nta party on saturday? anybody going?
was jus wondering as i was thinking about transport.
it would be a good idea to try and share lifts to minimise on cars being taken and all the polution.
if any one is driving down past doncaster area and have a spare place/s and would be willing to give lifts for a few quid for petrol then it would be good to hear!
theres also another party on saturday at matilda street or something wich is a licensed event and is £5 in. apparently these are usually good but i think the outdoor nta one will be better!
nta party on saturday? anybody going?
was jus wondering as i was thinking about transport.
it would be a good idea to try and share lifts to minimise on cars being taken and all the polution.
if any one is driving down past doncaster area and have a spare place/s and would be willing to give lifts for a few quid for petrol then it would be good to hear!
theres also another party on saturday at matilda street or something wich is a licensed event and is £5 in. apparently these are usually good but i think the outdoor nta one will be better!
ABA-SHANTI-I @ The Volks, BRIGHTON 19/04/06 UKs House of Roots presents
The mighty
ABA-SHANTI-I
Sound of Jah lightning and Thunder
Heavyweight Soundsystem
Warm up from Miss Polly and MC Tappa Roots
Downstairs Ital love and guests
Wednesday 19th April
At the Volks Tavern
Madeira drive
Brighton
10pm-3am
Entry £6/5 con b4 11pm.
http://www.volksclub.co.uk/
itallove@hotmail.co.uk
:biggreen:
Crack N Heroin Dens I may seem like a muppet asking this but just how bad is the problem in the rough places in london?
Is their literaly that many crack and herion dens?
And also are the police in the pockets of sum of the top men that run these places?12
Video for download at screenings – new site I'm looking to let people know about a place where you can download Videos for screenings. http://clearerchannel.org
There is a network23 section which is designed to me videos that would work well for a free party posse.
Let me know if you can imagine future collaborations - or if there are publications that would be interested in the project -
It's a video podcasting idea [media rss] - copy left content - and all designed to be worth showing to an audience of people.
How this last paragraph makes sense!
5th May – Kutski,JP&Jukesy,Hoff&Digital Kid, 12" Thumpers,Barratt, Matt Pickup+more :bounce_m: The Pleasure Gardens - a charity event:bounce_m:
“A fantastical concoction of light and sound, with all manner of sensory delights and
gratifications…”
On Friday the 5th May 2006, GardenAfrica creates a brand new club night – a 21st Pleasure Garden – at fashionable London club, Sin from 10pm ‘til 7am. An evening full of breath-taking beauty and aural delights, not to be missed.
All proceeds from The Pleasure Garden @ Sin will support GardenAfrica’s development programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.
On offer: Hard Dance and the Funkiest of House in an exotic ‘garden’ setting… It is our absolute pleasure to confirm a whole host of DJs who have each so generously offered GardenAfrica their own special kind of service.
The Ballroom will treat us all to some of the finest Hard House DJs currently on the circuit:
Kutski (Radio 1),
Colin Barratt (Tidy),
Matt Pickup (Frantic),
Digital Kid vs Chris Hoff (Tidy),
12” Thumpers,
JP & Jukesy (Deprivation Recordings),
Strange Dave (B2T),
Dr. Duzzit B2B Mickey Fallout (Extreme Euphoria). See notes below for further information.
In the Funky House room, the aural pleasure continues with Housexy DJs Richard Murray, Tom Murgatroyd and MYSOUL. Having begun to establish itself as the name with the hottest cuts likely to cause a stampede to any dance floor, Housexy is currently spreading its quality sounds through residencies in the UK & abroad – and continues to grow with this unique event as a dead cert to get hips swinging and people talking.
Advance tickets on sale from Saturday 25th March at £12 each incl booking fee; £15 on the door. For tickets & information, visit www.pleasure-garden.co.uk or call 08702 43 23 46.
Synergy Project – Artist Feature
Dear Synergistas
As you will be well aware the next Synergy event is approaching with light speed - the last of the summer with a lineup ripe for an oustanding experience.
