After Dark : Paul Louth
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Tracklisting
A Rocket In Dub – Rocket Np. 5 [Italic]
Dub Taylor – Who’s The One [Force Inc]
Dub Taylor – Traffic [Traum]
Apoll – A [Tongut]
Noon(at – Sex [Trenton]
The Dose – Problem Girl [Fumakilla]
Noon(at – Psychic Kids [Trenton]
Thomas Schumacher – Brut Royal [Spiel Zeug]
Stephan Bodzin – Marathon Man [Systematic]
Erotic Discourse – Unknown [White Label]
Stephan Bodzin – Caligula [Systematic]
Alter Ego – Gate 23 (Lost On Arrival) (Alter Ego Dub) [Klang]
Pan-pot – Randy Ho [Mobilee]
Sammy Dee & Guido Schneider – Styleways [Poker Flat]
Aspro & Reynold – Curve [Trenton]
Biography
The London DJ circuit is tough cookie to crack. There are about 6 million wannabe DJs – 90% armed with their latest HMV recommendations and regular Monday night slots at faux-American theme bars and cardboard Gastro pubs, 10% who actually have a clue. Because making it in London is not just about talent or how upfront your record collection is, it’s about having the right personality and knowing how to make your own luck.
Paul Louth knows this, and it’s why he is one of the most prominent names on the London circuit. Having held down a 3-year residency with Prologue (two years at The Cross, one at The Egg, and quoted in DJMag as “the ultimate club night for people who want a good night out with a credible music policy”), he’s enjoyed one of the most sought after jobs in the capital. In fact, while most DJs would swap their mint condition original pressing of Marshall Jefferson’s ‘Move Your Body’ for the chance to play five minutes at The Cross, Paul played there every month for two years. Few DJs can boast that on their CV. Prologue promoter Harvey actually offered Paul his first gig after hearing one of his mix CD’s, then promptly snapped him up as main room resident after that very gig.
I offered Paul his residency at Prologue after his first gig as not only did he rock it, says Harvey, but he also showed huge potential for the future – it’s a decision I’m glad I made.
It’s little surprise really. Having run Wire (the official Bedrock pre-party) for two years, John Digweed invited Paul to record a guest mix for his Kiss FM show. But Paul’s quick to ditch the prog house associations a pre-party for Bedrock might enlist. A fan of the minimal sound championed by the likes of Magda, Richie Hawtin and Luciano, Paul plays a sharp mix of underground house and techno. The kind of filthy sordid carry on that has not only won him gigs at Fabric and a raft of London gigs (The End, Bedrock, Canvas, Junktion, etc), but as far a field as Miami (where he was featured in the April 2003 issue of DJmag), New York, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Serbia and Turkey. That’s not to mention his two-year residency on Groovetech.com radio and his current ‘Wire presents’ show on ProtonRadio.com (every 2nd and 4th Monday if you were wondering).
Yet for Paul, it’s not about being the next superstar DJ. He understands that maintaining a high-profile residency in London is always going to be his top priority – it’s the place where you have the most freedom to experiment and develop as a DJ. As Harvey recognises, it’s Paul’s flexible approach and positive attitude that makes him one of the most outstanding residents on the London club circuit. So whether he’s playing a supporting role or headlining, as the Prologue faithful will tell you, they don’t come much better than Paul Louth.
