This Saturday, 19th February, we're proud to be inviting Headspace Recordings down to Public Life in east London. Here are the details:
Vince Watson (live) (Headspace, Transmat, F-Com, Bio, Rotation, Ibadan) Arne Weinberg (Headspace, 11th Hour, Matrix, Down Low, Keynote, Starbaby) Tom Churchill (Headspace, Emoticon, Nordic Trax, DiY Discs) plus Flashpoint residents Guy Thackeray (Non Stop DJs) Brendan Nelson (Non Stop DJs) Matt Chester (11th Hour) Visuals by circuit_c @ Public Life, 82a Commercial St, London EC1 Saturday 9th February 9pm - late nearest tube Liverpool St / Aldgate East directions - http://tinyurl.com/5v9tq And a bit of background information: Headspace Recordings was founded in Cardiff by Tom Churchill and Raeph Powell in 1996, and has been described in DJ magazine as 'one of the world's finest deep techno outlets'. Based in Glasgow since 2002, its past releases have featured tracks and mixes from artists such as Fabrice Lig, Arne Weinberg, Derek Carr, Rei Loci, CiM, Aubrey, Funk D'Void and Morgan Geist. Headspace's sister label, Emoticon, was launched in 2001 to focus on soulful techno, broken beats and abstract electronica, and releases to date have featured artists such as Russ Gabriel, Yotoko, Future Beat Alliance, Total Science and Jeff Samuel. Headspace will be celebrating its 17th release in April with its first artist album, courtesy of Scottish techno stalwart Vince Watson. Vince must be one of the hardest-working producers in the country at the moment, with releases out now or coming soon on his own Bio Music label, F Communications and the mighty Transmat, to name but three, while his punishing DJ and live schedule sees him play his music across the world every weekend. 'Sublimina' is his second full-length album - following 'Moments In Time' on Ibadan - and features 15 tracks of deep and soulful machine music, from shimmering dancefloor tracks to more reflective grooves, all laced with Vince's distinctive ear for melancholy harmony and intricate rhythm. This will be followed in the summer by a special 12" containing more dancefloor-oriented reworkings of some the album's key tracks. In September 2005 Headspace will releasing a brand new album from legendary US techno producer Dan Curtin, as well as the debut 12" from Dublin resident (and Scot in exile) Dave Anderson - one half of the Otomi project on Headspace's sister label Emoticon. And this summer will also see the return of label founder Tom Churchill with a brand new EP of techno/house cuts after a break of over three years. Resident DJ at the city's renowned Traxx events, Tom has been spinning for ten years, and has taken his finely-honed style of techno and house to clubs and parties over the planet, while still finding time to run Headspace and Emoticon and produce the occasional record for labels such as DiY and Nordic Trax. Joining Vince and Tom at Flashpoint will be Germany's Arne Weinberg, who over the past five years has established himself as one of Europe's leading deep techno producers, with acclaimed appearances on labels including Headspace, 11th Hour, Down Low, Technoir, Keynote and Pseudo. Arne spins regularly all over Europe, rocking crowds with his unique blend of deep and soulful techno, and will no doubt have the Flashpoint crowd dancing on the tables once again... Vince, Arne & Tom will be ably assisted by the Flashpoint residents, Guy Thackeray, Matt Chester and Brendan Nelson; and visual action will once more be taken care of by Circuit_C. Flashpoint will then return on Saturday 26th March with a special D1 Recordings party, featuring the cream of the Dublin based labels talent more details to follow shortly...
