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Another musical melange of most excellent festivals sweeps across the country this weekend with Free Rotation (details below), Womad, and the Secret Garden Party as some of the choicer destinations. Here in the capital, there's more festival action too with the 1234 Festival taking place in Shoreditch Park (details below) and the ice cream duo taking over Clapham Common.
 
When evening falls, there are some pretty tasty discos taking place as well as a sprinkling of daytime terrace action to boot. Please click here for full details with links to the full info, tickets, and guest list options...

With his new album on Freerange Records now out, Pezzner is about to get a whole lot hotter. Prior to his gig at Muak on Saturday 10th July, we managed a quick Q & A with the man himself...

Q. Hey Dave, really glad to be having you over for 2 gigs. Excited to be heading to Europe???
A. Definitley. It's been years since I've done a longer tour like this. The last time I traveled out like this was with Jacob London, but its my first proper tour as "Pezzner" showcasing my solo material and doing live sets. I'm especially excited about making London my home base for the month of July. I've always had a great time in London.

Q. The music's obviously been well received. What more do you have lined up?
A. Thanks. I'm really happy with the support I've gotten over the last couple years, and extremely grateful that labels like Freerange, Om Records, Urbantorque, Strictly Rhythm, had given me the chance to share my music with the masses. Aside from my album, which releases this week on the 14th of June, Freerange will be following up later in the month with my first single off the album "Blacklist" featuring remixes by Stimming and Lusine. Next month Om Records is putting out a remix I did off Groove Armada's Blacklight album, the song "Paper Romance". I also did some remixes of tracks by Michelle Owen on Lost My Dog and Shiny Objects on Smoke n' Mirrors. I'm currently working on a remixfor Ian Pooley's classic hit from the late 90's "The Allnighter" and Luke Solomons forthcoming single on Leftroom. Its going to be a busy summer for sure.

Q. Some extremely revered labels have been picking up your work, any designs to begin your own imprint???
A. I'm not sure about that. Sometimes I think that perhaps that's the next step in my career - to start my own label... but I think about all the work these labels do to make it happen, all the promotion, working with distributors, stores, manufacturing. Its more than a full time job, as is being an artist, what with all the touring, managing myself, and of course, producing. I'm just not sure I'm ready to pick up another full time project.

Q. How is Seattle for house, are there any local producers that you think are making things work???
A. Absolutely. Seattle is bustling with talent, although I wish there were more artists making their careers in house music. Off the top of my head we've got Lusine, Lawnchair Generals, Chloe, Eva, Carlos Da Silva... as well as tons of local talent.  

Q. How extensive is your studio? Is hardware a mainstay???
A. Hardware used to be a mainstay back when Bob Hansen and I were starting out. We had a nice little array of rack effects, guitar pedals, a couple synths and an ASR-10. For the last 10 years however, I've been producing all in the box. I'm a pretty devoted Windows user. Now I'm on Windows 7 and I do all my music in Image Line's FL Studio DAW. Sometimes when tell people that I get some strange looks, but FL Studio, which only runs on Windows, is an extremely affordable program. $200 gets you the software and free upgrades for life. It also allows me to do some tricks and tackle some processes that I just can't do easily in any other program. I also use Native Instrument's Komplete Collection. The computer I use - thanks to the fine folks at Microsoft and Dell, they've recently given me a Dell Studio XPS1647 Core i5 with 8 gigs of ram, which is an amazing piece of machinery. 'The Tracks Are Alive' was produced on a more modest system, Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 gigs of ram, something most people have in their home. For live shows, I perform using Ableton Live 8, 2 Behringer BCF 2000 midi controllers, Focusrite Sapphire 6 audio interface, and a novation Launchpad.

