Monday, August 4, 2008

Exe Fest 2008

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More gig news for this week... me and Lex are playing at this years Exe Fest down in Exmouth this Sunday.


Time and Place
Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Exmouth Rugby Club
Street: Imperial Road
City/Town: Exmouth, United Kingdom

* EXEFEST TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM ONIONHEART AND REFORM RECORDS - ADULT £5, CHILD £3 *
* LIMITED TICKET SUPPLY! *

* Finally we have a full-scale shindig taking place right here in Exmouth town. A full day of live acts, DJs, graffiti and dance, with food and a bar to keep everyone going.

* Indie, Reggae, Breakbeat, Hip Hop, Drum and Bass, Funk, Funky House, Latin, Acoustic, Beatboxing and much more, from some of the best DJs and live acts the South West has to offer.

* Confirmed acts include:

Ben & Lex (DJ set) - Breakbeat/Electro

Dib Dub Sound System (Live) – Reggae/Dub Step/Roots

The Terrible Strangers (Live) - Indie/Trip Hop/Covers

Mix Masta Mullet (DJ Set) - Hip Hop/Party/Scratch

DJ Hazardous (DJ Set) - Hip Hop/Funk/Scratch

Pete Sach (Live) – Experimental/Electronic/Vocal

The Akibas (Live) - Rock/Pop/Country

The Brocktician (DJ Set) - Deep House/Electro

Fresh Cherry (Live) - Acoustic/Rock

Proyecto Atistirma (Live) - Funk/Rock/Latin

Will Rene (Live) - Acoustic/Other

The Don (DJ Set) - Funky House/Electro

The General (DJ Set) - Drum and Bass

+ A host with the most!


* The vibe of the music will progress and change through the day. We'll start the day off quite chilled with acoustic stuff before warming it up with the Hip Hop, Indie and Funk etc, ending with a couple of hours of Drum and Bass, Breakbeat and Electro from the DJs. The set list will be available nearer the time of the event so people know when to turn up to catch their favourites. Though we'd like to think most Exmouthians are open minded enough to make a day of it and give all the music a shot, as it's all good!


* There will be a 96ftx8ft graffiti wall. Throughout the day some of the countries finest graffiti artists will be working on filling the wall with spectacular pieces and murals for everyone to admire. They will also be selling totally original canvases and t-shirts, so if you fancy grabbing a fresh garm or piece of art, it'll be there for you!

* To tie in with the urban vibe that many of our acts are bringing to the festival, we'll have some of Exeter Uni's Breakdance crew! They'll be flexing their moves on stage while the DJs play.

* Stalls

* Good food for those who get hungry and want to try something new.

* A bar for everyone who wants to sink a few cold drinks.

* The setup will look a little something like this (not to scale) - http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff154/mixmastamullet/Setup-1.jpg


* IMPORTANT!!! –
The Rugby Club has a 500 capacity. This means NO more than 500 are aloud in the event at one time. To avoid disappointment buy a ticket from OnionHeart or arrive fairly early in the day, or you may be refused entry. You have been warned!


http://www.myspace.com/exmouthnewmusic


Benny.

Beatz and Bobz vs JamTheChannel | 08/08/08

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Here We Go

Beatz & Bobz & JamTheChannel go head to head in a battle of the Basslines.

2 of Exeter's Phattest nights battle it out mashing up the Breaks/House/Techno/Fidget & Minimal Flava's whilst drinking a shit load of beer and mcing to the masses.

Representing Beatz & Bobz - Ben & Lex/DJ Andromeda
and for JamTheChannel - Bump/Redbelly & The Magnet

Who will win?

Who gives a f**k

Lets Rave :)

Benny.

Posthuman - Hilda Family Remixed (MZYKN008CD)

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Top new release from the Myuzyk label that I highly recommend you all go out and buy :)

Posthuman - Hilda Family Remixed (MZYKN008CD)

The collection starts off with a sophisticated remix from Dave Graham that captures cinemtatic aspects of Posthuman’s music, with odd timings and nuances that give it a live feel.

James Fox seems to immerse his production in whatever vibe he is feeling that day and here captures a sound akin to some of Kode 9's outings, turning Asha Grew Wings into a dubbed out stepper.

Josh from Posthuman in his house guise Walter Becomes Wendy remixed Fortune Favours The Foolish into a infectious house groove aimed at the dancefloor. With support from Mary Anne Hobbs is new name on the block Duke Spook, showing another side to his music with his fathoms deep techno styling of The Disease.

Ambient meister LJ Kruzer opted for the beatless route and paints a sonically rich picture in his remix of Asha Grew Wings. Fans of the Border Community sound might enjoy Asha Grew Wings remixed by The Village Orchestra, awash with popping beats, hazy distortion and shoegazing moments.

The man responsible for California’s Muti Music is Dave Bryuns aka Dov and he delivers a dose of stomping, twitching, breaks tinged 4/4 in his remix of Asha Fallen.

Edinburgh's the wee djs changes tact from the gnarly electro output and goes for a switched up electronic hip hop approach in the Fortune Favours The Foolish remix whilst still applying scary amounts of bass.

From Birmingham’s Kracktronik label comes circuit bending and rave breaks in sol_dat's supercharged remix of the popular Asha Grew Wings.

