MIMM label launch at Stealth (01/07/11)

Mimm has been pushing unique and individual clothing, forward thinking music events and monthly art exhibitions since May 2010. After recently moving to a new premises in Hockley (opposite Broadway Cinema) a new project is being developed by this creative collective.

BODDIKA (Swamp 81/ Nonplus) plays dollop (01.07.11)

Friday 1st July, 2011

BODDIKA (Swamp81/Non Plus/Instra:Mental)

KORELESS Plays dollop 7th Birthday on Fri 3rd June

Friday 3rd June

KORELESS (Lucky Me/Pictures Music)

JAMIE xx b2b ONEMAN live on the Boiler Room (Fact/Young Turks)

After their sell out March event (with Claude VonStroke, Jamie Woon & Benji B), dollop return to Stealth on Friday June 3rd. The event will celebrate their 7th Birthday and the lineup is immense - featuring (amongst others) the beat-maker and knob shaker from The xx and prolific remix artist and producer JAMIE xx.


Jamie has had an amazing year, winning the Mercury prize (with his band The xx), remixing the likes of Adele & Falty DL, and collaborating with Gil Scott-Heron - and we are very pleased to have him back at Stealth.

Watch/listen to his back-to-back DJ set with Stealth favourite Oneman, recorded last week at the FACT/Young Turks event for the Boiler Room:

'Live From' - FACT x Young Turks - Jamie xx b2b Oneman by BOILER ROOM

Jamie xx plays at Stealth for the dollop 7th Birthday on Friday June 3rd alongside Joy Orbison & lots more tbc.

For tickets/more info check out the dollop 7th Birthday Facebook Event.

CLAUDE VONSTROKE exclusive interview for dollop

In advance of tonight's show at Stealth the guys over at dollop managed to catch a few minutes with the one and only CLAUDE VONSTROKE!


dollop: What do you think of the new hybrid of House, Dubstep and Techno that is coming out of the UK at the moment (eg. Julio Bashmore)?

CVS: Awesome. I love it. Finally something fresh to listen to.

dollop: And how is this hybrid of sounds received in the States?

CVS: We usually hear it for the first time just about the same time the trend dies in the UK. At the same time, we have our own trends. Maybe no one follows them like they do in London and Berlin but that's what makes us special, isn't it.

dollop: How is the dirtybird sound developing and what involvement do you have with that?

CVS: I am the A&R and owner of dirtybird so i guess i am responsible for the sound. The development is based entirely on the music that i like. Basically more grease and grit please. Don't be so obvious unless you are a genius and then you are allowed to make very simple tracks that kill because you know what you are doing

dollop: Which of your productions are you most proud of?

CVS: DB005 was the best 2 tracker combo I've done. All the way from goofy to emotional in one EP.

dollop: When did you start djing?

CVS: I had a radio show in High School which feels like about 100 years ago. There was no mixing involved with that. I would play a record then talk, then play another record. My show was called the Power Move and it was all hip-hop. I would give away a free pizza every show to get people to listen. It's not so common to have a radio station in a high school so i guess that was quite lucky.

dollop: Who is your role model?

CVS: Rick Rubin

dollop: What are you most afraid of in Detroit?

CVS: I'm not (which is the point of the track to begin with).

dollop: Have you revisited Detroit recently? How does it's current party scene compare to the past?

CVS: I don't feel comfortable being an "official" reporter on the Detroit scene because i moved away a while ago to San Francisco, but as far as I can tell it's been picking up again. Last time i went there i played for 2000 people which was quite a big jump from the time before for about 350 only a year ago. I may have to qualify that by telling you that "Mini-Me" was the 'MC' of that larger event which could have accounted for at least 30 extra people.

Claude VonStroke plays at dollop tonight at Stealth alongside Jamie Woon (live), Benji B (Radio 1) and lots more.

Check out the relevant blog posts on tonight's acts:
CLAUDE VONSTROKE
JAMIE WOON
BENJI B

Tickets : Alt-Tickets or Stealth online.

