Vibrations
To enter send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Stanton Sessions” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tvComp closes on Thursday 2nd Feb
Back in December we brought you the news that Cable were launching a new sister venue ‘Relay’. Created out of the space that was previously Cable’s mysterious 3rd room, Relay will be standalone venue in its own right, with a program of events that will run parallel to the parties at Cable next door.
Next week on Feb 4th the venue opens with its launch night, and soon to be flagship weekly Saturday night party [Moh-Teef]
[Moh-Teef] will be bringing artists such as Kozo & Cezar Anthony Collins and Cadenza’s Alex Picone to the venue and on the launch night you can expect Perlon’s Margaret Dygas and Toi Toi’s Voigtmann. The team behind the venture felt that there was a gap in London’s nightlife for a quality, underground weekly house night – and wanted to provide a party where house heads can drop by, regardless of who’s playing, and know they’ll be friendly faces and a great soundtrack. The ethos behind [moh-teef] is to provide an intimate, friendly vibe where residents are joined by one or two guests each week – with a mix of more established names alongside hot new talent.
We have x2 pairs of tickets up for grabs to this fab event – if you want to get down the front and get your weekend on to the sounds of Margaret Dygas, PLUS have a good old nosey at the venue before anyone else then answer this question:
Margaret Dygas has released music on which German label? Is it:
(a) Perlon
(b) Cocoon
(c) Moon Harbour
To enter send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Moh-Teef” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Kinky Malinki are getting ready to take over Proud2 once again, and we have a pair of tickets to give away!
Three years ago Kinky Malinki held a Valentines Day party that would cement their position as one of the strongest and most popular events in London. You could say they have a recurring theme with the number three as Three Thousand of you turned up then and fast forwarding to the present day they have Three dynamic DJs joining them from Spain who have weaved their way into being house music legends over the years. David Penn, DJ Chus and Abel Ramos have joined forces to create the New Iberican League and gained strength in their numbers. If that wasn’t enough, a regular guest in 2011, Ridney, returns once again to complete this Valentines extravaganza.
The New Iberican League
David Penn, DJ Chus and Abel Ramos
+ Support from Ridney
We are giving away a pair of tickets to this event!
To enter simply tell us, what country to the New Iberican League hail from? To enter simply pop an emai over to jo@plainandsimple.tv, don’t forget to include all your cotnact detials. Closing dates for entries is the 10th Feb.
Kinky Malinki
Valentines Party
Saturday 11th February 2012
at Proud2, The 02, London
10pm – 7am www.kinkymalinki.com
Last week we gave you the news of a great house event coming to London on Saturday 3rd March at PROUD2. Groove Odyssey are launching the first in a series of parties for 2012, with a night dedicated to House Legends.
The night will feature DJs and artists from around the globe, past, present and future, and will be spread across 3 rooms of music.
Room 1 features the undisputed King of the beats, Kenny Dope from the Masters at Work, giving you a 4 hour set -alongside this the promoters are we are flying in the official Queen of House music – India, who will be performing all her hits to include: To be in love - Love and happiness - I cant get no sleep - Run away (tribute to Loleatta Holloway RIP). The UK’s CJ Mackintosh will be dropping a Classic House set, with full support from the hot new talent Sean McCabe, alongside residents Bobby & Steve.
Room 2 is Eighties Soul, Funk, Disco & Boogie, headlined by the original Funki Dread “Jazzie B” from Soul II Soul and Room 3 is hosted by the one and only Housefm.net.
Even better news is that the guys at Groove Odyssey have give us FIVE.. Yes FIVE pairs of VIP Level 2 tickets to give aways to you all!
To enter all you need to do is answer this question:
All you have to do to enter is answer the following question:
What is the name of the musical production team Kenny Dope heads up with Little Louie Vega? Is it:
(a) Masters at Work
(b) The Venga Boys
(c) Groove Armada
To enter send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “House Legends” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Main Room: Soulful House: Kenny Dope (4hr set), PA INDIA, Bobby&Steve, Cj Mackintosh, sean macCabe Room 2: 80′S Soul – Disco – Boogie: Jazzie B (2hour set), Paul Morrissey, Soul Master T, Mischivious, Sammy Confunksion, DJ Funkos, G Man Room 3: Hosted By Housefm.net: Ted Lawrence, Joel s and Panther, Dj leo, Clemey Riley, Steve Harrington, Lady T
The twelfth Cocoon Ibiza season has now drawn to a close and once again they’ve written a new chapter in club-history. The musical revolution that they sparked more than a decade ago, is still growing and evolving.
This year the first ever Cocoon Heroes show is to be staged in London on Saturday 10th March, with a line up showcasing some of the best artists to perform at Cocoon in 2011:
Main Room:
CASSY
RARESH
TOBI NEUMANN
ONUR OZER
with support from
Wesley Razzy / Ryan Winters
Magma DJ’s
We had news yesterday that advanced ticket sales have already reached over the 50% marker, so by all accounts its looking like this event is going to be a BIG sell out! If you haven’t got a ticket then you’d do well to grab yourself one ASAP (ticket links are below) OR you can take your chances and enter our competition to win a pair courtesy of Plain & Simple! (don’t say we never give you anything!)
All you have to do to enter is answer the following question:
Who is Cocoon’s head honcho? Is it:
(a) Richie Hawtin
(b) Sven Vath
(c) Jeff Mills
To enter you can:
1) Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “Cocoon” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
2) Head over to our Facebook Page and click on the competition tab to enter!
After an incredible party at Cable in October with “House Master” MK Marc Kinchen playing B2B with brother/DJ Partner in crime Scottie Deep and a world’s first live PA from Alana, (video here: http://vimeo.com/32302764) Talk is Cheap felt it only natural to return to Cable for their second instalment, and to showcase some very influential artists within the scene that you don’t see billed in London regularly…
This time round on Saturday 28th Jan, topping the bill on Cable’s beefy soundsystem will be: Inland Knights (Andy Riley and Laurence Ritchie. Dj’s, Producers and label owners of Drop Music, Borrowed and Raise Recordings), Olene Kadar (LIVE/Mo’s Ferry Amsterdam), Lovebirds (Freerange and Buzzin Fly) With support from: Jedd Barry, Melvo Baptiste and Chris Solo.
Talk is Cheap are running a little competition for somebody to win free entry to their next party on 28th January so pay close attention to the following question:Which one of the three following artists playing at Talk Is Cheap on Saturday 28th January featured at number 26 in the Resident Advisor Top 100 charted tracks of 2011?
A) Olene Kadar B) Inland Knights C) Lovebirds
Email your answer to talkischeap_guestlist@hotmail.co.uk and you could win free entry for you and a friend!
Christmas; the time of year where we can step back from the chaos of our day-to-day lives and take stock of the last twelve months, and the last twelve months has been nothing short of stratospheric for ‘Rising’ star Nelski. From successfully designing and launching an awe inspiring live show to a rapturous audience at this year’s sold-out Wickerman Festival, to seeing the release of his debut EP ‘Whatever Makes You Happy’ on Chris Lake’s Rising Music receive major radio airplay and critical acclaim from some of the scenes most trusted and revered tastemakers.
To take things a step further Nelski was chosen by the man himself, Chris Lake to stand in for him on the Chris Lake Podcast during his time on tour in the United States. Nelski took to the mic like a proverbial duck to water and with youth, energy, and charisma showcased a new side to the man behind the glasses, leaving the experience refreshed and ready to take on new challenges ahead.
Fast forward to December and the season of giving is upon us, with Christmas just 2 weeks away, Nelski has decided it’s time to give something back to all his fans and followers around the world. Nelski in association with Rising Music will be asking people ‘What makes you happy?’
Could it be waking up on Christmas morning to a tree littered with presents, could it be your loved ones, your favourite pet or maybe it’s the huge snowman you have proudly constructed? It doesn’t matter how silly, cheesy, slushy or random the answer is, we just simply want to know!
All you need to do to enter is head over to Nelski’s Facebook page, become a fan if you aren’t already, and from here submit their photo entry. All entrants are asked to send a picture, alongside a caption that describes whatever makes them happy.
One lucky winner chosen on Christmas day will receive:
A full day at the impressive Rising Music Studio’s in London to work alongside Nelski on a music project of your choice.
25 Runners up will receive a special limited edition signed copy of Nelski’s EP ‘Whatever Makes You Happy’.
The competition is open to budding music producers, vocalists, instrumentalists, or anyone musical! The competition is open to anyone from across the world – but, as always, terms and conditions apply, so here’s the science:
Applicant’s are responsible for arrnaging and funding their own travel to and from Rising Studio’, London.
Nelski and Rising Music reserve the right to use all images submitted for promotional use.
Entrants will have under 2 weeks in which to submit their potentially winning photo. Entry will close at 20:00 GMT on Christmas Eve and the winner will be notified by email, and announced via Facebook at 11:00 GMT Christmas Day morning to complete your Christmas wishes.
Let us know whatever makes you happy this Christmas, and you could be in with a chance to win a once in a lifetime prize.
As we already reported to you a few weeks back Luciano’s ground-breaking label will be holding a very special, festive showcase. The party was scheduled to take place at Pulse in SE1 but has recently been shifted to Electric Brixton (formerly The Fridge). Christmas has come early as we now have some free tickets to give away!
Headlining the event is the exciting talent of Reboot. Making his name with his debut Cadenza release ‘Be Tougher’, which was the standout track on Luciano’s Fabric mix, Reboot has established himself at the top of the DJ tree and carved out his own niche within electronic music. Check our Reboot interview: http://www.plainandsimple.tv/2011/10/21/reboot-interview/
Having previously been hailed by Beatport as one of 2009’s ‘Ones To Watch’, Robert Dietz has made good on this promise; Releases on esteemed imprints Cecille and Running back (as well as much-vaunted releases on Cadenza) have made Robert one of the most sought-after artists in the underground house scene, so who better to back up Reboot for this special party.
As if this wasn’t enough, Mirko Loko will be bringing his live show to town. Expect exclusive cuts and unreleased productions from this Maestro… should be special.
Electric Brixton has a stunning theatrical main room with excellent sound, air-con and will provide the perfect setting for the Cadenza family to flex their musical muscle.
We have x2 pairs of tickets to give away for this very special night… To win and be down the front burning off your Christmas dinner all you need to do is either:
1) Go over to our facebook comp HERE and click attending on the event page
OR…
2) Send an email with your full name and “CADENZA” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
We will combine the FB attendee list and emailed names and then pick a name at random on Thursday 22nd December… Good luck!
The UK’s fastest growing club brand teams up with the most iconic club in the World for the final Nightowl party of 2011.
All the stops have been pulled out for this massive showcase, with four international superstars flying in to create an unrivalled line up and the cream of London’s talent supporting. With no expense spared on production, this will be the ultimate clubbing experience.
This is not a normal night at the Ministry of Sound, This is Nightowl.
Plain and Simple have teamed up with the good people at Nightowl to give away a pair of tickets to this event.
To enter tell us: Where was Nightowls Halloween Party held earlier this year?
Earlier this week we bought you the line up for the bass heavy Spectrum at Electric Brixton, and now we’re giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets!
Electric Brixton launched to critical acclaim earlier this year, and Spectrum have enjoyed hosting some sell-out events at the new London venue, making them the perfect choice for a bass-fuelled South London New Years knees up.
To enter, simply pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
Who is hosting room 2 for this event?
Closing date for entries is the 20th Dec, don’t forget to include your contact info!
Spectrum NYE
Saturday December 31st 2011
Electric Brixton
Town Hall Parade
Brixton, London SW2 1RJ
9.30pm-6am
Main Room:
Joker
Breakage
Roska & Jamie George
Plastician
Digma
Delta Heavy
Pete Jordan
Baratone
visuals by Blend
Room 2: Funkatech presents ‘London Calling’
Specimen A
R1 Ryders
Soundproof
Flore
James D’ley
Cubit
Nari
After a great year at Brixton Clubhouse, hosting the likes of Dimitri From Paris, Anja Schneider, Radio Slave, Felix and Al Hot Chip, Aeroplane and Ralph Lawson, Get Diverted & Slide join forces once again on New Years’ Eve with a fantastic line-up, spearheaded by disco and edit legend GREG WILSON. Joining us for the 3rd time at the venue, this will be Greg’s first appearance in the club space rather that on the terrace, and he will be playing the MIDNIGHT SET!
“The Original Master Of Re-Edits” Norman Jay M.B.E.
“Taught Me To Scratch” Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim)
“Greg is a cornerstone of UK dance music” Tom Findlay (Groove Armada)
Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK dance scene. He enjoyed hugely popular residencies in the early eighties at Wigan Pier and Manchester’s majorly influential Legend. He was a pioneer of mixing in the UK and in 1983 he became the first ‘dance music’ DJ hired for a regular weekly session at Manchester’s now legendary Hacienda club. Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed ‘Electro-Funk’.
In 2003 he set up his own website (www.electrofunkroots.co.uk) to document this crucial era in the evolution of dance culture and, having retired from DJ work at the end of 1983, Greg returned to spinning tunes two decades later, receiving plaudits for his red-hot appearances at renowned nights including Electric Chair, Horse Meat Disco and Fabric.
In 2005 Tirk released ‘Credit to the Edit’, a compilation of re-edits spanning Greg’s entire career, some even original tape edits from way back when.
Greg was the first DJ to mix live on British TV (The Tube in 1983), putting together the first UK radio mixes of their type for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester (beginning 1982) and showing a certain Norman Cook, then a young aspiring DJ called Quentin, how to scratch (Dec ‘83).
In January 2009 Greg’s reputation was further enhanced when his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 became something of an instant classic, receiving almost universal acclaim and, in the process, providing the perfect way to commemorate the 5th anniversary of a remarkable renaissance. Credit To The Edit Volume 2 was released in November 2009.
Supporting Greg is Alexis Raphael, co-founder of Sunday party Crèche, which has become one of the leading parties in London this year, their recent ‘Big One’ party had Jamie Jones and Kerri Chandler headlining. Alexis is also set to release an EP on the hottest label around, Hot Creations, early next year.
The heated terrace will also be open all night with a very special Silent Disco…
Plain and Simple have an amazing prize to give away for this event. We’re giving away 5, yes 5, guestlist places and a bottle of bubbly to one lucky winner, meaning you can win your NYE night out for you and all your mates!
The last Shake It of 2011 is upon us! An amazing year that has seen the likes of Carl Cox, Magda, Reboot, Damian Lazarus, Art Department, Josh Wink, Nina Kravitz, Gaiser, James Holden, Audiofly, Marco Carola, Yousef, Clive Henry and many more work the decks at Shake It, ends with another unmissable night with Layo & Bushwacka! Joined by Plus 8’s Paco Osuna at Village Underground on December 3rd.
Paco Osuna, signed to Plus8, impressed Layo & Bushwacka! so much with his set at Amnesia this summer that they booked him straight off the bat to play for Shake It 2011 finale. One of the most successful producers / DJs to hail from Spain, Paco Osuna has forged a very important position within the top ranks of the European dance community as a whole, it is not easy to summarize his success, but it is possible to derive it from three common denominators: creativity, innovation and evolution. He is signed to the Cocoon DJ agency and has released EPs on Plus8 (check Crazy and Orbeat), Serial Killer and his own imprint Mindshake. You can read our interview with him HERE
The guys at Shake it have given us x2 pairs of tickets to give away for this very special night… To win answer this question:
Which country does Paco Osuna come from? Is it:
(a) Spain (b) Italy (c) Scotland
Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “SHAKE IT” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tvComp closes on Friday 2nd Dec. Winners will be placed on a free guestlist on the night!
ilovesundays has created a new innovation for the desirable Sunday clubber, catering for every conceivable strand of “All Things House” from the cool Miami vibe through to the deep underground sound of Ibiza. Here is your chance to join the fun on 04.12.11 as they continue to party at the only unique venue, that constitutes and delivers the most diverse, cool, vibrant, sexy club-bar of choice….the Brickhouse right in the heart of Brick Lane….
WIN A VIP TABLE AND A BOTTLE OF GREY GOOSE FOR 10 PEOPLE
To enter tell us whereabouts is The Brickhouse based?
(a) Camden Town
(b) Brick Lane
(c) Covent Garden?
Simple email ilovesundays@live.com and don’t forget to add your contact info!
Ilovesundays - A New Innovation For Sunday Clubbing
Sunday 4th December .5pm till 1am
In just over a week the duo Beatport called “Richie Hawtin’s Prodigies” and Dubfire defined as: “The future stars of electronic music!” hit Crucifix Lane - Don’t miss Minicoolboyz 1st ever date in London next Friday!
Minicoolboyz are a Berlin-based Italian duo who are taking booths and dance floors at the hottest clubs and parties in Europe, by storm. Their productions are so so hot, with releases already on Dubfire’s Sci+Tec Digital Audio label as well as up and coming remix work for Layo & Bushwacka, Their productions are backed by Richie Hawtin (he famously featured one of their remixes for the CD “Sounds from Can Elles” distributed with the magazine DJ Mag and also out on his M_nus Label), Marco Carola, Paco Osuna, Joris Voorn and many others. As well as the boys – the Misstake team are bringing you Marka T, a young and very talented producer with one of the most breath taking live sets you’ll witnessed in a long time. Be sure not to miss this special one off performance together.
Misstake are coming back with a series of regular parties this season which aim to deliver the very best underground artists as well as some familiar faces. Expect only the best underground techno music with the happiest crowd ever.
Competition:We have 2 x pairs of entries to give away – just answer the following question:
Where do Minicoolboyz originate from?
