LONDON ELECTRICITY + MC WREC

HOSPITAL RECORDS UK

THURSDAY 4TH JUNE - DOUBLE HAPPY

SUPPORT: URBAN NOTION AND WINTERGREEN

LONDON ELECTRICITY

London Electricity has become a byword for groundbreaking ‘fast soul music’, ramming venues, destroying drum & bass crowds, leaving huge smiles from the Big Chill to Glastonbury and beyond, LONDON ELEKTRICITY LIVE has always been ‘out of this world’.

Flip the script again in 2007. Tony LE is back behind the decks with sets from London to Japan to Malaysia, Australia, California, Eastern Europe an onwards. Tony also keeps it cutting edge as always by bringing you the groundbreaking Hospital Podcast. This regular show, available through iTunes, is smashing up the bandwith as people subscribe from Canada to Cape Town. Keep locked on as London Elektricity pushes things forward!

The LE saga began way back in ‘96, and up until 2002 LE was a double-act. Tony Colman and Chris Goss made their mark in 98 with the epic Song In The Key Of Knife, and subsequent critically acclaimed debut album Pull The Plug. In 2002 Tony took on the project solo, as Chris concentrated on taking the NHS empire to the next level.

With the release of Billion $ Gravy in 2003, phone calls from Fabio and Radio One requested a live session from Maida Vale - and lo’, LONDON ELEKTRICITY LIVE was born.

For 2 years between ‘Gravy’ and 2005’s album Power Ballads Tony and the Band have played over 150 gigs reaching a quarter of a million people with their Live Drum & Bass spectacular. With the release of Live at The Scala in 2006, the live band bowed out in style.

The past couple of years have seen Tony become the people’s choice for their dnb news and upfront music as host of the multi award winning Hospital Podcast. Raking up outrageous bandwidth bills following millions of downloads the Hospital Podcast has a massive cult following, with its happily controversial host intrinsic to its success.

In September 2008 Syncopated City was released, the 4th studio album and another masterpiece from the man like L.E.

Keep your ears locked to the podcast and your browsers fixed to londonelektricity.com for what comes next…

http://www.hospitalrecords.com/artists/londonelektricity

MC WREC

http://www.myspace.com/mcwrec

Jon Bailey aka MC Wrec is regarded as one of Britains most exciting artists and music entrepreneurs. Known as one of the hardest workers on the circuit, this versatile young grafter shot to fame in recent years after becoming the front man to the multi award winning live act London Elektricity and his work with accliamed eclectic acts The Nextmen, Stanton Warriors and Timo Maas.

The Surrey born vocalist who spent time growing up in Berlin, London, Southampton and Brighton, discovered his love for music at a very young age. Listing Michael Jackson, Cypress Hill, Nirvana, Alex Reece, LSK and Roots Manuva as influences, he first graced the mic in 1995 at a warehouse party in South Croydon and came up through the traditional ranks of Londons sound-system and pirate radio culture. He earnt his stripes chatting over early breakbeats, jungle, house, garage, hip hop and reggae music, before relocating to Southampton in 1998, where he gained a marketing degree, promoted shows, founded the Distortion Crew and his former hip hop group The Pickpockets and became Addict Clothing’s Music PR manager.

It was during this time, Wrec began cutting his teeth working and touring with the likes of DJ Red, Rodney P and DJ First Rate, spreading his wings both nationally and internationally on the mic. From 2003 - Dec 2005 (when the band stopped touring), Wrec fronted the mighty London Elektricity live band, recording two live LP’s and DVD’s, featuring on the 2005 studio album, rocking shows from Auckland to Istanbul and picking up BBC 1Xtra and Knowledge Magazine awards with the band for ‘Best live Act’.

Now Brighton based, Wrec is resident MC to prestigious records labels Hospital Records and Critical Recordings, plus infamous nights including Fabric Live, Matter @ O2, Hospitality and Friends & Family in London plus further residencies in Shanghai, Bristol, Berlin and Brighton. Now a regular live host and collaborator to top dance acts The Nextmen & Stanton Warriors he’s toured across Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Middle East, Brazil, Japan and China - working and touring with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Cypress Hill, Basement Jaxx, Soul II Soul, Manu Chao, The Prodigy, Calvin Harris, Cassius, ICE T, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, The Streets and DJ Yoda to name only a few.

