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LONDON * CHICAGO * CAPE TOWN
Booking Agents * Promotions * Management * Consultancy * Media
JUNE 2005
So, that’s what a 1000 days feels like! It feels goooooddddd.. Our birthday
celebrations at London’s Cargo Monday gone brought together a very happy
bunch of people to round of what was a very eventful and musically spoilt
long weekend in the capital. Tuesday was write-off for starters – nursing
hangovers, headaches and battle scars. Break Reform and TM Juke were
horizontal and vertical respectively. 2Tall kept the nodders wet, mBaker
Brothers spat, sweated and swaggered their way through 45 minutes of pure
energy and Ruby Trainers played one of the finest d.j sets ever heard. So
for anyone who ever attended a gig by one of artists anywhere in the world,
brought a cd from of the artists, sent an e-mail to us, blagged a guestlist,
partied with us, cried with us, stressed with us, put posters up and got in
bother with the law for us (thanks Chris!!), handed out flyers for us,
booked a dj or band, written an article about us or even someone who just
talks to plants in the garden. We salute you all – and thank you from our
big toe to our balding heads… Right – lets go…
Live sets from all the bands and dj’s will archived soon as well interviews
and pictures of the night courtesy of Radio Magnetic.
//BEST KEPT SECRET WORLDWIDE RESIDENCIES ///
LONDON (2nd Friday every month)
WHERE?: FLUID – 40 Charterhouse Street, Farringdon, LONDON EC1
WHEN?: FRI 10th JUNE from 7 p.m – 2 a.m
WHO?: Tastemaking bastion of the London airwaves and Big Chill
ambassador, NICK LUSCOMBE has developed a John Peel-esque following over the
years with his long standing and multi-dimensional music tastes. From the
horizontal to the very vertical, Nick has championed new talent from nearly
every country on the planet and although famed for his downtempo and lounge
sets, The lucky Fluid freternity will be treated to a bag of dancefloor
riddims that add some class to any Friday night.
with residents NICK MATTHEWS (Best Kept Secret), BEN SMITH (love.is.audio /
Best Kept Secret)
CHICAGO (Last Friday every month)
WHERE?: SONOTHEQUE – 1444 Chicago Ave (@ Ashland), CHICAGO
WHEN?: FRI 24th JUNE - 10 p.m – 2 a.m
WHO?: Two down and two very excellent parties dood. This month
the twisted jazz and molten soul continues apace with Straight No Chaser
contributor & label manager of Wah Wah 45’s DOM SERVINI. As well as propping
up the bar at every interesting gig in London and beyond, many of you will
also tune in regularly to his Milk Audio hosted show. Essential for the hedz
and beyond…
CAPE TOWN (1st & 3rd Saturday’s every month)
WHERE?: ORCHARD BANK, Long Street, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
WHEN?: EVERY TUESDAY
WHO?: Justin Slack, Jon Henwood take
BEACH KEPT SECRET – SPAIN
WHERE?: LASAL (nr BARCELONA)
GROOVY (CASTELLON)
XIRINGUITO (ALICANTE)
WHEN?: THURS 16th, FRI 17th & SUN 19th JUNE
WHO?: So – some think the name is wry and witty – others are
like, “you’ve lost it mate” but everything in equal measure. Three quality,
picturesque and quality venues – I will let your imagination run wild. A
pre-Sonar getaway at Sonar before heading south for the weekend. NICK
MATTHEWS rocks these first sets of dates – forthcoming over the summer are
YAM WHO? (July), BREAK REFORM, ANDY WILLIAMS (The Goods, Montreal),DJ LUBI
(Straight No Chaser) amongst others – r.s.v.p for details…
SOON COME … Best Kept Secret MADRID residency.. starting October 2005…
///BEST KEPT SECRET/////WORLDWIDE LISTINGS/////
BEST KEPT SECRET @ GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
For those venturing West to dance in muddy fields with a quarter of a
million others (who makes the crop circles by the way..? – aliens?) then
please take time to check the new afrobeat kids on the block KOKOLO AFROBEAT
ORCHESTRA (Fri 24th – Jazz/World Stage), ROY AYERS (Fri 24th - Jazz/World)
and as Glastonbury celebrates a 10 year love affair with dance music at the
festival, THE AMALGAMATION OF SOUNDZ (Sat 26th) will rock out in the Dance
Village as they too celebrate 10 years as a production and d.j partnership.
Don’t blag for tickets – cos we’ve run out L
HAVANA IN HEDDON STREET
Starting next Thursday (Thurs 9th June) and every Thursday in June
thereafter, a slice of Cuba comes warm the mean streets of London. Just off
Regents Street on a mews called Heddon Street a special musical season,
programmed with Best Kept Secret in association with Sister P.R – presented
by DJ LUBI – Kicking off with Omar Puente (Thurs 9th June), Osvaldo Chacon u
su Banda (Thurs 16th June), Mo’Timba (Thurs 23rd June) and finishing off
with Roberto Pla (Thurs 30th June) – 6 – 9 p.m every week ..
