With Kachings reminisent to the beginning of Pink Floyd’s 1973 hit Money, it’s time for another new years even in Brighton. This list is a work in progress and will be updated with any changes up till new years day.

Our backings with Life, Supercharged and the Slackers Convention.

£32 to go to Digital?? Two words… blow me.

Happy New Year

The choice’s for this year are…

Venue: Audio

Featuring: 1920’s Secret Speakeasy – Support from Minimal Kids, Riva Star, Cagedbaby

Sold As: Our NYE parties are the stuff of Brighton legend, and this year we’re going all out with a celebration of the most decadent and debauched of all decades – the 1920s. With THREE separate arenas decked out in full ’20s style, and of course a killer line-up, it promises to be the biggest and best Audio NYE yet.

Above Audio // Step back in time to a roaring 1920’s speakeasy bar at Above Audio this NYE, replete with all the glamour and excess that the decade was famed for. The venue will be completely transformed with full 20’s decor, including decadent private booths, luxury full length drapes, and the legendary Above Audio cocktail bar in full effect. Hosting the speakeasy’s turntables, we’re honoured to welcome veteran Audio DJ Mex (Black Grass), who’ll be spinning his peerless selection of deep soul, hip-hop, disco and quality party anthems.

Terrace // Heading outside, our terrace hosts a very special 1920’s Cigar & Liqour Bar, where a full live jazz band will be on hand to entertain guests while they sample premium spirits and enjoy fine cigars at our walk-in art deco humidor. Whatever the weather, our fully-heated marquee ensures that the Above Audio Liqour & Cigar Bar will be the classiest smoking area in town this NYE.

Audio // As you’d expect, we’ve put together a killer line-up for the downstairs club. Local hero Cagedbaby takes a break from touring, remixing and producing Fatboy Slim (among many others) to drop one of his killer electro-disco-house sets. He’s joined by Riva Starr, one of the most talked-about talents in house right now, whose releases for Jesse Rose’s Frontroom label and Fatboy Slim’s Southern Fried have catapulted him to club stardom. Support comes from Enzo Siffredi, whose cutting edge tech-house and signature minimal has made Audio clubnight Minimal Kids one of the biggest new parties of the year. Accompanying the sounds, we’ve commissioned some unique old-school video footage, including live real-time manipulation of video shot at the party itself.

Time: late etc…

Cost: £18 early bird tickets http://tinyurl.com/audionyetickets

Web: www.audiobrighton.com

Email: info@audiobrighton.com

Venue: Volks

Featuring: The Slackers Convention: Far Too Loud + Pav + LuQas + Dirtbomb + Pook + Mary Miss Fairy + Loop De Ville + Sidius + Stebo + Cut Loose DJs

Sold As: A dirty mix og breaks, beats and party nonsense.

Time: 11:00pm until 5:00am

Cost: £10.00 / £8.00 advance

Tickets: Advance tickets available from Flawless Clothing (Kensington Gardens, N Laines, Brighton) 01273 688484 / Rounder Records (S Laines, Brighton) 01273 325440 / Slackers Direct 07790030275.

Web: www.slackersconvention.com

Venue: Ocean Rooms

Featuring: Switch and Herve. Support from JAMES BRADY AND CASPER G’DAY, JAMES MOSS, CHRIS NATURAL (LUNARCY), JAMES D’LEY, FACEMAN, MATT POOK

Time: Doors 10 till 10

Cost: £17 early, £20 after

Sold As: NYE is the best night of the year and the biggest party not to be missed. Every year we have bought you something special including justice, hot chip, yoda, tiefschwarz and kenny dope some of these shows you don’t get to see again and this year is no different! We will completely decorate the club and this years theme is a white party! Transforming the venue with white 4 poster beds, a complete uv rave room with floods, strobes and extra sound. Wear white to join in the white carnival atmosphere. we will have the white hotel with the 4 poster beds, white performers, surgeons and nurses will keep you entertained!!!!!

