Memory Box is a project that celebrates the
influences of today’s electronic music scene and encapsulates some of the most
memorable moments in its time. This is music that has defined a generation.
Spanning the golden eras between Electro boogie and the modern bass sound via
seminal movements of Chicago House, Detroit Techno, Acid House, Balearic Beat,
Breakbeat, Trip Hop , Drum & Bass, Deep House, Techno, Techouse, Cosmic
Disco, Garage, Grime and the modern bass sound.
Sunday, 2 November 2014
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Friday, 27 September 2013
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Memory Box Social
Saturday 14 September
1988 to 1998
Classic: Balearic, House, Acid House,
Breaks and Rave
featuring: Rennie Pilgrem and Robin Ball
Upstairs at Horse & Groom
28 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3NZ
9.30pm – 4am
Free before 10pm - £5 after
Following the inaugral Memory Box ‘Social’
at the Horse & Groom earlier this month, the night that delves into the
archives of electronic music, returns for another trip down club culture’s
memory lane with special guest Rennie Pilgrem playing a classic breaks and early
90’s set.
Rennie Pilgrem is quite simply a rave
legend! In 1989 he formed Rhythm Section with DJ Ellis D, Nick Scott and Richie
T. As well as playing at every rave worth mentioning, Rhythm Section released
the huge ‘Comin’ On Strong’ EP which stayed in the Dance Charts for 18 months
and sold over 20,000 copies.
In 1993 Rennie set-up TCR Recordings to
release his own material. An early track on the label ‘A Place Called Acid’ was
an underground anthem which got him internationally recognised as a bonafide
producer/DJ in his own right.
In 1996 he started a night called
‘Friction’ with Ian Williams, Tayo and Adam Freeland. They described their
music policy as ‘Nu School Breaks’ and so gave name to a movement that became
established worldwide.
Rennie’s award-winning career (Best Breaks
single ‘2 Freaks’/Best Remix ‘Emit’ amongst others) in Dance has so far taken
him around the World DJing many times over. As well as releasing over 100
singles on his TCR imprint he has remixed a veritable who’s who of electronic
music….. Afrika Bambaata, Arthur Baker, Ferry Corsten, Timo Maas, Simple Minds,
Filter, BT, Easy Rollers, Elite Force, Meat Katie, Uberzone, Braund Reynolds
and many more.
Pulling out the old gems alongside Rennie
is Memory Box creator, Robin Ball whose passion and knowledge of electronic
music both old and new inspired him to start the Memory Box moniker. In 1988,
when he was first exposed to the acid house phenomenon, he caught the DJ bug
and has been putting on parties, making records and DJing around the globe ever
since.
Memory Box is an offshoot and an antidote
to Robin’s Socialeyes parties which focus on forward thinking electronic dance
music at some of London’s best venues.
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Memory Box Social
Saturday 17 August
1988 to 1998
classic: balearic, trip hop, house, acid
house, techno and rave
played by
Jerome Hill
Robin Ball
Paul Tibbs
& friends
Horse & Groom
28 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3NZ
9pm – 4am
Free before 10pm - £5 after
Memory Box parties delve deep into the
archives of defining genres over the last 25 years of electronic music. Memory
Box has recently held successful nights at Corsica Studios inviting Tom
Middleton to explore his love of the ‘History of the Roland TR-808 drum
Machine’ and Justin Robertson playing one of his trademark ‘Acid House’
sets. With planning underway for more
nights in the Memory Box series, this summer see’s the more intimate version
with the start of the Memory Box Social at the Horse and Groom, one of
Shoreditch’s most beloved ‘Disco Pubs’.
Digging through his crates for the Memory
Box Social on the 17th August is Jerome Hill. A self confessed sufferer of multiple music
personality disorder he plays it all from Techno through to Hip Hop, Old Skool,
dancehall, funk and has been DJing and collecting records since 1990. Jerome
played his first gig at the legendary Wag club on Wardour Street, then held a
long term residency on infamous London sound system JIBA throughout the
90's. Today Jerome maintains a hectic DJ
schedule. Respected as much for his scratching and mixing skills as for his
track selection, and shunning the image of the modern laptop DJ, Jerome is
Vinyl all the way and loves challenging himself and the crowd on the decks. Be
sure, there'll always be a surprise just around the corner..
Also playing the old gems is Robin Ball
whose passion and knowledge of electronic music both old and new inspired him
to create Memory Box. Robin got his first gig in 1988 and never looked back.
He’s been putting on parties and playing around the globe ever since. Memory
Box is an offshoot and an antidote to his Socialeyes parties which focus on
forward thinking electronic dance music at some of London’s best venues.
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
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