SPACIFIC NEWS #85: Contents
1. O2 Empire :: Shapeshifter
2. Vibe Live :: Sola Rosa Soundsystem
3. O2 Empire :: Dave Dobbyn
4. Selected Highlights this Month
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O2 EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 24/09/11
Not long now til the final UK show by Shapeshifter before they head home to the southern hemisphere. The boys have been based in Berlin for the European summer, and in between festival appearances have been working hard on their new album. Hopefully we will get to hear some new tunes on the night, as well as the classics.
For those of you who haven’t seen them live, the Shapeshifter show is second to none: barreling drum’n’bass riddims, cavernous dub soundscapes and pounding hard rock riffs are fused into monstrous live grooves where all the parts move as one and tempos are ratcheted to breaking point!
Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £17.50 +b/f.
From: 8pm til 12am
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
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VIBE LIVE :: SOLA ROSA SOUNDSYSTEM :: 27/10/11
Since Andrew Spraggon’s first formative releases as Sola Rosa at the turn of the 21st century, he’s steadily built a reputation for his deft synthesis of styles and quiet disregard for the niceties of genre boundaries. With a catch-all sound encompassing the best of hip hop, reggae, jazz, latin, soul and funk, all six of Sola Rosa’s critically acclaimed albums are a potent distillation of the music that’s influenced Spraggon over the course of his decade long career as a musician and producer. From a humble, self-released one man project to a decidedly deadly live collective, Sola Rosa has grown from a national treasure into an act of truly international repute.
For his first ever show in London, he will be joined by veteran MC Spikey Tee (Jah Wobble, Mr Scruff, Bomb The Bass) and vocalist Lisa Tomlins (Fat Freddy’s Drop, Trinity Roots, Ebb).
For more info, check www.solarosa.com.
Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £9 +b/f or it will be £12 on the door.
From: 7pm til 12am
At: Liverpool St, Aldgate East or Shoreditch High St
Nearest tube: The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Venue website: vibe-bar.co.uk
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O2 EMPIRE :: DAVE DOBBYN :: 26/11/11
The legend that is Dave Dobbyn is making a very welcome return to London this November. His live show is second to none, being complete with all the hits and a few stories too. More info on this show soon but in the meantime, tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £15 +b/f.
From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH
10 DJ Vee @ Herd // Vibe Bar, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 8-1 // £4
16 Truth @ BassLaced // Cable, 33a Bermondsey St, SE21 2EG // 10-6 // £8/10
28 Connan Mockasin // Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ // 7-11 // £10
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