Hey Folks,
Having gotten over a temporarily disabling bout of writers block, aided by some terrific tunes over the weekend, we are definitely back in the groove & in music mode as we take a look two stars of the scene & then give a shout to a brand new mix from a brilliant Bello.
First up is Guy Williams, whose reputation not just across the gAylist scene but in metrosexual land has notoriety written all over it, his name synonymous with Trade, DTPM & Matinee parties of old, but his forays into club promotion being just as prolific, the huge success story that is Black Rabbit (thump thump!) chalking up one successful after the other, his Reverse concept working brilliantly both in London, Manchester & Ibiza and his latest conquest, Paradise 45, proving the hit of Shoreditch. Guy’s repertoire of music genres is incredible, this being testament to the differing styles he plays out according to the club night, whether it be the full on tech & thumping sounds at Trade, the slightly slimmer yet progressively yet uplifting sounds at DTPM & Matinee, through to the future & nu-disco funk at Paradise 45, Reverse & Black Rabbit. His C.V. reads like something out of the music industry’s version of “Who’s Who”, having rubbed shoulders with the likes of Danny Teneglia, Tom Stephan, David Penn & Junior Vasquez to mention just a few, he has played at a string of Radio One live music festivals and has even hosted his very own radio show on House FM, welcoming guests such as Tom Nevill, Lottie, Dean Ramirez, Paul Harris & Mark Knight. But as if all this wasn’t enough, Guy hits the studio fastidiously and his discography of releases is extensive, stretching way back, he being at the helm of music awards nominee DTPM recordings for over 5 years, track after track hitting the high spots on all the major download sites, , jewels in the crown being Soul Flava’s “We Got Love”, Electroglide’s “What You Need” & Glide’s “In The Morning”, But it is his latest studio works that are really turning heads and having played at Grace Jones’s London concert post-party, holds the honour of working on her latest single, entitled “Love You To Life”, this official Paradise 45 style remix getting the Guy & fellow resident & studio partner Cagedbaby (Thomas Gandey) treatment, which has seen it get exclusively airplay on Pete Tong’s Radio One show last Friday and is racing up the Coolcuts & Buzz music charts. In addition, the Williams vs Prok & Fitch track “Yalla” is due to get a full release of Roger Sanchez’s label, Stealth records and both Guy & Thomas are working on a Paradise 45 ep, which will celebrate not only the monthly slot of this nu-disco, underground, & 80’s/90’s inspired club night in Shoreditch, but also its new monthly slot at Ibiza’s Soto club. But Guy also devotes time to compilation mixes and his latest is classic Williams tech, entitled “Techousesuperfunk” which is available for download at http://guyguylondon.podbean.com/ with his latest track releases a definite must listen, snippets out at http://soundcloud.com/guy-williams, both “Love To Life” & “Yalla” delectably delicious, but with plenty more on offer besides. Back behind the decks & Guy remains as busy as ever, was part of a fantastic Fiction party on Good Friday, gets gAylisted again this coming Friday (16th April) at Onyx in Vauxhall, follows that up with Paradise 45 both in Ibiza then London, hits Wild Fruit’s massive May Day bank holiday party on the Sunday of that weekend, then with a Reverse return to Paramount for another “Sunrise” party to come, so watch this space for news on that. So is Guy busy or what?!?!
Our second devotion goes to Hifi Sean Dickson who never fails to delight us with his deep, devilish & demonstrative heavenly house music wherever he plays, whether it be behind the decks at Beyond, Sean being as comfortable on the main floor, as in the “blackbox” room or in the terrace space, whether he be delighting his audience at uber fetish monthly outing Hard On! or taking up regular slots at both Barcode Soho for its Friday “Cave” events & at the Vauxhall venture “Our House, playing b2b with scene star Severino, Sean’s talents unquestionably in demand. But he doesn’t just restrict himself to London, as his international exposure has included gigs in Italy, Holland, France, Germany & Spain, the Hifi sound being spread in Rome, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin & Madrid, but his name and reputation stretching virtually worldwide, having been inextricably linked with the platinum selling band The Soup Dragon’s and his unquestionable talent in giving hard hitting dancefloor tunes his own remix/re-editing treatment often seeing many a famous D.J. peer crave for copies. His very distinctive deep tech infused & progressive house with huge beats have won him a loyal following, not just live on the dancefloors, but in the amazing subscriptions to his regular compilation mixes, both the “Tech Noir” series, of which there have been six releases & the “Psychedelic House” run which has seen eleven volumes produced, all going down an absolute storm & vindicating his claim that Sean is “always one with a ear to new vibes but keeping my focus on the energy & groves I replicate on the dancefloor”. But he also flexes his musical mixing talents through specially commissioned compilations and has produced excellent recordings reflecting his sets at Hard On! & Our House, although it is his two latest that we cannot praise enough, demonstrations of Sean & the Hifi Dickson sound at its absolute best, when he plays out in the terrace room at Beyond, both releases aptly entitled “Terrace Sessions”, each emulating his pulsating performances in the special Sunday morning space and are available to listen to & download at http://hifisean.podomatic.com/, both worthy addition to your music collection, as are all his other mixes. But his studio work also includes those remixes & re-edits we mentioned, projects with Jean Philips & Paul King on the cards and, with his Our House partner in mixing crime Severino, often works on tracks to play at their monthly outing & just this week the duo are developing a remix of The Scissor Sisters single “Invisible Light”, taken from their new album, which we can’t wait to listen to. Back behind the decks & it is no surprise Sean’s D.J.’ing is award winning, he landing a bronze accolade in the Boyz magazine 2009 scene poll, delighted us just last weekend in the “blackbox” at Beyond, playing our fave classic remix of his, the funk filled yet deep sounding version of “Get Busy” and has a hectic schedule ahead, not just in London but across Europe, the biggie being Madrid Pride in July.