Check www.regentstreetonline.com and click onto “Havana in Heddon Street”
for full details and info and also a chance to win a £1000 holiday voucher
to visit Cuba.
KEVIN YOST
The man behind a million tunes and one of the U.S’s finest production and dj
talents over the years simmers on the music surface, raising the temperature
of his impro house style at the twist of a phaser. His new album, “Future
Flashback” is released this month on I! Records – bring on the Jersey
twist …
Fri 17th June Desire, Heraklion City, CRETE, GREECE
Sat 18th June Porto Paradiso, HALKIDIKI, GREECE
Tues 21st June Palazzo del Teatro, MILAN, ITALY
Fri 24th June Mercati Generali, CATANIA, ITALY
Sat 25th June Arenile Di Bagnoli, NAPLES, ITALY
MARLENA SHAW
Soul and jazz legend sits shoulder pad to shoulder pad 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.. and SHE BAD …
Weds 1st June La Scene, 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
ROY AYERS
Having missed last years Glastonbury festival, Roy and his merry band of
funkateers will be doubley good as his vibes sail along the summer breeze
and country air. Look out for the warm up gig north of the boarder as well
in the legendary Liquid Rooms…
Thurs 23rd June Liquid Rooms, EDINBURGH
Fri 24th June Glastonbury Festival
GWEN McCRAE
In November, she left all in her presence that she still has all the
personality and charisma to charm the pants off anyone. The queen of the
British and International rare groove scene with tracks like “All this love
that I’m Givin’” and “Funky Sensation”.. She’s Phunk Royalty…
Weds 15th June New Morning, PARIS, FRANCE
Thurs 16th JUNE New Morning, PARIS, FRANCE
Fri 17th JUNE Jazz Café, LONDON, U.K
Sat 18th JUNE Jazz Café, LONDON, U.K
Sun 19th JUNE Mango Club, READING, U.K (Vocal P.A)
DOM SERVINI
Straight No Chaser reviewer, Wah Wah 45’s label boss, Milk Audio radio dj
and club promoter – renaissance man DOM SERVINI pops his head over the
Atlantic for little bit of jazz shuffle, fott stomping funk and off kilter
beats…
Fri 24th JUNE Best Kept Secret @ Sonotheque, CHICAGO
Sat 25th JUNE The Goods @ Le Barbu, MONTREAL
Thurs 30th June Pacific Standard Time @ Bambuddha Lounge, SAN FRANCISCO
Fri 1st JULY Movement @ Supermarket, TORONTO
Sat 2nd JULY Milesaway, ST LOUIS
TM JUKE
Having just emerged into the daylight having been gagged, whipped and bound
in the studio producing new Alice Russell album, The Juke and his cross
social divide take their folk-hop revue to a distant land where the wine is
cheap and women are gorgeous..
Sun 12th JUNE Aquarius / Illectic Funk Festival, ZAGREB, CROATIA
BREAK REFORM
The second and latest L.P from Break Reform will be hitting record vendors
in a few weeks – so expect the vibe to get friggy-fresh… inspiring songs
wehre the statement is definitely less is more. A much revered side of the
production trio is SIMON S’s DJ sets – that take turntablism and put in a
smokey jazz club… don’t touch… you might get burnt..!
Thurs 2nd JUNE Samurai FM @ Herbal, LONDON (with Jon Kennedy) – DJ SET
Thurs 23rd JUNE Glasgow Jazz Festival (with Sidewinder) – DJ SET
WAGONCOOKIN’
A massive return to Europe after a long exile in the depths of Brazil, but
the frisky brothers of Spanish soul return for the whole summer season to
Europe to play some exclusive live gigs and also the semi live experience
(listed below) with a laptop, a ton of chuky, hip swinging beats and some
larey electronic percussion.
Fri 24th JUNE Departure Lounge @ Cabaret Voltaire, EDINBURGH, U.K
KRAAK & SMAAK
June will see the long anticipated release of the Dutch trio’s debut album
“Boogie Angst” with Jalapeno Records. A fine meshing of breaks, beats,
broken rhythm, tongue in cheek vocal samples, doggy style basslines all
wrapped in a pair of flares and boob job… know what I mean.. nah, didn’t
think so…
Fri 17th JUNE Mokka Cuka, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
ALEX PHOUNTZI (BUGZ IN THE ATTIC)
Warped keys, snare addict and Playstation champion (and also Cypriot Greek –
don’t hold it against him!!) and part of the fresh crew in dance music –
Bugz in the Attic – Alex grabs his passport, heads south across the Thames
ready to mash up the second room for bass loving Brixton…
Sat 11th June TEMPO TANTRUM @ Plan B, BRIXTON, U.K
/////BEST KEPT SECRET//////THE HYPE///////
Kid Sublime – Basement Soul (Kindred Spirits)
A lesson in releasing a good record: Leave Rednose Distrikt – get in top
vocalists (Lady Alma, Jneiro Janel, Nicky Guiland and others)– a sprinkle
lashings of lush studio enhanced neo soul, boogie and bouncey production –
add some fine artwork and bang.. your done. A masterful album from a hotly
tipped producer for the future.