After Dark : Cass and Mangan
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Tracklisting
Chelonis R Jones – Deer in the Headlights (DJ Hell Remix) / GET PHYSICAL
TG – Little Flies / (FOUR:TWENTY)
Theo Parrish – Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix) / THIRD EAR
IO – Me & Silver T (Cass & Mangan IOU Remix) / PLAYTIME
Eric Borgo & Olivier Raymond – Jackin Me (Original.Mix) / TSUBA
Tom Mangan – I am Digit / PRIVATE JOY
Demi – D Drive (Justas Xara Remix) / DEEPER SUBSTANCE
Bodzin & Huntemann – Rubin / GIGOLO
Swoop – Black Market / CRAFT MUSIC
MY MY – Serpentine / PLAYHOUSE
Frankie Flowerz – Sweet Sista Voodoo / CROSSTOWN REBELS
Biography
After making an initial splash with their much feted remix of JL Henney – Me & My Moog (FINE) in Spring 2005, Cass & Mangan got to work. Their unique take on electronic music has resulted in their remixes and original productions worming their way into the boxes & charts of DJ’s including… Laurent Garnier, Erol Alkan, Sasha, Kiki, Mike Monday, Jo Jo de Freq, Paul Woolford, Tiefschwarz, Rob Da Bank, Annie Mac (Radio 1), Fergie (Radio 1), Lee Burridge, John Digweed, Tim Sheridan, Geddes and simply too many others to mention…
Cass & Mangan are Cass and Tom Mangan. The pair met through the grapevine in 2003 and started cobbling together electronic inventions to play around and about. iknowuknow (WALL OF SOUND) was their first release in 2004 – a glorious piece of early morning vocal wizardry described as ‘…beautiful…’ by Ali Tiefschwarz.
The sound that escapes from this pair is a fusing of two minds; a grungy fizzing mixture of old and new technologies, embracing as much the analogue sounds of yesteryear as the current flavour for digital distortion.
Since their explosive start, the duo have gone from strength to strength, remixing Tiefschwarz (FINE), Daisy Daisy (SUNDAY BEST) & Royksopp (WALL OF SOUND). With the excellent Caper on PLAYTIME and their well lubricated version of I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On for SAW in the US, they’ve rapidly built a reputation as producers of the highest quality. All this and they have still found time to DJ all over the world.
They have already taken their tweaked production sound out to various places of good standing, including: Issst@The Key, NastyDirtySexMusic @ Ministry of Sound, Fabric, Turnmills, Herbal, Product @ Stealth, NightFlight @ On The Rocks, Club Klatka (Warsaw), Sound Bar (Chicago), Yatzi (Oslo) and Weekend (Berlin). It’s busy times ahead for the dynamic dysfunctional duo as they take up their residencies at Tim Sheridan’s weekly Very Very Very Wrong Indeed after-party at Turnmills, and bi-monthly @ Product (Stealth, Nottingham) as well as touring to support their production releases.
After Dark : James Talk
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Tracklisting
Izit? – Heavy What? (Our Version) (Made To Play)
Justin Martin – Cicada (Claude Von Stroke Remix) (Dirty Bird)
Seamus Haji – Angels Of Love (Mark Knight Mix) (Big Love)
Ramsay – Shake That Thing (Max Graham Remix) (Shine)
Beta Blokka – Beta Blokka (James Talk’s Acid Lives On Remix) (Spoken Records)
Buick Project – Luminare (Onionz Rub) (Buick)
Harold Heath – Be My Friend (James Talk Remix) (Urban Torque)
Laid Feat Yota – Me (Silver City Remix) (Loaded)
Flanders – By Your Side (James Talk’s Acid Mouse Remix) (Gut Records)
Cirez D – Punch Drunk (Mouseville)
Biography
James Talk’s unique funky tech and acid house sound can already hold claim for causing mayhem on many of the world’s finest dancefloors, and all at the age of just 22. Hailing from the murkiest waters of Southampton, James has already achieved a tremendous amount at such a young age and it seems like things aren’t slowing down either.
His first track ‘Eggs Are Cute’ was met with immediate success and signed by Nu-Republic Records, receiving major support from the planets leading DJs including James Zabiela and Sasha. Tracks packed with similar acid riffs and killer b-lines were soon to follow with three of them being instantly signed to Saved Records, following a chance meeting with label boss Nic Fanciulli. The first ‘Love That Acid’, reached no 10 in the UK Buzz Charts, whilst the other two ‘House Rhythm’ and ‘Get Down’, both received critical acclaim from all sides of the dance music press, with the latter appearing on Nic’s Renaissance mix compilation. Further praise was given to James in a major interview when Fanciulli uttered just three words when asked who the next big thing in dance music was; “James Talk – Amazing.”
James has continued to work alongside individuals who have helped him advance musically by completing reworks for the likes of Buick Project, Audio Magnetics and Danny Howells, whilst a three track EP, under his Ri-Tek alias, was signed to Phil Docherty’s Pravo Recordings and gained support from the likes of John Digweed, Steve Lawler and King Unique. James has also worked with none other than Pete Tong in the studio, with the duo completing a remix of Wally Lopez for Pacha Records.
