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Nick Matthews <nick_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com> wrote:
LONDON * CHICAGO * CAPE TOWN
Booking Agents * Promotions * Management * Consultancy * Media
MAY 2005
Well – This is the first monthly news from our camp since we opened the office in Chicago and also moved into our new Central London premises. Usually, like a fine Swiss watch, we send you all your essential information on the first day of every month without fail, but for April it was simply impossible – but one dropped month out of 36 ain’t a bad record…
So – get ready to squint your eyes and diaries at the ready – because in the words of Eminem .. “this is about to get heavy”
//BEST KEPT SECRET WORLDWIDE RESIDENCIES ///
BEST KEPT SECRET IS THREE – THE SUMMER STARTS HERE….
DATE: MONDAY 30th MAY (BANK HOLIDAY)
PLACE: CARGO – 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, LONDON
TIME: 5 p.m – 1 a.m
LIVE ACTS: TM JUKE (Tru Thoughts), BREAK REFORM (Abstract Blue), THE BAKER BROS feat VANESSA FREEMAN, 2TALL (Needlework)
DJ’s: RAINER TRUBY (Compost), MADRID DE LOS AUSTRIAS (Sunshine, Vienna), YAM WHO?, BEN SMITH (love.is.audio / Best Kept Secret), CHRIS WHEELER (Heritage Orchestra)
3 years is over a thousand days or 1.5 million minutes – each and every one spent grafting like a mean mofo and so we have to really make a big fuss and invite as much of the talent that have made it possible down under one roof.. for one night (and day) only. As if all this array of stellar musical flair wasn’t enough to tempt you, we will have a BBQ outside on the Cargo patio to provide the necessary fuel for your drinking…
PLEASE R.S.V.P for concessions list (early birds free list is closed I am afraid) – all this for £5 !!?? – cannot say fairer than that now can we…?
LONDON (2nd Friday every month)
WHERE?: FLUID – 40 Charterhouse Street, Farringdon, LONDON EC1
WHEN?: FRI 13th MAY from 7 p.m – 2 a.m
WHO?: Tonight NICK MATTHEWS plays a 5 hour set in the basement after completing a global promotional tour to “increase the piece” – joined by BEN SMITH and BREAK REFORM in the bar…
CHICAGO (Last Friday every month)
WHERE?: SONOTHEQUE – 1444 Chicago Ave (@ Ashland), CHICAGO
WHEN?: FRI 27th MAY from 9 p.m – 2 a.m
WHO?: Having kick started the Chi-Town soiree last month with YAM WHO? with some serious boogie licks, this month jiggy jazzist numero uno, BREAK REFORM drop into to town for an exclusive U.S dj date and Chicago debut to launch the new “Reformation” LP (more singing and dancing about that later in the month). Joined by residents DJ 4BZ (celebrating Chelsea’s brought title.. bugger) and DJ STRIZ (illmeasures).
JO’BURG (2nd and last Saturday every month)
WHERE?: COLOR BAR, 44 Stanley Ave, Milpark, JO’BURG, SOUTH AFRICA
WHEN?: SAT 7th & SAT 21st MAY from 10 p.m – 4 a.m
WHO?: Teaming up with our African home is the “Manhattan of Africa” – with this month’s bomb dropping done by KID FONQUE, DJ ZERO & DJ GLYNN .. No house music all night long – you dig..?
CAPE TOWN (1st & 3rd Saturday’s every month)
WHERE?: IVORY ROOM, Loop St, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
WHEN?: SAT 7th & SAT 21st MAY from 10 p.m – 4 a.m
WHO?: Cream of the crop Rob White (Return to the Deep) shows his legendary status for a 2 session throwdown that goes deeper than the Channel Tunnel. With resident rude bwoys JustinSlack, Jon Henwood and Ashton Gardener…
ZURICH (Last Saturday every month – but with a summer break)
WHERE?: MOODS – Schiffbaustrasse 6, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
WHEN?: SAT 28th MAY from midnight – 4 a.m
This quality venue will be seeing plenty of leftfield action on the live and dj front having launched last month. Inspiring figitity feet this month will be West London’s bastion of big snares ALEX PHOUNTZI from BUGZ IN THE ATTIC taking a 4 hour excursion into the early morning…
SOON COME … Best Kept Secret MADRID residency and our special summer series.. BEACH KEPT SECRET ..