Web: www.oceanrooms.co.uk

Tickets: ocean rooms 01273699069, Rounder Records Brighton Square, Resident Records Kensington Gardens, Dome Box Office 01273 709709. www.ticketweb.co.uk

Venue: Digital

Featuring: Pussycat Club New Years Eve – Fabulous Las Vegas: Nippa Downey + Audio Pimps + DJ Al Outram

Sold As: WANNA PARTY ALL NIGHT LONG? You can buy a combination ticket for a measly extra £7.50 which includes entry to the infamous DIGITAL NYE AFTERPARTY Once Pussycat draws to a close you will be whisked to the VIP ARCH whilst the venue is transformed for THE Afterparty with special guests BRODINSKI & Blah Blah Blah DJs – the after party runs till sun up least.

Time: 10:00pm

Cost: £32.50

Tickets: ents24

Web: www.yourfutureisdigital.com

Venue: Komedia

Featuring: Trailer Trash ! Presents: Pirates Of The Caribbean

Sold As: Cult movie-themed club extravaganza, featuring fire, aerial and burlesque live acts, plus rum-fuelled, raucous pirate bands and rock ‘n’ roll, neo-swing, dirty electro, soundtracks & classic hits from our resident DJs, to roll you giddy and uproarious into the unchartered waters of 2010. Dress shipshape – Win prizes!

From: 9:30pm until 2:00am

Cost: £14.00 / £16.50

Tickets: http://komediabrighton.ticketsolve.com/

Venue: The Funky Buddha

Featuring: Tru Thoughts New Years Eve Party: Robert Luis + Hint + Flevans

Sold As: For New Years Eve admission will be £12, Robert Luis and Hint will be joined by Flevans, but overall this night is about the music and having a regular quality party in Brighton, so from 21st January onwards this it will be FREE. Upcoming DJ guests include Quantic, Zed Bias, Nostalgia 77 and TM Juke.

Cost:Tickets available now for £11 exclusively at www.etchshop.co.uk or £15 on the night

Time: 10:00pm until 5:00am

Tickets: www.etchshop.co.uk

Venue: Jam

Featuring: Don’t stop Believing

Cost: £12 + Booking Fee

Sold As: We have brought together a line up of djs who are used to rockin’ parties around town into a collective playing a selection of their guiltiest pleasures for your NYE pleasure.

Venue: Concorde 2

Featuring: Supercharged: DJ Zinc + Loefah (DMZ) + DJ Nero + Brookes Brothers + The Qemists

Time: 9pm

Cost: £15.00 advance

Sold As: Supercharged presents a New Years Eve party like no other… the only place to see in 2010 @ Brightons legendary Concorde 2! With DJ Zinc, Loefah, Nero, Brookes Brothers, The Qemists, 2 Bit thugs and much more! Early bird tickets are only £15, on sale now!

Web: www.concorde2.co.uk

Web: www.againstthegrainrecords.com

Email: hello@concorde2.co.uk

Venue: The Old Market

Featuring: Holdup!

Sold As: Holdup! will be holding its 6th New years eve party in the sumptious surroundings of the Old Market Hove this year. (our regular venue Life will be holding a dance/house music new years eve party). The night will begin at 9pm and roll on through midnight and our usual wild indie celebrations all the way through to 3am . All our favourite indie tunes will be banged out by our resident djs and a top night is guaranteed! If you have never been to the old market before you are in for a treat as its a beautiful venue, we will of course add our own touches with a balloon net and the like. ace .

Time: 9pm

Cost: £12

Tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk or next week at rounder or the old market itself, plus there is a 24 hour telephone booking line on 08444771000

Venue: Life

Featuring: Maxxi Soundsystem / Kliks / Schtumm / She Likes Parties - IDJUT BOYS, MAXXI SOUNDSYSTEM, JOHNNY ROCKS, ALI BROADCAST, SENOR MICK, AFFY, PAN/TONE Live (Sender/Cereal Killers), LEE SMITH, ANWAR, TOM RIDSDALE, Little Miss Bicks, Dr Dreidal (Popstarz / Shibby Shabblers)

Sold As: This is LIFE’s first NYE party and we have been working hard to make sure it will be the best way to seen in the next decade. In brief we will have 4 seperate areas incorporating 3 programmed events with their own artist line up and decor. Some of the event will be in spaces adjacent to the LIFE club itself but all our guests will be fully protected from the elements as the entire front of the venue will be covered in a huge heated marquee!

