Red D plays house

Red D (real name Bart Van Neste), who is one half of FCL, has just done a podcast for Resident Advisor.

Having DJed for 20 years now, this We Play House label boss is responsible for last year's biggest hit, Let's Go, which he co-wrote with Belgium's house producer San Soda. Red D has a new project coming up - he has recently joined forces with Motor City Drum Ensemble, the duo will have a split EP, titled Love Description, due for release on London's Delusions Of Grandeur label.

Red D has also done an interview with RA, read the whole article and download the podcast here.

Footage of Chez Damier From His Mini Japan Tour

Our friends at selective pressure were fortunate enough to be in Nagoya when Chez Damier played there just recently, and even more fortunately they took along their video camera so the rest of us can enjoy the experience as well. Looks like it was a great party, if only they'd hurry up and invent free, teleporters...

Chez Damier / Black Cream at Mago, Nagoya / 23.09.2011 from selective pressure + on Vimeo.

San Soda's Set From Nachtdigital Festival

Red Bull Music Academy Radio have uploaded San Soda's set from the recent Nachtdigital festival in Berlin. It's an hour of some bouncy groovy house, with a few classics thrown in for good measure. Have a listen below

Red Bull have also put up 3 and a half hours of Prosumer's set from the main stage which has been very well received here in the office, definitely worth a listen.

Lastly, there's also a few of our excellent limited edition t shirts still available, best not to wait as once they're gone they're gone!!

Grab one at: http://secretsundaze.bandcamp.com/

Our friends at Selective Pressure have come up with this excellent video that sums up the essence of secretsundaze and captures the party spirit. Filmed at the 10 Year birthday celebration which took place on August bank holiday in Greenwich featuring Ethyl, Flori, James Priestley, Giles Smith and the very special guest - Kenny Dixon Jnr aka Moodyman. The soundtrack to the video is provided by Ethyl & Huxley - Reflexions (Aybee Remix) which is on Tsuba Records.

10 Years of secretsundaze Birthday Weekend, London / 28.08.2011 from selective pressure + on Vimeo.

Also the Guardian has a quick chat with James Priestley about a few of his essential tunes in his record bag. Including the forthcoming Ethyl & Flori tune as well as one from the latest Wbeeza EP - Bagwag.

Read the full article here

Exclusive Sets From The secretsundaze Boiler Room Party

On a balmy summer evening on the 16th of August 2011 secretsundaze had the privilege of appearing on the boiler room, the uk's leading ustream channel. We're very fortunate to be able to bring you the sets from that night, so those who were there can relive the occasion and those who weren't can see what they were missing out on.

The event took place on the roof of a very respected east London fish restaurant, Foremans & Son in Hackney Wick. From the vantage point of the roof there was stunning contrasting views, to the east was the brand new Olympic Stadium and to the west was sprawling industrial views and walthamstow marshes.

There was a slight break from boiler room tradition, as all DJs played facing the crowd rather then the usual boiler room way where they have their backs to the crowd.

At the moment we only have Wbeeza and Giles sets but as soon as we have them we'll add Ethyl's and James'.

First up to kick things off was Ethyl, who played some deep and melodic house to start getting people to shuffle their feet.

BR #63 Ethyl. from BOILER ROOM on Vimeo.

Next up was Wbeeza, where he took the opportunity to showcase all his skills including using a cheeky sample of Skee Lo which went down an absolute treat. To close things off he finished on Coast Spotting from his lastest EP - Bagwag. To top things off this is his first ever official recorded mix available online!

BR #63 Wbezza (live) from BOILER ROOM on Vimeo.

James stepped up to carry on where Wbeeza left off playing a great set that kept the dancefloor moving.

BR #63 James Priestley from BOILER ROOM on Vimeo.

By the time giles came on the party was in full swing, and he really took the bit between his teeth. Playing a fantastic deep set where it felt at times that a snorkel and googles were required on the dancefloor.

BR #63 Giles Smith from BOILER ROOM on Vimeo.

As 11pm came and the dancing under the stars was curtailed, it was very easy to forget that this was a "school night" as people left with smiles on their faces and the shock that they could still catch the last tube home.

Giles Smith picks some of his favourite Moodymann tracks in advance of his appearance at secretsundaze's 10th Birthday

With an artist as prolific as Moodymann its damn near impossible to pick 5 tracks. I really could have picked out 20 killer tracks by the moody one but here's 6 (just couldn't do 5) that popped into my head.

There is no doubt that Moodymann's legacy is rock solid with his discography containing enough bona fide classics to keep you amused on you tube for many hours. We think he is in the holy grail of House producers along with Larry Heard, Ron Trent, Chez Damier and Lil Louis.

