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Festival 24 @ Littlecroft, 2 June 2012

Line Up

The Martinez Brothers (Objektivity)

Subb-an (Crosstown Rebels)

Robert James (Hot Creations)

Eats Everything (Hypercolour)

Culoe De Song (Innervisions/Soulistic music)

Rocco (Realtone Records)

Manoo (Realtone Records)

Zepherin Saint (Tribe Records)

Bugz in the Attic

Audiowhores

Huxley

Wbeeza (Third Ear Recordings)

Ethyl (Secret Agency)

Tomoki Tamura (Holic-Music)

AphroDisiax (Gavin Peters & Sy Sez)

At One

Dominique Danielle (Rinse FM)

Leon Paul (Nyumba Deep)

Lady T

D Pressure (Project Minimal)

Jessica Rabbit (SLeeP)

Able (Rinse FM)

La DJ Petite

Rufus! (Sunday West)

Khyan (Broadcite)

Shafty

One Ohm

Luke Anderson

Danny Mowe

Kieron Kruz

***Limited £30 tickets can currently be purchased by calling one of our agents on 07515 034 684 (N, W & S Ldn) / 07961 822 924 (E Ldn) / 07903 392 858 (N London & Essex). £40 tickets are now on sale by loggin on to the website (http://www.festival24.co.uk)***

Festival 24 is the latest edition to your essential summer calendar. The twenty four hour electronic music festival will make its debut this year, in the rural setting of Radlett, Hertfordshire. The philanthropic organisers are using the launch of the festival to raise awareness and money for the ‘Just for Kids Law’ charity, aimed at helping young people in difficulty.

Broken beats, Afro, Deep, Tech, Minimal, Japanese and Soulful house form the line- up delivering a collective of music that reflects the team’s love of the genre. A passion for music is at the core of this intimate event and the eclectic mix of house sounds inspired by a diverse selection of cultures, creates its own niche.
The artists headlining the 24 hour music marathon illustrate an assortment of talent from the ever evolving genre, promising performances that will captivate the audience. The beautifully rustic backdrop makes the perfect location for festival revellers to completely absorb the essence of house music, while soaking up the summer sun.

With a fully stocked bar, fresh food and a 24 hour music marathon, the event offers the complete package for festival goers. Join us and be a part of the Festival 24 experience from the very begining.

Pump Up The Volume – The History of House Music (Video Documentary)

Pump Up The Volume is a British TV series from 2001 that focuses on the inception and development of house music. While the film was rarely seen in the states during that time, a flood of Youtube uploads and a grass-roots movement have pulled the series back into public consciousness. The reason for the excitement around this series is the in-depth look at what was happening during the 1970s and 80s in New York, Chicago, and England. Interviews with legends such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, and Marshall Jefferson are inter-cut with bits from dancers and enthusiasts who were present at the dawn this movement. If you’re a fan of modern day house music, this documentary is a must watch for education.

Free Mix Friday

Solomun is set to mix Watergate 11

Solomun has mixed Watergate 11, due for release in June.

Mladen Solomun is one of the founders of Diynamic, a label that's become a cornerstone of Hamburg's house scene and is home to artists like Stimming, H.O.S.H. and Ost & Kjex. On Watergate 11, the German DJ and producer reaches well beyond his immediate circle of friends and label mates, revisiting old tracks by Alliance Ethnik and Gaelle as well as latter day favorites like DJ Koze's remix of "I Think About You" by Heiko Voss. The compilation will be preceded by a single-sided 12-inch for a new track that's included on the mix: Solomun's own "Kackvogel" (German for "shit bird"). The launch party for Watergate 11 will happen, naturally, at Watergate in Berlin, with Solomun playing all night in the main room.

Tracklist
01. Alliance Ethnik – Respect
02. Lucy Pearl – Don't Mess With My Man
03. Solomun – Kackvogel
04. Supermen Lovers – Hard Stuff (Solomun Edit)
05. Supermen Lovers – Family Business
06. Honom – Bedcat
07. Superfunk – Endless Street
08. Vindahl – Sometimes
09. Low Motion Disco – Love Love Love (Solomun Edit)
10. Heiko Voss – I Think About You (DJ Koze Mix)
11. Mathew Jonson – Typerope
12. Sascha Funke – Forms & Shapes
13. Dax Riders – Allright
14. Serge Santiago – Atto D’Amore
15. Casino Times – That's The Truth
16. Robag Wruhme – Draw Halcyon Days
17. Gaelle – Give It Back

Watergate will release Watergate 11 on June 25th, 2012.

This Weekends Activities

Obviously Southport but if you are around in London here's a couple events to check out.


Tsuba presents Steffi, Huxley & Kevin Griffiths @ TBA - East London, Saturday 12th.



Line up


Steffi
Huxley
Kevin Griffiths

Time: 8pm - 6am

Venue: TBA - East London  / East London

Cost: £8/12/15

Bunker 194 - 1st Anniversary @ East Village, Saturday 12th.

Line Up

Tomoki Tamura

Bruno Balbino 

Miss Fenter 

Freaklou 

Brenno

Time: 10pm - 3:30am

Venue: East Village/ 89 Great Eastern St; Hoxton; London EC2A 3HX; United Kingdom

Cost: £5 before 11:30pm, £7 after

2020 Vision launches sub-label - Midnight Visions

Leeds institution 2020 Vision will launch a new sub-label this month called Midnight Visions.