James’ DJ diary is now filling up rapidly, no surprise considering the excellence of his guest mix on John Digweed’s Kiss 100 show in February 2005 and sets alongside Nic Fanciulli, Lee Burridge, James Zabiela and Desyn Masiello. James completed what was a fantastic 2005 by entertaining the crowds at Godskitchen, Punchfunk, High Tide (for whom he headlined on New Years Eve), Renaissance and Fandango at Turnmills as well as signing to Represents for DJ bookings and mixing the next compilation in the Thinking Out Loud series.
2006 looks set to be an outstanding year for James too with Nic Fanciulli, Sander Kleinenberg and Fergie all choosing him as their breakthrough artist for 2006 in DJ Mag’s Top 100 issue and IDJ magazine featuring James alongside Max Sedgley, Braund Reynolds and ClubClass Artist Management’s Electric Press in an article in which the magazine chose twenty prospects on course for great things in 2006. Since then James has been rocking the dancefloors of Shindig, ClubClass at Ministry Of Sound and Furry Music in Oslo, Norway amongst others, and with future gigs at Womb in Tokyo, Type at The Cross and Tribal Sessions, as well as productions due for release on Get Physical, Toolroom, Urban Torque, Lot 49, Hope and Saved and the launch of his own label Spoken Recordings who are we to argue!
Aged only 22 James Talk is already one very busy lad. Hailing from the murkiest waters of Southampton, James has already achieved a tremendous amount at such a young age and it seems like things aren’t slowing down either. Be it through his DJing or productions, causing mayhem on the world’s finest dancefloors with the very best in funky tech and acid house is his specialist subject and it takes no mastermind to realize that Talk is the name and very much the answer.
Rewind ten years and James’ addiction to this stuff we call house was already in its infancy. Allured by the acid basslines piercing their way through the sky every Saturday night from nearby fields and warehouses, James soon discovered that his attention was being drawn away from his eight times table and towards the likes of Prodigy and Underworld.
James’ fascination rapidly reached new levels when at the age of 14 he purchased his first set of decks, followed soon after by his first DJ gig in a youth club in his home town. With many gigs at student nights soon to follow, these early steps paved the way for James to nurture his unique sound and gain a greater understanding of how to move a crowd.
Fast forward to the new millennium and James decided to try his hand at production with almost immediate success. His first track ‘Eggs Are Cute’ was signed by Nu-Republic Records, receiving major support from the planets leading DJs including James Zabiela and Sasha. Tracks packed with similar acid riffs and killer b-lines were soon to follow with three of them being instantly signed to Saved Records, following a chance meeting with label boss Nic Fanciulli. The first ‘Love That Acid’, reached no 10 in the UK Buzz Charts, whilst the other two ‘House Rhythm’ and ‘Get Down’, both received critical acclaim from all sides of the dance music press, with the latter appearing on Nic’s Renaissance mix compilation. Further praise was given to James in a major interview when Fanciulli uttered just three words when asked who the next big thing in dance music was; “James Talk – Amazing.”
James has continued to work alongside individuals who have helped him advance musically by completing reworks for the likes of Buick Project, Audio Magnetics and Danny Howells, whilst a three track EP, under his Ri-Tek alias, has been signed to Phil Docherty’s Pravo Recordings and gained support from the likes of John Digweed, Steve Lawler and King Unique. Recently James has been working with none other than Pete Tong in the studio, with the duo recently completing a remix of Wally Lopez for Pacha Records.
Such productions have also resulted in James’ DJ diary fill up rapidly, only furthered by a superb guest mix on John Digweed’s Kiss 100 show in February 2005. He has now played all over the UK and beyond alongside luminaries such as Nic Fanciulli, Lee Burridge, James Zabiela and Desyn Masiello and looks forward to upcoming gigs at Godskitchen, Renaissance, Fandango at Turnmills and New Years Eve for High Tide. James will finalise what has been a fantastic year by mixing the next CD in the Thinking Out Loud series, due for release at the end of 2005.