The Pondering Blonde

Lo Kik Nights South Africa Tour

A quiet side street, a deep resonating vibration emanating from within, a door disappearing into a dark room and opening onto a carnival-like escapade of colour, energy and rumbling sound, where Amazonian beauties gyrate in unison to rhythms you only imagined. This is the subversive, subtropical thunder of a night out in sultry Brazil. Shape up on your techno samba Gringo; the jungle is coming to you…

Tech !t Or Leave !t Productions, in collaboration with Blunder Productions, joins forces with Lo Kik Records to bring their unique label party ‘Lo Kik Nights’ to local shores. The original event series has been running the world amok from its home in Brazil’s capital Sao Paulo, to Miami, Russia, and now it comes to South Africa for an exclusive 3 city tour, with label head Rafael Noronha.

LO KIK RECORDS >>> RAFAEL NORONHA

Lo Kik Records greeted the world in 2007, slamming Brazil’s epically festive dance culture and talented muso’s onto a global platform.  Headed by Rafael Noronha; the label is all about layered music with a fresh and dynamic soundscape, inspired by a tropical-edged attitude and the colourful jungly chaos of Brazil.

Covering the genres of house, techno, tech-house, minimal and all the juicy variations in between, Lo Kik captures the essence of South American culture and gives it digital freedom to the world! Top Brazilian artists like Rafael, Re Dupre, Glocal, Andre Bastos and Gui Boratto have waxed the wires with over 50 chart topping releases.

Rafael’s enduring journey into dj’ing and production started 8 years ago and he’s quickly become renowned for his powerful, innovative sets and impressive mixing skills; stealing the limelight at the Brazilian ‘Dj Sound Awards’ in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 he claimed the award for Best Dj and is now considered one of Brazil’s best dj’s!

The Lo Kik Nights event series has been running the world amok from its home in Brazil’s capital Sao Paulo, to Miami, Russia, and now it comes to South Africa for an exclusive three city label party doused with enough Amazonian love and lambada to make you feel like your dancing in the jungle yourself.

TECH !T OR LEAVE !T

Tech !t Or Leave !t- the production label of Michael Kennedy aka One Track Mike, is excited to present the first of his concept event productions and bring to the local dance scene a refreshing and international flavoured electronic soundscape. Mike, a respected electronic muso as well, has been involved as an event planner in the scene for many years, formerly under Triphazard Productions, considers Cape Town- and South Africa as a whole- an inspiring place for local and visiting artists, especially during 2010.

‘Electronic dance genres have cross-pollinated over recent years and the divide between followers of a particular sound is diminishing, which makes Cape Town a musically dynamic city, bound for global awareness on the electronic circuit.’

With another exciting installment already in the works, these SA tours bring an opportunity for dance music lovers to experience the party scene from abroad, as well as stand as a walking- and dancing!- advertisement for our scene amongst other industry leaders- ideally resulting in more more more music for us all! Join the Facebook Group: Tech !t or Leave !t for tour news and updates!

Excuse The Mess with Mobilee Records, South Africa Tour

EXCUSE THE MESS WITH MOBILEE RECORDS
30TH OCTOBER – VOODOO LOUNGE JOHANNESBURG

Excuse The Mess crept onto the scene in 2008 with a secret Party in an empty office space in Central London. Two sound systems, a full bar and over 100 people snuck into the off-limits area on the 9^th floor and danced until the early hours of the morning in front of windows boasting breathtaking views of the city. The mischievous tone was set from the start, with partygoers helping to clean and remove all evidence of the subversive shenanigans at the end; birthing ETM’s etho’s of an underground club night with a cheeky twist.

Early days saw ETM taking to the backrooms of some of London’s favourite nightclubs, and stole the show in the Loft at Egg on New Year’s Eve with sheer good party vibes and spirit. Excuse The Mess became ‘the little party that could’ and set the precedent in 2009 when it bust out its first warehouse party at Corsica Studio’s with 3 international acts; Mymy, Matthew Styles and Ralf Kollmann, charging the room with an illustrious array of deep house and techno.

