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The Bank Holiday Grumble

Friday, August 27th, 2010 | Event Preview | No Comments

You’d think having an extra day off would be a god send but in all honesty it’s a bit of a ball ache. This weekend, Landan Taan will swell to a beachball sized glut of party tourists keen to get their third dose of fun for the year (the other two times being Easter weekend and new years eve). You can expect the clubs, streets and parks to be packed with an assault of people forcibly trying to have fun this weekend. If you’re not too much of an idiot to spend £50+ on a bunch of half assed trance and yesteryear prog DJs playing to a crowd of baying halfwits non the wiser they’ve been fleeced, then I guess these could be a few so called suggestions for the weekend… › Continue reading

Tags: Aphex Twin, Ben Klock, Ben Sims, Cadenza, Carl Craig, Claude Von Stroke, Daniel Bell, DJ Garth, DJ Three, Dollop, Eastern Electrics, Fabric, Goldfrapp, Harri and Domenic, ivan smagghe, Jacques Renault, James Priestley, Joy Orbison, Justin Martin, LED Festival, Leftfield, Lo*Kee, Michael Mayer, Mr C, Nathan G Wilkins, Norman Jay, Notting Hill Carnival, Rich Mix, Robag Wruhme, Scuba, Sebo K, Secretsundaze, Superfreq, SW4, Tevo Howard, The Camp, Thomas Fehlmann, Thomas Von Party, Union Street Car Park

May Day! May Day! Long Weekend!! – Eastern Electrics, Minus, Secretsundaze, Fabric and more…..

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 | Event Preview | No Comments

Well we’re on the verge of another momentous bank holiday weekend where the usual rule book goes out the window and things are pushed that extra mile. Once again, Friday and Saturday are looking alright, but those promoters have decided to pack in all the exciting stuff on the Sunday… Here are our picks…

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Tags: Alex Jones, Allez Allez, Ambivalent, Andre Galluzi, Barem, Ben Watt, Black Lotus Karate Club, BLOC, Bocking Street Warehouse, Buzzin Fly, CAMP, Carl Craig, Charles Webster, DFA, Dinky, Disco Bloodbath, DJ Food, DJ sneak, Donnacha Costello, East Village, Eastern Electrics, Ellen Allien, Fabric, Gaiser, Heroes and Villains, Horse Meat Disco, Hybrid Life, INXEC, It’s a Fine Line, ivan smagghe, Joy Orbison, Juan Maclean, Konrad Black, Kyle Hall, Leftroom, Magda, Magic and Medicine, Matt Tolfrey, Maurice Fulton, Ministry, Ministry of Sound, Minus, Mn to That, Mulletover, Norman Jay, Omar S, On & On & On..., Paul Louth, Plastic People, Prologue, Reboot, Richie Hawtin, Sasha, Secretsundaze, Seth Troxler, Shackleton, Stacey Pullen, Still Going, Tim Paris, Trus'me, Wagon Repair, Will Saul

Norman Jay Returns to East Village for Prologue

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 | Event Preview | No Comments

The 6th June sees the return of Norman Jay to the East Village basement. Initially a quirk booking for Prologue, Norman Jay seems to have made his impression with repeat bookings and a packed out basement everytime. Normally I scoff at the thought of going to see Norman Jay. Past Carnival experiences, whilst fun, conjure up memories of cheesey dance music played off a double decker bus. I actually quite like the double decker part, but the thought of paying money to hear those tunes didn’t really bode well. But alas one fateful evening i was dragged kicking and screaming down to the East Village basement, where I quite humbly ate my words. Norman Jay for the first time in ages showed me the soul of house music. There was funk, there was soul, there were vocals. House music like it used to be!

As a little warmup, we’ve got a couple of sets from the last Prologue party. The first comes from Matt Tolfrey, ex Nottingham faithful turned record label owner. This guy is a solid solid DJ, download his set here

The second set comes from the very capable hands of Prologue resident Paul Louth, download his set here

enjoy.

Prologue @ East Village 6th June
Norman Jay (Goodtimes)
Jim Masters (Hi-Tek-Soul)
Paul Louth (4Four)
+ Guests
£8 Tickets/ £10 door.

