Liam Gallagher: "I’d write ‘Get Lucky’ in a fucking hour"

Infamously potty-mouthed ex-Oasis member Liam Gallagher has turned his acerbic wit on Daft Punk’s latest single ‘Get Lucky’, claiming "I'd write that in a fucking hour. I don't know what the fuss is about, you know what I mean?"

The Beady Eye frontman spoke to the Sun, shooting down Daft Punk’s four-week number 1 smash hit. He also claimed to have a problem with the duo’s robot costumes: "I am not going to have people wear disguises. Take your fucking helmet off. Let's see what you look like sans helmet, whatever you're called.”

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Artist of the Month: Gold Panda

Gold Panda peddles in the kind of genre-defying electronic music which has critics wracking their brains for a way to categorise it. It arguably fits best into the post-dubstep label which artists like Mount Kimbie helped expand and define but is just as linked to indie, techno, chill and glitch.

The London born DJ and producer’s originality is mainly due to the Eastern element of his work. From his DJ moniker right down to the samples in tracks and the history of Gold Panda’s development, the artist has a uniquely oriental vibe and sound.

Derwin ‘Gold Panda’ Panda (his given but presumably fake surname) grew up in and around London but studied at London’s SOAS – the School of Oriental and African Studies for the non-Londoners among us – and went on to live in Japan. His fascination with the Far East and Asia permeates his album art and music, especially in tracks such as ‘Same Dream China’ and ‘India Lately’.

I love the minimalist, chillwave sound that accompanies the oriental twangs and cymbals present throughout Lucky Shiner, Panda’s debut album and his latest one – Half of Where You Live. Not only are both LPs intellectual delicacies, referencing IDM throughout, they are as danceable as any club-oriented release we’ve heard this year.

This choice picking from Half of Where You Live is blissed out dancefloor magic.



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High Definition 2013

On Saturday 29 June 2013, High Definition Festival will take place at Forest Farm, Ilford, Essex.
This year’s festival will build on the success of the past two years, which have established High Definition as a destination for acts and fans alike, bringing some of the biggest names in dance music together for a spectacular all-day event in East London.

High Definition will be a huge party for lovers of dance-music, its eclectic lineup ranging from house and techno to dubstep and drum and bass. Its acts will include massive names such as Maya Jane Coles, whose 2010 hit ‘What They Say’ secure her name as one of the leading ladies of house music. Labrinth is headlining the main stage, his set guaranteed to finish the night with a bang.

Line Up: Labrinth, Katy B, Ms Dynamite, Shy FX, Joker, Maya Jane Coles, Lee Foss, Hot Since 82, Eats Everything, Bicep, Gorgon City, General Levy

For more information and tickets check out their website.

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Album of the Month: Bonobo – North Borders

Simon Green (also known as Bonobo) released his fifth album on May 21 and it has been the soundtrack to our summer, we're sure its influence will continue to echo throughout the UK. The album is a noticeable departure from Green’s fourth release Black Sands but without any shocking changes of direction – the transition feels smooth and will please both old and new fans of Bonobo.

North Borders’ production is ever so slightly slicker than we’ve seen before in Bonobo, with sparkling synths resounding away in the background of some of the warmest sounding house released this year. High profile guest musician Erykah Badu provides the best collaboration on the album in ‘Heaven for the Sinner’, Badu’s timeless vocals the perfect accompaniment to Bonobo’s cavernous and soulful sound.

At times recalling James Blake and Four Tet the album encapsulates the depth and elegance of the post-dubstep, post-dancefloor sound which has emerged out of electronic music in the past few years. It may be described as safe by some, and by others perhaps compared to more experimental efforts such as Mount Kimbie’s Cold Spring Faultless Youth. However North Borders is described well by its album art – a mysterious and beautiful place resounding with gentle beats and a charm that lies in their slow-moving subtlety.

The tracklisting of the album is as follows:

1. First Fires
2. Emkay
3. Cirrus
4. Heaven for the Sinner
5. Sapphire
6. Jets
7. Towers
8. Don't Wait
9. Know You
10. Antenna
11. Ten Tigers
12. Transits
13. Pieces

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Global Gathering 2013

Taking place over the 26 and 27 July, there’s a reason Global Gathering was named Best Dance Event at the UK Festival Awards 2012 – it always has incredible dance line-ups. Global Gathering has long since established itself as the UK's most cutting edge and forward thinking electronic music festival brand.