Superb performances at the likes of Glastonbury, Good Vibrations (Australia), Jade Jaggers Jezabel @ Pacha Ibiza, Big Chill, Shepherds Bush Empire, Brixton Academy and The Reading Festival, have secured his place as one of the world’s most entertaining and in-demand MCs.

Indeed Jam Music called Wrec ‘The UK’s finest multi genre MC’, and this in all honestly still doesn’t do his CV enough justice. This is after all an MC who has over time hosted sets for the likes of Skream, Don Letts, Afrika Bambaataa, Paul Oakenfold, Goldie, Roni Size and DJ EZ to name only a few. He also worked with the legendary German techno producer Timo Mass on a select number of live dates in 2007, including hosting a marathon 6 hour set at The End.

With releases on labels including Hospital, Fat City and Mums The Word plus countless mixtape appearances, he featured on London Elektricity ‘Power Ballads’ LP (2005) and Martin Brews single ‘Drop The Beat’ (2005). He also released his debut solo track ‘The Great British Moan’ on Mums The Word Records, proving to be a big hit online with over 65,000 listens on his myspace page, not to mention rotation on Radio 1, 1xtra and Kiss FM.

In addition to the above, he also runs a couple of companies with business partner Marc Sheinman. Firstly Mums The Word Management, looking after The Nextmen (Universal), Zarif (RCA/Sony), Part Time Heroes (Wah Wah), plus New Zealand’s number 1 best-selling dance act Shapeshifter.

To work alongside the management company Jon and Marc also launched their own label in 2006 Mums The Word Records Ltd. The labels debut release in Oct 2006 was Part Time Heroes ‘Realise EP’ which gained global critical accailm, and other releases on the label include Wrec’s very own ‘Great British Moan’ single, Shapeshifter’s ‘Soulstice’ album and remixes from the likes of D-Bridge, The Upbeats, Nu:Tone and The Nextmen.

Wrec ran all of Addict Clothings worldwide music press, product placement, endorsements from 2001-2007, and regularly worked with the likes of DJ Cash Money, Fat Freddys Drop, James Zabiela and more. Indeed Jon was invited to host the Adicolor Collection press conference for Adidas in Berlin live on MTV, interviewing style, illustration and design icons including Cey Adams of Def Jam Records, Raymond Choy of Toy2R, Vice Magazine and Italian label Emilio Pucci.

He’s also been invited to lecture on the music industry in Bulgaria, Germany, Slovenia, at various UK University’s and recently hosted the MTV Media Awards after-party in London and the MTV party at The Cannes Film Festival 2006.

Difficult to pigeonhole, exciting to listen to, and with fingers in several tasty pies… you cant knock his drive or take his eyes off the prize.

‘The UK’s finest multi genre MC” Jam Music, Sydney Australia

“A rare example of how it possible to find fame in more than one musical genre, MC Wrec has been representing hip hop and drum and bass in equal measures for the last decade, with the list of artists he’s appeared alongside reading like a who’s who of underground music. This is one Wrec - that does not get nervous” Knowledge Magazine

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RESURRECTION

On Thursday the 9th of April Urban Notion and Wise team up to to bring a dance party of epic proportion with one of the biggest Drum and bass line ups to hit the city on one night ; ‘RESURRECTION’.

Gracing our shores from the U.K will be Hospital records superstars Logistics + Cyantific .Joining them- neuro tech badmen -Cause 4 Concern alongside NZ’s very own Trei & State of mind,who are promoting their 2nd full length lp/cd release ‘Faster than light’ .This lineup is truly heavyweight business and with Easter Friday following this day,what better way to kick off your Easter weekend! Don’t sleep on this!

THURSDAY 9TH APRIL (EASTER WEEKEND)
VENUE: THE BEDFORD

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LOGISTICS (HOSPITAL/UK)

Logistics grew up on a self prescribed musical diet, equal parts guitar based compositions from bands such as Rage Against The Machine and down tempo efforts from labels like Mo’ Wax. Matt Logistics railed against the music his brother, Dan Nu:Tone would listen to and finally acquired a taste for Drum & Bass through the Full Cycle ‘Music Box’ LP. “That LP was like down tempo tunes with double time beats!” he explains “I’d always been into stuff like Mo’ Wax and that album, particularly ‘11.55′ by Roni Size & DJ Die had the same vibe that I could relate to.”