Excuse The Mess soon had some of the best local dj’s and vj’s vying for a spot behind the decks. Joining London resident’s Nick Maleedy, Russell Caten and The Fix; Ralf Kollmann, co-owner of mobilee Records with Anja Schneider, joined the team as international resident, bringing his fresh-as-hell German techno assault to the ETM Soundscape. In 5 years mobilee Records has become one of the most watched Techno labels in Europe, their artist roster includes the wickedly talented Pan-Pot, who headlined the ETM show in June and lead the packed Alhambra Warehouse in East London into a Berlin-stomping frenzy.

500 Showcase now presents Excuse The Mess to South Africa!

Excuse The Mess residents Ralf Kollmann and Nick Maleedy are bringing the best from their boxes in London and Berlin to make South Africa part of the ETM family this October! Ralf’s presence is as intense as the full bodied-moving minimal techno he plays and is renowned for tight track selection and tighter mixing, flecked with all kinds of tasty unreleased material. Nick’s penchant for deep house, stripped down techno and tribal grooves sees him mix a sophisticated playlist, and playing  alongside some of Europe’s finest including Pan-Pot, Matthew Styles, Thomas Schumacher, Danton Eeprom and Giles Smith.

Exclusive VJ Appearance from Ben Anchor, whose 8 year career in visuals has seen him reside with the CHAIR TV VJ’s crew and perform at Manchesters infamous Warehouse Project alongside the likes of Richie Hawtin, Luciano, Goldie and Justice.

Join us for the first leg of the 3 city tour at the Excuse The Mess Masked Ball at the sacred Voodoo Lounge in Johannesburg for a no excuses deep house and techno indulgence, complimented by the best local dj’s from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

We ask you in advance to Excuse The Mess

Luminocity Presents… Goldfish LIVE at Hub Club, London

Goldfish have grown from a local South African outfit to an international sensation with their eclectic live act, which blends instrumentals and sweet vocals over afro-infused Electronica. The duo held two residencies in Ibiza this summer; playing weekly at the revered Blue Marlin beach club and vibing the Main Floor and Global Room at Erick Morillo’s infamous Subliminal night every Wednesday at Pacha. Goldfish have taken the stage at some of the world’s biggest music festivals including Glastonbury, Sensation White, Ultra Music Festival and Get Loaded in the Park where they performed alongside Faithless, Basement Jaxx and Orbital; jetting off to Russia, Italy, Egypt, France and Brazil in between.

Luminocity, a new boutique artist agency, presents Goldfish LIVE in London for an intimate last summer session at Hub Club in Shoreditch, one of East London’s most novel warehouse venues. On the back of an incredible season and their anticipated Goldfish dj mix for the August issue of Dj Mag; this is set to be a special final show. With support from mobilee’s hottest new recruit Hector and the Spanish duo Sonogama, from the dynamic Sounderground Records label, the night is set to indulge an intriguing sound shakedown. Join us from 11pm onwards- early bird tickets are available from Ticketweb and RA for £12 and £15 at the door.

Mobilee’s newest recruit, Hector is a London favourite with residencies at Dig Your Own Rave, Kubicle and regular slots at Fabric. Balancing an experimental nature with a commitment to the spirit of house, his mixed up, moody sound and progressive energy creates a unique ambiance on the dancefloor. From Phonica Records to releases on Horizontal, mobilee, and Cecille among them, Hector has come an incredible way from his Mexican roots; his tunes finding their way into the sets of Ricardo Villalobos, Onur Ozer, Dinky and Appleblim

Sonogama are the Spanish duo of Ayoze Chico and Ollie Mendez. The pair found their musical future partying in the Canary Islands and went in studio together, where they founded their label Sounderground Records. The label, based in Germany has released tracks for Brendon Moeller, Dan Berkson and James What.  Sonogama have played across the UK and Spain, including residencies at London’s Kitchen Party and !KNUF. Sonogama indulge a shared passion for tribal-tinged European house and their behind the box antics are an epic energy force for the dancefloor.

