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SOCIETY BASEMENT SESSIONS 003 : ROBERT OWENS & TERRY FARLEY

Posted in Acid house, Chicago House, Club Night, Society with tags , , , , , , , on November 10, 2011 by Knockturnal

Our third session and this time we have two artists way too huge to be playing in our basement!

This installation brings together the silky-voiced Chicago legend with another huge special guest, Terry Farley. Head of Boys Own Records and in his own right a monumental catalyst in House music past, present and future.

Our last two events have seen the Dalston basement transformed into East London’s take on Ron Hardy’s Muzic Box, with an untouchable atmosphere and the party people jackin’ to the sounds of 80’s Chicago house ‘til the small hours. Nowhere else can you dance in a cosy basement club with Robert Owens singing and dancing along with you. It may be a Thursday night but the weekend most definitely starts here - BRING DOWN THE WALLS!

THURSDAY 24TH
NOVEMBER 2011 | 9:00PM – 2:30AM
DALSTON SUPERSTORE | 117 KINGSLAND ROAD, LONDON, E8 2BP

FREE ENTRY ARRIVE EARLY!

FULL INFOClick here

PLUS check our second SOCIETY Basement Sessions Mixx by our residents Class Of 808 – 45 minutes of some of the sounds you can expect to hear in our sweaty basement.

Class Of 808 - SOCIETY Basement Sessions Mixx 002

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SOCIETY Basement Sessions 002: Robert Owens and Neville Watson 27/10/11 – Plus exclusive mix!

Posted in Acid house, Club Night, House, Society, We are not a rock band with tags , , , , on October 20, 2011 by Knockturnal

Next week sees our second Basement Session with Robert Owens, and this time bringing in another huge guest – Neville Watson! You may know him from his releases on Hour House Is Your Rush, Dissident or Snuff Trax, you may know him from his amazing Raving ’89 book or you may remember him from his residency at Checkpoint Charlie, but you should definitely know he’s going to turn our basement into a sweaty Jackin’ zone!

DJs: ROBERT OWENS, NEVILLE WATSON,
+ SOCIETY RESIDENTS – All playing classic house & new beat

THURSDAY 27TH
OCTOBER 2011 | 8:30PM – 2:30AM
DALSTON SUPERSTORE | 117 KINGSLAND ROAD, LONDON, E8 2BP

FREE ENTRY ARRIVE EARLY!

FULL INFO: Click here

Plus check out the first SOCIETY Basement Sessions Mix featuring 40 mins of Acid House!

Class Of 808SOCIETY Basement Sessions Mixx 001

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SOCIETY : Robert Owens Free Party Tonight

Posted in Acid house, Club Night with tags , , , , , , , , on September 29, 2011 by Knockturnal

Tonight we’re bringing Chicago to Dalston with a 2.5 hour set from house music legend Robert Owens. Expect two floors of Chicago House, Acid, New Beat and a bit of Italo – a smaller party means we’re able to stretch our legs and play some tracks you don’t hear often – it’s going to go OFF!

Mr Owens will be joined by BUBBA from Hannah Holland’s Batty Bass camp, who we’ve brought over from Berlin to werk you into a sweat, plus Class of 808 DJs, Josh Caffe, Hazmat and Josh Ford. Oh, and did we mention, it’s free entry?

Full details on the event can be found here.

Dalston Superstore can be found at 117 Kingsland High St, London, E8 2PB – the music starts from 9pm and we collapse in a heap at around 2.30am!

Society x

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Next Thursday : Chicago Meets Dalston

Posted in 80's, Acid house, House, Italo Disco, Society, We are not a rock band with tags , , , , , , , on September 22, 2011 by Knockturnal

Next Thursday 29th sees SOCIETY make the move from warehouse to basement for an intimate series of parties set to bring a taste of 1980′s Chicago to Dalston, in association with house music pioneer Robert Owens. The first happening sees the inimitable silky voiced legend spinning sounds, alongside friends old and new.

Date: Thursday 29th September, 8.30pm-2.30am

DJs: Robert Owens (Chicago), Bubba (Berlin – Batty Bass Records), Josh Caffe (Caffe Latte), HazMat (We Are Not A Rock Band) + SOCIETY Residents

Location: Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High St, London, E8 2PB

Entrance: Free, arrive early!

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Hard To Find

Posted in 80's, Acid house, Old School, remix/cover, We are not a rock band with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2011 by Knockturnal

Hard to find is a brand new double CD compilation released earlier this month containing exactly what it say’s on the box, hard to find classic and rare remixes  from old 12″ vinyl collections and CD singles. Claiming to take you back to a time when dance music was special and secret (much like our Society Parties) the album is a dream come true for DJs wanting to play something a little different. DJ historian and journalist extraordinaire Bill Brewster writes the sleeve notes…

‘With Hard To Find, we’ve sent our vinyl archaeologists to sift through the wreckage of acid house, throwing aside the Alison Limerick double packs and long-forgotten Shamen promos to bring you the gold (the only fool’s gold we’d permit would be by Stone Roses). But not only are these the very best of the remixes from the most creative period of house music, we like to think they define it, too. As if that weren’t sufficient, many of them have never been made available on CD before.’

