Wow! That's all that we can say about last week. Despite the huge response to our Autumn Line Ups announcement a few weeks ago, we didn't expect such a turn out as we got for our opening night with Jacques Greene. After selling out our advanced tickets, we then had to close the door just 45 minutes after opening due to safety issues with the venue!
We must say some huge thank yous to Jacques Greene, Ifan Dafydd, Dauwd and Rich Furness for smashing the dance. Other mentions must go to Joe Coghill, Pete McGinniss, James Rand and Lew Boardman for helping the night run so smoothly. Below are a selection of the best pictures from the night, with the full album available to view here
After a busy Summer schedule which included a performance at Parklife Festival and an epic trip to Outlook, Abandon Silence are proud to return to The Shipping Forecast this Autumn. As a part of our reinvention for the 2011/12 year, we are now turning in to a fortnightly club night. This is the perfect change for us and you, as now we can host twice as many of the world's best bass music artists!
Without further a do, here are the line ups, as well as ticket links. As always, we recommend that you purchase an advanced ticket to save money and guarantee a spot in the crowd!
Abandon Silence 'Welcome Back' Party
JACQUES GREENE IFAN DAFYDD Dauwd Rich Furness
Thurs 29th September Adv tickets £5 at - http://www.skiddle.com/events/11514098/
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Abandon Silence presents Hessle Audio
BEN UFO BLAWAN Merseyside Acid Committee Rich Furness
Thursday 13th October Adv tickets £5 at - http://www.skiddle.com/events/11516250/
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Abandon Silence presents... Ink @ Chibuku at The Masque
Headliner TBC Dauwd Horza Horus
Saturday 15th October Adv tickets £15 at - http://www.chibuku.com/shop/
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Abandon Silence
ONEMAN MELE Dauwd Rich Furness
Thursday 27th October Adv tickets £5 at - http://www.skiddle.com/events/11524004/
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Abandon Silence presents..
PEARSON SOUND / RAMADANMAN supports tbc
Thursday 10th November adv tickets £7 at - http://www.skiddle.com/events/11524016/
On the 2nd June, we celebrated our 1st Birthday at the fantastic Shipping Forecast bar in Liverpool City Centre. Performances came from Joy Orbison, Alix Perez and the return of every local DJ to have partied with us in the past 12 months.
I would like to take this moment to thank everyone that has assisted in every way, big or small, to the progression and success of Abandon Silence.
On the promotions side, we now take a Summer hiatus, and will return bigger and better in September, see you then!
Thanks,
Abandon Silence
ps. below are a selection of the best photographs from the night. The rest can be viewed BY CLICKING HERE
After the release of his highly acclaimed self-titled instrumental mixtape, Clams Casino has gone in the most perfect direction. After previously producing diverse hip hop for artists such as Lil B and Soulja Boy, he has decided to release his latest EP, Rainforest, through the New York based label Tri Angle. Famed for releases from 'drag'/'witch house'/ 'calypsostep'/'needlesslabelstep' artists such as Balam Acab, the ease with which Rainforest fits in to the label's roster is highly exciting.
You can stream the EP from Soundcloud below - it is available to buy from the 27th June.
In the last couple of years there has been an uprising of the so-called ‘Super Producers’. Most of the music coming from these guys sound like a collection of singles produced for different vocalists by the producer, with the only unifying aspect being a love for noodly jazz (cough.. Ronson… cough) or pulling out ‘unexpected’ covers (cough.. Ronson.. cough) or, in fact, the fact that they’re best mates with said producer. (cough… no point anymore… cough)
This coming September, you can catch Abandon Silence founder Andrew Hill performing a DJ set at the brand new Hudbu Festival! Based at Wirral Rugby Ground just over the River Mersey from our usual home in Liverpool, an awe-inspiring line up of the world's finest DJs and producers looks set to shake the very foundations of the UK festival scene. Though don't take my word for it, check the video out here....
Liverpool based artist Dauwd releases his debut EP for free this Month from the Bandcamp page of the ever brilliant Pictures Music. The fact that Dauwd met Pictures Music man Alex Clapworthy at our Mount Kimbie gig last October makes this release even more exciting for us! So, to the tracks...
‘Could It Be’ is the brother in arms of Joy Orbison’s calling card ‘Hyph Mngo’, with acid undertones guiding the tracks progression through an ambient and beautiful introduction, to the house breakdown and unexpected but brilliant bass wobbles in the finale. The influence of Mount Kimbie’s debut LP ‘Crooks and Lovers’ can be heard across the flipside ‘Shimmer’. Playfully light guitars are present throughout, as are some superb vocals. This release is absolutely perfect for the Summer vibes, and from listening to Dauwd’s other productions, this guy is set for a great future.
Salem didn’t just highlight the witch house/drag movement, they dragged it kicking and screaming in to the public consciousness with their critically acclaimed debut LP ‘King Night’ in 2010. Add to that a string of hugely anticipated live shows and devilishly flipped remixes, and you’ve got a surefire underground sensation on your hands....