Nick Maleedy has an instinctive ear for dark and dubby house that reeks of moody, intelligent and experimental flavour. His refined and unassuming manner makes for an interesting dancefloor experience whenever his sets hit the room and his residency at Excuse The Mess has seen him play alongside some of Europe’s finest acts including Pan-Pot, MyMy, Matthew Styles, and Ralf Kollmann.

Rhythmatic Presents… Spencer Parker at Corsica Studios

Rhythmatic continues to set the tone for eloquent underground club nights in London with an event of unsurpassed intelligent music, stylish people and home grown atmosphere. Rhythmatic events are taking the whole cake when it comes to anticipating an audiences wants and needs, and serves up an ever enticing combination of ‘Night Out’ that’s is always devoured with glee!

This time around Rhythmatic takes you deeper underground with a too-sweet sampling of London’s tastiest export, Spencer Parker at the helm. We thought it best to get nab him before he heads off to Aus and Europe for most of the summer and we hear he’s got a bag full of the best and a whip ready to crack the occasion! The man is said to have an ear for the music and an eye for the floor and he will no doubt get the room gagging for it at Corsica Studio’s- one of the Big Smokes most coveted dark spaces!

Rhythmatic is excited to make its debut at the venue, and offer their audience a new place to get down and intimate. It’s all about the decadent rhythm and this one is sure to thrust you in the right direction!

“Rhythmatic is one of the best night’s I’ve played in London recently, good guests, great crowd and being given complete musical freedom by promoters who really know what they’re doing, make it somewhere I look forward to returning to” – Spencer Parker

SPENCER PARKER

Spencer Parker is one of Europe’s leading djs, and fast becoming a household name in all senses of the expression. His unique style of house music is in demand the world over with productions, remixes and re-edits being supported by Radio Slave, Luciano, Laurent Garnier, Richie Hawtin, Ben Watt, Nic Fanciulli and Pete Tong. A set from Spencer is a journey of acid house, techno and cool jack’in tracks and the odd trippy vocal. Since jumping into production his tracks have been released on prestigious labels such as Rekids, Tsuba, Buzzin’ Fly, and SAW. His skill sees him open intelligently for big names and a rock a main floor in his own right. If you haven’t seen him live in action yet- now’s the time to get involved!

Cavo Paradiso Album Launch Party

The summer clubbing destination that is Mykonos, Greece, has come boldly to the fore with the release of the Cavo Paradiso club album- mixed by the great Argy and Lucca Bachetti. The much anticipated double disc drops a sultry beat just in time, to heat things up to the point of no return for another smashing season…

Join us for the worldwide Cavo Paradiso album launch on 30^th May at Egg nightclub in London. It’s going to be a night of quality house indulgence with lashings of Greek island flair! Mixing muso’s Argy and Lucca Bachetti will be playing live and in the flesh to show you first-hand what a night at Cavo Paradiso is all about!

The club teeters 150 feet above the Aegean Sea on party island Mykonos and feeds the throng of local and international clubbers, a non-stop parade of the best dance music and artists from around the globe each year. Cavo is now renowned for its eclectic vibe and friendly, fun-seeking party-people and aptly considered ‘one of the best summer clubs in the world!’

Both Argy and Luca currently hold the dance industry by the ear with astounding productions and live sets. Their coming together as the mixologists of this album sees them fuse their groovy, deep and tech elements through a decadent selection of tracks from artists such as Josh Wink, Kerri Chandler, Audiofly, Loco Dice and Radioslave, as well as showcase their own incredible productions.

The launch at Egg is going to be a truly exotic clubbing treat and one to put down in ink for the clubbing calendar in May!

LUCA BACCHETTI

Luca Bacchetti’s relentless passion for electronic music has seen him forge a name for himself on both the house and techno scene and successfully blur the line in between. Beginning as a radio dj in Italy, with hip-hip and soul influences, his early work with Alex Neri gave him the gusto to get severely electronic. Luca organically grew a reputation for expertly produced music and was soon chased to make and remix for the likes of Wagon Repair, Supernature, Ovum, Viva Music, Saw Recordings and Meerestief among them, giving him an international profile. Last year his status was cemented with a nomination for Best Artist in the Beatport Music Awards 2008.

