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16/10/10
Dyed Soundorom
Anthony Collins
As Louche move into Autumn, we provide you with a little taste of Ibiza this October, welcoming Circoloco resident Dyed Soundorom and fellow countryman Anthony Collins to The Mint Club, as a part of a showcase for seminal French label Freak n’ Chic.
Since starting his musical career in 1999, Dyed has gone on to achieve dizzying heights. After running his own super trendy ‘React’ parties in Paris, he quickly found himself playing all over the city, including cutting edge dance-floors like Rex Club and Batofar. From there he began to rub shoulders with other musicians and Djs from the capital, and ever since his DJ and production game has gone global. Freak n’ Chic label boss Dan Ghenacia spotted Dyed’s talent immediately, encouraging him to do remixes for the labels first compilation ‘Rendez Vous 01’. Since then Dyed has released 12”s and EPs on labels including Spectral Sound, Freak n’Chic and Crosstown Rebels, and added his remix skills to countless other projects to boot. As a DJ he brings a mix of style and enthusiasm to every gig; oozing cool but never taking himself too seriously, indeed his only priority is to keep the party rocking. It is perhaps this laid back and refreshing attitude that has lead him to play at the biggest parties the world over, from Fabric to Panorama Bar, and most notably becoming a much coveted resident at DC-10 for Ibiza’s weekly Circoloco parties. Dyed’s irrepressible urge to be at the heart of the party is as strong as ever, so make sure you come down to witness the charms and talents of one of the most in demand artists out there.
Fellow Parisian Anthony Collins completes the line up, and as another label artist, will further showcase the sounds and style of Freak ‘n Chic. This will be Anthony’s second appearance at Louche after a three-year absence, and judging from his last show, and also his recent podcast we can’t wait to welcome the guy back. Anthony’s notorious style draws upon influences that are not confined to straight dance music, with strong elements of jazz and soul clear to be heard in his tunes and his DJ sets. Growing up in New York and Paris, and a talented Jazz musician for a father clearly influencing his take on house music over the years, and these influences combined with his meticulous choice of house and deep techno make for a mouth watering DJ set. Along with Freak ‘n Chic, labels such as Vakant and Pokerflat have also released Anthony’s music, as he continues to excite house music fans the world over.
With two of Freak n’Chics leading artists at the helm we are guaranteed a night of excellent musical creativity, were sure you’re looking forward to it as much as we are.
Dyed Soundorom
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Anthony Collins
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16/10/10
Mint Club
8 Harrison St.
Leeds
United Kingdom
10 - 6
£8 Limited Early Bird
£10 Adv MOTD
25/09/10
Delano Smith
Praslea
Jozif
Nocturnal Leeds Heavyweights Louche and Cognosco get together this September, in a joint enterprise to welcome back students old and new to the city, in what promises to be one of the biggest parties of the year. With three headliners on the bill, all making their debut gigs in the city, in a scarcely used but much loved warehouse style venue, this party is sure to go off with a bang.
Born in Chicago and raised in Detroit, Delano Smith represents one of the last of a rare group of Detroits first house DJs. Inspired and mentored by Motown’s first DJ – the late great Ken Collier, Delano began to perfect the art of DJing in the late 70′s, playing disco in various underground clubs around the city. Then in the early 80′s, house music emerged from down the Interstate 94 in Chicago, which quickly caught Delano’s attention and would become the focus of a lifelong musical love affair. Thirty years later his sound is deep, groovy, sophisticated and aimed straight at the dancefloor. Praise and press has been heaped upon him for releases on London’s highly respected Third Ear and his own imprint Mixmode. Exclusively jetting over from the States just for us, don’t miss out on a true house music hero in action.
From electronic parties in his native town Sibiu, Romania, warming up for the likes of Zip, Hawtin and Loco Dice, Praslea has had an amazingly fast ascension. The young Romanian, who is close friends with compatriots Raresh, Pedro and Rhadoo, now has worldwide gigs including DC10 and Tenax under his belt, as well as production work on A:rpia:r and Moon Harbour. Audiomatic Net Radio is another of Praslea’s projects; an online DJ broadcast that he does with buddy Raresh. His accurate technique and refined musical selection make Praslea one of the most promising artists of the young Romanian generation, and without doubt he is one of the finest underground DJ’s out there.