///BEST KEPT SECRET/////WORLDWIDE LISTINGS/////
SABRINA MALHEIROS
Sabrina Malheiros is another name on the tip of everyone’s tongue as the ever increasing ripples in the musical pond spread further. When you are the daughter of the bass player from Azymuth, that helps as well… Her hotly tipped album “Equilibria” drops later this month, it’s a sure fire bet that she will reach the heights… Catch these debut dates below..
Weds 18th May Jazz Café, LONDON
Fri 20th May The Wardrobe, LEEDS
Weds 25th May Sheffield
Thurs 26th May Karlsruhe World Music Festival, GERMANY
DRUMAGICK
Having made their debut live gigs in Europe in April with the full band, the ballistic brothers from deep Sao Paulo have taken their sound to uncharted territories – “Funky” doesn’t even do it justice… if you missed those live dates (London, Leeds, Bournemouth, Zurich and Graz) then here are some dj dates for you to check
Weds 4th May Nouveau Casino, PARIS
Fri 6th May Hard:edged @ Watergate, BERLIN (with RAINER TRUBY)
Sat 7th May Bebedo @ Favela, GLASGOW
MARLENA SHAW
Soul and jazz legend sits shoulder pad to shoulder pad with the greats … with the fingerlickin’ fine “California Soul”, “Feel Like Making Love” & “Woman of the Ghetto” .. no stranger to most of you… SHE’S BACK..
Sun 29th May Renfrew Ferry, GLASGOW
Tues 31st May Lydmar Hotel, STOCKHOLM
Weds 1st June La Scene Bastille, PARIS
Thurs 2nd June La Scene Bastille, PARIS
Fri 3rd June The Sage Gateshead, NEWCASTLE
Sat 4th June The Wardrobe, LEEDS
Sun 5th June Liquid Rooms, EDINBURGH
Mon 6th June Crawdaddy’s, DUBLIN
Weds 8th June Jazz Café, LONDON
Thurs 9th June Jazz Café, LONDON
Fri 10th June Toucan Club, CARDIFF
JAZZINHO
Leader of the latin pack, Guida da Palma, makes the voyage east for a series of summer festival dates as well as sunny Bedfordshire to consistently prove they are best nu-Brazilian band in London – rock on Tommy..
Thurs 12th May Yunost / Donetsk Jazz Festival, DONETSK, UKRAINE
Sat 14th May Club Persona, KIEV, UKRAINE
Tues 17th May Jazz Town, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Mon 30th May Luton Carnival
CANDI STATON
Having blown the socks off the Jazz Café and Triptych Festival in Scotland in April, the disco diva has made a massive return to Europe turning the heads of music press in the process – officially – this lady is back on the map, delivering virtuoso performances that sound as good as they did 30 years ago….
Mon 30th May Open Air Stage (Jazz / World) – HEADLINE ARTIST @ ORANGE EVOLUTION FESTIVAL, NEWCASTLE
YAM WHO?
Mainstream adulation just around the corner..?? – You better believe it. The Anglo- American sound that rings bells globally have rapidly left the chasing pack for dead in the search for the perfect head nod and booty shake…
Thurs 12th May PICK n MIX @ RUBY LO, LONDON
Sat 28th May Ultragroove @ Cabaret Voltaire, EDINBURGH
RAINER TRUBY
His meteoric rise from obsessive jazz collector to one of Europe’s most important dj’s and tastemakers make Rainer and fellow comrades Christian and Roland (a.k.a Truby / Fauna Flash) a dj and production team that create heat with their beats… You know you will always get the finest with Truby and if you check these dates below, you will not be disappointed..