ARGY

Argy Theofilis is an artist who lives, eats and dreams his electronic craft every day. His musical direction steered him to London early in life where he cut his teeth and made his debut on Poker Flat Recordings in 2005, at just 20 years old. His sound has been described as ‘State of the Art’ and releases on notable labels like Cocoon, Deeply Rooted House, Raum Musik, Cargo Edition and Defected have confirmed and encouraged his innovative yet functional sounds. Argy’s electronic web of wonder is beginning to stick well, as 2009 has already seen him launch his first record label, These Days.

Kitchen Party Event Biography

Kitchen Party is the LIVE global house party online, connecting people to the best underground dance music and artists through live webcasts as it happens. That’s the best dj’s, vj’s and live artists playing from our kitchen and streamed live right into your home- for free and on demand!

Evolving from an urge to hear and share great underground dance music; Kitchen Party is a virtual venue that brings intimate house party essence to the world. Having broadcast the videos, music and galleries of its events for the past few years, Kitchen Party now takes showcasing its unique in-house party to the next level as it launches LIVE webcast streaming.

The soon to be launched Kitchenpartytv.com is a an interactive space where people from all over the world can tune in to watch and be part of top artists playing cutting edge dance music from our secret location in London. It’s a place where dj’s and musicians can get back to their roots and express themselves away from the confines of the club. And where you, the party people, can mingle, interact with the dj’s and the party and create and share your very own Kitchen Parties with us!

Kitchen Party puts a lot of heart and soul into making sure each event is quality and will continue to do so as we move into our LIVE phase in a better and bigger Kitchen. We’ve always had great support and response from people in London and around the world wanting to get involved and as we’ve not been able to cater to everyone capacity wise- much as we’d love to have you all join us- we hope this new leg of the project will give everyone a chance to enjoy the kitchen party experience with us!

We have some exciting plans unravelling in the next few months and we’re not even going to mention the line-ups in the works- you wouldn’t believe me if I told you! In the meantime- house parties around the world ignite and get ready for the best sessions in the kitchen yet!

Stay tuned- it’s all happening in the Kitchen.

Pure Pacha with D Ramirez

Those cheeky red cherries have been at it again- lining up an artist ensemble set to revolutionise your Saturday Night out. Pure Pacha is all about the dancing itch, musical glitch, glamour, aspiration and escapism, defining an unprecedented quality club night. This July 18^th, Pure Pacha steals a moment away from the White Isle to present a sexy smattering of the world’s best bring-bringers for one extravagant night of sultry summer bliss in London.

Never one to shy away from making a noise, Pure Pacha presents D. Ramirez, The Hoxton Whores , I:AM DJ’s and a special reunion set from the Ninja Cowboys; an unquestionable bevy of the electronic artists catching ears and moving feet around the world with slick live sets and sound productions.

D. Ramirez
D. Ramirez is one of those artists truly wired to the machine. His presence in the dance music industry has seen him become the iconic silver soldier of electronic music, exploding onto the scene and taking clubland by storm many moons ago. Ramirez is known for his penchant for firey electro and razor sharp productions, which when unleashed on unassuming dancefloors around the world, causes body riots that fill the D with glee. His slick deliverance and precision mixing give him an entertainer’s licence behind the decks and make him one to check on the live experience list of discerning clubbers and music lovers.

Ramirez was awarded Best Remix and Best Producer in DJ Magazine’s 2007 awards and 2006 saw him knighted as a Player Of The Year in iDJ. Tracks like Columbian Soul’, ‘Time Fades Away’, ‘Pleasure Me’ and ‘La Discotek’ reached top chart spots and have been championed by the biggest dj’s in the game. A new chapter in his sound assault, Ramirez’s recent studio move has inspired an audio rejuvenation. His latest sets have seen him chunk up his soundscape with the tough-talking, deep house and techno sounds currently shaking the shingles of the dance music industry. You haven’t done it until you’ve done it with D.