Talented Londoner jozif has been immersed in music and inspiration his whole life. Growing up in a musical family, with access to an endless record collection, jozif has shaped his unique sound to fit perfectly into modern house music. His intense blend of juddering tech house and rich minimal grooves have earned jozif gigs at benchmark clubs Fabric and Space, Ibiza. 2010 has already seen the acclaimed ‘Chicago EP’ drop on New York imprint Wolf + Lamb, a low-slung groover of a release that turned heads the world over. His conceptual, limited edition collaborative label project with Fabric musical director Craig Richards – Fist or Finger – is due for launch imminently, as are releases on Leftroom and Woolford’s Intimacy imprint. Quirky, charismatic and thoroughly electronic, it’s a pleasure to present jozif to Leeds for the first time.
To round the party off we have a specialist tailor made Funktion One system being brought in to power the sound, support in The Box coming from local house dons Mono_Cult and an exclusive after party in the basement of the venue. Cognosco and Louche have treated the people of Leeds to some great great parties over the years; Cognosco downstairs at the Loft, and Louche at their three year home The Mint Club. Come and join us as we get together to throw our first joint party, that will almost certainly not be the last…
This party is dedicated to the late Matt McKeown, co-founder of Cognosco and friend to all of us, who is sadly no longer with us. We wish you could be here for it mate, and it would not have been possible without you.
Delano Smith
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Praslea
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25/09/10
The Loft
Cross York St.
Leeds
United Kingdom
10 - 6
£8 Limited Early Bird
£10/12 MOTD
18/09/10
Gadi Mizrahi
Le Loup
Art Department
Louche bring you a very special line up for our reopening party. This September we welcome one half of Wolf & Lamb Gadi Mizrahi, his label artist Le Loup & men of the moment Art Department for their amazing Live show to the Mint Club.
Wolf + Lamb Records was born at the turn of the millennium, when Gadi met the label’s co-owner Zev Eisenberg. Together they had a clear vision of what they wanted to create; a label which broke the mould, and an outlet to release their own, then unique, brand of house music. Twelve years on and the label is now at the very forefront of the electronic scene; Resident Advisor named it the #3 label of the year last year. Such modern artists as Soul Clap, Nicolas Jaar and Lee Foss owe much to W + L, having some of their first releases on the label, kick starting their blossoming careers.
As a producer and as a DJ, Gadi’s devious style of house has earned him international praise and gigs at clubs like Fabric, Watergate and Club der Visionaire. When producing as Wolf + Lamb with Zev or working solo, Gadi shows a refined understanding of how to make a party move with sounds that are ceaselessly deep, weird and totally fresh. His solo releases on labels such as Simple Records or more recently his album “Love Somone” as production duo Wolf + Lamb have been some of the finest releases of the year. As well as all this he finds time to put together one of the most talked about events in NYC where Wolf + Lamb artists and extended family get together for the special label party held at The Marcy Hotel. With such prolific work as an artist, label boss & party starter Gadi Mizrahi is currently one of electronic music’s most influential trendsetters.
Supporting is Frenchman Leonard Perret AKA Le Loup, who is no stranger to W + L, having released his See Line EP back in May 2009, and has since composed a string of remixes for the label. The young Parisien developed an early taste for music, discovering the joy of DJing and crate digging for rare records when he was just sixteen. He studied sound engineering at the Institut Supérieur des Techniciens du Son in Paris, where he learnt to fuze his influences together into what is undoubtedly Le Loup’s sound today; a tribute to artists from Nina Simone to Moodymann, from Marvin Gaye to Daniel Bell. Le Loup tunes and edits have also been released on Eklo, Esperanza and Remake Musique, and with a busy touring schedule on the horizon, things are looking great for Leo.
And finally we are very proud to present men of the moment, fresh of the back of being signed to Crosstown Rebels, Art Department. The Canadian maestros Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow are blowing up big time, and are drawing plaudits from just about everyone; Simple label boss Will Saul called their live set “the best thing we’ve heard since we heard Matthew Jonson for the first time”, after witnessing their exhilarating and ground breaking live set at WMC this year. He’s not alone. A performance which consists of Jonny’s sublime workings on a DJ setup, and Kenny’s rich and soulful live vocals moved Soul Clap to hail them as “Making the best music on the planet right now”, and their first release, featuring the deep, dark, synth-driven masterpiece “Without You” will surely be heard far beyond Mint’s dancefloor over the coming months. They fly in to Europe this September for a handful of exclusive dates including Circoloco & of course Louche, make sure you come down to see without doubt, the hottest property in dance music.
Gadi Mizrahi
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Le Loup
Myspace
18/09/10
Mint Club
8 Harrison St.
Leeds
United Kingdom
10 - 6
£8 Limited Early Bird
£10/12 MOTD