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Take Home a Slice of Fabric 10th Birthday Cake – Ivan Smagghe Mix

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 | Event Reviews | No Comments

It took them a while but here it is, a small slice of the fabric 10th birthday for you to take home, courtesy of Ivan Smagghe. His set from Sunday evening was definitely one of the highlight sets from the weekend, slotted in between the formidable Terry Francis and the supremo Steve Bug, Ivan pitched his set just right to set room 1 alight. So sit back, listen and enjoy, and if you were there re-live a few memories. Also don’t forget the Smaggster will be down at fabric again to see the new year in. Check our NYE guide here for more details, or skip the decision making and buy tickets from Ticketweb.

You can download the mix from here, just right click save as, or stream it from the player below.

Tags: Fabric, ivan smagghe, Steve Bug, Terry Francis

EarPIPE’s Extensive But a Tad Late NYE/NYD Guide

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 | Event Preview | 1 Comment

So I guess I should do some NYE recommendations since it’s that time of year again. However I might be a little late on the ball these days as you practically need to start planning your NYE activities in the summer. But if you’re still stuck for something to do here goes:

Eastern Electrics (Buy Tickets)

Top of the picks again is Eastern Electrics. Last year’s party was quite phenomenal – great line up, good crowd and interesting location. This year is more of the same. Headlining the main room is the amazing Steve Bug, he’ll be bringing in the new year with his 11pm set. Shonky is in there for some moral support whilst the BLOC folk take over the second room with a seriously dubbed out line-up – Kode 9, Appleblim and Plastician. Finally Man Make Music host the third room with a couple of bumping headliners in the form of Justin Martin and Riva Starr, a pretty stellar line-up for new years. Location wise they’ve taken over some railway arches, this time in London Bridge, next door to the new Shard building on St Thomas Street three minutes walk from the station. Tickets are selling out extremely fast so get them now at a relatively reasonable £32.50. › Continue reading

Tags: Andre Gullizzi, Andrew Weatherhall, Appleblim, Bill Patrick, Brodinski, Bugged Out, Cassy, Cocoon, Cosmonauts, Craig Richards, Delano Smith, DFA, Disco Bloodbath, Dorain Paic, Eastern Electrics, Enzo, Fabric, Fuse, Geddes, Giles Smith, Heartthrob, Hector, Hold Ghost, Horse Meat Disco, Hot Chip, ivan smagghe, Jacques Renault, James Priestly, Jamie Jones, Jesse Rose, Joe Goodard, Justin Martin, Kevin Griffiths, Kode 9, Magda, Marc Romboy, Matinez, Matt Tolfrey, matter, Ministry of Sound, Nick Curly, Old Queens Head, Plastician, Riva Starr, Rui Da Silva, Sasha, Secretsun, Secretsundaze, Seth Trovler, Sonky, Stephan Bodzin, Steve Bug, Sven Vath, T-, T-Bar, Tayo, Terry Francis, Visions Video Bar, Wbeeze, Wet Yourself, Yousef

Sebo K – Spirits | Single Review

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 | Single Review | No Comments

Sebo K has been keeping quiet for most of the year with Spirits being his first release for Mobilee since his 2008 smash Diva. Two tracks come on the package, but they’re essentially the same track with two added options. Kind of like picking out the upholstery for a car except with Spirits you chose the hook. You can choose between the bongo-tastic drum version or the basic no extra cost strings and piano riff version. The main body of the track is warm classic house. Deep synth stabs and bulbous beats provide a typical 2009 house backing. On the strings and piano version the beats are a tad hollower to make room for the Strings of Life-esque riff. Its pretty catchy but a bit…well… Strings of Life. Strings of Life strings + standard deep house = meh.

But for the leather interior option, ie the Drums Version of Spirits you get some intricate bongo work from Max Moya. Sebo has beefed up the kick drum to make it punchier whilst Max Moya skits on top with some really infectious bongo rolls. It breathes some life into the track with the bongo skit making it highly addictive. Bongos plus deep house isn’t a 2009 invention, but it does bring out the tribal dancing instincts in you which win over the strings and piano combo any day.

Tags: Max Moya, mobilee, Sebo K, Strings of Life

Weekend Things to Help Forget the Cold – Disco Bloodbath, Need2Soul & Warehouse Project

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | Event Preview | No Comments

Quick one this weekend… It’s too cold to right too much right now. I can barely feel my fingers let alone think.

But if you can bare the cold, especially up north, then Manchester has yet another surprise for you › Continue reading

Tags: Ame, Ben Rymer, Bocking Street Warehouse, Disco Bloodbath, House of Traps, Innervisions, Linkwood, Linkwood Family, Luciano, Marcus Worgull, Need2Soul, Retro/Grade, Serge Sant, Serge Santiago, The Camp, Warehouse Project