Umami presents the 07/07/07 launch party & preview with Surgeon
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Submitted 23-05-07 00:00
The countdown to the UK’s biggest three day electronic music festival begins officially on Bank Holiday Sunday 27th May as UMAMi host the Official Antiworld 070707 Festival launch party at The Egg, in Kings Cross, London. We’re going to introduce the gargantuan range of music at the launch and festival and will be talking to Anthony Child aka Surgeon about his role as one of the most original and innovate techno producers and DJs in the world. He will be performing at the launch as Surgeon and at the festival as British Murder Boys.
UMAMi
UMAMi is a taste, and was discovered as the fifth flavour after sweet, sour, salty and bitter. It is the taste of ultra succulent, and was discovered in Japan in Tokyo Imperial University in 1908 after being isolated by Professor Kikunae Ikeda in his university lab. In 2007, UMAMi continues to represent good taste through innovation.
UMAMi produces and promotes quality media through events, partner artists and other creative projects. Over the past six years they have worked with musicians and media artists on a range of projects, productions and events. From festivals and event development, to media and content creation, webstrategies, marketing, production and agency. UMAMi work with talented people individually to help create creative and culturally stimulating excellence whilst keeping it real.
By focusing on the techno, breaks and electronica side of the festival at this party, UMAMi aims to correct the perception of the 070707 festival as being mainly a psychedelic trance festival. While the festival is undoubtedly going to be the biggest psychedelic trance festival to ever hit the UK, with Infected Mushroom making their first ever UK festival appearance, Israel’s HOMmega Records celebrating their tenth birthday by having their entire artist roster playing live — including Astrix, Dali, Xerox & Illumination, Sub6, PsySex, Black & White, X-Noize all led by label head Eyal Yankovich — Twisted Record’s Hallucinogen, GMS, Skazi, Dejavoo, M-Klome, Alchemy’s Sinewave and Eskimo… the list is just too long…
However, with four stages of underground techno, breaks and electronica over three days hosted by many of the country’s most respected club nights, the Antiworld 070707 festival is also set to steal the crown as the UK’s biggest electronic music and arts festival.
The music
UMAMi’s stage features the likes of Beastie Boys’ Mixmaster Mike, Evil 9, Alloy Mental live, Radioactiveman Live, Ceephax Acid Cru live, The Bays live, Plaid live, Ben Sims, Robert Hood, DJ Murphy, Ben Long, The Utah Saints (Dex n EFX), Bauchklang live. The event is also in conjunction with Nottingham’s freaky dancing, who’ll showcase their finest live electronic artists and a host of other new talent.
Other non psychedelic trance highlights across the festival include Adam Beyer, Ben Sims, British Murder Boys, Chris Liberator, DJ Rush, Green Velvet, Josh Wink, Marco Bailey, Mark EG, Marco Nastic, Thomas Schumacher, Valentino Kanzyani, Fergie, Robert Hood, Speedy J Live, Coldcut Live, DJ Kentaro, DJ Food, Aquasky, Freestylers, Pendulum, Ctrl-Z, Layo & Bushwacker, Madox, Nicky Blackmarket, Slipmatt, The Breakfasterz, The Herbaliser, Unique 3, Aotobots vs Screwface, Baobinga, Deekline and Wizard, Blim, Adam Lab 4, Andy Farley, Proteus, Jon 00 Fleming, Matt Darey, Blu Peter, Billy Daniel Bunter, Paul Glazby, Pete Wardmann, K90 Live, Nu Energy Collective Live, Weirdo, and way too many more to list.
Ben Sims
The launch of 07/07/07
The launch party takes over all three floors of the award winning Function 1 equipped venue. Possibly best well-known for its awesome open air area, the Egg terrace has hosted more than a few good parties in its time, with the Jaded Sunday sessions becoming synonymous with silly Sunday messiness. People now come from all over and queue around the block on Sunday mornings to see the likes of Sebastian Leger and other cutting edge house, minimal and electro artists at Breakfast, and with the imminent smoking ban stressing out more than a few clubs right now, the Egg’s garden is looking rosier than ever.
With Monday being a holiday there really is no excuse not to check out this nine-hour marathon party featuring one of the biggest techno and breaks line ups to hit the capital for a while. DJs performing include Ben Sims, Surgeon, Ben Long, Chris Liberator, Radioactive Man, Billy Nasty, Ctrl-Z & Ken Mac, Canine Sounds, Gaudi, Audio Fly, JB & Nils, Arnold B, Paddy Freeform. Newcastle’s finest pay the capital a rare visit in the form of Freaky Dancing regulars Suade, Chris Littlewood, Pete Samplers and Electrofried.
Interview with Surgeon
The Firefly boys have got an enormous lineup including Hot Chip, Digitalism, Fergie as well as the no messing duo British Murder Boys AKA Anthony Child and Karl O’Connor. Anthony also plays solo as Surgeon, one of the UK’s most respected producers and DJs who’s developed his own distinctive sound over the past twelve years. His work is at the forefront not just in terms of techno, but also in pushing the boundaries of production technology and technique.
Surgeon is renowned around the world for his musical dexterity and his sets are an intense experience not to be missed. Expect to be thrown into a world of music as seen through the eyes of one of the world’s great contemporary producers and performers. With the launch party just around the corner, we had a chat with Tony about the forthcoming weekend and beyond…
You’re due to play the Antiworld festival launch party this Sunday 27th May then again at the festival as British Murder Boys in July. What can we expect from these performances?
