Farthest i have travelled thus far for beats ...
... would be Butlins resort in Minehead. Well, will travel at least, in a couple of weeks, for the weekend-long BLOC 2009 party. The performances take place in the same compound as all of the lodging (which is included in the ticket price) so the only reason one would want to leave would be to walk down the beach. Should be pretty excellent, and having the company of xamichee, dearnana, voidptr, and several others will only help.
Aphex Twin + Hecker / The Future Sound of London / Jamie Lidell / Carl Craig / Green Velvet / Afrika Bambaataa / DJ Qbert / Skream / Benga / Metro Area / Altern8 / 4Hero
Busy P/ Egyptian Lover / Daniel Bell / Heartbreak / I-F
Dublime feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry / Scientist / Digital Mystikz - Coki / Tipper / Kode 9 / Rusko - Debut Live show / Ed Rush and Optical / Mad Professor / Zion Train / Plastician / Pole
Overkill feat. Modeselektor and Pfadfinderei / Otto Von Schirach / Beardyman / Clark / Richard Devine / Tim Exile
Subloaded curated by DJ Pinch, feat. DJ Pinch / 2562 / Jamie Vex’d / Appleblim / Peverelist / Joker b2b Blazey / MC SGT Pokes
Split and Tilted Disco feat. Robert Hood / Frequency 7 feat Ben Sims and Surgeon / Redshape / James Ruskin / Colin Dale / Steve Strawberry / Alex Downey
Numbers feat. Martyn / Rustie / Hudson Mohawke / Jackmaster
Dynamix II / Dj Godfather and MC Omega / Ulrich Schnauss / Ed Chamberlain / Global Goon / Rob Hall / Transparent Sound / Ceephax Acid Crew / Cosmic Force / BassClef / Ital Tek / Lief Ryan / Alexander Robotnick / Bizzy B / 2 Bad Mice / Dylan b2b Robyn Chaos
Greco-Roman feat. Rob Da Bank / Drums of Death / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs / Greco-Roman Soundsystem: Raf Daddy, The Great Mentsh & Full Nelson
Cocadisco feat. Russell Haswell / DJ Benetti / Louis Enchante and friends / Andy Blake / Rodaidh and Piers
Caravan Recordings feat. October / Emptyset
Wifey feat. D'explicit - LIVE PA / China feat. Black the Ripper / DJ Undecided / Wifey DJs
Cliché feat. French Kriss / Michel Dupont / French Connection Trio + Special Guests
Pathic / ADJ / Junq / P45 / Ebola / Lusinda / AGT Rave Cru / Amental / McMash Clan
Residents from: WANG - Electro Elvis and Lula / Braindrop / Dub Pressure / Drums of the South / Square Roots / Sequence / Plex / Dissident
BLOC Residents: Billy Nasty / Radioactive Man / Ed DMX / Jerome Hill / Luke's Anger / James Tec / Rebel Intelligence / Joe Hart / Oliver Way / George 'The Skull' Hull
... let me know if there's anybody who should be bolded up there who isn't.
Afterward, several us will be heading back to London to spend the week of March 16 - 21 bumming around the city. Haven't really gotten a chance to do research into what I'll be checking out, because I am lame and have been extremely distracted. Your suggestions solicited!
Aphex Twin + Hecker / The Future Sound of London / Jamie Lidell / Carl Craig / Green Velvet / Afrika Bambaataa / DJ Qbert / Skream / Benga / Metro Area / Altern8 / 4Hero
Busy P/ Egyptian Lover / Daniel Bell / Heartbreak / I-F
Dublime feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry / Scientist / Digital Mystikz - Coki / Tipper / Kode 9 / Rusko - Debut Live show / Ed Rush and Optical / Mad Professor / Zion Train / Plastician / Pole
Overkill feat. Modeselektor and Pfadfinderei / Otto Von Schirach / Beardyman / Clark / Richard Devine / Tim Exile
Subloaded curated by DJ Pinch, feat. DJ Pinch / 2562 / Jamie Vex’d / Appleblim / Peverelist / Joker b2b Blazey / MC SGT Pokes
Split and Tilted Disco feat. Robert Hood / Frequency 7 feat Ben Sims and Surgeon / Redshape / James Ruskin / Colin Dale / Steve Strawberry / Alex Downey
Numbers feat. Martyn / Rustie / Hudson Mohawke / Jackmaster
Dynamix II / Dj Godfather and MC Omega / Ulrich Schnauss / Ed Chamberlain / Global Goon / Rob Hall / Transparent Sound / Ceephax Acid Crew / Cosmic Force / BassClef / Ital Tek / Lief Ryan / Alexander Robotnick / Bizzy B / 2 Bad Mice / Dylan b2b Robyn Chaos
Greco-Roman feat. Rob Da Bank / Drums of Death / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs / Greco-Roman Soundsystem: Raf Daddy, The Great Mentsh & Full Nelson
Cocadisco feat. Russell Haswell / DJ Benetti / Louis Enchante and friends / Andy Blake / Rodaidh and Piers
Caravan Recordings feat. October / Emptyset
Wifey feat. D'explicit - LIVE PA / China feat. Black the Ripper / DJ Undecided / Wifey DJs
Cliché feat. French Kriss / Michel Dupont / French Connection Trio + Special Guests
Pathic / ADJ / Junq / P45 / Ebola / Lusinda / AGT Rave Cru / Amental / McMash Clan
Residents from: WANG - Electro Elvis and Lula / Braindrop / Dub Pressure / Drums of the South / Square Roots / Sequence / Plex / Dissident
BLOC Residents: Billy Nasty / Radioactive Man / Ed DMX / Jerome Hill / Luke's Anger / James Tec / Rebel Intelligence / Joe Hart / Oliver Way / George 'The Skull' Hull
... let me know if there's anybody who should be bolded up there who isn't.
Afterward, several us will be heading back to London to spend the week of March 16 - 21 bumming around the city. Haven't really gotten a chance to do research into what I'll be checking out, because I am lame and have been extremely distracted. Your suggestions solicited!