(a) Australia
(b) Italy
(c) Spain
Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) you full name and “Minicoolboyz ” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
It’s been four years since London’s international party throwers, Rhythmatic, began producing some of the UK’s must-visit parties. Since, they’ve had the pleasure of featuring some of the worlds finest electronic musicians including Davide Squillace and Matthias Tanzmann with UK exclusive b2b’s, Rhadoo, Petre Inspirescu, Luna City Express, Martinez, Lopazz, and Carl Cox during southern European tours – the list goes on. Last year Marco Carola came to celebrate their third birthday in a rare London warehouse appearance, still talked about today. Featured in Mixmag during a Marco Carola interview almost a year later, and hailed by the man himself as “One of the best parties I played at in 2011” on Resident Advisor – it’s not unrealistic to say that Rhythmatic have produced some outstanding occasions.
Having spent 2011 busying themselves putting on parties for international brands and artists including Davide Squillace and Luca Bacchetti’s Hideout, Matthias Tanzmann’s Moon harbour imprint, Grecian marvel - Cavo Paradiso and also putting on Rhythmatic only parties along the way, the team are ready with 28BLACK to close their third year and begin their fourth with yet another bang. Introducing superfine production, expertly tailored sound and quirky venue choice, Rhythmatic have been toiling & boiling with their home-made trouble to once again create something that little bit special.
The team have spent the past four years composing line-ups to perfection, and this year is no different. Bringing world favourite, Cocoon’s Onur Özer, (click here for recent interview) and the incredible duo, Livio & Roby from Desolat to the table, the promise of yet another enthralling party is once again lingering in the Rhythmatic air. The same goes for their residents who have spent the years nurturing the Rhythmatic sound and keeping the intimate sessions alive, the fourth birthday will proudly presents the Rhythmatic residents; Stathis Lazarides, Wesley Razzy and Archie Hamilton.
Double Trouble Productions in Association with 28BLACK present…
A new night launches on the 12th November at Mass, Karma, which promises driving house and jacking beats.
Headlining and flying in from Italy none other than top Italian DJ and producer Stefano Noferini. Noferini has played the world’s best clubs, hosts a radio show heard across the world, and has many house music hits under his belt – at least one of which you are likely to have gotten down to at some point last year as they are played by everyone from from Paul Van Dyk to Richie Hawtin, and from Carl Cox to David Guetta.
Backing him up with deep and tech sounds all night long will be one of London’s busiest DJs Shane Watcha, among the current trend of dj’s coming out of London, Shane is a rare Breed. He has crafted a sound that is uniquely his own and distinguishes him from the rest of the pack. It’s all delivered in a supremely tight mix that flows with emotion & a passion that runs deep. Alongside him is the beautiful and talented Rebekah, London’s warehouse party organisers extraordinaire Krankbrothers and DJ and promoter Ande Foster.
In the Soul Free Room new kid on the block Peter Oakden has brought together the finest deep and soulful DJs for a night of pure eargasm. Between them Phil Asher, Ricky Reid and Craig Smith have years of experience in this game and you will be treated to some of the freshest deep house they have to offer.
Plain and Simple have not one but three pairs of VIP tickets to give away to this event.
To enter simply tell us: What is Shane Watcha’s record label called?
Closing date for entries is the 10th November.
Send your entries to jo@plainandsimple.tv and remember to include your contact details.
Karma
Mass, Brixton, Saturday 12TH November.
Main Room
Stefano Noferini
Shane Watcha
Rebekah
Krankbrothers
Ande Foster
Soul Free Room
Phil Asher (Restless Soul)
Ricky Reid (Soul Renegades)
Craig Smith (Soul Renegades)
Peter Oakden (Soul Free)
Simon Briggs
ilovesundays has created a new innovation for the desirable Sunday clubber, catering for every conceivable strand of “All Things House” from the cool Miami vibe through to the deep underground sound of Ibiza. Here is your chance to join the fun on 06.11.11 as they continue to party at the only unique venue, that constitutes and delivers the most diverse, cool, vibrant, sexy club-bar of choice….the Brickhouse right in the heart of Brick Lane….
WIN A VIP TABLE AND A BOTTLE OF GREY GOOSE FOR 10 PEOPLE
To enter tell us whereabouts is The Brickhouse based? Camden Town . Brick Lane . Covent Garden?
Simple email ilovesundays@live.com and don’t forget to add your contact info!
Ilovesundays
A New Innovation For Sunday Clubbing
Sunday 6th November .4pm till 1am
Line Up:
Johnny Bloomfield
Luke Vegas
Redz
Corpsy
Neil Hodgson
House Prophets
Plus Jay on drums.
The Brickhouse: 152c Brick Lane . London . EC1 6RU
After a fantastic summer on the terrace with some of the biggest names in underground house music Get Diverted are back at Brixton Clubhouse for a Halloween Special… But this time its a spooky Saturday event rather than their normal Sunday shenanigans. To mark this spooktacular event they bring you Mobilee records founder, broadcaster, internationally renowned DJ and producer… Anja Schneider. Anja has travelled to almost every corner of the globe, making her mark at world-renowned clubs and festivals all over the world so to experience her in the intimate settings of a Get Divertedevent will be something incredible.In support will be one of London fast rising underground talents Lower East and Crèche supremo, Cozzy D. Cozzy has always been a firm Get Diverted favourite, a man always at the forefront of fresh music and not one who simply follows trends. His DJ Sets work the crowd into a frenzy with his unique take on Deep House with a hint of Nu-Disco, Techno & Old Skool Garage vibes all blended perfectly together.For this party they will be transforming the main room into a Chamber of Horrors with extra production and fancy dress is strongly encouraged!! The Terrace will be open all night and it will be fully heated functioning as Room 2 for this soiree. Keep your eyes peeled for a special mix and interview with Anja ahead of her gig this Saturday.
GD have swung us yet another fab competition for you P&S readers… 1st prize is a bottle of bubbles + 2 free entry, and we have two runners up prizes of 2 x free entry. This is a quick fire comp and we will close at 3pm tomorrow afternoon so hurry!
To win answer this question…. Get Diverted’s Terrace Party have become a Sunday Clubbing Institituion in South London but what night is their Halloween special on this week?
(a) Saturday (b) Tuesday (c) Sunday
Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “GET DIVERTED” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tvComp closes on Friday 28th Oct at 3pm. Winners/Runners up will be placed on a free list/concession guestlist and can collect their spoils on the night!
On Saturday 12th Nov Jaded hosts its first Night Time Warehouse Party to celebrate 7 years of this (in)famous London afterhours institution. For their special evening they have booked a plethora of talent who will make this one of THE nights of the year guaranteed. Leading the uninhibited dance towards the dawn, will be siren from The East, Nina Kraviz (Rekids, Naif, Underground Quality), Nina will be joined by Ryan Elliott (Ostgut Ton/Spectral), Konrad Black (Wagon Repair), Sascha Dive (cocoon.net), Raymundo Rodriguez, Chris Stanford, Unai Trotti & Alex Cliche plus Tred Benedict (Spilt Milk).
We were all obviously very excited by the news of this line up (obvs!), but then EVEN more so when we heard news of some special limited edition jewellery pieces which would be given away specially on the night. Jaded is known for making some immense pieces to give away to their loyal followers over the years – so we just knew we had to ker-snaffle some advance bits to give away you lot!!
We will not only be giving away pieces to 3 lucky winners, but the winners will also receive free tickets to the main event itself! *GASP* and – hang on don’t breathe out just yet… x 2 Runners up will win.. Wait for it… Jaded T-Shirts and concession entry on the night! *BLAMMO*
Jaded’s head honcho (and royal henchness) Krista tells us…
“It all started when we decided to give away soldiers stripes dog tags as our people had earned them after attending our 1st anniversary at AKA. Then it got more involved and we had to keep coming up with new designs as people were collecting them… I had no time to make them all during the week, so you could often see George making them on the dancefloor!
For the 7th anniversary we’re bringing back our most popular design but with a more 80s style Flava Flav would give his blessing to. As usual, these will be given away on the dance floor as souvenirs. Die hard Jaded people who’ve got one every time since we started making them at The End are already putting in their orders, but we’ll have 300 to give away over the course of the night. I’d better get cracking with my pliers.”
To win the Jaded jewellery, t shirt and tickets to the 7th anniversary and answer this question…. What word does the original Jaded logo spell when turned upside down?
(a) Paper (b) Raver (c) Saviour
Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) your full name and “IWANTMYGRUBBYMITTSONTHEJADEDTINGS” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tvComp closes on Thurs 10th Nov. Winners/Runners up will be placed on a free list/concession guestlist and can collect their spoils on the night.
Let’s have a quick reminder of some of those styles over the years…
Early Birds are now sold out,
£10 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL FRIDAY 30TH SO HURRY!
tIckets are then £12.50 after that… Now available via RA, LWE and Ticketweb.
After a great summer on the terrace with the likes of Greg Wilson, Radio Slave, Aeroplane, Ralph Lawson and Felix+Al Hot Chip, Slide mark their first party of the autumn months with the focus back on the club room, welcoming a very special guest make his Slide debut, the legendary DIMITRI FROM PARIS. This is a very rare opportunity to see Dimitri in such a small London space, & only his 2nd appearance in the capital this year.
As the French Ambassador of stylish club sounds, Dimitri from Paris is everything his nation could be proud of: a DJ, producer, & remixer of the highest standard, and a stylish snake-hipped pin-up with French reserve.
In 2005 the French government awarded him the very official rank of Knight of the Arts and Letters. Along with Air and Cassius he was the first artist from the Electronica field to be given such a distinction.
His musical influences are deeply rooted in 70s Funk and Disco sounds that spawned today’s House music but also original soundtracks from 50′s and 60′s cult movies. With such a large mix, Dimitri remains of one of club lands most empathic and most unpredictable DJs. Playing across genres and tempos his first goal is to share his love for music while moving your mind, body and soul.
Dimitri’s DJing career started in the late 80′s on the Parisian pirate radio scene. Moving to an official and nationwide radio he became the very first DJ to pioneer house music all over France. His mix show was first of its kind and ran over 10 years until 1998 making him a cult figure with dance music connoisseurs.
Thanks to his radio exposure where he could showcase his personal edits he turned the heads of record labels. Dimitri remixed hundreds of artists as diverse Björk, the Cardigans, James Brown, New Order and Quincy Jones. It wasn’t until 1997 however, that he became world famous with the release of his first album “Sacrebleu” on Bob Sinclar’s Yellow Productions label. A blend of diverse influences including original film soundtracks, jazzy samba and organic house. “Sacrebleu” sold several hundred thousand copies and was named one of the Ten Top Albums Of The Year by Mixmag.
In the late 90′s Dimitri followed the album’s success with several compilations including the cult “Deluxe House of Funk” and the infamous “A Night At The Playboy Mansion” (Virgin) lately charted again in Mixmag’s top 100 of best compilations ever.
A second artist album, “Cruising Attitude” was released in 2004 to be closely followed by his first outing on UK’s premier dance music label Defected: “Dimitri from Paris In the House”.
Over the course of his 30 years career our man from Paris has sold more than a million copies of his eclectic outings. Without any marketing budgets, and mostly on indie labels.
This is an incredibly rare opportunity to catch DFP in such a small space in London. Supporting Dimitri are residents Justin Winks (Casio Social Club), Henry Greenwood, Em Williams and more.
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away to this event!
To enter, tell us, what accolade did Dimtri from Paris get from the French Government?
Undoubtedly one of the best compilation series ever created, the Fabric and Fabric Live series of mixes has bought us some of the most innovative and diverse electronic DJ mixes ever released. And now they have turned to techno god Dave Clarke to deliver the goods, and deliver them he does. Anyone who has seen Dave Clarke play live will be aware of his technical prowess, his ability to deliver the crown into a high-energy frenzy, and more than anything his ability to remind us just why we all fell in love with techno in the first place.
Well now, courtesy of those lovely people at Fabric, we have 5 copies of the new Fabric 60 to give away!
To enter simply tell us,
What area of London is Fabric Located in?
Send your answers, along with your postal address, to jo@plainandsimple.tv by Friday 28th Oct.
Tracklisting:
Fabric.60 – Dave Clarke
01. Raudive – Shiver
02. Crotaphytus – Cnemidophorus Sexlineatus (The Mr. Pauli Monster Bass Guitar Remix)
03. Tommy Four Seven – Armed 3
04. Marc Romboy vs. Paris The Black Fu – Dark N Lovely (Kenny Larkin Remix)
05. Ray 7 & Malik Alston – I.D.F.D.F.I.
06. Cristiano Balducci – Pride
07. Cute Heels – Silence Complot
08. Stephane Signore – Sacrifice (Radical G – 2k11 Edit)
09. Gesaffelstein – Aufstand
10. Scape One – Time Falls (Dynarec Remix)
11. Exzakt – Clarity (Lethal Agent Remix)
12. Sync 24 – We Rock Non-Stop (Heuristic Audio Remix)
It’s probably fair to say that the warehouse party is the most highly anticipated date of the year in the Nightowl calendar. A chance to step away from the norm and – for one night only – experience a night of hands in the air House grooves in a more underground and intimate setting.
This year there is an extra twist, as the party falls on Halloween weekend. Fancy dress is encouraged and anything goes – dress up in the craziest outfit you can find and prepare for a terrifying night of haunting house in the spooky Crucifix warehouse.
Dancefloor legends MYNC and one of House music’s fastest rising talents, Richard Dinsdale will be in charge of dancefloor trick or treats, topping a monstrous line-up that will include support from the ever reliable Nightowl residents – expect screaming house sets as they enchant the dance floor with their witchcraft and wizardry.
Plain and Simple are giving away not only a pair of tickets to this event but a Space Ibiza compilation album mixed by MYNC and Richard Dinsdale t-shirt!
To enter tell us, which record label is home to MYNC?
Send your entries to jo@plainandsimple.tv by the 27th October, don’t forget to include your contact info so we can let you know if you win!
Nightowl Halloween Warehouse Party
29th October 2011 – 11pm – 6am
Main Room
MYNC
www.cr2records.co.uk
RICHARD DINSDALE
www.richarddinsdale.com
Supported by:
Scott Hayhoe
Grant Richards & Dom Long
Soulshakers
Room 2
Filth Fanatics
Scott Kemp
Jade Cox
Jordan Brown & Adam Law
Matt Dominguez
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Tickets:
£5 Super Early Bird
£10 Early Bird
£15 Standard
**WIN TICKETS TO 15 YRS OF DRUMCODE – RUNNERS UP WILL GO ON £15 GUESTLIST**
We are giving away x2 pairs of tickets to what is set to be one of the best parties of the whole year. Those of you who attended last year’s Drumcode Ewer St warehouse party (now spoken about in legendary type whispers) will KNOW you need to get your hands on these! AND! wait… Hang on.! This time round its a big 15 year celebration so will be even bigger and even better!! If this wasn’t enough we gave you the news this week that Adam Beyer’s spectacular visual show Maze is being added to the nights proceedings ARGH!
To enter it is VERY simple. All you need to do is head over to facebook and click “attending” on our special comp event page & we will pick 2 names at random. Winners will be chosen in the week leading up to this absolutely amazing event! We will also add any runners up to the £15 guestlist.
In the coming weeks we will be bringing you interviews, exclusive podcasts, guestcharts, features and much much more! Stay tuned!
This year Drumcode is 15 years old; the occasion will be marked with a series of very special events around the World along with a compilation featuring a selection of tracks from our regular artists to commemorate it.
Adam Beyer and Drumcode are synonymous with all that is exciting about techno. Adam has emerged as the figurehead of the prolific Swedish Techno scene and his focused approach to his craft and label confirm Drumcode’s reputation as the worlds leading force in cutting edge techno!
Drumcode has and always will be about a very clear musical vision. Honest, forward thinking and functional; the label has stayed on its one true course from the outset; providing a consistent home to core artists and a platform to leaders of the techno new-wave.
To help celebrate the London leg of the show Adam has hand picked a selection of his favorite artists from the label and Drumcode’s sister label Truesoul hosts Arch 2 to return to the scene of the legendary party at Ewer St.
Arch 1: Drumcode 15 Years
Adam Beyer
Paul Ritch Live
Joseph Capriati
Alan Fitzpatrick
Patrick Siech
Arch 2: Truesoul
Ida Engberg
Joel Mull
Alexi Delano
It’s been over a year since Nicky Holloway’s notorious club night Desert Island Disco had it’s last outing, but now its back at brand new South London venue Electric Brixton.
October 22nd sees Desert Island Disco, bringing together the founders of the UK house scene, Danny Rampling and Nicky Holloway who will headline proceedings alongside house hero’s Brandon Block and Roy The Roach, with an exclusive classic house set from Radio 1’s Fabio thrown in for good measure.
Affectionately known as one of the Godfathers of British House music culture, Danny Rampling has made his name as a revolutionary dance music pioneer over the last 20 years. He is commonly credited for discovering the Balearic scene alongside Nicky Holloway and Paul Oakenfold, after that infamous trip to the White Isle in 1987. It’s fair to say after that both Rampling and Holloway helped unearthed the UK’s rave scene, bringing new sounds, ideas and concepts to the UK, setting the bar for years to come with their retrospective club nights back in the late 80’s. They don’t do things by half; so to say they’ll make sure this night goes off with a bang is an understatement.
In Nicky’s owns words “It’s taken me ages to find a venue that I can truly get excited about but now I have. The Electric Brixton is quite simply the Astoria on steroids with all the old majesty of a grand theatre combined with the luxury of the latest hip club.”