Having a brother already signed up to Hospital didn’t qualify Matt for an ‘automatic in’ and it wasn’t until he sent Replay down to the office, swiftly followed by Fabio and Grooverider picking up on the tune, that he got his chance to work on his own album project. Having just left college this was a great opportunity for Logistics and he made the very best of it, working solidly on creating masterpieces in the form of Together, Spacejam, The Trip and Release The Pressure (the only previously released tune on the album) and bridging the gap between what until then had often been a lacklustre sub-genre; Liquid Funk and more exciting, dance floor orientated Drum & Bass. It’s Logistics’ influence that has been picked up by the major DJs in the scene such as Andy C and Friction, and his anthemic creations have contributed greatly to the modern Hospital sound.

The LP itself Now More Than Ever (released in winter 2005) is a hugely ambitious project, restraining no less than 24 speaker busting tunes beneath its calm exterior a double CD affair with CD1 ‘Now’ offering a traditional Logistics sound while CD2 ‘More Than Ever’ comes at you like a hungry Lion, simply and effectively looking to tear out your jugular with a deeper and rougher sound.

18 months on, having scooped Best Album at the 1xtra Bass awards for his debut album, Logistics dropped his second long player Reality Checkpoint. Rammed full of genre bending goodness it was heralded as a glimpse of the future with dubstep and electronica influences fusing together with the anthemic Logistics sound.

2008 saw the Luke Skywalker of the Future Sound Of Cambridge drop the massive track “Cosmonaut” and feature on several awesome collabs with Commix and brother Nu:Tone. Logistics’ productions kept sub basses pounding throughout 2008.

Now locked away deep in the Degobah system making tracks, you won’t have to wait long in to 2009 to experience which side of the force Logistics will be wielding…

CYANTIFIC (HOSPITAL / UK)

Magic Blaster!!

Our freelance Cyantists hail from the far flung reaches of South-West London. Award winning disk jockey Jon & twisted synth genius Matt have been making harsh tasty beats together since high school and were gathered up into the Hospital fold in summer 2002, after a tip off from High Contrast no less. A series of 12″s, remixes and compilation appearances helped to build their diehard underground fanbase.

In 2005 they released Don’t Follow a storming fast soul classic which featured the vocal talents of the legendary Diane Charlemagne, this brought their sound to a new audience and has remained in the boxes of many A-list d&b jocks ever since.

It was 2006 which saw the release of their Debut LP Ghetto Blaster; an epic album of futuristic beats which won instant plaudits from both fans and critics alike and really marked Cyantific’s place in D&B history. Remix work and extensive touring followed, with Jon taking his djing to a new level.

Recognised in march 2007 when Cyantific scooped the highly prized Best Breakthrough DJ award from BBC 1Xtra - It was apparent that Jon has some serious skills, and he’s on a mission to spread the gospel according to Cyantific far and wide.

After Cyantific gave a mixing masterclass on Hospital Mix 6 it is now in 2009 and on Hospital Mix 7 that we grab a sneak of what they have been working on. “Empty Streets” & “Space Zombie” come straight from their studio bunker.

In a Strangely blurred area of South West London on Google maps, there are reports of tech, funk and breaks well above normal levels. In regular djing trips outside of the compound Cyantific has leaked more and more space age material. If you don’t know by now, hold tight, the truth is out there, and it’s coming to a dancefloor near you!

STATE OF MIND

Founded in 2004, State of Mind is the Drum and Bass duo from New Zealand of Patrick Hawkins and Stu Maxwell

Initially signed to Total Science’s CIA label in 2005, the State of Mind discography has rapidly expanded to include labels such as, Teebee’s Subtitles Records, Friction’s Shogun with the massive Back to the Jungle EP, Futurebounds Viper label, Doc Scotts 31 Records, Bad Company, Obsessions & BSE Recordings, plus more. Watch this space.

In 2007 the lads decided to launch their own record label, SOM MUSIC. Representative of their own unique sound, the label has grown into a force within DnB. Recording artists include Black Sun Empire, Chris.Su, Axiom, Spinline, SOM, Sigma, Mindscape, & Dose.

State of Minds debut full length album TAKE CONTROL was released in 2006, available with in NZ and Australia through Uprising Records. For those of you overseas, it can be ordered from http://www.smokecds.com. It is also available from ITUNES NZ. The 2nd album “FASTER THAN LIGHT” is due for release in March 2009.

