MAY 2011 Oxford's clubbing and electronic magazineFREE BRAND NEW LIVE KATY B / EXAMPLE TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS ALSO OUT TO GRAZE FESTIVAL / FREE DJ MIX KEYBOARD CHOIR - HOW TO REMIX / PROPAGANDA - DJ DAN THE SAMPLER / MAY 2011 WELCOME Welcome to the very first edition of the Sampler. Every May, July, October, December and March, we’ll be talking about all the very best in clubbing and electronic music in Oxfordshire. MAY 2011 Oxford's clubbing and electronic mag azine Hope you enjoy the first issue. FREE BRAND NEW LIVE KATY B / EXAMPLE Get in touch with us at TOTALLY ENORMOUS [email protected] EXTINCT DINOSAURS ALSO OUT TO GRAZE FESTIVAL / FREE DJ MIX Love KEYBOARD CHOIR - HOW TO REMIX / PROPAG ANDA - DJ DAN Stewart & the Sampler Team x Thanks to all the contributors: Leo Bowder, Holly Davis, Naomi Rose, Claire Williams, Lance Cowan, Chris Martin, Jack Napier, Tomasz Ras and Tom McKibbin Publisher: Back & To The Left / [email protected] Design: Obergine / www.obergine.com The Sampler is the sister publication of Oxfordshire Music Scene magazine www.oxfordmusicscene.co.uk Proud designers of SITE T EB BRAND IDENTITYW EMAIL MARKETINGAND PRIN E-COMMERCE BUILDSOCIAL YOUR MEDIA ONLINE PRESENCEDESIGN t: 01865 245777 w: www.obergine.com e: [email protected] : twitter.com/obergine THE SAMPLER / MAY 2011 THETHE SAMPLER SAMPLER / MAY / MAY 2011 2011 Club News Club News N Dubz postpone Oxford tour date New nightclub opens in Wantage outside: inside festival July 9-30 / Reading Oxford had to wait a bit longer for its latest visit from Shush is the new nightclub that opened its doors in North London grime / pop sensation N Dubz earlier Wantage in April. The club, which has a 600 capacity The UK’s first ever pop-up festival, outside: inside (where events literally ‘pop-up’ all this month when they postponed their Live. Love. complete with 3 bars and a brand new sound system, over town) takes place between the 9th and 30th of July in Reading. As well as the Life. show at the O2 Academy at short notice. No is on the site of the Regal Cinema which closed down scheduled gigs with artists which include Lee Scratch Perry, Dub Pistols, Hayseed reason has been given, just a statement posted on in 2005. The venue is aiming to be more than a typical Dixie, Beardyman, Dans le sac, Serial Killaz, Misty’s Big Adventure, Hype, the Fall and their website that said: “Unfortunately we have had to nightclub might, and will also be hosting live music, Andy C (pictured), there will be venues springing up in courtyards, closed shops, postpone the Liverpool and Oxford shows. Sorry to all theatre and comedy events. For event listings go to: churches and green spaces, cinemas, theatres and restaurants. the fans that have been looking forward to the shows www.shush.fm. Expect surprise, intimate performances from some of the main acts and stages this week.” run by BBC Introducing and others. A full pass to all the events (including Boy George at O2 Academy accommodation) costs £150, but one day tickets are available from £10 and ‘early Dappy, Tulisa and Fazer, now the stars of their own TV bird’ full festival tickets priced at £75 are available from the official website Culture Club singer Boy George, a bit of a legend for show ‘Being N Dubz’, which is screened on Channel 4, www.outsideinsidefestival.com have now rescheduled the date for July 20th. Original his DJ skills having travelled the world with his record tickets are still valid. box in tow, hits the decks at the Academy on Monday 6th June. The night is the launch of a new monthly club night Icon which is being run in association with Pride. NEW dancehall, roots & reggae blog for Oxford weekend. There will be and is all over BBC 6Music Legendary Mancunian producer / DJ Gerald Simpson aka A Guy Called Gerald has confirmed he will be an extended lighting rig courtesy of Saturday www.sensibledancehall.com in the main tent (lasers, night DJ Don Letts. It’s bringing his studio to Oxford with a very special live set at Out to Graze Festival this year. One of the UK’s most twitter.com/SNSBLDNCHL strobes, VJs, smoke etc.) released in July on 12” on dedicated producers AGCG has released on definitive labels Perlon, Sender, !K7 and Beatstreet over the Reggae fans will be pleased to hear there is a brand and a tower outside for Nice Up. last five years and has been busy touring the globe with his deep live sessions. Gerald was also one of the new website on the scene covering reggae, dub, day time DJs and night- original members of 808 State who produced the huge crossover instrumental 'Pacific State' in the late dancehall and roots music in Oxford. It features time visuals; possibly