DD News March 2012

Well it's been a little while since the last newsletter, Spring is here and WOW! we have some news for you.

We've been busy plotting and planning some parties and line ups and I must admit I'm impressed. So I've listed everything nice and neatly at the bottom of the post for you. I'm not gonna go on about it all for too long but DJ Garth and Adam Freeland playing together cosmic, deep and disco all night long. Rare that DJ Garth is in the UK so we've nabbed him for the night of Friday May 4th and we're taking it to The Loft. Tickets will be in the shops soon - Rounder & Resident

A Love from Outer Space visits for a Brighton edition on Friday April 20th. The Chairman will be in charge along with Brother Johnston and Pablo Contraband . The ALFOS tour has been going great guns with mad reviews and Mr Weatherall is currently putting an compilation album & mix together for Ministry of Sound's 'Masters' series which will showcase the ALFOS sound in full effect. Tickets are going well all the early birds went pretty quick GRAB yours from R$N or from Rounder/Resident I expect this will be a busy one.

Weatherall has just opened a SOUNDCLOUD by the way

OK so also in the offing are the Summer Secret Rooftop parties with special guests booked including the brilliant Kid Who in May and Ethyl in June. Guest list only for these and the location is kept under wraps til the last moment. Friends and their friends only no messing.

Make sure you email your names across soon as possible as space is limited in May (150 capacity only) and we'll make sure you are on the list for entry:  contrabanddjs@gmail.com

There's more I could go on about including Huxley and how good I think he is and the quality of the tracks that are included in my recent mix, however I'm not gonna bother. Here's a link to the mix

Have a great day and if you want to join us for a bit of fun on Friday night (16th March) we're celebrating Kate Wildblood & Neil Duffie's birthdays Above Audio with my Dutch friend Douwe jumping on the Amsterdam easyjet to come and play for us. Cocktails are £5 a pop and they are probably up there as the finest in Brighton.

See you soon

Pablo

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Disco Deviant  - Pablo Contraband gigs:

THIS FRIDAY March 16th Pablo Contraband & Douwe (NL)- Above Audio 'Wildblood Duffie B'day hi-jinx'

Disco Deviant presents A Love From Outer Space with Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnson. Fri 20th April @ Audio. TICKETS

FRI May 4th DJ Garth & Adam Freeland , Pablo Contraband @ The Loft, Brighton

BANK HOLIDAY SUN May 6th Secret Rooftop part 1 with KID WHO & Contraband DJs - £3 by guest list only

SAT May 19th Huxley & Contraband DJ's @ Audio

BANK HOLIDAY SUN June 3rd Secret Rooftop part 2 with Ethyl & Contraband DJs - £5 by guest list only

New release from  BLACK KEY: Andy Ash - Broken Nights now available for download

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Weatherall 6 mix & New 6th Boro project mix

Both worthy of your full attention. Andrew Weatherall spins a strictly vinyl set for 2 hours on 6mix, available to listening for another few days. There is also a tracklist featuring some obscure gems and even one from The Stranglers in there.

 Link here


Craig Smith & The Revenge have put this little platter of deep and bouncy tracks together to hype their 6th Borough Project Australian Tour in which they are currently engaged. Thoroughly enjoyable selection from my second favourite Jocks.

 6th Borough Project Oz Tour Promo Mix by Craig Smith by CRAIG SMITH

Pablo Contraband live @ Disco Deviant (28 Oct)

Fresh off the press is a recording from Friday night's party in Brighton. Pablo played before and after Andrew Weatherall. Here's the first part of the night. A nice selection of disco meets dark electronic beats.

  Pablo Contraband @ Disco Deviant (Oct 28 2011) by The Unity Agency

Tracklist
Pocket Porn Dub - Renegade Sound Wave
Broadway - Rayko
Bunching - Mosca
Darwin - Bicep
Party - Evil K'neil (aka Neil Diablo)
Badabing (Diskjokke mix) - Martin Brodin
Red Right Hand (Rio Lobotomy Ops) - Nick Cave
Call Me (Dixon edit) - Mark E
The Drummer (Danny Daze mix) - Niki & The Dove
Tomorrows Bringing (Bicep mix) - Toby Tobias
Dub is all you need - Jon Dasilva
Indoor Pool (Soft Rocks mix) - Runaway
I'm into this - Homework
Living the Life (Aba Therapy mix) - Art Dept ft Seth Troxler
Baby I got it (Richy Ahmed mix) - Miguel Campbell
Twirl & the Beanstalk - Tornado Wallace
Creeper - Deepgroove
Musique Noir (Jamie Jones edit) - James Teej & Jonny White

Our thanks to The Unity Agency

Pablo Contraband DJ Bookings / Disco Deviant club events contact : info@theunityagency.co.uk

Go Bang on Friday 1st April / Tom Demac plays Brighton on April 8th??? apparently not

Nice little line up from newcomers to the Brighton Club circuit MOODY DISCO, looks like they are intent on bringing some of the more happening underground DJ's and live sets onto the scene here in Brighton. A lot of the time it can be quite frustrating and a bit of a worry booking some of the lesser know talent as the crowd simply do not recognise the name, and therefore don't come. However the Moody Disco guy's aren't deterred by that, it seems they have pretty good taste and aren't afraid to take a risk or two. They've already had a great night at Life with Simon Baker for their launch and tell me this is just the start of great things in 2011.

