Farr Festival & Synamatix Farr Mix

Big love to all those who came and checked out either of our sets at Secret Garden Party at the weekend. It was serious amounts of fun and the return of the sunshine on Saturday made for a very special day.

Shouts to Firas and the Drop crew and to Dan and the Time Machine crew who had us along to make some noise at their superb stages.

Farr Festival - Synamatix Mix

Another very special party in the woods this weekend as i'll be making my return to Farr Festival in Newham Hertfordshire (no Robin this time round due to his selfish honeymoon break).

Last year's event was one hell of a session and for a newish and smaller sized shindig they really know how to put on a party.

Catch myself going back to back with Mr Solid Gold on the Farr live stage from midnight after fellow Trouble Vision Resident Park Ranger begins the onslaught in a B2B with the man like Pelski.

Also on the line up for the weekends woodland shindig - Eats Everything, Craig Richards, Bicep, Hannah Holland plus many many more. Get on over to the Farr web site here for full details and tickets.

And to get you in the mood here's a little mix put together by Daily Street blogger and Deadplate label boss Alex Synamatix who will also be gracing the Farr wheels of steel on the Friday evening. A very tight mix of some heavy choice cuts demonstrating a serious knowledge in mix tape creation.

Check out the mix on the souncloud below and read an interview Synamatix has laid down for the Farr Festival team over on the Farr blog site here. Also worth checking out, The Daily Street for whom Synamatix is chief writer in residence. One of my favourite daily reads this one packed with musical mutterings, fresh garms and crepe love.

Raf Daddy - Fabric Live mix

Ok. This is our 3rd and final post of the day but that's what Friday mixtuals is about. Turns out Raff Daddy, one half of everybody's favourite bear duo the 2 Bears will be gracing the ones and twos at Fabric this evening and to celebrate he's knocked up an exceptional mix. Litterally just seen this one posted so cracked it on and i'm glad to say you will be happy little bears after listening to it.

Raf will be joining Roska's take over of room two later this evening alongside Seiji, Foamo, Brackles and more with Moda holding down room 1 and Hoya Hoya taking the controls in room 3. 

He's also said a few words about it over on the Fabric site here where you can get more details on full line up as well as tickets.

DO IT. Mix on the player below.

O

                  

Bubba Interview for Oonst

A little Friday bonus for you now. To add to the Oonst - Studio Gangster mix put together by Bubba for his upcoming appearance at Oonst next week (check it in the previous post) our fellow Oonst resident A.T.T.S. put a few questions to the the man himself to find out what's really floating Belfast's Jonny Bubba's boat.

A.T.T.S -  Hey Jonny.  When did it all kick off for you musically

Bubba- 

Hello!! We had a great electronic music education in Belfast David Holmes (Now soundtrack maestro for Steven Soderbergh) was running the first underground club back in the 90's bringing in top guest like Andy Weatherall, Richie Hawtin, Slam and more... we got our GSCE's in Chicago House and A Level's in  Detroit Techno and Acid House!! I wanted to make this music and started buying equipment.

A.T.T.S - Whats the scene like in Belfast at the moment 

Bubba -   

Really healthy we have a big crew of producers/DJ's pushing into the international scene...Jet Project, Space Dimension Controller,Phil Kieran, Japanese Popstars, JMX, T-Bone running labels hosting nights releasing all over the place.. and the new crews coming through Cromby, Swoose, JC Williams, Ejeca...promoters like Twitch bringing in quality guests like Gerd, Kenny Larkin, Joy O...clubs like Yello,Stiff Kitten,Thompsons putting on big parties..we have been Djing at Boat Parties and even Kebab Shops (don't ask!!)..there is definitely something in the water!

A.T.T.S - Top 3 current  dj/ producers  do you currently you admire ?

Bubba - 

Jamie Jones- - he brought sexy back and inspired a generation of Dj's and producers!

Gerd - the man with a 100 alias and the killer tunes to boot!

Andy Weatherall/DJ Harvey - tough to choose between either but..they have both been blowing me away for years!

