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| Introducing NEM3SI$’s new label Infinite Resistance! | | Mindbenderz talk ‘Lord of the Rings’ and fishing, as well as the creation of their new album ‘Celestial Gateway’! | | Iono-Music artists One Function, Eliyahu, Invisible Reality and Dual Vision talk Robert Miles, kids, dogs and vinyl, while we chat about their current releases! | | Luke&Flex talk influences, the Irish rave scene, why Flex wears a mask and Play Hard, their new EP out now on Onhcet Repbulik Xtreme! | | Lyktum expands on his new album ‘Home’ – talking about his love of storytelling, creating new harmonies and the concept behind his musical works. | | Pan talks getting caught short crossing the Sahara, acid eyeballs and tells us Trance is the Answer, plus shares his thoughts on his latest release 'Beyond the Horizon' - all from a beach in Spain! | | Miss C chats about living with the KLF, DJing in a huge cat’s mouth, training her brain and the upcoming super-duper Superfreq Grande party at LDN East this Saturday, 16th September! | | NEM3SI$ - I Live for the Night – talks superficiality, psychopaths, and bittersweet success, ahead of a plethora of evocative, emotional, and passionate upcoming melodic techno releases! | | Psy-Sisters Spring Blast Off! We talk to DJ competition winner ROEN along with other super talents on the lineup! | | Blasting towards summer festivals with Bahar Canca ahead of Psy-Sisters Spring Blast! | | Shyisma talks parties, UFO's, and Shotokan Karate ahead of his upcoming album 'Particles' on Iono-Music! | | SOME1 talks family, acid, stage fright and wolves - ahead of his upcoming album release ‘Voyager’ on Iono-Music in February 2023! | | The Transmission Crew tell all and talk about their first London event on 24th February 2023! | | NIXIRO talks body, mind and music production ahead of his release 'Planet Impulse' on Static Movement's label - Sol Music! | | Turning the world into a fairy tale with Ivy Orth ahead of Tribal Village’s 10th Birthday Anniversary Presents: The World Lounge Project | | The Psy-Sisters chat about music, achievements, aspirations and the 10-Year Anniversary Party - 18/12/22! | | A decade of dance music with Daniel Lesden | | Earth Needs a Rebirth! Discussions with Psy-Trance Artist Numayma | | Taking a Journey Through Time with Domino | | New Techno Rising Star DKLUB talks about his debut release White Rock on Onhcet Republik! | | PAN expands on many things including his new album 'Hyperbolic Oxymoron' due for release on the 14th April 2022 on PsyWorld Records! | | Psibindi talks all things music including her new collaborative EP 'Sentient Rays' on Aphid Records, her band Sentience Machine and 10 years of Psy-Sisters! | | N-Kore talks Jean-Michel Jarre, unfinished tracks and fatherhood! | | Celebrating International Women’s Day and Ten Years of Psy-Sisters with Amaluna |
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Kissy Sell Out goes Global
Reported by Wub
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Submitted 22-07-09 15:48
Kissy Sell Out has become a force to be reckoned with! Since his days as a designer learning his trade at Central Saint Martians art college, he’s now gone on to a staring role as one of BBC Radio One’s DJ line up championing new music and producers. A vital part of any self respecting electro lover’s line up, HarderFaster tasked correspondent Wub with designing his own set of questions.
You’ve just released your debut solo album – how did you find working on the project as a whole?
Exhausting haha! It'll be a while before I take another magical mystery tour like that again!
How difficult did you find it maintaining an element of cohesion running through it?
My debut album has a very strong theme running through it, as the title "Youth" suggests, so I found it quite easy to slip into my own little universe while writing the tracks as many of the tracks cover such personal subjects and fond memories.
How do you feel your production philosophy has changed since you first started?
I don't think my production methods have changed that much to be honest but I've become a lot more experienced in dealing with other people in the studio.
Are there major differences between your studio setup now and what you began learning on?