Q. Away from music how is your downtime spent???
A. I spend most of my time with my wife Christina, and stepson Anthony, and we spend as much time as we can with our friends - mostly Bob Hansen (from Jacob London), his wife Betsy and their newborn girl Charlie. My wife also has a childrens clothing line called "Ricicli" www.riciclikids.com/ and on weekends we set up a booth at Seattle's Fremont Market, and various other markets selling and promoting her kids clothes. Pretty domestic stuff really

Q. Your partnership with Bob Hansen is well documented do you have any collaborations forthcoming???
A. Yeah we keep meaning to finish these projects that we've had on the table for a while, but what with new babies, and traveling and the projects that I've had, its been difficult for us to get together on a more professional level. Its like, since our time has been cut short by the hustle of regular life, we find ourselves spending our time together just hanging out and being best friends. I'm sure anyone who has kids would understand.??However we're seriously planning on some new projects as simply "Hanssen and Pezzner" and take a new approach to dance music that I think was difficult for us to take when we were the quirky Jacob London duo.

Q. What is your favourite piece of studio kit???
A. I'd say Native Instruments Battery. I use it in every song, and have used it for the past 9 or so years. Its sold as a drum sampler but I use it for everything from sampling chunks of music, to creating strange midi effects that I can only think of doing easily in Battery. I'll be doing some video tutorials later on in the summer so people can see what I'm talking about. ??Q > Do you play any instruments???Nope. I have a key controller that I use to sketch out ideas but I dont actually "play" it. Any solos that you may have heard in my music were mainly written using the pencil tool in FL Studio, or just loosley playing the notes as best I can and then manipulating them after the fact.

Q. Any good at cooking? What is you signature dish???
A. Good question and thank you for asking! I love to cook, and I can rock an omlette like no one else. Anyone who is lucky enough to eat my omlette will be floored.

Muak takes place at Egg on Saturday 10th July with Ian Pooley and DJ Deep also in the house.

After an absolutely superb Glastonbury adventure, we head back to London town for this weekends musicality's. It's a good one too with more festival action on the cards, plus several disco excursions on boats, roof tops, terraces, car parks, yurts, and even one at Trafalgar Square. Please click here for the essential selection with links to full info, tickets, and guest list options...

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Here's this weeks lowdown featuring events with Andrew Weatherall, Click, Macmillian's, Margaret Dygas & Glimpse, Shift, Faith, Stilnovo, Caligula, Tape, Blow, Becks Vier, Wiggle, M Plant, Colony, Village Disco, Doldrums, Plexi, Soundclash, The Loft, Half Baked, Modular, Diesel & Pollocks and more...

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Have fun

All at w/m

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Here's this weeks disco round up...
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Bring on the World Cup, we will be starting the evening here:

Have a great weekend,

All a w/m

Those not heading to the coast, countryside, or adventures on the White Isle and beyond this weekend, there's lots happening this Bank Holiday in the city. A stellar selection of special guests will be landing, and there are several alternate ways to spend the evenings and daytimes with friends and loved ones. Please click here for the selection and click for full info, ticket links, and guest list options...

This weekends disco radar is highly active with this lot unleashed upon London town... Derrick May, Andrew Weatherall, Ragga Twins, Skream, Chemical Brothers, Intergalactic Gary, Dopplereffekt, Simian Mobile Disco, Luke Solomon, James Preistley, Carsten Klemann, Troy Pierce, Alexi Delano, Alex Under, Vera, Faze Action, Serge Santiago, Peter Herbert, Crazy P, Geddes, Damian Lazarus, Jamie Jones, Shinedoe, DJ Three, Horse Meat Disco, Tom Trago, Billy Nasty, Toni D, Mr Scruff, Gavin Herlihy, Neverdogs and oodles more.
 
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We Fear Silence take over London Bridge club and announce diverse program…
 
Never really recovering from the closure of venues such as The End, The Cross, Turnmills and Canvas and with clubs such as Plastic People under threat the London clubbing scene is crying out for something fresh. London promoters, We Fear Silence have taken over the Saturday night program at Bermondsey based venue Cable and announced  a new start with a double header on the weekend of the 4th / 5th June, one year after it originally opened.
 
Mixing a forward thinking music policy with an intimate vibe, reworked lighting and a bespoke Nova sound system from Germany, the new format will answer the prayers of clubbers across the city.
 
The opening weekend looks like back2back madness with FACT Magazine hosting Friday 4th, pulling in talent from across the Techno / Dubstep / Bass-led divide they champion. The fun doesn’t stop there; Modular will be looking after Saturday 5th with a DJ set from Annie and live performances from Tensnake and The Swiss.
 
