Beatfighter // Launching 01/11/11

Really looking forward to this.
Great to still see the grime producers getting the spotlight they rightly deserve.



The first of the beat battles will be between these two...





Large up Mr.Mitch for putting this together.

BEATFIGHTER
BEATFIGHTER
BEATFIGHTER

Weekend

Olympics park border control/Concentration camp -

Saturday went studes with Mr. P to view some new art based works. Then off to a Battersea warehouse.

http://toomuchposse.com/

Casual Autumnal rooftop scope.

Met up with Ollie Dangerous on Sunday to shoot a BNTLxCarharrt video, on the roof of Present. Hold tight Mollie & Sam on production.

Monday kept it local -

alkr® Work Sessions | Eliphino

This is the third video from the Alkr Work Sessions series. In which they feature various creatives from all fields, who are considered to be passionate people who tell them about their work and what they love to do. For this particular video Alkr sits down with East London based "post-dubstep" producer / dj Eliphino.
Enjoy folks. Directed by Chris Read.

alkr® Work Sessions | Eliphino from alkr on Vimeo.

To check out more work from Chris just (click)

Loving bntl like a fat kid loves cake.

Juno Plus - Kuedo Interview

Juno Plus have interviewed Jamie Teasdale (one half of Dubstep pioneers Vex'd) AKA Kuedo, delving deep into the mind of the now Berlin based producer and talking about where the influences for his amazing new album 'Severant' came from.

It's a pretty in-depth interview that probes into Jamie's mind and the intricate personality of the Kuedo project.

Check it out HERE

If you haven't checked out Blackdown's interview with Kuedo, click HERE and if you haven't check out the album 'Severant' do so on the Planet Mu site.

Here's one of my favourite songs from the album 'Scissors':

Finally, here is Kuedo's XFM Mix for Mary-Anne Hobbs. I honestly can't stress how good this music is, the only way I can describe it is; 80's synth, electro, blade runner, helicopter badness.

Kuedo mix - Xfm 08/10/11 by Mary Anne Hobbs on Mixcloud

FACT 294: T. Williams

Tracklist:
Zap Mama – Bandy Bandy (Bobby E Remix)
Kerri Chandler – I’ll Send It (I Promise) Bear Paw Mix
Chez Perez Project – Singularity
Smokin Beats – Dreams (Vocal Club)
Somore ft Damon Trueitt – I Refuse (What You Want) RIP Deep Dub Mix
Classic Cliche ft Mpho Skeef (Wahoo Mix)
T.Williams ft Terri Walker – Heartbeat (Paul Woolford Rewurq)
Kenny Dope – Krash
T.Williams – Break Broke
Solid Groove – Flookin (Solid Groove Remix)
T.Williams – Hard Cash
Jazztronik – Samurai
Sinden – Spaces (Dub)
Justin Martin & Sammy D – Legend of Papachongo (Beats)
Bugz In The Attic – Once Twice
Urban Myths – Makin’ Me feel (Dj South Central Remix)
Zed Bias – Standard Hoodlum Issue (Z Bias Mix 1)
Wookie – Far East
El-B Ft Rumpus – Bubble
Groove Chronicles – Millennium Funk
SRC – Gold Coinz
Dread D – Invasion
Joker – Gully Brook Lane
Baby D – Casanova (Down to earth Remix)
M-Beat – Just A Little
Adam F – Circles
Dj Zinc – 6 Million Remix (Mix 2)
Gang Related/Mask ft Bigger Star – Ready or Not

Download: http://soundcloud.com/factmag/fact-mix-294-t-williams-oct-11/download/s-no5kN

FACT MAG

FABRICLIVE - Tectonic/Critical Sound/Exit 4/11/11

W.A.S.P. Launch Party @ Visions Video Bar

SOUTHBOUND

A mate of mine has been repping his direction to the fullest. He has printed a limited number of SOUTHBOUND tee's. These got worn by a number of South London's finest at this years Outlook...

DJ Eddie Buds wears Southbound tee at Outlook 2011 photo by Spellman



South of the river stand up and go cop your tee's for only 10 pounds!!

CLICK THIS TO GO SOUTHBOUND

Tune Of The Day // Darq E Freaker - Roar

This track is taken off Darq E Freaker's forthcoming EP on Boogaloo City.

The EP is going to be nothing short of spectacular.

More info to follow in due course ...



Out to all involved:

Darq E Freaker

Boogaloo City

Joe Muggs

Foot Locker 'Sneaker Face'

Saw this the other night on Spanish TV... make what you will of it.

Kinda reminds me of my reaction when I eventually got my hands on a pair of Tiffany SB dunks back in '05... just kidding!

FootLocker 'Sneaker Face' from Another Film Company on Vimeo.

Red Bull Revolutions In Sound

As many of you will be aware, last Thursday saw the culmination of the RBMA World Tour with the Red Bull Revolutions in Sound taking place at the EDF Energy London Eye.