Haha, I like how you say learning! I've never really learnt how to do anything, I just sit down and try and make it sound like it does in my head! While working on my album I tried out many different types of equipment, mainly because I constantly had people telling me I do things the wrong way, but I still use the same stuff I always had these days. I guess the best thing about trying new studio setups for me is that you find out why you like your own so much!
What’s a basic rundown of your preferred tools nowadays?
Alas it is a secret still! Isn't not knowing how someone makes their music part of the magic?
You’re well known for your remix work – is the approach to remixing a track different from a fresh composition of your own?
Unfortunately writing your own song is a completely different beast from doing a remix. The best thing about a remix is that the original parts create musical boundaries for you to work around such as the key or the acapella whereas you have far more freedom when creating your own track which can be an overwhelming feeling.
Give us a production tip or trick for a new producer.
Make something unique to you - don't copy anyone!
What do you especially look for when selecting remix projects?
Tracks that sound like a good Christmas dinner with all the trimmings to play around with.
Have you ever turned down a chance to work with a well known artist, and if so why?
Many times haha! Mainly because of time constraints however - I'll never consider myself too cool to work with anyone really. I had to turn down remixing Hot Chip's big hit Ready For The Floor a few years ago which seems a bit crazy in retrospect but I got offered to remix The Human League the same week which was literally a childhood dream and the chance of a lifetime for me so I opted for The League.
How has your Radio1 show evolved during your tenure with the station?
I guess the biggest thing that has grown has been the community of listeners. I'm very proud to say that the listenership doubled within the first three months of the weekly show starting which was a huge confidence boost and made me work twice as hard on the weekly mixes.
I really enjoy making the Kissy Klub Versions specially for the show and keeping a constant dialogue running with the listeners via the texts and emails I get. Sometimes I have to let other presenters stand in for me because my live schedule gets too hectic and I literally walk around with a huge scrooge-like scowl on my face for about a day!
You’re well known for breaking new talent on the show – from a personal point of view, which artist are you most proud of being associated with in this way?
It's nice to be recognised for the effort I put in on that front - but it's really not hard to talk passionately about the new music I love - it often speaks for itself! Sadly, the top 40 chart is beginning to smell like old socks again as it gets dominated by mega-bucks press campaigns and auto-tune-heavy novelty electro songs but about half the records I play in my DJ sets are still unsigned tracks and remixes I find on myspace!
It seems criminal to me that the fresh ideas of so many talented young people get over-looked - if you want to hear something really fresh and exciting check out 16Bit, Art Vs Science or Jack Beats and you'll see what I mean.
Finally….is music powerful enough to change the world, and if so what one song would be most apt?
Once I'd finished pumping out 137bpm electro/speed garage bootlegs in the main room at Space in Ibiza last week the Ed Banger DJs continued to destroy years of dance music heritage by closing their set with the Beastie Boys - "You gotta fight, for your right to paaaarrrttttay!!" - hopefully that answers your question!
Photos courtesy of Charm Factory. Not to be reproduced without permission.
Global Gathering 2009
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Friday 24th July 2009
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Long Marston Airfield [map]
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24th July - 25th July
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Cost:
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various prices
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Website:
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www.globalgathering.co.uk/
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This massive two day over 18s event covers the entire spectrum of dance music with musicians, DJs and performers entertaining up to 50,000 people which is held on the last weekend of July each year.
The ninth Global Gathering is confirmed for Friday 24th & Saturday 25th July 2009 at Long Marston Airfield, nr. Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire.
Brand new for 2009 is 'The Godskitchen Boombox', a colossal rectangular structure that will house the state-of-the-art DJ equipment in the Godskitchen Arena and will also act as a giant screen from which lighting, LED's and visuals will be projected in perfect synchronisation with the music.
This year Global Gathering introduces a ticket scheme which allows festival goers to pay for tickets using an instalment ticketing system which allows people to put down a £50 deposit and pay the balance before midnight on Friday 15th May 2009.
