se10 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Firstly thanks to all that made it down to Junktion in February. We really appreciate all those that helped out considering the change of venue problems that we encountered!Great sets by Marc Hasler, John Ioannou, Paul Louth and Martin McNeill.Junktion celebrates it’s second birthday on the 12th of March at Infinity with Kenny Hawkes, Will Saul and resident Martin McNeill.Kenny HawkesDJ/Producer Kenny Hawkes has been a pioneering influence on the Britishdance scene for over a decade. As a kid growing up in Brighton, Kenny soakedup the sounds of Motown, Ska, Hip Hop, Dub Reggae. As soon as he hit 18 hedisappeared off to Southern Europe, where he spent endless eveningsdeveloping his DJ skills by playing at some of Europe's most notorious afterhours clubs.He returned home in the early 90s, skint and unknown. One morning whilstlounging about and listening to the radio, he stumbled across a Pirate RadioStation called "Girls FM" that played Downbeat, Dub, Soul, Techno andGarage. At that time the station only had one DJ, but they were looking formore. It wasn't long before Kenny joined up and moved to London with thestation - which he ended up managing - and in no time "Girls FM" wasattracting up to a million listeners a month. Due to Kenny's natural grasp of quality dance music, "Girls FM" became themost legendary underground dance music station that London had ever heard.It soon boasted 22 DJs, one of whom was "Luke Solomon" (of current 'Freaks'fame) who soon became Kenny's greatest friend and fellow resident atLondon's longest running mid-week house club, "Space" at Bar Rumba.Space closed its doors for the final time in February 2002, after sevenbrilliant years as London's tour de force within the global house community.Kenny and Luke prided themselves on bringing into the fold the world'sgreatest spinners - such as Harvey, Stacey Pullen, Tom Middleton, DJHeather, Francois Kevorkian, DJ Sneak, Pete Heller, Mark Farina, Cajmere andDerrick Carter - where they would play for a pint, a packet of crisps andtheir cab fare home. The sets would offer a diverse and rich musicalpalette. One week there'd be Kenny Carpenter playing a classic New Yorkstyle Garage and Disco set, the next Andy Weatherall would be dropping DubReggae right through to Hypnotic Tech-Funk. Space is sorely missed but keepyour eyes peeled for one off parties Kenny throws in association with Luke &Justin Harris's imprint, Music For Freaks.Will SaulWill Saul is A&R for Simple Records, a label that embraces breakbeat, deephouse, electro, techno and broken beat. With its 7th release, Simple is oneyear old (feb 04). Will's wide ranging influences and eclectic DJingtechniques have enabled him to develop a unique style fusing broken beats ofall tempos. His debut single 'Fast Lane' and follow up 'Cliff' won acclaimfrom breakbeat, electronica and house artists. Remixed by Fink and Infusion,they were praised for their strong groove and subtle production. Will'sthird 12" on Simple will be 'Malfunction' remixed by Meat Katie and out inApril. He has signed his single 'Swoop', featuring vocals from the legendaryUrsula Rucker, to Ali B's label Air (due out in May/June). Will recentlyremixed Evil 9 for Marine Parade alongside label mates Precision Cuts andhas produced a track exclusively for Meat Katie's Bedrock Breakscompilation.Will has built up an underground following for the series of Early & Late DJmixes circulated from '99 to '01 and has recorded guest mixes for Radio 1and Capital. He's DJed across the UK and Europe, recently playing SimpleRecords nights at Fabric and Flex, Vienna with visits to Urban Gorilla,Tangled and Wildstyle in Nurenberg scheduled for February and a trip toJapan & Australia organized for April. He will be resident alongside RenniePilgrem & Meat Katie at TCR & W9Y's HUM club for 2004 and regular guest atAir @ Rhythm Factory.April sees Will return with spacey, experimental grooves on 'Malfunction',that includes a remix from Meat Katie. Precision Cuts will release theirsecond single on Simple in March. Will's debut album is scheduled forrelease in November and will take in a variety of tempo's and styles, fromdowntempo/dub to glitchy house, electro and deep breaks. Sideshow will bereleasing 3 limited edition EP's (the first will surface in May) over thecourse of 2004 - Laurent Garnier will be one of the 3 remixers for this project. Date Friday 12th March 2004Venue Infinity 10 Old Burlington Street,Mayfair London 10.00pm – 4.00am £5 members£6 others, £7 after 11pm Nearest tube: Oxford Circus Other details: www.club-junktion.com www.simplerecords.co.ukJunktion radio on Breaks FM, 8pm till 10pm every Sunday www.breaksfm.com Junktion: Forthcoming Friday 9th April @ The Tatty Bogle Mr C Neil Stuckey Martin McNeill Friday 14th May @ The Tatty Bogle Tyler Stadius Nigel Marcussen Martin McNeillFriday 11th June@ The Tatty BogleNathan ColesDan HarwoodMartin McNeill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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