We thought we could take the opportunity to present you a few of the artists that will be performing at the next event - for a full listing click here
In the Liquid Records Space we have:
ZubZub
a new formed 5 piece live fusion act, combining the best of worldly beats and instruments with electronic soundscapes bridging many styles and classifications. From ambient bliss to hard hitting Goa style trance dance. Featuring former front man and flute player Jon and Bass play Zia from Ozric Tentacles and also Joie from the legendary Eat Static
more info on our Artist Directory online
also in the Liquid Records Space:
Polaris
one of the many electronic wizzards that will guarantee to make the Liquid Records space into a whirlpool of uplifting dance and expression...
One of the headline acts in the IDSpiral Chill will be
Urban Myth Club
Urban Myth Club's debut album, Helium, is hailed as "one of the best downtempo albums ever". Playing to thousands at Glastonbury and Big Chill, and Top 30 single "I Feel It", they are now No.1 on MySpace's Artists Electronic Chart worldwide.
Click here to get more info about them from the Synergy Website where you can listen to the complete sampler of their album
In the Small World Stage
Martha Tilston
Martha - also known as the voice of former Mouse has melted audiences at many of our events in the past - a must see performance if you are into gentle music
and in the Whirly Gig room:
Astralasia
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Announcing their new release:
'Away with the Fairies'
Long awaited by fans this is an album that defies genres and re-affirms Astralasia's place at the cutting edge of the technological event horizon. Heavily laced with groundbreaking styles (of) Shamanic depth (that) will take you on a kaleidoscopic voyage to the depths of the technicolour dreamscape of your mind!!!!...........With contributions from Simon House and others, including Paul Chousmer & Another Green World, this album promises a diversity and range of organic live sounds to compliment the computer wizardry and genius of Swordfish.
more info on the Synergy Website
For more full artist features go to oru new artist directory
As you know tickets can be bought most conveniently via our website from here.
also for telephone orders please get in touch with Access all Areas on 02072678320
or check up on general ticket information here
and before we go we would like to recommend you yet another beautiful looking event at the Synergy Centre - hosted by Liquid Records!
Another Drop
- this Friday the 21st from 10pm to 9am at the Camberwell based Synergy Centre
See you soon
The Synergy Project Crew
PS: did you know about the proposed abolition of democracy in this country? well have a read!
Offshore Newsflash 2006-02 – AARDVARK RECORDS Offshore Newsflash 2006-02
AARDVARK RECORDS
NEWSFLASH APRIL 2006
Aardvark Music Ltd | Cornwall-UK
reply: promotion@aardvarkrecords.co.uk | remove
please direct all licensing / distribution / sub-publishing enquiries to: Andrew Reeve - musicman@aardvarkrecords.co.uk
Aardvark Records & The Trusted Media Group sign mobile telephone music and video deal
Published: 18th April 2006
The independent Cornwall-based record label, Aardvark Records, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the digital music aggregator, Trusted Media. The deal sees the Trusted Media Group licensing the label's entire dance music catalogue and videos worldwide. The music catalogue and videos will be licensed to international mobile telephone manufacturers and providers. The bulk of sales will be ringtone related along with music embedding services. Additional revenues will come via royalties paid for the use of music and videos for mobile streaming.
Aardvark Chairman, Andrew Reeve, said "We're very happy with the deal. The label has been seeking a mobile content aggregator for a while now. Our connection with Trusted Media came about via exhaustive research done by our marketing director. Simply put, it's a deal that's come at the perfect time for us . Trusted Media's partner network means we are able to put our content in front of literally millions of consumers. Trusted Media works with the biggest and best aggregators, operators and consumer services around the world. "
Trance artist Jeff Alford signs licensing deal
Published: 18th April 2006
Jeff Alford, one of the rising stars on the international trance scene, has appointed Aardvark as his licensing agents. The French DJ/Remixer/Producer's album made quite an impact with Aardvark's dance A&R. The agreement will see Aardvark representing Alford for licensing and distribution deals worldwide.