Sat 14th May KoKo, Camden, London (with Gilles Peterson)
Fri 20th May Trouble.. @ Cabaret Voltiare, EDINBURGH
Mon 30th May Best Kept Secret is Three @ Cargo, LONDON
THE BAKER BROS
Three piece deep funk from the groove capital of .. err… Dorset – These Bournemouth based monkeys make a whole ton of noise to create a fun loving Saturday night atmosphere everyday of the week. And now, you can take a piece of the night home with their new live album “In with the Out Crowd” …
Sun 8th May Jazz Café, LONDON
Fri 13th May The Wardrobe, LEEDS
DJ LUBI
Head latin honcho at Straight No Chaser magazine and compiler of numerous of the biggest selling latin, Salsa and Cuban compilations and now leading the British end of the “reggaeton” movement (with the scenes first compilation released soon) … so cutting edge he has to sleep in a carry cae incase people get severed..
Fri 27th May Coventry Jazz Festival (with Snowboy & the Latin Section)
SNOWBOY
As percussionist and band leader “Snowboy & The Latin Section” – Snowboy was in the front line when the Acid jazz movement really kicked in. However, never one to dwell on past achievements, Snowboy has moved with the times and his new and revered album for Chilli Funk is exciting south American rumba that spells “Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y” in any language ..
Fri 13th May Patrotka Club, WARSAW, POLAND (DJ gig)
BREAK REFORM
The momentum behind their 2nd LP “Reformation” (released early June) is gathering some serious steam. Straight of the back of a ICA gig on Sunday (for Broadcast on XFM later this month) and a Gilles Peterson Maida Vale Session looming, a busy summer and Autumn schedule is set for leaders of the London neo-soul scene…
Fri 13th May Best Kept Secret @ Fluid, LONDON (DJ SET)
Thurs 26th May Glenfiddich Independent Mix @ Cargo (with Break Reform, Silhouette Brown, Gilles Peterson & Karen P) (LIVE GIG)
Fri 27th May Best Kept Secret @ Sonotheque, CHICAGO (DJ SET)
Mon 30th May Best Kept Secret is Three @ Cargo, LONDON (Live P.A)
NICK MATTHEWS
Fri 13th May Best Kept Secret @ Fluid, LONDON
Weds 18th May Jazz Café, LONDON (with Sabrina Malheiros)
Fri 20th May The Wardrobe, LEEDS (with Sabrina Malheiros)
Weds 26th May Springfive Festival, Graz, AUSTRIA – with Tosca (G-Stone), Richard Dorfmeister (G-Stone), Quantic (Tru Thoughts), Alan Brown (Soul Seduction) & Sinclair
Thurs 26th May Glenfiddich Independent Mix @ Cargo (with Break Reform, Silhouette Brown, Gilles Peterson & Karen P)
/////BEST KEPT SECRET//////THE HYPE///////
The Dining Rooms – Experiments in Ambient Soul (Schema)
A travel through different vocal styles and instrumental settings, folk and blues re-readings, funk accelerations and dub dialations in the quest for an ambient soul. This, the fourth studio album by The Dining Rooms achieves just that and more…
“Sparkingly emotive new jazz” (I-DJ)
“Always feeling The Dining Rooms.. In fact always feeling Schema” – LTJ Bukem
“..fantastic album” (bigchill.net)
“Excellent! – Contender for one of the best jazz restaurants of 2005” (Undercover Magazine)
OUT NOW!
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The Baker Brothers – In with the Out Crowd (Peddler)
Three piece deep funk from the groove capital of…err… Dorset – These Bournemouth based monkeys make a whole ton of noise to create a fun loving Saturday night atmosphere everyday of the week. And now, you can take a piece of the night home with their new live album “In with the Out Crowd”.
