Welcome to our Broadcast section. Think of this area as a rolling stream of consciousness, a flow of aural and visual information beamed direct from the Cable office.
Well, what an amazing party that was! Arguably the gnarliest Shogun Audio rave to date took place on Saturday night here at Cable. Friction's two hour performance was an education in how to get the crowd feeding from the palm of your hand and Fabio's classic liquid set was the stuff of legends! It was carnival throughout as the old school vibe continued in Room 2, courtesy of Wookie and JJ Frost. A Shogun Audio ticket was hot property in the run up to the gig and there were queues around the block before the doors even opened! Roll on April...
Check out the Shogun snaps courtesy of Andrew Witts.
"One of the most individual, accomplished, hilarious and unforgettable hours I have had this year", is how one critic recently described a Josh Widdicombe performance and we can't wait to sample his quirky observations and West Country wit. After highly regarded performances on Live At The Apollo and being hailed as 'comedy's fastest rising star' we're proud to have Josh on board for the launch of Laughing Boy at Relay alongside stand-up buddies Charlie Baker, Lloyd Langford and Pat Cahill. We called Josh up for 10 quick fire questions and he opened us up to a world of hash browns and laughing at Bobby Davro with his trousers down.
1. When I grew up I always wanted to be a...
Musician - in all honesty that is true of 80% of stand ups!
2. You wouldn't expect it, but sometimes I listen to...
The Auteurs, much underrated/completely forgotten britpop also-rans.
3. My signature dance move is...
Going home if the night reaches that stage.
4. My favourite YouTube video at the moment is...
Just type in Bobby Davro Stocks.
Bobby Davro in stocks, with his pants down...
5. My next gig is...
Always something to fill me with fear.
6. After I finish my set you will find me...
If you look, but I try to keep a low profile.
7. My perfect hangover breakfast is...
Built around hash browns, everything else is just making up the numbers.
8. If I get a weekend off I like to...
Drink heavily with people I don't get to see enough.
9. I love...
Reluctantly.
10. I fear...
Love.
Catch Josh doing his stand-up thang alongside Charlie Baker at the Laughing Boy Comedy Club from 7pm on Wednesday 22nd February.
We've been literally bombarded with emails from those of you who missed out on advance tickets for Saturday's Shogun Audio party. Don't worry though, we've just launched a very special We Fear Silence competition. Shogun Audio tickets are up for grabs along with one of our snazzy WFS T-Shirts!
Competition:
1st Prize - 1 x pair of tickets for Shogun Audio + 1 x We Fear Silence T-Shirt.
2nd Prize - 1 x pair of tickets for Shogun Audio. To enter simply answer the question below. Email your answer to; hello@wefearsilence.com
Which DJ founded the Shogun Audio record label with production partner-in-crime K-Tee? a) Friction b) Kinetic c) Resistance
Remember guys we still have plenty of tickets for Saturdays party held back at the door. Doors open at 9pm so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Thanks!
Leaders of the new wave Elijah & Skilliam founded the 'forward-looking' grime blog Butterz, which they nurtured into the highly regarded record label of the same name. With the second Butterz & Hardrive We Fear Silence showcase taking place next month, we grabbed a few words with the pair ahead of the gig and managed to blag a recording of their recent performance in Paris... enjoy!
We've had your 'Live from Paris' mix on loads in the Cable office lately. Life on the road must be pretty hectic for some DJs. How do you cope? How do you chill out?
Elijah: My work is pretty varied I DJ in clubs, do radio and run the label and other random stuff like today I'm talking on a panel in Shoreditch House. I think if I am doing loads of different things I forget what is work and what is fun. That is how I like it.
Elijah & Skilliam 'Live From Paris'
You raised the point on twitter recently about artists slating other artists that 'give' away free downloads. What are your thoughts on the subject? How does it affect your Butterz imprint?
Elijah: I think it is all good within reason. If you can match the amount of quality stuff you release officially for free then cool. I think sitting down and deliberately recording free download music is dumb. I think everyone in our scene should be pushing to have their stuff easily available on iTunes at least. It's so easy these days there is no excuse!
Production-wise what else have you got in store for us in 2012? Any special collaborations?
Skilliam: We just did the Rinse 17 compilation towards the end of last year and right now we are working on a collaborative project with Greensleeves the reggae label to do some grime v reggae stuff later on this year. We are also working with a clothing label from New York called Mishka and doing some limited edition t shirts too.
How does it feel to bring Butterz & Hardrive back to Cable for your 2nd Birthday?
Elijah: The last one was one of the best events I have ever been involved in, and I still listen back to the sets from the night occasionally too. This time as its the Butterz label 2nd Birthday its a celebration of all the work we have been putting in, and a good time for the people that have joined us on that journey to come party with us too.
JME has been quietly gaining notoriety. What were your thoughts behind picking him to headline the show? Is he someone you would like to work with in the future?
Skilliam: JME has always stayed true to the sound, and done his thing independently and we all respect that here. He is a sick performer too, I think because you normally see him alongside Boy Better Know you don't notice that much, but he has so many classic lyrics people will be going nuts. We booked him way before he charted with his recent track '96 Fuckeries' too, just incase people think it was because of that!
Last time round we heard several unreleased cuts. Is that going to be a tradition from now on?
Elijah: Definitely, all the producers have basically been making sets specific for this event, so much new music will be premiered. We worry about it being too much, not sure if peoples ears can take that much in one night. The party falls at a good time as Royal-T has a release on Rinse, Champion on his own Formula Records, and Terror Danjah & Ruby on Butterz around the same time so no doubt those tracks will get the biggest reaction as it will probably be most peoples first times hearing those tracks in a club.
What can we expect from your performance? Any tricks up your sleeve?
Elijah: HA! Yes, have to be prepared from now really, getting my sly dubplate game on. All of us on the line up are really competing against each other to have the best sets so I don't really ask these lot for tunes, I have to go a bit further and wider to get what I need to smash up the rave! All though it is really competitive between all of us we are all doing well in what we do respectively so coming together for this night is really fun. Long may it continue!
It's that time again folks! DJMag's yearly round up of the hottest clubs on the planet. Last year we achieved a not to be sniffed at 73rd placing... not too shabby considering we're not yet 3 years old… but let’s face it, we can do better! This has been our most dynamic year yet, firmly establishing Cable as one of London’s true underground clubs and we continue in our mission to make your clubbing experience the best it can possibly be. We opened our VIP 'attic', tweaked the sound system to within an inch of its life and threw open the doors to our shiny new sister venue 'Relay'.
Our line ups have touched on a vast array of sounds from the deepest house to fiercest techno, cutting-edge dub through to gnarly beats and bass. We partied hard with Friction’s Shogun Audio, got grimy with the Butterz crew, saw James Ruskin‘s Blueprint evolve from techno label into fully fledged rave and Berlin’s Ostgut Ton outfit came to town with raucous results. So too did bass badmen the Stanton Warriors who brought their Stanton Sessions thang and beatsmith David Rodigan graced Cable's turntables! Truly a year to remember.
Friction getting fiendish at Cable
David Rodigan tearing the dance floor apart
2012 promises even more: quality events week-in week-out starting with our Bass driven Fridays courtesy of the Ergh, Basslaced, Get Darker and Idiosynphonic crews and our very own We Fear Silence shindigs will be treating you all to up-front Drum & Bass, House, Dub and Techno; we've got it all.
We know we deserve to be further up that list this year so if you've enjoyed a night beneath our lights and in amongst our beats - get clicking!
Voting couldn't be easier either as it's all done through Facebook. Click the DJ Mag logo below for instructions. Thanks!
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