Tags: East Village, Matt Tolfrey, Norman Jay, Paul Louth, Prologue

Yet Another Bank Holiday! Earpipe’s Guide to Completely Waste it Away!

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 | Event Preview | No Comments

My god, this weekend is so packed that there is hardly any room to manoeuvre for hangovers. But even though we know of the impending doom that is likely to happen next week in the form of an almighty comedown we’re still going to give you our low down on what seems fun for the short term.

If you’re starting things early then new club Cable in London Bridge has their opening night on Thursday. Will Saul, Dave Congreve and the Disco Bloodbath fellas will no doubt be cracking open a bottle of bubbly in celebration.

But now on to the real weekend. Friday sees the French grand master Laurent Garnier debut his live show in the UK at matter. Things kick off early with the live show starting at 7pm and running through till 9pm. That’s then followed by a pretty monstrous line-up consisting of DJ sets from Garnier, Francois K, Yousef, Norman Jay, The Unabombers and Chris Coco. Not a bad way to start a weekend eh? Get your tickets from the following links: Live Show only or Combined Live/Club tickets here or Club night only tickets here

If a trip all the way out to Greenwich is too much (and I don’t blame you) then maybe a trip to East Village where everyone’s favourite Romanian DJ, Pedro of a:rpia:r fame is manning the decks in the basement. He’s sure to have things bumping with his blend of techno and house. Moving on to Saturday and there is one event which is sure to be a complete roadblock. › Continue reading

Tags: A:rpia:r Soundsystem, Anthea, Burnski, Cable, Cecille, Chateau Flight, Chris Coco, Coronet Theatre, Dave Congreve, Dig Your Own Rave, Disco Bloodbath, DJ Rolando, East Village, Egg, Fabric, Francois K, Geddes, Jay Haze, Ketoloco, Laurent Garnier, matter, Ministry of Sound, Mulletover, Norman Jay, Pedro, Pier Bucci, Raresh, Ricardo Villalobos, Robert Dietz, RPR Soundsystem, Rub N Tug, Sebo K, Secretsundaze, T-Bar, The Unabombers, Tim Paris, Tobi Neumann, Will Saul, Yousef

EarPipe’s Things We’ve Liked and Are Looking Forward To

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 | Event Preview, Event Reviews | No Comments

Sorry for being a bit slow on the posts front recently. Its mainly down to me being found at weekends crawling around the floor of darkened rooms playing repetitive electronic music. That said I want to tell you about a few of those excursions.

Firstly way back at the end of February we got invited to the launch of Nic Fanciulli’s Saved Sessions at matter. The brand spanking new club was ideal for the heavy weight line up that Nic had brought in. Nic Fanciulli himself played a brilliantly judged tech house to techno set, whilst the the comedy techno antics of Green Velvet blew the socks off many a bewildered tourist clubber. The New York legend Francois K then smashed it home leaving only the lovers of techno to revel in the ridiculous bass that the matter sound system pumps out. Hopefully this is the start of a beautiful residency. Judging by the next Saved Sessions it sure will be. Derrick Carter vs DJ Sneak, Dennis Ferrer, Theo Parrish, Jerome Sydenham and Will Saul!?!?!?!?!?!?Surely i’ve died and woken up in US house heaven?

Fast-forward a couple of weeks and we’re down at East Village where Prologue had brought in Norman Jay for a bit of Good Times magic. I was worried whether Norman Jay was a one trick pony with his chesse-a-thon sets as seen at Carnival. However I was happily proved wrong as he dug out some great house music to have the basement turned up to gas mark nine. › Continue reading

Tags: Cobblestone Jazz, Dennis Ferrer, Derrick Carter, DJ sneak, East Village, Francois K, Green Velvet, Hector, Jerome Sydenham, Laurent Garnier, Layo and Bushwacka, Mountain People, mUmU, Nic Fanciulli, Norman Jay, Prologue, Rederico Molinari, Saved Records, Saved Sessions, Secretsundaze, Shake It, Theo Parrish, Will Saul