The line up for the following seven weeks of Saturdays reveals names such as Goldie, Toddla T, Ben Watt, Boy 8 Bit, and Emalkay will be making an appearance. Cable is destined to become notorious for its potent and eclectic programming.
 
Said We Fear Silence founder Ryan Ashmore ‘We've worked all hours since moving operations to Cable to ensure we deliver on absolutely every level. New lighting rigs have been installed, the already excellent sound system has been reconfigured and now sounds even more insane – we’re competing with the bigger, more established clubs.
 
‘Cable fills a middle ground, that intimate vibe people are crying out for - not just punters but promoters. Cable holds 800 people. Most large London venues are much bigger than this - since The End closed there aren't any mid sized venues’
 
Co-founder Ajay Jayaram commented “It’s rare to find promoters presenting a diverse a spectrum of music with forward thinking, cutting edge acts, artists, labels and collectives all under one banner - the ethos being about good music above all else…Hopefully exciting times ahead for Cable, We Fear Silence and most significantly London.”

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Please find this weeks collection of dancefloor activity that will be taking place on terraces, lofts, basements, and a turbine hall, as well as at several undisclosed establishments. Special guests include... Booka Shade, Killer Whale - Live, Yam Who?, Prins Thomas, Chateau Flight, Prosumer, Mr C, Rocky, Diesel, Terry Farley, Skull Juice, Kyle Hall, Floating Points, Losoul, The Horrors, The Mad Professor - Live, John Tejada - LIve, Andre Lodemann, Tony Lionni, Commix, Tobias - Live, James Priestley, Stuart Patterson, Thurston Moore, Eva Prinz, DJ Spooky, Shaun Reeves, AlexKid, Will Saul, Mark Asken, La Roux, and more... Click here

After the hugeness of the Bank Holiday weekend, things are much much quieter over the next 4 days. Today is of course the General Election and when the votes have been cast and the ballot boxes have closed, there are several musical options and alternative ways to keep updated with the results. There's little to excite on Friday night, although we have uncovered a few tasty options where you can laugh or cry. It's back to business on Saturday evening though with several high quality parties setting sail, and Sunday unfolds with a sprinkling of daytime dancing one-offs, as well as the usual options to see out the weekend...

Here's who's in town: Carsten Klemann, James T Cotton, Satoshi Fumi, Hideo Kobayashi, Wolf+Lamb, Guti, Linkwood, Ray Mang, Eddie Richards, Dave Mothersole, Mark Broom, Hugo, Jamie Jones, Richard Zen, James Zabiela, Geddes, Walls, Bearweasel, Mat Playford, Craig Torrance, Terry Francis, DJ T, dOP, Seuil, Craig Richards, Optimo, Elektro Guzzi, Motor, Mike Huckaby, Rick Wade, Norm Talley, Actress and more. Please click here for the full details...
 
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Hooray!, the first May Bank Holiday is upon us. Those of you not heading for the hills or venturing out of town, the Wild disco radar has detected a multitude of covert happenings and huge gatherings on land, water, and high up in the skyline. Boats, car parks, warehouses, gardens, roofs, and courtyards are transformed into dancefloor spaces, broadcasting a kaleidoscope of sound and colour around the Capital. There are events to take you back in time, make you change colour, plenty of dressing up options, some to keep you dancing for over 24 hours, and several discos where bands leave instruments behind and take to the dj booth.
 
Here's who's in town... Charles Webster, DJ Krush, Danton Eeprom, Gorillaz, Basement Jaxx, Konrad Black, Dinky, Matt Tolfrey, Mike Shannon, Roman Lindau, Friendly Fires, Razorlight, Ashley Beedle, Reboot, Richie Hawtin, Magda, Jon Carter, Mattias Mayer, Eurokai, Lee Jones, Sasha, Carl Craig, Matthew Dear, Michael Mayer, Seth Troxler, Tiga, Norman Jay, Juan Maclean, Ark, Einzelkind, DJ Sneak, Ellen Allien, Ivan Smagghe, The Revenge, Sancho Panza, New Young Pony Club, and lots lots more. Please see below for the full details...
 
