Holy Burrito's!!

So it turns out that we are going to play host to a brand new business courtesy of a current student at the UoB and frankly we nearly wept with joy when we found out that someone is going to be making us FRESH BURRITO'S from Monday - Thursday 11:00-15:00!!

Check out Nopales opposite the fruit stand in University Centre for some seriously well priced food!!  We'll see you there on 24th January for the Ultimate Burrito!!!

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Kieron McIntosh Quintet @ The White Swan 17/01/2011

If you are stuck for something to do this fine Birmingham evening then why not get yourselves down to The White Swan for some fantastic jazz courtesy of the Kieron McIntosh Quintet?

Its a great atmosphere with cheap food and drinks but best of all its free.  Having checked out the Big Band Christmas evening in December we heartily recommend getting down there and enjoying the friendly band and crowd.  For the muso's out there you can bring your instruments and take part in the jam session after the show!

Check it out on Grosvenor Street West, just off Broad Street opposite Gatecrasher, there will be more Red Stripe than you can shake your Barbour at...

New Term & More Shennanigans!!

Howdy ho!

Well we've all been very busy over the holidays, spending our time getting nice and fat for the spring.  Whilst we have indeed been a little bit lazy with our blogging of late (for this we apologise), we will be blaming it on our fingers being too fat to mash the keys and spew forth our wannabe-blogger banalities...

So first up in this most blessed of decades we've got a bit of linking to do.  Our good friend Raffertie has put out a smashing new mix on a really rather fantastic blog called The Daily Street and we really think you ought listen to it and wet your pants like we did.

Not just content with being at the forefront of electronic music and everything he touches seemingly turning to gold; Raffertie has also been busy setting up Super Recordings whilst continuing to stamp his mark on the scene with releases on more labels than we care to list.  Check out the article on the Daily Street for a more eloquent dissection of the man that you will be hearing more of throughout 2011.

In the meantime, keep dialled in to Audio-Freq as we really will be getting on top of all things Brum in days to come, starting with our local DJ profiles that will be coming to a screen near you soon!


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SEEDY SONICS @ THE RAINBOW GARDEN!!! - 21/01/11

Here is one to watch out for on the first Friday back of term, bought to you courtesy of some of the local lads from 1210, ladies and gents it's Seedy Sonics II!!!  Get your arses down there for some quality music and quality vibes...

Rainbow Garden on the first friday of term (21/1/2011 @ 10:00pm)

House/Techno/Minimal/Electro/Dubstep/Techstep

£2 bottle of beer / £2 vod-mixer /£1.50 shots

DEEJAYS...
Iggy Tech
Mr Morri & Olee
Brownbear
Malevolent Mystic
Yumbolt

Tickets available from here.

Same deal as last time, quality intelligent underground dance music, brilliant sound system, £4 entry price, £2 drinks.... and all out rave atmosphere!

Back in the rainbow garden again with its funktion-one sound system and newly added heating and cover; it is  also being kept open for an extra hour as no-one wants to leave at 3...

For those of you who didn't check it out last time, this is a definite must!! Great independent student night throwing out some excellent music and fantastic DJ talent, support your student brethren and get groovy for a bargain price.

Miss it and we'll hunt you down and set a llama loose on your Aunt, yeah you heard us...

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An Early Xmas Gift - 'theCollective' - An AUDIO-FREq album launch exclusive!

Boy oh Boy...

Granted we have been a little lax with our blogging this month, but we have a sneaky feeling that you will forgive us....

The Reason? Well our lovely friends at csGASRecords (the label attached to BrikWorx Studios of which we spoke a few weeks ago) are releasing an artists’ studio album this week, and we happen to have a heads up for you!
This release, entitled ‘theCollective’ is a new and comprehensive work from this established record label. Style-wise, you are looking at some rather tasty techno/deep house flavours.The album shows a distinct progression across the genres of each artist on the label, giving the album a unique flavour and sound.  Well worth checking out! All tracks are available on Beatport from Tuesday December 21^st, just in time for Christmas and New Year DJ Sets! 

Thanks to the generous boys and gals at csGas records, here are a few tasters of the album tracks for you to get your ears around while you read a little more about our favourite new artists below....

the Collective by csGASRecords

  

Dark Chambers

With music moving as fast as it does, Patric Mclean’s production has been forward thinking, delving into tech house and melodic techno for the last 2 years under his mysterious alter ego Dark Chambers. After launching his label csGASRecords he released the huge ‘Pandora’s Box’ [which was featured on Radio 1 as a breakthrough underground track]. This was then followed by the groove based ‘Mes’h which soared high on the download charts.
His first artist album, A Walk in the Dark, stamped his mark on the electronic industry showcasing Dark Chamber’s different shades and as a result gaining huge support and acclaim. Now with 2 albums under his belt Dark Chambers gets better and better focusing his attentions heavily on his DJ'ing and the artists that he mentors on his label.
Influenced by favourite artists like Hawtin, Beyer, D'julz, Maetrik, and Hobo his music styles span accordingly catering for the wider market that he so loves to play in.
In a time where the UK has been engulfed with commercial dance music and the scene has been dictated by huge, predictable labels, the uprising of the underground has been imminent. Dark Chambers is proving that the scene is progressing as he begins to go over ground with his sound!