Each of the 30 capsules played host to some legendary intimate live sets and performances courtesy of a wide range of the UK’s leading artists, producers and DJ’s.

One week on from this exceptional event all the recordings of the sets from the night are now available to listen to again if you didn’t manage to catch them on the live stream the first time round.

Here are my top 5:

Digital Soundboy Soundsystem Ft Shy FX, Breakage, B.Traits, Youngman

Deviation: Benji B and Siren String Quartet

YoYo Ft Seb Chew and Scratcha DVA

Skream and Benga

Ms Dynamite

Red Bull Music Accademy

Clement Marfo & The Frontline - Overtime (Royal T Remix) - Official Video

Just got this video in my in box from the main man Yoni, who shot and Directed it himself for the Overtime (Royal T Remix) with a 7D and no money, over a 12 hour period on a night out.

His personal words about the video.
There’s a style and a gritty feel to the area and the people that I wanted to capture in an unforced and raw way, as if you were filming your night on your phone or something. Everything that happens in the video was unplanned. I just filmed what I saw and chopped that sh*t up.

Loving bntl like a fat kid loves cake.

Top Boy - Chan4 - 31st Oct

Hearing good things about this new drama from Channel4. The 4 episodes will be played out night after night starting on the 31st October...

New Look - DQM & HUF

These two lookbooks from DQM and HUF both flip the script. The camps have came with a fresh approach to showcasing their collections which is definitely what the streetwear industry needed. It took a bit of a battering when we all went mad for anything with an outdoor theme but there is no denying good streetwear. It's like the younger brother you dislike but love all the same.


Lets hope these creative lookbooks force streetwear brands to think again before just slapping a logo on a t-shirt...

DQM

HUF

STIKA

Here is a little interview I did with Stika the other week; He is a great friend of mine and very talented bloke. It’s his first solo show next week, so all go support, look at some wicked art and drink some free booze! You know you love it…

Where are you from, Where do you rep?

Well, if you really wanna go into it I'm from a sleepy little fishing village on the south coast that seems to spawn an untold amount of mega creatives... But really if I'm honest I'm reppin the UK.. Ya know, this world has got too small to start throwing out statements like 'let's hear it for N16', no one cares!

Describe the art you make?

Bashy?! Nike colour-way driven typographic waffle statements. Graffiti writer turned art school grad?!

Last person you made art with/for - latest commissions?

The last commercial painting I did was for the DJ Shadow tour, it was just a few little characters that got animated later on, no biggie, but it was pretty cool to hang out with the geeza for a couple of days...

Tell us about your next exhibition?

I'm really excited about the forthcoming show at Number Six... The work is a showcase of all my recent typographic experiments and ralisations.. Type is trending hard right now, but I cant think of a typography show I've ever been to that hasn't just been ex graphic design students taking themselves too seriously and clearly spending half their time 'aligning' things when the should be coming up with smashing ideas. The show is split up into three sections: Individual letters, which are really fun A3 cut outs, Phrases accumulated from great team players like Raffle Mafia and associates, and Graffiti, that I've treated in the same way as the more serious pieces,cut them out, hand coloured and layered them up...

Who/what are your Influences?

My brother has got to be one of the most inspirational people you could ever meet... You probably think I'm just saying that because he's my bro right, well check this out HERE.

Then there's all the others along the way, Aroe and Gary for teaching me how to paint when I was a youngen - still find their work inspirational now..Roid for being the only person to make graffiti that I am actually 'jealous' of! And then my crew, my pals... Without the highest of high level banter and conceptual party ideas and formulas where would I be?

What music do you make art to?
When I'm working I like listening to my friends' mixes... Noisses, Klose One, all the ATG gang, Urban Nerds fam, Maxwell House and Smash Hits and of course bits from the guys at Flash Fry Records!

Favorite item of clothing you own?

It's a toss up between 2 jackets, both of which cause all a little storm amongst trainer heads out there everytime they have an outing. The first - Nike windrunner, half beige suede, half fake white fur. Don. The second - A leopard print Jeremy Scott for adidas number. Equally as Don.

Your five needs to get high on life?

Drama - not the subject at school.

Berocca

Finished paintings

Fire engines

Letters.

Favorite meal ?

I literally eat everything and enjoy it all equally as much. I actually feel sorry for people when you sit down in a restaurant and they're like, "argh, cant eat mussels they're like boogies from the sea", haha

Drink of choice?

Addicted to orange squash.

Is it better Never, than Late ?

"Dunno, can I give you that answer next week sometime..."

What's set for the next 6 months?

I'd like to go over to Vegas to work on a collab with my brother... That guys work is just too much... I want in! I'd also like to start prepping for another show, I'm still gagging to do a whole show in the dark with everything glowing and neon..

STIK A ROCK
6 till 9
27.10.11
@ Number Six Dray Walk

TWITTER @STIKAROCK
WWW.STIKA.CO.UK