Prism Rules pyrotechnics! For ticket '80s. From the timeless dancefloor hit 'Voodoo Ray', the song that put British acid house on the map, to local events, with a frequently updated calendar, alongside gig previews & musical treats. As well the info and full lineup visit Very much an important '28 Gun Bad Boy' and the Juicebox releases which gave jungle a blueprint, to 'Black Secret Technology', events features there are also readers’ updates on the www.thisistruck.com chapter in the story no other British dance music artist since the acid house explosion has produced as many important national & international reggae/dancehall scene, with of dance music in records as A Guy Called Gerald. Other acid house - hold names who are appearing on OTG's inspired information on radio shows, new releases, videos and Skylarkin' Single Oxfordshire, Prism began lineup this year are Jazzie B from Soul II Soul and DJ Colin Dale whose Abstrakt Dance show on, then everything in between. They are also in the process of life at the Co-Op hall arranging a regular monthly reggae night at an east ‘Dub of a Preacherman’ is (which later became pirate station, Kiss FM in the '80s is credited with making Techno a more mainstream music form. Oxford venue. the debut collaboration The Zodiac and then from Oxford DJ Count the Academy) in 1990. Out To Graze takes place Skylarkin’ and the Such is their legendary over the weekend of 8 - 10th Truck Festival July 22-24 dance in all its forms; hilariously monickered status, their 20th reunion July at Fir Tree Country Park techno, disco, drum Harvey K-Tel. The track party earlier this year Building on the success in Oxfordshire. & bass, dubstep, dub, was originally signed sold out 3 weeks in of the genre last year, the See preview later in the reggae, ambient, funk, by roots / reggae label advance of the event, magazine and lineup and following are confirmed electro, breakbeat and Trojan Records 3 years so by popular demand, ticket details are at for 2011’s Truck Festival edits (amongst other ago but structural they have Part 2 on 1st www.outtograze.com (July 22-24) dance styles). changes meant they July at, appropriately, The line-up: Kostas Goustas, never got round to O2 Academy. Original Free DJ Mix Jack Richens, Si Roche, The new ‘Boxford’ area releasing it. The track resident DJs Kieran & Simple / Slide resident DJ James Weston Cubiq, Angie Walters, will include a main remixes ‘Son of a Marty P will be spinning has compiled an includes cuts by Layo & bit.ly/otg2010mix or if Zumfield, Ed Steele, Ben stage, cocktail lounge Preacherman’ (version the discs and they have 2 exclusive Out To Graze Bushwacka, Chemical you have the QR scanner Downing & Scott Parker. (including DJs), café / by 1960s Jamaican vocal Bad Mice performing live. retrospective tech/ Brothers, Lee Mortimer application on your There will be a 45 hour chill-out tent, skateboard trio The Gaylettes) in a You can see some of house mix of crowd – and Totally Enormous mobile phone, wave it at music programme over ramps, DJ / lighting & near - jungilist style and the original flyers and pleasers for Sampler Extinct Dinosaurs. To hear the QR code on the right three days that will run visual tower and graffiti it’s already made its way some footage at http:// magazine readers which it, log on to until 04:00 on Friday & expo. Skateboarding into the record boxes Saturday and 02:30 on and graffiti workshops of The Nextmen and prismcluboxford. Sunday. This will include will run throughout the Massive Attack’s Daddy G blogspot.com THE SAMPLER / MAY 2011 THE SAMPLER / MAY 2011 Club News CHRIS BOUND TRACKS FOR THE SUMMER TOP 10 LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY 1. CROOKERS ft PITBULL / NATURAL BORN HUSTLER 6. LOSERS ft. RIZ Mc & ENVY / FLUSH Live extravaganza at the Regal Crookers can do no wrong in my opinion - this unreleased I've had the honour to play with Losers (AKA Eddy cut from their debut album shows exactly why. Temple-Morris and Tom Bellamy) before and this was There’s a real treat for any fans of dub and reggae no doubt a true anthem. on June 4th when Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry (aka Pipecock 2. BOYS NOIZE / & DOWN Jackxon aka The Upsetter), the great Jamaican I can always rely on Boys Noize to create a killer remix. 7. CRYSTAL FIGHTERS / PLAGE eccentric, will be bringing his live extravaganza to A grinding, electro track with a beat that just gets A cheery, smiley little ditty with so much sunshine the Regal. Although his name often precedes him catchier and catchier. beaming out of it, you might have to wear sunglasses for his bizarre behaviour, which may or may not to listen to it.