Time: 10pm – 6am

Cost: Early Bird Tickets £17.50

Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/64946

Photos by Marek Richter

The Field delivered a cracking early show at Brighton’s Audio on Wednesday. So much so that it left me feeling annoyed at having to go home in preparation for work the next day. It’s sad I know but the pain of midweek adventures outweighs the pleasures these days. This would have been a perfect Friday / Saturday slot filler… the hour long gig could have so easily have fitted into an entire night.

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Audio have lined up The Field, aka Axel Willner, to perform a live show at the venue in November. To my dismay it’s an early show – something I’ve never really been a fan of. I prefer to have the whole evening to enjoy not to climax quickly and toddle off home. Saying that it is on a weekday – maybe it’s a safer choice after all.

Over the summer, The Field has played at many of the major festivals including Bestival, Big Chill and Creamfields, and now in support of his new album Yesterday & Today, is embarking on a tour. He kicks off his tour at Brighton’s Audio, with other UK and international dates to follow.

The Field: Yesterday & Today is now available on Kompakt.
The Field: Yesterday & Today Remixes will be available on November 11th on Kompakt.

Want some free Field Mp3’s?
rcrdlbl.com/artists/The_Field

Audio, Brighton
11/11/09

2 bit thugs: roland and guy, gangster like

Another big night for Supercharged’s mid-week meltdown on 21 October, as Rusko and 2 Bit Thugs come to take Audio down. Feel a bit like the weather forecaster when I say that I think this one’s going to be mucho packed.

Rusko’s version of dub has impressed the likes of Annie Mac and Fenchurch label, while his tracks must be okay enough to get on labels such as Mad Decent and Fabric. Meanwhile 2bit thugs will provide the wobble for the night, taking their cues from hip hop, electro and fidget house. Having met in Brighton, the boys are now based in London, pumping out remixes and tracks.

See the facebook event for a list of who’s coming; some downloads for you to listen to in the meantime: 2bit thugs’s mix All Bases Covered (zshare link).

Audio, 10 Marine Parade, Brighton. 11pm – 3am. £4NUS/£6

South Bound Hangers

This is taken from the Supercharged mail out:

Benny Page, a man widely know in Drum and Bass as much for his production as his DJ sets makes his first appearance at Supercharged for our first event of August, playing an exclusive Dubstep set! With recent Dubstep projects such as ‘Pan Pipes’ and ‘Trigger Finger’ are anything to go by, this is guaranteed to be a great night of music!
http://www.myspace.com/bennypage1

Dubstep dandy and local bounder, High Rankin is one of the scenes more eccentric artists. His music brims with character and personality that engulfs the listener as well as causing the mandatory dance floor riot! He also has an excellent moustache. He has recently completed remixes for Kevin Rudolf, Missy Eliot, B Real (Cypress Hill), Jay Cunning, Adam Freeland and Amon Tobin. Additionally, he has achieved regular play listing and guest appearances on Radio 1 and Kiss FM for his own work and recent releases.
http://www.myspace.com/highrankin

Plus support from local Dubstep duo, South Bound Hangers…

AND here is an EXCELLENT Dub Step mix by the South Bound Hangers http://www.pfradio.com/?s=south+bound

£3nus / £5

@ Audio,
10 Marine Parade,
Brighton

http://www.myspace.com/southboundhangers

Together 24 July 2009 flier

Hi everyone, please support this night. The fundraisers are trying to raise £5,000 pounds entirely through club and music nights, all of which goes to Cancer Research. So far they’ve raised £3,200.

For this night, they’re taking over all of Audio, with 42 DJs back to back – 10pm to 4am, all for £5 donation on the door. It’s a mad feat to get this many egos and personalities together and will be an even more impressive  music-crammed night to get through. Should be a hell of a ride!