Whilst the main room will play host to the best of house and nu disco music new, old and everything in between courtesy of Danny Rampling, Nicky Holloway, Brandon Block, Roy The Roach and Fabio,Room 2 will showcase Brixton’s home grown talent Segs, Sir “Eddie” Reel, Simon Le and Marv Mr Clarke on a Reggae Soul & Funk tip.
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away to this event! To enter simply tell us:
What did Electric Brixton used to be called?
(We’ve featured several posts on its relaunch so you should be able to dig this out!)
Pop your answers over to jo@plainandsimple.tv by the 20th October. Don’t forget to include your contact details so we can let you know if you win.
Cadenza’s Reboot makes his Shake It debut on October 22nd at Village Underground.
Layo & Bushwacka! are back in London with Shake It! on October 22nd, bringing also a debut appearance from one of Cadenza’s most in demand artists, Reboot. German production wizard Reboot has released killer eps on Connaisseur,… Supplement Facts, Cocoon, Moon Harbour, Renaissance, Cecille and of course Cadenza – where his debut release for the label ‘Be Tougher’ cemented his already growing reputation via ‘Charlotte’ and other EPs. He released his debut album ‘Shunyata’ in 2010 to world-wide acclaim.
Reboot has taken both his live and DJ set around the globe and on October 22nd, Layo & Bushwacka! – long time fans of Cadenza and the artists of the label – welcome him for his Shake It debut.
The Shake it! team have given Plain & Simple x2 pairs of tickets to give away to you lucky lot! To enter and win this competition please answer the following question:
Where is Reboot from? Is it:
(a) Italy
(b) Spain
(c) Germany
Send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) you full name and “Shake it!” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
Comp closes on Thurs 20th October.
You can also listen to Bushwacka’s End of Summer Mix to get you in the party mood…HERE
It’s been a busy couple of years for London deep house imprint Ornate Music. Since its launch in 2009 label boss and vinyl junky James Thomson has carefully handpicked a choice selection of producers to release material on the label such as Fish Go Deep, Agnes, Giom, Nathan Coles, Miles Sagnia and more recently The All City Harmony Show with low slung remix from man of the moment Moodymanc. In the lead up to this Friday’s Ornate Music party with Moodymanc, Digs (DiY) and James Vorres (Sccucci Manucci), we catch up with James for a quick chat about free parties, 60′s psych folk and more importantly, deep house.
Headlining the party on Friday is Mancunian producer and DJ Moodymanc, does this mean we can expect an Ornate release form him?
Danny has a remix on the latest Ornate EP, by the All City Harmony Show and is definitely a producer who I’m in to and would like to get involved in the label some more in the future.
We’ve seen an influx of ‘deep house’ labels and parties crop up over the last few years, how do you think the party scene has changed from early 90’s free parties such as DiY and Smokescreen to more recently Secretsundaze and Fuse? Where do you see the Ornate parties come into the equation?
I think the fact that dance music culture and clubbing is now commercially and socially an integral part of everyday life, it has had a vast effect on the party scene in terms of the types of people that go clubbing, how people party, how parties are organised and what punters and promoters can or can’t get away with. I’m certainly not saying that it’s not as good as it “used to be” but I definitely it think has lost an edge as more and more people have become exposed to it and there is more and more choice. In terms of how Ornate fits in, DiY have had a big influence on the label musically, socially and ethically and I think what Giles and James have done with Secretsundaze is wicked, but with this Friday only our second party and the label still in it’s formative years I think our main focus is trying to throw a wicked do, booking producers and DJ’s who have released records on Ornate and to basically get people dancing and having fun! Maybe when we’re packing out Pascha in Ibiza or football stadiums in Rio De Janiero you can ask us again:)
Vinyl or CD?
I play both, but find I’m always magnetized back to my record box as I enjoy playing vinyl the most as I love the feel and sound of it and there are records in my box that have been in there for years which I still love to play and aren’t available on download.
As a DJ and producer where do you get your influences?
I love all sorts of different types of music from 60′s psych, folk through to rare groove and hope that this comes through in the music that myself and Johnny aka Jonno are making in some way even though it may not be instantly audible. Obviously we are heavily influenced by house music past and present, but I think that if that were our only influence there’d be a danger of making faceless, generic and disposable tracks which isn’t really in our M.O.
Top five tracks at the moment?
Most of these have been around for a while now but they are still pushing the buttons for me:
The Guys over at Ornate are also giving x2 pairs of free guestlist places away – all you need to is hop over to their RA page, click attending and they will pick an attendee’s name at random on Friday!! Blam! RA PAGE: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?294644
To the lazer cave… WAREHOUSE PARTY V with Faze Action
Space Freaks, Galactic Uniques and Time-travel Disco Lords you are called upon you to prepare for a bold new adventure to the lazer cave…
…After the last epic crusade the cave returned to its mystical fabric of existence. Whilst there it intertwined its unfathomable powers to strange wonders it came in to contact with, tripling the size of the cave. NOW on the return of its unstoppable orbit past Earth (Hackney to be precise) they assemble the masses for another journey into the bigger unknown.
Early reports suggest a warehouse location for HUNDREDS, combining RAVE with FESTIVAL – places to EXPLORE, spaces to get LOST in, LAZER INSTALLATIONS, and a freakin’ LAZER MAZE, MYSTIC beings from around the cosmos, DJs in sequins, DANCERS in Spandex, 60 LAZERS programmed to PARTY, special offers on ASTRO JUICE and VISUALS showcasing the UNKNOWN realm…
…In order to lead the way to the lazer cave… there is a humble offering required. This is not for profit and EVERY SINGLE PENNY gets reinvested in new ways to encourage the cave to give you more. The recent offerings have allowed them to provide more experience for this party in the name of PAAAAAARRRRTY!
IT’S TIME TO TEAM UP, FOIL UP AND HEAD TO THE LAZER CAVE FOR ANOTHER EPIC COSMIC RAVE!!!
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We at Plain and Simple think To the Lazer Cave is one of the coolest effing concepts we’ve come across in a very long so were very excited when they gave us 5 FREE guestlist places to give away to you all! To Please send an email telling us why you should have them to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv – best entries will be chosen on Friday 14th of October!
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MUSIC
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COSMIC | NU DISCO | SPACE TECHNO
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Faze Action
The House of Disco
On the ROOF! DJs
LZRDM DJs (LZRDM.ORG)
+ TO THE LAZER CAVE… DJS:
Jonny Robb
Mike Allport
Simon Mercer
CHECK OUT A SPECIAL MIX CREATED FOR THIS PARTY HERE:
After a series of underground nights at Dalston Superstore, MYLO brings his disco extravaganza to XOYO. Saturday 8th October will see 2 rooms of nu-and-old-disco, with Mylo himself being joined by a huge line-up of guests. After such a long hiatus, expect a full return from Mylo as an artist in late 2011.
The most exciting artist to come from Ed Banger Records since Justice, BREAKBOT, will bring his unique brand of original, unashamed cheese to the main room. Having caused a stir with huge tracks ‘Baby I’m Yours’ and the Jackson 5/ Stevie Wonder homage ‘Fantasy’, this is his first London show in 2011. Joining Mylo and Breakbot in the main room will be Damon Martin and Ben Pistor, AKA DISCO BLOODBATH. Famous for their legendary east London parties, and unparalleled taste in all things disco, this is a rare performance together outside of the festival season. The main room line-up is completed by a live show from MONARCHY, the masked Neon Gold indie disco act, who return in October with a finished album.
Belgium’s finest, THE GLIMMERS headline room 2, supported by two of the hottest new acts in dance music, MAXXI SOUNDSYSTEM & MIGHTY MOUSE. Maxxi Soundsystem has been subject to strong support from Annie Mac for his runaway hit ‘Criticize’, and spent the summer playing the likes of Glastonbury, We Love…@Space, Creamfields, Glade and more. Having headlined The Mixmag Thing in July to a record bar spend, Mighty Mouse completes an amazing, surefire sell-out line-up.
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away to this event!
To enter simply pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
What label are Breakbot signed to?
Closing date to enter is the 5th Oct. Don’t forget to include your contact info
Hurry Hurry folks! Quick comp alert! East Project is back again, and this time its their 1st birthday party.. So they intend to pull out all the stops! Last week we brought you their taster interview with headliner RUSS YALLOP in the lead up to the party and this week we bring more goodness!
The guys are giving us x 2 pairs of FREE guestlist places to giveaway. To win this great prize for you and 1 of your pals answer the following question:
what was the name of Russ Yallop’s debut release – is it:
(a) I Can’t Wait
(b) Should I Wait
(c) Need a Wee
Please send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) plus “East Project” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv – entries will be chosen on Friday morn so watch those in-boxes!
Long-time friend and now a fully-fledged member of Crosstown Rebels, Russ Yallop has been biding his time, honing his production skills for the last few years. Part of a new breed of DJs, with studio skills to match, which includes his close friends Lee Foss, Richy Ahmed and Robert James, Russ Yallop’s sound is infected with warm charm and boundless energy. Fusing fun into dance music again, Russ and his UK-based peers are creating a new strain of house music that is currently taking the worldwide underground by storm, promising bright things for the future. Named as ‘One To Watch’ in Electronic Beats magazine and with future releases on Jamie Jones and Lee Foss’ Hot Creations and Crosstown’s new ‘Rebellion’ label offshoot, it should come as lit.
Johnny Mikes.
A new guest to East Project, we will be welcoming along Johnny Mikes. His disregard for sub-genre nonsense has taken him around the globe to deliver sets in Ibiza, Norway, Poland, Greece, Australia and Dubai as well as trips up and down the country. His unique style ranges across a spectrum of minimal, techno, deep, tech, straight up house music and anything that takes his fancy, whipping clubbers into a frenzy and setting musical bliss into discerning ears. Read East Projects interview with him HERE
Rich Wills
Rich played at our first party back in October, and really did make an impression that night. He will be starting the night off perfectly with Maxworthy.
Resident DJ’s…
Maxworthy
He will be kicking things off again, and if you haven’t had a chance, do check out his latest mix on the new East Project Soundcloud page
This Friday sees the launch of FOUND: 13 events of progressive electronic music at Hidden, Vauxhall. FOUND is London’s new home for deeper underground electronica this Autumn, launching a series of Friday night events devoted to the vast spectrum of genres unified by roots in pioneering bass music. From progressive dubstep, dub-techno, and UK house strands to 2-step, garage, four-to-the-floor and drum & bass, FOUND will connect the artists, labels and promoters at the forefront of underground British dance music across 13 carefully programmed events.
Time Out says….. “Hats off go to Urban Nerds’ young gun James Benenson and party stalwart Will Paterson for their new series of club nights at this Vauxhall club – 13 of them, in fact, showcasing progressive electronic music with a heavy emphasis on bass music until December 23. For tonight’s launch, they pair up house innovator Justin Martin (Dirtybird), spinning a three-house set, with future D&B duo Instra:Mental, T.Williams and Nightwave. Room two, meanwhile, sees Tighten Up Records host with A1 Bassline. Dem2, Kasrave, Alfie and Fold bringing harder bass beats, while Deadly Rhythm Soundsystem host the mezzanine all night long.”
The guys over at FOUND have given us a monumentally wicked prize… A FREE Found ‘Season Ticket’… No we are not talking footie, meat pies on the terraces type of season ticket – this one gets you and a pal VIP tix to all 13 events, PLUS drinks and entry to the VIP bars! Entering couldn’t be simpler – just head over to their ticket page on Resident Advisor.. Click “ATTENDING” & we will pick a name at random from the attendee list. Winners will be notified by 1pm Friday afternoon! If you’re feeling friendly – why not leave a message on the RA page – a little friendliness may go a long way!! nudge nudge wink wink! RA ticket Page:http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?287627
This momentous Friday series opens with international producer and DJ, Justin Martin playing a very special 3 hour extended set! Signed to Claude Von Stroke’s infamous dirtybird label Justin has become globally renowned as a DJ of exceptional quality, ever present in his numerous compilation mixes for the likes of the prestigious Buzzin’ Fly label. He’s pushed house music further than ever before, carving a new bass influenced hybrid sound that’s taken him to festivals worldwide, seen remixes for the likes of Fool’s Gold and countless accolades such as a momentous BBC Radio 1 Essential mix. Now, Justin Martin officially opens FOUND.
Justin is joined by the forward-thinking Instra:Mental, the Autonomic and nonplus+ duo known for their beautifully crafted releases that sit somewhere between d&b, techno, electro and experimental hip-hop. Pushing this amalgamation of pioneers further, Deep Teknologi label head and UK house innovator, T.Williams, whose hypnotic incarnations of deep house, funky and dubstep are taking the underground by storm, after a string of remixes for the likes of Skream and Maya Jane Coles.
Support comes from rising star, Nightwave, whose bass-led releases across respected imprints Svetlana Industries, Seed and Slit Jokey have earned her quick notoriety. Meanwhile, Deadly Rhythm Soundsystem will be visiting a broad spectrum of bass derived sounds, reflecting the ethos behind their Deadly Rhythm night, one of London’s strongest promotions, residing at the cutting edge of the scene.
A1 Bassline’s Tighten Up Records fill another of Hidden’s three deep arches, with the man himself accompanied by label mates Kavsrave and Alfie as well as 2-step and garage era leaders, Dem 2, famed for seminal releases such as ‘Destiny’
Read our interview with FOUND promoter James Benenson HERE
2011 is a milestone year for DMC, as they embrace a new wave of technology and artists. In its 27th successful year, DMC has brought together the globe’s brightest DJ talents, vetted by a series of gruelling heats from London to Tokyo to Brazil. This year, not only are DMC continuing to host one of the most entertaining and jaw dropping shows you will ever witness – but they have set the bar even higher.
For the first time, competitors can harness the full spectrum of computer based DJ programs, most notably from trend-setters and the event sponsors Serato. This is also the first year of the groundbreaking DMC Online Championships, and after months of global entries and online voting DJ Unkut from Germany was crowned the winner. Among the prizes, Unkut will receive £3000 and an all expenses paid trip to London to compete in the World Final.
While change is afoot, the most important aspect of the DMCs has of course remained true to the art. To become a DMC World Champion, DJs around the world still need to use techniques such as scratching & cutting to manipulate turntables and vinyl in order to create their own musical arrangements, performing live in front of an audience filled with both the knowledgeable DMC fans and newcomers alike.
On Thursday 6th October, over 100 DJs with battle it out on the night in two of the most exhilarating turntable events on the planet: the Battle for World Supremacy and the World Team Battle. In between the battles on the night, DMC have provided a treat for hip-hop fans and devoted turntablism followers. Following their fantastic showcase at the UK Finals, New York Turntable legends The X-Ecutioners are back to perform another smashing set. All girl beat-box crew The Boxettes are joined by Hobbit in a special show for the DMCs, and DMC Host INJA takes to the stage to perform tracks from his latest release.
Friday 7th October sees the main event, the DJ Championship World Final – where the world’s best DJs compete for the ultimate DJ accolade. Competing this year for the UK is DJ JFB, who has found success through his skills via his production prowess and dj’ing for Beardyman. The prizes are, as always, aplenty. But this year, sponsors Rane and Serato have been kind enough to donate a special prize to the World Champion: a GOLD Rane 68 Mixer worth £5000. The fight will be hard fought…=
In between the final days battles, DMC have again provided a monster line up. DMC 2010 World Champ DJ Ligone will provide a Rane and Serato showcase, fresh from his Royal Albert Hall show – DJ Switch will rock his ‘Concerto For Turntables’ in a three deck special, Nathan Flutebox Lee and The Clinic will wow audiences and DJ Tigerstyle (DMC World Supremacy Champion 2003) will also step up for an exclusive set.
With World Championship winners over the years including the superstar likes of the Scratch Perverts, A-Trak (Kanye West’s DJ), Q Bert, Craze and Mixmaster Mike (Beastie Boys), fame and respect could well accompany the bountiful prizes on offer.
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away to the final on Friday 7th October!
To enter simply tell us: How many years has the championship been running?
Pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv with your answer on and don’t forget to include your contact details on so we can tell you if you win!
Closing date for entry is the 5th October. Good Luck!
RANE & SERATO present:
The DMC World DJ Final and Battle For World Supremacy 2011
THURSDAY 6th OCTOBER / FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER
indigO2 at The O2
The 02 Arena, Indig02, Peninsula Square, Greenwich, London SE10 0AX.
Nearest tube: North Greenwich – Zone 2 (Jubilee Line)
Ticket Price: 2 Day Ticket £25 / 1 Day Ticket £15
5.30pm – 11.30pm (Thursday)
7pm – 11.30pm (Friday)
+DMC WORLD DJ FINAL
+BATTLE FOR WORLD SUPREMECY + TEAM BATTLE
+ THE X-ECUTIONERS (Back by popular demand!)
+NATHAN FLUTEBOX LEE & THE CLINIC
+DJ SWITCH ( 3 x DMC World Supremacy Champion) – CONCERTO FOR TURNTABLES – Special 3 deck performance
+THE BOXETTES ft. HOBBIT
+Rane and Serato Showcase – DJ LIGONE (DMC World Champion 2010)
+DJ TIGERSTYLE (DMC Battle For Supremacy Champion 2003)
Yes you heard it right! We are giving you the chance to win x2 pairs of tickets to the event that every man, dog, cat and erm.. Dolphin are talking about!
