SPACIFIC NEWS #95: Contents
1. Electric Brixton :: The Black Seeds
2. Electric Ballroom :: Shapeshifter
3. The Garage :: Tiki Taane
4. The Garage :: I Am Giant
5. o2 Empire :: The Mutton Birds
6. Selected Highlights this Month
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ELECTRIC BRIXTON :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 11/08/12
Having sold out April’s gig at the Electric Ballroom, the Seeds are heading to south London for round two, playing in the venue that used to be known as The Fridge.
This will be their final London show for the year, and is part of their second run through Europe to promote their brand new record “Dust and Dirt”. Self recorded and produced in their own studio, situated in a condemned building in Wellington, the album sees The Black Seeds drawing on a wider range of musical influences, from Radiohead to Alton Ellis. The first release to come out on the band’s own label Proville Records, it follows their critically acclaimed LP’s ‘Into The Dojo’ (2007) and ‘Solid Ground’ (2008), and charted at No.1 back in NZ as well as topping reggae charts on iTunes and Amazon worldwide.
Their latest video “Cracks in Our Crown” is up at http://youtu.be/z1Xf-npNlyg.
Support for the night will be local act Prince Fatty and the Horseman. More info on them at www.princefatty.com/
Advance tickets are £14 +b/f from SeeTickets.com (0871 220 0260) or via http://tinyurl.com/seedsbrixton.
From: 6.30pm
Where: Town Hall Parade, London SW2 1RJ
Nearest tube: Brixton
Venue website: www.electricbrixton.com
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ELECTRIC BALLROOM :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 15/08/12
Fresh from last year’s legendary festival appearances at Glastonbury and The Big Chill plus two sold out shows at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shapeshifter bring their explosive heavy soul to Camden’s Electric Ballroom.
Heralded as one of the most high-energy live acts around, Shapeshifter are renowned for their very own heavy soul: a stadium-sized sound which adds layers of drum & bass, jazz, funk, rock and electronica to solid bass culture foundations, capable of morphing from rolling drum & bass to pummelling guitar-driven jams to horizon-shifting electronic soundscapes. This genre-defying amalgamation of influences continues to draw from new source material and inspiration as Shapeshifter evolves, motivating dancefloors worldwide and delivering audiences to the bleeding edge of musical possibility.
Advance tickets are £17.50 +b/f from Ticketscript via http://tinyurl.com/nzsballroom.
From: 7pm
Where: 184 Camden High Street, London, NW1 8QP
Nearest tubes: Camden Town
Venue website: www.electric-ballroom.co.uk/
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THE GARAGE :: TIKI TAANE :: 30/08/12
**Due to XOYO closing for refurbishment, this show has moved to The Garage. All original tickets are still valid.**
Multi-platinum award winning artist and a pioneer in the New Zealand music scene with a career spanning 20 years, Tiki iose to prominence as a member of Salmonella Dub, progressing from sound engineer to fully fledged front man after penning some of the bands biggest hits including “Love Your Ways” and “For the Love of It”.
Since embarking on his solo artist career in January 2007, Tiki has gone from strength to strength, becoming one of the countriy’s most popular and diverse award-winning artists renowned as much for his powerful live performances as he is for his anthems.
Doubling as an audio engineer for top drum n bass groundbreakers Shapeshifter, Tiki is also renowned as a remix producer and gifted performance MC who has a solid reputation for boosting shows, musical works and recordings worldwide.
In November 07, he released his debut LP “Past Present Future” which achieved double platinum sales and picked up a swag of awards. His beautiful acoustic love ballad “Always On My Mind” rose to No. 1 and broke two all-time NZ records – it sat in the charts for a record 54 weeks and was also the first-ever digital single to achieve triple platinum sales.
In July 09, Tiki released his remix album “FLUX” and in March 2011 Tiki pushed himself further than ever before as both a vocalist and a producer with his brand new album ‘In the World Of Light’ which rose immediately to number 1 in the charts.
Releasing all his music through his own label Dirty Dub, Tiki also works with label Stop Start in Australia for his Aussie releases and is currently working on a highly-anticipated acoustic album for release in 2012 in both countries.
Tiki will be performing an acoustic set for the first half of the show to be followed by a DJ + MC set with DJ Sambora from Shapeshifter. Support comes from Jayson Norris.
Advance tickets are £12.50 +b/f via Ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000) or via http://tinyurl.com/tikigarage
From: 7pm
Where: 20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD.
Nearest tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: www.thegarage.co.uk
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THE GARAGE :: I AM GIANT :: 13/09/12
Formed from the ashes of Blindspott and Tadpole, I Am Giant have spent the last few years blasting their way across Australasia. Comprised of English vocalist Ed Martin, sticks-man Shelton Woolright, bassist Paul Matthews and guitar-slinger Andrew Kerr, their debut album “The Horrifying Truth” is now certified gold in NZ, and has been climbing the charts across South East Asia. It finally gets a UK release this autumn.
Advance tickets are £8 +b/f via Ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000)
From: 7pm
Where: 20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD.
Nearest tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: www.thegarage.co.uk
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THE MUTTON BIRDS :: O2 EMPIRE :: 27/10/12
Possibly the last Mutton Birds concert …. ever!
Tickets are on sale via Ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000) or from http://tinyurl.com/themuttonbirds.
From: 7pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
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SELECTED HIGHLIGHT THIS MONTH
4 Fat Freddy’s Drop // HMV Forum, 9 Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY // 7-11 // £29.5
17 Electric Wire Hustle / C.A.M.P., 70 City Rd, EC1Y 2BJ // 7-11 / £10
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