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Lifestyle and party connoisseurs Hed Kandi have teamed up with travel company lastminute.com to bring a once in a lifetime competition for all you ravers -The ultimate clubbers weekend away in the Balearics.

By ultimate they really do mean a no expense spared holiday weekend, one lucky winner will claim the ‘money-can’t-buy’ experience of a lifetime for themselves and three friends and will be whisked away to the White Isle for a three day extravaganza.

The winner and their guests will be flown by private jet to the island and they will stay at the five star Insotel Fenicia Prestige Thalasso Spa.

A VIP booth at the Hed Kandi closing spectacular on September 25th, will ensure the party of a lifetime and the winner will also have the privilege of choosing the final record of the season at the Circus Balearica in front of 3,000 clubbers on the Es Paradis dancefloor.

Not bad eh? And it is easy to take part in the competition too, simply visit the Facebook lastminute.com or Facebook Hed Kandi websites and follow the simple instructions.

Good luck!

Cécille Records Carnival Showcase @ Cargo, London

Cécille Records Carnival Showcase @ Cargo, London on Sunday 29th August. Featuring:

Nick Curly
Anthea
Chrissy Maranello
Rossko

Cécille Records

Since its inception in 2007, Cécille Records has taken the international club scene by storm. That deep house and techno sound, with an unerring infectious groove, has had a massive impact the world over. In turn the label has also introduced the dance music community to a host of new artists like Markus Fix, SIS, Robert Dietz, Lemos and, of course, Nick Curly.

On Sunday 29th August Nick Curly will arrive in London to showcase the skills and sounds that have captured hearts and minds around the world. He’ll be joined by Cécille’s London based star Anthea, with further support from two of the hottest DJs on the London underground scene, Fuse’s Chrissy Maranello and Rossko from Cerca Trova.

So no matter where/how you spend your day, head east in the evening to Cargo, where the railway arches will be rocking at this hot hot hot carnival showcase for one of the biggest labels in the world today!

Nick Curly

As the man behind not just Cécille, but also Cécille Numbers and 8bit, Nick Curly can look back on a very satisfying few years. Not that he shows any signs of slowing down. He keeps up an intense touring schedule, which this summer includes a residency at Space in Ibiza. What you’re treated to with a Nick Curly performance is an enchanting hypnotic style, with drawn out mixes, where one song is perfectly beat matched before slowly slipping into another. His recent endeavors show a man clearly still ascending with a release on Cocoon, and an awesome Essential Mix. His set at this showcase will no doubt feature the sublime jackin’ grooves and percussive basslines which he conjures effortlessly to induce delirium.

Anthea

Cécille’s London based star has diligently worked her way up through the underground scene, always developing, learning, and improving, to the point where she is now inspiring others. Her keen sense of mood and groove, and sleekly funk-driven productions have seen her become hot property, with not just Cécille but also respected labels like Freak n’Chic, Supplement-Facts and Tuning Spork clamoring for her work, while Ibiza Voice also sought her out to mix one of their legendary podcasts. Behind the decks she is in full control, summoning up her natural soul and depth to emit a sound that sways between house and techno; always deep, tribal, and bassline fuelled, with an effortless style.

Chrissy Maranello

Dedicated, talented, and clearly one to watch. Respect is due for the care Chrissy Maranello has for his craft. With a natural affinity for house music, Chrissy has always made an impact as a DJ, and built up a loyal following at his parties down the years. Now as he looks to take things to the next level, he is working hard in the studio, developing his skills and his sound. His sets at Fuse and for his own Unwind parties over the past 18 months show a young man with much to look forward to, who transmits a credible sound with soul, depth, and bags of character.

Rossko

Over the past few years Rossko has become an increasingly regular feature at the best parties in and around the London scene like Fuse, and his own quarterly clandestine gathering Cerca Trova. This year he has really honed his sound and this has seen him play for Minus at Ministry, jet out to play in Barcelona, and will be making his debut at Space in Ibiza later this month. Settling in the deeper more intelligent areas of house and techno, his DJ sets are well crafted, and have featured alongside some of the foremost artists of our time such as Loco Dice, Luciano, Chris Liebing, Josh Wink, and Tobi Neumann to name but a few. His natural raw underground sound will be a welcome presence at this showcase and is no doubt just another step on Rossko’s road to a very bright future.