A.T.T.S -  Which current imprints are rocking the best output at the moment

Bubba - 

Jeez...so much serious music about....loving the RushHour Clone labels always excited by there releases. Hot Creations are pulling smashers out of the bag..Crosstown still pushing it..Noir , Diynamic,Hypercolor, One Records, Real Tone...I could go on I'm selfish I love them all!!! lol smaller labels coming through Extended Play, Electronique, Tropical Beats, NastyFunk slipping out some tasty tracks!
 

A.T.T.S -  Hows Runnin' Wild going ?  What should  we be looking out for ?

Bubba -

Its has been crazy..just thought myself and Chris James (Coat Of Arms) would collab on a label putting out some of the cool unreleased music we were getting sent....we did our launch party at Sankeys with Me Amine Edge and Chris for a packed 500 people which was a crazy party for a Sunday night in Manchester! 

Release wise we have tracks and remixes from Lee Webster, HimselfHer, Sean Roman/Dick Diamond, Tapesh and a VA compilation with killer cuts from Death on the Balcony, Denney, Adam Curtain and Flow and Zeo. Its definitely off to a good start, requests for the T-shirts are in already!! lol

A.T.T.S -   Whats next up for Bubba release / production wise ?

Bubba -

I am hitting the studio hard after being away in Russia, Brazil and Canada..which was all very inspiring...Remixes coming for Extended Play, Lucid Dreaming, Neim, Elite and a new ep on Hourglass with killer Adam Shelton and Jordan Peak remixes...also remixed a cool project from my friend Jon DaSilva his band TVMR on Hacienda records which is run by Peter Hook which was great to be involved in..and finally putting finishing touches to an Azari & III remix which i can't wait to let people hear...

A.T.T.S -   Regarding production what software/ hardware /samples could you not live without?

Bubba -

Ableton is just a natural way for me to produce you don't loose the groove...digging round records fairs was great groundwork have built up a library of samples buying dodgy looking 80's 7" for 50p!! They were worth the risk. Love my plugin synth's like Blue and Trilian..and a bit of outboard an old MC303 which was'nt the machine Roland promised but some decent drum and synth sounds..also get the lend of my mates Juno which is just bad!!

A.T.T.S -  I see your social media present is really strong - how important do you think this is for modern artists to succeed ?

  

Bubba -

For me it was the key to getting noticed to be honest being based in Belfast was a disadvantage years ago as you were not at the hubs of Manchester or London.now I can be chatting and getting sent tracks from Oz and Brazil over skype..we used send demo's on tapes!!!

Its important though not to overkill!! I don't want everyone to go god not him again on facebook!!!

A.T.T.S - Where do you find your music any particular websites or is it mostly through recommendation / promo lists etc?

Bubba - 

Soundcloud, Resident Advisor, Beatport, Whatpeople play, Facebook, Feel my Bicep Blog, Purp & Soul, Music for Lovers, Deep North and more and obviously get sent promos and loads of demos which I do listen to!! And friends recommendations!! so overload but i am addicted to music they help feed it!!!! 

A.T.T.S - Thanks for your time Bubba!

Full details and ticket links for next weeks (Friday 20th July) Oonst event featuring Bubba and Alex Nagshineh can be found here

Friday Mixtuals - Bubba "Studio Gangsta Mix for Oonst" + Mr Solid Gold "iD mix for SMS"

Friiiiidaaaayyyy!

Yes it's here again. So we've got two superb mixes for you today along with their corresponding epic parties.

Bubba - Studio Gangsta Mix for Oonst

First up is this hot little number hot off the press from Bubba as promo for our upcoming Oonst event at Basing House, Shoreditch next Friday the 20th July. So a massive big ups to the man for hooking us up.

Bubba will be heading up the proceedings along side the very talented Alex Nagshineh and  residents. We've got a 6 am licence for this one so it is no doubt going to be a biggy. Check out the Facebook event here for more details as well as the RA page here for tickets.

Grab the mix on the below Soundcloud player and hopefully see you down at Basing House next Friday!

Mr Solid Gold - iD Online Mix

Second up today is another hot off the press mix from our our fellow TV brother Mr Solid Gold.  A fine selection of soulful beats and burger bun house, this one has been put together for iD online alongside a few words here in anticipation of our return to Croatia for this years Stop Making Sense festival.