I never like to make decisions about what to play before an event. I prefer to try and gauge the people and vibe just before I start to play. So who can say!
A feature of your sound is the fluctuation between driving grooves, and music that is arguably less dance-orientated and more cerebral. What function do you think this performs in your productions and DJ sets, and music generally?
I enjoy a variety of tension, mood, pace etc. in all of life, so I think it reflects that really.
Your productions on Counterbalance seem to be connected by a number of common features like different members of a family. When you bring them together on the Counterbalance Collection CD the total effect is very impressive — like a single large scale composition. What was your conscious idea or approach to that body of work that gave such a strong common thread?
I think that comes from the overall idea of that label. ‘Dynamic Tension’ was always intended to be based around more pure electronic sounds and rhythm and tone. ‘Counterbalance’ was more about sampling (literally or metaphorically) from outside of techno.
Anthony Child aka Surgeon
Does the dark, industrial nature of your music and the subversive titles you often use reflect your own life at all?
I see the style more as a deep sound than dark, it’s just my personal preference so in that way it is a reflection.
You have been involved in various experimental projects away from Surgeon DJ sets and productions we have been discussing. Is there anything you are working on in this capacity you’d like to tell us about?
I’d like to say yes, but there’s nothing at the moment. The last project was ‘Whose Bad Hands Are These?’ That was more of a beacon, a musical sing post pointing in different potential directions.
Over the last few years it has started to seem inevitable that DJing will move away from vinyl, possibly causing its extinction. How do you feel about that?
I’ve never been a vinyl junkie, the music is always the most important thing, not the format it’s played from. The only important fact is that there are many more ways for DJs to play these days.
Electronic music production is increasingly taking place using computers in place of dedicated hardware. Are there any hardware tools that you particularly prefer to work with or are your favourite tools software-based?
At the moment everything is computer-based but I have used hardware in the past. For me it’s just a means to an end, I use whatever I find is the most effective way of expressing myself in the studio or in a club. Whatever technology is available, affordable and viable.
You’ve been known to employ new technology in your DJ sets such as FinalScratch. What is your current preference for DJing technology?
I started to use FinalScratch at the end of 2001 then switched to using Ableton Live and midi controllers towards the end of 2003, so it’s been a long time since I DJed with vinyl.
The reason I started using FinalScratch was because I felt that affordable technology had reached a stage where there were viable alternatives to playing vinyl. There are more choices these days. I’m just experimenting to find the best one for me.
Have you thought about the surge of techno producers ditching techno in favour of the minimal house that seem to be so popular at present? Where do you think this trend will lead to?
That trend will lead to the next trend, and to then next trend...
If there’s a festival in the UK this summer with a better underground techno, breaks and electronica line up that this we’ll snort our tent.
Where will you be on 070707?
If you have any sense you’ll be joining us and 15,000 other party people in a field in Hampshire somewhere for 3 days dancing to the best electronic music on the planet.
But before that though there’s the small matter of the launch party, where the HarderFaster crew will most likely be found holding fort front and centre of the dancefloor. Why else would the government give us Monday off work if it wasn’t to go raving on Sunday night?
Many thanks to Chris Littlewood, Stuart Holt and Suade. Photos courtesy of Anthony Child and Ben Sims. Not to be reproduced without permission.
Antiworld festival launch Sims & Surgeon
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Sunday 27th May 2007
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Egg [map]
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From:
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21.00 - 06.00
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Cost:
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£14 Adv. £16 limited door tickets
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Website:
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www.umami.tv
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Ticket Info:
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Advanced Tickets cost £14 (plus booking fee) / Limited tickets on the door £16
Tel: 0207 267 8320 or 0207 267 6148
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Buy Online:
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Click here to buy tickets
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Launch Party – Bank Holiday Sunday, May 27th 2007
UMAMi launches the antiworld 070707 festival on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 27th at the EGG Club, London. This is a one-off event featuring a legendary line-up and exclusive pre-festival performances from the finest DJs performing at the UK’s newest and biggest electronic music and arts event.
Event Information
Each room reflects the different music genres featuring on the UMAMi stage at the festival offering the best in Techno, Breaks, Electro and House from partners Elektrobeast, The EGG, Hello Techno My Old Friend and Freaky Dancing. Meanwhile, in the garden, we will be getting you in the festival mood with stalls, merchandise, treats and more.
UMAMi Antiworld 070707 Launch Party
Sunday 27th May
@ Egg, 200 York Way, Kings Cross, London, N7
21.00 – 06.00
www.umami.tv
www.antidote.com
www.accessallareas.com
Info: stuartholt@umami.tv
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Region:
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London
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Music:
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House. Deep House. Acid Techno. Techno. Breaks.
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DJ's:
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Hello Techno My Old Friend Presents…
Ben Sims
Surgeon
Chris Liberator
Ben Long
Suade
Arnold B
Chris Littlewood
elektrobeast Presents…
Radioactive Man
Billy Nasty
Gaudi (dub ‘n Breakz)
Ctrl Z & Ken Mac
caninesounds
The EGG Presents…
Audio Fly
Paddy Freeform
Nils & JB
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