To enter it is VERY simple. All you need to do is click “attending” on this event page over on Facebook & we will pick 2 names at random – when I say we.. It will actually be the imfamous Terry the psychic office parrot (he will use his psychic parrot powers to choose who REALLY wants them the most!). Winn…ers will be chosen in the week leading up to this absolutely amazing event!
Phonica turns EIGHT… And Leftroom joins the party! Leftroom :: Phonica :: Heidi’s The Jackathon
… LWE presents Phonica 8th Birthday Party Saturday 1st October Great Suffolk Street Warehouse London SE1 0NR 10pm to 6am
Visionquest – Benoit & Sergio (Live) – Matt Tolfrey – Sam Russo Joy Orbison – Soul Clap – Simon Rigg – Soho – The Vangelis Heidi – Mathias Kaden – Deetron – Waifs & Strays
It was recently announced that both Phonica and Heidi’s The Jackathon were added to this event, and now Leftroom have been added, taking this party to the next level… *PHEW*
One of London’s best-loved record shops, Phonica Records celebrates its eighth birthday this October, with Leftroom, Phonica and Heidi’s The Jackathon along for the rollercoaster ride.
Renowned as a showcase for disco, house and techno, and taking music along new avenues with every release, Matt Tolfrey’s Leftroom Records is an electrifying addition to the Great Suffolk Street Warehouse lineup. Hard-working, experimental and energetic – that’s Matt Tolfrey. Joining him are Visionquest – Ryan Crosson, Shaun Reeves and Lee Curtiss – a new generation of DJs from Detroit whose focus is on creating a unique, deep and emotive sound. US live duo Benoit & Sergio play a set showcasing their pop-tech-house sound, and deep house rising star Sam Russo completes the groove-led lineup for the Leftroom arch.
Phonica Records has a long history as a hub for electronic musicians and fans – it’s a hive of excitement and activity for vinyl lovers who come from all over the UK. Opened in 2003, Phonica Records quickly established itself within the electronic music scene. Phonica Records is a breeding ground for talent, and a meeting point for DJs produers, collectors and fans alike. Former staff include Heidi, who now has her own show on Radio 1, Hector (Mobilee & 2020 Vision), Anthea (Cecille & Mojuba), Will Saul and James Priestley (Secretsundaze) – it’s like a who’s who of dance music! And now, to celebrate its eighth anniversary, Phonica comes to Great Suffolk Street Warehouse, with a line-up that demonstrates why Phonica Records is still at the cutting edge almost a decade on – three rooms of booming bass, booty-shakin’ and throbbing beats.
The Phonica arch is a hotbed of electronic genius, with UK funky, garage and dubstep eclecticist Joy Orbison leading the charge. Having begun this year with the launch of a loud and unabashed Wolf+Lamb collaboration, hip-hop-meets-house masters Soul Clap bring the party to the Phonica arch this October. Phonica Records manager Simon Rigg joins the fold as one of the Phonica staples, and is joined by Phonica favourites Soho and The Vangelis for this birthday party to remember.
As one of the original crew, Heidi is no stranger to the Phonica Records ethos, and she’s returning to London with her night, The Jackathon with a few tricks up her sleeve. Now a Radio 1 DJ with one foot firmly in the underground house and bass scenes, Heidi will be celebrating the launch of her acclaimed Jackathon mix-CD, and is joined for this special warehouse event by Mathias Kaden – a turntablist with impeccable taste in house and techno – Deetron, whose take on Detroit techno is melodic and housey, and purveyors of pure house Waifs & Strays.
This October, Phonica Records brings together a history of electronic music from London to Detroit via Berlin, with the help of some very special guests. Come join the party…
This Sunday 25 September SLIDE & GET DIVERTED hold their Summer Terrace Closing Party at Brixton Clubhouse (formerly Dex). Throughout the whole of their season this summer that have brought you some of the most amazing line-ups London has seen for a while Ralph Lawson, Butch, Spencer Parker, Coyu, Mr C, Greg Wilson, Radio Slave and Guy Called Gerald to name but a few or should that be *phew*
For their closing event they bring you yet another cracker of a line up.. Headlining will be none other than:
AEROPLANE… You fly with Aeroplane once, you don’t forget it. In just three years, the Italian-Belgian producer has established himself as party-starting DJ, remixer du jour – with his spacious cosmic-disco re-rerubs of Grace Jones (William’s Blood), Friendly Fires (Paris) and Sebastien Tellier (Kilometer)- and, via his own piano-sprinkled melancholic beauties like Caramellas, leaders of the nu-disco and Balearica scene.They’ve been trying to book him on the terrace for a while, now they’ve got him, it’s the perfect way to see out the summer season!
He will be joined On The Terrace by: Eskimo Twins, Justin Winks aka Casio Social Club (Mullet Records), Rob Alldritt, Elijah Collins & Nist, Em Williams, Henry Greenwood (Henry’s Edits)
And In The Club: Raymundo Rodriguez, Samantha Blackburn, Rich Smith, Tom Huddart
If all this wasn’t enough to cause a some kind of a fit – WAIT until you hear the prize they have give us to give away to you guys!
We have FIVE free guestlist places to give away – AND they are throwing in a bottle of bubbly on arrival!! All runners up will receive concession guestlist entry too!
To win this great prize for you and 4 of your pals answer the following question:
Which nationality is Aeroplane? Is he:
(a) Irish-Columbian
(b) Italian-Belgian
(c) Australian
Please send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) plus “AEROPLANE” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv – entries will be chosen on Friday afternoon so watch those in-boxes!
Next Friday 23rd Afterlove are back with yet another “spot on” evening of entertainment.. So far they haven’t failed in putting together the perfect combinations: Perfect venues, music, line-ups, atmospheres, collaborations and of course most importantly perfect crowd. Afterlove is a relatively new East London based club nigh, but since making a successful debut hosting an unofficial after party for Lovebox this year, they have been back with a bang… Most recently in ventures which saw them team up with popular London & Newcastle based club night Jaunt>, and trendy Shoreditch hot spot Red Market. DJ line up’s have included Richy Ahmed (Hot Creations), Playset (You Are We…) & Garry Todd (Illusion Recordings, 2DIY4) among others.
Past Afterlove parties have taken place in the best underground venues East London has to offer, including White Space and Red Gallery. This coming Saturday 23rd they back in yet another uber cool venue – this time in Hackney’s best new warehouse space ‘The Hub Studios’ which has already played host to DJ’s like Soul Clap, Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundroom, Art Department & Lee Foss… In other words this joint is damn cool.
Venue aside – the line up is to die for… Luna City Express (Moon Harbour), Richy Ahmed (Hot Creations), Jenkyns (Hot Creations), Lewis Oxley (Cloak/N/Dagger), Dave Sandford (Kaluki) PLUS EXCITING SPECIAL GUEST – NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Afterlove tell us they cannot wait for this and that it promises to be their biggest and best party to date.
The guys at Afterlove are quite clearly a lovely bunch – not only have they giving us the prize of FREE guestlist for you and a pal – they have also chucked in a £40 bar tab too!! To be in with a chance to win this cracking prize please answer the following question:
Which Label do Luna City Express release on? Is it:
(a) Moon Harbour
(b) Warp
(c) Get Physical
Please send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) plus “Afterlove” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv – entries will be chosen next Thursday afternoon.
The assured party people at Face in Birmingham have decided to take things to the next level between September and October with a solid array nights in association with some of thefinest labels in contemporary house and techno.
First up they have Steve Lawler’s house imprint VIVA on Sept 17th feat. Leon & Darius Syrossian. Next in line is French collective Lola ED feat. Dan Ghenacia & Jef K on Oct 1st. And rounding things of nicely with Jamie Jones’s super cool Hot Creations feat Lee Foss, Russ Yallop, Richie Ahmed and Robert James on Oct 29th.
Plain and Simple are giving away a guestlist for two to not only one event, but all three, giving you the chance to sample all the hand-picked labels wares.
To enter simply pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and tell us: What Birmingham Venue do Face host their events at?
Competition closes on 15th September.
- Saturday 17th September – Face Viva Records Showcase w/ Leon, Darius Syrossian
- Saturday 1st October – Face presents Lola Ed w/ Dan Ghenacia, Jef K
- Saturday 29th October – Face Hot Creations Showcase w/ Lee Foss, Russ Yallop, Richie Ahmed, Robert James
His 1st release ‘The Moment’ was picked up by Steve Angello and immediately signed to Size, from there it’s been clear that Tim Mason is set for big things. With remixes of Red Hot Chilli Peppers – “Otherside”, PNAU and Lucid – “I can’t help myself”, all set for release soon, all of which are already getting hammered by the Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Tiesto and more, he’s primed to take London by storm. You can catch him at Nightowl, Pacha, on September 17th…so as such Plain and Simple thought we’d have a quick catch up.
So then introduce yourself for those that don’t know…
Oh, hi there…I’m Tim Mason!
When did you first hear electronic music and what did you like about it?
I was always into electronic music from a young age. I started djing from the age of 13. It was when I heard the Rhythm Masters remix of Todd Terry’s Keep On Jumping, that I was inspired to get into production. In that period I was already learning the piano, so it was quite natural for me to start making my own tracks.
What have been your biggest influences and inspirations?
Influences can come from absolutely anywhere, whether it’s a current producer who I am digging, or digging through my old archives. They range from anything to DJ Sneak , Jaque La Conte , Armand Van Helden, Daft Punk and many others…too many to mention!
‘The Moment’ was a big hit for you – can you tell us a bit about the track and the thinking behind it?
I wrote ‘The Moment’ in my studio along with a few other different tracks with slightly different sound a year or so ago. I pushed a few of them out and then my manager, who I had recently taken on, he heard The Moment and said he felt it would be perfect for Size. The rest if history!!
What generally are your goals when it comes to writing music?
I don’t really have a goal in particular, I am blessed to be doing a job which I enjoy doing more than anyone could dream of, so it’s all kind of a natural progression as soon as I start work on a track, be it a remix or a Tim Mason track.
How did you hook up with Size records?
Through my Manager, I am very happy and proud to be part of the Size family and looking forward to us causing some serious damage together!
What can people expect at Pacha from you?
I would say my sound is suited to the “main room” perfectly, and naturally, Pacha has one of the best, so expect some VERY big sounds, some new remixes and you will most certainly be hearing my new track.
What’s been your proudest moment so far and why?
There’s been a lot in a very short period!!! Being contacted by the likes of David Guetta, Steve Angello, SHM, PNAU, Lucid etc for remixes is always flattering, and of course joining Size, playing with SHM….again, too many to choose from to pick just one!
Finally, who are you on the daily outside of music?
Outside of music? What’s out there? You’re scaring me now…I’m going back to the studio!
You can catch Tom at Nightowl at Pacha London 17th September 2011 – 11pm – 6am
Plain and Simple have two pairs of tickets to give away to this event! To enter simply drop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
What label was Tim’s Summer hit ‘The Moment’ signed too?
As you are all very much aware Phonica’s 8th Birthday is just under a month away. This is already one of the most talked about and anticipated events of the year.
A month ago we gave you the announcement of the full line up and Plain and Simple are very happy to announce that we’ll be bringing you coverage of various headliners such as Visionquest, Benoit & Sergio, Soul Clap, Heidi, Joy Orbison, Matt Tolfrey, Phonica head honcho’s Simon Rigg, Soho and of course the label itself, to whet your appetite in the next few weeks. We’ll bring you the best up to date news in the form of: interviews, guestcharts, exclusive podcasts, features, profiles, reviews on any new releases the artists have coming up, previews of the venue you’ll be lucky enough to spend the night partying in, and of course the opportunity to win tickets to this amazing event. If you head over to our facebook fan page and check the events section for the Phonica event. We are running a comp to win tickets right now – all you need to do is click you are attending.. Simples!
The celebrations are taking place in all 3 arches of Great Suffolk Street’s Warehouse in London Bridge. Phonica be joined in their arch by a ridiculous line up consisting of: Joy Orbison, Soul Clap (Wolf+Lamb), Simon Rigg (Phonica), Soho (Phonica / Culprit) and The Vangelis (Phonica). Over in Arch 1 the Leftroom boys Matt Tolfrey and Sam Russo are cooking up a storm with the Visionquest crew (Shaun Reeves, Ryan Crosson, Lee Curtis), Benoit & Sergio (Live). And.. (wait for it.. ) if this wasn’t enough to make you drop to your knees, and Heidi will be bringing her The Jackathonsounds to Arch 3 alongside Mathias Kaden Deetron Waifs & Strays
For this our first edition of what’s to come we bring you a 1 hour deep-bumpy-techy-hair on the back of your neck raising-teaser mix from Phonica’s Soho to start the prequel
edition off (we cannot be responsible for dislocated necks from all the head nodding to this little beauty).. ENJOY!
Soho has steadily established himself within the london underground scene. born& raised in the middle east, growing up in a region not really known for its pioneering electronic sound, yet he was still able to find music that would inspire him within his parents record collection..an avid collector of music from a young age, everything from pop through to jazz, disco, rock and hip hop..as a vinyl purist it was a natural progression for soho to move on to spinning records in 1999. Since then his eclectic dj sets have been a mixture of deep, groovy, house & techno as well as everything in between!his sets are always catered for the right moments, either for a warm up set or at peak time.
Making a move to london in 2003 to go to art school and study photography,but also to submerge himself into london’sunderground nightlife and pursue his passion for music…strating out as resident of the Multi Vitamins collective, along side other established artists like; Cesar Merveille, Argy, ekkohaus, arnaud le texier&the Italoboyz, to name a few. Now you can catch soho regularly playing all over London, either as a resident for phonica records, or at east end warehouse parties, or manning the turntables at various other London venues.
Not only satisfied with dj’ing soho has also been working in the studio creating his own blend of house &techno. pressing his tracks on established labels like kailash, multi vitamins and safari electronique as well as a few digital labels. he has been lucky to see his productions charted by djs ranging from RyanCrosson to raresh&marceldettmann.
Presently soho is an employee of london’s own phonica records and continues on his musical ventures providing the dance floors with the material which makes your hips shake and your ears taste the exquisite goodness.
For 10 years, Parisian label Circus Company has served as a platform for brilliant, avant-garde beautiful, funky, funny, mindbending electronica from across the dance-music spectrum: constantly delighting and surprising with their totally unique take on house and techno. For this night they present a line-up of some of their finest talent, including a live set from musical eccentric Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, whose sound is as influenced as much by afro beat and barbershop quartets and it is by house! He’ll be joined by the consistently brilliant D’Julz, plus Seuil, Sety and Hypercolour’s Alex Jones, and Cedric Maison.
We have 2 pairs of free guestlist places to give away – to win answer the following question:
How many years has the Circus Company label been running? Is it:
(a) 100 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 10 years
Please send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) plus “Circus Company” in the subject line to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv – entries will be chosen on Thursday afternoon.
For the first time ever in the capital, two giants of the drum & bass scene come together with a bang for an almighty collaboration at London’s No.1 Superclub – Proud2 (formerly Matter).
Situated on the banks of the Thames, under the domed roof of the World famous 02 arena, Proud2 is probably one of the biggest and most modern clubs on the planet. As you’d expect of a 21st century dance venue, this club is fitted out with amazing, state of the art sound and lighting systems in each room, along with all the hi-tech facilities you would expect!
This will undoubtedly be the carnival weekends biggest night time event. Whatever you get up to during the day, be sure to follow the Bass Heads as all roads lead down to this awsome ‘Bass Heavy’ all night party!
This is also the Official ‘Innovation In The Sun’ Reunion!!
We have a pair of VIP tickets to give away. All you have to do to enter is mail us with your name and tell us why you should have them!! Please don’t forget to put “Innovation & One Nation” in the subject line to:melissa@plainandsimple.tv – entries will be chosen on Thursday afternoon
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INNOVATION & ONE NATION - BASS HEAVY
Bank Holiday – Sunday 28th August
@ Proud2, The O2
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//LINE UP :: :: ::
ROOM 1:
DJ HYPE // GOLDIE // HAZARD // GROOVERIDER // ORIGINAL SIN
SIGMA // PHANTASY // SUB ZERO // MODIFIED MOTION
SKIBADEE // EKSMAN // HARRY SHOTTA // IC3
DYNAMITE // EVIL B // SHABBA // STORMIN
ROOM 2:
ED RUSH // D-BRIDGE // BAILEY // BREAK
THE PROTOTYPES // DC BREAKS // BLOKHEAD // DJ OLLIE
After last year’s sell out post SW4 parties, Slide and Get Diverted are back at Brixton Clubhouse. 20/20 Vision head honcho Ralph Lawson joins them on Saturday for Part 1 of their bank holiday celebrations.
Ralph has played a pioneering role in electronic underground dance music for the past two decades. Widely regarded as being one the very best House DJs in the world, he currently holds residencies at Back To Basics Leeds, We Love Space Ibiza and Barcelona’s The Loft as well as regular appearances at Berlin’s Watergate and London’s Fabric. Bill Brewster (“Last Night a DJ Saved My Life”) described Ralph as undoubtedly one of “the UK’s best-kept secrets”, for those who have yet to hear his sound. He was nominated for ‘Best British DJ” along with 2020 Vision for ‘Best label’ in 2009 by DJ magazine and has won five major awards for during his residency at Back To Basics since it’s inception in 1991. He is a founder member of the highly acclaimed band 2020Soundsystem as well as running 2020Vision recordings and hosting a weekly 2020mix on Ibiza Sonica radio. Alongside Ralph are residents Archie Hamilton, Mark Storie and others.
Part two of their Bank Holiday weekender sees Get Diverted and Slide collaborate again for more post SW4 business, this time with Get Physical head honcho DJ T headlining.
