Gettin Jiggy Round a Little Green Bag
Summer mashup silliness, and it’s allowed ‘cus it’s my birthday!
Summer mashup silliness, and it’s allowed ‘cus it’s my birthday!
Want a strange night out? This is for you.
Big Baba’s Dada Yaga Hut
July 30th 7.30 - 12
£6 advance or free before 9July 30th sees one of the best live shows in town make its way to Corsica Studios. Part MC, part living art project, Infinite Livez has been causing waves of hilarity, revulsion and exhilaration since he debuted on Big Dada with “Pononee Girl”.
In Swiss electronics/improv duo Stade (plus the incredible vocal stylings of Joy Frempong) he has found his ideal live collaborators. Their two albums only hint at the madness that develops at their live shows, as they build whole new tracks from triggered samples, voices and effects. It’s a little like watching Kool Keith jamming with 70s-era Miles Davis, only wilder. And, for one night only, Inf and Stade will be joined onstage by a Very Special Guest - a regular at all their shows who has finally been persuaded to grab a microphone alongisde them for a one-off, truly unmissable collaboration.
If you’re not excited yet, you should be for it is the one and only Roots Manuva himself!!! . Support on the night will be provided by new Big Dada signing Speech Debelle. The first female MC to get a deal with the veteran label, Speech uses a troubled background as a springboard for fragile, achingly honest rap-narratives of self-loathing, fear and hope. Only too happy to rock the mic, tonight she will present an acoustic set and showcase tracks from her forthcoming album. Throw in DJ business from the one and only Jamie Big Dada and you have a sparkling Big Dada night to remember….
A welcome alternative to the usual religious chatter on Rye Lane!
Southside Allstars - Southside
You’ve heard it, now watch it! Ashok’s brand new video for Lean From The Middle.
The continuous shot concept put into effect on Ashok’s self produced debut music video by Grain media and Freelance artist/director Antonia Lowe.
+ they’re playing an acoustic set tonight at Page 2:
01 Feb 2008
57 Nunhead Lane, London, SE15 3TR
Cost : ?
Acoustic set with Leo, Sorana and Chris
The new Ashok music video is excellent, can’t wait for them to post it online for all to see! In the meantime here’s a clip from the short set they played last night. (Excuse the bad sound, there wasn’t a desk recording made so it’s straight off my camera).
socpa - the movie is an important new film about the ’serious organised crime and police act’ which requires notice of any demonstration within 1km of parliament, and allows the police to impose conditions, either before or on the day of the demo.
It’s a really good documentary; shot and edited to a high standard and with enough humour and music to stop it becoming dry. There’s a free/donations screening tomorrow:
friday 11th jan 9pm
synergy centre, 220 farmers road, camberwell, se5 (map)
the film lasts 60 mins followed by q&a up to an hour
Here’s the trailer:
Three tracks from Bogus Gasman at the last ever Stuff & Things. Excuse the video quality, half the lighting rig wasn’t working so I’ve had to brighten these up a lot!
“Lewisham”
Two more if you read on…
This Friday evening, prepare your walkmen for the return of Mobile Clubbing!
ARRIVE AT TATE MODERN AT 18.45
WALK AROUND AND GET IN TO YOUR GROOVE
SMILE AT OTHER MOBILE CLUBBERS
NO DANCING BEFORE 19.01
AT THE INSTANT THE CLOCK STRIKES 19.01
DANCE LIKE YOU’VE NEVER DANCED BEFORE
AND DANCE FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN
A perfect opportunity to check out Doris Salcedo’s crack.
UPDATE: As expected, it was great fun, here’s a quick bit of video and some snaps:
Queens English played a great set at the Jamm on Monday, here’s a track from their set. I shot this on a Nikon pocket digital camera - technology is getting crazy! It’s only missing a line-input (sound is from a minidisk desk recording). More video to come, and hopefully an MP3 of the full set.
Update: more video added and there’s some photos here: