IN THE BLOG THIS WEEK:
NEWS:
- Ken & Davy are back “Down_Under” in London w/ Valentino Kanzyani & Praslea this Fri
- Cadenza Showcase Boxing Day SpecialNew Talent: Owen Howells.
- Mouth Taped Shut announce Free secret show tonight with Groove Armada, Zane Lowe and more!!
- The Whip, Delphic, Evil Nine and Attaque set for Manchester Party
- Audio Farm and Lowdown and Dirty team up for a NYE spectacular.
- Manchester mid-weights team up for Christmas ho-down
- ARKITEKT NYD – Derrick Carter, Jesse Rose, Yousef & Matt Tolfery
- New Year’s Eve 2011 Event Roundup
- Glade Festival release Early Bird Tickets for 2012
- Another Late Night and Late Night Tales reveal ten best tracks of the series
- Keep an eye out for… Two Inch Punch
- He’s just done a mix for Sonic Router
- Huge iRobots Opilec compilation approaches (and we can’t wait)
- Julio Bashmore and Move D will be in No Fit State for New Year
COMPETITIONS:
- Win a pair of tickets to this is Nightowl
- Win a pair of tickets to Spectrum NYE
- Win Guestlists and Bubbly for Slide & Get Diverted New Years’ Eve.
PODCASTS/MIXES/TRACKS:
- Grab your free Virginia Ostgut-Ton Fabric mixtape here
- Guest chart – BoskaFree Anomie Belle track with Sneaker Pimps’ Ian Pickering
- Grab your free track from Ghostly International’s Mux Mool here
INTERVIEWS:
- We speak to Valentino Kanzyani… DJ, Producer, head honcho of ‘Jesus Loved You’ and “founding father of Slovenian techno”…
- Around the world in 80 labels: Hypercolour / Glass Table – Alex Jones and Jamie Russell
- Northern stars rising: On the phone to Moodymanc
JAMMY’S JAMS:
Techno & clubbing addict Jammy brings you his weekly top 10 tracks, PLUS his mix of the week!
REVIEWS:
- CHOICE CUT- Anomie Belle ‘The Crush’
- Pedramovich ‘Deal With It EP’Umek & Beltek – ‘Out Of Play’ -Toolroom Records
- Maya Jane Coles ‘Don’t Put Me In Your Box’
- The Analogue Cops ‘The Purple EP’
- Detroit Grand Pubahs ‘Sandwiches’ (Ben Sims, Killa Productions Remixes)
- Melohman & Javi Bora ’Calle Cala’
ALL THIS + TOP PICKS OF LONDON & **NOW** MANCHESTER’S NIGHTS OUT THIS WEEKEND
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Catch up with this weeks music based news… We bring you the most up to date news from labels, venues, promoters to DJs and lots more!
Fresh from their night w/ Ostgut at the famous Fuse club in Brussels.. Ken & Davy are back “Down_Under” in London w/ Valentino Kanzyani & Praslea this Fri
If you haven’t heard of London living Belgian twins, Ken and Davy Vandegaer – we don’t know where More >>>
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Cadenza Showcase Boxing Day Special
This Boxing Day Arkitekt & LWE join forces with Cadenza Records for a showcase More >>>
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New Talent: Owen Howells.
London’s Owen Howells, described as ‘genre agnostic and forward thinking’ by IDJ mag, More >>>
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Mouth Taped Shut announce Free secret show tonight with Groove Armada, Zane Lowe and more!!
We’ve just had this newsflash drop in our inbox, Tonight LWE x HARD are celebrating the … More >>>
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The Whip, Delphic, Evil Nine and Attaque set for Manchester Party
This weekend sees the start of a new northern night, Free Range, served from the hands behind London … More >>>
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Audio Farm and Lowdown and Dirty team up for a NYE spectacular.
Two giants in club world, Audio Farm and Lowdown and Dirty are joining forces this New Years Eve for … More >>>
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Manchester mid-weights team up for Christmas ho-down
It’s the season of giving, goodwill, and friendship- an idea heads from the likes of Micron, More >>>
ARKITEKT NYD – Derrick Carter, Jesse Rose, Yousef & Matt Tolfery
Arkitekt welcomes 2012 in stunning style with a panoramic blast of house and techno in Leeds’ Vox More >>>
New Year’s Eve 2011 Event Roundup
Troxy, London E1 0HX SecretSundaze NYE 2011 Spending … More >>> —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Glade Festival release Early Bird Tickets for 2012
After a successful comeback last year, Glade Festival is already gearing up for 2012, and will be … More >>> —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Another Late Night and Late Night Tales reveal ten best tracks of the series
It’s not our game plan to recommend overpriced, over-elaborate compilation releases. Which is why … More >>> —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Keep an eye out for… Two Inch Punch
He’s just done a mix for Sonic Router, and before that melded a diverse selection of beats and songs … More >>> —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Huge iRobots Opilec compilation approaches (and we can’t wait)
No, seriously, we’re very excited about this one. After all, … More >>> —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Julio Bashmore and Move D will be in No Fit State for New Year
He’s just done a mix for Sonic Router, and before that melded a diverse selection of beats and songs … More >>
Win a pair of tickets to this is Nightowl.
Win a pair of tickets to Spectrum NYE
Earlier this week we bought you the line up for the bass heavy Spectrum at Electric Brixton, … [Read More…]—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Win Guestlists and Bubbly for Slide & Get Diverted New Years’ Eve.