AS: It's been just over a year since I last interviewed you for Example Magazine. A year ago you were one half of Submerse, a Future Garage production duo. Over the year I've seen the name Submerse popping up all over the place; interviews, gigs, feature mixes & releases. What's been happening since we last spoke?
Submerse: So much has happened this year it’s crazy; busy none stop all the time! Well, soon after we last spoke I became a one man band, due to moving and work related things. I’ve been pushing out as many releases as I can and been playing gigs all over the show including US, Canada, France, Poland, Belgium, and all over the UK. I also wouldn't really call myself a Future Garage artist as such because I’ve been making pretty broad things the past 6 months from Bassline to House to Moe/J stuff.
The main points of the past year have been releases, having a track picked up by Pioneer for the new DDJ TX1's, gearing up for shows in Japan, producing with The Klaxons, guest mixing for Ministry Of Sound Essential Garage, signing to Faze2 agency, heaps of Sub.fm shows, sponsorship deal with Terratag, charity compilations, and watching so much anime it hurts my brain trying to recap what I have seen. Overall it’s been a super year and all the peeps I have met/worked with have been amazing! Lots of wicked peeps in the world!
AS: So it's been a pretty busy year then! Out of everything that's happened, what would you consider your highlight?
Submerse: Ahh thats a tough one, so many cool things I couldn’t really say just one. The year as a whole has been sweet.
AS: Haha, fair play man. A lot has happened in the bass music world within the last twelve months. A lot of new sounds and artists have been breaking through and absolutely smashin' it. Are there any developments that you have noticed that have got you excited or influenced you in your production?
Submerse: Yeah there is so much good music around right now its awesome, I’m really feeling so much different stuff. Really into Skweee, Witch House and autonomic stuff at the moment. I also think bass music is getting broader and broader by the day, it’s good to take influence from a bit of everything. I still listen to plenty of game music, ost's, a/j-pop/core but I think having such a wide taste in music can help expand your productions and make you want to dabble in a few new things. So many producers to name who have been killing it recently bit massive things coming from every country. It’s been a great start the year!
AS: What's the deal all the Japanese sounds/samples you use? & what the hell is J-Core & J-Garage?
Submerse: Well I'm heavily influenced by anime etc. so it always rubs off on my tracks. I make a lot of serious, kind of sad stuff so it’s always great to make play tracks with fun to them.
Haha, J-Garage was just a funny name to call my productions that have anime J-Pop samples, nothing serious, not a micro genre or anything; taken with a pinch of salt! J-Core is awesome, basically just Japanese Hardcore, not finished any tracks yet myself but it’s just full of energy and there are some great producers.
AS: J-Core sounds pretty interesting. For those who don't know (my being one of them) who would you recommend checking out.
Submerse: Check out DJ Shimamura, M-Project and M-Neko (Who is from the UK!)
AS: You studied Music Production at Leeds Met University. Obviously you must of learnt a great deal about music during your time as a student, and not just in the technical sense, you likely made a lot of good friends, contacts and discovered a lot of new things. Would I be correct in assuming this? If so, university clearly played a big part in your growth as an artist and as a person. How do you feel about the increased university fees and what effect do you think it's going to have, particularly in regards to art & music?
Submerse: Yeah that's all true and 100% correct! I think for myself going to uni helped me get to where I am now. The people I met from nights, other producers etc. were all essential for my growth... but that’s just me and I think it had such an impact because I wasn’t living in a city before. I didn’t know anyone in the scene or anything like that and uni was where I met people. I think it’s shocking about the fees, but just being in a city and meeting people will help you so much. As my old college teacher always said it’s just about getting yourself out there.
AS: Tell us a little but about Heartbeats.
Submerse: Heartbeats is compilation put together by myself, Andy Bee and Price. It’s on sale for £5 and contains loads of unmixed tracks from a huge amount of producers. All the money goes to Red Cross Japan. I couldn’t be happier with how things are going for it and the amount of people wanting to help out! We will be doing more compilations in the future so keep an eye out!
AS: Great stuff! What producers would you recommend people keeping an eye on for 2011, and what can people expect from yourself this year?
Submerse: Lots of great producers doing amazing stuff this year! Far to many to name all of them but watch new stuff from Resketch, Para, Kingthing, Silvanian Families, Kastle, Kanji Kinetic who all have great releases planned! But as I say there are far to many to name! It’s going to be a great year!
As for myself I have forthcoming tracks on Party Like Us, Well Rounded, Frijsfo, Night Audio, Bass = Win, Mutant Bass, Off Me Nut, Formant, Youngunz + more. Also rammo with gigs around the UK and you can catch me in Japan (April - May) playing around Tokyo. I also may be back in the US towards the end of the summer and I have a load of new things in the pipeline that I have to keep hush about for now.
AS: Sounds good man! What's the best way for people to keep up to date on your happenings?
Submerse: I always keep my Soundcloud up to date soundcloud.com/submerse with forthcoming tracks and release info. You can also follow me on Twitter @submerse where i tend to spam a lot!
We are ridiculously proud to be able to announce our plans for the celebration of Abandon Silence's first birthday this June.
Without further ado, here you go...
JOY ORBISON
ALIX PEREZ plus support from every local DJ to have partied with us this year...
