Posts from ‘July, 2009’

It is with great regret that due to unforeseen logistical challenges, this year’s much anticipated Loop Loud performance by the Matthew Herbert Big Band on Friday 10th July has been cancelled. By way of compensation, existing Loop Loud ticket holders are offered admission to both Saturday’s full Loop Live and Loop Late programmes.

Kliks – Brighton’s original stripped back techno night will be hosting an event at this year’s Beachdown Festival. Famed for bringing some of the main players of minimal techno to Brighton, they return with another stunning lineup. Started in 2003 by Brighton based journalist Lee Smith, Mark Lerman and Tom Ridsdale their events soon gained a level of notoriousness. Kliks started before the “minimal” media hype and wasn’t led by jumping on to trends.

[ July 4, 2009 10:00 pm to July 5, 2009 4:00 am. ] Fancy seeing international techno hotshot Radio Slave tonight? Get yourself down to the Coalition. It’s not often you get a chance to see Matt Edwards play in Brighton – even though he’s from here his schedule is booked up with international clubs and festivals. We haven’t seen much promotion about this event but it should be pretty special.

[ July 26, 2009 8:30 pm to July 27, 2009 1:00 am. ] At the age of approximately 15, Rodigan began buying records leading up to his first date playing out at the age of 16 in 1967. The first arena for Rodigan’s DJ skill was a youth club playing to teenagers like himself. It was at this point in his life in 1968 that he acquired his well-known nickname of ‘Ram Jam’.

Hi everyone, thought I’d let you know about a new monthly radio show that I’m producing for Brighton community radio station RadioReverb 97.2FM.
Most people get really excited when I tell them I’m doing a radio show, thinking I’m going to play some incredibly cool music, but sadly, it’s not that kinda thing. Although I do [...]

[ July 10, 2009 10:00 pm to July 11, 2009 4:00 am. ] back when electro, was more electro-clash than electro breaks, house, or whatever genre they attach to it now. Electro-clash was a genre within itself. Spearheaded by the likes of Felix, Miss Kittin, Vitalic, Fischerspooner, Peaches, Tiga, Adult, Black Strobe, Chicks on Speed etc… it was something new and exciting at the time.

[ July 17, 2009 11:00 pm to July 18, 2009 4:00 am. ] Electro-Funk’s legacy is huge. It announced the computer age and seduced a generation with its drum machines, synthesizers, sequencers, dub mixes, bonus beats and samples… Its influences lay not only with Kraftwerk, the Human League and Gary Numan

[ July 11, 2009 12:00 pm to July 12, 2009 9:00 pm. ] Tickets will be available separately for each day or as a variety of bundles, from 1st of March 2009 via the Loop website, as well as physical outlets throughout Brighton. For a list of outlets and further information visit www.loopbrighton.com for more details.