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Mr Dumont has knocked up a brand new mix for you to download, entitled '20 Min Of Strictly British'. Get it here http://www.thefatclub.com/music/Duke-%20Dumont-Mix.mp3 Sweet See you Friday!

Following our massive party at Corsica Studios we’re pleased to announce the line-up to our next party at new home, The Arches, London Bridge, on March 27th. Very special guests include Hervé, an exclusive London gig from Tittsworth, Duke Dumont, Loefah and many more including our very own rinse-out resident, Foamo. Full line-up and tickets details below. Also check our brand new blog for free mixes, tracks, interviews and news from these artists and many more. ROOM 1 Chew the Fat! present: Hervé Foamo (exclusive new resident) Jesse Tittsworth Duke Dumont A1 Bassline Hey Joe ROOM 2 HYP HYP HYP present: Loefah Distance Cursor Miner Tomb Crew Patchwork Pirates Kotchy live Rootsteady ROOM 3 Holic present: Tomoki Tamura JunkBoxx + more tbc VJs: RHIZ hi-rocket ryo bamba iga chiaki The Arches, 51-53 Southwark Street, London Bridge, London, SE1 1UR. £10 Earlybird tickets (sold out) & NUS / £13 advance (cue jump) and on the door / 10pm- 6am Info: 020 7924 1333 / www.thefatclub.com / www.*********.co.uk HERVÉ – Since the death of James Brown, Joshua ‘Hervé’ Harvey AKA The Count of Monte Cristal (with Sinden), Voodoo Chilli, Speaker Junk and a host of other monikers is probably the hardest working man in show business. The undisputed king of heavy-weight bass, he runs his own label, Cheap Thrills, has remixed everyone from Bloc Party and Lily Allen to The Chemical Brothers and Prodigy, has a double mix CD on the way, an album as Young Lovers and a new single, Who Da Champ. How he finds time to also go out with Annie Mac, we have no idea. FOAMO – Raised on a diet of drum and bass, dubstep, grime and garage in, where else, but High Wycombe, 21 year-old Foamo exploded onto the fidget house scene when his track ‘Moving It Over Here’ was championed by Kissy Sell Out on Radio One. Releasing the most successful track on Lee Mortimer’s Wearhouse records, he’s since remixed Primary One, MSTRKRFT and The Mystery Jets becoming an in-demand DJ across the UK and Europe. This month see him start his exclusive new monthly residency at Chew the Fat! JESSE TITTSWORTH – Having toured with Kanye West and Kid Sister, Tittsworth’s high energy sets blend Baltimore Club, rave, house, and more. With praise from the likes of A-Track and Diplo, his music is a permanent fixture in blogs, charts and the press which has led to remixes for everyone from disco legend Grace Jones to favourite DNB frontrunner Subfocus. Tittsworth’s debut album, ‘12 Steps’, features unique collaborations with various A-list vocalists and has gained numerous plays on Ministry Of Sound Radio, Kiss FM (London) and Radio 1. DUKE DUMONT – Last year’s ‘Hoy’ EP, out on Switch’s über-cool Dubsided imprint, was listed in every discerning DJs end of year charts as was his re-working of the Mystery Jets ‘Two Doors Down’ which gained particular fans in Erol Alkan & Laurent Garnier. With further remix magic recently sprinkled on Late of the Pier and EPMD, his sets are an exciting mix of deep house & techno with a dose of FX trickery… A1 BASSLINE – One half of internationally loved electro duo, Partyshank, Christian Sibthorpe began A1 Bassline as a side project to make tunes influenced by his first musical love, garage. When the power of blogs saw his mixtape downloaded 50,000 times however, the ‘Girl Thing EP’ soon saw the light of day on Tapedeck’s Meal Deal Records. He has since worked his sound, a mixture of 4×4 garage, bassline and electro, on Cadence Weapon, The Qemists featuring Wiley, Yo Majesty! (possibly the world’s only Pentecostal lesbian rappers) and Frankmusik while also playing gigs on both sides of the Atlantic, a strong LA following meaning he returns to California’s Nocturnal Festival in September. HEY JOE – After bringing his party, No Way Back, to the lounge of Chew the Fat! at The End, Hey Joe takes up monthly residence as warm-up DJ in the main room of Chew the Fat! HYP HYP HYP PRESENT… In Room 2 the Hyponik crew throw down with a room of fierce line-up of further fierce bass action. Dubstep innovators Loefah and Distance join Cursor Minor, who was making electro back when it was actually electro. They’re joined by the crunked-up, booty sounds of Tomb Crew and Patchwork Pirates. Brooklyn based beatmeister Kotchy plays live while Rootseady bring their heavy dub sound. HOLIC PRESENT… Following their long-standing residency at AKA, this Japanese house crew bring their blend of deep, tech, electro, minimal and soulful house to room 3. Tomoki Tamura plays a four hour set alongside DJ JunkBoxx and more tbc. Press enquiries: Joe Roberts: club@thefatclub.com / 020 7924 1333 Paul Arnold: paul@thefatclub.com / 020 7924 1333

