We had the honour of meeting legendary American house producer Barclay Crenshaw AKA ‘Claude VonStroke’ ahead of his appearance at Gist in Chelmsford, 5th April. The dirtybird label boss talked about his weakness for being a perfectionist, how dubstep taught him a thing or two, and also what track he’d play to distract zombies from eating his brains.
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Society Goes Outside!
Posted in Acid house, Chicago House, Festival, We are not a rock band with tags Dan Beaumont, Eats Everything, Farr Festival, Hannah Holland, Miguel Campbell, Society, terry farley, Trevor Fung on March 21, 2012 by Knockturnal
So far we’ve held our Society parties in an old scrap metal works, a car park, basements and warehouses but never outside! This summer will see us change that when we join forces with our friends at The Ran$om Note to host a stage at this years Farr Festival!
FARR FESTIVAL runs from 27th-28th July 2012. With our stage running from 3pm on Saturday to 6am Sunday.
A bespoke 2000 capacity festival held in a deserted forest just outside London FARR has only been running for just two short years, but in that time has already become one of the “ssh, have you been to this festival?” festivals. R$N had the pleasure of playing there last year and it was quite the special evening.
Get ready for 15 hours of old and new house sounds from the likes of:
HANNAH HOLLAND (Paris Acid Ball)
TERRY FARLEY (Boys Own)
TREVOR FUNG (Balearic Sunset Set)
DAN BEAUMONT (Dalston Superstore)
SOCIETY DJs
+ many, many more to be announced soon!
Other stages this year include:
JUST JACK:
Eats Everything
Miguel Campbell
Jozif
Huxley
George Fitzgerald
SANCHO PANZA – massive line-up announcement coming soon!
This not going be one to be missed, all early birds have now sold out but FARR have given R$N a very limited number of specially priced £35 tickets exclusively for R$N/SOCIETY lovers which you can get right here.
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INTRODUCING: DEBUKAS
Posted in After-party, Deep House, Gigs, We are not a rock band with tags 2020 Vision, Crazy P, debukas, deep house, horse meat disco, simon baker on March 14, 2012 by Red Ben
We’re hoping to see a lot more of the name Debukas this year. This young Glasweigan first stood out as a talented, interesting producer with his self-titled debut release on 2020 Vision last summer. The track ‘Pointers’ is an immediate attention-grabber that manages to combine hard and soft elements really well. It starts with quite a warm, fuzzy disco-house feel and gradually evolves a sharper, peak time feel before sliding back into a melody-driven groove.
Debukas – Pointers
The 3rd track on the EP, ‘Some Days’, is a darker, slower number, but still definitely tickles your stomp gland. The underlying synth line sounds kinda like Daft Punk’s ‘Da Funk’ meets Detroit techno.
Debukas – Some Days
But proving exactly why this guy could and should be big, his recent remix of on Crazy P’s last EP, ‘Beatbox’, does exactly what a great remix should – outshines the original. A down tempo groove underpins a thoughtful and well-crafted disco soundscape, with some creative re-working of the original vocals. Definitely a nice after party tune to drop. Check it out HERE. And his latest collaboration with another 2020 artist, Simon Baker (following their last collaboration last summer, NO PRESSURE), is another step towards him being a big name on the deep house scene.
Simon Baker ft Debukas – Let Me In
His live sets are supposed to be pretty amazing as well, taking in heavy synth action, late night slo-mo discoid chuggers and the ghosts of techno past. Go check him out supporting Crazy P alongside Horse Meat Disco, it’ll be a belter.
Crazy P live
Debukas live
Horse Meat Disco
March 17th, Koko
More info here
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WANARB Recommends: Ron Basejam
Posted in Slow-Mo Disco, We are not a rock band with tags Chris Todd, Crazy P, Crazy Penis, Hot Toddy, I Need Love, James Baron, Looter, Ron Basejam, slo-mo on March 6, 2012 by Red Ben
For me, Ron Basejam is the unsung hero of ‘slo mo’ (Slow Motion House). My ears first pricked up to him when he appeared on Hot Toddy’s shimmering 2010 slo mo monster (105 bpm), ‘I Need Love‘, but up until very recently I presumed he was just another charismatic but obscure, under-rated bedroom producer. I’d never seen him on any lineups at disco nights in London, or heard/seen any hype about him at all. It turns out that he is actually the inimitable and multi-talented James Baron – one of the two founders of Crazy Penis (who now go under the more ‘accessible’ name of Crazy P).
Now I don’t know why slo mo house pioneered by the likes of Mark E, The Revenge and Hot Toddy (who it turns out is actually the other founder of Crazy P, Chris Todd) is not a massive deal in east London (especially on the after party circuit), but hopefully drawing your attention to someone who has produced some fantastic slo mo, Ron Basejam, will help it along a bit.
Droog’s Potty Mouth Warm-Up Mix
Posted in Deep House, House, mix, Warehouse Party, We are not a rock band with tags Amirali, Catz N Dogz, Culprit Records, Droog, Gavin Herlihy, hackney, LA, London fields, Netil House, Noir, potty mouth, Subb-an, warm-up mix on February 2, 2012 by rachaelwilliams
This Saturday sees LA’s Culprit Records head honchos Droog go up British partner in crime Inxec in a special back to back set at one of our favourite London warehouse parties, Potty Mouth. Completing the bill is Danish deep house master Noir and rising Polish stars Catz N Dogz and We Are Not A Rockband’s very own Hazmat; giving what must surely be the most hotly anticipated international lineup across the capital this weekend.