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Have a super smashing weekend,
 
All at w/m x

After last weekends cancellations and last minute line up changes, it looks like this weekends proceedings will be unaffected by the volcano with a silly name, as normal service in the sky's resume. And it's a good job too as there are some pretty tasty parties in the pipeline.

This weekends music is served up with a side order of cinema, bingo, mind bending visuals, the seaside, birthdays, Berlin tours, a new venue opening, and performance art.
 
Here's who is in town: Carsten Klemann, Ikonika, Health, Chrome Hoof, Andrew Weatherall, Chris Cunningham, Cassius, Holy Ghost, Greg Wilson, 2 Bad Mice, A Guy Called Gerald, Appleblim, Aux 88, Bok Bok, Ceephax Acid Crew, Hardfloor, Jimmy Edgar, Joker, Luke Vibert, Matthew Herbert, Joy Orbison, Mock & Toof, Padded Cell, Derrick Carter, Luke Soloman, Cobblestone Jazz, Sandwell District, Echocord, Serge Santiago, Ben Fat Trucker, Benji B, Soulphiction, Lee Foss, Arnaud Le Texier, Danny Howells, Victor Simonelli, Asad Rizvi, Chris Woodward, Rebekah Aff, Danny Faber, Red Robin and lots more... See here for event info, ticket links, and guest list options.

London resumes normal levels of disco activity after the last two epic weekends. There's music for all, conjured by some exceptional guests, to ensure that the perfect balance of seriousness and stupidity prevails. Here's who's in town... Mika Vainio, Donato Dozzy, Terrence Parker, Ashley Beedle, Stereo MCs, The Bays, The Herbaliser, Tom Middleton, DJ Brun, Geddes, Bones, Francois K, Juan Atkins, Jerome Sydenham, The Revenge, Feral, Alex Under, Joris Voorn, Paco Osuna, M.A.N.D.Y. , Plaid, Neil Landstrumm, Simon Baker, Pendle Coven, Skream, Joy Orbison, H.O.S.H., Jon Carter, Billy Nasty, Lottie, and oodles of others......
 
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Hello people,

Here's the weekends w/t featuring parties & djs/live acts that include... Carl Cox, Greg Wilson, Dan Berkson and James What, Tim Sweeny, Morgan Geist, Brothers Vibe, Black Grape, Joey Negro, Snuff Crew, Wbeeza, Plastician, Argy, Chris Sullivan, Matt Tolfrey, Colin Favor, Dennis Ferrer, Sven Vath, Loco Dice, Cassy, Dan Bell, Robert Hood, Danny Krivit, Levon Vincent, I Cube, Zip, Marcel Dettmann, Martinez, Click birthday, Shake It, Disco Bloodbath, secretsundaze, ETA, Primo, Get Loaded, Hellfire Club, Atmosphere, ToTheBone, Transition, Outlook, Holic, Karaokecokey, Shock, Shoplifter, Month Of Sundays, Invisible College, Cocoon, Fabric, Muak, Lowlife, Underbelly, Prologue, mulletover, Trailer Trash, Circo Loco, WYS, La Dolce Vita, Zoetrope, tabula rasa, & Kubicle...

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Have a great weekend

W/M x

Here's this weeks sonic lowdown featuring parties and artists that include... Ricardo Villalobos, Surgeon, Doc Martin, Ali Love, Damon Martin, CJ Macintosh, Josh Wink, Kasra, Trevor Jackson, Alex Metric, Sebo K, Marcus Worgull, Mark Henning, Caspa, Skream, The Bloody Beetroots, Prime Cuts, Neverdogs, Giles Smith, Alex Arnout, Guy Williams, Andrew Weatherall, Kode9, David Mancuso, Simian Mobile Disco, Moodyman, Click, Double Gone Chapel, FWD, The Lonely Hertz Club, Warm, Make Me, Fabric, Together, Blow, Momo, Size Doesnt Matter, Caligula, Follow Me, Underground Rebel Bingo Club, Colony, Bestival, Ovum, 1 Roof, Spacebox, The Loft, Bloggers Delight, Disco Geisha, & T Bar presents... Please click here...

Tevo Howard, Tamo Sumu and Prosumer jet in for the Sud Electronic party on Saturday 10th April where they host a Chicargo special. Click here for details...