"I haven't been this blown away by a new project since I first heard Zetan Spore," said Head of Dance A&R, Alex di Savoia. "Alford has the touch", "di Savoia continued. "he has this ability of creating driving trance music with some of the most euphoric hooks and melody lines I've heard in a long, long time. They are truly stunning tracks. The proof is in the pudding, as they say. Within minutes of having his tracks available on Trackitdown, they were selling. That was with zero promotion. Jeff's tracks are perfect for those who like a story and a journey with their trance music. The occasional touches of Psy will be very popular with Digiweed, Van Buren, Tiësto and Oakenfold fans. It's pure ear and head candy."
for more information, visit Jeff's page on www.aardvarkrecords.co.uk/jeff_alford.htm
Give your iPod a proper workout
Published: 18th April 2006
Aardvark Records quietly launched its new podcasting feature on 10th April 2006. So great was the demand that additional bandwidth was required less than 24 hours later. The label also looks set to increase its bandwidth requirements again due to a steady and rapid increase of people catching its RSS feed. It goes to show what veteran label executives already know - when people hear something they like they tell their friends and then their friends want it.and so the chain begins. It's a time-old organic process which, when left to its own devices, gathers new fans for an act.
As far as it's aware, Aardvark is one the first record labels to create and release RSS podcast feeds. And what was meant to be a quiet and tentative toe in the water could prove to be a triumph for the small independent. There has been a marked increase in its digital download sales. Digital distribution operators which offer 'real time' accounting - such as Trackitdown and Play it Tonight - have shown an upturn in sales.
The podcasts are comprised of mixsets and videos from artists EricM, Chris Hale, Zetan Spore, Rachel White and QED. Following on from the popularity of the current podcasts, Aardvark plans to make exclusive podcasting features from new releases; including podcast-only versions of tracks tied in to sales with iTunes. In other words, the podcast-only version of tracks will be for sale exclusively with iTunes. Other features will include podcast call outs from Aardvark artists.
Marketing and Promotions Director, Alex di Savoia, said, "Myself and my team spent a day putting videos and mixshows together to test out whether or not podcasting would be as viable a proposition as I suspected it would be. Podomatic was the obvious choice for us to test the proposition. It has a solid platform with great security features. It's also a very popular service with a broad reach. We were all pleased with the results and spent a day doing the usual plugging and promotion to get people to link into and grab the RSS feeds. The initial response was staggering. We had 70 podsters podcasting our videos and mixshows within the first half hour.and we had only worked our way through an eighth of our plugging and promotions targets."
"I've always been a maverick when it comes to promotions and marketing," di Savoia continued. "New platforms and new delivery models always get me going. I remember an interview I gave when iPods first hit the streets. I said at the time that these tiny devices were going to change the way people listened to music forever. iPods are everywhere. And I reached the decision that more of our music needs to be pumping out of them. I can appreciate any label having to take a deep breath before plunging into these waters. However, I also remember being a huge advocate for digital downloading at a time when record labels just didn't want to know about them. I was a band manager at the time and, while drumming up recording and publishing deals, got my artists' albums selling online. Those online CD sales and digital downloads proved to be very nice little earners. Five or six years later, after the monetary value of digital downloading was assessed - and downloading security improved - it was all about digital downloads. Podcasting isn't any different. Anything that can get our artists' music out there and selling, on a global basis, is exactly what I want. Considering the overheads are ridiculously minimal, it's a win-win scenario as far as I'm concerned. The last 24 hours have proven that to me."
While the Aardvark Record team acknowledges it has a duty and obligation to protect its artists' copyright, it is fortunate that it has strong relationships with the artists on its roster. And the relationship the label has with its artists has gained the trust needed to enter into such a venture.
"It's about being a bit pragmatic," said di Savoia. "People are going to share music. There just isn't any getting around that. Once upon a time, audio cassettes were the scourge of the industry. Then came the home PC and the internet, the recordable CD, the mini disc and wireless devices. And now it's the iPod. Music has been recorded and shared ever since I was a kid. And the music industry is still here and there is money being made. It may not be as easy as it used to be but then again I've never believed that has to do with the how much music is being shared. Don't get me wrong, we keep a close eye on peer-to-peer sharing platforms and regularly have our tracks removed from them. That kind of vigilance is just part and parcel of our operating procedures now. However, peer-to-peer sharing is a completely different proposition from podcasting. Our podcasts are branded, meta-tagged with enough information to make a decision to purchase tracks easy. And it must be working because sales activity since yesterday would lend itself to the assumption that tracks and ringtones are being bought having heard the podcasts. We haven't launched any new advertising campaigns so that limits the possible sources for such a rapid upswing."
di Savoia finished by saying, "What I really like about formats like podcasting is the complete democracy of it. Its not me telling people what's cool or what's good, it's not me telling people they have to listen to anything. All I do is let them know this music is out there and basically say 'hey, here it is for you to listen to. Make up your own mind'. The rest is down to them. The listener makes his or her own judgment. If they like it, you've got sales."
