Adventures In The Beetroot Field | Leeds | Good Friday

[Marc R]

It has taken little time for the Adventures’ formula “New music and a few reference points” to prove a unique clubbing experience that’s won plaudits far and wide.

After the initial 4 London parties in 2005, the AITBF hybrid of bands and djs made its entry into London’s heartland of clubbing, Fabric. Such was the impact and success of the night Fabric decided to make the party a quarterly event and 2007 holds the exciting prospect of further residencies, the first of which begin in April at Leeds University.

Writing for a generation searching to be entertained by more than just a dj,
The NME recognised Adventures’ programming strengths in its ability to operate outside of pigeon holes. No finer example than at the zenith of Neo Rave in ’06 AITBF chose to educate its audience with the injection of Medieval Prog instead of suffocating them with fluo.

Accomplishing a tent at Glastonbury in any clubs first year gives a mighty indication of its success. June 2007 sees AITBF return in 2007 as well as 2 further festivals in London.

Whilst journalists, short of ideas, have been keen to use such words as New Rave for the enthusiasm currently found in club land AITBF likes to think of itself as promoting new sounds regardless of genres.

Key features of 2006 cemented the platform for 2007’s progress: 7 summer boat parties with 87 acts inc. Jamie T and Andrew Weatherall, 12 parties in a monthly crawl around London’s Camden town that inc. a photography exhibition, contemporary animated films and symphonic electronica from Warp’s Mira Calix, 1 free Christmas Warehouse Party with 4K attendees and 1.5K sadly turned away.

We’re constantly bombarded by post, email, and myspace to support acts; Adventures now hopes that by moving out of London it can expose bands otherwise restricted by travel.

Promotions have supported: Long Blondes, Digitalism, Forward Russia, Sebastian, Jamie T, Simian Mobile Disco, Surkin, Four Tet, Erol Alkan, Circulus, Shit Robot, Juan McClean, Good Shoes, Xerox Teens, Sunshine Underground, Hot Chip, Zongamin, Noisettes, Larikin Love + many more.

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[Marc R]

artist biogs!

artist biogs...

ROOM 1

Digitalism (live)
With a seemingly endless supply of crunching dancefloor hits, including the Kitsune released tracks “Zdarlight” and “Jupiter Room”, as well as impressive remixes for the likes of Klaxons, The Futureheads, and Depeche Mode, Digitalism have quickly stamped their presence on the dance scene as the definitive crossover act of electronic music with a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility. Often mistaken for a French act, the Munich based duo have a new album on the shelves for the end of March, and this will be their first live show in London to launch the album. http://www.myspace.com/digitalism

Para One (Institubes / France) (live)
2006 was a good year for Para One. Another star of the amazing Institubes label from Paris, he released one of the electronic albums of the year, his debut ‘Epiphanie’ as well as manning the desk for most of larger than life rap group, TTC’s, second album, ‘3615’. His Fabric debut last year was a revelation with his ruthless live set shifting the expectations of a crowd accustomed to a less cerebral, techno-influenced brand of French electronic music. With recently commissioned remixes for Bloc Party, MSTRKRFT and Daft Punk, and several other projects on the go, Para’s trajectory is showing no signs of halting into 2007. http://www.myspace.com/paraone

Louie Austen (live)
Vienna based leisure suit please salamander, Louie Austen, is still ‘electrotaining’ the masses into his free bus pass years, and shows no signs of letting up with his electro-crooner stage patter well-known for being one of the best live shows in electronic music. It doesn’t come any more sping-tingling than a Fabric big-room singalong to ‘Hoping’! http://www.myspace.com/louieaustenmusic

Filthy Dukes (Kill Em All)
A dandy and a punk. An artist and a philistine. The DJ duo behind Fabric residing ‘Kill Em All and Let God Sort It Out’ have been made a name for themselves as ‘the best goddamn party DJs in town’ with their distinct mash-up of rock n roll, punk-funk electro-house and anything else with a kick-drum. They have had success with remix commissions for the Maccabees, Maximo Park and the Rakes, and have their own album due out in the spring.
http://www.myspace.com/filthydukes

Crispin Dior
A man who constantly searches for the new and loathes the narrow minds that seek to pigeon hole music. With a record collection that spans all genres it’s no surprise his mercurial sets feature the most obscure productions gelled together by an underbelly of dance mania. J G Ballard vs Penthouse anybody?
http://www.myspace.com/crispindior