Brothers Vibe from Candenza Records gets the Easter weekend underway at the Primo party alongside Matt Tolfrey and more...

mulletover are inviting all friends and family to celebrate their 6th Birthday with them over the April Bank Holiday – don’t they grow up fast. For this momentous occasion they are treating us to 3 Rooms of underground house, techno, dub and disco with a few birthday surprises and a birthday present for the first 600 people who purchase a ticket. Read more and see full dteails here...

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Hundreds of mentalists will be descending upon the West Country this weekend, with good reason too. Kicking off the festival season, the Bloc Weekender rears its head in Somerset for its annual three day gathering, with Salt N Pepa, Model 500 - Live, Roots Manuva, Skream, Surgeon, Marcel Dettman, Flying Lotus, Ms Dynamite, and oodles of others ensuring that suitable musical mayhem prevails. The Sunday fancy dress theme is The Big Day with grooms, pageboys, mother in laws, brides, vicars, cakes and wedding singers all thrown into the mix. Don't feel left out though as the capital can match all of this, albeit minus the fresh air, starry sky's and sleeping in chalets.
 
Underground Bingo, the 1940's Blitz, dark circus themes, a gypsy caravan, flame throwers, and dancing in toilets are all possible occurrences this weekend in London as well as mystifying sounds served up by The Friendly Fires, Prins Thomas, Mylo, Claude VonStroke, Frivolous - Live, Franck Roger & Alix Alvarez, The Bays, Uner and Coyu, Daniel Sanchez, 6th Borough Project, Alexi Delano, Makam, Lee Curtiss, Giles Smith, 2ManyDjs, Matt Tolfrey, Will Saul, Daniel Sanchez, Ashley Beedle, Craig Richards, Zombie Nation, Sub Focus, MJ Cole, Louie Vega, Roni Size, XPress2, Robert Owens and lots lots lots more.
 
Here's this weeks HOT range of dancefloor...

Danny Krivit and his buddy Tony Smith, a proper New York disco legend who will be making his UK debut, to play back-to-back, all night long on Saturday 3rd April. Click here for info...

NYC legend David Mancuso hosts another of his 8-hour psychedelic trips on Sunday 21st March at The Light Bar. Details here.

Chillean star and house/technp pied piper will no doubt entice the masses to Fabric on Saturday 20th March. Full line up here.

Oodles of oomph this weekend...

Moodymann, Untold, Stimming, Matthew Herbert, Ed Banger, Sonar, James Holden, Afrilounge, Re:Boot, The Cuban Brothers, Fabric 30 hour party, Onur Ozer, Daniel Wang, Michael Mayer, Dan Ghenacia, Maurice Fulton, Norman Jay, Plaid, DiY, Misstake, Todd Terje, Rustie, Strip (and regular) karaoke, dinner with disco, burlesque, roller boogie, cabaret, love hotels, dressing up, musical instrument boxes, jelly, reiki, warehouse spaces, basements, theatres, concert halls, mansions...

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secretsundaze host their first London party of 2010 in conjunction with RBMA on Sunday 7th March, w/ special guest Todd Terje at Paramount. Click here for info

Jeff Mills makes a rare appearance at Fabric alongside a special Live show from Aux 88 on Saturday 27th March. Click here for full line up.

The capitals biggest Club, SE ONE, has finally closed its doors:
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The enforces of the law are putting pressure on small Shoreditch venue, Plastic People, to close citing reasons of Public Nuisance and Anti Disorder. Keep track of developments here:
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Planning permission for a residential build opposite the Ministry Of Sound poses a threat to the venues future. Check here for full info:
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Following on from Muak's immense January party, they return on Saturday 13th March with The 5 Beats featuring DJ / Producer trio Franck Roger, Mr V and Alix Alvarez. This visionary collective has quickly built an enviable reputation through their stand out parties in Paris, Miami, New York and Tokyo. London will get a slice of the action and another lesson in house music, click here for full details...

On Friday 19th February theres a few tasty happenings in East London. Steve Bug touches down at Plastic People for a 4 hour session at Warm, Metro Area's Morgan Geist and Maurice Fulton provide a late night sound track at The Camp, and Chloe arrives at the T Bar for another allnighter and the Old Queens Head celebrates their 4th birthday...