For more info check out the dollop Facebook event.

Join the dollop Nottingham Group.

'Like' dollop.

JAMIE WOON at Stealth (03/03/11)

Friday 4th March, 2011

JAMIE WOON (live)
Jamie Woon, like James Blake, is one of those new male artists showing what can happen when you combine conventionally strong soulful vocals with dubstep's eerie spaciousness and resonant production techniques.
Woon experienced an epiphany when Burial remixed his little heard rendition of 'Wayfaring Stranger'. Injecting some bass, the reclusive producer completed changed the singer's view of music.



Assisting Jamie Woon is recent album sessions, the track 'Night Air' boasted some additional production from Burial. The result was a stunning song, with Woon's voice riding atop some rumbling sub-bass.



Named at number 4 in the of BBC Sound of 2011, Jamie Woon is preparing to release his debut album.



Jamie's track 'Night Air' appreared in the majority of the 'End Of 2010 Charts', and featured an official remixes by Ramadanman and Deadboy and a cheeky bootleg refix by Rinse FM's Marco Del Horno.

Night Air (Ramadanman Refix) by woon

#39 Jamie Woon - Night Air (Deadboy Remix) by Numbers

Jamie Woon 'Night Air' (Marco Del Horno refix - Mistajam 1xtra rip) by marcodelhorno

Have a listen to Jamie performing the track live in The Boiler Room:



Jamie's latest single 'Lady Luck' is released this week. Buy it now from iTunes.



And as if you need further proof of the man's voice have a look at this little video Jamie recorded whilst on a recent holiday in Cambodia:



Also if you sign up to Jamie's mailing list on his Facebook page you will get a free download of his track 'Blue Truth':

Blue Truth by woon

Don't miss this chance to see Mr Woon in such an intimate setting - and as expected tickets are flying out!

Also on the bill....

CLAUDE VONSTROKE (dirtybird)
BENJI B (Deviation / Radio 1 / 1Xtra)
D'lex
Ursa Major (Trouble & Bass)
dollop DJs
Subculture Sounds (Twisted Hearts Club/Toybox)
Plax (Give Them...)
Jack B Nimble
Aja

& lots more tbc

Tickets : Alt-Tickets or Stealth online.

For more info check out the dollop Facebook event.

Join the dollop Nottingham Group.

'Like' dollop.

CLAUDE VONSTROKE (dirtybird) at Stealth (04/03/11)

Friday 4th March, 2011

CLAUDE VONSTROKE (dirtybird)

Claude VonStroke does not scowl and look mean while he DJs. He does not pretend to know everything and he will be nice to you and your friends. He is grateful to be doing music for a living and he knows that the reason people go to parties is to have fun. If you want to act cool and not have any fun then he is not the right DJ for you.

The Whistler by Claude VonStroke

Claude’s real name is Barclay Crenshaw, a guy raised in the suburbs Detroit who wanted to be a filmmaker but always had a knack for music. After several different careers, VonStroke started the “dirtybird” label at the age of 32.

Since 2005, dirtybird has carved out a niche as a premiere American label and has released over 40 EPs from the likes of dollop favourites The Martin Brothers (Justin & Christian), Julio Bashmore, Riva Starr, Solo, Zombie Disco Squad, Tim Green, Worthy & Style Of Eye.

Vocal Chords by Claude VonStroke

In an effort to give something back to the community VonStroke unveiled a new label “mothership” in 2007. A large percentage of the label’s proceeds go to a music school for children in Claude’s hometown of Detroit, Michigan. This label features more euro-flavored techno and house featuring groups like Catz ‘n Dogz, Maetrik and Voodeux.

Tour wise, Claude has headlined almost every major club, festival and basement after-party in the world.


Two of the most talked about sets in dollop history have been provided by Claude VonStroke - firstly his epic 3 hour set back in 2008 and most recently in the dollop room at the 2010 Indoor Festival. Still riding high on the critical acclaim for his 'Bird Brain' LP, we are looking forward to welcoming him back to dollop at Stealth!


