Skrillex added to UKF Bass Culture
Skrillex and Camo & Krooked have been added to UKF Bass Culture at The Alexandra Palace in London on November 25th alongside the likes of Ms Dynamite, Friction, Digital Soundboy Soundsystem, 16Bit and Union. Mobb Deep will be releasing an EP on November 25th with production from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, The Alchemist and Young Free. Speaking to Vibe Magazine, Pharrell Williams reckons 2012 will see the sound of Hip Hop change yet again to become ‘unrecognizable’. Whatever the fuck that means. ‘T.D.U.K.’ celebrate their second birthday on October 21st at London’s Ministry of Sound with Markus Schulz, Marco V, Richard Durrand, Manuel De La Mare and John Askew. Ibiza’s ‘We Love’ crew kiss goodbye to the island Sunday September 25th with Fatboy Slim, 2 Many DJs and a live performance from Adamski. Rumours from the street says Sony will be stopping the manufacture of all CDs in 2114. This looks good – October 7th and The Waverley Boat Party setting sail from Tower Bridge Pier in London at 8pm with Francois K, Grimsby boy Bill Brewster and Horse Meat Disco. Why will it be good? ‘Cos Captain Morgans Spiced are sponsoring it! Over in America, Bleu Davinci, part of the Black Mafia Family Organization, has been released from prison after serving four years for his role in a drug dealing operation and has already recorded some 50 songs including a collaboration with Maybach Music Group artist Maybach Dice. Also in the US, DJ Adam 12 continues to grab all sorts of news becoming the unofficial DJ for President Obama after playing at his past birthday parties. He’s currently getting ready to play at a fundraiser for the big man later this year. Odd Resident vocalist Frank Ocean was speaking out on Hot 97 this week saying how intimidating it was working with Jay-Z on The Throne; “I walked into a room, it was Barry Weiss, Jay, Beyonce, Kanye…it was a pretty heavy room.” And that was just their wallets. Down in Brixton, Electric Social on Acre Lane get going on Friday September 30th with A.Skillz headlining and a chance to win VIP tickets on electricsocial.com. After what the one time superclub Gods Kitchen calls a “hiatus” over the Summer, they hit the international trail on October 22nd with a debut in Almaty, Kazakhstan bringing a “new production concept” with their new Fusion Cube developed by 250K. The night stars Tall Paul, Eddie Halliwell and Paul Thomas. Sister Sledge’s Kathy Brown is down at Patrick Lilley’s excellent Queer Nation at Fire on October 8th. I had an e mail the other day asking whether I wanting to book Sister Sledge for a date in January – $40,000 plus five flights, hotels and all the food they could eat. In January? Sister Sledge? Jog on dude. After their debut success on Subliminal Records, Kelvin Andrews and Leisuregroove come back to their World Sound home with yet another distinguished display of Tech House with ‘Funky Beat’, out now on Beatport. Manc dudes Bugged Out have announced their Bugged Out Weekender on January 20th/21st and 22nd at Butlins in Bognor with already confirmed Diplo, Chase and Status, Errol Alkan, Simian Mobile Disco and Sub Focus – also check their 17th Birthday on October 15th with Boys Noize. Legendary ravers Raindance celebrate their 22nd Birthday on October 1st at The Coronet in London with 4 arenas including a very special Jenkins Lane 89 reunion – www.raindanceravefestival.com. The biggest shock of the week, undoubtedly that I actually like the new Coldplay record and I can actually now safely drive my car without aiming it at a tree when Chris Martin starts singing on the radio. The Doctors Orders are back with Dephect for On The Real for what they are calling the Official World B-Boy Championships Warm Up Party which is also their re-launch, it’s on Friday October 14th at East Village and monthly thereafter – tonight stars birthday boy Chris P Cuts, Spin Doctor, Mr Thing, Bruce Wayne and MC Prankster. The actual World B-Boy Champiosnhips takes place on October 16th at The Academy, Brixton. Don’t miss Groove Odyssey’s 2nd Birthday at Proud2 at The 02 on October 1st with Louie Vega and a whole of guests including Kenny Bobien and Bobby & Steve. Pete Tong’s IMS 2012 is now confirmed in Ibiza on May23rd-25th, early bird tickets are available still at 285 euros from internationalmusicsummit.com – the event just gets bigger and better every year, fair play Tongy for seeing that gap once again. The brilliant Fire in London’s Vauxhall gets set for Kidology and their Love Life party on October 1st when Harry Choo Choo, Seamus Haji, Mark WIlkinson and The Sharp Boys will be in control. The Sneaky Soundsystem have been wowing everywhere from Vegas to Ibiza this summer in preparation for the release of their new album ‘From Here To Anywhere’ mixed by cool dude Serban Ghenea and out on October 17th through Modular Recordings. More artists have been added to Together’s Winter Music Festival allnighter at The Alexander Palace, Eric Prydz will be joined by John Digweed, Simian Mobile Disco, Sander Van Doorn, Fake Hall, Vitalic and Fenech-Soler. London’s Fabric bring us a massive 12th Birthday weekender on October 21st with over 75 artists including Dub Police, Mista Jam and Goldie – fabriclondon.com. September 30th sees Metalheadz smash up Stealth in Nottingham with Jubei, Break, Spectrasoul, Need For Mirrors and Shy FX whilst Mulletover return for a Halloween Special (is it really that time already?) at a secret London location with Andrew Weatherall, Ivan Smagghe, Steve Bug, Tobi Neumann and Louche on October 29th. Found kick off 13 nights of dubstep, drum n’ bass, dub-techno and UK house at Hidden in London town on September 30th with Justin Martin and the Tighten Up Records posse. Tim ‘Love’ Lee chronicles the first 15 years of Tummy Touch with his ‘Fully Bearded’ dub collection out on November 7th. And finally, enough of the New Years Eve e mails already. I’ve just washed the Ibiza sand out of my aresole.
Dan Prince