Now, in advance of his set at Lovechild’s “Wet Party” at Fire this Saturday (17th April) resident D.J. Alessandro Londra has issued an edited compilation mix, giving you a real sense & flavour of the music he plays at this horny happening, busting electro beats, funk filled fusions & terrifically tech drenched tunes that saw him pack out the Lovechild room at As One’s Easter “All In” event. This is 37 minutes of magical music, which is a listening must at http://souncloud.com/djalessandrolondra, some massive tunes that include his takes on two of our faves, Sirusmo’s “All The Girls” & Pirupa’s “Sweet Devil”, both breathtakingly brilliant, that like the rest of this superb comp will get your feet more than just tapping and we love it.
Right, just time to give a quick shout to http://seenqueen.com/music, which serves up a splendid selection of music mixes & links, their own “Spring Sampler” download still available.
Well folks, that’s it for this week, but coming up next we focus on female talents D.J’s. Minx & Mis-White, with Paul Coals & Saki, as well as JC Christopher & Terry Bryan penned for special attention, not to mention shouts for all the hot off the press releases. So, lots of great music to come, but in the meantime, go grab our choices, sit back & “let the music play”.
xDM
Having gotten over a temporarily disabling bout of writers block, aided by some terrific tunes over the weekend, we are definitely back in the groove & in music mode as we take a look two stars of the scene & then give a shout to a brand new mix from a brilliant Bello.
First up is Guy Williams, whose reputation not just across the gAylist scene but in metrosexual land has notoriety written all over it, his name synonymous with Trade, DTPM & Matinee parties of old, but his forays into club promotion being just as prolific, the huge success story that is Black Rabbit (thump thump!) chalking up one successful after the other, his Reverse concept working brilliantly both in London, Manchester & Ibiza and his latest conquest, Paradise 45, proving the hit of Shoreditch. Guy’s repertoire of music genres is incredible, this being testament to the differing styles he plays out according to the club night, whether it be the full on tech & thumping sounds at Trade, the slightly slimmer yet progressively yet uplifting sounds at DTPM & Matinee, through to the future & nu-disco funk at Paradise 45, Reverse & Black Rabbit. His C.V. reads like something out of the music industry’s version of “Who’s Who”, having rubbed shoulders with the likes of Danny Teneglia, Tom Stephan, David Penn & Junior Vasquez to mention just a few, he has played at a string of Radio One live music festivals and has even hosted his very own radio show on House FM, welcoming guests such as Tom Nevill, Lottie, Dean Ramirez, Paul Harris & Mark Knight. But as if all this wasn’t enough, Guy hits the studio fastidiously and his discography of releases is extensive, stretching way back, he being at the helm of music awards nominee DTPM recordings for over 5 years, track after track hitting the high spots on all the major download sites, , jewels in the crown being Soul Flava’s “We Got Love”, Electroglide’s “What You Need” & Glide’s “In The Morning”, But it is his latest studio works that are really turning heads and having played at Grace Jones’s London concert post-party, holds the honour of working on her latest single, entitled “Love You To Life”, this official Paradise 45 style remix getting the Guy & fellow resident & studio partner Cagedbaby (Thomas Gandey) treatment, which has seen it get exclusively airplay on Pete Tong’s Radio One show last Friday and is racing up the Coolcuts & Buzz music charts. In addition, the Williams vs Prok & Fitch track “Yalla” is due to get a full release of Roger Sanchez’s label, Stealth records and both Guy & Thomas are working on a Paradise 45 ep, which will celebrate not only the monthly slot of this nu-disco, underground, & 80’s/90’s inspired club night in Shoreditch, but also its new monthly slot at Ibiza’s Soto club. But Guy also devotes time to compilation mixes and his latest is classic Williams tech, entitled “Techousesuperfunk” which is available for download at http://guyguylondon.podbean.com/ with his latest track releases a definite must listen, snippets out at http://soundcloud.com/guy-williams, both “Love To Life” & “Yalla” delectably delicious, but with plenty more on offer besides. Back behind the decks & Guy remains as busy as ever, was part of a fantastic Fiction party on Good Friday, gets gAylisted again this coming Friday (16th April) at Onyx in Vauxhall, follows that up with Paradise 45 both in Ibiza then London, hits Wild Fruit’s massive May Day bank holiday party on the Sunday of that weekend, then with a Reverse return to Paramount for another “Sunrise” party to come, so watch this space for news on that. So is Guy busy or what?!?!