On Saturday 30^th January, Muak kick off their first party of the year and have enlisted very special US house heavy weights, OSUNLADE and RON TRENT, to take center stage. Not only that, the brilliant Charles Webster will also be in thee house. Check here for full details…

Check this weeks Wild Times for our New Years Eve and New Years Day hot picks and essential gatherings, here...

Surgeon touches down in London this evening to headline the excellent Bleep43 party at Corsica Studios.

To get you warmed up, here’s a recently recording of him in Spain; Deep, emotive, warm and explosive. Click here.

Full event details and ticket info can be found here.

The tabulal rasa people have announced details of their next secretive gathering that takes place on Friday 1st January from 2pm until 5am at a secret location. There will be a heated marquee area added and a new hospitality room. Check the full details here...

Very special guests Miss Fitz (Perlon/oslo/Berlin) & Glimpse (Cadenza/Planet E) join Matt Tolfrey and a selection of surprise guests for the 2nd intimate Leftroom Session at Sosho, on Sunday 13th December. Click here for full details.

Neverdogs at Cirque. Recorded at the Brickhouse, London, on Sunday 29th November.

Cirque is the new clandestine gathering for all things HOUSE. Special guests are invited to come and play more house driven sets for a refreshing party in East London...

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More of the same this Sunday 6th December from 6pm...

West Coast house maestro, Doc Martin, takes centre stage at the Egg's Winter Wonderland Xmas party on Saturday 19th December alongside NYC's Larry Tee & Tombstone for a huge festive fiesta. Full details can be found here.

The show preparations for 'Cut Out and Keep' are well underway and this afternoon Hang-Up took a visit to Alex Daw's Vyner St studio. We obviously cannot give too much away at this stage but the quality and breadth of work is amazing.

Alex has already seen his work displayed in the National Gallery in London and has developed a celebrity following having sold pieces to Bob Dylan and Playboy chief Hugh Hefner

The show which will be Alex Daw's first solo art exhibition opens on the 26.11.09. There is an exclusive preview party from 7pm with catering from Funthyme and cocktails from Havana club. This is a guest-list only event but there are limited spaces available click for more details.

Leftroom head honcho Matt Tolfrey hosts the first of his intimate Leftroom Sessions at supernova on Sunday 15th November, taking over the evening with a selection of label artists and friends. For Sessions #1 he's joined by fellow Cocoon & Leftroom artist, Inxec, and new recruit, Jozif (Vitalik). Full event info can be found here.

The dynamic duo, Luna City Express (Moonharbour/Berlin), have relesed a video for their laterst single 'Mr Jack' taken from their recenetly released album, Hello Planet Earth. They guys touch down in London on Friday 20th November at Bar 512 alongside Mic Newman. Full event info can be found here.

Very special guests Shaun Reeves (Wolf+Lamb/Raum...Muzik) & Inxec (Cocoon/Leftroom) join a secret afterparty crew at the supernova party on Sunday 25th October. Please see here for full event details.

In 1995 DJ Sneak's disco filtered sound revolutionised house music with inspirational sounds and rhythms never heard. These grooves became Sneak's signature sound and inspired others like Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx and Armand Van Helden.
 
Throughout his career Sneak has maintained his status as one of the Top 100 DJs in the world by staying true to his dynamic style - from furious banging Chicago tracks and Latin tribal beats, through disco filtered reworks of retro classics and melodic rhythms – with tracks selected to suit your soul and get you moving.
 
In 2009, the DJ Sneak vs. Herve release ‘Droppin Kisses’ reached Number 1 in Music Week UK’s official club chart and received BBC Radio 1 spins from Annie Mac, Pete Tong, Judge Jules, and Kissy Sell Out.
 
Putting the final preparations to what promises to be the hottest night in November’s clubbing calendar, organiser Zaki Lais said:  “With DJ Sneak as our birthday guest it’s going to be another special Muak night and one not to be missed.  Another year older, yes.  Wiser? Maybe.  See you on the dance floor.”