They say:

We’re hosting both floors, the top is run in association with Go Bang!, and will be showcasing some of Brightons best DJs with a more groove based sound, the club itself has more of a house / techno feel to it

The whole night is about people coming together as one to help raise money for this great charity. Every DJ will play back to back, and a 30 minute set, so its a real test of their party starting skills… No 10 minute breakdowns, no elaborate build ups, just half an hour of the best party tunes they can play!

Line Up

Above Audio

Ali Back b2b Affy Wajid
Paul Budd b2b Gina Budd
Mike Denney b2b Sam Vining
BlahBlahBlah DJs
Senor Mick b2b Jonny Jilted
Andy Mac b2b TBA
DJ Nause b2b Disco Deeks
Matthew Alfrey b2b TBA
Eric Multiplex b2b Bassiano

Club

Tim Priestley b2b Yusuf Sebaiti
Magnus Asberg b2b Adam Ryan
Vince Frimpong b2b Elliott Risdon-Stapeley
Vincent Manganaro b2b Sav Manganaro
Pablo Contraband b2b Rich Harmer
Lidia De Luca b2b Danny Williams
Matt Nightingale b2b Dave Gold
Andy Steinecke b2b Kieran Hood
Subtone b2b Arkadiusz Koper
Geometri
Coxy b2b Lisa Peaches
NeilG b2b Ryan Johnson

Drop the Lime - myspace image

Seems like NYC’s Trouble and Bass honcho and Brooklyn boy Drop The Lime (Luca Venezia) is over these ways a lot more these days since he’s been part of Fabric’s residents lineup, which is great news for heavy bass fans.

Last caught him at Audio last October, when he played to lovers and new fans who were riding the crest of his grime and dancehall influenced beats and no-bars hold djing, plus the Night Slugs event at C2 which I unfortunately missed.

A good opportunity to catch him amongst the friendly and seriously discount Supercharged Wednesday (5/3 NUS) – the giveaways of DJ Marky tickets and mixtape smack of student pitching, but it’s a decent soundsystem and fairly inclusive environment and should promise to be a good night.

Support from Brighton grime/dub dj Unlikely. [facebook it]

Wednesday 22 July, Audio, Marine Parade, Brighton. 11pm-2.30am. 5/3pounds

The venue under construction (images from the life facebook group)

Another venue to add to Brighton’s arsenal of clubs and bars – Life is due to open on August the 1st. For more information check the press release below.

Join the Facebook group

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it

– Ferris Bueller

We’re hugely excited to announce the opening of LIFE, a new club/bar venue that promises to shake up Brighton seafront.

Built on the site adjacent to The Fortune of War, LIFE is operated by the same team that transformed the old Escape into Audio to great acclaim between 2004 and 2008, and more recently, oversaw the re-launch of Jam (formerly Sumo on Middle St.).

We’ve spent the last few months tearing the building apart and rebuilding it into what we believe will quickly become the most exciting mid-size club in town. Day or night, LIFE aims to offer the ultimate seafront venue experience, whether inside the extensively re-developed club, or on our glorious sun terrace – one of the largest in Brighton.

As well as major redesign of the interior, LIFE is now installed with a pumping soundsystem made by German engineers D&B, with a state of the art LED lighting system supplied by the same company that fitted legendary London club The End. And as you’d expect, we’re working with some of the best promoters in town to make the most of the space.

On Saturdays, fans of much-loved weekly indie night Hold Up will be happy to hear that it’s going to continue at Life every week.

Fridays will see the launch of Daft Life, a new weekly party dedicated to alt.dance, indie-leaning house and firing electro.

And finally, our new Sunday evening Maxxi Soundsystem sessions take a turn towards disco with a new weekly event hosted by Schtumm!’s Sam Watts and friends – stay tuned for further info on specific nights in the coming weeks.

By day, we’ll be serving an impressive selection of quality drinks and cocktails on the terrace, as well as a lip-smacking stonebaked pizza menu, using homemade bases and locally sourced ingredients. In our opinion, there will be no finer place to enjoy Brighton beach.

Life does indeed move pretty fast – get on board.