State Of Mind are also the hosts of internationally successful 95BFM drum n bass show ‘Next Level’ (Saturday 9-11pm NZ time, at www.95bfm.com). This show has become one of the premier shows in the scene, and regularly hosts guest mixes from players at the top of the game.

CAUSE 4 CONCERN

That every cause has an effect is common knowledge. For Optiv, Stuart, Mark and Tobie, the cause is drum & bass, and their effect is both indelible and undeniable.Known collectively as Cause 4 Concern, the crew came together back at the start of 1999, when Optiv and Tobie were affiliated with Aspect Records, and Mark and Stuart were working for Vinyl Distribution. A testament to their talent, it took only a few short months of collaborative creation before they scored their first signing – and not just to any old label – but the massive and seminal Moving Shadow. At the time they were known as nCode, but by July they had become Cause 4 Concern and started their own imprint label. The first 12” dropped that December, and secured the support of DJs Doc Scott, Fierce and Grooverider, amongst many others. Releases on respected labels Tru Playaz, Renegade Hardware, Moving Shadow and Timeless Recordings were to follow, and left little doubt that this was one crew to keep an eye on. Promoters right across the planet couldn’t help but pay attention, and consequently there aren’t many places C4C haven’t performed. Such was the success of Cause4Concern Recordings that 2001 saw the launch of sister label C4C Limited. Intended as an outlet for experimental tracks and remixes of previous C4C releases by other established artists, the imprint has so far seen input from producers Stakka & Skynet, Teebee, Matrix, Fierce and Rymetyme. By the end of the year, C4C had been nominated in the ‘ Best Newcomers’ category of the Knowledge Magazine Drum & Bass Awards. Impressing their peers as well as the press, demand for their product increased, resulting in releases on renowned labels BC Presents, Metro, Quarantine and Virus. This well deserved exposure expedited their inevitable ascent through the ranks of the Drum & Bass scene Recently reformed after a few years of inactivity, 2007 sees the formidable foursome known as Cause 4 Concern return to wreak havoc with their first full length album. Spread over five separate 12”s to be followed by a double CD, Pandemic picks up right where the lads left off – the leading edge of electronic music. All of the elements that made them one of the most exciting and entertaining production posses in drum ‘n’ bass remain intact, and are both refined and reinforced.

TREI

In the space of less than four short years, acclaimed DJ / Producer TREi has risen to the heights of New Zealand’s flourishing Drum’n'Bass scene. Now, having caught the attention of the best Drum’n'Bass luminaries on earth, TREi is emerging as a global Drum’n'Bass force.

TREi has developed a solid reputation as a leading club DJ and music maker on the New Zealand dance circuit;known for his seamless mixing and infectious dance-floor vibes, TREi is a regular at some of the country’s best known Drum’n’Bass sessions including New Zealand’s longest running club night Bass Frontiers; and has played all around New Zealand and overseas in his own right as well as with some of the biggest acts in the international arena including Andy C, Hype, Pendulum, Zinc, Friction, Concord Dawn, Digital, and Mampi Swift.

TREi’s production talents match the mixing, with his music featuring regularly on the playlists of top Drum’n'Bass DJs including State of Mind, Bailey, Marky, Logistics, Black Sun Empire, Digital, Sigma, Klute, Friction and Andy C.

In 2006, TREi released his first 12” ’Catscratch‘/’Big Mouth’ on Random Recordings and since then has worked up a solid catalog of releases including the highly anticipated release of ‘Day Away’ on Black Sun Empire’s Obsessions Label and breakthrough track ‘Valium Express’ (w/Dose & Menace) on Commercial Suicide which featured in Andy C’s Cover mount CD for Mixmag’s December 2007 Edition.

Collaborations with the likes of State of Mind, The Upbeats, and Dose have also transpired over the past year, as well as numerous solo tracks due for release in the very near future.

Now with forthcoming releases on Critical Music, Shogun Ltd, Commercial Suicide, Samurai Music, Incite Recordings, Syntax Audio, Revolution Recordings and Marky’s Innerground all receiving huge support from some of the biggest names in Drum’n’Bass, along with big plans in the pipeline for 2008, TREi is set to launch his sound to a global level.