Muak 6th Birthday. Saturday 14th November at Egg, London. Full events details and updates please click here

Very special guest Ryan Crosson (m-nus/wagon repair) joins the supernova party this Sunday 11th October...

Ryan Crosson crafts techno and house tied to the historical precedent set in his native city of Detroit by classic artists such as Kevin Saunderson, Richie Hawtin, and Moodyman. Still, Crosson owes just as much to the constant exchange beween Detroit and Germany, equally taking his cues from artists like Pantytec, Ricardo Villalobos, and Thomas Brinkmann, to shape his own musical output.  

Situated loosely between these two organizing poles, as are many of his American peers currently living in Berlin, Crosson stands out from most of his fellow producers in two key respects:  delivering a fetishistic attention to programming and sound design, and embodying a ceaseless energy that carries itself from the studio directly into his live set and DJ performances.  

Ryan Crosson consistently chooses to steer away from the predictable circuit of so-called “underground” club hits, instead favoring a process of constant renewal and return both to early influential material and to emerging sounds that depart from hegemonic trends.  Likewise, Crosson’s production and sampling practices consistently depart from the world of electronic music by accessing histories of sound linked to militant black jazz, proto-disco, fusion, and west african indigenous music.     

After releasing acclaimed material on diverse and groundbreaking labels like m-nus, Telegraph, Trapez, and Wagon Repair, Crosson has fully given himself over to a life of touring and performance that keeps a steady focus on both the avant-garde aesthetics of and deeply emotional bonds to dance music subculture. Making the move to Berlin in 2007 has opened up residencies for Crosson at Alte Borse in Zurich, Arena Club in Berlin, and of course the notorious summer weekly party, Soulshower, at Club Der Visionaere

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Very special guests Luna City Express land in London for the Vertigo party at Egg on Saturday 10th October. This dynamic Berlin based duo have crafted an extremely slick and groovy sound that has won them plaudits around the globe. An intricate part of Mathias Tanzmann’s Moonharbour collective, their releases encumber the reignited tech house sound that is emanating across dancefloors. Their debut artist album Hello From Planet Earth has just dropped and it’s attracted much acclaim through its kaleidoscope of house, techno and atmospheric tracks. These guys have got the funk. We look forward to welcoming them this Saturday evening for their exclusive UK show! Accompanying the guys is the full Vertigo New Cycle crew featuring Julius, David Zeta, Max, and Micky Galliano. Expect this floor to go off… See here for full details

Very special guest Kabale Und Liebe will be heading to Sosho on Sunday 27th September as party of the Rhythmatic party at supernova. Recording on native Dutch labels Soweso, Remote Area & 100% Pure, he hit the lime light with his classic Mumbling Yeah?, a huge hit with the house and techno elite. He has remixes coming up for Tenax together with fellow country men 2000 and One and Lauhaus as well as recent collaborations with Julien Chaptal. Djing since the very young age of 12, this man has got the beatz. Event info can be found here.

Very special guest Roberto Rodriguez will be jetting in from Helsinki to headline the 4th tabula rasa terrace party on Sunday 20th September with an exclusive live show! Roberto encapsulates the house sound that has become synonymous with the party. He’s making waves amongst the underground house community with his sophisticated and deep beats. Recording on the likes of Plastic City, Compost, Freerange & Sonarkollektiv as well as producing under his other monikers as Future Beat Investigator, Track N Field, and Acid Kings, Roberto’s contemporary house sound has won him many plaudits. His live set is pure, deep electronic boogie; we can’t wait for him to serenade us with his deep tech funk on the terrace (Roberto will also be performing a dj set later in the evening at the afterparty, details to follow)! Check here for full party info.

We had a quick chat with him...

What are you working on at the moment?
I just finished a remix of a 90´s classic Marmion - Schoeneberg for superstition which will be released on Flying Circus. Some days ago i started working on a remix for Yoko Ono. Also doing some finishing touches for my next Compost release due out at the end of November. Another release that i´m finishing is a new mid tempo disco ep, but I can´t tell you the label just yet...

What is the scene in Helsinki like?
The scene in Helsinki is great but relatively small. Lots of great parties every weekend with great dj´s. In Helsinki there are three great clubs for house and techno and their lineup is always top notch.