Midnight Visions is run by 2020 Vision founder Ralph Lawson and his partner Andy Whittaker, plus Kazim Kazim Kazim from the label somethinksounds. It's first string of releases will focus mostly on lesser-known producers. The debut EP, On U, comes from the London artist Photomachine, who just put out his first record last year. According to a press release, artists penciled in for future releases include Presk, Doc Daneeka and Ossie, plus a new producer named Charles Krolik, who will make his debut on the label. You can hear the first track from the Photomachine's inaugural release over on Midnight Visions' SoundCloud page.

Tracklist
01. Feelin'
02. Throb
03. On U (Funkineven Lil Bastard Mix)
04. On U

Midnight Visions will release On U on May 28th, 2012.

Free Mix Friday

Moon Harbour InHouse Vol.4 - Mixed by Dan Drastic

Dan Drastic has mixed Moon Harbour InHouse Vol.4, due for release at the beginning of June.

The release comes three years after Moon Harbour's last InHouse compilation, and follows editions mixed by Martinez, Luna City Express and Marlow. It features 12 functional and upbeat tech house tracks from some of the Leipzig label's closest artists, including Reboot, Guido Schneider, Ekkohaus and Amsterdam's Boris Werner. Drastic contributes a production too, as does label boss Matthias Tanzmann. The collection will be available digitally and on CD as a mix, with a separate unmixed version available as a double-LP. All of the songs included are exclusive to the release.

Tracklist
01. Andy Catana - Zebroid
02. Boris Werner - In The Streets
03. Guido Schneider - Luna
04. tINI & Marc Antona - Forked
05. Ekkohaus - Entering
06. Matthias Tanzmann - Konoa
07. Blind Minded - No Drums At All
08. Martinez - Squid Squad
09. Dan Drastic - Freaks & Geeks
10. Reboot - Bucaboca
11. Italoboyz - Joy feat. Fadila
12. Luna City Express - Ultimo

Moon Harbour will release Moon Harbour InHouse Vol.4 on June 6th, 2012.

This Weekends Activities

Manuel Tur - Swans Reflecting Elephants Album Launch @ Junction Room, Friday 4th May.

Line Up 

Manuel Tur
Jimpster
Matt Masters
Norm De Plume
Franklin (UK)


Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Venue: Junction Room/ 578 Kingsland Rd; Dalston; London E8 4AH; United Kingdom
Cost: 2nd Release £9 | £10 OTD





Secretsundaze 2012 Opening Party @ Hackney Downs Studios, Sunday 6th May.

Line Up Deetron AYBEE Wbeeza James Priestley Giles Smith Time: 2pm - 12am Venue: Hackney Downs Studios: 1 Downs Road; Shacklewell; London E5 8QJ  Cost: £12.50 upwards

Stimming Interview

Production connoisseur and guru, Martin Stimming brings a unique and original sound to House music. Seriously talented and unwaveringly innovative with his field recordings, Stimming play a different ball game to many producers. He talked to us about the London K scene, some beautiful advice his Mum gave him and his preferred superpower.

You are what many people think of as a producer with a truly innovative, original sound. Would you say it’s getting harder to produce a unique sound in dance music?

Thank you for the compliment! From a producer point of view it’s kind of more easy, because one important thing you can do is not use all the same machines as all the others. Or at least find some specific tools that stand out; there are a lot affordable ones.

What is your earliest musical memory?

My father singing me into sleep.

You churn out a lot of top quality productions, how do you find the time? Are you a perfectionist with everything you do?

I’m not so much of an perfectionist actually… My mother told me once it doesn’t make sense to reach 100% because the time you need for the last percentage is disproportionately higher as the first 80-90%. So what I always try to reach is about 95 because I know that experience will help me getting better in a whole.

What inspires you?

Everything.

What advice would you give to budding young producers? You went to the School of Audio Engineering; would you recommend similar courses to people who really want to produce?

Ah yeah the advice question… ahm, it sounds so cheesy but its true: you have to believe in what you´re doing. Which basically means that you have to reflect yourself and the products you create and be honest about the capability you´re able to produce. Anyway – one problem in the modern computer world is that theoretically you have all possibilities imaginable which can be (and I know for myself) very frustrating when it seems not to work. So – being able to use and control them is the challenge you´re facing and if you´re believing in success then go for it!! If not – leave it.

Tell us about releases like your remixes of Pool ‘Don’t Call My Name’ and Cockney Lama ‘losing like a man’, how important would you say are vocals are in changing the tone of a track? 

Well, vocals are always something everyone recognizes and also everyone has an opinion on them! It’s simply because our brain is trained to it that much. It’s a lot easier to transport some kind of message when you have a spoken or sung word in it – once you have vocals in it, they reign over everything else, which might be good or bad. 

What does 2012 hold for you and Diynamic?

I´m in progress for my third album! Which means that I have a lot to do the next months but I´m looking forward and hope to be able to release it on Diynamic around October/November. Yeah!

Finally, if you could have one superpower, what would it be?

Oh I love that question!! – After a couple of minutes thinking I realized that every superpower is two-edged. My wish was to be able to mentally influence other peoples decisions and therefore to sit at the UNO negotiation-table to stop hunger and stuff. But I´m not sure if I´m able to resist the temptation…

Originally Posted: http://goodbait.co.uk/2012/03/stimming-interview/