BIG BIG BIG.








Also on the bill....

BENJI B (Deviation / Radio 1 / 1Xtra)
JAMIE WOON (live)
D'lex
Ursa Major (Trouble & Bass)
dollop DJs
Subculture Sounds (Twisted Hearts Club/Toybox)
Plax (Give Them...)
Jack B Nimble
Aja

& lots more tbc

Tickets : Alt-Tickets or Stealth online.

For more info check out the dollop Facebook event.

Join the dollop Nottingham Group.

'Like' dollop.

RIOTOUS ROCKERS @ dollop (with EROL ALKAN this Friday)

This Friday at Stealth we are looking forward to welcoming back Pete and Boggy (aka The Riotous Rockers) to warm-up for Mr Erol Alkan at dollop. The guys boast residencies at some of Europe’s top clubs, run the clubnight ‘ASBO’, and certainly know how to spot a great tune from a duff one. We managed to grab a few minutes with the guys to give us their Top 20 Tracks of 2010.
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(*Note: The Three Degrees - The Runner (Wild Geese Edit) was the one charted)

& last but by no means least... (it's not on Youtube so a Soundcloud will have to do ;)
#20:
Mystery Jets - Dreaming Of Another World (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas remix) by eskimorecordings

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For more on the Riotous Rockers 'Like' their Facebook, follow them on Twitter, visit their Myspace of check out their December 2010 mix:

Riotous Rockers December 2010 Mix. by Riotousrockers on Mixcloud

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Friday 14th January, 2011

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RIOTOUS ROCKERS (ASBO)

CHAMBOCHÉ (Under The Shade)

D'LEX (dollop / Stealth)

WAVES

SUBCULTURE SOUNDS (Twisted Hearts Club / Toybox)

LOST BOYZ DJS (Lost Boyz Club)

DANNY FRY

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EROL ALKAN (Rescheduled date) @ dollop. Friday 14th January, 2011

Friday 14th January, 2011

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EROL ALKAN
Erol Alkan is our favourite DJ here at dollop HQ, and we are very pleased to be welcoming back to play at our party :)



In his early 20s he founded the most influential clubnight of its time, ‘Trash’ in London, where he played weekly alongside the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Klaxons, Bloc Party, Peaches & Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Over the last decade the world’s dancefloors have been rocked by Erol’s remixes (for Klaxons, Hot Chip, Scissor Sisters, Alter Ego, Mylo, Bloc Party, DFA1979, Chemical Brothers & Franz Ferdinand); with Erol being voted Mixmag’s ‘DJ Of The Year’ and ‘Best International Dj’ and even being called up to support both Madonna and Daft Punk!
Erol’s label ‘Phantasy Sound’ has put out tracks from Chilly Gonzales, Riton, Primary 1, Boris Dlugosch & Late Of The Pier; and to date Alkan has acted as album producer for Late Of The Pier, Mystery Jets & The Long Blondes.
More recently he has released his collaborations with Boys Noize ‘Waves/Deathwave’ & ‘Avalanche/Lemonade’ - both of which have been picked up by the world’s top DJs.
Add to this the warped balearic psychedelic brotherhood of ‘Beyond The Wizards Sleeve’ and his work as the mysterious 'Mustapha3000'.
Until you’ve borne witness to one of his legendary DJ sets, poured headily over one of his meticulously crafted productions, or been catapulted to a sudden sonic nirvana by the dropping of one of his remixes, you might be justified for dismissing his existence as an extremely elaborate myth of the musical underground. After all, how can one man, still in his early thirties, have kept so many kids dancing for so long?

Boys Noize & Erol Alkan – Lemonade

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Waves

Boys Noize & Erol Alkan – Avalanche


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plus...

RIOTOUS ROCKERS (ASBO)

CHAMBOCHÉ (Under The Shade)

D'LEX (dollop / Stealth)

WAVES

SUBCULTURE SOUNDS (Twisted Hearts Club / Toybox)

LOST BOYZ DJS (Lost Boyz Club)

DANNY FRY

& more tbc

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Tickets : Alt-Tickets or Fatsoma.

