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Skateboard Café – Mike Arnold Alfresco part – full speed tech wizardry

Skateboard Café have recently released their first full length edit, titled Alfresco, available on DVD here .

If Mike Arnold’s  part from the edit is anything to go by, which dropped yesterday, it’s going to be an instant classic. Wavey Mike’s part is top quality start to finish, full speed tech wizardry to a choice soundtrack by Savages.

See you yourself below, and buy the DVD, support this great company, stay caffeinated.

 

Field Day 2015

Field Day is a cosy festival in Victoria Park, it hosts a stellar selection of music from across the spectrum.

For me the highlights of the Saturday were Daniel Avery B2B Andrew Weatherall in Bugged out tent, along with Todd Terje’s flamboyant live set and Caribou closing out the Main stage.

CaneoKilla Field Day Gang Field Day Embrace Field Day Birthday Prince Field Day SLINGSHOT Field Day Todd Terje Dancers Field Day 2015

Four Tet & Friends at the Boiler Room

This was my first chance to go to a Boiler Room, and what better then to see one of my all time favourite producers and DJ’s, Kieran Hebden aka Four tet. For those who are not familiar, the Boiler Room put on intimate, invite-only underground music shows which are live-streamed worldwide, They usually take place in London, New York and Berlin amongst other cities.

For this event they chose one of my favourite spaces at the moment, Corsica Studios, packing out the small room to give you an authentic boiler room vibe.

Boiler Room’s are often criticised on YouTube for attracting a ‘Too cool” crowd, who barely manage a shuffled dance whilst being in the presence of some next-level act’s. This was definitely not the case at Four Tet’s; the whole gang were having it the whole time, start to finish, the energy was unreal!

The decks, matey in th
The decks ready and waiting

 

A few of us post show with the man himself ( in yellow )
A few of us post show with the man himself ( in yellow )

Thai jazz specialist, Chris Menist warmed up the early arrivers (I was too late and missed his set 🙁 )  DJ Barely Legal and DJ Champion got things pumped with some garage, funk and dub heavy hitters.

Catch the full live stream here on loop:

http://boilerroom.tv/recording/four-tet-ldn/


Four Tet Boiler Room London DJ Set by brtvofficial
 

If you want to try an catch a Boiler Room in your city, I recommend signing up to the mailing list and following all your favourite artists on Twitter.

Paranoid London

Paranoid London recently burst onto the scene with their debut self titled album, in limited vinyl only pressing. After a few super limited LP releases, with little promotion, their album is an instant classic. Featuring stomping minimal acid house beats throughout, it is definitely worth picking up, if you can find a copy!

 

Catch Paranoid London performing live at Seth Troxler’s Acid Future 

A few of my selections from the album are

Eating Glue

 

Paris Dub 1