Wickerman 2009 :: A Tech-Funk uber-summit

Meat Katie, Elite Force, Dylan Rhymes, Lee Coombs, Kid Blue and Zodiac Cartel are all spinning on the same bill. There's a stunning Funktion One rig, state of the art visuals, a full blackout tent and a seemingly endless 5am license to party. Let's also not forget the hundreds of total, hedonistic, Scots nutbags who live & breathe a no-holds barred party aesthetic.

There's also the weather, which has been amazing ... the storm clouds moved off as the music kicked in on Friday, and the sun shone so hard on Saturday, many of the fair-skinned locals were left glowing like pulsating orbs by the time the evening came around.



In the main field, Dreadzone trotted out their identikit festy-friendly schlock, whilst the Zutons upped the ante & put in a fine performance on the Saturday night which compensated somewhat for the stodgy tedium of the Human League on Friday night ... but as with most festivals, it's about the minutiae really, and those classic moments spent with friends, new & old alike.

This can only be Wickerman, 2009.

Lot49's Summer Special :: London

These Lot49 parties are always off the hook and I'm looking forward to spinning back to back with Meat Katie again, any of you who have seen the footage from our last set together in Spain will know why! The Lot49 crew really work hard to push through new talent too and it's great to see that U&A's bright young thing Rektchordz will be making an appearance.

Once again it's a great line up that any self-respecting tech-funker should definitely check out - which is why Lot49 have given all members of the tech-funk forums the chance to get yourselves on the £8 concessions list. Just email events@lot49.co.uk with Manifesto and your names for the guestlist.

LOT49
@ EAST VILLAGE, OLD STREET
Saturday 13th June, 9pm – 4am

MEAT KATIE vs ELITE FORCE
DYLAN RHYMES
KID BLUE
REKTCHORDZ
CANINESOUNDS
JOHN & ON
DUNCAN K
WEASEL

Advance tickets £8 available from http://www.wegottickets.com
FREE MEAT KATIE MIX CD WITH EVERY ADVANCE TICKET!

On the door £10 B4 11/£12 After; 9pm-4am
East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3HX
Info: events@lot49.co.uk

Kid Blue :: On The Mix : March '09

It's only TWO weeks to go until the Lot49 Easter special at East Village on Saturday 11th April. There are less than 50 £8 early bird tickets left, so if you want to take advantage head to WE GOT TICKETS & snag one early.

Here's a brand new DJ Mix from top notch resident, Kid Blue, to get u in the mood.

1 Dopamine - Spunk
2 Vandal - Captain Magic (Rudi Stakker Remix)
3 Rainer Weichold - Bamboo (Format:B Remix)
4 Worthy & Yankee Zulu - The BS Connection
5 Merka - Another Place (Kid Blue Remix)
6 Eric Etrena & D-Unity - Drugs and Stuff (D-Nox & Beckers Remix)
7 Kid Blue DJ Tool 22
8 Fukkk Off - Rave Is King (Nhan Taan's Electro Boogie Remix)
9 Calvertron - Oh Ley (Kid Blue Remix)
10 Bertolini, Navas & Amo - Nervioso (Olivier Giacommotto Remix)
11 Jeroen Van Anken - Atomic Wobble (Kid Blue Remix)
12 Brian Thomas - The Drop (Kid Blue Remix)
13 Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses At Night (D.I.M. Remix)
14 808 State - Pacific State (Rudi Stakker Remix)

KID BLUE :: On The Mix :: March '09

Lot49 hit the village again ...

Advance tickets £8 available from www.wegottickets.com/event/42272
On the door £10 B4 12/£12 After; 9pm-4am
East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3HX
Info: events@lot49.co.uk
Dress code: Trainers OK
Capacity: 500

After an absolutely storming christmas party at East Village in December, the Lot49 crew decided they enjoyed it so much that they would take up a bi-monthly residency there! Gving the London based tech-funk label the chance to showcase the sounds that flick their switch on a regular basis in the heart of Old Street was too good to turn down, and so the new night is called, simply, Lot49, and they kick off 2009 with a tasty Valentine's line up for singletons and loved-up couples alike!

Newly installed residents Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes and Kid Blue will be joined by Belfast's Phil Kieran, who is a long time-friend of the label and a DJ of some repute. Lot49's Vandal returns after rocking the the christmas party, fresh on a wave of critical and popular acclaim for his 'Captain Magic' single which found fans across the board. He's joined by rising electro star Sharooz, whose recent 'Get Off' stormed the top 10 on Beatport, alongside Passion FM's Caninesounds and Babyshake resident Duncan K.


For all fans of the tech-funk sound, this is a must attend event! There's a special £8 guestlist for all registered members of the tech-funk forum, so if you would like to be on this list just PM Elite Force @ the Forum.

Kid Blue remixes Merka

This is Kid Blue's last remix of 2008, or his first of 2009 whichever way you choose to look at it. Seeing the light of day on the 22nd December it got a bit lost in the christmas period, but it's a corker which was featured in his promo mix on here a few months back, taking elements of the original and twisting them up into a bouncing, trippy tech-house affair with a huge bass drop.

Having recently released the excellent 'Indian Queens' collaboration with Meat Katie and with more remixes in the pipeline for Calvertron, Lee Coombs, Brian Thomas and Jeroen Van Anken, keep an eye on Kid Blue's output in the year ahead.

You can check it out here

Merka - Another Place (Kid Blue Remix) by Kid Blue

And if you wanna grab the 320, support it by snagging a copy at BEATPORT

www.myspace.com/kid_blue
www.myspace.com/mymerka

The biggest Tech-Funk throwdown of the year ....

Okay, so here's the skinny. When the Lot49 massive decide to throw an Xmas Special, you know they're gonna pull out all the stops to do it in style, and this has to be the biggest line-up this year. For all the DJs I think it'll be a special night too, as it's a genuinely rare opportunity to get everyone together in one place for a night of MASSIVE proportions! So grab yer tickets upfront, because this is sure to sell out as the capacity's only around 500.

LOT49 CHRISTMAS PARTY @ EAST VILLAGE, LONDON Saturday 6th December, 10pm – 4am DJs on the night: MEAT KATIE ELITE FORCE THE ROGUE ELEMENT DYLAN RHYMES 30Hz VANDAL KID BLUE TOM REAL PABLO DECODER CANINESOUNDS JONNY TOWNSEND & ADAM CONNAL Advance tickets £8 available from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/39322 On the door £9 B4 12/£10 After; 9pm-4am East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3HX Capacity: 500

Kid Blue : Autumn Promo Mix 2008

DOWNLOAD : Kid Blue's Autumn Promo Mix (2008)

Tracklist:

1. Lee Coombs & Uberzone - Right Now – Lot49
2. The Fat Conductor – Heavy – Promo Records
3. Rene Van Munster – Phonesmack (Riva Starr Remix) – Secure Recordings
4. Hyperion – Gotta Hold It (Calvertron Remix) – U&A
5. Adam Shaw – Engage – Cr2
6. D-Unity – Shake It (D-Unity’s Shaker Mix) – Beat Therapy Records
7. Tom Neville – Dance Moves (Tom Neville’s Locked In The Garage Mix) – Love Minus Zero
8. Beckers & Hatfield – Keep On (Velkro + Ido Ophir Remix) - Sprout
9. Merka – Another Place (Kid Blue Remix) – Fat!
10. Dylan Rhymes – I Am Sweet (Hyperion’s Into The Sun Remix) – Lot49
11. Ido Ophir & Miki Litval – Shnorkel (Dousk Remix) – eVapour8
12. Lee Coombs – Control – Lot49