Our new monthly resident Foamo has put together a great new mix for Chew The Fat! and it has been keeping the office jumping over the past few days! To download this mix follow this link: Foamo Mix Enjoy Fat! Crew

Check out the new Chew The Fat! website @ http://www.thefatclub.com Here you can download a new mix from Lee Mortimer and also read Bird Petersons interview! Enjoy The Fat! crew

Chew The Fat! @ Corsica Studios, 6th feb Room 1: Fake Blood Bird Peterson Trevor Loveys Foamo Hey Joe Room 2: Soild Gold Productions Presents: A1 Bassline Raffertie Pirate Sound System Solid Gold & Park Ranger Corsica Studios, Units 4/5 Farrell Court, Elephant Rd, London, SE17 1LB £10 Advance Tickets / £12 on the door / 10pm- 6am Info: 0207 924 1333 /http://www.thefatclub.com / http://www.*********.co.uk After a hedonistic night at Big Fat Trouble, and a riotous send off to 2008 with their New Year’s Eve Party at Plan B, Fat! return to the Corsica Studios featuring a slice of music that defines their sound! Get ready for bootybasslines across two rooms. FAKE BLOOD – Anyone’s list of 2008’s best producers is sure to include Fake Blood. With a slew of first class remixes and edits, his music has become synonymous with the current electro sound. His track “Mars†has been tearing up dance floors across the UK and has been receiving support from the likes of Radio 1’s Annie Mac and, his remix of Little Boots – “Stuck On Repeat†was one of Pete Tong’s essential tunes of 2008. A mixture of grindcore and fidget house is sure to shake the New Year’s blues from even the most pessimistic person! http://www.myspace.com/welovefakeblood BIRD PETERSON – Carving his way through hot rhythms, swerving basslines and dance wizardry, Bird Peterson is set to hit our shores for the very first time, kicking off his European tour at Chew The Fat! His latest release, aptly named “Your Parents are Making Sweet Love†has been smashing up clubs throughout America. A true hero, Mr. Peterson is here to remind the world that there are still plenty of fresh and vibrant new acts in dance music! http://www.myspace.com/birdpeterson TREVOR LOVEYS – Becoming a Chew The Fat regular in 2008, Trevor returns for his first set of the new year. Renowned for his collaborations with contemporaries such as Hervè and Dave ‘Switch’ Taylor as much as his remix work for artists as diverse as Evil Nine and Roisin Murphy, Trevor is a genuine pioneer of the jacking house sound now conquering the globe. Keep your eyes peeled for plenty of releases in the first half of 2009 as well as Trevor’s debut mix compilation! http://www.myspace.com/www.myspace.com/trevorloveys FOAMO – A next generation producer who’s 4/4, bass driven tracks have been receiving huge support from high ranking DJs such as Radio 1’s Kissy Sellout, who played Foamo’s debut single “Moving It Over Here†repeatedly on his show. It’s been a meteoric rise for Foamo in 2008, and it looks like his reputation will only continue to grow. http://www.myspace.com/foamo SOLID GOLD PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS….. – In Room 2 for February we have another Bass Heavy bonanza. Joining the Trouble Vision residents (Solid Gold, Park Ranger, Oli DAB & Robin) we have Meal Deal artist - A1 Bassline touting his bass / electro tracks alongside dubstep new kid – Raffertie (currently in the studio working on his new E.P). Heading up Room 2 we have Pirate Sound System, who will be bringing their bass heavy beats to the fray! Keep an ear out for their brilliant remix of Wiley’s ‘Wearing My Rolex’. For the latest DJ interviews and mixes check out http://www.thefatclub.com See you on the dancefloor

In conjunction with Chew The Fat! NYE Party, Micky Slim has done a mix for us to get you in the mood for the main event. Follow the link below to download the mix and get your groove on! http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hmjmjzymy0k Enjoy. The Fat! Crew