“Translates the energy and excitement of the original gig onto CD…Feel the crowd lift as the South Coast trio give it everything they’ve got!” – IDJ Magazine
“A very good live performance…sounds like a great gig!” - Strictly Kev (DJ Food/Solid Steel)
“If you can’t get your groove on to this then it must have shriveled up beyond repair!” - Undercover Magazine
“Will definitely get support on Unfold and Dugout shows.” – Simpson (Tru-Thoughts/Zebra Traffic)
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The Vanishing System – headCOMPUTOR (Altered Vibes)
Music from a galaxy far, far away…released on Planet Earth in 2005. Their mix of P-Funk, Electronica and Rock with a Jazz ethic is broadening the world of Hip-Hop and expanding minds the universe over. Headcomputor is nothing short of a revelation.
“I think good – they think good!” – Mr Scruff
“Definitely feeling the twisted hip hop thing!” – Kev Beadle
“Really good – wonky and different but still funky!” – Joe 90 (Futureboogie/DJ Mag)
“Another hip-hop masterpiece…a 2005 classic!” – Simon Harrison (Basic Soul Radio Show)
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Leo Tardin’s Grand Pianoramax (ObliqSound)
This full-length debut from Montreux Jazz Festival winner Leo Tardin fuses traditional jazz improvisations with modern electronic sensibilities while drum sensations JoJo Mayer and Ferenc Nemeth provide the beats. Fresh music!
“Rhythmically complex and melodically rich. Explores the edges of Rhodes and kit techniques.” – DJ Mag
“Starlite is a dope track – really dig that!” – Kindred Spirits
“Fantastic fusion of jazz and electronica. Sounds very fresh.” – Marcus Mehta (Electronic Soul Radio – Germany)
“Proper jazz bizznizz from one of the most promising nu-jazz labels.” - Gerd (4lux Recordings)
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Madrid de los Austrias – Mas Amor! (Sunshine Enterprises)
This is the result of a long and healthy production process as MDLA went to Spain to record with traditional Flamenco artists – cutting and pasting a cultural collage with amazing results. A wonderfully intoxicating project.
“In attempting to navigate a course between the two countries, MDLA have wandered into a wonderful world of their own.” – DJ Mag
“Sumptuous grooves.” – LTJ Bukem
“Can see this working its magic in the open air throughout the summer.” - Karl Hyde (Underworld)
“Absolutely stunning!” - Martin Morales (Future Flamenco)
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Olaf Hund – Valseuses (Musiques Hybrid)
Valseuses revisits the popular and romantic dances from the beginning of the 20th Century, celebrating a new dimension in electronics.
“Brilliant. Playing on Blue Room and One Music…great stuff!” - Rob Da Bank (BBC Radio 1)
“Thoughtfully put together by an artist who wears his considerable talent lightly.” - BBC Music Reviews
“Excellent album.” – Nick Luscombe (XFM)
“The list of styles and ideas Hund moves through is endless, you may not like every flavour but that doesn’t mean you won’t go back for more.” – DJ Magazine
/////BEST KEPT SECRET//////THE GOSSIP///////
If we could have chosen a month not to write out this newsletter, April would not have been a good choice. There were so many good things happening – CANDI STATON’s return to Europe after so many years, our launch of full operations in Chicago and North America (thank you one and all for the good luck wishes) with our Sonotheque residency and YAM WHO? tour, NICOLA CONTE’s first live date in the U.K and the first fully live Brazilian DnB show with DRUMAGICK possibly being the most exciting thing since the combustion engine…
But – just when you think your life cannot get any better.. it does. A new DOMU album is just around the corner via Archive Records with a 12” sampler from that hitting the shops before summer kicks into full swing. Before that though comes the new BREAK REFORM album “Reformation”. As stunning as it is wondrous. Less is definitely more and we deeply hope that all the underground anticipation moves them up and away in the mainstream before long.. God knows, they deserve it. Dutch vinyl addicts KRAAK & SMAAK drop their long awaited album “Boogie Angst” via the London label Jalapeno Records. Does what is says on the tin really – bloody good considering the expectation after al their twelves.. FAUNA FLASH show some the cream of the remixes for others on their compilation “Worx – The Remixes” including Rodney Hunter & Megablast.