Which new Finnish producers / djs are ones to look out for?
There is lots of good talent here. You have Juho Kahilainen, Samuli Kemppi, Jori Hulkkonen, Lil Tony, Jussi-Pekka Parikka for example. These guys have been doing this for a while but they are definitely something to mention.

What tracks are doing it for you at the moment?
These are some of my favorites at the moment:
Daniel Wang - Like Some Dream
Redshape - 2010
Wax - Wax20002
Lil Tony - Saturday Morning
Acid Pauli - Marvin
Andre Lodemann - Vehemence Of Sleep (Atjazz Perspective)

What has been your favourite party / event this year?
I´d say that the event I enjoyed the most this year so far was the whole Flow-festival here in Helsinki in mid August. Great atmosphere, good music & perfect crowd.

A snippet from the third tabula rasa terrace party with Matt Tolfrey closing out... Stayed tuned here for details of the next party or keep logged in to the tabula rasa facebook group or the wild music group for announcements...

Very special guest, Moby, appears at Sosho on Sunday 6th September at the supernova party for a rare UK dj set. Stay tuned here for full info...

Richie Hawtin premiers his Contakt documentary at the ICA, London, on Friday 25th September. Full details here.

Techno pioneer Dan Bell jets into the UK on Sunday 30th August to headline the Carnival carry on party at the Egg, London. See here for full event info...

Perlon head honcho, Zip, lands in London and climbs high above the capitals sky line to headline the next Superfreq party at Paramount on Saturday 12th September. Stay tuned here

London imprint, Sarafi Electronique head to Sosho on Sunday 30th August with label boss Arnaud Le Texier and SE artist & Kubicle/Zum resident, Toni D. Check here for full event info and click here for more info about the lable.

Pokerflat head honcho Steve Bug takes center stage at THAT club on Sunday 30th August alongside Doc Martin. Full event info here

Justin Martin released the very first two records on dirtybird and then went on an amazing production path, releasing tracks, mix cds and remixes on multiple labels like Buzzin’fly, Utensil, Om.

Claude VonStroke has been begging him to return to the nest for years and now he is back! Justin has re-joined the family in full force, dedicating himself to multiple new EPs and the raucous fun style that makes dirtybird special. Most importantly he is back with his good friends where he belongs.

Speaking of friends, this time Justin teams up with Claude VonStroke to deliver 6 minutes of pure dirtybird. Justin brought the almost finished track into DB headquarters claiming he was stuck and couldn’t finish it. Claude put it up on the system and decided it was too hot to throw it away. So they worked on it together for a few days and here we are with a new dirtybird bomber.

The track is based around a twisted vocal playing on the old school “Beat That Bitch with a Bat” vocal. But this bit of ADD house goodness could have also been called “The Chicken Trilogy” because it has three distinctive parts that are all different and all happy surprises for the dance-floor.

“Beat That Bird” will also be one of the tracks on Claude’s new album “Bird Brain” out in October and he would like to thank Justin for not throwing the track in the trash bin!

Justin Martin plays supernova on Sunday 9th August at Sosho

For all big chill goers wanting a sunday night fix, keep your ears to the ground for details of a secret supernova party that will be taking place at the big chill festival on sunday night. more info to follow...

On Sunday 2nd August the people from Wild Music, some of the Retox team, and industry friends and family, launch a brand new Sunday night adventure, supernova. Click here for the launch details!

This summer The East Room (Sosho's sister venue) will be running a pop-up version of The East Room in a field, backstage at The Big Chill. They will be catering for some of the food and all of the drinks needs of the artists, press and music industry guests...
 

tabula rasa is one of a few secretive gatherings that takes place around the capital. Full article, here

Very special guest, Justin Martin, touches down on Sunday 9th August to headline the supernova party at Sosho. Running the Dirtybird label with Claude VonStroke, his beats can also be found on the excellent Buzzin Fly label of which we have label representative Chris Woodward joining us too. Check our events section for full details and see below for a video of the recent Exit festival that Justin has recently rocked...

Stay tuned here for up to the minute information and announcements about secret guests and venues, future events and appearances, and more, from our network of friends and family...

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