Thomas Koch aka DJ T. has been a vital part of electronic music and club culture for over 20 years. Uniquely accomplished in both influence and scope, he has excelled in every one of his incarnations: DJ, label owner, producer, club operator, publisher and journalist. Having recently closed one chapter of his working life – behind the scenes of Get Physical Music management – DJ T. is now primed to conquer 2011 purely as an artist, with his highly-anticipated third LP Pleasure Principle.
Residents Raymundo Rodriguez, Rich Smith and others join DJ T. The perfect destination post-SW4!
Now here’s for some even MORE exciting news – we have 2 pairs of weekend tickets to give away to 2 lucky plain and simpler’s! All you have to do to enter is to answer the following question:
Which club night is Ralph Lawson a long standing resident of?
(a) Metalheads
(b) Back to Basics
(c) Louche
Please send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) plus “Get Diverted Tickets” in the subject line to:melissa@plainandsimple.tv- entries will be chosen on Thursday afternoon.
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Get Diverted and Slide Bank Holiday (Saturday) Special with Ralph Lawson
SATURDAY Line Up: Club Ralph Lawson (2020 Soundsystem)
Mark Storie
Archie Hamilton
Rob Alldritt
Dan Holmes
Jack Barham
Chris Powell
Ministry of Sound have put twenty years of audio excellence into creating a new headphone range that delivers their signature sound directly to your ears.
Launched during the brand’s 20th anniversary year, the headphones celebrate Ministry of Sound’s unrivalled knowledge in creating ‘the world’s best club sound system’. In March this year they proved their audio expertise once again by winning the Best Sound System Design Award at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami.
Designed to suit Ministry of Sound consumers ‘old and new’, the range features a broad range of products, from entry-level in-ear headphones with fantastic sound to classic over-ear designs (remember peeps, in-ear headphones are not all that good for you if you like your tunes loud!) The headphones also offer curled cable sections – a design innovation influenced by DJs who don’t want wires to get tangled or hamper their ability to mix.
The guys over at Ministry have kindly given us 2 pairs to give away to you lucky lot. To enter answer the following question:
How many years has the Ministry of Sound brand been running? Is it:
(a) 5 Years
(b) 10 Years
(c) 20 Years
Please send an email with either (a), (b) or (c) plus “Ministry headphones” in the subject line to:melissa@plainandsimple.tvwinners will be picked and announced next Friday…
The Ministry of Sound headphone range is available in HMV and Dixon’s Travel from August 2011. The range can also be found now at www.amazon.co.uk and www.ministryofsound.com
The countdown has begun. eastern electrics is coming, and it’s going to be LOUD!
Are you ready? This bank holiday Sunday eastern electrics are back with another immense line up brought to you by a triad of party connoisseurs and music lovers:
MULLETOVER goes BIG this August: Maya Jane Coles / Robert Dietz / Simon Baker / Richy Ahmed
MADE TO PLAY will be pushing musical boundaries: Jesse Rose / Riva Starr / Renaissance Man / Zombie Disco Squad
REPRISE will be sharing with us some of their cutting-edge bass music talent: Paul Woolford / Dark Sky / Icicle (live) / T. Williams / Monki / Seams (live)
Movement Unit returns with its first of four exclusive parties for 2011. This time they have chosen an amazing loft space in the heart of Shoreditch for the evenings proceedings. Along side residents Joe Le Groove and Inigo Surio warming up proceedings they’ve have also enlisted the talents of Mario Conte & Fabio Spezzaferri (Menomale Records) & a VERY SPECIAL SECRET GUEST, more details to follow when we are allowed to release them!
The capacity of the loft is 200 people which means tickets are going to be hard to come by soon we have no doubt! Luckily for you folks Movement Unit have given us 2 pairs of larverly tickets to give away to you! Just mail me at: melissa@plainandsimple.tv with your names (and Movement unit in the subject line) and Terry the office Parrot will pick a name at random next Thursday!!
<< Line Up >>
VERY SPECIAL SECRET GUEST
Joe Le Groove (Movement Unit, Brake Horse Records)
Born in the US, London Stalwart Joe Le Groove started Djing @ on turntables when he was 13 years old. Coming from a musical family background it has always played a key part in his life. From playing Hip Hop and eventual moving on to early House and Breaks and then Hardcore/ Drum & Bass where he became friends with the likes of DJ Hype, Fabio, Remarc/Rob & Dave, Foster (Roast), D-bridge and many others. Still inspired by DJ’s like Frankie Knuckles and Masters At Work Joe slowly moved away from Drum & Bass/Jungle and pursued playing House. He has excelled in DJing House & Techno, winning his wage from: Glass House, Ministry of Sound, Pacha, The Scala, The Honey Club, Medicine, AKA/END – touring back home to: Miami, California, New York, Ibiza, Germany,Malta, Latvia, Russia, France, Spain and as far as Asia destroying dance floors along the way. in 2001 Joe moved to Shoreditch in East London and also gained a residency at the legendary Turnmills . Joe continues to do what his names suggests when he performs, using 2-4 decks, with looping and effects. His DJ sets have ignited dance floors around the world for some time and he can be found running his Brake Horse Records imprint launched in November 2009. In May this year his first mix compilation entitled Underground City vol 1 was released on D-rom Recoridngs with Vol 2 out this winter which will be recorded live on tour. Joe has never spent any time in a glass box, but he has shared the DJ box with: Silicone Soul, Tom Stephan, Mr C, Matthias Tanzmann and Carl Cox to name but a few. With previous residencies at the legendary The Cross (RIP), Redlight Afterhours, In Bed with Space and his continued involvement with Latvia’s leading Techno party Danscotheek/Pencilhause
Inigo Surio aka DJ Largo (Movement Unit, Beiak Records)
EGG resident, established DJ, producer and owner of 3 record labels ( beiak records/ finest cut records / labour of love )Inigo’s a man reaching dizzy new heights. Known for his parties across London, Cambridge, Europe AND South America this man has the experience to seamlessly make music, get inside your head and make you move. He is constantly producing and performing with many inspirational artists around the world, including Derrick May, Dan Smith, Colin Dale, Jim Masters , Dave Angel ,Edu Imbernon, Martinez , Mark Henning , Ahemt Sisman ,Pablo Cahn…
Some of his last tracks are included in compilations mixed by Alfredo ( Space / Ibiza ) , Colin Dale ….
Mario Conte & Fabio Spezzaferri (Menomale Records)
(MENOMALE – a collection of labels)
Sometimes something special such as a dream or passion may be born in a room. That was the case here; it began with a group of people joined together by their need to listen to good music one Sunday morning. This quickly became a welcomed after party which developed into what was named ‘Menomale Afterhours’ in the Summer of 2006 with DJs After & Shave aka Mario Conte e Fabio Spezzaferri. These guys had been passionate about music for many years so decided to cultivate this common love for composition and production and in September 2008 ‘Menomale Afterhours’ became ‘MENOMALE RECORDS LTD’. The concept was simple; give both new comers and veterans in the music industry the possibility to be involved, first hand, with a musical project based not on notoriety of an artist but on potential and hard work. Mario and Fabio do not believe that starting from the beginning makes you a ‘nobody’ but rather a ‘somebody with enormous potential’. The first label ‘Menomale Records’ was born in November 2008 with its opening release called ‘Eletroniche Ep’ by After & Shave and was defined by the idea that minimal tech-house music is an art form. Therefore this isn’t just another minimal label but rather the creators believe that importance lies on the discovery of non-conventional paths for ‘now’ rather than adhering to an established minimalism movement. In the years that followed the two founders nurtured their passion and cultivated the fruits of their labour, in fact, ‘Menomale’ now boasts 2 labels (Menomale Records and Menomale Music), more than 80 tracks on 25 albums and more than 25 artists such as Sebastian Ese, Gery Otis, Booz (Boozandthesheep), Luca Rosa, Mario Reder, Licuadora System and Ave just to name a few. Menomale is also proud to have launched the career of some of these musicians. Now ‘Menomale’ produces an average of 2 ‘tech-house’ albums a month and is continuing to grow and transform with a new House/Deep-House project on the horizon which will continue the credo of creativity and possibility for everyone. The founders would like to thank everyone who helped make this dream come true which is why now Menomale … it’s a good thing
Friday 26th August // The Nest/ 36 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XJ // 9pm – 4am
All eyes are on Hypercolour right now. They are without doubt one of the hottest label stables coming out of London. With a heavy release schedule taking in the likes of Maya Jane Coles, Axel Boman and label head Alex Jones himself, it doesn’t look like they’ll be easing up anytime soon!
As for The Martinez Brothers, these kids need no introduction. Under the watchful eye of Dennis Ferrer, they have progressed into one of the most dominant pairings in house music today. Watch them behind the decks: they don’t stop moving. Lean, lanky, all wrists and elbows and ear-to-ear grins. They’re practically climbing over each other as records flow together, one brother cueing up a track, the other EQing, the headphones passed back and forth, forearms intertwined, heads bobbing in unison. It’s amazing to watch. Even more amazing to hear.
The Martinez Brothers play alongside Alex Jones and Cedric Maison on Friday 26th of August over at Dalston hot spot The Nest.. And guess what? We have 2 pairs of tickets to give away to you lucky people. Just send a mail over to us answering the following question, winners will be drawn at random next Thursday:
What is the name of Hypercolours label head?
(a) Seth Troxler
(b) Alex Jones
(c) Alan Sugar
Send your answer to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv with “Hypercolour” in the subject line. .. Good luck!
August is Get Diverted’s Anniversary month and they are giving the terrace a very special treat by flying in one of the biggest names in house music today…Butch!! (woo!)
For over a year now Butch has held a Number 1 Position on the Most Charted Artists Chart List on Resident Advisor, as well as a Top 10 position. No Worries was given the track of the track of the season for last year at the last years Pacha Ibiza DJ awards and perhaps more importantly, it was THE Get Diverted terrace anthem too. Currently one of the most in demand DJs in the world with recent gigs at The Rex (Paris), Cocoon (Frankfurt), Watergate (Berlin) and Cocorico (Riccione) and of course Space (Ibiza), we are truly privileged to have spin at this big celebration. So good your shades, sun cream, flip flops and at the ready to Get Diverted!!!
Line Up
BUTCH (Cecille)
RAYMUNDO RODRIGUEZ
Mark Storie
Rob Alldritt
SAMANTHA
Elijah Collings
Mima
Mingo on percussion
The lovely folks at Get Diverted have given us we have 2 pairs of tickets to give out to you lucky readers. All you need to do is answer the following question:
“How many years of parties are Get Diverted Celebrating this month?” Is it:
(a) 75
(b) 3
(c) 1
Email me at:melissa@plainandsimple.tv stating either a, b or c and GET DIVERTED in the subject line! Comp closes at 12pm Friday so hurry!
The Lovely guys at Garnish School of sound have extended the closing date of this amazing comp to Sept 1st due to high demand – get entering!
Check out this brilliant competition to win a music production course of your choice at Garnish School of Sound. Free and easy to enter and totally brilliant!:
“This is the music production school London was waiting for!” - Norman Jay MBE
“Your electronic music course looks awesome!” – Anthony Middleton (Audiofly)
Competition
Garnish School of Sound are giving away an Ableton Live 8, an EDM, a Logic Pro 9, AND a Mixing & Mastering course in their 2011 competition and it’s absolutely FREE to enter! That’s four courses worth £399 each. If you’re already on a course and win, you get a full refund. Just answer the following question:
Which latest version DAW only works with Apple hardware?
Closing date is Sunday 31st July and you can do your course anytime in 2011. If you do any of the summer courses and win, they will give you a full refund! The lucky winners will be picked out of the hat on Monday August 1st. Strictly one entry per email address… Good luck!
Leftroom kicked off their fifth birthday celebrations in style in April with Seth Troxler and Maya Jane Coles joining Matt Tolfrey behind the decks. The road blocked event at a secret warehouse will be followed by the second in the series on Saturday August 6. Taking over one of the capital’s freshest and most vibrant venues, Crucifix Lane, the party will showcase more Detroit talent as well as key players that have made Leftroom’s current success possible.
Visionquest’s Ryan Crosson already heads the bill, but joining him as a surprise guest will be one of house music’s most revered producers. Consistently surprising dance floors under a variety of alias, as a dark solo live act or heading up his own full band, the US born DJ/producer will bring his DJ talents to bear for this special occasion. Crosson rides in on the wave that has seen his Visionquest collective becoming the most in demand act new act in house. The Berlin based, Detroit born artist will be showing off the talents that have taken him world wide as a DJ and seen him releasing on labels such as Spectral, Minus and Supplement Facts. His Birds and Souls project with Sergio from Benoit and Sergio has also caught the ears of the tuned in heads.
In support will be Leftroom label boss Matt Tolfrey, two of Leftroom’s lead artists, Inxec and Laura Jones, and Christian Maiden of Leeds party Twaddle. With the Leftroom friends and family out in force and a great coup for the surprise guest – they cant wait to reveal his identity – this will be one of the strongest nights of house and techno in the capital this year.
We have 2 pairs of tickets to give away to you lucky people. All you need to do is email me at: melissa@plainandsimple.tv A name will be picked at Random on Friday… So hurry! Runners up will be placed on the special £10 VIP list.
Room 1
Secret Special Guest (TBA)
Ryan Crosson (Visionquest)
Matt Tolfrey (Leftroom, Rekids)
Inxec (Leftroom, Crosstown, Culprit)
Laura Jones (Visionquest, Leftroom)
Christian Maiden (Twaddle, Leftroom)
Room 2
Hosted by Magma and Final
Deporto ( Live )
KillEmilio
Mark Dground + guests.
At 6am, they’ll be heading over to London Bridge for the official afterhours party with Jaded at Cable. Special Leftroom guests will play Cable’s main room alongside Jaded residents. There’s a special cheaplist running for everyone attending the main event, please email full names to jadedsundays@hotmail.com putting ‘LEFTROOM’ in the subject field.
London promoters EarToGround have recently launched their own record label. ETG 001 is available soon on vinyl only in limited amounts from all specialist outlets:
ETG 001 Programm EP Dax J and Chris Stanford … A: Programm B1: Programm (Shifted Remix) B2: Programm (Truss Remix)
To celebrate the launch the ETG team have put together a party with a very special lineup over at Corsica . SO FAR they have two very notorious names in UK Techno, Inigo Kennedy and Shifted! Both need very little introduction. If this wasn’t exciting enough – we have FIVE yes FIVE pairs of tickets to you lucky readers to give away. All you need to do is email me at: melissa@plainandsimple.tv and a name will be picked at Random this Friday.
Inigo: Inigo Kennedy is a pioneering and respected techno and electronic music producer and DJ. He is well known for always bringing technical and creative originality and skill to his work. He is the owner of the innovative and genre defying label Asymmetric. He has also been responsible for a large and diverse back catalogue of releases on a wide variety of labels and projects around the World. His discography stretches to almost 100 releases on vinyl, CD and as MP3. His DJ schedule has taken him to all corners of the World. www.inigokennedy.com
Shifted: Recent releases on Avain, Naked Index, Syndrome Z, Two EP’s on Mote Evolver and now an amazing remix for us on EarToGround. Recently he had his first CLR Podcast and soon will be making his debut at Berghain in Berlin. Forthcoming remix work for Jonas Kopp, m_rec and Our Circula Sound. Also look out for his new Pacific Blue imprint with covers more dance floor orientated Techno as apposed to the deeper Shifted sound. Shifted is certainly is hitting it hard this year, in a short space of time he has well and truly made his mark. A major player set for very big things. http://avianmusic.tumblr.com/
Hot on the heels of their July bash at Proud2, Kinky Malinki are back with yet another storming line-up. And, dare we say it, even better than the last one!
Their August shindig is the biggest and boldest yet – roping in some of the finest headliners ever to grace Kinky Malinki’s dancefloor and installing them onto one unique and memorable line-up.
On the bill is Funkerman, Eddie Thoneick, olav Basoski, Ridney and they have Kid Massive. Massive? It’s absolutely ginormous!
Plain and Simple are giving away a pair of tickets to this event. To enter send an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
Quite honestly one of the most brilliant London festivals around… FACT…. Even without the music you are guranteed to have fun – they have everything from sack races to blind folded watermelon relay races! Proper festival fun!!
The guys from Eat Your On Ears, Bugged Out! Bloggers Delight, Lanzarote & Village mentality have collectively been running the event together for 5 years now.. They are still going from strength to strength. This years line up is no exception, and each year’s seem to get bigger and better. We are talking crowds of 20,000 + coming in previous years to see the likes of Florence and The Machine to Santigold to Phoenix to Toumani Diabate… Ridick!