Damn! Greg Wilson has such a following in Brighton – he might as well pack up and move down. Having only just played a set in February at The Jazz place, he is back by popular demand. Let’s welcome the man to source out the funk once again.

…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, but with Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Norman Whitfield and George Clinton?

- Greg Wilson

Over the years Greg has remixed artists such as Chaka Khan, Kool & the Gang, Yello, Human League, Chic, Talking Heads, Rockers Revenge, Brenda Taylor, Scritti Politti, Chicken Lips, Groove Armada and Grace Jones – the list goes on. Expect some Revox reel-to-reel tape recorder action and enough healthy funk to make Stevie Wonder see again. So do it, whip out those old Chaka khan and George Clinton records. You know it makes sense.

Tickets: 412 Fashion – Middle Street, Rounder Records – Brighton Square, Dance 2 – Western Road

17/07/09

Now touching on a previous post from Marek on venues’ lack of self promotion online, I am not sure how out in the domain this little gem of information is? I had not heard of the venue let alone his gig, if it were not for interviewing him recently whilst moonlighting on another blog site…

So JAM is the old Water Margin/Sumo which translates to a place where they occasionally have some great dj’s and bands but a venue that has sadly never really had a voice on the scene here. Looking up said venue reveals nothing and the only confirmation of its existence is listings on the Great Escape site and Nathan’s own.

Photo by Marek Richter

Fake’s first record came out when he was 18, the infamous “Drowning in a Sea of Love” and the tour supporting this propelled him into the sphere of nightclubs, DJ booths across the land and the world soon after – something that has certainly has tainted his new LP. “Hard Islands” features six tracks of hard-edged, electronica techno. This may come as a bit of a surprise to the fans of the synths and fake guitar riffs from his previous offerings but the evolution is seamless.

I was first introduced to Fake at Kliks, the minimal/techno night who has local techno boy wonder Lee Smith at the helm (see our review from a couple of years ago) so I was delighted to get an email on Facebook from the Kilks club announcing:

SUMMER OF LOVE @ AUDIO
TIM GREEN (DIRTYBIRD, TRAPEZ), LEE SMITH (KLIKS)

Saturday 9th May 2009 @ Audio, 10 Marine Parade, Brighton

11pm-4am, FREE entry all night.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=80004217635&ref=nf
We’re back! After a lengthy break, Kliks is re-tuned and ready to return this summer with a monstrous techno line up at Beachdown Festival, Brighton, plus news of a new party starting soon – watch this space…

Residents: Lee Smith, Mark Lerman, Anwar.

Lee has bought a wealth of quality nights to Audio over the years so it’s great to see that Kliks is back in action in Brighton. I had previously kissed this night goodbye, thinking he was stuck in Berlin for good but huzzah, here he is and with baited breath we wait to see what the summer of love will bring. Previous line ups featured the likes of Mia, Alex Smoke and Ada, so he is invited to our party…..

Here is a mix to get you in the mood….

The Illuminated Man
Mixed by Lee Smith

http://soundcloud.com/leesmith/the-illuminated-man-mixed-by-lee-smith

Koen Holtkamp – You Mean The World To Me (Type)
Ezekiel Honig – Displacement (Anticipate)
Fennesz – Glide (Touch)
Bloc Party – Pioneers (M83 remix) (Wichita)
Fuck Buttons – Bright Tomorrow (excerpt) (ATP)
Petar Dundov – Sparkling Stars (Music Man)
Donato Dozzy – Fazah (Dozzy Recordings)
John Tejada – La Mer (Palette)
Bloody Mary – Black Pearl (Sascha Funke remix) (Contexterrior)
Ruede Hagelstein – Aron Habrit (Upon You)
Cosmic Cowboys – Luce (Reynold remix) (Trenton)
Ada – Lovestoned (Kompakt)

Nathan Fake @ JAM (previously Water Margin/Sumo), Middle Street, Brighton
Friday 8 May, time TBC

Kliks @ Audio, 10 Marine Parade, Brighton
Saturday 9 May, 11pm -4am, free entry