Just heard Tom Demac is no longer playing.... ???
They have also booked Maxxi Soundsystem to play with Tom Demac on Friday 8th which is a smart move, they have a nice following locally and have had some widespread success with thier edit of Alexander O Neal - Criticize being played pretty much everywhere.

This looks like a good show, with a lot of time having gone into networking with other DJ's and promoters, trying to unite rather than compete all the time; sounds like the right formula.  Also looking forward to some of the other bookings I have heard about, most notably Lee Foss coming into Brighton on April 29th.

This Friday, April 1 see's Go Bang return to The Green Door Store 11 - late for their bi-monthly warehouse session. Things have come a long way since the small and fractured Brighton bar sessions were turned into the Go Bang Festival - a united celebration of the groove led music that was so absent from the majority of Brighton's late night spots.

That was 4 years ago and times have changed, we have since seen some real success in getting the groove led, disco and deeper house sounds played out and reaching a wider audience on a more regular basis in Brighton. This is a great example of sticking to one's guns paying off. Along with Maxxi /Schtumm and Disco Deviant, Go Bang have found a firm footing in the town and have exploded out of sweaty cellars into Festival Tents (calabash @ pride), 1000+ Concert Halls (The Dome) and now a regular Warehouse party at The Green Door.

The main thing that's noticeable at Go Bang is the crowd, it's grown bigger with many younger faces joining the throng of regular Go Gang Bangers, the focus is always on the music and the dancefloor. Coats are soon slung down (usually in the direction of the DJ booth cum cloakroom!) and the dancing gets underway.

It's hot, it's usually fairly loud and there are lot's of smiles. The other notable thing is with the exception of NYE they are usually FREE to get in. The same will apply on Friday night so if you haven't been before why not get down there on Friday - just make sure you arrive early enough to get in, it's a regulars night and it will get pretty busy by 12.

Looking slightly further ahead Disco Deviant celebrates it's 2nd Birthday on Friday April 15th with Andrew Weatherall, Nocturnal, Pablo, Local Zero & Johnny Jilted at Audio. It's set to be a crazy night so grab yourselves a ticket if you are planning on coming. They are selling very well so don't miss the boat! LINK

Vintage festival at Goodwood - Aug 14/15/16 Looks bloody great

The Greatest Line-Up Of British DJ’s Ever Assembled?

Andrew Weatherall
Ashley Beedle
Chris Hill
Chris Sullivan
Colin Curtis
Danny Rampling
David Holmes
Disco Bloodbath
Dr Bob Jones
George Power
Graeme Park
Greg Wilson
Horse Meat Disco
Ian Dewhirst
Idjut Boys
Jay Strongman
Jazzie B
Jeffrey Hinton
Joey Negro
Lascelle Lascelles
Les Spaine
Low Life
Noel Watson
Norman Jay
Optimo
Pablo Contraband
Princess Julia
Unabombers
Winston Hazel

Collectively the DJ’s above represent many of the most influential venues / club events in the history of UK dance culture:

Berlin / Manchester
Blackpool Mecca
Blitz / London
Boys Own / London
Caister Soul Weekender
Central / Leeds
Cleethorpes Pier
Clouds / Preston
Crackers / London
Dee Jays / Chelmsford
Delerium / London
Demob / London
Dirtbox / London
Disco Bloodbath / London
Disco Deviant / Brighton
Electric Ballroom / London
Electric Chair / Manchester
Garage / Nottingham
Goldmine / Canvey Island
Good Times / London
Hacienda / Manchester
Heavenly Social / London
Horse Meat Disco / London
Jive Turkey / Sheffield
Kinky Gerlinky / London
Lacy Lady / Ilford
Leadmill / Sheffield
Legend / Manchester
Locarno / Birmingham
Low Life / London
Mud Club / London
Optimo / Glasgow
Powerhouse / Birmingham
Pun / Liverpool
Rafters / Manchester
Ritz / Manchester
Rock City / Nottingham
Samantha’s / Sheffield
Shake ‘n’ Fingerpop
Shoom / London
Soul II Soul / London
Timepiece / Liverpool
Wag / London
Warehouse / Leeds
Wigan Casino
Wigan Pier

For more info visit:

www.vintageatgoodwood.com