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Losing an Hour in a Weekend Chocca Full of Parties

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 | Event Preview | No Comments

Its pretty straight forward for party selection this week with a distinguished set of nights and days to fill every minute of the weekend despite the clocks going forward.

Warm at Plastic People (Buy Tickets)

As the club’s existence swings in the balance, Warm are continuing to make the most of what little time could be left for Plastic People. Berlin’s Sebo K will be joining Marcus Worgull for another Friday shindig of sublime house music. Get yourselves down to show Hackney council how important this club really is. And if they don’t take notice, vomit in the street to slowly take them down with street cleaning bills. › Continue reading

Tags: 1Roof, Ben Sims, Burnski, Cable, CJ Mackintosh, Craig Richards, Dean Mushin, Dubfire, Fabric, Frequency 7, Giles Smith, Guy Williams, Headspace, Josh Wink, Justin Drake, Kenny Dixon Jnr, Luciano Esse, Marcus Worgull, matter, Moodymann, Nic Fanciulli, Peace Division, Plastic People, Public Life, Sebo K, Shaun Reeves, Surgeon, T-Bar, Villalobos, Warm, Yousef

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

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

The Mother of All Weekends is Upon Us!

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 | Event Preview | No Comments

When most people think of Easter they think the second coming of Christ, Easter eggs, fluffy bunnies and daffodils. For a select few it’s all about Easter weekend and how to run your mind into the ground for four days and nights. I’m in the latter camp.

This year the options seem to be bunched around key days. Thursday night has an all mighty clash. In one corner you’ve got your scenster nights. Secretsundaze do their annual thing at the coronet theatre which will see Ame, Dixon and Henrik Schwarz combine forces to create some ableton improve amalgamation live set where they be as one together. No its not some gay love in between the quartet, it’s actually their new project Critical Mass. The whole thing sounds pretty interesting, especially if its anything along the lines of their recent Granfather Paradox mix. After the live session, Dixon and Ame will be dropping a dj set or two along with the SS and Horse Meat Disco ressies.

However if Secretsundaze all sounds a bit too complex with the live sets and you just want to go and party your ass of to some party tunes, then maybe Disco Bloodbath is for you? They’re celebrating their 2nd birthday and to help them they’ve brought in their Scottish mentors Optimo who have been playing party tunes for countless years. Todd Terje will be headlining the main room for the Bloodbath along with the residents, whilst Optimo residents Twitch and Wilkes will be keeping a handle on things with Gucci Soundsystem.

If that all seems a bit to fashionista and you just want raw big room stuff, then you want to be heading towards Koko or matter. Old Coxy is doing a party at the former with Nic Fanciulli and Yousef, whilst Diggers is doing his Bedrock thang at the latter.

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Tags: A Critical Mass, A:rpia:r Soundsystem, Ame, Brothers Vibe, Bugged Out, Carl Cox, Disco Bloodbath, Dixon, East Village, Fabric, Giles Smith, Grandmaster Flash, Greg Wilson, Henrik Schwarz, Horse Meat Disco, Innervisions Orchestra, James Priestley, Jazzy Jeff, John Digweed, Ketoloco, Lightbox, Linkwood Family, M.A.N.D.Y, matter, Mulletover, Nic Fanciulli, Noze, Optimo, Reboot, RPR Soundsystem, Seager Storage Units, Secretsundaze, The Granfather Paradox, The Old Queens Head, Tobi Neumann, Todd Terjre, Twitch, Wilkes, Yousef