The Hoxton Whores
The Hoxton Whores are Britain’s electronic- musical equivalent to the Union Jack. Having toured extensively through the UK, Europe and the borders beyond, they unequivocally boast an energetic, positive and responsive progressive dance sound, which has seen them collaborate and remix with some of the best including Deep Dish, Faithless, Moloko and Todd Terry. Over the past decade they’ve owned the Beatport charts and embarked on a round trip to stamp the world with their Whore House sound. They always bring it back home and give their Big Smoke audience a solid dose of the Hoxton spirit they set them off in the first place.

I:AM DJ’s
The I:AM Dj’s  burst onto the London scene in 2007 and have been making worthy soundwaves both behind the decks and in studio. Pledging a fresh breed of electronic artistry, their silky production skills and uplifting dj sets have put them front and centre as one of the most exciting acts in electronic music right now. Their music is being played as far afield as LA, France, Germany and Portugal, and receiving a double thumbs up from the likes of Miky Slim, D. Ramirez and Seamus Haji. I:AM DJ’s made their Miami WMC debut earlier this year and seriously set the stage for things to come.

Ninja Cowboys
The Ninja Cowboys are the powerful merger of Cozzie D, Johnny Mikes and Mark Storie, and came to life through a long term residency at the Kidology club nights at Aka. The trio set up Dirtbag Records and flung out a host of too hot for words tracks that set them on worldwide adventures into the electronic abyss and playing alongside the cream of the underground electronic crop. All three rock incredibly sound solo careers and reform the faction now and then when planets collide. The Ninja Cowboys get on their horses and come together again for another loud thrashing and a whole lot of Yee-ha especially for Pure Pacha this July!

This is set to be an indulgent aural assault- Pure Pacha style- you don’t want to miss it!

Excuse The Mess presents Mobilee Showcase

Excuse The What? Yes, its’ time for a new little subversive excursion into the electronic abyss. Excuse The Mess presents another festive night of electronic debauchery in the sexy, messy, and forthcoming style you’ve become accustomed. We’ve put together a mobilee records showcase for you within the naughty walls of a fitting secret location in Shoreditch. Yep, the boys are armed with a plethora of too much minimal and techno goodness! The Pan-Pot boys take the helm with fresh L-town energy and Ralf Kollmann puts a cap in the ass of his second mess. The Moustache Mama’s take over room 2 for those of you who prefer your disco a little dirty… So bring your best friends and your worst behavior… and don’t mind us, just Excuse The Mess.

Friday night in East London has never sounded this hot! The venue this time around is Alhambra, a huge Moroccan style Warehouse on Commercial Road (3 minutes from Aldgate East). An exclusive members club during the day, Alhambra makes for the perfect summertime warehouse venue with its beautiful outdoor smoking terrace and atmospheric main room and huge sound system to boot! Doors open at 10pm, giving you enough to time to pop on a mix, shake off your working week and get scantily clad to come out and milk this balmy English summer weather for all its worth!

PAN POT
Pan-Pot are the brilliant multidimensional Berlin duo, Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedix, currently twisting house and techno fans into a rapturous frenzy! Pan-Pot have quickly become a central presence in the EDM scene, signed to mobilee records and delivering a smattering of top notch track releases. In this well timed era of divergent genres they’ve come with an intriguing sound and style- it’s all about dynamism on the dancefloor, and far from the simple switch they’re named after, Pan-Pot are renowned for sets that rope together crispy minimal, coolly restrained techno and hot and heavy house. Pan-Pot make this special London appearance with a love slap from the heart of the Berlin underground!

RALF KOLLMANN
Ralf Kollmann was the wunderkind of our last Excuse The Mess event, and so it was only right to make him our international resident and get him back again! The main man of mobilee, Ralf keeps his ear to the ground and knows Berlin’s underground electronic dirt like the back of his hand. He indulges a penchant for resonant deep house and mixes it up with the occasional driving curveball in suave style. He’s been dipping deep into electronic music since the beginning of the 90’s and those iconic roots are audible in his sets today as he rubs the freshest unreleased sounds from his mobilee and leena labels, with stone cold classics. It’s cheeky to say the least and downright hedonistic to say just a little bit more…

THE FIX
The Fix are a duo making devilishly sinister sound waves on the clubbing circuit, not least because of their interesting live performance- something you really want to see live to get the real Fix experience! The underground act and their label project, Yeah:No Recordings are fast earning electronic music world love. Their single ‘The Fire Inside’ got 3 successive thumbs up on Pete Tongs Radio1 Essential Selection after its release it February and was swiftly followed by a moody remix of Lopazz’s single ‘Credit Card Receipt’, released on Get Physical Music. The likes of Audiofly, Livio and Roby and Thomas Schumacher have headlined their own event night, Cadence at The Lightbox in Vauxhall, London.