Early bird tickets are on sale at the price of £115. To buy tickets or pay a deposit, click here.
NOTE: this is an over-18s only event.
The event will run from 5pm-2am on the Friday and 2pm-6am on the Saturday.
The campsite has hot showers and an outdoor cinema. As well as the music there's usually The Urban Village with hip-hop DJs, skate ramps, BMX riders, break dancers and graffiti artists, and extreme rides in the fairground.
Global Gathering has now been granted a permanent license, meaning that the festival will be a guaranteed fixture on the music events calendar. The license, which received no public objections, has been granted to allow the event breathing space to grow even bigger year on year.
More information will be here when available.
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Midlands
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Trance. Acid Trance. Hard Trance. Tech Trance. Psy Trance. Nu NRG. HardStyle. Old Skool. House. Bouncy House. Deep House. Funky House. Hard House. Prog House. US House. Vocal House. Acid House. Soulful House. UK Garage. Tech House. Deep Techno. Funky Techno. Techno. Breaks. Commercial Dance. Electro. Big Beat. Liquid Drum and Bass. Jump Up Drum and Bass. Dark Drum and Bass. Hip Hop. Funk. Soul.
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The Prodigy (Live) ~ Orbital (Live) ~ Pendulum (Live)
Paul Van Dyk* ~ Armin Van Buuren**
Carl Cox ~ Above & Beyond ~ Eric Prydz ~ David Guetta ~ John Digweed
Sasha ~ Richie Hawtin ~ Axwell ~ Dubfire ~ Erol Alkan ~ Fedde Le Grand James Zabiela ~ Steve Angello ~ Sander Kleinenberg~ Tiga
Markus Schulz ~ Sander Van Doorn ~ Nic Fanciulli ~ Judge Jules ~ ATB Plump DJ's ~ Digitalism ~ Stanton Warriors
Locodice ~ Scratch Perverts ~ DJ Yoda ~ Josh Wink ~ Andy C ~ Mark Knight ~ Lisa Lashes ~ Danny Howells ~ Magda
Kissy Sellout (Live) ~ The Shapeshifters ~ Tidy Boys ~ John Dahlback
Chase & Status ~ DJ Hype ~ Utah Saints ~ Hervé & Sinden present The Count & Sinden ~ High Contrast ~ Magnetik Man live Feat. Skream & Benga
Andy Whitby ~ Rusko (Live) ~ Darren Styles & Breeze ~ DJ Marky ~ D Ramirez Altern-8 ~ Gaiser (Live) ~ Friction ~ Sebastien Leger ~ Menno De Jong
Funkagenda ~ Fabio& Grooverider ~ Yousef ~ Micky Slim ~ Baby D (Live)
Dave Spoon ~ Hixxy & Unknown ~ Noisia ~ Benny Benassi ~ Lisa Pinup
Paul Thomas ~ Joel Mull ~ Subfocus ~ Anne Savage ~ Caspa ~ Ratpack
Mary Anne Hobbs ~ Kutski ~ A.T.F.C ~ Tom Middleton ~ DJ Sy & Gammer
Hatcha & N Type ~ Josh Gabriel ~ Micky Finn ~ Dougal ~ Proteus ~ Gareth Emery Brisk & Ham ~ Nicky Blackmarket ~ Toddla T ~ Chris Lake ~ Hazard ~ Guy J Slipmatt ~ Rebekah ~ Pete Jordan ~ Jon Rundell ~ Mark Eteson ~ Kim Fai
Re-Con & Squad E ~ Mark H ~ Robbie Long ~ Darkfire Dub ~ Stu Allen
Garry K & Vapour + More to be Announced
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From: Miles Gorfy on 23rd Jul 2009 18:34.51
Kissy rocks, end of.
From: Nathan. on 27th Jul 2009 02:11.11
Is that a mullet.....
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