SPACIFIC NEWS #031

SPACIFIC NEWS #31: Contents

1. Big Chill Bar :: Ike (Spektrum)
2. Big Chill Bar :: FunknSloCuts
3. Rhythm Factory :: Minuit
4. CDs @ Flat White
5. Selected Highlights This Month
6. Cocktail Of The Month :: Evan

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BIG CHILL BAR :: IKE :: 04/10/06

Isaac Tucker aka Ike first made a name for himself back home as part of the group, New Loungehead, then went on to make drum’n’bass as Cuba & Gizmo, before settling down into his current role as drummer for cult punk-funk/electro band Spektrum, whose “Kinda New” was the dancefloor hit of 2005. Their new album is due out early November and Isaac will be spinning some sneaky preview tunes.

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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BIG CHILL BAR :: FUNKNSLOCUTS :: 01/11/06

Better known as the smooth headed keyboard operator out of ‘Minuit’, FunknSloCuts is Ryan Behre’s production and DJ alter ego. For several years now he has been beavering away, laying down big beats and fat synth bass lines, often sacrificing his relationship with his neighbours due to noise complaints! Recent treats to come out of his studio include his sterling remix of Pitch Black’s “Freefall” and Minuit’s own “Fuji”. He has also been playing shows throughout NZ, often in the wind up or wind down slots at Minuit gigs, wowing audiences till breakfast time with the freshest and classiest prime breakbeat cuts.

From: 7pm til 12am
On: Dray Walk, just off Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Nearest tubes: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
Website: www.bigchill.net/bar.html

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THE RHYTHM FACTORY :: MINUIT :: 02/11/06

Electro-breaks trio Minuit have forged a singular path through New Zealand’s dance music scene, at odds with its obsession with reggae, dub and hip hop. Their angular breakbeats and Ruth Carr’s vocal style seemingly owe more to urban metropolises like London, so it is only fitting that they are finally making their way over here to play a few shows and help promote the 12’’ release of “Fuji”, taken from their last album, “The Guards Themselves”.

You can check them out at www.myspace.com/minuittheband and their latest video is up at www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U7KDsPjRNs. Supporting them on the night will be DJs Tim Squier, FunknSloCuts and Finland’s DJ Infekto vs Rico Tubbs.

Tickets: £7 in advance from Ticketweb (08700 600 100)(http://tinyurl.com/hgsf3) or £10 on the door

From 9pm til 3am
On: 16-18 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1EW
Nearest tubes: Aldgate, Aldgate East and Whitechapel
Website: www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/

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CD STALL @ FLAT WHITE

New titles instore this month are Solaa’s “Steps in Time” and OpenSouls’ “Kaleidoscope”.

Flat White is at 17 Berwick Street, W1F 0PT and is now open every day.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

07. Mr Lloyd @ Herd // Lockside Lounge, Camden Lock, NW1 // 9-1 // FREE
14. Spektrum // Fabric, 77a Charterhouse St, EC1M // 10-8 // £15
21. Concord Dawn @ Definition // Clockwork, 96 Pentonville Rd, N1 // 9-3 // £5/8
28. Cam Diggy @ Special Needs // Catch, 22 Kingsland Rd // 9-2 // FREE

For more October listings, please visit www.spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/1192

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COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH :: EVAN

Ingredients: 45ml 42 BELOW, 10ml Cointreau, 5ml lemon juice, 5ml grapefruit juice plus lemon twist to garnish
Glass: Martini
Method: Chill a martini glass with ice. Prepare the garnish. Half (or two thirds) fill a shaker with ice. Dispose of ice in the glass, and flick hard to remove excess liquid. Pour liquids into shaker, and shake vigorously for about 6-7 seconds. Taste. If all is well, strain into glass. Garnish.

This cocktail comes to you courtesy of 42 Below, whose Pure vodka is available from Oddbins. For more info on 42, visit http://www.42below.co.nz

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