“Kid Sublime is a musical prodigy – no question. This debut album is
startlingly accomplished.” (Undercover Magazine)
“A fine example of the LP’s title indeed” (DJ Mag)
“Loving this album” (LTJ Bukem)
“A dirty soul vibe - lovely” (Break Reform)
“A most splendid show of phatness and skills” (Jon Kennedy, Grand Central)
“I love it all … he is a bad little boy!” (Domu)
“Super hot” (Gav Smith, Pantone Music)
RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW!
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Latin Vibes Volume 1 – Lounge Selection (Mettle Music)
Manchester seems a million miles from sea, sand and sweat of samba. But then
opposites attract and Mettle Music have been providing a soul supplement for
discerning house and leftfield dj’s. This sampler is taster of the
forthcoming first volume featuring the best of the latin leftfield crop
(featuring Rio Orchestra, Shawn Ward & Marcus Tavia)
“Oozes quality” (Rainer Truby)
“Good tracks .. a radio groover” (Patrick Forge)
“Really works on the Groove Sanctuary dancefloor” (Raw Deal)
“Good groove, great horns – my kind of record” (Ben Mitchell – Sao Benetiz /
Mr Hermano)
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Jonathon Krisp - Scalextrick (Cookshop)
The cunningly titled “Scalextrick” sees Mr Krisp in full wonky vocodered
funk mode with some bad ass vibes, tight beats and two knowledgeable pros
who clearly know their way around a Scalextric track. Contrasting on the
flip is “Paris In Winter”, a coldly lush downtempo affair replete with fuzzy
rhodes and crackling strings.
“Wicked little tune – lots of fun. Started the Blue Room show with it”
(Chris Coco, Blue Room, BBC Radio 1)
“Loving the track.. really nice” (Strictly Kev / Solid Steel)
“Love the quirky A side” (Boca 45, Grand Central)
“Somebody, somewhere is playing a Jonathon Krisp” (Max Cole, Straight No
Chaser)
“A nice track moving things in the right direction” (Beatphreak)
/////BEST KEPT SECRET//////THE GOSSIP///////
///BEST KEPT SECRET//quality<not>QUANTITY CHART//JUNE 05//
1. Beatfanatic – Like A Sound (White)
2. The Specifics – Craig’s House (LP Music)
3. Colonel Red – Cry Love (Yam Who? rework) (Broadcite CD-R)
4. Wagoncookin’ – Agua de Iluvia (Watch TV remix) (Lovemonk)
5. Stockholm Cyclo – Sticky (White)
6. Sabrina Malheiros – Capoeira Via (Roc Hunter remix) (Far Out)
7. Tata Vasquez – Suite Guaracho Pt.2 (Beatfanatic re-edit) (Counterpoint)
8. Mamaluke – The Pant (Flevans mix) (Jack to Phono)
9. Four Tet – Sun, Drums & Soil (Sa Ra remix) (Domino Records)
10. Treva Whateva – We have the Technology (Ninja Tune)
///BEST KEPT SECRET//THE VITAL STATS//
Nick Matthews – General Manager – nick_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Jules de Lattre – Head of Bookings – jules_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Ben Smith – Head of Best Kept Secret MEDIA – ben_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Tina Bhattacharjee – DJ Bookings & Office Manager –
tina_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Greg Dalziel – Head of North America – greg_at_bestkeptsecret.uk.com
Jon Henwood – Best Kept Secret (South Africa) – jon_at_bestkeptsecret.co.za
Nick Matthews
General Manager
U.K / European Office:
Best Kept Secret
The Basement
62 Blandford Street
LONDON
W1U 7JE
UNITED KINGDOM
T: +44 (0) 20 7935 4044
F: +44 (0) 20 7935 3799
W: www.bestkeptsecret.uk.com
U.S.A / North American Office:
1164 North Milwaukee Street
CHICAGO
IL 60622
U.S.A
T: +1 (773) 276 8736
F: +1 (773) 435 0252
W: www.bestkeptsecret.uk.com
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, Kid Sublime
(Kindred Spirits), Kokolo (Freestyle Records), Kyoto Jazz Massive, Leo
Tardin's Grand Pianoramax, Lonnie Liston Smith, Marlena Shaw, Mettle Music
presents Latin Vibes, MK (Roots Manuva), Nick Matthews, Nicola Conte, Nu
Spirit Helsinki, Patchworks, Pee Wee Ellis, Phil Asher, Quintessence, 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), Teddy Rok Seven, 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, Jazzinho, 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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