Donky Pitch is back yet again with another heavy hitting night of high quality electronic beat mastery.  This one is their 1st Birthday Party so all the stops have been pulled and the holds certainly are not barred!  With a line up consisting of various members of the Donky extended family as well as a couple of specially acquired headliners for the evening, this will be a night not to be missed. It’s their second night since moving to the Volks and while the Jazz Place will be missed by some, the beefier Volks soundsystem gives everyone the opportunity take it to that next level.

*FULGEANCE (LIVE)* [All City, One Handed, Musique Large, Dod Pop]
http://www.myspace.com/fulgeance
ELECTRO, DISCO AND HIP HOP MERGED INTO ONE BASS MONOLITH
Fulgeance is a busy man: he co-runs Musique Large with former DP headliner dEbruit, makes beats under Souleance & Peter Digital Orchestra and has had beats on numerous labels including the faultless All City 7×7 series & the now legendary Beat Dimensions compilation. For some time, we’ve been enviously ogling videos on You Tube of Fulgeance banging out twisted hip hop rhythms at parties around the world. He keeps it traditional, using an MPC2000 – the classic hip hop beat machine we have to beg / borrow / steal especially for the occasion. But his sound is firmly rooted in the dreamy electronic pastures of Donky Pitch.
See him merk it live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ot2QlbZpbI&feature=related

*RANDY BARRACUDA (LIVE)* [Harmonia, Flogsta Danshall]
http://www.myspace.com/randybarracudaofimatranvoima
EXPECT ‘SKWEEE LIKE A MUTHA-FUCKER’ LOBBED OVER CRAZY SYNTH MELODIES & INFECTIOUS BASSLINES
Born & raised in the heart of Skweeedom, Randy’s early tracks on Flogsta Danshall & Harmonia Records in 2006 laid the groundwork for all of the minimal synth n bass funk that has followed. Undoubtedly one of the stars of the ‘We Call It Skweee’ documentary we showed in January this year (”Making Skweee is like when you learn how to masturbate – one day you just start doing it nature will help you find a way”). Mr Barracuda is an early innovator, a forefather, (truly) a legend of the scene. For his Brighton debut he brings with him a full live hardware show – a rare and delicious treat.

*SLUGABED* [Planet Mu, Ramp, Stuff, Donky Pitch]
http://www.myspace.com/slugabedmusic
SQUASHED 8 BIT HIP HOP & LO-FI MANGLED BEATS FROM OUR RESIDENT DANCEFLOOR SLAYER
Download his Starkey remix, given away on the NME website: http://bit.ly/9Kdfcb

*REKORDAH* [Lo-Fi Funk, Pollen]
http://www.myspace.com/rekorder87
GLITCHED-OUT, SLANTED HIP HOP BEATS FROM POLLEN RECORDS’ HEAD HONCHO
Download his mix for Fenchurch / BLOC: http://www.fenchurch.com/bloc/dj/?/Rekordah/437

*GHOST MUTT* [Lowriders Recordings, Donky Pitch]
http://www.myspace.com/ghostmuttuk
HIP HOP + SQUELCH + FUNK + BASS FROM RISING STAR AND LONG TERM DP FAMILY MEMBER
Check out his debut EP: http://soundcloud.com/lowriderscollective/ghost-mutt-sasquatch-rude-03/

*BOSS KITE (LIVE)* [Donky Pitch]
http://www.myspace.com/bosskitemusic
LOCALLY SOURCED, FREE RANGE SKWEEE WITH BUCKETS OF MELODY THAT PACKS A TASTY PUNCH
Read an interview / download a mix from The Quietus: http://bit.ly/dmKpJ9

*ALPHABETS HEAVEN (LIVE)*
http://www.myspace.com/alphabetsheaven
SYNTH DRIVEN HIP HOP AND FRACTURED MELODIES
Download this 20 minute beat tape http://soundcloud.com/alphabetsheaven/low

+ DONKY PITCH & GET YUH OWN crews

Got a spare £750,000? Why not buy the Ocean Rooms

As far as clubs go in Brighton, Ben Gill and team have held on to their reign at the Ocean Rooms for a good run. Though no one thought it would crumble down the way it has. Following a death at the venue on New Year’s Day, the venue was shut by the council and put up for sale by the owners.

If you have a spare £750,000 and fancy being a club boss, get your fanciest chains on and whip out your cheque book. Let’s hope for Brighton that this doesn’t turn in to a wasted flat development. Even though the Ocean Room’s hasn’t been at the top of its game for a long time doesn’t mean the venue should be scrapped. Its demise is down to the management, which for a long time have run the venue without much regard for the punters. Reports of violence, imaginary bookings and poor promotion have all culminated in its downfall.

With all the negativity around the venue, and we knew this day would come, it is a shame for it to be gone. They delivered some great nights over the years, and it not being on Brighton’s club landscape is a sad fact. Even if you only went there once a year, which was probably part of its problem to compete at the same level as other clubs. The Ocean Room has never been the kind of club you would go to for a shot-in-the-dark good night out. It’s always been to see a particular DJ or band. This is unlike for example Audio, which is probably Brighton’s most popular venue when you put aside the shit places like the Honey Club and Oceana’s. It just doesn’t have the same pull.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-14466861.html?pageNumber=1&backToListURL=/property-for-sale/East-Sussex/auction.html

Let’s hope it can be replaced with something worthwhile.