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They
are only a few clubs that can lay claim to have
seriously changed the face of clubland. Brighton’s
Big Beat Boutique is one of them. Located down
on the south-coast, The Boutique championed the
original ‘Big Beat’ sound in the late 90’s and
in the process catapulted the careers of DJs like
Fatboy Slim and Jon Carter to super stardom heights.
The Boutique is very much a night for the cool
and the diverse, attracting lovers of music right
across the dancefloor spectrum. In fact the music
policy is more of a ‘anything goes’ type affair,
with people jigging away to everything from house,
breaks and techno, to hip hop, funk and soul.
Phat beats and basslines are definitely a must,
as is The Boutique’s 8TH BIRTHDAY which they’ll
be celebrating at their London home Turnmills
on SATURDAY 24TH APRIL. This special night also
marks the first of many occasional parties to
be held in London throughout the year, following
on from the five legendary nights The Boutique
held at Turnmills in 2003. Last year’s line-ups
featured a diverse mix of Fatboy Slim, Justin
Robertson, Jon Carter, FreQ Nasty, Arthur Baker,
Timo Maas, Ladytron, Phil Kieran, Dan Ghancia,
Southern Fried Records, Joey Beltram, Tom Middleton
and FC Kahuna… and the Brighton boys (and girls)
certainly aren’t resting on their laurels as they
showcase a glittering array of talent for the
big birthday bash.
At the top of the stack and making their Turnmills
debuts will be the AUDIO BULLY, who’ve taken clubland
by storm since releasing their pioneering debut
album ‘Ego War’ last year. West London bad boys
aka Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale, will be showcasing
their unique sound, live and exclusively at The
Boutique’s Birthday, so expect all the usual elements
of breakbeat, house, garage, hip-hop and live
MC vocals as they perform this very special club
set. Also laying down the eclectic sounds in the
main room will be Boutique resident TOUCHE, plus
LAIDBACK LUKE and RADIO SLAVE. Ex-Wiseguy, Touche
is on fire at the moment with the recent release
of ‘The Paddle’ on Southern Fried Records. It’s
a sonic avalanche of electro-house, which represents
the sort of party sound he’s become accustomed
to get the crowd jumping to at The Boutique. Laidback
Luke meanwhile, will be offering a smattering
of Chicago House laced with minimal techno, whilst
Radio Slave (aka Serge Santiago and Matt Edwards)
will undoubtedly spin one of their exclusive 2
hour sets featuring all the various remixes and
re-edits – ie, X-Press, Fischerspoone, Justin
Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears,
Benny Benassi, Bob Sinclair and FC Kahuna - that
have made them the UK’s hottest producers right
now!!
So that’s the main room taken care of, leaving
three red-hot DJ/Producers to look after proceedings
in the backroom, kicking off with THE PSYCHONAUTS.
You probably know Paul Mogg and Pablo Clements
for their deck skills and previous association
with Mo' Wax. They are producers of pulsing electronic
funk, lush pastoral pop and cinematic disco funk,
and as DJs warmed up for The Chemical Brothers
no-less at Together, Turnmills on NYE. The influential
CHICKEN LIPS are special guests No.2. Previously
known as Bizarre Inc in the 90’s, Chicken Lips
are one of the most well respected acts in dance
music and have worked their magic on tracks for
the likes of Underworld, Stereo MC’s and FC Kahuna.
Look out for their 3rd artist album later on this
year. Completing this very special Birthday line-up
will be two German brothers, Ali and Basti Schwarz,
better known as TIESFSCHWARZ. The name Tiefschwarz
stands high alongside other legendary German acts
such as Boris Dlugosch, Mousse T, Knee Deep, Ian
Pooley and you can expect
deep house galore from the boys from Stuttgart.
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