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BBC Radio 1 linchpin and fellow Welshman, Huw Stephens has teamed up with our current headquaters, Cardiff Arts Institute, to bring a fantastic selection of Bass friendly DJs and producers over the Severn Bridge to The Lock Tavern in Camden. Alongside two of Northern England’s rising stars, is a heavy representation of our native city’s talent. The event runs from 3pm to 11pm on Sunday 19th June and it's completely free, so come and say hello if you're in the area.


Fantastic Mr Fox (Live)
With James Blake and Pariah hailing him as the next big thing, The XX taking him away on tour with them and all the hype backed up by some stunning releases on seminal labels Black Acre and Hemlock, it’s suprising we’ve heard little from Manchester producer Fantastic Mr Fox recently, but seems like he’s been hard at work in the den working on his live sets, which he shall be heading up proceedings with for you here.

Hyetal - Phoenix (Fantastic Mr Fox Remix) by Black Acre Records


Jamie Grind
Leeds rising don of skittering electronic riddims has made a big impression on the scene with his first 2 fantastic EPs on respected labels: Infrasonics (Spatial, XXXY, Hot City) and Fortified Audio (Submerse, XXXY, KingThing) and his forthcoming releases on Wicked Bass and Chicago Juke label Ghettophiles prove he is definitely one to keep watching.

Hackman - More Than Ever (Jamie Grind Remix) FREE 320 by Jamie Grind


Ratcatcher
After cutting his teeth on the Cardiff clubland as part of Skinny White Boys and C.R.S.T. – Ratcatcher (formerly Rodski) is now riding solo and has returned to his first love, House Music! His residencies at Cardiff Arts Institute and Dalston’s popular underground Rhythm Talk parties have shown him to be one of the most astute DJs on the scene and remixes for the likes of Crystal Fighters, Lokiboi have shown him as a more than worthy producer on the rise.

Rain (Unmastered) by Ratcatcher



Didz + Chico
Despite their early Grime background, Didz (aka Diddy aka Ill Diddy) + Chico have always hinted at deeper more uplifting side in their DJ Sets and productions. Stalwarts of Cardiff’s music scene, Chico was better known as an MC and Diddy remained largely in the shadows until their anthemic garage track ‘Something New’ on Doc Daneeka’s ‘Ten Thousand Yen’ label, which was rinsed by the likes of Marcus Nasty, Seb Chew, Julio Bashmore, TRG, and Mosca.

CHRIS COCO - BUTTERFLY HEART (DIDZ & CHICO REMIX) by chris coco


Kaptin
Holding it down for the Welsh massive for years as a DJ, MC and Promoter, Kaptin heads up the Chrome Kids family alongside Stagga and Monky, recording mixes for the likes of BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio Wales and Knowledge Magazine and playing firing sets at Glastonbury, Bestival and Swn amongst others. He is also part of the Big Swing Soundsystem (alongside DJ Moneyshot + Matt The Hat) and is in charge of bookings at Cardiff Arts Institute.

Mr Healan
Definitely showcasing a more Hip-hop approach to future music, Mr Healan has been making a strong name for himself on the Welsh scene supporting acts such as Daedelus, Bullion and James Blake, whilst his productions have received play on BBC Radio 1, Radio Wales and 1Xtra and being picked up by the likes of Distance, Starkey and Darkhouse Family.
PUT EM' ON BLAST! MR HEALAN by Mr Healan

Ifan Dafydd
After handing some of his own productions to BBC Wales’ presenter Adam Walton, the keyboard player to Wales’ fantastic festival band Derwyddon Dr Gonzo bounced round some of the Beeb big dogs until his unofficial (and unfinished) Amy Winehouse remix ‘No Good’ aired on Gilles Peterson’s show and he caused an instant blog / forum blast. With an obvious ear for great music, we look forwards to hearing what Sunday afternoon delights arise from this exclusive DJ set.

Good Monday people, hopefully you will have recovered from this Weekend's festivities in tine for the coming Bank Holdiay weekend, as we are programming an event at Cardiff Arts Institute from Friday to Sunday. Many of the acts playing will be recognisable to our regular readers and if you are anywhere near the vicinity would be great to see you all. Here's the info...



ELECTRIC SHEEP WEEKENDER
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th May 2011 (Bank Holiday Weekend)
Cardiff Arts Institute, 29 Park Place. CF10 3BA
£4 per day (limited £6 passes for all 3 days)


3 SECRET HEADLINERS // DOC DANEEKA + BENJAMIN DAMAGE (LIVE) // MONKY (HOYA HOYA / ROBOX NEOTECH) // DIDZ & CHICO (TEN THOUSAND YEN) // RATCATCHER // TELEGRAM FROM THE QUEEN (JUVENILE SCUM) // MR HEALAN // DAI VERSE (DIVERSE CONCEPTS) // CHROME KIDS // ZWOLF // OWAIN K // STD // DISCORD // KOVAS (64 BARS) // MAXX ROACH //


The Welsh Electronic scene has truly coming into it’s own over the past few years. As musical genres overlap and intertwine, particularly after the Bass music scene in general’s mass migration from formulaic Dubstep, so Wales’ tight knit community of producers and DJs become ever closer, more open and undoubtedly stronger. As celebration of this fact we have brought some of the top artists from the scene together for a long Bank Holiday weekend of showcases, secret sets and a whole lot of drinking and dancing.