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FACTORY FLOOR @ dollop (03.12.10)

dollop - Friday 3rd December, 2010

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FACTORY FLOOR (live)
Factory Floor are the latest good band to come out of East London. They play using vintage analogue equipment and tape loops to create abrasive electronic music, layered in feedback, with insistent Krautrock bass lines and obligatory Ian Curtis post-punk vocals. They’re all the best bits of Sonic Youth and Throbbing Gristle, with Giorgio Moroder disco electronics and Kraftwerk beats, an inspired combination.


Stephen Morris of Joy Division/New Order called Factory Floor "Raw, Chaotic, Fantastic and Different" and we couldn’t agree more.



Factory Floor - A Wooden Box:


Factory Floor - Lying:


Factory Floor (live) at Offset Festival:


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Also on the bill:

EROL ALKAN

JIMMY EDGAR (Warp)

RIOTOUS ROCKERS (ASBO)

D'lex

dollop DJs

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At Stealth, Nottingham

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Advance tickets on sale now.

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For more info check out the Facebook event.

To keep up to date with all house, electro, techno & bass goings-on make sure you join the dollop Nottingham Group.

Also don't forget to'Like' dollop on Facebook.

Jimmy Edgar @ dollop (03.12.10)

dollop - Friday 3rd December, 2010

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JIMMY EDGAR (Warp / K7! / Live)
Born in Detroit, Jimmy Edgar began experimenting with electronic music at age 10, and by the age of 15 was DJing alongside the likes of Detroit legends Juan Atkins and Derrick May.

In 2001 at the tender of 18, his hyper-sexed microchip stylings caught the ear of Warp, where he cranked out his brand of amped-up laptop funk for the next eight years, culminating in the full-length classic 'Color Strip'. Now 26, Edgar is shaking things up at German beat boutique !K7.
His recent album "XXX" was released in June 2010 to critical acclaim.

Jimmy is also pretty nifty with a camera. His photography has been shown in Vogue, Dazed, H, Notion, Clash and URB, and his work has been shown in London, NYC & Los Angeles. Jimmy has also shot for such bands as Hercules Love Affair, Her Bad Habit, Kelley Polar, Plus Device, Steve Mason/King Biscuit Time/Black Affair, Pretty Positive, Dead on TV, Kava Kon, Theophilus London, Machinedrum and more. For more info on Jimmy's photography check out jimmyedgarphotography.com

Check out Jimmy's live drum machine skills on his European tour this year:



Jimmy's 2004 release "I Wanna Be Your STD" (voted #9 in the "Warp Records best singles of all time"):



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Also on the bill:

EROL ALKAN

FACTORY FLOOR (live)

RIOTOUS ROCKERS (ASBO)

D'lex

dollop DJs

& more tbc

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At Stealth, Nottingham

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£12 Advance Tickets on sale now.

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For more info check out the Facebook event.

To keep up to date with all house, electro, techno & bass goings-on make sure you join the dollop Nottingham Group.

Also don't forget to 'Like' dollop on Facebook.

EROL ALKAN at dollop (03.12.10)

Friday 3rd December, 2010

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dollop present....

EROL ALKAN
Erol Alkan is our favourite DJ here at dollop HQ, and we are very pleased to be welcoming back to play at our party :)
In his early 20s he founded the most influential clubnight of its time, ‘Trash’ in London, where he played weekly alongside the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Klaxons, Bloc Party, Peaches & Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Over the last decade the world’s dancefloors have been rocked by Erol’s remixes (for Klaxons, Hot Chip, Scissor Sisters, Alter Ego, Mylo, Bloc Party, DFA1979, Chemical Brothers & Franz Ferdinand); with Erol being voted Mixmag’s ‘DJ Of The Year’ and ‘Best International Dj’ and even being called up to support both Madonna and Daft Punk!

