What were the skies like?
So, another sweaty, noisy weekend. Fabric had a cracking line-up, so I overcame my usual reservations and decided to pay a visit.
It was, as always, insanely busy. Which did impede my enjoyment at times... but fortunately the music was so good that most of the time I wasn't too bothered about having 3 people standing on my feet and elbows in my back and ribs.
Diplo was unbelievable in the cramped room upstairs. The man has some serious skillz on the turntables. He mixed up a huge variety of tracks, and had there been any space at all to cut a rug i would have been going crazy. Elsewhere Duke Dumont got the main room going with a absolutely banging set. I came in to witness the dancefloor going bananas (b.a.n.a.n.a.s.) to this. Classic, innit.
DOUBLE 99 - RIP GROOVE
Skull Juice have probably posted it recently, but i'm finding it too much hard work to check these days! Speaking of which, check Ben's great remix of 'A Bit Patchy'.... which uses the same 'Apache' sample as Duke Dumont's killer Missy Elliot remix (to be found on his myspace)
So what else? Alan Braxe & Kriss Menace laid up a gorgeous set of French House in room 1. It wasn't exactly cutting edge, being filled with floor filling classics, but there's nowt wrong with that in my eyes.
I've posted plenty of Braxe here before, so here's one from last year by Kris Menace. You know what to expect... lush synths, a deep rubbery bassline and some expertly built breakdowns.
LIFELIKE & KRIS MENACE - DISCOPOLIS
EDIT: Link fixed
After seeing the first half of Lo-Fi-Fnk before, I managed to catch the second half of their show this time. They're great fun live, and I was fortunate to be slipped a promo of their upcoming single - a re-release of 'Change Channel'. Alongside mixes from Danton Eeprom and Kaos there's this version by Jitset, which for me is the pick of the bunch. Although it doesn't reach the same heights as the Justus Koencke version of 'Wake Up', it's still hot. The squiggling synth line reminds me of 'Little Fluffy Clouds', but this has a bit more BOOMPF!
LO-FI-FNK - CHANGE CHANNEL (JITSET REMIX)
And then there were JUSTICE (who need writing in capitals), who hit the packed second room with a ferocious onslaught of jacking electro. It was loud as hell, and a really great set... although since they played many of the same records as last weekend it perhaps didn't have the whoooooooooossssssh effect that it could have done. I can, however, confirm that the Soulwax Dub of Robbie Williams is a screamer.
Also great were Radioclit, Para One and DJ Orgasmic. Yeah it was a bit of a long night looking back....
......and then for some reason I went out last night to see Bromheads Jacket (yet again). It was quite strange seeing them at a venue where the stage couldn't be overrun by drunken crazies (although a few people tried), but they were still thrilling and fun. Try & see them in a small venue while you can... there's some new tour dates announced on their website.
I also saw Badly Drawn Boy (remember him?) last week. To be honest it wasn't great, since he seemed to be in a bit of a grumpy mood for some reason. By the end though, his repertoire of great songs brought him through, and his closing song 'magic in the air' was particularly brilliant.
You may have missed the fact that he had a new single out recently, since it was only available on a 7" limited to 300 copies. I didn't manage to buy one myself, but here's a version I found on t'interweb. I'm sure it must be a demo or something since it doesn't sound very well produced.
BADLY DRAWN BOY - BORN IN THE UK
His forthcoming single, 'Nothings Gonna Change Your Mind' was another highlight from the gig, and is defintitely amongst his best songs. I love the video as well.... check it out:
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By the way, does anyone know what the mix of 'Over and Over' is with the rapping over the top? I keep hearing it out and it's great.... i'd love to play it at a party next weekend.
It was, as always, insanely busy. Which did impede my enjoyment at times... but fortunately the music was so good that most of the time I wasn't too bothered about having 3 people standing on my feet and elbows in my back and ribs.
Diplo was unbelievable in the cramped room upstairs. The man has some serious skillz on the turntables. He mixed up a huge variety of tracks, and had there been any space at all to cut a rug i would have been going crazy. Elsewhere Duke Dumont got the main room going with a absolutely banging set. I came in to witness the dancefloor going bananas (b.a.n.a.n.a.s.) to this. Classic, innit.
DOUBLE 99 - RIP GROOVE
Skull Juice have probably posted it recently, but i'm finding it too much hard work to check these days! Speaking of which, check Ben's great remix of 'A Bit Patchy'.... which uses the same 'Apache' sample as Duke Dumont's killer Missy Elliot remix (to be found on his myspace)
So what else? Alan Braxe & Kriss Menace laid up a gorgeous set of French House in room 1. It wasn't exactly cutting edge, being filled with floor filling classics, but there's nowt wrong with that in my eyes.
I've posted plenty of Braxe here before, so here's one from last year by Kris Menace. You know what to expect... lush synths, a deep rubbery bassline and some expertly built breakdowns.
LIFELIKE & KRIS MENACE - DISCOPOLIS
EDIT: Link fixed
After seeing the first half of Lo-Fi-Fnk before, I managed to catch the second half of their show this time. They're great fun live, and I was fortunate to be slipped a promo of their upcoming single - a re-release of 'Change Channel'. Alongside mixes from Danton Eeprom and Kaos there's this version by Jitset, which for me is the pick of the bunch. Although it doesn't reach the same heights as the Justus Koencke version of 'Wake Up', it's still hot. The squiggling synth line reminds me of 'Little Fluffy Clouds', but this has a bit more BOOMPF!
LO-FI-FNK - CHANGE CHANNEL (JITSET REMIX)
And then there were JUSTICE (who need writing in capitals), who hit the packed second room with a ferocious onslaught of jacking electro. It was loud as hell, and a really great set... although since they played many of the same records as last weekend it perhaps didn't have the whoooooooooossssssh effect that it could have done. I can, however, confirm that the Soulwax Dub of Robbie Williams is a screamer.
Also great were Radioclit, Para One and DJ Orgasmic. Yeah it was a bit of a long night looking back....
......and then for some reason I went out last night to see Bromheads Jacket (yet again). It was quite strange seeing them at a venue where the stage couldn't be overrun by drunken crazies (although a few people tried), but they were still thrilling and fun. Try & see them in a small venue while you can... there's some new tour dates announced on their website.
I also saw Badly Drawn Boy (remember him?) last week. To be honest it wasn't great, since he seemed to be in a bit of a grumpy mood for some reason. By the end though, his repertoire of great songs brought him through, and his closing song 'magic in the air' was particularly brilliant.
You may have missed the fact that he had a new single out recently, since it was only available on a 7" limited to 300 copies. I didn't manage to buy one myself, but here's a version I found on t'interweb. I'm sure it must be a demo or something since it doesn't sound very well produced.
BADLY DRAWN BOY - BORN IN THE UK
His forthcoming single, 'Nothings Gonna Change Your Mind' was another highlight from the gig, and is defintitely amongst his best songs. I love the video as well.... check it out:
Real Player High Quality
Real Player Low Quality
Windows Media High Quality
Windows Media Low Quality
By the way, does anyone know what the mix of 'Over and Over' is with the rapping over the top? I keep hearing it out and it's great.... i'd love to play it at a party next weekend.
posted by headphonesex @ 8:50 PM