Our second devotion goes to Hifi Sean Dickson who never fails to delight us with his deep, devilish & demonstrative heavenly house music wherever he plays, whether it be behind the decks at Beyond, Sean being as comfortable on the main floor, as in the “blackbox” room or in the terrace space, whether he be delighting his audience at uber fetish monthly outing Hard On! or taking up regular slots at both Barcode Soho for its Friday “Cave” events & at the Vauxhall venture “Our House, playing b2b with scene star Severino, Sean’s talents unquestionably in demand. But he doesn’t just restrict himself to London, as his international exposure has included gigs in Italy, Holland, France, Germany & Spain, the Hifi sound being spread in Rome, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin & Madrid, but his name and reputation stretching virtually worldwide, having been inextricably linked with the platinum selling band The Soup Dragon’s and his unquestionable talent in giving hard hitting dancefloor tunes his own remix/re-editing treatment often seeing many a famous D.J. peer crave for copies. His very distinctive deep tech infused & progressive house with huge beats have won him a loyal following, not just live on the dancefloors, but in the amazing subscriptions to his regular compilation mixes, both the “Tech Noir” series, of which there have been six releases & the “Psychedelic House” run which has seen eleven volumes produced, all going down an absolute storm & vindicating his claim that Sean is “always one with a ear to new vibes but keeping my focus on the energy & groves I replicate on the dancefloor”. But he also flexes his musical mixing talents through specially commissioned compilations and has produced excellent recordings reflecting his sets at Hard On! & Our House, although it is his two latest that we cannot praise enough, demonstrations of Sean & the Hifi Dickson sound at its absolute best, when he plays out in the terrace room at Beyond, both releases aptly entitled “Terrace Sessions”, each emulating his pulsating performances in the special Sunday morning space and are available to listen to & download at http://hifisean.podomatic.com/, both worthy addition to your music collection, as are all his other mixes. But his studio work also includes those remixes & re-edits we mentioned, projects with Jean Philips & Paul King on the cards and, with his Our House partner in mixing crime Severino, often works on tracks to play at their monthly outing & just this week the duo are developing a remix of The Scissor Sisters single “Invisible Light”, taken from their new album, which we can’t wait to listen to. Back behind the decks & it is no surprise Sean’s D.J.’ing is award winning, he landing a bronze accolade in the Boyz magazine 2009 scene poll, delighted us just last weekend in the “blackbox” at Beyond, playing our fave classic remix of his, the funk filled yet deep sounding version of “Get Busy” and has a hectic schedule ahead, not just in London but across Europe, the biggie being Madrid Pride in July.
Now, in advance of his set at Lovechild’s “Wet Party” at Fire this Saturday (17th April) resident D.J. Alessandro Londra has issued an edited compilation mix, giving you a real sense & flavour of the music he plays at this horny happening, busting electro beats, funk filled fusions & terrifically tech drenched tunes that saw him pack out the Lovechild room at As One’s Easter “All In” event. This is 37 minutes of magical music, which is a listening must at http://souncloud.com/djalessandrolondra, some massive tunes that include his takes on two of our faves, Sirusmo’s “All The Girls” & Pirupa’s “Sweet Devil”, both breathtakingly brilliant, that like the rest of this superb comp will get your feet more than just tapping and we love it.
Right, just time to give a quick shout to http://seenqueen.com/music, which serves up a splendid selection of music mixes & links, their own “Spring Sampler” download still available.
Well folks, that’s it for this week, but coming up next we focus on female talents D.J’s. Minx & Mis-White, with Paul Coals & Saki, as well as JC Christopher & Terry Bryan penned for special attention, not to mention shouts for all the hot off the press releases. So, lots of great music to come, but in the meantime, go grab our choices, sit back & “let the music play”.
xDM
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