In 2012 the likes of Tinie Tempah, Skrillex, Knife Party, Magnetic Man, Afrojack and Annie Mac got the place jumping. This year the lineup is populated with dance megastars Example, Katy B, Annie Mac and Netsky.

More than any other electronic music festival Global Gathering combines awe-inspiring music with a super honed and slick production operation, bringing experience and innovations from the international festival circuit to the UK, for a truly unique festival experience every year.

Line Up: Plan B, Disclosure, Rudimental, Major Look, Example, Katy B, Annie Mac and Netsky. More TBA.

For more information and tickets check out their website

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Artist of the Month: MK

Marc ‘MK’ Kinchen made a name for himself as the producer and DJ behind the hit singles ‘Always’ and ‘Love Changes’ in 1993 and 1994. He then went on to record the underground club classic ‘Burning’. In 2002, Kinchen became the in-house producer for the actor and singer Will Smith, as well as producing for the rest of the Smith family - Willow and Jaden.

As one of the leading house producers of his generation, MK’s mixes can be heard in almost every corner of the global house scene and beyond – even superficial listeners whose furthest knowledge of house is the UK top 40 will recognize his work.

The American house producer is responsible for the iconic remix of Nightcrawler’s ‘Push the Feeling On’ which is known to most as the basis of Pitbull's international hit record, ‘Hotel Room’. This is the tip of the iceberg – MK has remixed and been sampled by artists as diverse as Lana Del Ray, Dev, Enrique Iglesias, Ellie Goulding, Crosstown Rebels, Jamie Jones, Lee Foss and Tricky.

MK’s legacy continues to grow - he’ll be taking over the Ibiza superclubs this summer and you can be sure to catch his classic house sound – wherever you are - spun out at any half-decent club near you.

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Event Review: Ritual London at Under the Bridge 27/04/2013

As the third Ritual event to grace the dancefloor of state-of-the-art West London venue Under the Bridge, this party upped its game once again to bring together a lineup of some of the hottest names in UK electronic music, featuring X-Press 2, Hot Since 82, Prins Thomas, Lumi and Balou & JDP.

Since Ritual London’s residency began at Chelsea’s Under the Bridge in February it has been a beacon of quality underground nightlife in a usually mainstream area renowned for its glamorous crowd and style-over-substance events. Ritual’s genre-bending music policy spans a wide scope of electronic music whilst keeping a sharp focus on both the cutting-edge and the well-established side of EDM talent, resulting in an East London-style party on the west side of town.

The swanky, 500 capacity club is relatively new and located underneath Chelsea Football Club's stadium, featuring high-end sound and a large LED screen behind the stage for visuals. The club’s superior sound and visuals were impossible to ignore throughout the night with the unique LED screen providing an impressive backdrop to the stage and elevating the clubbing experience to near-festival proportions in terms of overwhelming, intricate staging.

Topping the lineup for the night, Ritual saw legendary dance music duo X-Press 2 take to the decks. The club culture royalty and house music pioneers proved that they remain as popular and influential today as they were in the 90s, when they first broke the scene, during their euphoric, headlining set. Norwegian ‘space-disco’ DJ and record producer Prins Thomas also appeared on the bill, a purveyor of hypnotic, blissed-out beats, with Balou & JDP and live electronic act Lumi on warm-up duty, spinning their signature pounding, techno sound earlier on in the night.

Widely regarded as one of the hottest figures in the UK dance scene right now, Hot Since 82 brought his infectious, dancefloor-smashing brand of deep house to the lineup. The Leeds-based DJ and producer was at the top of his game, dropping banger after banger, with the night reaching an apex of house-induced frenzy at ‘Leave Me’, the recent Moda Black single featuring Habischman.

Ritual at Under the Bridge looks set to become a mainstay of the UK dance scene, having proven itself to be a truly unique and exciting clubbing experience.

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