CHEW THE FAT! NYE PARTY @ PLAN B, BRIXTON, LONDON Wednesday 31st, December, 9pm – 6am Plan B, 418 Brixton rd, London, SW9 7AY £20 / 9pm-6am Info: 0207 924 1333 / www.thefatclub.com / www.*********.co.uk Dress code: Trainers OK / Capacity: 550 IN THE MAIN ROOM… Micky Slim Lee Mortimer Paul Trouble Arnold Jem Haynes Smiggy & Ficklegruber IN THE BASEMENT NO WAY BACK PRESENTS… Scott Cooper Hey Joe Mr. JP After a monumental 11th birthday party back in October, and a riotous send off with their last ever party at The End in November, Fat! are going back to their Brixton roots for New Year's Eve with an intimate party at Plan B. The perfect night for anyone sick to the teeth of over-hyped and over-priced New Years Eve parties, Fat! will simply be doing what they do best – inviting a few choice guests who are guaranteed to tear up a dancefloor and throwing them into the mix with a friendly, boisterous, and refreshingly unpretentious crowd. Headlining is Fat! favourite Micky Slim, a cheeky young upstart from Birmingham who ignited The End's main room last time he played Fat! with his filthy, acid, wonky electro – or as he prefers to describe it, rubadubdubthreesomeinatubstep. Intrigued? You should be. He'll be joined by Jem Haynes, one half of Precision Cuts, and recently described by Space promoter Mark Broadbent as, "like the bastard son of Bushwacka! and Nic Fanciulli", which although a slightly scary prospect, can surely only be a compliment of the highest order! Any producer who can release on labels as diverse as Simple Records and Renegade Hardware deserves some serious attention – expect the unexpected. Completing the line up will be Mayo Clinic residents Smiggy & Ficklegruber, and of course the supremely talented Fat! resident Paul “Trouble†Arnold – with more acts still to be announced, whilst the No Way Back DJs, Scott Cooper and guests will be keeping the basement jumping. To say it's been a tough year for Fat! founder Paul Arnold would be an understatement, but happily he's back on fighting form and has big plans for Fat! in 2009, although he's keeping tight lipped for now… In the mean time tuck into your mince pies and have a Fat! New Year - we'll see you on the other side! For the latest artist interviews check out http://www.thefatclub.com Plus our Myspace site for the latest artist mixes @ http://myspace.com/chewthefatuk Enjoy The Fat! Crew

For the latest artist interviews check out http://www.thefatclub.com Plus our Myspace site for the latest artist mixes @ http://myspace.com/chewthefatuk Enjoy The Fat! Crew

CHEW THE FAT! NYE PARTY @ PLAN B, BRIXTON, LONDON Wednesday 31st, December, 9pm – 6am Plan B, 418 Brixton rd, London, SW9 7AY £20 / 9pm-6am Info: 0207 924 1333 / www.thefatclub.com / www.*********.co.uk Dress code: Trainers OK / Capacity: 550 IN THE MAIN ROOM… Micky Slim Lee Mortimer Paul Trouble Arnold Jem Haynes Smiggy & Ficklegruber IN THE BASEMENT NO WAY BACK PRESENTS… Scott Cooper Hey Joe Mr. JP After a monumental 11th birthday party back in October, and a riotous send off with their last ever party at The End in November, Fat! are going back to their Brixton roots for New Year's Eve with an intimate party at Plan B. The perfect night for anyone sick to the teeth of over-hyped and over-priced New Years Eve parties, Fat! will simply be doing what they do best – inviting a few choice guests who are guaranteed to tear up a dancefloor and throwing them into the mix with a friendly, boisterous, and refreshingly unpretentious crowd. Headlining is Fat! favourite Micky Slim, a cheeky young upstart from Birmingham who ignited The End's main room last time he played Fat! with his filthy, acid, wonky electro – or as he prefers to describe it, rubadubdubthreesomeinatubstep. Intrigued? You should be. He'll be joined by Jem Haynes, one half of Precision Cuts, and recently described by Space promoter Mark Broadbent as, "like the bastard son of Bushwacka! and Nic Fanciulli", which although a slightly scary prospect, can surely only be a compliment of the highest order! Any producer who can release on labels as diverse as Simple Records and Renegade Hardware deserves some serious attention – expect the unexpected. Completing the line up will be Mayo Clinic residents Smiggy & Ficklegruber, and of course the supremely talented Fat! resident Paul “Trouble†Arnold – with more acts still to be announced, whilst the No Way Back DJs, Scott Cooper and guests will be keeping the basement jumping. To say it's been a tough year for Fat! founder Paul Arnold would be an understatement, but happily he's back on fighting form and has big plans for Fat! in 2009, although he's keeping tight lipped for now… In the mean time tuck into your mince pies and have a Fat! New Year - we'll see you on the other side!

