The Subliminal head honcho has had a hiatus from the UK club scene, but broke this in stunning fashion at the tail end of last year. Hitting the likes of Church in Leeds and Egg London, the house music master reminded everyone why he remains one of the most prized global talents with a slew of sets which confirmed his rare ability to match crowd pleasing charisma with underground appeal and technical ability.
The Selecter and The Beat have announced a co-headline London concert on Saturday 29th April …
Where to start... Mayrhofen, Austria, that’s where! Up a massive mountain 8,497 FT above ordinary. The finest ski resort in Europe, sprinkled with world class acts, insane venues (think Igloo rave, enchanted forest party, tennis club turned super club). Blue runs, black runs, beer runs. The original. Unparalleled. Plain daft.
Underground has been bringing the hype to Liverpool since it opened in a flurry of …
Liverpool’s freshest club Underground has had an inspiring start, adding a fresh musical assault on the city’s clubbing terrain. Ben Klock got the momentum going, with further underground techno turns from Ame, Magda, Paws and SEFF, but as December swings by it’s the time for a new musical shift with the return of two favourites of the city’s scene. That pairing is party starters du jour Freeze and one of Merseyside’s strongest musical voices, Greg Wilson.
House music giants Defected Records return to SWG3 this December. If last years event was anything to go by, we're in for a treat.
When you think of house music, the name Derrick Carter springs to mind, and with good reason; he along with Frankie Knuckles was right at the beginning of the genre’s inception in Chicago. House music legends don’t come more certified than this. Carter’s sets often take a journey through house, soul, jazz and disco, we can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve this time.
We’ve had some of the greatest artists in electronica play for us over the last few years, with the likes of Trentemoller, Apparat and Kiasmos gracing the stage at Avant Garde events. However, in November we bring you an act who helped introduce a generation to melodic electronic music and who have produced some of the seminal tracks of our time...
Nouvelle Vague är precis allt som ett vanligt coverband inte är. Istället för att bara tolka sitt material gör man det till sitt eget genom att förvandla det till färgsprakande bossa nova. Repertoaren består av postpunk och new wave från 80-talet, men det är egentligen oväsentligt: Nouvelle Vague gör varje ton och anslag till sitt eget.
On the 11th day, of the 11th month, two of Acid’s finest came to town. …
