Showing posts with label acid house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acid house. Show all posts

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Socialeyes Presents memory box The Acid House years with Justin Robertson




Room 1
memory box: acid house 1986 – 1996
Justin Robertson, Robin Ball & friends

Room 2
Deep house & techno: Modulate FM v’s Isolater

Acid can conjure up two thoughts: House music made with that lovely squelchy Roland TB-303 acid sound that emerged from Chicago in the mid 80’s; and the U.K acid house culture of the late 80’s / early 90’s warehouse parties from which dance music as we now know it was born and the hazy loved-up freedom of expression that came with it. We will be embracing both of these at memory box at Corsica Studios on the Friday 29th March. Selecting quality tracks you would have heard if you walked into an acid house party between 1986 and 1996. Lead by acid house legend Justin Robertson who will be showing us what’s in his memory box from this era.

From early Chicago heroes like DJ Pierre, Marshall Jefferson, Fingers Inc, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Fast Eddie and Trax Records through to next generation U.S artists like Joey Beltram, Josh Wink and the Relief Records roster. Alongside the early UK sound of A Guy Called Gerald, Baby Ford, Renegade Soundwave, 808 State; early Warp records artists like L.F.O and Nightmares on Wax; Outer Rhythm Records who launched the career of Leftfield and FFRR who discovered Orbital. Not forgetting important European labels like Harthouse and R&S Records. This just tips this iceberg on a whole host of artists, labels and inspiring electronic music that makes up the acid house scene that a lot of the quality music in clubland today takes a strong influence from. So for this night let’s doff our hats to these artists!

In contrast to this, Socialeyes Parties host room 2 with upfront deep house and techno from Modulate FM and Isolater  - two crews on the London underground scene.
Modulate FM brings you some of the world's best underground DJ's, hand picked by them for your listening pleasure! Alongside their residents, you will find a selection of special guest DJ's, interviews, exclusive mixes and features, all streamed 24 hours a day, every day of the year! They're ad, sponsorship, commercial free and not for profit. They do this for the love of electronic music. If you can't be in the club, tune into Modulate FM!

Dj's
Pete Cosby
Manuel Morales
Seamless
www.modulatefm.com


Isolater is renowned for showcasing the toughest Deep and Tech-House with a buzzing party atmosphere. Isolater is a Record Label, Clubnight, and general hub for cool stuff. Set up in 2012 by The Jester, Buzza and Josh West, the label boasts a monthly Sub FM show, nights around London, and regular party takeovers.

Dj's
The Jester
Buzza
Josh West

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Tuesday, 7 August 2012

SOCIALEYES WITH K-1 / PSYCATRON / COLIN DALE & ROBIN BALL


















Socialeyes continue their inspired programming with a Detroit tinged special. Flying in from Detroit for a rare London appearance is a true legend. Keith ‘K-1’ Tucker has brought his unique style of Detroit techno to his legions of fans since 1990 and now over 20 years later he’s still at the top of his game releasing quality tracks on his own label Puzzlebox Records under his Optic Nerve guise and as one half of Aux 88’s ‘Black Tokyo’ project.

For this one-off night with a heavy Detroit influence, Socialeyes pop up at Hidden, one of London's truly undercover venues - serving an incredible clubbing experience set in a classic railway arch that combines state of the art sound and lighting with unique mezzanine levels, dramatic passages and walkways.
Joining K-1 is Ireland’s hottest techno act Psycatron who have been touring with Carl Craig to accompany their release on his Planet E Records. To cement their reputation, Psycatron have recently been included in Fact Magazines Top 50 Tracks, performed on London's infamous Boiler Room TV, and had releases on Hotflush, Tresor, R&S and Cocoon.

A great addition to this line up is Colin Dale who is undeniably a UK techno institution! For 16 years his ground-breaking "Abstrakt Dance" radio show on Kiss FM bought Techno to the masses. The show played host to many a Detroit hero as they passed through London on tour.
All these legends in one room rounded up by Socialeyes creator Robin Ball.

Tickets RA - http://bit.ly/QUuNq1

Sunday, 22 April 2012

Hannah Holland gives us the low down ahead of her gig for Socialeyes this Friday alongside Boddika, T.Williams & Presk















Hi Hannah thanks for taking the time to answer some questions :o) 
No problem :)

Q: Can you give us a rundown of how you first got hooked onto electronic dance music? What dj’s were you into and the style of music they were playing?

