Jammy’s Jaunts: 11.01 – 12.01 – RBMA Presents LFO at XOYO and Mooch at Basing House.

Jaunt (jônt, jänt) n. A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing Plain and Simple’s roving reporter/man about town and clubbing addict Jammy brings you his eye view of the event he was partying at in the last week… This time he spent his jaunt at XOYO for LFO and Mooch at Basing House. Happy New Year! […]

Bloc Weekender Mixes now online.

If you’re a regular reader of Plain and Simple, you’ll know that we’re pretty big fans of Bloc Weekender. The Weekender, which takes place at Butlins in Minehead, enjoyed its 5th year this year, and the sell out event presented one of the finest line-ups of techno and electronica that you could lay your mits […]

Laurent Garnier to close Bloc 2011 with full live show!

Yet another massive addition to the lineup for what is already set to be one of the key music events of 2011, Laurent Garnier will be joining the Bloc line up to present: LBS – live, featuring Laurent Garnier, Scan X and Benjamin Rippert, and they have the honour of seeing out Bloc. 2011 on […]

More names annouced for Bloc 2011…

Bloc. is offering up an early Christmas present, with the announcement of techno aristocracy and a fresh wave of collaborators stepping up to curate their own stages. A Guy Called Gerald reminds us where it all began with a strictly pre-’88 set on the I Love Acid stage. Bloc. hosts a rare UK appearance from […]

Bestival reveal first wave of headliners.

Bestival announce headliners. After cleaning up at this year’s UK festival awards, as featured here, Bestival have now announced the first wave of acts for 2011. It looks set to be another good stellar year for what is now one of the leading festivals in the UK, and its heavyweight status is confirmed with the […]

Bloc Festival release first glimpse of 2011 line up.

Covering the entire spectrum of electronic music culture, Bloc Festival will return to Butlins resort in Minehead for its fifth birthday following four sold-out events to date. Forward-thinking, informed, innovative and brain-shatteringly diverse, Bloc’s hallowed stages have so far been graced by everyone from electronica icon Aphex Twin to hiphop royalty Salt N Pepa via […]

Fabio & Grooverider’s Masterpiece

UK drum n bass dons Fabio & Grooverider released their epic, triple-disc addition to Ministry of Sound’s acclaimed Masterpiece series today. And by the looks of things it’s quite a well crafted piece of work. MoS began the releases back in 2008 with Francoise K’s impressive effort, and followed with Jazzie B. All the albums […]