At present, the Aardvark podcasts are limited to its dance roster. However, the label will be rolling out podcasts for its pop and rock artists over the coming months.
The RSS feed is available on www.aardvarkrecords.co.uk/podcasting.htm
Aardvark signs CD kiosk deal
Published: 18th April 2006
Aardvark Records has signed a deal with the CD on Demand distribution service provider, Diablo Music. The deal will see Diablo Music distributing CDs from Aardvark's entire catalogue online via Amazon and Woolworths.
Aardvark Chairman, Andrew Reeve, said "Diablo offers a very attractive alternative to paid downloads for those buying music. There are those customers who prefer to have CDs with all the artwork, designs and sleeve notes. For labels working on traditional music retail distribution deals, the solution Diablo offers is perfect. Diablo originally offered CD on Demand on an exclusive basis to Universal Music. Labels such as Aardvark are fortunate indeed that this company is now extending the service to other record labels."
Licensing contact & general info:
Aardvark Music Ltd
75 Alderwood Parc
Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 8RL
UNITED KINGDOM
phone: +44 (0) 1326 376 707
fax: +44 (0) 1326 376 707
alex@aardvarkrecords.co.uk
DARK & DIGITAL FRIDAY 21ST APRIL @ THE DREZLER , 22 HARDMAN ST LIVERPOOL This month we will be havin our good friends THE FAT COLLECTIVE over for a special tour, givin you TWO rooms of TECHNO !!!! something not to be missed !!!! also we have a guest from ireland , so its goin to be a special nite and one to remember
ALL THIS OVER 2 ROOMS !!!!
RHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES ( damage control - dublin )
NICK ANARCHY ( resident )
MATT DUNCAN ( resident )
VENOM & FURNESS ( jasbof )
EVIL ED ( fusion )
DIRTY TRIX & ROSS MILLWARD ( dark & digital )
SAMUAL CLOSE
TRIPLE B & DISTEK ( ktd / mptf / nuclear audio / compressed / fat collective )
MUCKY BEATS & KARL HC ( nuclear audio / compressed / ktd / dark & digital )
A.P & ZOID ( ktd / mptf / compressed / fat collective )
SCOTT KEMIX & PHEEVA ( give way records / nts / fat collective )
JOE GIACOMET & TEKNICK AL ( mptf / fat collective )
D-JACQUES & ROACH ( ard techno n wales )
DIGITAL UNDERGROUND & FUNK DA LAMB ( ard techno n wales )
GRIFF & FIL DEVIOUS ( compressed )
Door Tax N.U.S. £5 £6 Other 8pm - 4am
@ the Drezler 22 Hardman st liverpool
Dress code NO TRAKIES & CAPS
Also Laughin Gas ( Nitrous Oxide ) / CD give away & record stall
Plus for future bookins bring cd to events
SIDE EFFECT A brand new night of Breaks/Electro/Minimal/Tekhouse
SIDE EFFECT
@ 157 Commercial Street, London E1
2 rooms
Djs
Perplexer (Side Effect)
Octad
Henry G (Sonic)
Louise Plus One (Re-Rave-All)
Fernando
Ray Stanley (Vinyl Rulz)
Gary Cuez
Andy Sparks (After-dinner.net)
Nathan (Filthybeats/Turnmills)
Come and check the venue out its amazing!
Starts 21:00 ends 04:00
FREE ENTRY BEFORE 23:00 £4.00 after
THIS FORUM SEEMS TO BE WORSE THAN SJ you shouldnt talk about parties so much, and go in to detail at all about anything you have heard about parties:mobile_ph
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