NICK MALEEDY
Nick Maleedy knows good music. Having weaned an instinctive ear on a diet of dark and dubby progressive house, he’s developed a moody and intelligent soundscape. Nick’s refined beats and unassuming manner has piqued the interest of the underground clubbing community and seen Nick guest for top London event nights, as well as earn his White Isle stripes with gigs at Es Paradis and Savannah last year. Nick has had the pleasure of mixing alongside some of the finest including Matthew Styles, Giles Smith, Colin Dale and Spencer Parker, and plays regular LIVE guest sets on the capitals House FM.

MOUSTACHE MAMA’S PRESENT LOOSE
The Moustache Mama’s have been shaking things loose cross-country with their furry lips and wild disco fever. The blonde duo present a festive smash of dirty funk and disco laced with pop classics. They’ll be dominating Room 2 with their Bearded Brothers Paul Crognale and Cred for another kind of music madness in keeping with the messy mayhem!

Double Trouble Productions Presents… People from Ibiza

People from Ibiza, people from Ibiza, boys from wonderland, dancing on the sand, people from Ibiza, people from Ibiza, girls from wonderland… and so it goes, summer after summer, year after year and 27 June sees the real People From Ibiza come to you to show exactly what summer on the White Isle is all about!

People From Ibiza is one of those parties people don’t go to- funny, since it’s been making name as one of the party islands best kept clubbing secrets and holds the fort one night a week at clubbing paradise; Amnesia Ibiza, each season. Sold as the alternative party to the sonic island scene that takes party-chasers reeling to the end of their stay and blinking into the sunlight at the airport wondering where their vacation went- People from Ibiza is one of those rare parties you will always remember. Boasting a fully home-grown production- all artists, entertainers and dancers are island natives, and organic reputation- if you know it, you know you don’t want to miss it!- People From Ibiza is takes you onto the dancefloor with the locals and tips the Ibizan experience unlike any other.

Double Trouble Production present club Amnesia and People From Ibiza for a third round in London, this time to deliver an electronic dose of Ibizan sunshine and get you all worked up and ready for a truly tropical summer night out. The last party with Amnesia’s favourite people, in December 2008 at Egg nightclub in London was a roof rocking success with over 1000 party people dancing into an imagined ocean of bliss! Whether you’re staying local this summer, or have plans to venture out into the Spanish beyond, this is going to be one incredible night to wet your electronic appetite, People From Ibiza is all about the beautiful people, uplifting house music and more fun than you could shake your shades at!

Double Trouble Production presents The People From Amnesia Ibiza at Egg, 27^th June with a sultry island style line-up boasting Luke Solomon, Toni Varga, Alex Cellar and La Fleur. Their sub-brand Rhythmatic will also be hosting a room and presenting an array of their feisty faithfuls behind the decks, dishing a sweet complimentary sound selection! Get your tickets now or get in line- your summer in a box has arrived!

Luke Solomon (Rekids, Classic, MFF)

Luke Solomon has been kicking the bottom out of the dance music industry with outstanding live dj sets for over 17 years. He has worked his way up through the ranks, gaining recognition from all fields of Electronica and Dance and is one of the few producers really worth writing home about, with a successful production career with partner Justin Harris as, Freaks. Luke has worked with artists such as Felix the Housecat, Masters at Work, Jamie Principle, Marshall Jefferson and Roger Sanchez, as well as set up the legendary label, Classic with long-time friend Derrick Carter. He recently established himself as a solo artist, recording for Radioslave’s Rekids label, among others, and his second album, a follow up to his debut disc, The Difference Engine’ is due out later this year.