Cinderella Man

Cinderellaman (Arron Whall) has a telepathic taste for a track with a sound that is forever forward moving but also remains relevant to the past. A mixture of old and new. A fusion of techno, house and disco. A unique sound, but one that did not just develop overnight. Back in 2006, he gave himself a platform by forming ‘Glitch’ - an after hours party in their humble hometown of Cleethorpes, Glitch became a spring board for the Cinderellaman’s future success. Bringing DJ's such as Jamie Jones (Crosstown Rebels) and educating a dedicated and willing crowd on the way. But there were bigger things to come. Off the back of Glitch came a successful number of gigs at some of the best clubs and club nights in the North of England. Gigs at Sankeys in Manchester, which saw him playing on the same bill as Cocoon favourite Loco Dice, and the legendary Back to Basics in Leeds. This gave him a chance for them to showcase his ability to a wider audience. This didn't go unnoticed, as people from further afield started to take note.  Cinderellaman became a resident at Eclectricity in Birmingham, playing alongside the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Cassy, Sven Vath, Dj Sneak and Dubfire. Not only this, but they hosted the after hours Eclectricity party at the infamous Rainbow pub in Birmingham.

One of his biggest influences has been the city of Berlin. His monthly visits to the German capital have allowed him to spend a lot of time in Berghain, which features the world-renowned Panorama Bar upstairs. The time spent in this club, and in many others in Berlin, has been an inspiration to him in regards to, not only his sound, but also his appreciation of house and techno culture. The trips give him the chance to visit the city's finest record stores, rapidly increasing his ever-growing vinyl collection.

The future looks promising for Cinderellaman after finishing his tour in the Ukraine and Belarus securing bookings next year in the Ukraine, Berlin and Russia .

D-Sub

After huge success with csGasRecords, the team at BrikWorx felt it has now come the time to push musical boundaries even further with an innovative and exciting new record label – D-Sub Recordings. D-Sub is the BrikWorx team’s alias for music that is to be associated with this label.  Primarily this label has been launched launched to tap into fresh music coming from a wide range of different music genres including Future Garage, Dubstep, Deep Electronic House, Drum ‘n’ bass, Hip Hop and Grime. An element of this concept is present here on this album to give you a taste of things to come from D-Sub Recordings.

Uluru

Uluru aka Rob Commons, the youngest of the team, has his debut release here on this album. After being a prominent DJ in and around Birmingham over the last 4 years DJing as part of the Disc Junkies and enjoying residencies for both the University of Birmingham’s 1210 DJ society and Naked Lunch, Rob has decided it was high time to begin releasing some of his music. Playing a mixture of melody and groove based tech along with some harder techno, Rob has echoed the music he so loves to DJ in his production. With this surely being the first release of many, be prepared for exciting music to come from Uluru. 

AAAANNNNDDDDD.....



AUDIO-FREq love local talent, so head to the Beatport, download the tracks and support your local boys. Look out for these gents both around Brum and more widely over the next frew months, they are sure to be blowing up.


Merry Christmas Kids.

xxx

CALLING ALL BIRMINGHAM DJ'S!!!

Audio-Freq has long stated our aim to bring to you the best alternative scene that the 2nd city has to offer and as part of our resurgent campaign we are starting up a Local DJ's Profile section.

How can I be involved? we hear you cry...

Simple...

Just get us a 20/30min mix with a 200 word bio telling us who you are, what you play and where we can catch you along with your Best & Worst Part of Brum and we'll get you up on the site, it really is that simple!  So come on lets get the locals some 'effin promo!!!

Send your stuff to afreaq@gmail.com and keep peeled for some exposure on the best talent you didn't know we had...

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Nein Mann, ich will noch nicht gehen

Something a little bit outside the remit of AUDIO-FREq came up today but we were so enthralled by the pretty colours and the fact that this embodies all we stand for that we couldn't bring ourselves not to share it... so here it is Nein Mann by Laserkraft 3D.




No man, I don't wanna go yet, I wanna dance some more...

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FANTASMAGORICAL NEW FORMAT!!!

We hope you have all noticed our new look and we have the wonderful Sarah to thank for our shiny new visage!  Let us know what you think and stay peeled for more posts!

P.s. sorry we've been a bit lax of late, essays are the achillies heel of AUDIO-FREq!