Merka ‘Make & Do’ Available in the Fat! shop DOWNLOAD HERE! Click here to Listen and Rate this album! This November we are proud to announce the eagerly anticipated return of one of Electronic music’s most exciting new talents – Merka, with his brand new second album ‘Make & Do’. This is what makes Merka stand out from the crowd: his blatant disregard for form or fashion glows throughout the mix with mischief and menace. iDJ Recommended 5/5 With ‘Make & Do’, Mark Ford is once again pioneering that Merka sound and thickening his pedigree. Building on the original ideas first laid down in ‘Beserka’ to provide that upbeat, jazzy sound which has already turned so many heads in the industry. But the beats have now matured, pushing his sound into a wholly new territory and appealing to yet another new audience. Merka’s talents have been embraced since the outset and gained him plaudits throughout the industry and on the dance floor. This chunk of forward-thinking funk is the turning point we all hoped his career would take. As introverted a creative soul he is, he knows he has an obligation to exercise the genius he’s been given. Enjoy his latest hit!

Merkas new album "Make and Do" has now been released on Fat! records and is available for download from the link below: http://www.thefatclub.dloadshop.com/ Described as an upbeat, jazzy sound which features a mixture of soulful house, old skool hardcore and drum n bass this is indeed a highly original piece of work not to be missed! Merka has been nominated as Player of The Year by iDJ who had this to say about his new album ‘Make & Do’ ‘…this album is exceptional…Essential.’ 5/5 (RECOMMENDED)

LAST EVER CHEW THE FAT! PARTY @ THE END, LONDON Friday 14th November, 10pm – 6am www.thefatclub.com IN THE MAIN ROOM… SEBASTIAN PAUL “TROUBLE†ARNOLD HIJACK KID BLUE IN THE LOUNGE – Voodoo presents MOWGLI MERKA- Album launch party GELLA (LIVE) KANJI KINETIC THICK AS THIEVES £14/£10 NUS; 10pm-6am / The End, 18 West Central Street, London, WC1A 1JJ Info: 0207 924 1333 / www.thefatclub.com / Dress code: Trainers OK / Capacity: 1,000 With 11 years of Chew The Fat! now behind us and a monumental birthday party to show for it in October, we bring you our LAST EVER party at the legendary End club before she closes her doors for good in January. As a fitting tribute to this ending-of-eras occasion we’ve scooped the one-and-only Ed Banger superstar – SebastiAn & bright young House talents – HiJack, to join the Fat! residents for this last hurrah! SEBASTIAN – On the verge of releasing his brand new remix album which features reworks from the likes of Daft Punk, Mylo and The Klaxons, this is indeed an exciting time for SebastiAn. Chew The Fat! bring you a rare opportunity to party in the UK with this highly original French dj / producer, expect that fresh electro Ed Banger house sound that we’ve all grown to know and love! www.myspace.com/0sebastian0 PAUL “TROUBLE†ARNOLD – The man who made it all happen 11 years agomakes a long awaited return after over a year away! After smashing the red box at We Love...Chew The Fat! (Space) in September Paul returns to the main room at the End for one last set. Expect Paul’s infamous skills for showcasing new dancefloor gems to be present and correct. www.myspace.com/paultroublearnold HiJACK – are a House act very much in demand, with a stack of releases available and a list of remixes as long as your arm, including a the new EP on Pottymouth and various cuts on their own label – Jack Union, its no wonder scene luminaries such as Kissy Sell Out & Crookers are fully in support of their productions. www.myspace.com/hijackhouse KID BLUE – With remixes for Timo Garcia & a Meat Katie collaboration already under his belt Kid Blue is currently working on remixes for Merka and preparing to embark on his tour of the U.S. Fresh back from the tour he shall be joining Paul Arnold for a residents mash-up. www.myspace.com/kid_blue VOODOO PRESENTS... Shoreditch party-monsters Thick As Thieves leave their current residency at Last Days Of Decadence to present Voodoo in the Lounge for November…and it’s a stonker! Not only do we have DOUBLE album launch with Merka’s “Make & Do†out in November and Gella’s ‘Toast’ in December, we also have Mowgli from Southern Fried records who has forthcoming remixes of Xpress2 and Simian Mobile Disco to add to his already impressive list of work & Kanji Kinetic who is receiving regular air play from Mary Anne Hobbs on Radio 1 & Jay Cunning on Kiss. www.myspace.com/mymerka / www.myspace.com/mowglimusik / www.myspace.com/gellabeats / www.myspace.com/djkanji / www.myspace.com/thickasthievesdj http://www.myspace.com/dooyoovoodoo