Cécille Records Carnival Showcase
Cargo
83 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3AY

10PM to 6AM

Tickets £10 TO £15 in advance from Resident Advisor.

Noughtie Nightlife
9 September – 2 October 2010
Rich Mix: Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA

Focusing on the fashion, faces and attitudes of cult London club nights, Noughtie Nightlife celebrates the first decade of the new century through the images that tell the story, taken by the photographers who were there.

Curator Antony Price, himself a photographer, DJ and London College of Fashion research lecturer, has produced a show that encapsulates the feelings and creativity of the Noughties London club scene through a range of photographs taken by prominent club, trend and fashion photographers including Billa Baldwin, Ellis Scott, Matthew Brindle/Thom Will (www.MEGAMEGAMEGA.com), Christopher James (www.weknowwhatyoudidlastnight.com), Rory DCS, James Unsworth, Alex Warren, Rai Royal, Wade Fletcher and Mr Hartnett/Suzy Del Campo/David Swindells (PYMCA). The exhibition provides both a recent retrospective and a contemporary archive of 21st century youth culture and style, focusing on the influence of music and clubbing on fashion and vice versa.

Noughtie Nightlife, an LCF research funded project, demonstrates the power and importance of nightlife club photography as a medium in itself, documenting youth culture, style and attitude. The collection of images collated by Price will go on to be archived at London College of Fashion for future generations of students studying across the six colleges of University of the Arts London.

In Ted Polhemus’ 1996 street style manual, Style Surfing: What to Wear in the 3rd Millennium, the post-modern looks of the day were defined as beyond categorisation, “I just surf right out of my wardrobe, becoming whoever or whatever I want to be. I am a figment of my own imagination.” Taking this statement as a basis for exploration, Noughtie Nightlife documents the hybrid mix ‘n’ match style tribe that emerged through the multitude of fashion-dress up and performance-influenced nights, such as Kash Point, Nag Nag Nag, Trash, Anti-Social, All You Can Eat, Durrr, Smash & Grab, Boombox, Circus, secretsundaze and Caligula. The scene was vivid, bold and daring, inclusive of a rich diversity of social classes, ethnicities and backgrounds and influenced some of London’s most notable fashion talent of the last ten years, with the University of the Arts London providing a breeding ground for the designers, promoters, DJ’s, protagonists and clientele that frequented and produced these innovative Noughties club nights.

Plundering the styles and trends of yesteryear, today’s youth cultures are easily the most affluent in terms of disposable income and access to information. With the revolutionary rise of the internet from the late 1990s, trading and sharing of ideas and influences became as easy as the click of a button. The digital revolution enabled everyone to capture images and video and paste the results straight onto social networking sites such as MySpace, You Tube and latterly Facebook. It was suddenly possible to dissect the night – to see who was where, with whom and what they were wearing. As the pace of technology speeds up exponentially so does the ability to reflect, analyse and critique the period we have just lived through.

From high fashion to customisation and sportswear, London’s party scene has always been the world’s premier example of cutting-edge fashion, music and street-style crossover. In documenting fashion at clubs, taking-in characters dressed to impress, those who are simply expressing themselves and those who follow function first, the exhibition serves as an extensive image library of the capital’s mixture of youth movements and influences, providing rich material for analysis and critique for the realms of styling, photographic, cultural and sociological research.

Exclusive written features by Louise Hemmings will accompany the exhibit, along with a series of events including the Private View on 9th September that will then become open to the public for an exclusive audiovisual set by Anomalous Visuals and DJ set by Jim Warboy.  On Wednesday 22nd September Noughtie Nightlife will host an afternoon of talks with guest speakers including Ted Polhemus and David Swindells (PYMCA) – tickets will be available for £10 from the Rich Mix box office. Press comp tickets available on request.