Check out the mini mix below for an idea of what to expect, Hard to Find will be available both as a 2CD package and digital release. The full track list is after the jump.

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Moody B – Vintage Sleaze EP

Posted in 8-Bit, 80's, Acid house, dj, House, New Music, remix/cover, We are not a rock band with tags , , , , , , on August 16, 2011 by 4th level zombie

For over 12 years now Moody B has been heavily involved with the dance music industry. From championing new sounds in dingy nightclubs in San Francisco, creating his own record label, remixing and producing or simply carving out a musical niche for himself. Moody B, real name Bill Mondjack, has pretty much done it all. Yet his enthusiasm and creativity show no signs of letting up as he releases his new EP – Titled Vintage Sleaze – on Council House Recordings.

The majority of his previous releases have been inspired by the old skool sound of Chicago House and Detroit Techno infused with Italo Pop and Disco. And now Moody B has unleashed this formidable knowledge of music on to a new 4 track EP. It has taken Moody B some time to find a suitable platform for his take on the late 80′s Chicago sound that he has been nurturing, that is until Council House Recordings stepped in.

Listen to Moody B’s EP after the jump

SLACKK Interview + Top 5 ACID TRACKS

Posted in 80's, Acid house, Club Night, dj, House, Interviews, Old School, Society, Warehouse Party, We are not a rock band, Websites with tags , , , , , , , , , , on August 11, 2011 by 4th level zombie

SLACKK is one of the new wave of DJ-producers influenced by the Acid House and breakbeat Hardcore sound. Now signed to Numbers, Slackk has found himself labelmates with the likes of Jamie xx, Jackmaster, Deadboy, Hudson Mohawke and Lory D and judging by the reaction to his first release ‘Theme From Slackk’, he’s going to be just as big very soon. We’ve seen first hand what Slackk can do to a dancefloor when he played at our warm-up party in July, so we know any tune he plays is guaranteed to leave you gasping for more, which is great because he’s playing at the next SOCIETY with Number head-honcho Jackmaster. WANARB caught up with SLACKK to ask him a few questions and get his top 5 acid tracks.

SLACKK’s top 5 tracks and interview after the jump

Rattus Rattus : 5 Tracks for SOCIETY + Interview

Posted in 80's, Acid house, Club Night, Dirt, dj, House, Society, Video, Warehouse Party with tags , , , , , on August 8, 2011 by 4th level zombie

Pure party mash-up! Everything and anything from dubstep & grime to bassline, electro and dark, dirty beats! As well as being an Urban Nerds selector from day one, Rattus Rattus has ventured out into UK clubland to regularly spin at a number of top underground nights including Vagabondz and Bigger than Barry.

Un-phased by any genre, his unique mixing style and one-off brand of mash-up mayhem when it comes to tunes makes Rattus a top favourite among Urban Nerdy punters looking to get their rave on. With party hats suitably doffed we caught up with Rattus to get an interview and his top 5 acid tracks we’re likely to hear at the upcoming Society Warehouse party this Friday the 12th.

See Rattus Rattus’ Top 5 and Interview after the jump

WIFEY : 5 Tracks For SOCIETY + Interview

Posted in 80's, Acid house, dj, Interviews, Old School, Society, Video, Warehouse Party, We are not a rock band with tags , , , , , , on August 5, 2011 by 4th level zombie

Wifey started in 2008 as one of a handful of club nights introducing bassline to London. Also known as bassline house, the scene is an offshoot of UK garage originally popular in the North and Midlands. They started to bring leading DJs to clubs and warehouse parties in east London, including TRCDJ QPalefaceDexplicit, Illmana,Wittyboy, Pantha, Virgo (Mr V) and Piddy Py.

As UK funky started emerging in and around London, Wifey embraced this exciting new sound, creating a unique style of house music influenced by grime and garage. Wifey began to book artists such as such as Crazy CousinzHardhouse Banton,FunkystepzDJ PetchyR1 Ryders, and Deep Teknologi.

This kind of forward thinking approach to music led us to booking them for the upcoming SOCIETY party on the 12th of August. We took some time to chat to Steve, Robin and Ralph. The trio that make up Wifey and they also gave us there top 5 tracks they would be playing on the night.

Wifey’s 5 tracks + Interview

Wayne Anthony : 5 Tracks For SOCIETY

Posted in Acid house, Society, Warehouse Party, We are not a rock band with tags , , , , , , , on August 2, 2011 by Knockturnal

Wayne Anthony is one of the founding fathers of Acid House. To say his Genesis parties are legendary is an understatement – from his first party in October 1988 onwards, Genesis developed a prodigious reputation for cracking open huge warehouses and holding illegal raves, week after week, from Aldgate to Hackney, Tottenham to Walthamstow – but there’s a hell of a lot more of a story than that, so check out his book Class of 88 – it’s a brilliant read.

Wayne is coming down to play some tracks at SOCIETY that capture the spirit of Genesis and we thought we’d ask him for a sneak peak of some tracks he may well be packing in his bag.

Wayne Anthony’s 5 Tracks

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