And if just the mere thought of it all wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, Droog have only gone done a Potty Mouth warm-up mix! With tracks from Subb-an, Gavin Herlihy and Amirali, you’ll be popping on your dancing shoes super-early out of sheer excitement. Tracklisting after the jump.
Droog – Potty Mouth Warm-up Mix
Potty Mouth will be from 9pm to 6am in the heart of Hackney at Netil House in London Fields. Tickets are on sale over at Resident Advisor.
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Less than 2 weeks ’til Society, tickets selling fast
Posted in 80's, Acid house, Chicago House, House, Society, Warehouse Party, We are not a rock band with tags acid trax, Citizen, Dj Pierre, Jamie Blanco, live 808 set, London, warehouse party on January 28, 2012 by Knockturnal
Less than two weeks to go until our biggest party yet. On Friday 10th February we’re flying over from Chicago, USA the inventor of Acid house; DJ Pierre to play a one-off set of Acid House at an amazing London warehouse location. Tickets have been flying out the door for this one and second-release tickets are about to sell out. Get yours now for £12.50 before they rise in price.
Also playing this event : Criss Angel (Energy/Centreforce FM), Jamie Blanco (Live 808 set), Citizen, SOCIETY residents Class of 808 DJs + more DJs yet to be announced!
Expect a night of true Acid/Chicago House plus original artwork created for this party, VHS projections, smoke, lazers, a booming sound system and the best atmosphere this side of 1989. If you haven’t seen it already, check out the video for a taster of what to expect:
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Noir Recommends: Episode 9
Posted in Deep House, mix, Mix tape Monday, podcast, Warehouse Party, We are not a rock band with tags H.O.S.H., Noir, Noir Music, Noir recommends, Podcast, Potty Mouth Disco on January 16, 2012 by Montagano
If you’re looking for an education in what’s hot right now, look no further than the incredible Noir Recommends podcasts. They’re some of the most listened to deep house podcasts that you will find and are always jam-packed full of serious tunage.
His latest podcast, Episode 9, landed yesterday. The first half is very deep, but picks up after about 30 mins when H.O.S.H’s incredible ‘What Do You Want Me To Say‘ drops.
Stay tuned for more podcasts in this series as and when they arrive.
Noir is playing at the next Potty Mouth – cannot wait for that! Get tickets here.
HazMat
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A-Trak – Fool’s Gold Radio January 2012 Mix
Posted in electro, Electronica, mix, We are not a rock band with tags A-trak, fools gold radio, George FitzGerald, january 2012 mix, little boots, MJ Cole on January 12, 2012 by Knockturnal
With Blue Monday fast approaching it’s important to listen to something that’ll put a spring in your step. This latest mix from the Fool’s Gold head honcho will do just that as he mixes and scratches his way through 24 tracks and remixes from the likes of Mount Kimbie, Obi Blanche, Little Boots, Justice and of course A-Trak himself. Download or stream via the soundcloud player, track list is after the jump!
A-Trak - Fool’s Gold Radio (January 2012 Mix)
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New Basement Space- Pre-launch this Saturday (Shoreditch)
Posted in After-party, Club Night, Warehouse Party, We are not a rock band with tags Basement, party, warehouse party on December 16, 2011 by Montagano
Can you keep a secret? OK – cool.
So a new little basement space has cropped up on Kingsland Road – and they’re doing a cheeky pre-launch party this Saturday (17th Dec 2011). Run by Potty Mouth promoter and long-time friend of WANARB, this 200 capacity venue will be open weekly and promises to become quite a hit on the East London scene. Expect to start hearing a lot more about it in the weeks and months to come (you heard it here first).
The pre-launch is an invite only, friends and family type affair; but the promoter has kindly allowed us to invite you, our loyal readers. You are after all, our friends and family!
It’s guest list only, so please send an email to pottymouthdisco@gmail.com to confirm your attendance, or alternatively, just pipe up that you’re a reader of We Are Not a Rock Band on the door, and they’ll greet you with open arms.
It’s free entry all night and open until 3am.
DJs:
We Are Not A Rock Band djs
Mikey OK (Lovebullets)
Red Ben (Potty Mouth)
VERY SPECIAL GUEST tbc
Address: 281 Kingsland Road, London E2
See y’all there!
HazMat
M.A.N.D.Y vs Bookashade – Home (Tim Green Remix)
Posted in anthem, Deep House, Tech, We are not a rock band with tags deep house, Jona, M.A.N.D.Y. vs Bookashade, Monaque, Tech-house, tim green on December 13, 2011 by Montagano
‘Home’ by M.A.N.D.Y vs. Bookashade has been put through the remix mill and the results are explosive. Tim Green, Jona and Monaque have all added superb interpretations to it – but my personal fave is the Tim Green mix.
London-based Tim Green has been an ever-present name in Tech / Deep House in recent years, but a string of impressive releases in 2011 has catapulted him to the upper echelons of the scene. Looking forward to what 2012 has in store…
Home Remixes Part 1. is out now. You can buy it here, or you can download his remix (192Kbps) from the SoundCloud player below.
HazMat
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