Music : House, Electro, Techno, Dubstep and Disco
TAPE
Friday November 16th
Native, Small St, Bristol
10pm-4am
With Special Guests:
ANDREW WEATHERALL
Andy Clarkson (Payback Hi-Fi)
& Residents:
Puffin Jack & Richard Carnage
£8 adv, £9 NUS, £10 OTD
Tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop (http://www.bristolticketshop.co.uk/)
This November sees TAPE's full blown return to a regular position on Bristol's clubbing scene after our involvement with Mutant Pop and our sporadic pub parties earlier this year. Big thanks to all that came to Mutant Pop's well attended send off in September, and to repay the favour we've upped the ante considerably with the first guest at our Native residency.
ANDREW WEATHERALL
Andrew Weatherall is such a complete and utter legend, he doesn't really need an introduction. Indeed, if I was to cover all the things he's done in his long and illustrious career, I'd be here all day. I'll give it a quick blast, however. Andrew Weatherall has carved out a well-respected career in British techno. As a producer moving from the sounds of Madchester to downbeat to experimental techno through the '90s, Weatherall could've easily ridden the big beat (Chemical Brothers) or high-profile-DJ (Paul Oakenfold) waves at the end of the decade, choosing instead to pursue -- and in many ways define -- a more cutting-edge, IDM approach. He participated in two big-name collaborations which would appear on Warp Records, beginning early on in the label's now highly respected run and remains one of the world's most dedicated and top DJs.
Weatherall founded a fanzine called Boys Own in the late '80s and soon established himself as a leading DJ in London's acid house scene. That association led to Weatherall remixing New Order's "Worlds in Motion" and, along with Paul Oakenfold, the Happy Mondays' "Hallelujah." Primal Scream, which at the time was a middling band on Creation's roster, sought out Weatherall for what would become the Top 20 single "Loaded" and production on the groundbreaking Screamadelica. The overwhelming success of Screamadelica led to Weatherall's place as one of the U.K.'s top remixers and producers. After a stint DJing on London's influential KISS-FM, he ran two clubs in London, and in 1993 worked fairly extensively with techno-pop act One Dove. That same year, Weatherall formed the Sabres of Paradise with Jagz Koomer and Gary Burns, who released a series of pioneering, ambient experimental techno singles and EPs on Weatherall's Sabrettes label (also collected on two Warp Records compilations). He went on to produce and remix several tracks by Beth Orton and, in 1996, form the Two Lone Swordsmen with Keith Tenniswood and the Emissions Audio Output label. After working again with Primal Scream to produce the track "Trainspotting" for the movie of the same name, in 1999 Weatherall mixed the third volume of the Heavenly Presents: Live at the Social series. The disc showcased, as had become the norm, his finger-on-the-pulse awareness of electronic music both old and new, proving that a decade of work in the semi-spotlight had in no ways dulled his senses. 2000-2001 saw two more mix records from Weatherall, as he and Tenniswood began the decade focused on DJing across the globe. Stating in a 2000 interview with NME that "dance culture now is the predominant pop culture, and sometimes pop culture annoys me," Weatherall -- as a DJ, producer, and collaborator -- continues to shape the more progressive landscape of British electronic music. In 2006 he released his first solo 12" single 'The Bullet Catcher's Apprentice' on his own Rotter's Golf Club imprint, two new Two Lone Swordsmen LPs with Keith Tenniswood, and his delightfully retro 'Sci-Fi Lo-Fi' mix CD for Slam's Soma label.
Interview for The End: http://www.endclub.com/peopleplaces/interviews/weatherall.php
Interview with The Wire: http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/interviews/andrew_weatherall.html
Discography:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Andrew+Weatherall
Andy Clarkson (Payback Hi-Fi/Stereo Freeze)
Joining Wevvers on the bill is another of our favourite Andrews. Mr Clarkson has long been one of Bristol's best kept DJing secrets; his massive collection of reggae, dub, disco, house, post punk, and everything inbetween is pretty damn enviable, and he can be found DJing at his Stereo Freeze night in The Bank each month. Normally peddling a laid back eclectic selection, for TAPE he'll be digging deep into his crates and pulling out a box of dancefloor smashers to warm the dancefloor up for Weatherall's performance. Arrive early to appreciate the talents of this underappreciated Bristol selecta.
Richard Carnage & Puffin Jack (TAPE)
The main TAPE protagonists are back on their feet after their Mutant Pop project, and as always, will be spinning a devilishly delectable mix of house, disco, techno, dubstep, and whatever else they think will set the dancefloor alight. After recent DJing appearances in Dublin, Gothenburg and Oxford amongst others, they'll be sure to have something special lined up for the partygoers that stick it out for the last hour.
For more info, mixes, reviews, and general witty banter, check the TAPE blog at:
www.tape-club.com