Hosting the likes of Dimitri From Paris, Anja Schneider, Radio Slave, Felix and Al Hot Chip, Aeroplane and Ralph Lawson,… [Read More…]
We speak to Valentino Kanzyani… DJ, Producer, head honcho of ‘Jesus Loved You’ and “founding father of Slovenian techno”…
Valentino Kanzyani has been on the scene for over 20 years… DJ, owner of label ‘Jesus Loved You’ … More >>>
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Around the world in 80 labels: Hypercolour / Glass Table – Alex Jones and Jamie Russell
After getting lost for a week in the wilderness, with no map and only basic bushman survival skills … More >>>
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Northern stars rising: On the phone to Moodymanc
Looking at Manchester’s beat-based industries in December 2011 reveals some promising signs of life More >>>
This Saturday Fabric’s Room Three succumbs to an Ostgut-Ton takeover, with Steffi, Tama Sumo, [Read More…]
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Free Anomie Belle track with Sneaker Pimps’ Ian Pickering
Seattle’s Anomie Belle follows her LP, The Crush, with more modern trip hop, … [Read More…]
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Grab your free track from Ghostly International’s Mux Mool here
There is little quite like getting something for nothing. And, with that in mind, we try to allocate … More >>>
Self confessed follower of all things electronic, and nightlife addict Jammy brings you his Top 10 tunes that are rocking his world this week…
Latest reviews of releases coming your way!
CHOICE CUT- Anomie Belle ‘The Crush’
CHOICE CUT Anomie Belle / The Crush CD Anomie Belle / Released December 2011 OK, … More >>>
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Umek & Beltek – ‘Out Of Play’ -Toolroom Records–
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Maya Jane Coles ‘Don’t Put Me In Your Box’
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The Analogue Cops ‘The Purple EP’
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Detroit Grand Pubahs ‘Sandwiches’ (Ben Sims, Killa Productions Remixes)
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Melohman & Javi Bora ’Calle Cala’
We hand pick your Top 3 Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights out in London and now Manchester… We also give you the very best of the rest! Please note: We always try to mix things up to make sure you get the best night out possible, this means our picks take events from small venues, big venues, daytime events, evening events and every genre of music within the electronic world. If you have an event to submit please mail me at: melissa@plainandsimple.tv Likewise if you have a night which you would like listed on the plain and simple site – please send them to our listings editor at: listings@plainandsimple.tv
Other nights to watch out for on Friday (in alphabetical order):
Basslaced X-Mas Party at Cable London // Cooly G at Plastic People // Deep Medi Xmas Skank at Corsica Studios // Dirty Byrds at The Horse & Groom // Eartoground presents Xmas Techno with Truss at East Village //Found: Trix with Boddika, Dark Sky & Ten Thousand Yen at Hidden //Gilles Peterson All Night Long X’Mas Party at New Empowering Church // Gouranga 5th Birthday Party Ft Miguel Campbell at Lightbox // Hourglass Rec Label Showcase at Tba – Secret Venue // Intercity Christmas Special with Jon Marsh at Fluid // Kat ‘N Maus with Jordan Peak and More at ? //Loose Synths Christmas Party at The CAMP (City Arts & Music Project) //Magna Carta London @ TBA London // Mouth Taped Shut at Coronet //Playmoon with Vera, Marcman, Jordan & Melli at 7-9 Crucifix Lane // Ram at fabric // Ray Keith presents Babylon Dread, Christmas Special at Bussey Warehouse //Return To The Future at Secret Warehouse Location //Reviveher Xmas Party with eddie C, Kathy Diamond Live Pa, Matty J & Ben Terry, Bi-Bop and Namedrop at Dalston Superstore // Scand at The Horse & Groom //Secret Warehouse Party at Regents Canal’S Best Kept Secret //Silence presents Margaret Dygas at TBA – East London // Socialeyes with Dj Yoda at Jamm] // The Z-Shed vs Dungeon Bounce at The Rhythm Factory
Other nights to watch out for on Saturday (In Alphabetical order):
Afterhour Playmoon Special Xmas at The Loft //All About ……Geddes at Buddha Lounge // Bad Life First Birthday Warehouse Party at Secret Shoreditch Warehouse Location //Bounce Back with Jambo – 5 Hour Set at 64th & Social // Dj W!ld, Tato & Sossa – Private, Invite Only, 14 Hour Party at TBA – London // Feast with Waifs & Strays (Hot Creations) Free Party at 93 Feet East // Future Disco Christmas Party at The Shacklewell Arms // Greg Wilson – Extended Set at East Village //Huntleys & Palmers Warehouse: Planningtorock, Mmm, Ivan Smagghe, Actress, Patten, Sophie & More at Netil House //Lemonade Christmas Party at The Nest // Logan presents 3rd Anniversary Supermartxe at Proud2 // Miscellaneous presents 003 – Unai Trotti & Alex Cliche at Blueberry // Platinum presents: Second Anniversary Celebration with Saytek Guests at Bar Mango // Renegade Hardware Xmas Special at Area // Skew – Wif Chistmas Knees Up @ Raving Buddah // Supernova, Relations, Woo! Xmas Special: Mihai Popoviciu, Yousef, Neverdogs, Louis Guilhem, Subterrain at Egg //This Is Not Happening & Friends at London Fields // We Fear Silence present A Bunch Of Cuts at Cable London
Other nights to watch out for on Sunday (In Alphabetical order):
Inner Rhythm & Need2soul Xmas Party at East Village // Jaded Christmas Party with Will Saul at Cable London // Kubicle 6th Birthday and Khristmas Party at Secret Location // Movimento Afterhours The Very Last Party 2011 and X-Mas Party Together at Club Aquarium // Pop Up After Party featuring 3 Dc10 Residents at TBA – London //Resonance Christmas at The Horatia // Sunday Social with Chris Wood at Wyld // The Horse & Groom Free Xmas Party with Pete Herbert & Ray Mang at The Horse & Groom