For further information visit www.pigeonsandpeacocks.com/noughtienightlife

Digweed & Muir - Satellite/Meteor

The old master John Digweed is back with collaborator Nick Muir for this two track single from Digweed’s Bedrock label, creating another monster that threatens to push the boundaries of dance music to new dimensions.

Sneak previews of both tracks, Satellite and Meteor, can be heard on John Digweed’s double CD Structures, where he has utilised beats and breakdown FX versions in his mix.

Both tracks are now released in their full glory on this double header.  Satellite features a massive heads down house groove that develops into an ear splitting anthemic breakdown that simply puts a silly grin on your face before the track chugs to a standstill.

For those who prefer a non stop locked-down groove, Meteor develops the loop patterns further, creating an unrelenting energetic alternative that layers on the pressure to maximum effect.

Between them Digweed & Muir have shown yet again that they are not prepared to rest on their laurels and on this double header they are once again developing their sounds and skills in an exciting direction.

John Digweed & Nick Muir
A. Satellite 09:04
B. Meteor 07:46
(Bedrock) Bed92
12” & Beatport Exclusive  – 02/08/10

John Digweed Tour dates:

Tue, 17 Aug – The Revolution Continues with Carl Cox at Space / Ibiza, Spain
Fri, 27 Aug – Be at Space / Ibiza, Spain
Sat, 28 Aug – SW4 Weekender 2010: Day One / London, UK
Sun, 29 Aug – Nic Fanciulli presents Saved Sundays at Source Bar / UK
Sun, 05 Sep – Electric Zoo 2010 – Day 2 at Randall’s Island / New York, USA

For more information visit the Bedrock website.

DJ Mixtools from Loopmasters for DJs and live artists

DJ Mixtools from Loopmasters are a brand new concept for forward-thinking DJs and live artists. Imagine buying a track but then being able to separate that track into its key elements and having royalty free access to remix, effect, chop and loop the parts in your own individual style to create an exciting and refreshing new mix… welcome to the world of DJ Mixtools.

Created by some of the most respected producers from a wide-range of genres DJ, each DJ Mixtool package is broken down into long ‘progressive’ mix stems including drum grooves, percussion tops, synths, basslines as well as effect builds, breakdowns and drops, professionally mastered using state of the art analogue EQ and compression and limiting ready to mix into your decks and computer DJ sets.

Launching with key genres such as Tech House, Minimal, Deep and Soulful, Techno, Dubstep, Trance and Drum & Bass. Each title contains 4 genre specific ‘tracks’ in the same BPM and key which can be broken down to use in Live sets and in creative ways by DJs and producers.

DJ Mixtools offer new and exciting possibilities for studio production and live performance. These tools give a DJ the ability to essentially remix live and the product raises the bar for tools a DJ has at his disposal to work a crowd.

As mentioned all loops and samples provided are presented ‘royalty free’ which means that for the first time ever DJs can mix and produce live sets which they are also legally entitled to release as their own without any copyright issues or clearance problems.

DJ Mixtools will be available from Beatport and www.loopmasters.com.

Loopmasters are the leading purveyors of sample packs for producers, known for producing quality loops and samples covering a multitude of genres Loopmasters raised the bar by becoming an online portal Loopmasters .com dubbed The Sample Boutique which not only sells sample packs from their own catalogue plus all other leading sound design labels making them the one-stop shop for all your sample needs.

DJ Mixtools Release Dates:

• Aug 13th  – Swedish House and Minimal Underground Techno (2 packs)

• Aug 20 – Tech House and Deep Minimal

• Aug 27 – Deep and Soulful House

• Sep 10 – Tech House and Deep Minimal Vol 2

• Sep 24 – Minimal Underground Techno Vol 2

• Oct  TBC – Dubstep and Trance  (2 packs)

Each pack of four DJ Mixtools will retail at £14.95 whilst individual ‘tracks’ are also available.