CHEW THE FAT! @ THE END, LONDON Friday 12th September, 11pm – 6am www.thefatclub.com IN THE MAIN ROOM… TOUCHE BOBMO (Institubes) BOY 8 BIT ALEX METRIC KID BLUE BADLANDS IN THE LOUNGE – EDEN COLLECTIVE... presents KAZEY (Institubes) MUMDANCE EDEN COLLECTIVE RESIDENTS £12/£8 NUS; 11pm-6am The End, 18 West Central Street, London, WC1A 1JJ Info: 0207 924 1333 / www.thefatclub.com Dress code: Trainers OK Capacity: 1,000 With 2 months of capacity crowds down at the End, the summer is truly in full swing for Chew The Fat! The success of the summer residency at We Love...Space in Ibiza has cemented their desire to push new talent and new sounds out to their home crowd at The End. September is no exception with another line-up chock-full of attitude, originality, innovation and above all – a damn good party! TOUCHE – After tearing the roof off as one half of The Black Ghosts in August, Southern Fried resident Touche returns to The End under his solo guise. Expect another round of electro-indie-disco cross-over with his unique mash-up slant on popular club music that has seen remixes emerging for everyone from Craig David & Chromeo to The Dub Pistols & Kissy Sell Out. www.myspace.com/touchelondon BOBMO – This fresh producer on the French electro scene was recently snapped up by Parisian imprint Institubes (home to Curses! , Surkin & Para One) and has been quick to release a raft of singles including his latest - ‘3000% Yes’. Bobmo takes a break from his North American tour with Jean Nipon to showcase his Gallic disco talents at Chew The Fat! http://www.myspace.com/bobmo ALEX METRIC – No stranger to the main room, Alex is back at The End with a new remix under his belt for The Infadels and a brand new EP on the horizon for Adam Freeland’s label - Marine Parade. Glitched-up, eyebrow-searing, rock-tinged guitaronica is the name of the game and Metric is right up there at the top of it... http://www.myspace.com/alexmetric BOY 8 BIT – This pioneer of the lo-fi, wonky house sound is firmly cemented amongst the Machines Don’t Care fraternity alongside such luminaries as Herve, Trevor Loveys, Fake Blood, Toddla T & Sinden. He has already released tracks & remixes on a clutch of cool labels that include Modular, Trouble & Bass, Mad Decent & Skint and his latest single ‘The Suspense Is Killing Me’ was described by iDJ as ‘an electronic masterpiece..’ – bring on the Commodore 64! http://www.myspace.com/boy8bit BADLANDS – Having smashed the Red Box at We Love..Chew The Fat! (Space, Ibiza) in July for a second year running & riding off the success of the last 2 remixes on Fat! & Sinister respectively, Alexei Lee from wonky tech production duo ‘Badlands’ brings his jump-up sound back to London for spot at September’s Chew The Fat! http://www.myspace.com/badlandsspace Resident KID BLUE, takes a break from entertaining the Space crowd in Ibiza to celebrate the full release of his double A – Way Back / Ultimate Orange on Fat! Records... EDEN COLLECTIVE PRESENTS... South London party throwers - The Eden Collective return to the lounge bringing with them an element of old-skool, baltimore and bass with Institubes label resident KAZEY headlining alongside bassline connoisseur – MUMDANCE, who has recently made his name with re-works of RadioClit’s ‘Secousse‘ and SantoGold’s ‘Creator‘ (currently featuring on the new Mad Decent mixtape). http://www.myspace.com/mumdance http://www.myspace.com/kazey1 http://www.edencollective.co.uk/ For all press enquiries: Alexei Lee – T/F: 0207 924 1333 / E: alex@thefatclub.com

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE BLACK GHOSTS PLUS 7 FREE TRACKS! We've just added new interviews with Bok Bok & Manara plus The Black Ghosts, you can view them here (plus interviews & mixes from the rest of the line-up): www.thefatclub.com/chewthefat To get a taster of Friday's set you can download 7 free tracks from The Black Ghosts by clicking here: http://www.sign-up.to/signup.php?fid=1618&pid=21 You can also catch a sneaky peak of Bok Bok's BRAND NEW HOT OFF THE PRESS track on our myspace: www.myspace.com/chewthefatuk

We’ve just added an exclusive interview with The Toxic Avenger plus a link to his new July mix to our site, you can check it out here… Interview: http://www.thefatclub.com/interviews/chew-the-fat/the-toxic-avenger.html Also we now have an interview with Tape Deck up on the Fat! website http://www.thefatclub.com We’ve also got a guest list competition going on at the mo for August’s event, all you need to do is text FAT! to 81088 and you’ll also receive a free ringtone of FOAMO’s latest track – EVERYTHING COOL (Texts cost 50p plus standard network rate (UK only) Join our facebook group for more giveaways – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2370800751