Xerox Teens (live)
An altogether more creative punk band for your money- have a look at their excellent website! Plus they sound, well, hard to describe. They obviously have leanings towards a punk aesthetic, but sound more like Shychild, Polysics and The Fall in some sort of twisted game of naked Twister with synthesizers.
http://www.myspace.com/xeroxteens

Late Of The Pier (live)
Once in a while, a band appears that you just have to sit up and pay attention to. Because they seem quite insane. Nottingham’s Late Of The Pier make eccentric music which is akin to Daft Punk and The Flaming Lips sitting together and watching the Sci-Fi channel in a mental asylum. That may sound like anathema so well worth checking. http://www.myspace.comlateofthepier (http://www.myspace.comlateofthepier/)

Friendly Fires (live)
Like all good suburban mall rats, Friendly Fires began life as a big-trousered and endearingly inept hardcore/metal band, trying to ape then heroes Gorilla Biscuits and Nitro, packing out youth clubs with fellow teens at gigs remembered, if at all, for the low level chaos that ensued - airborne crash cymbals hospitalising bass players, guitar amps robbed at knife point between songs, the usual.
http://www.myspace.com/friendlyfires



ROOM 2

Surkin (Institubes / France)
Baby-faced wunderkind Surkin returns for another explosive Adventures In The Beetroot Field session after stealing the show at the warehouse party. The jewel in the Institubes crown, the ‘other’ French label which is biting at the heels of Ed Banger of late, Surkin’s stature has grown with well received remixes for Klaxons, Para One and Teki Latex. http://www.myspace.com/surkin

DJ Orgasmic (Institubes / France)
Another one of the production whizzes behind French rap group TTC, Orgasmic is known for his love of the quirkier end of electronic music such as the increasingly represented fringe genres of ghettopop, Brazilian funk carioca, Baltimore club music and kuduro. He has also been known to drop in a little 2 Unlimited just to make sure you’re concentrating. Check out his recent collaboration with Jean Nipon, Eurogirls, for an indication of what to expect at AITBF.
http://www.myspace.com/djorgasmic

Herve (Dubsided / Counterfeet)
Herve is 26 year old Londoner, Joshua Harvey (also recording as Voodoo Chilli, Count Of Monte Cristal and a forthcoming project named Dead Soul Brothers). As one half of Speakerjunk (with Trevor Loveys), understudying to the maestro Switch and releasing records on Dubsided and Counterfeet (as well as Kitsune with former band, The Things), Herve has been one of the main proprietors of the surge in UK electronic music, defined of late by a jacking, ‘fidget house’ sound, and state of the art production values.
http://www.myspace.com/hervebeats

Kissy Sell Out
The former Central St Martins design student, is now a demon remixer of the French informed school of glitchy electro-house, Kissy produced one of the biggest crossover dancefloor hits of last year in the form of Her, and has positioned himself at the forefront of rock n roll informed electronica. Look out for his recent remixes of All Saints, Gwen Stefani and Good Books amongst many others.
http://www.myspace.com/kissysellout

Casper C (Fluokids)
The English member of much-loved music blog, Fluokids, Casper is devoted to pursuing new and emerging sounds, with very little regard for genre or taste. His Sunday club, Blogger’s Delight, has provided a meeting point for some of the most exciting acts in dance music, including Duke Dumont, Justice, Herve, Ajax, Simian Mobile Disco and Sinden, and his sojourns abroad have seen him play at the Kitunse soiree and Ed Banger anniversary in Paris as well as some of the best clubs in Sweden, Spain and Germany.
http://www.myspace.com/cas_cool


ROOM 3

Screach (The Long Blondes)
Long blondes dude that hits things with sticks wanted to play records regularly in Shef in a nice venue with ace music - likes Pulp,Gossip, Justice and has a secret habit of buying Hip Hop RnB pop records (but somehow pulls it off brilliantly)

Hans (Strangeways)
Fellow Strangeways character who also founded Electro night Polaroid. Likes The Rapture, The Knife, The Smiths and electro glitched up dancefloor things...

Gojonnygogogogo (Founder of Polaroid)
Founder of Strangeways and promoter of 100’s of gigs and pie eating competitions in Leeds. Likes CSS,The Fall, Jonathan Richman and camp pop music.

Marc Roberts (Snowbombing)
As well as programming DJ’s for the legendary Snowbombing event and co-promoting Leeds’ Itchy Glitchy night, Marc has been dragging his record bags around Europe for a decade and a half playing his warped brand of self-indulgent, musical schizophrenia. Along the way he’s picked up gigs for the likes of Bugged Out, Issst and a stint on a lorry playing to 750,000 people at the Rotterdam Street Parade. Which he promptly fell off.
http://www.myspace.com/mfgr