Down at the South African H.Q, we have a new weekly radio show starting on Cape Town’s Mutha FM starting in June, hosted by Jon Henwood and Justin Slack..
///BEST KEPT SECRET//quality<not>QUANTITY CHART//MAY 05//
1. Kid Sublime – Something About Your Love (Kindred Spirits)
2. Recloose – Dust (Peacefrog)
3. Jamie Liddel – When I come Back Round Again (Warp)
4. Kraak & Smaak – Keep On Searching (Jalapeno Records)
5. Diesler – Burnley Wallet (Tru Thoughts)
6. Eddy Meets Yannah – Can’t Hide Love (Compost Records)
7. Steppah Huntah feat Blue Smith – So Alive (Soultronik)
8. Tominaga – It’s Your Time (Alex Attias Freedom Soundz Mix) (Diaspora)
9. Mettle Music presents Latin Vibes (Sampler I) (Mettle Music)
10. The Dining Rooms – Afrolicious (Schema)
quality<not>QUANTITY chart is featured exclusively on LATE:NIGHT:SESSION presented by Mark Phillips on www.solarradio.com (and Sky Digital Channel 879) on the last Thursday of every month between 22:00 – 00:00.
///BEST KEPT SECRET//THE VITAL STATS//
Nick Matthews – General Manager – nick_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Jules de Lattre – Head of Live Bookings – jules_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Ben Smith – Head of Best Kept Secret MEDIA – ben_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Tina Bhattacharjee – Office Manager - tina_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Greg Dalziel – Head of Best Kept Secret (North America) – greg_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Jon Henwood – Head of Best Kept Secret (South Africa) – jon_at_bestkeptsecret.co.za
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U.K / European Roster:
Alex Attias, Alex Phountzi (Bugz in the Attic), Alison Crockett, The Amalgamation of Soundz, The Baker Brothers, Beanfield, Boo Williams, Break Reform, Brian Auger, Cameo, Candi Staton, Daz I Kue (Bugz in the Attic), DJ Lubi (Straight No Chaser), DJ Snowboy, Domu, Drumagick, Eddy Meets Yannah (Compost Records), Fauna Flash, Gwen McCrae, Fertile Ground, Heavy, Jazzinho, Jazztronik, Joseph Malik, Kevin Yost, Kraak & Smaak, Kokolo (Freestyle Records), Kyoto Jazz Massive, Leo Tardin's Grand Pianoramax, Lonnie Liston Smith, Marlena Shaw, MK (Roots Manuva), Nick Matthews, Nicola Conte, Nu Spirit Helsinki, Patchworks, Pee Wee Ellis, Phil Asher, Rainer Truby, Re:Jazz, Robert Strauss (Freerange / Yoruba), Roy Ayers, Russ Dewbury, Sabrina Malheiros (Far Out), Sidewinder, Sir Joe Quarterman, Snowboy & The Latin Section, Stateless / Swell Sessions, The Dining Rooms (Schema), TM Juke (Tru Thoughts), Yam Who?, Vikter Duplaix, Wagoncookin'
U.S.A / North American Roster:
Alex Attias / Mustang, Alison Crockett, The Amalgamation of Soundz, Ben Mono (Compost Records), Break Reform, DJ Lubi (Straight No Chaser), DJ Snowboy, Dom Servini (Straight No Chaser / Wah Wah 45's), Domu, Drumagick, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Joseph Malik, Kevin Yost, Kraak & Smaak, Nick Matthews, Nu Spirit Helsinki, Patchworks, Phil Asher, Recloose, Reel People (Papa Records), The Dining Rooms (Schema), TM Juke (Tru Thoughts), Yam Who?, Wagoncookin'
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