It's alive!
UK-Dancers may be spending less time on the interwebs these days, but the evidence, in Bristol at least, suggests they are spending much more time, energy and money actually getting out and doing it:
Friday 27.1.12
Iration Steppas meets Young Warrior, Teachings in Dub, Trinity Centre, Bristol.
With all tickets sold out in advance, a capacity crowd was only going to complement the acoustics of this ex-church. Delivering the sermon on this occasion were the able hands and minds of Iration Steppas & the son of Jah Shaka, Young Warrior. Two massive sound systems occupying the four corners of Trinity dance-hall dominated the space with stalls offering recorded works, t-shirts, framed pictures and hot soul food filled-in the gaps around the perimeter.
With ear-plugs an essentiality in the darkness, the bass began perform its sonic-therapy on the internal organs of a crowd utterly lost in the music with that knowing look of Friday-night bliss written right across their collective faces. With at least another six hours to go the two sound-systems found their rhythm and continued to build on each others selections layer by alternate layer. Occasional relief from the heavyweight pounding of righteous vibrations was in the form on a fenced-in exterior smoking space beyond a side exit that must have resembled a squat, fat and fully-functioning chimney stack from the police station across the road. Outta the fiyah and back into the furnace on each occasion it was noticeable how the rising levels of tight bass produced the increasing resonation of various items of attire, not to mention anatomy.
Bristol is selling-out its' large venues with this type of programing regularly these days. Seems as if we can't get enough, and long may that continue. These are nights of pure consciousness set amidst a contemporary Babylon.
http://www.teachingsindub.co.uk/
Saturday 28.1.12
Western Soul ft. Peter D Rose, Big Chill Bar, Bristol
Free entry to a club all night long in the centre of town? It works!
Another packed venue that has recently doubled its capacity by filling another floor to cope with the demand. Not only that, but the Big Chill Bar stocks Appletons rum and DG ginger beer. Upstairs began as a private party celebrating three birthdays with a retrospective disco of some considerable quality courtesy of Ben Parker. Again, a packed floor was relieved by some excellently apportioned exterior decking so everyone could enjoy a little, ahem, fresh air in the freshness of January night. It wasn't long before the 'private party' sign became superfluous as downstairs came up and upstairs went down in a mix that complemented those of the DJ's in either space.
Peter D Rose both rocked and held a similarly packed ground-floor with classics and re-works of classics while combining genres seamlessly. A wonderfully diverse and evidently happy crowd energised this busy night down at the ever-reliable BC Bar to the obvious satisfaction of all involved.
s M i l e <(Address removed)> said:
UK-Dancers may be spending less time on the interwebs these days, but
the evidence, in Bristol at least, suggests they are spending much more
time, energy and money actually getting out and doing it:
ho hum.. nice report :)
I'm still going out occasionally.. although, it seems only when i'm working kinda thing. for example, just came back from 5 days in holland (rotterdam, utrecht, amsterdam)... as tour manager with seravince (an awesome hip-hop, neo soul, broken, jazz band.. with my old pals richard spaven on drums, vince helbers keys, sharlene hector as one of the lead vocals and all the way from nyc renee neufville on lead vocal too.. and... one of the gigs was at paradiso as the after show party for d'angelo (yes, the one d'angelo couldn't perform at as his ankle got mashed stage diving in paris the night before)... good times.
and going out in a few weeks as production/tour manager for the MOBO UK TOUR 2012... 8 uk cities (mostly O2 venues as it happens) ... i know many of you fuckers don't really enjoy "urban music" and would prefer a trance donk rave... but i would still expect to see one or two UK DANCE MASSIVE at some of these events, especially as they are free... NO EXCUSES! (also please inform the young people in your peer group and wider family etc.. they will enjoy this and you will get uncle of the month for tipping them off)
birmingham, manc, liverpool, glasgow, newcastle, bristol, london and norwich.
FINAL LINE-UP JUST ANNOUNCED // BENNY BANKS AND SMILER JOIN YOUNGMAN, P MONEY, LADY LESHURR, CLEMENT MARFO AND THE FRONTLINE, RASCALS, JOSH OSHO AND CLEO SOL
simon green <(Address removed)> said:
and going out in a few weeks as production/tour manager for the MOBO UK
TOUR 2012... 8 uk cities (mostly O2 venues as it happens) ... i know
many of you fuckers don't really enjoy "urban music"
Oi, cheeky.
and would prefer a trance donk rave...