Field Day takes place on Saturday 6th August 2011 – Victoria Park, London, E3. The line up has been confirmed (with more to come) as:
2:54 / About Group / Actress / Anika / Anna Calvi / Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti /Baio (Vampire Weekend) / Benga & Youngman / Bloggers Delight DJ’s / Born Ruffians / Bugged Out DJ’s / Carl Craig presents 69 / Casper C / Chad Valley / Chimes / Clock Opera / Cloud Control / CocknBullKid / Connan Mockasin / Creep / Darkstar / Ducktails / Eat Your Own Ears DJ’s / Electrelane / Erol Alkan / Factory Floor / Farnborough Concert Band of the Royal British Legion / Faust / Givers / Glasser / Gruff Rhys / Huw Stephens / Hype Williams / James Blake / Jamie Woon / Jamie xx / John Cale / John Hopkins / Junip / Kieran Hebden B2B James Holden / Konono No.1 / L-VIS 1990 / Mark Kozelek / Martin Creed / Matthew Dear / Michael Mayer / Mount Kimbie / Omar Souleyman / Oneohtrix Point Never / Pearson Sound / Prizes / Roska / SBTRKT / S.C.U.M. / Spectrals / Sun Ra Arkestra / The Bookhouse Boys / The Coral / The History of Apple Pie / The Horrors / The Sea and Cake / Tribes / Trophy Wife / Twin Shadow / Villagers / Warpaint / Wild Beasts / Willy Mason / Zola Jesus
WOAHHH! Even more woah is that we have x4 tickets to give away to you guys – we know you like to go in pairs ark style so that’s 2 people winning a pair each – all you have to do to win the tickets is be the 1st to mail me at: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED – YA GET ME?!! GOOD LUCK! XX
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Leading global, clubbing super-brand Cream launch the next instalment of award winning compilation series Cream Ibiza along side international superstar Laidback Luke & his Super You&Me party brand.
Cream Ibiza needs little introduction as one of Ibiza’s biggest nights for over 17 years, bringing the world’s biggest DJ’s to millions of clubbers. This year is no exception with heaps of talent lined up, not least Laidback Luke with his high adrenalin Super You&Me, super hero themed, fancy dress parties, sure to create a massive new buzz for Ibiza.
Cream, Laidback Luke and Super You&Me have teamed up for five exclusive events launching on Thursday 7th July and carrying on throughout the summer on 28th July, 11th August, 25th August and 8th September.
Super You&Me has taken the world by storm, with residencies across the globe, Laidback Luke has created one of the most exciting club concepts of recent years. With party people encouraged to dress up as their favourite super hero alter ego. Super You&Me is focused on fun and friends first, with a class A line up to match. Ibiza 2011 is no exception featuring top artists such as Fake Blood, Wolfgang Gartner and Congorock plus live PA’s from Example, Wynter Gordon and Grace Regine, Super You&Me in Ibiza looks set to blow Amnesia’s dance floor apart!!
The Cream Ibiza Laidback Luke Super You&Me mix reflects Luke’s own productions but also some of his biggest remixes. Highlights include album exclusive ‘Speak Up’ by the man himself, alongside Luke’s hot new single Turbulence with Steve Aoki & Lil Jon, Dizzee Rascal – Holiday (Laidback Luke Remix), Wynter Gordon – Dirty Talk (Laidback Luke Remix) plus an exclusive Laidback Luke remix of the classic Alice Deejay – Better Off Alone, which is set to be a summer 2011 anthem all over again!
Luke also shows his unique live mix-mash-up skills, packing in specials such as The Chemical Brothers, cutting and creating an unexpected floor buster by chopping up Bingo Players with Bel Biv Devoe, reworking Michael Woods with Delerium and Steve Angello with Corona’s huge euro-hit Rhythm Of The Night. (Sounds interesting!)
Round the above off with a selection of some of the biggest club smashes around taking in everything from dance legend Ferry Corsten – Punk (Sidney Samson Remix) to dubstep scene leaders, Nero – You & Me, adds up to make Cream Ibiza Laidback Luke Super You&Me the most unique dance mix of 2011.
Plain and Simple have bagged ourselves 2 copies of the compilation to give away, to enter simply answer this question:
How many events will Super You and Me be hosting in Ibiza this year?
Pop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and don’t forget to include your postal address so we can send you your CD! Closing date for entries is 29th July.
This Saturday 23rd Select*elect are back on track for another unforgettable music experience. For their last event they took over a secret East London warehouse, where Mobilee’s Dan Curtin set the dancefloor on fire! This time round they say they “are going to rock bigger and bigger, with the same amazing atmosphere, and another amazing secret location”
If this wasn’t enough, for this edition they have the Get Physical duo CATZ ‘N DOGZ headlining. Once they were the “3 Channels,” now the best friend duo call themselves Catz ‘n Dogz. They have already produced and released on some of the most respected underground dance labels in the world including Trapez, Crosstown Rebels, Pokerflat, Boxer, dirtybird, Leena, Trenton, and their own imprint, Channels Recordings. They have also been remixed by massive names such as Italoboyz, Voodeux and Guido Schneider.
They come this week to Select Elect with their sound that mingles the best elements of deep house, and minimal techno. If you love techno there are big chances you’ve already listened to some of their tracks… If you haven’t…well, there’s Select Elect to fill your musical blanks! you can also get yourselves charged up with a preview podcast here:
The duo will be joined by the wonderful RAINER, RANACAT , TONIC and DERFRANKE.
The lovely folks at Select*elect have given Plain & Simple 2 pairs of tickets to give away to you lucky lot! To enter and win this competition please send your names to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv as always Terry the office parrot will pick a winner at random on Friday!! Good LUCK!
Its competition crazy here at Plain and Simple at the moment, not only are we giving away a pair of tickets to SPECTRUM, and to Layo and Bushwacka, and to the amazing SIRUP NATION FESTIVAL IN CROATIA..but now we’re also offering a pair of tickets to the UK DMC final at Scala…dont say we dont look after you!
2011 is a milestone year, not just for the competition, but yet again the DMC World DJ Championship’s boundary pushing will signal change in the wider world of technology. In its 27th successful year, DMC has brought together the globe’s brightest DJ talents, vetted by a series of gruelling heats from London to Tokyo to Brazil. This year, not only are DMC continuing to host one of the most entertaining and jaw dropping shows you will ever witness – but they have set the bar even higher.
For the first time, competitors can harness the full spectrum of computer based DJ programs, most notably from trend-setters Serato.
2011’s UK DJ Final and Battle For UK Supremacy takes place at the Scala on Thursday 14th July with the winners going head to head with the best in the world at the World DJ Championships on October 6th and 7th at Indig02.
In a year where the production of the industry standard Technics turntables was halted for good, DMC have embraced the old and the new, the turntablism and the technology, and as well as using Serato within the battles, DMC are pushing things forward with an online DJ Championship, the launch of DMC Radio, a site re-launch, and making the World Finals available live on Pay-Per-View. With heavyweights Rane and Serato as sponsors, DMC are dedicated to moving to represent the current and future DJ.
While change is afoot, the most important aspect of the DMCs has of course remained true to the art. To become a DMC World Champion, DJs around the world still need to use techniques such as scratching & cutting to manipulate turntables and vinyl in order to create their own musical arrangements, performing live in front of an audience filled with both the knowledgeable DMC fans and lucky newcomers being initiated to this fantastic contest.
With World Championship winners over the years including the superstar likes of the Scratch Perverts, A-Trak, Q Bert, Craze and Mixmaster Mike (Beastie Boys), fame and respect could well accompany the bountiful prizes on offer (including a treasure trove of goodies provided by sponsors Rane, Serato, Novation and Sennheiser).
In between the battles on the night, DMC have provided a real treat for hip-hop fans and devoted turntablism followers. The legendary DJ crew The X-Ecutioners will fly over especially for this exclusive UK date, performing a tribute showcase to the late great legend DMC World Champion – DJ Roc Raida. Remaining members Total Eclipse, Rob Swift and Precision will without a doubt be performing something incredibly special. DMC will be donating money to Roc Raida’s family.
From the UK, critically lauded rapper Rewd Adams (formally known as Skandal) and producer The Last Skeptik will perform very exclusive tracks from their forthcoming collaborative LP ‘How Not To Make A Living’ due later this year.
Charismatic host Inja returns for another successful year of hosting duties and will be performing tracks from his brand new album Inja:Maker.
The Battle for UK Supremacy will also take place on the night, where DJs go head-to-head for a place to compete in the Champions League of the DJ world on October 6th and 7th at Indig02, a competition that will determine who goes home as the universal winner of all winners…
Plain and Simple are pleased to be offering one lucky reader a chance to win a pair of tickets to the UK finals at Scala on July 14th.
To enter simply tell us: Where will the world championship final take place in October?
Email your answer to jo@plainandsimple.tv – closing date for entries is July 8th.
RANE & SERATO present:
The DMC UK DJ Final and Battle For UK Supremacy 2011
THE X-ECUTIONERS (Total Eclipse, Rob Swift, Precision)
Showcasing and performing a special ‘Roc Raida tribute show’
ONLY UK DATE!!!!
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Rewd Adams and The Last Skeptik
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Hosting the event and performing - INJA
An extraordinary fortress on the wonderful Adriatic coast with a delicious portion of electronic dance music…that’s SIRUP NATION
After a few flamboyant summer seasons partying the hell out of various hot spots on the Croatian Adriatic coast and testifying the upcoming festival rush, we plunge this summer with a new adventure and a new brand…SIRUP NATION, a three day festival at the monumental Punta Christo fortress near the town of Pula.
A fresh selection of electronic music acts with a spice of underground, typical for the crew from Sirup and their well known dancefloor vibe. SIRUP NATION stars the guys from Hot Chip. They’re coming back to Croatia for the second time, after their live performance at the 2008. edition of Zagreb’s In Music Festival, but this time with their praised DJ set.
British house champion Ewan Pearson also appears as one of the headliners along with NYC new superstar Levon Vincent. SIRUP NATION pushes the limits with the french DJ icon Ark, Swiss Lad and the charismatic Chilean/German producer and DJ Dandy Jack , but also with one of the best DJ’s around, Chris Duckenfield, Sirup’s greatest international friend along with Jimpster – another great buddy. Uzuri Recordings floor hosted by Tevo Howard and Jus Ed is will be preparing another exquisite groove selection…
Also we are happy to confirm Feel My Bicep floor & Austrian best club floor – Pratersauna!
Video art is taken care by Croatian masters Project Moe!
Enjoy this slice of information, because with seven stageas in three days, more music acts will be announced in the upcoming weeks… Another exclamation point about SIRUP NATION is the location where it’ll be held. Fort Punta Christo is an austro-hungarian fortress from the 19th century and a part of the world known fortification system built in Pula. It’s situated near the village of Štinjan, at the peninsula of Puntižela, at the northern entrance of the Pula bay…
Last summer the fortress hosted the popular Outlook Festival and stunned the attendants with the mixture of a mystical atmosphere, hot summer nights and eccellent music – a recipe for some great time…
Sirup Nation! have given Plain & Simple 5 pairs of tickets (yes I said 5!! That’s 10 possible winners going to this wonderful festival) to give away to you lucky readers! As this is such a special competition this time round please send not just your names but also your sob stories, amusing stories or just plain begging letters telling me why you should get them to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv Good LUCK!
Camping 15 euro per person/day (tent included)
Hostel 16 euro per person/day (4 days booking minimum)
Mobile homes 35 euro per person/day (4 days booking minimum)
Apps from 25 euro per person/day (4 days booking minimum)
For further info and booking: seasplash.accommodation@gmail.com
The lucky winners of the tickets are: Oliver Kelly, Catarina Velosa, Tilda Lundstrom and Arvid Lundstrom… Congrats!
Shake it! have given Plain & Simple 2 pairs of tickets to give away to you lucky lot! To enter and win this competition please send your names to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv as always Terry the office parrot will pick a winner at random!! Good LUCK!
For their next event on Saturday 2nd July Shake It! will be scaling down the size and going back to doing what they best and what they believe you enjoy the most – namely small intimate parties for those in the know, in very special locations.
“So who do they have along as a guest for this next party?” I hear you all ask. Well we are extremely pleased to announce that they will have none other than the fantastic Magda gracing the turntables alongside Layo & Bushwacka. The guys say that she was, in their humble opinion, the undoubted star of the show at their party last October, so they just had to invite her back for a more intimate little affair.
They will be back on Scrubs Lane in north west London, next door to where they held Bushwacka’s birthday last August. The building is almost identical in every way; outdoor courtyard for drinking, chilling and socialising, and a super cool New York style loft space for dancing and partying in until the sun comes up. The name of this new space is Studio 4 Loft Studios and it’s located at 81 – 83 Scrubs Lane, NW10 6QW… This is gonna be so super amazing!
Click here for more info on the venue as well as some travel advice and a map of the area.
Scrubs Lane is about a 10 minute walk from Willesden Junction station, and about 15 minutes from Kensal Green station. There will be a dedicated cab service after the party. The venue is sandwiched between a railway line, an industrial estate and a grave yard… so you can make plenty of noise (whilst remaining polite and well behaved at all times of course).
So…. Just to recap, Magda and Layo & Bushwacka! will be playing all night long on Saturday 2nd July at Studio 4 Loft Studios, 81 – 83 Scrubs Lane NW10 6QW. Gates open at 11pm and they will keep going until told to go home. If you haven’t got a ticket yet we highly advise you to do so, as the venue has limited capacity. £18 tickets are available…
We’ve been previewing this event for a while now, and now the guys at Spectrum HQ have released the final headliner for their summer rave up, in the form of Chase & Status!
The drum and bass heavyweights are set to take to the decks for a DJ set that will help cement this as one of the biggest and most bass heavy line ups of the summer, taking place at London’s infamous Ewer Street Car Park on July 2nd, Spectrum will be presenting 8 hours of musical treats to take you well into the early hours.
Chase & Status will be joining the already impressive line up that includes:
Nero (DJ set) Kissy Sell Out DJ Zinc Sinden RedLight Reso Hot City Tomba Pete Jordan Tim Healey Dan Neon Baratone
Visuals by Blend
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to this massive event up for grabs! To enter simply drop an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and answer this question:
What was the name of Chase & Status’ debut album?
Closing date for entries is the 29th June 2011. Don’t forget to include a contact number so we can let you know if you win!
Spectrum: Summer Warehouse Party
Saturday 2nd July 2011
10pm-6am
Ewer Street Warehouse
TICKETS:
LAST FEW early bird £15 tickets now available (£17.50 and £20 after, MOTD):
To win a copy of the new Jackmaster CD – no 57 in the excellent compilation series from our friends at fabric, answer this simple question and send your answer through our contact page:
Q: What is the name of Jackmaster’s label and events?
Here is some information on the new CD:
“A panoramic rave quest likely to leave you breathless with its ambition and unrelenting pace.” – DJ Mag
Jackmaster brings a taste of the fast, frantic and intense nature of the Numbers dancefloor to the FABRICLIVE series. Dubstep, Detroit techno, booty bass, classic house and garage are just some of the subjects on his quickfire syllabus. Shunning the established music production line to fame and fortune, Jackmaster lets his energetic and eclectic DJing do all the talking on FABRICLIVE 57, cramming 29 tracks, from 4 decades, into 71 unrelenting minutes – so hold tight and enjoy the ride!
TRACKLISTING:
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The Fantastic Aleems – Release Yourself
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Inner City – Big Fun (Magic Juan Remix)
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Gregor Salto – Classic Beat Tool [G-REX]
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Model 500 – Night Drive (Thru-Babylon)
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Kim English – Nite Life (Armand’s Retail Mix)
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Anthony Shakir – Plugged In
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Martyn – Alldayallnight [3024]
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Geiom feat. Terrible Shock – 2 4 6
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Doug Willis – Dougswana (Audiowhores Beats)
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Jook10 – Emotions
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Larry Heard pres. Mr. White – The Sun Can’t Compare
**PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED **
Primed for premium summer time partying and resplendent with red-hot housesoundtracks, Ketoloco is your friend…
Their next party is am 11hr hour terrace special at the Lightbar on Sunday May 29th with Martinez, Sasse, Nico Purman, Craig Torrance + the impeciable crew of ‘Loco ressies. We have x 2 FREE entries to give away to you lucky people!
Line-up
Martinez, Sasse, Nico Purman, Craig Torrance, KeToLoCo DJs, Chris Halliday, Olly Hillier, Eddy Osborne, Sean Cookson, Jonny Cade, Wayne Smith, Peter Glasspool
If you were there, you know: the last Ketoloco at the end of April was a sun-kissed sell-out. A capacity crowd filled the Light Bar, taking advantage of the cool outdoor terrace in the day, and the raw inside area as darkness fell. If you weren’t there, then, make sure you are for this next party on Sunday May 29th with Martinez, Sasse, Nico Purman and Craig Torrance.
Dane Martinez does tracky, irresistibly dancey sets and productions like few others. Often releasing on labels like Moon Harbour (most recently his impressive full length, The Paradigm Shift) and Area Remote, his tech house sound takes him across the globe where he weaves alluring variations on his tried and tested theme, always with great balance overall. Going deeper meanwhile, will be Moodmusic boss, Sasse. His own productions, as well as those released by the likes of Henrik Schwarz and Nick Chacona on his label, are musical efforts imbued with a reserved, melody and plenty of groove.
At the heart of the taste-making electronic stable that is Vakant, you’ll find next guest, Nico Purman. The Argentine’s warm house and techno is permeated with a mechanised disco vibe and tends to slowly entrance listeners lost in its depths. Completing the line-up are another house head, namely Darkroom Dubs, Four:Twenty and murmur aligned producer, Craig Torrance, and the impeccable crew of mischievous ‘Loco ressies.
**PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED **
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT!!!!!
They’re so excited about this crazy night that they have decided to give us at Plain & Simple a pair of tickets to give away!!!Simply send us an email with the subject ‘what is the name of Mathew Jonson’s Label’ with the response attached in the message, to:
please send your names to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv, as always Terry the office parrot will pick a winner at random.
After two storming parties and your exhilarating support Krush moves on into its third monthly installment transforming a familiar east London location into the home of your Saturday night escapades
This time round we invite some very well known artistic figures while Vincent Desforges’ home installation is destined to make you feel as comfortable as possible
After two storming parties and your exhilarating support Krush moves on into its third monthly installment transforming a familiar east London location into the home of your Saturday night escapades
This time round we invite some very well known artistic figures while Vincent Desforges’ home installation is destined to make you feel as comfortable as possible
Make your selves at home.
