Music : Soulful House, Deep House, US House, US Garage, Tech House, Tribal House, Detroit Techno, Hip Hop, Funk, Soul and Chillout / Leftfield
City Fly from the underground depths of the midlands has expanded its way south to London, backpacking with its block rocking deep sounds to bring the city back to its roots. Due to City Fly’s success & diversity it has previously been given national recognition on Pete Tong’s Essential Selection on Radio 1, attracted the attention of BBC Online and was described by 69 mag (the uk's biggest free lifestyle mag) as 'one of the finest deep underground nights in the midlands'. New home 54 brings you all the ingredients with basement club, bar and outside beach retreat to compliment the full City Fly experience. Expect a mélange of sounds ranging from the deeper tasting house vibes with a cheeky twist of eclectic grooves.. Don’t just read the flyer come join us!
Line up;
BASEMENT
///SIMBAD (MARATHON MEN/RAW FUSION)
Multi-instrumentalist, dj & producer Simbad makes & plays good music.
His incredible range as a producer spans from big band jazz to heavy Jamaican dancehall reggae via bouncy hip-hop to sick broken-beat & techno.
Having worked with the likes of Tony Allen, Keziah Jones, Karizma, Ron Trent, Talvin Singh, Bugz in the Attic, Jimpster, Robert Owens to name a few , Simbad travels internationally as an accomplished dj, spinning his blend of Deep House, Broken Beats, Hip-Hop, Drum & Bass...As this french man puts it himself, "it's just quality booty music...I love to spread the vibes & feel the crowd...And a good dancefloor needs always ladies,right?..."
///Si James
///J Shez & Jonna
///Matt Thompson
BAR
///MARC MAC (4 HERO) – DJ SET
Marc Mac is better known as one half of 4hero, the duo that changed the shape of UK electronic music and picked up both a Mercury Music Prize nomination and MOBO award while doing so. Marc Mac's production credits includes Jill Scott, Roy Ayers, Vikter Duplaix, Ultra Nate, Terry Callier, Ursula Rucker, Shaun Escoffery to name a few he also has a long list of remixes under his belt from Masters at Work to John Coltrane.
///Jay L
///Spree
Night: City Fly
Venue: 54
Date: Saturday 28th June 2008
Time: 8pm – 3am
Admission: £10 (inc discount pass for afterparty & free mix cd)
Address: 438 Mile End Road, London, E1 4PE
Nearest Tube: Mile End/Stepney Green
Info: Jay 07824885317 / Jon 07907721560
Website: www.myspace.com/cityfly
Catch Simbad doing an exclusive mix for the City Fly radioshow on www.myhouse-yourhouse.net on sunday 15th june 6pm-8pm