If you liked the Richie Hawtin approach during darker patches of the 90s there’s a treat in store in the form of Kelp's collosal remix of The Disease, squelchy filtering and thousand yard stare bass combines at 140bpm in a clattering techno workout.

London based DJ and label boss Shelley Parker steps up with her debut as a producer, pinpointing a love of all things dark, deep and bassy in a dubby techno remix of The Disease.

Jersey City's wunderkind J Hazen has taken a divertion into top shelf electronica, reworking Lust Of Dust with a focus on bleeps, subtle glitches and a switch into drum & bass for good measure.

Just before the end credits roll there is the Digitonal Breaks Down remix of Asha Grew Wings, in which the recognisible sound of Digitonal gets acid dipped and gives us another chapter in the Asha story.

To wrap things up we have revered Expanding Record's head honcho Benge supplying yet more magic of the ambient kind in his mesmerizing remix of Asha Fallen.

Tracklist with preview clips
Asha Grew Wings (Dave Graham remix)
Asha Grew Wings (James Fox remix)
Fortune Favours The Foolish (Walter Becomes Wendy remix)
The Disease (Duke Spook Viral Infection remix)
Asha Grew Wings (LJ Kruzer remix)
Asha Grew Wings (The Village Orchestra remix)
Asha Fallen (Dov remix)
Fortune Favours The Foolish (the wee djs remix)
Asha Grew Wings (sol_dat remix)
The Disease (Kelp remix)
The Disease (Shelley Parker remix)
Lust Of Dust (J Hazen remix)
Asha Grew Wings (Digitonal Breaks Down remix)
Asha Fallen (Benge remix)

Strictly limited to 200 CDs in hand numbered, folded card sleeves will be sold through Myuzyk's own +estore launching with the release of the CD (PayPal/cards)

Selling at £5 plus handling, post and packing worldwide

More info

Benny.

The Filth

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Picked this up over the weekend... and its freaking wicked :D had to read it twice to get my head round it mind as its nuts haha

I totally recommend you reading it if you like comics :)

More info from wikipedia



Benny.

Exeter Charity Rave

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Big love to everyone who came down to the Charity event me and Lex played at on Friday. Top turn out and they made £500 for The Water Project so huzzahs all round :)

a few more random photos from the night here

Benny.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Beatz & Bobs vs Dibdub vs Rinseout | Charity Fundraiser | Tonight

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Beatz & Bobs vs Dibdub vs Rinseout | Charity Fundraiser | Tonight

5000 children die each year due to not having clean water ..Exeter residents getting together to help raise the funds to build wells in Africa....come support the water project and enjoy a night of musical genius at the same time!


DJs on the night will be...

Ben and Lex
James Gill
Dibdub DJs
Mr Nice
Maxxi P

Date : Friday 1st August @ The Cavern. Exeter
Doors : 8.30 - 2pm
Tax : £4 all night with all profits going to The Water Project

more info

LIVE ON SWU RADIO

Also if you cant make it to the Cavern then get locked into SWU Radio as were going out live.

Benny.

The Mega Rave | Autechre Special | Download

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The Mega Rave | Autechre Special | Download

What a show.. I love Autechre so much. Proper moody soundscapes to go with the rain that was hammering Exeter while I was on the radio. Sit back... close your eyes... and turn it up. Enjoy

01. Autechre 'Gelk' [Warp]
taken from 'Peel Sessions Volume 2' [WAP150]
02. Autechre 'Characi' [Warp]
taken from 'Cichlisuite' [WAP96r]
03. Autechre 'Drane' [Warp]
taken from 'Peel Sessions Volume 1' [WAP112]
04. Autechre '902 Quarter' [Warp]
taken from 'Envane' [WAP89]
05. Autechre 'Chatter' [Warp]
taken from 'Artificial Intelligence 2' [WARPLP023]
06. Autechre 'Yuquen' [Warp]
taken from 'Amber' [WARPLP025]
07. Autechre 'Rae' [Warp]
taken from 'LP5' [WARPLP66]
08. Autechre 'Melve' [Warp]
taken from 'LP5' [WARPLP66]
09. Autechre 'Cichli' [Warp]
taken from 'Chiastic Slide' [WARPLP49]
10. Autechre 'Uviol' [Warp]
taken from 'Confield' [WARPLP128]
11. Autechre '444' [Warp]
taken from 'Incunabula' [WARPLP17]
12. Autechre 'Sublimit' [Warp]
taken from 'Untitled' [WARPLP180]
13. Autechre 'Basscadet (Basscadoublemx)' [Warp]
taken from 'Basscadetmxs (2 Of 3)' [10WAP 44DP]
14. Autechre 'Overand' [Warp]
taken from 'Tri Repetae' [WARPLP38]
15. Autechre 'Montreal' [Warp]
taken from 'Amber' [WARPLP025]
16. Autechre 'Reniform Puls' [Warp]
taken from 'Draft 7.30' [WARPLP111]

DOWNLOAD

On the next show I'll be doing another artist special.. either The Orb, Boards Of Canada or Jeff Mills :) we shall see.

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The Mega Rave | Random Selcta II | 03/07/08
The Mega Rave | Random Selecta | 19/06/08
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