The living room hosts:
MATHEW JONSON
Probably the best one-man electronic live act in the globe.
Hailing from distant Vancouver Matthew didn’t need long to establish himself as one of the most prominent electronic artists. With best selling releases on Itiswhatitis, SubStatic. Kompakt, Minus and most recently on Wagon Repair (at a time when vinyl sales still mattered), he definitely wont leave the room unnoticed.
Decompression, Alpine Rocket, Marionette, Folding Space, Typerope, Return of the Zombie Biker are nothing but a few of his top 10 titles. He’s received numerous accolades from all dance music magazines including ‘Best producer of 2004′.
What has often set Mathew apart from other performers is his ability to improvise and perform with other players in a live group setting. This has resulted in musical formations such as the Modern Deep Left Quartet and Cobblestone Jazz, who have developed an international reputation for their intensely soulful and masterful composition that translates both in recording sessions and in live performance.
With appearances on mix albums from Carl Craig, Daniel Bell, Adam Beyer, DJ Kosi, Monika Kruse and Ricardo Villalobos, and remixes for everyone from the Chemical Brothers and Moby to Nelly Furtado, Jonson has developed a large and varied following internationally.
But as such accolades continue to roll in, Mathew’s modesty continues to speak through the meditative sounds created in his studio, a testament both to his musicianship and his authentic nature.
DEETRON
Although the mountain peaks of Bern, Switzerland hold little resemblance to the industrial skylines of Midwestern America, it was among these surroundings that Sam Geiser became inspired to keep the legacy of Chicago house and Detroit techno alive. Operating under his moniker Deetron since the early nineties, he has dedicated most of his life to making and playing out dance music in its truest form. His unique production style – a melodic, housey take on Detroit techno – has captured the hearts of many around the globe. Furthermore, his immaculate mixing skills and superb choice of records have kept him internationally in demand as a respected dj for well over a decade.
Deetron should be proud of his unique style instantly recognized by music aficionados universally and an array of destined-for-the-floor productions. Predominantly a techno musician, at first he released his music on legendary labels like Primate, Intec, Phont, Ongaku and SLS.
Today find Mr Geiser balancing on the more melodic side of the groove and so he crafted star studded collaborations with Seth Torxler and Ripperton on Circus Company and Music Man respectively and landed remixes for the likes of Steve Bug, Dj Hell, Tony Lionni, Aril Brikha, Motorcitysoul and Basic Soul Unit.
A genuine talent with exceptional achievements in both the djing and producing fronts, Deetron could easily rest on his laurels and enjoy the fruit of his work, nonetheless he appears to be restless than ever and 2011 promises to be an even more exciting year in his long career. Just you wait and see!
NINA KRAVIZ
Nina Kraviz- Is a Siberian born young singer, producer and DJ. She runs Friday nights at Moscow’s famous Propaganda club.
Her first 12 inch was released on Greg Wilson’s B77 label-Myspacerocket feat. Nina Kraviz . Then followed the ” Voices Remix Project ” on Jus Ed’s Underground Quality imprint and her “First time” solo EP.
Apart from being a part of the Underground Quality family she does her house n’ disco beats for Rekids and Phillip Solmann’s aka Efdemin’s Naif label. “Pain in the ass” 12 inch released on Rekids in december 2009 was a success and brought Nina’s music to a wider range of listeners. Since then she’s been playing all around the globe including well known clubs like Panorama bar, Fabric, Fuse, Goa, Space and many more.. Her work is quite recognisible and most of the time has something personal in it’s sound. No matter what is she playing with;dirty house groove like in the latest remix of Okain’s “Scream” on Tsuba records or melancholic lyrics of “Moses’-
latest collaboration with Sascha Funke -it has that kraviz’s special sounding.
As a DJ Nina is very energetic and emotional. She plays whatever she has in her bag concentrating more on the atmosphere than on knobs and faders. You either love her or hate her- but never in the middle. You still can expect some good vibrations coming out.. house (especially acid house), techno according to her taste – which is excellent by the way)
NIKOS
Greece’s Rework’s festival hasn’t gone unnoticed in recent years, being ranked among the best festivals in the world by Resident Advisor. Remember regularirregular at Tbar? Well, this man is behind both Reworks (founding member and xCreative director) and regularirregular. London based Nikos is Krush’s resident – a man who has played alongside many of the industry’s high rollers in his time such as Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Steve Bug, Joris Voorn and Tiefschwarz just to name a few.
GUILLE BONESSO
Born in Argentina and now living in London, Guille has from an early age been fascinated by funk, jazz, hip hop … Music is his life and playing is about bringing the best grooves to the dance floor, expressing love and creating a vibe of pure joy.
His DJing career officially started in1996, in his hometown Rosario. In 2005 he moved to London and since then has been involved in the East London underground scene, playing at venues as Plastic People, The Egg, Cargo, Public Life, The Aquarium, The Russian Bar, The Book Club, The Big Chill Bar, The Star of Bethnal Green The Horse and Groom, as well as bigger venues as The End and Ministry of Sound.
Over the years he has had the pleasure to share the decks with Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Jamie Jones, Move D, Tim Goldsworthy, Warm DJs, I:cube, The Revenge, Juan Maclean, Robert James, Horse Meat Disco, Greg Wilson, Rob Mello, Pete Herbert, Friendly Fires(dj’s), Giles Smith, James Priestley, Layo & Bushwacka, to name a few.
Room 2 proudly presents an EXCLUSIVE Phonica Special Disco showcase with SIMON RIGG & THE VANGELIS
It is unarguably the best record shop globally thanks to its inimitable styling and wide range of rare tunes. The Soho hot spot has played a key role in shaping what we consider as electronic music today and the two gentlemen on its helm (Simon Rigg and The Vangelis) know better than most what is the next best thing.
With an exceptional understanding of disco music (both nu- and old-school) we ask them whether they can showcase their take on a perfect disco night out and guess what; they loved the idea. So both Simon and Vangelis are digging deep in their record libraries and preparing what you dont just see every day.
You know them and you love them both. Here’s your chance to hear them playing something special for your aural pleasure.
**PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED **
2020 have kindly given Plain & Simple 3 x pairs of dual event tickets (these are on RA @ £25 each, and gain you entry to both the day and night events). To enter and win this competition please send your names to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv, as always Terry the office parrot will pick a winner at random.
__2020VISION DAY__
Line-up
Steve Bug
Ralph Lawson
jozif
Danny Raper
+ Special Guests
German taste maker STEVE BUG has been in the limelight since the 90s, and the dedicated electronic music ambassador has not taken his foot off the pedal since. His first release came back in 1993, his first label ‘Raw Elements’ was started a few years later, but it was his 2nd label ‘Poker Flat’, launched in 1999 that has made Steve into the artist he is today. The label pioneered modern minimal and deep house, and still runs as strong today as ever, with artists such as Jamie Jones, Trentemoller and Burnski cutting their teeth on the imprint. As musical partners to the Poker Flat sound Steve set up ‘Dessous’ and ‘Audiomatique’, two other outlets for him to present his love for 4/4 music. Whilst setting trends within the house and techno scenes Steve has stlll managed to tour the world extensively, and produce countless productions, remixes and studio sessions with some of the worlds key producers, all displaying Steve’s trademark sound & natural flare for electronic music.
2020VISION PRESENTS : 12hr Shoreditch Day-Night Bank Holiday Special
NB. *A percentage of all ticket sales will be going to the Red Cross, Japan Tsunami Appeal*
Line-up
Ewan Pearson
Ralph Lawson
Simon Baker
Maya Jane Coles
Mark E
jozif
Danny Raper
Sunday 29th May, put the date in your diary. 2020Vision are back in town with an immense line up of live acts and DJs playing at the amazing Village Underground venue. 2020Vision have been at the forefront of the underground electronic music scene for 17 years now, and show no signs of stopping. They’ve continually ploughed their own furrow from their Leeds base, carving out a niche in deep and funky electronic music of the highest quality.
Alongside label boss and famed BacktoBasics resident Ralph Lawson we invite recent 2020Vision signing Maja Jane Coles, Visionquest and Kompakt favourate Ewan Pearson, Leeds based man of the moment Simon Baker on the London leg of his debut solo album tour, Brummie disco-don and remix king Mark E, Wolf+Lamb artist and 2020 London resident jozif, alongside our London residents Andy Whittaker and Danny Raper.
Those of you that attended our Summer 2010 London Show will know that the venue is as awesome in the day as it is night. Village Underground is an expansive, raw space with skylight studded ceiling in a restored Victorian warehouse, set in the heart of East London’s Shoreditch. Making the most of the early summer sun, this party kicks off nice and early giving the label the chance to showcase the full spectrum of its unique sound, in both a live and dj format. It’s a rare chance to see some of the cream of the label’s globe trotting DJ and producer talent representing the label in one of London’s most breathtaking live music venues.
Please note, this event is strictly limited to an 700 capacity so please purchase your ticket early to avoid dissapointment, as all of our previous Village Underground events have been sell-out shows. See you on Bank Holiday Sunday! 2020 x
**PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED **
Saturday 28 May sees Muak (People Together) host an Bank Holiday Special party at the Egg Clubs.
Continuing their mission to bring together the world’s premiere DJs, producers and musicians, this night will not disappoint as we welcome – In the Basement Dj SPEN (Code Red), KARIZMA (kaytronik) for an exclusive back 2 back session, In the Terrace – UNER (Dynamic) and NACHO MARCO (Loud East) join the resident DJ & hosts, Zaki & Manish.
Fully committed to delivering their House music message worldwide, they now join forces with Muak (People Together) to bring this underground love affair direct to London, where their philosophy fits perfectly with Muak’s mantra of great music, great people and great parties.
Taking place Saturday 28th May at Egg Clubs, 10.00pm to 12.00 midday.
Muak (People Together) will also feature much loved residents and other very special guests across five dedicated areas.
Basement: DJ SPEN; KARIZMA; Johnny Kaz; Sol Brown; Vincenzo Siracusa
Terrace: UNER (Freerange); NACHO MARCO (Freerange); ZAKI (Muak); Manish (Muak)
Loft: JIMI MISTRY ;TONY STEVENSON
MUAK have given us 2 tickets to give away for you and a friend. All you need to do is the following… Send a mail to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
and as usual Terry the office parrot will pick a lucky winner at random!!
**As an added bonus to get you in the mood we have a BRILLIANT podcast from Loud East’s Nacho Marco… Enjoy:
**PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED **
Vague is set to be one of 2011s coolest parties. With meticulous attention to detail the Vague team look set to become London stalwart in the clubbing scene.For their debut they have…
Matthew Styles (Horizontal, Diamond and Pearls, Crosstown Rebels) Archie Hamilton (moscow records) Monika Ross (Uberbeat) Salon Kitty (Vague) Jon&Leon (Vague)
On May 28th they debut their party, with the majestic talent that is Matthew Styles. Coming direct from Berlin, Matthew will be taking the helm for the inaugural event. A musical perfectionist, whose output; much less frequent than some others of a similar stature, is overshadowed by the quality of these works. Always talked about and greatly received by DJ’s, fans and critics alike. He’ll grace our line-up for a rare London appearance to get you as Vague as you like. This is certain to be a beautiful night for all from one of the scene’s most revered DJ/producers.
Not one to do things by halves, they’ve managed to arrange a special secret after party and will transfer all theVague souls and keep the party going until the late morning, details will be revealed in the run up to the night. keep your eyes peeled.
The guys over at Vague have given us 2 tickets to give away for you and a friend. All you need to do is the following… Send a mail to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
and as usual Terry the office parrot will pick a lucky winner at random!!
**As an added bonus to get you in the mood we also have this tasty podcasts Vague’s Jon&Leon… Enjoy:
**PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED **
In the 3 short years of its beat ridden life, Rhythmatic has made a colossal mark on the heart of the London dance scene. The graceful and international vibe that comes with an enchanting music policy has gained the party plaudits from its ever growing and always loyal fan base all over the globe.
After the launch of their Day/ night parties back in April with Moon Harbour at Cargo, Rhythmatic will be returning with a bang at Cargo on the 29 May for a rather special event, showcasing the new and fresh label Weplayminimal.
This time round they’ll be presenting two of the most talented DJs to emerge from the German scene in the last year, M.in and Denishu, also on the night they welcome from Jaunt Richard Rowell as well as Stathis Lazarides, Wesley Razzy and Rico Novo.
Sound good? damn right it does! The guys over at Rhythmatic have kindly supplied x2 free tickets to this gem of a party and we’re giving you the chance to nab em!! All you need to do is the following… Send a mail to:
At the Vaults, 82 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3JF
10pm – 6am
Charles Webster Miso Records / Peacefrog / Freerange Andre Lodemann Best Works / Simple / Berlin Zaki & Manish Muak Ryan Bliss (Lost My Dog) &Deporto
A BIG thanks to everyone who came to our first warehouse session and to the DJ’s, Milton Jackson, Jimpster, Matt Tolfrey& thetabula rasacrew for rocking the house down! We return for our second outing that takes place at a new and intimate warehouse/studio space in Shoreditch, that features two very very special guests from the old and new school realms of house music, deep techno and electronic soul…
Charles Websteris one of the most underrated house music producers around, a true innovator in the electronic music scene. He’s been breaking moulds for two decades, has worked with US legends Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, and has released mind blowing productions on seminal labels Paper Recordings, Peacefrog and NRK as well as Freerange, Dessous and Sonar Kollektiv. Continually pushing the boundaries and renowned for his absolutely stunning dj sets, we can’t wait for him to bring the roof down on the 30th!
Representing the new wave of deep house and techno is our second special guest of the evening,
Andre Lodemann. This Berlin producer and DJ has been setting dancefloors alight with his productions and remixes on Simple Records, Fineart, Dessous, Moods n Grooves, G-Stone and his co-owned Best Works imprint. His warm and uplifting sets have established him as a regular guest at his native Berlin clubs Cookies, Tape, Watergate & Panorama Bar as well as the globes finest establishments. We’re very much looking forward to his appearance and getting down to his beats in this intimate setting. Muak residents Zaki & Manish will be keeping the fires burning and a second room is now open feat. an intimate house party from Ryan Bliss (Lost My Dog) & the Deporto family.
This spaces will be kitted out withFunktion Onesound.
For your chance to win x2 tickets to the event please send a mail stating why you should win! The best answer get the tickets.. Simples.. (Runners up will receive discounted entry for themselves and a pal) Send your begging letters to: melissa@plainandsimple.tv
With Feb’s launch of Kaleidoscope still resonant in ravers’ memories, the sound-spectrum-surfer Adam Freeland is back this upcoming 6th May at The Nest with an almighty bang. Using the party as a platform to explore any and every strain of electronica that takes his fancy, Freeland has welcomed renowned disco don, Todd Terje, to headline the party.
Norway born Todd Terje is undoubtedly a bastion of the intelligent and eccentric disco movement, surprise musical gems from his 10,000 records strong DJ bag will be subjected to The Nest’s monster sound system where sonic nuances never go unmissed. Adam Freeland will also be on board to host the affair bringing more of the house, breaks, techno and bass treasures that have had him touring the world for the past 10 years.
Sound good? Sounds good to us! The guys over at Kaleidoscope have kindly supplied x2 free tickets to this gem of a party and we’re giving you the chance to nab em!! Just answer the following question:
First prize is 2 tickets to the event on 6th May at the Nest, Dalston!! GET ANSWERING AND GOOD LUCK!
**As an added bonus to get you in the mood the guys have also supplied us with these 2 tasty podcasts; Todd Terje live in Berlin and a special Adam Freeland Kaleidoscope mix.. Enjoy:
It’s undeniable, the prestigious label that has now achieved its first decade of existence, excellence and success is a perfect exemplar of how to do it right. Releasing records by some of the world’s paramount artists Moon Harbour by no means lacks support, consistently supplying its contemporaries and music devotees alike with the mighty tracks in their record boxes. Created by Matthias Tanzmann 10 years ago, its undoubtedly a diamond in the underground scene., with releases from the likes Vincenzo, Matthias Tanzmann, Gregor Tresher and Martinez.
With the help of Rhythmatic, the German imprint is celebrating in a way that could only be described as, well, epic. Over 24 hours in London on 24th April, Matthias Tanzmann, Luna City Express, Chris Lattner and Stathis Lazarides will be showing the city what’s what. The first 12 hourswill take place at Cargo, with Ekkohaus helping things along. Next, a secret warehouse location, held down by four of Moon Harbour’s regular artists. And to finish, Rhythmatic will take the reins, with suprise guests to keep your feet moving.
The guys at Rhythmatic have kindly given us here at Plain and Simple a great prize to give away. First prize is two sets of tickets to this unique, one-off marathon (winners will receive x 2 tickets to all 3 events – daytime party at Cargo, night time warehouse party and afterparty). Runners-up will grab concession entry to all 3 events.
To enter please send an email to: cheekyweasel@yahoo.co.uk – winners will be picked at random by Terry the office parrot.
Word on the street is the original house gangster is having a child, imminently. But that’s not stopping him from headlining a date in London that we have two places on the list for.
DJ Sneak will play his usual blend of filth in an EC1 warehouse at Junk Department, on Sunday April 24th, with Shonky, Tim Sheridan, Shane Watcha and Craig Torrence in the same building. That means you can dance safe in the knowledge that, thanks to Easter, you don’t have to say goodnight at a reasonable time, what with the Bank Holiday Monday to recover.
