MAY DAY, MAY DAY!

1st May - ELECTRODE MAY DAY PARTY @ The Palace
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SCANONE (LIVE)
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"Perhaps best known for his work with Combat Recordings, Jude Greenaway aka “ScanOne” is a London-based producer, DJ and visual artist who has been making, playing and releasing music for over a decade. In that time he has managed to develop a sound that skirts around the lunatic fringes of a myriad of underground genres, from bass-heavy electro and techno to glitched-up IDM and techy, brooding, dubstep"

A true innovator, we've been wanting to get ScanOne on at Electrode for as long as we've been going - check this link for an interview and a taste of what to expect from ScanOne's live set:

Interview


WARLOCK
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"Together with Noyeahno, Warlock runs the uncompromising Rag & Bone label which aside from their own releases has seen cult material being unleashed by the likes of Aaron Spectre, Drop The Lime, King Cannibal and Blackmass Plastics. Expect dirty dancefloor business all the way"

At the centre of the London dubstep scene with a regular show on Ill FM Warlock never fails to bring the party. We welcome him back to grace the decks at Electrode.

Check this mix out:

Warlock - Out on the Lash mix


DUNCAN WHITELEY aka MR SUSHI (Botchit & Scarper)
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"Music all too often seems to be dumbed down, regarding the importance of image over musical experimentation.
Duncan Whiteley walks down the latter path...
An alias of sorts, under his former (and still active...) guise he has been soaked in the world of music for over ten years.

His famously eclectic dj sets can't be categorized, known for all manner of genres... Provoking adverse audience reactions, crafting an unpredictable performance is always the key foundation.
When it comes to remixes Duncan has been luckily enough to get his hands on the musical parts of M.I.A, Huoratron, Various Production, ILS, Bonobo, Si Begg, The Ravenottes, Product. 01, Fil Okay and Loose Cannons"


Support on the night comes from *SEX WITH ROBOTS*, and ELECTRODE RESIDENTS.

10PM - 3 AM. £7.

Wednesday's Child is full of Wob.

It's been an amazing couple of weeks. I've been rather a busy girl.

I wanted to talk about Wednesday 22nd April, and what a great Wednesday it was.

YEAHYEAHYEAH'S @ Manchester Academy



Anyone who hasn't listened to the new Yeah Yeah Yeah's album "It's Blitz" should sleep no longer. It's a departure from their earlier more garage-rock output...but this new sound is gooooood.
David Sitek from TV on the Radio was involved in the production, and guitarist Nick Zinner tried his hands at playing a load of synths...this is more than enough to get me salivating. Get this album.

I'd been too skint/too slow about organising tickets to see the YYY's...and was feeling really rather upset about it.
My luck changed, however, when I managed to wangle a free ticket to this SOLD OUT show (Nice One Adam!)

I'd heard really good things about their live performance. To get to see Karen O in the flesh was a treat in itself; to behold her and her getup! (my favourite item being some kind of glittery cape thing)
They sound amaaaazing. Really rather good. Opening song 'Heads Will Roll' seemed to get everyone off on the right foot - the crowd seemed to be really up for this gig. Plus, they did a cover of the Cramps' Human Fly!
There were confetti/glitter explosions, the stage was kitted out with a huge eyeball, a la the cover of their latest album It's Blitz, there were costume changes, long, tension-building intros to songs to keep everyone simmering...wicked gig. '

Here's set list:

'Heads Will Roll'
'Black Tongue'
'Human Fly'
'Phenomena'
'Dull Life'
'Gold Lion'
'Miles Away'
'Skeletons'
'Soft Shock'
'Down Boy'
'Zero'
'Y Control'
'Maps'
'Date With The Night'


DISTANCE - Format @ The Ruby Lounge



I've been listening to Distance's album 'Repercussions' for months now. It's a winner. It's one of my 'most played' on itunes. A very dark affair (Dubstep and powerchords!? Yes, it WORKS.), it's eerie and brooding and doesn't suffer the problem some dubstep long-players seem to have of being just plain old boring/samey-same-same.
Go listen to/buy it and see why everyone had it on their Best of 2008 lists!


Listen to Repercussions

As for Format; I wasn't disappointed. Great atmosphere! I came for Distance, to be honest...but MC Chunky was actually NOT irritating (i'm easily annoyed by MCs), support from Jakes was pretty badass. The Ruby Lounge is a great venue, and save a few of those inevitable Rewind moments one will probably ALWAYS encounter at a Dubstep night this was a flawless evening. Wob!

Distance - Misfit

Free Palestine — End Israeli Occupation — End the Arms trade JOIN US TO MAKE THIS THE BIGGEST DEMONSTRATION FOR PALESTINE IN THE UK

Called by: Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, British Muslim Initiative and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Palestinian Forum in Britain Supported by: Action Palestine, Amos Trust, Arab Media Watch, Association of Palestinian Communities UK, Britain-Palestine Twinning Network, Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Friends of Lebanon, Friends of Sabeel UK, The Green Party, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions UK, Jewish Socialists’ Group, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Midlands Palestinian Community Association, Muslim Association of Britain, NUS Black Students Campaign, UNISON, Pax Christi, Public and Commercial Services Union, Rail Maritime and Transport Union, Viva Palestina, War on Want, Zaytoun.

Leaflets are available from the PSC office — please save the date and start organising transport now! Please contact the PSC office for more information: Tel: 020 7700 6192 Email: info@palestinecampaign.org Web: www.palestinecampaign.org

MIX!

Here's a mix I did. It's sort of dark electronic/ambient/drone/weirdness. Click on the link below to download and enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yecmmzmd5tu