A: I grew up in south London, and when I was still in primary school, my friends brother, who was about 16, collected records and we used to sneak into his room and play them. I remember Shut Up and Dance's Raving I'm Raving and On A Ragga Tip, I think that was the moment I became hooked, also Normski's show Dance Energy was on the TV, so most kids were fed Prodigy and Inner City from a very young age. As a young teenager me and friends would be locked into Dream FM pissing around on Clapham Common, loving all the jungle classics like Helicopter, Valley Of The Shadows and Dred Bass. I remember going to my first rave at the Epsom leisure centre, aged 13, DJ Hype was playing.


Q: How did that love for the music progress into you becoming a dj?

A: I played bass in a band during school times and genuinely left school thinking we would be huge...this never happened! however, I had to get a job and I became a runner for a music video company and just absolutely loved working in soho and not being at school. I did this for quite a few years, working on some seminal videos and even directing some myself. Throughout this time I bought decks, as I went out so much to amazing clubs like Nag Nag Nag and Bodyrockers, I wanted to have the music I was hearing at home and touch it and play around with it myself. I had a couple of really close dj friends, who inspired me to start spinning. After a few years playing in my bedroom and house party gigs, I started spinning around shoreditch in bars, there I met Mikki from Trailer Trash and Rob from Mulletover and that’s when it went nuts and I was playing every weekend and my career started, eventually after a few years, I gave up the videos to fully concentrate on music, it’s been about 10 years now since I started playing.


Q: You are well known for being diverse in your dj sets, blurring boundaries between house, techno and bass music. Would it be fair to say you adapt to the environment you are playing in? And if so does this complicate things when it comes to choosing what to play at your gigs? 

A: Yes I definitely adapt to the environment, that’s what I love about djing, feeding from the crowds energy which inspires the tracks you choose, it's magical. I guess I have my staple tracks that are a starting block, and then I venture down whichever road I feel is right for that occasion at that moment...whether it be techno, house, minimal, harder, deeper...you'll be able to hear it’s me playing, I choose tracks to play that have a certain sound/vibe and that goes for any genre and sub genre, together it all makes sense.


Q: We are really looking forward to you playing at the next Socialeyes Party! You will be DJing alongside Boddika, T.Williams and Presk are you playing any of these guys productions at the moment?

A: All of them are the dogs bollox! great line up, I can't wait to play.


Q: As a dj do you play cds, vinyl or are you computer based?

A: cds and vinyl for me. still not into the computer thing personally.


Q: You have gained yourself a name as a London dj are you originally from London?

A: Yes I’m from South London, Clapham


Q:  Hannah Holland is a cool name were you born with it? 

A: Yes I was born with it! thanks, I'll let me mum know.


Q: What projects are you working on at the moment?

A: As well as Batty Bass records, )we just released NYC's The Carry Nation and just about to release Deadstock 33's new EP),  I’m setting up a new label with Deboa (BB resident) called Native City, showcasing a more stripped back deep groove / bass house/techno. Plus I’m writing an album....which has definitely got all kinds of influences in and sounding pretty out there right now, I’m working with some incredible vocal talent, I’m really excited about it.


Q: What makes a good party for you?

A: It's the people and the energy they bring to the place. The best parties that I've been to have almost been tribal, Bodyrockers at Cynthia's Robot Bar was the best example, it was Damian Lazrarus's night before Cross Town Rebels. I was about 19, I used to be silent hours before we got in I was so nervous and excited, it just had this insane electric energy. Trailer Trash and Batty Bass has those vibes too, and to be a dj on the other side of it, is very special indeed.


Thanks Hannah see you on the 27th April  

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Socialeyes with Boddika, Hannah Holland, T. Williams, Presk & Robin Ball


Friday 27th April 2012
10pm – 6am
Rhythm Factory, 16-18 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1EW
Nearest tube – Aldgate East
Earlybird £7 / Advanced £10 / On the door £12
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If a line-up was ever to fully showcase the Socialeyes ethos, then this is it. 

After 6 years of blurring boundaries across the dance music spectrum at great venues including Corsica Studios and the summer boat parties, Socialeyes bring you some of the most exciting and open minded artists on the scene playing across two rooms (no short dj sets here).

Socialeyes is very excited to welcome the unique and innovative sounds of Boddika who is currently flying high with his solo projects and collaborations with Joy O. All round musical style guru and curly haired queen of the London party scene, Hannah Holland also joins the party, followed by two of the hottest breakthrough artists of the moment Teknologi Co-founder and Rinse Fm resident T. Williams and Grote Prijs award winner Presk.  They join Socialeyes’s very own musical chameleon Robin Ball.

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