Rich Furness Horza Deuce Dalema SPD Dave Clinton SertOne Bolts Organik Nate Jake Daniel Kidheader
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For this party, tickets are limited to just 200 and will be issued in the following way... 20 Early Bird tickets £5 -SOLD OUT Limited amount of tickets on sale NOW £6
Oh my, how the last 12 months have flown by. Time flies when your having fun and all that.
We have decided to spend our first birthday in the presence of some special guests and some old friends.
We are more than proud to present our biggest line up yet, as we once again return to The Hold at The Shipping Forecast. Joining us is one of the UK's finest producers, JOY ORBISON. Since taking over the UK scene in 2009 with his releases 'Hyph Mngo', Orbison has gone from strength to strength, and we cannot wait to host him for our birthday.
Joining Joy Orbison will be ALIX PEREZ, One of the UK's greatest DnB producers, his recent move into 140BPM areas has seen a whole new fanbase come calling, and we are ridiculously happy to be able to host Alix on Thursday 2nd June.
As a part of our Birthday celebrations, we have invited every single local DJ to have partied with us this year back for a one off B2B session.
P.S. BE VERY AWARE that Early Bird tickets SOLD OUT in record time, so we recommend buying early to save money and guarantee your place in the crowd for this special night)
This Thursday, Abandon Silence returns to the live sphere with the presentation of KORELESS's live debut show.
Since supporting Mount Kimbie with us way back in October, Koreless has gone from strength to strength. His single 4D/MTi was released on Pictures Music in March with support from Jamie XX, Gilles Peterson and Benji B to name a few.
We are so proud to have the chance to host Koreless, especially given the special nature of his live show. Support comes from local legends Rich Furness, Horza, Organik and Nate.
Burial // Four Tet // Thom Yorke – Ego // Mirrors – Text Records
It is hard to decide which artist here has generated more excitement; be it the reappearance of the mercurially brilliant Burial, the champion sounds of Four Tet or the return to the solo works of Thom Yorke? Since the release was announced on Tuesday morning, there has not been a build up like this since, well, King of Limbs?
The second that ‘that’ percussion drops in A-side Ego, it’s as if the last two years haven’t happened, and Burial has always been here. Since the last LP, Burial has been very quiet. One old track appeared on an El B compilation, but nothing concrete, nothing original, nothing to completely satisfy.
Original is one word that is synonymous with Burial and his collaborators Thom Yorke and Four Tet. Fresh from the recent release of the harshly treated mini-masterpiece ‘King Of Limbs’, Thom Yorke has seemingly decided to embrace his inner beat master. From playing at Low End Theory with the Brainfeeder crew to now releasing this EP, it is clear that Yorke knows how to enjoy himself.
Released through Four Tet’s label Text Records, it appears that Kieran Hebden has scored a major coup. This is in no way belittling the output that already exists on his label, but by releasing the works of Yorke and Bevan, he has guaranteed himself a sell out and a cult classic. His 2010 album ‘There is Love in You’ was one of my favourite LPs of last year, and he furthers his reputation by appearing alongside two of the most respected and critically acclaimed artists of the 21st century.
A-side Ego has some great moments, from the Jonny Greenwood-influenced horns in the opening salvo to the light keys that stroke and meander their way around the final exchanges. Yorke’s vocals are typically inaudible, needing repeat listens, or a lyric sheet, to decipher, but as with his solo and band work, his voice works as an instrument. The ability to create such an illusion is one that many singers struggle to ascertain, but one that Yorke has in abundance, particularly in his more recent works.
For a lover of Burial’s past work, the concluding couple of minutes are heavenly. To hear those pitch-screwed female vocals in a fresh light, to behold the manner in which he wraps the female’s voice through Yorke’s final words like ivy around bracken, it’s nothing short of miraculous.
On the flip there is Mirrors. This track has the percussion that made There is Love in You such a rewarding experience; ever moving, ever evolving. Yorke shows gives his vocal chords a work out and Burial gives the odd hint that he is still there, particularly in the breakdowns.
All in all, this EP will become a cult classic, especially in it’s 12” format. The three artists on show play off each other with different quality, the contrasting styles of Burial and Four Tet are an uneasy mix, deciding to work after each other as opposed to with each other, though Yorke’s vocals are more than enough to hold the whole thing together.
One thing that I fear may beset this EP is the same fate that has beseeched King Of Limbs since it’s release, that that the artist/s on show are capable of better, so it is not received well. However, when taken out of the context of the collaborators and their past works, this is possibly the best single of 2011 so far.
“Remember when you first heard James Blake, Ramadanman, well remember this is where you first heard Koreless. Remember this: Koreless with a ‘K’.” This is what UK radio legend and tastemaker Gilles Peterson had to say about 19 year old Lewis Roberts, aka Koreless.
After his free giveaway Up Down Up Down featured in many a ‘Best of 2010’ list, Koreless makes his way into the new year with the release of his debut EP, to be released on the highly impressive Pictures Music.
4D itself revolves around an emotional and drained vocal sample, with some light percussion and a beautifully progressive synth and sub bass combination that glides throughout.