After last years roaring success we can't wait to be heading back to the beautiful Croatian coast for another serious session in the sun. We'll be joining the TV boat party line up again alongside Hesseltime and Dark Sky with Mr Solid Gold and Park Ranger joining Detron to continue the session back on dry land.

We highly recommend heading out if you are in need of some sun (UK peeps you know that means you right now) so check out ticket info over here.

Mix on the Souncloud player below. 

Safe weekends ya'll!

Friday Mixtuals.... Fleur De Soul - Springtime Boogie Mix & James Priestley - Sonar 2012

Friday mixtuals time.

Fleur De Soul - " Springtime Boogie mix"

Opening up with something a little smoother. This one was brought to our attention earlier today via the medium of Facebook by the one and only Dave Blackgrove, proprietor of London's Sambalanco events and all round general boogie funk and dance floor adviser.

We know very little about Fleur De Soul other than he's from Germany and mixes a very firm selection of smooth groove funk and soul. Checkout the mix below and find more from the man himself over at his Soundcloud page here.

 

James Priestley - Secret Sundaze Live Sonar mix 2012

James Priestly is the man, DJ, promoter, label owner, venue owner, agency owner. His fingers are litterally dripping in musical pie and his party Secret Sundaze is possibly one of the classiest shin digs in town and has been for some time now. 

We were gutted that prior enravements prevented us from hitting up this years Secret Sundaze off Sonar event that took place at Barcelona's open air La Terrazza club but this recording of James' set from the day has filled a bit of the hole.

House house house in the best possible way throughout on this one. Check it on the Soundcloud player below and head over to the Secret Sundaze web site here for details of upcoming events.

Crepe City x Nike -Saturday 7th July

It's Crepe city time again!

As some of you may know i do like my kicks and i try to slip in as much sneaker related stuff on here when Robin allows it. 

Tomorrow we see the return of Crepe city. London's number one Sneaker meet. The last one back in March made for a seriously good day out and this one promises the same. Taking place this time round at Nike's own 1948 space in Shoreditch, Crepe city is a must for trainer fanatics and fair weather fanciers alike.

They'll be large amounts of kicks on sale ranging from the beautiful, rare and more pricey numbers to unmissable bargains (Last time i picked up some mint 1990 superstars for ten quid). As well as clothing brands and a very special Jordan exhibition in the mezzanine gallery to keep the real heads happy.

Aside from the shoes on sale DJs Motive, 7oel, Siobhan, CWD , Chris P Cuts (Funhouse) and others TBC will be on the decks all day. As well as food from FARM:Shop, bar, cup cakes and a trademark  Crepe City sneaker giveaway.

Check out the video of the March event below with full details of tomorrow's event above on the flyer and on the facebook event page here.

Proceedings kick off at 10:30 tomorrow morning so hopefully we'll catch you there.

O

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Crepe City 5 from Broken Antenna on Vimeo.

Thursday Mix - Greg Wilson - Live at The Queen of Hoxton

Thought I'd crack up this sparkly little selection mixed by the king of edit Greg Wilson recorded live at the Queen of Hoxton a few months back.

Peoples love of disco edits does not seem to be slowing down these days with some of the most unexpected of DJs slipping in slowed down looped up disco hooks that seem to turn the dance floor in to a love filled reenactment of studio 54 at any moment.

Greg Wilson is a man who should receive a large cut of the credit for this in my eyes. A true pioneer of the edit and a DJ that has been earning his well deserved respect for a very long time. This seamless mix sampling pretty much every loop you would want to hear over 2 hours of tasteful dance floor grooving was recorded from a set at London party Big In Japan and I'm a little sad i didn't  make it down to see him in action. This certainly makes up for it. Get it on the Soundcloud player below and head on over to your local on line beat store and try a little digital digging to discover all that this legend of a man has laid down on tape.

Mid Week Mixtuals - BICEP - MUSCLE WORX (EXCLUSIVE MIX FOR FADER MAGAZINE)

I don't really need to say anything about this one apart from download it now and play it very loud.

Bicep doing what they do best. Housing the f#ck out of the place. Get over the there superb blog space here for more details on the boys as well as plenty of downloadable material.

Catch them at Fabric this Saturday 7th July where they will be hosting a FEELMYBICEP room with very special guest Terrence Parker.

Mix below.