1. Misled

I bought "Introducing" his first LP on Planet E in 1996 or was it 7 while in my first year at University in Leeds. I remember the day like yesterday as i also bought Larry Heard's LP "Dance 2000" on the same day! I just remember sticking the needle on the record and being mesmerized with what i heard. It just had the warmth and groove that i was always searching for. "Introducing" was not strictly an LP it was really a collection of the 12"s he had put out prior to that but it was indeed my introduction to Moodymann. "Misled" is just the most sensual, sexy and somewhat melancholy groove. I Just love this woman's subtle vocal hummings, the amazing percussion and the overt eq'ing in the track.

2. Tribute / The day We Lost the Soul

It was a toss up between this and the Chic sampling "I Can't Kick This Feeling" perhaps the most played Moodymann track. I first heard this Marvin Gaye sampling track at Back To Basics in mid to late 90's and Ralph Lawson the resident used to hammer it. I remember him once saying he had it permanently sellotaped to the bag of his bag. I dont think this was strictly true but it served to illustrate a point. I bought it soon after but somehow it went missing. It wasn't until i was in Japan 2 years ago that it dawned on me that i didnt have anymore and snapped up another copy but this time it was for about £35 but of course worth every penny. The groove on this is just slamming and its classic Moodymann in the way that his switches, cut n paste style between two grooves giving it a great dynamism.

3. Live in LA 88

This track really is a beast. Amazing how Moodymann can do extremely soulful almost gospel tinged tracks "Another Black Sunday" or " I'm Doing Fine", slamming House tracks a la "Tribute" and "I Can't Kick This Feeling", deeper than deep "Misled", "Oceans" (nearly made this Top 5) and then just as you think you have worked him out he comes out with this. For me this is real minimal techno! Super stripped down, dark, gnarly yet still bags of soul again with another sexy hummed vocal that just takes the edge off the dark groove. This never fails. Crazy when the keys slide into the mix later in the track too.

4. On The Run

This is a personal favourite and a track i don't hear people talk about very much. The track is totally influenced by the blues with the Uncle's tale of woe at the beginning of the track about wanting to escaspe from his incarceration hence the title. The warm pads and the beautiful swoony guitar licks is just such a potent combination and just slays me every time i hear it. It really doesn't have much of a kick drum and isn't really a club track but that didnt stop me playing it as my opening track at Panorama bar a few years ago (and clearing the floor with it slightly :)

5. Freeki Mutha F cker

What can i say about this record?`Kenny hadn't released a record for a while but when this sleazy joint came out there was no doubt that he never went away. Just unbelievable production and as the sleazy lyrics. Audio lube as someone so succinctly puts it in the comments on you tube!

Secretsundaze live on Boiler Room Tuesday 16th August

with: WBEEZA (LIVE), ETHYL, GILES SMITH & JAMES PRIESTLEY

Broadcast from the roof terrace at H. Forman & Son, Stour Road, Fish Island, London E3 2NT

2000 – 2300, Tuesday 16th August 2011

Please note the event itself is now by invitation only, you must be on a guest list to get in.

Everyone else, you get to watch amazing music, free, live, online.

Broadcast URL: http://boilerroom.tv/live

Smoke House Gallery: http://smokehousegallery.org/

Tuesday 16th August sees a very special collaboration between secretsundaze and London's seminal live AV music show, the Boiler Room. The boiler room usually broadcast live from Corsica Studios but this time they are making a special broadcast from a intimate rooftop location in Hackney-Wick.

The boiler room started out as a small bunch of DJs putting on a weekly DIY show from deep within a disused boiler room in a secret London warehouse. The show rapidly grew larger and larger and prompted a move to Corsica Studios to accommodate their new found followers. With each show gaining more and more fans the guest DJ's got bigger and better each time, having had the likes of Theo Parrish, Scuba, George Fitzgerald, Space Dimension Controller, Floating Points and Ramadanman perform for them already.

Founding member, Blaise Belville says 'We've gone from having 50 of our mates watching online to up to 15,000 or 25,000 people during our most popular shows like the James Blake and the Jamie XX ones,' 'And then there's 100,000 people and upwards reposting and replaying the podcast every month. The space has got bigger - there used to be about 30 people max in the room, and now our guestlist requests exceed 500 each time. It's invite-only, but there's still about 150 people there every week.'

- TIMEOUT, 2011
'The Biggest nightlife success of the past year blurs the line between an online club and a radio show.'

- R&S RECORDS, 2011
'Boiler room plays a very important part in the surround culture of underground electronic music'

Scuba at the Boiler Room (Hotflush label night:)



Theo Parrish live on the Boiler Room:



Ethyl & Flori @ 10 years of secretsundaze, Vienna:

Ethyl + Flori / 10 years of secretsundaze / Prater Unser at Pratersauna, Vienna / 03.07.2011 from selective pressure + on Vimeo.