Toni Varga (Wow, People from Ibiza)

Dj Toni Varga is a veteran Dj from Spain and at 27, has been playing a sultry blend of Tech-House since he was 16 years old. His sets are a journey from the best deep house to tech-house, with some influences from the Balearic house from Ibiza, funky tones, tribal house and vocal house, with intelligent long mixing. He shared the decks with the likes of Roger Sanchez, Eric Morillo, Josh Wink and Layo and Bushwaka during his residency at Zeus Club and Octopus Club in Spain for 4 years, before moving to Ibiza. He has since been a resident at Amnesia Ibiza’s White Party Ibiza on Amnesia’s famed terrace and played People From Ibiza Parties alongside long time residents Mar-T and Paco Osuna.

Alex Cellar (Freak N Chic, Cecille)

Energetic and intense, Alex Cellar’s tech house is a sound full of swing, tribal rhythms and beats, clearly defining his distinctive style and dedication to music. Said to be one of the most promising up and coming producers and DJs in the scene, the Greek born Londoner has already enjoyed releases on high profile labels like Cocoon, Tuning Spork, Cecille, Freak N Chic and Buzzin Fly, and sound support from Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, and RRP Soundsystem to Dennis Ferrer, Danny Tenaglia and Laurent Garnier to name a few. Alex’s DJ style – similar to his own productions most of which he plays out – is an impressive blend of rare old and modern tracks, ranging from house to techno, infused with tribal rhythms & pumping, deep basslines. He is truly a new generation master and one sure to kick up many a dancefloor storm for a long time to come.

La Fleur (+ Plus, Trunkfunk Rec)

La Fleur is the Swedish pharmacist turned DJ, who took to dosing people up on sexy electronic music as her medicine of choice. She likes it intense and melodious, and possesses an arsenal of musical weapons that can whip any dance floor into a state of arousal. La Fleur became known around the Stockholm scene in 2004, landing residencies at all the major clubs and numerous international bookings.  La Fleur is also one half of the dj duo Housewives, and together own the Housewives club which was voted ‘Best Club’ in People Choice Awards 2007. La Fleur was ranked number 6 in Sweden’s top 100 DJ’s list 2007 and shortly after moved to Berlin to pursue focus on her dj profession full time. Her main focus is now music production, and in December 2008 she had her first remix, of David Ekenbäck’s ‘Nairu’ released on Trunkfunk Records.

Rhythmatic Presents… Simon Baker at The White House

Rhythmatic continues to ride its wave of electronic charm and take its cheeky, chunky sound and brimful classy crowd on an intriguing tour of London’s club venues. As a club night Rhythmatic always delivers a tasty mix of people, music and artistic flair and this much anticipated debut down South promises to be a night of the quality rhythms and style you’ve come to know and love!

Past Rhythmatic nights have played host to some of the freshest electronic dance music talent- Rhythmatic always gets ‘em while they’re hot! The likes of Scarlett Etienne, Betoko, Mar-T, Rebekah, Gregor Tresher, Italoboyz, and most recently, Spencer Parker, have all served up a sound session. Simon Baker is another of those artists doing incredible things for Dance Music and with his star still heavily on the rise, we’re really excited to have nabbed him to present to our Rhythmatic audience.

There’s never been a better reason to have a Friday night down South! The White House is a grand venue, appreciated for decadent but friendly interior and cruise-control ability. A great place to relax, sip on something sexy and have a little- or big- danceathon until the wee hours.

SIMON BAKER

Simon Baker has ascended into the electronic music elite and been established as a true global player. Honing his craft as a DJ in the early 90’s, the boy from Leeds has come a long way to stamp his own on the EDM industry. Simon launched his own label imprint, Infant Recordings in 2005 which has seen the likes Paul Woolford, Burnski and Jamie Jones get involved. He’s released on prestigious labels Leftroom, Viva, Rekids and Get Physical among them, and Sven Vath handpicked Simon himself for his ‘H’ compilation on Cocoon, winning him many new fans from the labels devout following. Simon’s tours have taken him to North and South America, Australia, Asia and the best clubs in Europe including Weekend Club, Watergate, Panorama and Cocoon. Join us for this intimate and exclusive appearance with Rhythmatic!