Posts from ‘January, 2009’

Photo by Marek Richter
Earlier this year we brought you news that Orbital would be reforming for The Big Chill festival set to take place in August. Well the Hartnoll brothers have been busy getting more summer bookings in and have announced a bunch of new gig dates:
Fri 12 Jun – Sun 14 Jun – Rock [...]

Doll and the Kicks – Photo by Mary Rhiannon Pryce
So time has come for me to write my first article for Brighton Fusion, a few days before our next Podcast goes live to our worldwide audience, which now regularly exceeds 300 listeners per show. This is all very exciting for me as I have had [...]

Photos by Patrycja Gawejko
We bring you a few photos of Audio’s Monday night special with Norman Cook. Cook was joined on the decks by secret guest, ex underworld member, Darren Emerson. The promoters have previously booked Emerson to play for a one off party at the Concorde and have featured artists from his Underwater records [...]

[ January 31, 2009 11:00 pm to February 1, 2009 4:00 am. ]

It’s end of Jan, it’s a Saturday, and isn’t house getting a little…you know, house-y?

Screw the detox -  it’s time for some breaks with the party experts extraordinaires, SLACKERS CONVENTION, bringing their front room party right down to the beach on Saturday January 31st, with very special guests  psy-breakbeat legends-in-their-own-time  FAR TOO LOUD.

Expect big [...]

Photos by Mary Pryce
Plump DJs, Zinc and Brighton’s hardcore give 2 fingers to the detox – Concorde 2 16/01/09
A visit from the Plumps to Brighton is always greeted with an air of great expectation, excitement and a warm welcome. Brighton has been at the forefront of pioneering breaks, artists and DJs for years with [...]

In preperation for the charity event “together”, the promoters have sent us a mix from one of the 24 DJ’s playing on the night – DJ DrkHrse. And yes… that’s right, 24 DJ’s! The event takes place on the 7th of February from 8pm till 2am at Oxygen Red on Preston St, with every pair [...]

[ January 24, 2009 11:00 pm to January 25, 2009 4:00 am. ]

One of the most popular DJ’s and producers of the moment, and still going from strength to strength. Jamie Jones is a refreshing booking in the sea of Brighton’s events.

Biog from www.outlar.com:

Jamie Jones Intro: Jamie Jones is best known for the deep minimal track ‘Amazon’. Released on Dan Ghenacia’s Freak n’Chic output at the start [...]

A couple of years ago, I started drinking at an underground bar called Cosmo Bar, which sat underneath the Cosmopolitan Hotel in New Stein in Kemptown.
The Cosmo Bar, in its time, was a small, two-roomed place that hosted a variety of strange and quirky nights (cross-dress karaoke while drag kings played in Scrabble tournaments), and [...]

You sit behind a desk, work all the time and pay extortionate prices for everything you need to live comfortably. At least you have the right to make as much noise as you want in a controlled environment… right? Well not exactly, this may be about to change. The government is proposing a law which [...]

[ January 26, 2009 10:00 pm to January 27, 2009 4:00 am. ] Love him or hate him he’s one of the biggest DJs Brighton has ever produced. He’s recently made a comeback with a new project; The Brighton Port Authority, or BPA. The act debuted in 2008 with a collaboration with David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal in a track titled “Toe Jam”, check out the video if you get a chance. If you like nakedness it might be for you.