I've had an idea about an urban meets donk meets emo night for a while, but never had the nerve to run it.
but i would still expect to see one or two UK DANCE
MASSIVE at some of these events, especially as they are free...
What venue for the Liverpool gig?
Lord Borthbury
I've had an idea about an urban meets donk meets emo night for a while,
but never had the nerve to run it.
hold that thought :)
but i would still expect to see one or two UK DANCE
MASSIVE at some of these events, especially as they are free...What venue for the Liverpool gig?
O2 Academy Liverpool 2
11-13 Hotham Street
L3 5UF
<nb. also, there is an "industry takeover" ... at the black e (great george street) ... during the day ... 12 til 6pm ... seminars and workshop stuff .. about "the music industry" ... of special interest to suburban donk promoters and trance artists... forget the beatles for a few minutes and come and find out how it's really done>
be good to see a few friendly people at the show :)
simon <mines a guinness>
simon green <(Address removed)> said:
s M i l e <(Address removed)> said:
UK-Dancers may be spending less time on the interwebs these days, but
the evidence, in Bristol at least, suggests they are spending much more
time, energy and money actually getting out and doing it:ho hum.. nice report :)
I'm still going out occasionally.. although, it seems only when i'm working kinda thing. for example, just came back from 5 days in holland (rotterdam, utrecht, amsterdam)... as tour manager with seravince (an awesome hip-hop, neo soul, broken, jazz band.. with my old pals richard spaven on drums, vince helbers keys, sharlene hector as one of the lead vocals and all the way from nyc renee neufville on lead vocal too.. and... one of the gigs was at paradiso as the after show party for d'angelo (yes, the one d'angelo couldn't perform at as his ankle got mashed stage diving in paris the night before)... good times.
and going out in a few weeks as production/tour manager for the MOBO UK TOUR 2012... 8 uk cities (mostly O2 venues as it happens) ... i know many of you fuckers don't really enjoy "urban music" and would prefer a trance donk rave... but i would still expect to see one or two UK DANCE MASSIVE at some of these events, especially as they are free... NO EXCUSES! (also please inform the young people in your peer group and wider family etc.. they will enjoy this and you will get uncle of the month for tipping them off)
birmingham, manc, liverpool, glasgow, newcastle, bristol, london and norwich.
FINAL LINE-UP JUST ANNOUNCED // BENNY BANKS AND SMILER JOIN YOUNGMAN, P MONEY, LADY LESHURR, CLEMENT MARFO AND THE FRONTLINE, RASCALS, JOSH OSHO AND CLEO SOL
Jah Shaka was most excellent in Bristol on Friday night. No vid available yet, but here's a flavour...
...as was Vieux Farka Toure in Bristol on Saturday
Jah Shaka was most excellent in Bristol on Friday night. No vid
available yet, but here's a flavour...
...as was Vieux Farka Toure in Bristol on Saturday
cool :)
also.. news from bristol wrt mobo tour... is... there is a heavy demand for tickets for mobo show... and the venue is expecting 800+ people to attend.
.... it seems to be kicking OFF in bristol ... in a cultural way :)
simon green <(Address removed)> said:
"urban music" and would prefer a
trance donk rave...
Donk is a 100 times more working class than "urban" will ever be, something I think you realise hence the passive aggression.
Papa Bendy <(Address removed)> said:
simon green <(Address removed)> said:
"urban music" and would prefer a
trance donk rave...Donk is a 100 times more working class than "urban" will ever be, something I think you realise hence the passive aggression.
LOLZ :) i never mentioned "class"? .... this was a well aimed troll at dr borthwick... even tho he didn't bite.
meanwhile, lighten up tarquin... x
It's alive, I tell thee...
'Up to 90 police officers were confronted by 200 people at an illegal rave on an industrial estate...'
simon green <(Address removed)> said:
tarquin... x
Tarquin?
That's almost as piss poor as your social class tourism.