If you’d like to go along, with a friend, and grab a t-shirt designed by American Apparel, just like the one at the bottom of this page, then we have the usual straight forward question. Some would even say it’s not really a question. Regardless, you should send an email to martin@plainandsimple.tv by Thursday April 21st, if you can answer this simple quandary:
Everybody wants a piece of the action, so why should you get to go?
You heard us right, we’re offering 4 lucky people tickets to see the big man at The Revolution Continues Warehouse Party in Leeds, along with Carl Cox t-shirts, and if that’s not enough you’ll also get to be on hand to a meet and greet with Carl Cox himself!
Yes thats right, Carl Cox is bringing his incendiary Ibizan show to Leeds choosing the raw and industrial space of VOX -a converted warehouse on the outskirts of the city centre, to deliver his musical manifesto. Carl’s decade long weekly residency at Space Ibiza is one of the mainstays of the White Isles calendar and is consistently one of the busiest nights. Invited guests include Loco Dice, Danny Tenaglia, Fatboy Slim, John Digweed and Dubfire to play alongside along side residents Nic Fanciulli, Umek and Yousef.
You cannot mistake Carl’s excitement behind the decks, dripping with sweat his head bobs up and down as he layers track over track working any room into a frenzy. There is something amazing about witnessing the intensity of Carl Cox behind the decks that a mix CD could never capture. Carls passion is infectious and his dedication to new music relentless; It’s this combination that is at the very core of his appeal.
Fellow Revolutionary, Intec Digital label mate and Circus resident Yousef joins Carl after one of the best years of his career. He was one of the highlights of the parties in Ibiza last season, delivering set after set of blistering House and Techno. Along with a diary full of dates at the world’s best clubs, he has had a prolific year as a producer, releasing on Cocoon, Intec, Hart House, Saved and Fire Cracker plus remix work with Moby, Jamie T, Gilles Petersons’ Havana Band and Fatboy Slim.
Opening room one will be Leeds stalwart David Martin, having launched Technique and been resident for over 10 years he has made an indelible mark on the Leeds music scene. Add to that the management of Immigrant Records along the way and appearances at the like of Fabric, Sub Club, Sankeys and further afield in Europe and the US its clear that David’s knowledge is well cultivated and well respected.
In room 2 Chris Carrier headlines while Modern Amusment play host: Launched in October 2010 mA+ has quickly jostled it’s way into the already impressive landscape of Leeds club scene. With a clear desire to create a varied, music-focused experience for it’s crowd mA+ has rapidly gained respect in the city. mA+ has found a home at VOX which is suited to its no nonsense approach. With artists such as Kyle Hall, Prosumer, Tyrant, Joy Orbison, Matthias Tanzmann and Surgeon already making appearances at mA+, its clear why the event is already finding favour amongst a contingency of Leeds folk who seek a party of a different kind.
Chris Carrier will find favour with the mA+ crowd. There are two kinds of DJs: those whose goal is to make a name for themselves and those whose goal is to make music – and let the rest follow. Parisian Chris Carrier is among the latter. For more than a dozen years he’s been an underground icon, churning out more than one hundred records and remixes for a host of labels. Too busy working to chase a spot in the limelight, Carrier is nevertheless rightly revered as one of the most gifted, prolific producers on the dance scene.
A huge line up of cutting edge musical talent comes to Leeds for the first bank holiday of the year – Its time to join the Carl Cox Revolution.
‘So, how do I win this awesome prize’ I hear you cry! Well for the next week we’ll be running a competition exclusively on our facebook page. Simply pick the right answer, and we’ll select two winners who will both win a pair of tickets – although you’ll have to make your own way to Leeds.
CARL COX – THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES WAREHOUSE PARTY
GOOD FRIDAY 22ND APRIL 2011
VOX WAREHOUSE, LEEDS
Room 1:
CARL COX
YOUSEF (Cocoon/Intec/Circus)
David Martin (Technique)
Room 2:
CHRIS CARRIER (The Gathering / Robsoul / Adult Only)
Ste Roberts (Hypercolour)
Horace James (Hang The DJ) FULL TICKET INFORMATION:
Limited £10 early bird tickets are available exclusively through:http://www.residentadvisor.net/
Just last week we voiced our thoughts on the latest addition to that most celebrated mix series, DJ Kicks. Now, it gives us great pleasure to offer you the opportunity to grab yourself a copy, and take a friend to the secret launch party in London, taking place this Saturday, April 9th.
Not a bad offer really. Check out our review if you don’t believe us, but the pair of pairs face off across some 27 tracks of nu disco, broken house and electro. Which is exactly the type of thing that could fittingly soundtrack a night in the capital. Sound good so far? OK then, here are the details…
To win a free copy of Wolf + Lamb vs Soul Clap- DJ Kicks, along with two tickets to see all four play the big bash honouring said release just answer the following question. If you win, we’ll even give you directions:
There are around 60 million people living in the UK. Many of them want to go out, why should we let you?
All responses to be sent to martin@plainandsimple.tv by Friday, April 8th.
DJ Kicks Launch Party, Saturday April 9th, Secret Location, London
Fancy catching Cadenza’s Reboot and Efdemin from Dial? What about if Innervisions’ Dixon is in the second room, alongside labelmates Ame who’ll be DJing and performing live? Oh yeah, and Leeds’ finest Back to Basics will be hosting the third soundsystem.
A mighty lineup to say the least, and we didn’t even have time to mention that the Yorkshire contingency consists of Buckley, Adam Shelton (a Birmingham lad though he is), Tristan da Cunha and James Holroyd. What’s more, we’ve got the perfect opportunity for you to avoid those £20 tickets.
So, two people can get free entry to Mulletover‘s almighty Birthday Bash, and help the crew celebrate seven years of warehouse parties on April 2nd. That’s not too far away, meaning time is of the essence, so let’s cut to the chase. Nothing has changed; same format, same quandary. Blaggers, tongues at the ready here’s the question:
Why should you and an accomplice get to party until 6am, rather than us or anyone else?
All responses to martin@plainandsimple.tv by April 1st (no, seriously)
We’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway for Carl Craig and Co’s rather massive 20 Birthday event in the capital. You may remember us telling you about this one some time ago, and thinking “oh, I’d probably quite enjoy that”. Well this is your chance.
The evening- Saturday March 5th. The venue- Ewer Street Car Park, London SE1. If getting there is no problem, and checking out the man himself, alongside Francois K, Radioslave, Paul Woolford and Psycatron sounds good, then there’s a pretty simple process that can get you and an appreciative friend in for free.
All we require is the answer to this easy question: “Why should you go, rather than us, or any other hardworking souls?” Blaggers of the world unite, this is your time to shine.
Full event details below. Competition closes March 3rd, and all responses should be sent to martin@plainandsimple.tv
20 Years of Planet-E
Saturday 5th March 2011
10pm-6am
Ewer Street Warehouse
London SE1 0NR
Arch 1
Carl Craig
Francois K
Radio Slave
With support from Chris Stanford & Rufus
Arch 2
Paul Woolford
Psycatron – LIVE
With support from Finale and Soundas / DEPORTO / Nathan Rivers & Matt Tanner, Josh Chancer, Lancealot & Tristan Gleed
One of Gatecrasher’s most loved sons returns to head up a huge line-up of talent to kick off 2011 in style… namely Eddie Halliwell.
Originally picked out as a superstar DJ by Mixmag back in 2003, he is never out of the top 20 spaces in the DJ Mag annual DJ poll. He has had his own show on Radio 1 as well as Goodgreef and Gatecrasher and has carried the trance baton with pride to clubs all over the world. He also has his own syndicated radio show and is as technically gifted on the decks as anyone in his genre.
He is joined by The Top 100’s only female DJ, Claudia Cazacu, as well as Galaxy’s Riley & Durrant, Will Holland and a load more energetic spinners across room two into the bargain.
Plain and Simple have a pair of tickets to give away for next Saturdays (29th) party!
To enter drop us an email – jo@plainandsimple.tv – and answer this question:
Which Ibiza superbrand did Eddie do a mix CD for this summer?
Don’t forget to include your contact details – Closing date is Thursday 27th
Last week we bought you the line-up for trance favourite Passion’s NYE party with Sander Van Doorn, and now we’re giving you the chance to have your new years party on us! You can see the full feature here
We’re giving away 2 Pairs of VIP tickets plus 5 free drinks on the Night and a bottle of champagne to bring in the NYE, meaning all you need to do is find your way to Coalville (and home again, which may be the more difficult part)!
The line up includes:
Blue Room PASSION
SANDER VAN DOORN (UK Exclusive)
Claudia Cazacu
Jon O Bir
Mark Sherry
Genix
Jordan Suckley
Gio
JMF
Tom Green
LIVE STAGE – SET UP – PYROTECHNIC SHOW – VISUALS BY VJ STEVE G
Red Room STORM
Andy Whitby
Mark EG
Andy Farley
Karim
Paul Glazby (Last Ever Storm Midnight set)
JP & Jukesy
Cally Gage b2b Lucy Fur (New residents of 2011)
Chaos Theory LIVE (Ben Stevens & Rodi Styles)
Jimmy Dean
Daley
White Room – Nu passion vs Storm next gen
Davey Asprey
Danny Bass
Pete Bromage
Liebo
Ash Preston
Kirsty Lee James
Rich Halpin
Soni
Kaned & Able
Rick Turner
Darren Pearshouse
Green Room – NEET House & Techno
Sam Mitcham
Jamie Harrison
Jakkers
Stuart Ferguson
D*A*R*E (Dawson & Rusty)
Lee Barthorpe
S.W.A.P
ABE
To enter, simply tell us: What number is Sander Van Doorn rate in this years DJ Mag top 100?
Send us an email over to jo@plainandsimple.tv and don’t forget to include all your contact details so we can let you know if you win!
Northampton Clubbing institution Clubsessions has teamed up with Subrockers to bring you an awesome line up on Friday 26th November 2010 at Roadmender Northampton.
Gracing the stage will be a Pendulum (DJ Set) with MC Verse. Needing no introduction Pendulum have been dominating dance floors worldwide for eight years now. From their drum & bass roots they have exploded into almost every arena; rock clubs, students unions, town centre nightclubs, anywhere in any town, their distinctive singles will bring even the most tepid dance floor to the boil the instant the beat kicks in. Joining them on the night will be Bailey (BBC 1 Xtra) and MC Ruthless (Hospital Records).
Alongside them will be old faithful Sessions residents, Suspect, Little Jo, Mish and D’Arcy. For dubstep action, Audio Addicts, Dub Kid, Dubweiser and Hybrid will be on hand to get your head nodding.
Plain and Simple are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets!
Simply answer the following question:
Which 1xtra DJ will be joining Pendulum on the line up?
Drop us an email over at jo@plainandsimple.tv . Don’t forget to include your contact details so we can inform you if you win. Closing date for entries is 20th November.
Clubsessions and Subrockers Present: Pendulum.
The Roadmender, Lady’s Lane, Northampton Friday 26th November 2010.
We’ve got a few copies to give away of the latest compilation from our friends over at fabric. We’ve had this playing a lot over the last few weeks and can tell you – it’s a good one!
We like to keep our competitions plain & simple here so all you’ve got to do is answer this simple question:
Few clothing brands rocket to fame and acclaim like the clubbing brand Dirty Smart has in the past two and a half years but with bags of stylish designs and a handful of superstar DJ talent spotted wearing the eye-catching tees and hoodies it’s not hard to see why.
Limited print numbers of each design mean you won’t see many others wearing what you’ve got unless it’s the likes of Deadmau5 or Judge Jules.
You may remember Plain & Simple’s Dirty Smart feature a month or so ago http://tiny.cc/003ha and thinking to yourself ‘I’d love a bit of free clobber’ – Well, now’s your chance!
Plain & Simple is pleased to be able to offer an exclusive Dirty Smart competition where you could be in with a chance of winning a tee, a hoodie and a bag all for answering the question below:
>>> Where did Dirty Smart hold its event in Ibiza this year? <<<
Last week we featured the forthcoming Bedrock 12 Birthday Party, and now we are offering 1 lucky person a pair of tickets courtesy of Plain & Simple!
The immense party will be held at the O2 Academy Brixton, featuring John Digweed and very special guest Carl Cox in an all-out visual and audio experience. The 2 heavyweights will be going head to head in the main arena in celebration of the best in underground house and techno, with the foyer being hosted by Intec digital.
To win simply tell us:
What is the name of John Digweeds recent mix album that was released in July this year on Bedrock Records?
We have a pair of tickets to see The Freemasons at The Clapham Grand – one of the best un-official SW4 after-parties just down the road from the Festival.
We are offering one of our lucky readers a free ticket to SW4 This Sunday and free entry to Kinky Malinki at The White House for the closest after-party to the festival.
To enter the competition, all you have to do is follow these three steps:
2. Become a fan of the Plain & Simple Fan Page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/plainandsimple.tv and then suggest the ‘Fan’ Page to at least 20 of your friends.
3. Take a screenshot of the suggestions and send your entries to info@plainandsimple.tv with SW4 Sunday Competition in the Subject.
Don’t forget to include your full contact details and an attachment of the screen shot of your Facebook page showing the ‘Suggest to friends’ box with at least 20 friends selected.
All Star Lanes launches the first of its new music night ‘All Star Presents’ at the flagship Brick Lane venue. Mercury & NME award winner LA ROUX will headline the launch night (on the 3rd September), guests will have the chance to bowl and boogie the night away to the star’s unrivalled DJ set – jam packed with her favourite tunes.
Entry is £8 or £6 on the concessionary guest list (to put your name on the guest list please email matt@allstarlanes.co.uk). There will also be support sets from Christian Laing (Buttoned Down Disco) and DJ King Pin (All Star Lanes)! Go on in for the kill and get yourself down to ‘All Star Presents’! Details below:
To be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets, e-mail your name and a contact number to matt@allstarlanes.co.uk and he’ll pick a winner the week before.
All Star Lanes Presents: La Roux DJ set
All Star Lanes, 95 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL
0207 426 9200 www.allstarlanes.co.uk
Nearest tube: Liverpool Street//Old Street
3rd September 2010
10pm-3am
£8 or £6 with concessionary guest list (email: matt@allstarlanes.co.uk for guest list)
All Star Lanes launches new music night ‘All Star Lanes Presents’ at its flagship Brick Lane venue with La Roux (DJ set). Bowling, karaoke booths, pool tables, award winning cocktails and a great party atmosphere!
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The Shapeshifters are launching a very special competition via their Facebook ‘Fan’ Page.
As a big thank you to all their existing fans and a big welcome to all new ones; the prize for one lucky winner and a friend will be a 2 night trip to the greatest party island on the planet – Ibiza!! The prize will include 2 x economy flights, 4*hotel (Deluxe Twin Room), dinner with The Shapeshifters at Cafe Mambo and VIP entrance to The Shapeshifters DJ show at Pacha on Saturday 14th August for Defected In The House. Further details of this prize and how to enter are below.
In order to be in the running for this fantastic prize all you have to do is to become a fan of The Shapeshifters on Facebook at www.facebook.com/theshapeshiftersand then suggest the ‘Fan’ Page to at least 20 of your friends.
To enter the competition please send an email to info@nocturnalgroove.co.uk with the ‘The Shapeshifters – Pacha Competition’ in the subject header. The email should include your full contact details and an attachment of a screen shot of your Facebook page showing the ‘Suggest The Shapeshifters to friends’ box with at least 20 friends selected. A link to an example of what you need to send is below. The friends you invite will also be eligible for the completion if they become fans and then suggest the page to their friends and enter via email to info@nocturnalgroove.co.uk.
The competition is open now and all entries must be submitted via email by 12.00pm on Monday 19th July. Winners will be selected out of a hat from all the entries. If you have any further queries please leave a message at www.facebook.com/theshapeshifters and The Shapeshifters will answer as quickly as possible.
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Full Prize Details
The prize will include 2 x economy flights to Ibiza and 2 nights in 4* (Deluxe Twin Room), dinner with The Shapeshifters at Cafe Mambo and VIP entrance to Defected In House @ Pacha on Saturday 14th August. You will arrive on Saturday afternoon and be collected at the airport and all your transfers between the airport, hotel, Cafe Mambo and Pacha shall be arranged.Your return flight shall depart on Monday 16th August.
PEOPLE WITH PERSONALITY, joint venture of Salvatore Rullo and the talented Mr Clive Henry (DJ/Producer and Circo Loco resident) are bringing the PWP party and a gritty new concept to Pacha London. Armed with a fleet of talent, all hailing from cutting edge labels; this will be the first of a series of events in the venture to send Pacha to the underground.
Having previously taken over some of London’s coolest hotspots with DJ’s who usually frequent more warehouse type venues, this will be yet another in a string of epic events for PWP. May 18th will be a perfect teaser of what’s to come later on in September, INTRIGUING!
We are clearly not alone in our thinking as they quickly sold out their original venue and have moved the event over to the larger and most excellent Coronet Theatre.
Those of you that attended our Summer 2010 London Show will know that the venue is as awesome in the day as it is night. Village Underground is an expansive, raw space with skylight studded ceiling in a restored Victorian warehouse, set in the heart of East London’s Shoreditch. Making the most of the early summer sun, this party kicks off nice and early giving the label the chance to showcase the full spectrum of its unique sound, in both a live and dj format. It’s a rare chance to see some of the cream of the label’s globe trotting DJ and producer talent representing the label in one of London’s most breathtaking live music venues.
