STOMPA PHUNK REWIRES BRIGHTON WEEKENDS & STARTS NEW LONDON RESIDENCY @ THE KEY!
2007 is a pretty special year for Stompa Phunk – not only is it the club’s 10th Anniversary, but there’s also a big shake-up afoot. Having rocked our current venue Audio (and previous venues Funky Buddha Lounge and Pressure Point) every Friday night for nearly a decade, we’re now stepping up a gear and moving our flagship night to weekly Saturdays as of March 3rd 2007.
Stompa Phunk has always championed a hybrid of underground music, it’s what we like to dance to best. This scene has developed into a world wide phenomenon that many of the trend-setting clubs have followed. As the music comes of age it becomes the sound track for era and it’s safe to say we were among those on it well before the rest…
2007 isn’t about being old skool, it’s were the pioneers meet the nu-breed. & thanks to a strong local and international scene, Stompa Phunk has grow into a nationally recognised club night & what better time to take it to the next level, Saturday the prime clubbing night of the week. Our regular joint ventures with friends from places like Kliks and Simple plus a number of new collaborations, will be moving to Saturdays also.
That’s not all. On March 16th, Stompa Phunk will be embarking on a brand new residency at The Key in Kings Cross, London. Featuring all of our residents and a host of very special international guests, we’ll be transporting our Brighton vibes up the A23 every other month for what looks set to become one of the capital’s hottest new parties. Check out the info below for an idea of what to expect:
STOMPA PHUNK RESIDENTS: Serge Santiago, Kenny Hawkes, Cagedbaby David Parr, Tula, Dan Hill, Lee Smith
RECENT GUESTS: Laurent Garnier, Evil Nine, Josh Wink, Andrew Weatherall, Layo & Bushwacka!, Green Velvet, Ivan Smagghe, James Holden, Steve Bug, Loco Dice, Alex Smoke, D.Ramirez, Magda, Tim Deluxe, Dirt Crew, Will Saul, M.I.A., 20:20 Vision, Damian Lazarus, Craig Richards, Transparent Sound, Billy Nasty, Konrad Black, Bones & Ramsay, Tiefschwarz, FC Kahuna, Lottie, Derrick Carter, Luke Solomon, Rob Mello, Kompakt records, Trapez records, and many, many more….
STOMPA PHUNK BIOG:
From throwing legendary free parties on the South Downs, to playing a central role in the construction and running of Brighton’s hugely acclaimed Audio venue, from showcasing house music’s most exciting DJs and acts every Friday night to releasing a string of underground hits on their own label, Stompa Phunk have proved that dance music’s famed DIY ethic, when placed in the right hands, is very much alive and well.
Formed by resident David Parr and promoter Anthony Prior in 1997, the club started life in the basic environs of The Richmond (now the Pressure Point), and quickly provided a focal point for legions of Brighton free party goers who, at the time, were finding themselves increasingly shut down by the authorities. They rapidly gained a reputation for great parties featuring numerous local, national and international DJs, although with the closure of The Richmond in 1998, they were forced to find a new venue. Later that year they were approached by The Funky Buddha Lounge to do a weekly Friday night, and from the word go, the club was rammed each week with Stompa Phunk s by-now well-established crowd.
Responsible for countless Brighton debuts, they began long standing relationships with hosts of the worlds finest DJs, including Josh Wink, Ralph Lawson, FC Kahuna, Ivan Smagghe, Layo & Bushwacka!, Derrick Carter, Paul Daley, MANDY, Evil 9 and many more. Meanwhile, they enlisted the services of Serge Santiago and Tula as new residents, and established themselves as the central focus point of Brighton’s underground house, techno and electro scene. And unlike so many cliquey, closed shop clubs of a similar nature, SP has always made a point of involving as much of the local DJ community as they possibly can – with the freedom of a weekly night, numerous Brighton DJs and live acts cut their teeth at Stompa Phunk , and the majority of them still return regularly to the club, both to perform, and to just hang out and dance. More recent additions to the residents line up are Kenny Hawkes (Girls FM and Space legend), Dan Hill (formerly of Classic Records, now a member of the Phonica team) and Lee Smith (freelance house and techno journalist, and creator of the pioneering minimal Kliks parties).
It doesn’t stop with the Brighton club scene, either. Stompa Phunk Music put out their first release in 1998, and followed with a steady flow of their own patented brand of ‘Jackinacidiscotech’, mostly produced by club residents David Parr and Serge Santiago and regulars including founding member Ben Burns, Missing Link, Bullit Catcher, Radioslave and in the last couple of years, the excellent Mula, alongside remixes from key scene players like Ralph Lawson and David Duriez. The label has gone on to garner praise from a wide variety of DJs, with everyone from Pete Tong to Terry Francis getting behind the SP sound, and forthcoming releases from Bushy, Kenny Hawkes and David Parr are already stirring up excitable anticipation across the globe.
Following a continual growth in profile, including hosting the Essential Mix Live, Radio 1’s One Live in Brighton week, performing showcases at festivals including Homelands, Glade, Rocket and Sonar, and invariably packing The Funky Buddha to the rafters every Friday, in 2004 Stompa Phunk embarked on their next major phase.
Following lengthy deliberation, they began working with the owners of Brighton’s famous Escape club to direct, oversee and act as creative consultants to a huge renovation, re-design and overhaul of the entire venue. Unlike any other club in Brighton, the newly re-titled Audio promised to put on the highest quality acts and DJs in a genuinely friendly, sophisticated but totally unpretentious environment; a venue that was cool enough to push the cutting edge of club culture, but that knew how to roll its sleeves up and get down to some heavy partying at the same time.
And that’s exactly what they delivered. SP moved their weekly Friday residency to the new venue, handpicked Brighton’s finest promoters to take the reins on other nights of the week, and Audio quickly established itself as Brighton’s most successful club of its kind – no mean feat in an industry that usually relies on lowest-common denominator cheese to keep the dancefloors full.
One of clubland’s increasingly rare success stories, Anthony and David continue to steer the venue’s creative direction while simultaneously running their own independent activities as promoters, DJs, producers, remixers, label bosses, and all round good blokes. Andrew van Ginneken now oversees the major promotional work at the club.
Combining great new dance music and a hard-earned reputation for the most consistently rocking parties in town, Stompa Phunk show no signs of slowing down – watch out for a new London residency and some big news about their Brighton club night in 2007.
For further info, contact Andrew: E: andrew@stompaphunk.com tel: +44 (0)1273 624343
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