We have 3 Secret headliners, all well established acts at the top of their game, plus: Modeselektor’s label signings Doc Daneeka and Ben Damage showcase their new live set ahead of their Melt! Festival debut in Berlin; one of the city’s most forward thinking producers, Monky gets set to show why his future blend of bass heavy beats have been getting so much love across the electronic music world; Cardiff 2 Step tearaways Didz & Chico bring a little ‘something new’ to the table; Chrome Kids drop a rare appearance ahead of shows in Glastonbury and Bestival over the summer; experimental circuit benders Zwolf, STD and Mr Healan step out of the Hip-hop shadows into something altogether more interesting; former CRST member Ratcatcher (Rodski) and Owain K hold it down for the current generation of House producers; whilst Juvenile Scum head honchos and Dirty Sanchez DJs Telegram From The Queen, to quote Redman, ‘come to throw a little mud in this mother**ker’ and make sure proceedings don’t get too serious. With many more up and coming DJs and producers, just starting to cement their reputations as ones to watch also on the bill, this is undoubtedly going to be a great marker on where the scene is now and where it’s heading. There’s plenty more information on each act, as well as free downloads, streaming tracks and videos over at the Cardiff Arts Institute blog http://cardiffartsinstitute.org


More info can be found on the Cardiff Arts Institute Website.

Downloads:

Monky - Hypa Nova (via Robox Neotech)

CHRIS COCO - BUTTERFLY HEART (DIDZ & CHICO REMIX) by chris coco

Crystal Fighters - At Home (Ratcatcher Repercussion) by Ratcatcher

Electric Sheep: Friday 27th May: STD - Nobody Tells Ron Swanson What To Do by cardiffartsinstitute

Electric Sheep: Sunday 29th May: Discord - Sunday Dub by cardiffartsinstitute

Electric Sheep: Saturday 28th May: The Gentle Good - Dawel Disgyn (Zwolf Remix) by cardiffartsinstitute

Tracklisting:
Central Spillz - I Wish (Baked Remix) (from 'Space Travel Remix EP')
Astroid Boys – PunkRockCrowd
True Tiger feat. Professor Green & Maverick Sabre - In The Air (True Tiger 'Mosh Pit' Remix)
Didz & Chico ft Vanity - When I Say
Ossie - The Power Of Love
Halp - Gazziliaan Yeers
Skream - Where You Should Be ft. Sam Frank (Seiji Remix)
Chrissy Murderbot feat Rubi Dan - New Juke Swing
Mr ShaoDow feat Ghetts - Get Stronger (AK Remix)
Maverick Sabre - Where We Gonna Go
Ifan Dafydd - Chop.in.Out.
Blue Sky Black Death - Fire For Light
Wiley - Numbers In Action
Durrty Goodz - Don't Ask Me
Organ Grinder – Nimbus Stratus

For those of you loving the new Stagga video, a special treat indeed as we bring you a whole mix (including Dirty Sydney) from the mini Malkovich himself with plenty of his own productions and remixes plus some family and friends also; also another of our Cardiff bredrens Ill Diddy from Brothahood has been in our radar for a while but has been sadly under represnted up on here. However it wasn't until a recent party scorched early morning session that we experienced the full magic of his mixes... twice. We have his latest hyper-chilled Future garage / Dubstep outing for you, unfortunately no tracklist so you're just gonna have to sit and wonder what the hell those tunes are; lastly to follow on from their killer new mash up earlier we have a new HavocNDeed mix that is seriously weighty business indeed and stomps around the spectrum from Dubstep to Hulk Hop, Old Skool Rave to Old Skool Garage...HUGE.

Download: Ill Diddy - Didz 2010 Mix Dem


Download: HavocNdeeD - Friendly Fire Mix

Tracklisting:

1) Barrington Levy - Murderer (HavocNdeeD DuB)
2) Bob Marley - Exodus (HavocNdeeD RemiX)
3) Johnny Osbourne - Ice Cream Love
4) Borgore - Ice Cream
5) Hulk - Pixiedust (King Remix)
6) Joker - City Hopper
7) Lea Luna - Leaving For Mars (B. Rich Remix)
8) Get Busy Committee - I Don't Care About You (HavocNdeeD RemiX)
9) Ultrablack - It's Showtime
10) HavocNdeeD - Bass4YaFace
11) B. Rich - We Ball Harder (HavocNdeeD RemiX ft. original congas by Randy Herbert)
12) Cloud 9 - You Got Me Burnin'
13) Skream - Burnin'
14) 2 Bad Mice - Bombscare
15) Doctor P - Sweet Shop
16) Altern 8 - Respect Is Due (Breakbeat Hysteria Mix)
17) Julissa Veloz - Take Control (HavocNdeeD RemiX)
18) Roni Size Reprazent ft. Bahamadia - New Forms
19) N.W.A. - DopemaN (HavocNdeeD RemiX)
20) N.W.A. - Boyz-N-Da-Hood (Heretic Remix)
21) Remarc - Single Finga Killa
22) Major Lazer - Pon Di Floor (Camo UFO's Remix)
23) Q Project - Champion Sound
24) DJ Connie & Bizzy B - Crowd Says Rewind (VIP Mix)
25) Million Stylez - Miss Fatty (MIR Crew Remix)
26) The Qemists - Dem Na Like Me (King Cannibal Remix)
27) Breakage ft. Roots Manuva - Run 'Em Out
28) Stagga - Beeps Get Down
29) Sade - Soldier Of Love (Kastle Remix)
30) The Pixies - Where Is My Mind? (Bassnectar Remix)
31) HavocNdeeD - Roll Call
32) Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
33) Dirtyphonics - Vandals
34) Reid Speed & Mike Balance ft. Sporty-O - Motion
35) Kastle - You Got the Love
36) DJ Luck & MC Neat - Master Blaster 2000
37) MJ Cole - Sincere (Nero Remix)
38) HavocNdeeD ft. Skaught Parry - Headspin
39) Terror Fabulous - Gangster's Anthem (HavocNdeeD DuB)