Erol’s label ‘Phantasy Sound’ has put out tracks from Chilly Gonzales, Riton, Primary 1, Boris Dlugosch & Late Of The Pier; and to date Alkan has acted as album producer for Late Of The Pier, Mystery Jets & The Long Blondes.
More recently he has released his collaborations with Boys Noize ‘Waves/Deathwave’ & ‘Avalanche/Lemonade’ - both of which have been picked up by the world’s top DJs.
Add to this the warped balearic psychedelic brotherhood of ‘Beyond The Wizards Sleeve’ and his work as the mysterious 'Mustapha3000'.

Until you’ve borne witness to one of his legendary DJ sets, poured headily over one of his meticulously crafted productions, or been catapulted to a sudden sonic nirvana by the dropping of one of his remixes, you might be justified for dismissing his existence as an extremely elaborate myth of the musical underground. After all, how can one man, still in his early thirties, have kept so many kids dancing for so long?







Check out this video interview with Erol Alkan by Potter (from Late Of The Pier) at dollop last year:



Erol has been playing at Stealth since its opening in 2004, and every time he has surpassed expectations. Here is a little clip of the end of his last set at Stealth - taken at dollop at the beginning of the year:



DO. NOT. MISS. THIS.

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Gan Ban Live Mix by Erol Alkan on Mixcloud

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Also on the bill:

JIMMY EDGAR (Warp)

FACTORY FLOOR (live)

RIOTOUS ROCKERS (ASBO)

D'lex

dollop DJs

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At Stealth, Nottingham

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£10 Earlybirds on sale now.

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For more info check out the Facebook event.

To keep up to date with all house, electro, techno & bass goings-on make sure you join the dollop Nottingham Group.

Also don't forget to'Like' dollop on Facebook.

DJ MEHDI (Ed Banger) Interview

In advance of tonight's show at dollop we have managed to grab a few words with Parisian DJ superstar - DJ MEHDI.

After working as a hip-hop producer with the likes of MC Solaar, Asian Dub Foundation and Futura 3000, DJ Mehdi joined forces with Pedro 'Busy P' Winter in 1997, hosting a very successful monthly hip-hop / electro club night at former Paris nightspot Pulp.



This friendship resulted in Busy P signing Mehdi up to his Ed Banger label, culmating in the release of the 'Lucky Boy' LP in 2006. The album featured the classic tracks 'Signatune' (which was re-edited by Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter) and 'I Am Somebody' (featuring Chromeo).

More recently, Dj Mehdi has been part of a group of friends and DJ's collectively known as Club 75 which includes Cassius, Busy P and Xavier de Ronsay (Justice).

Where are you now?

In my house, in my bed.

What is your favourite city?

Paris, then NYC, then London.

What was the first record you bought?

Public Enemy - 'It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back'

When/ where/ how did you start dj’ing & producing?

In my bedroom, when I was 11 years old. How, it's a quite long story but my father, my uncles, my cousins, and a few street hustlers from my neighbourhood all had their importance.

How many records are in your collection?

5000 vinyls and maybe 15000 mp3's.

What is your favourite album ever?

Public Enemy - 'It Take A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back'

Who is your role model?

Jerry Seinfeld.

What is your preferred production and dj set up?

It's just me and my guitar.

What do you never leave the house without?

My pants.

What do you get up to when you are not busy with music?

Jumping up and down on the bed with my son.

What tracks are you currently working on?

'Let The Children Techno' compilation with Busy P.

What has been your personal musical highlight of 2010 so far?

The first time I heard 'Over' by Drake, in February.

What upcoming acts do you think could breakthrough in 2011?

Gesafelstein.

DJ Mehdi performs at dollop tonight as Carte Blanche (alongside his partner in crime Riton).

Tickets are available here.

DJ MEHDI (Ed Banger) & RITON as CARTE BLANCHE this Friday

As we mentioned previously, this Friday at Stealth is dollop, and along with Kissy Sell Out's San City High room we are very pleased to bring you the hottest duo in House & Techno music - DJ MEHDI & RITON (aka. CARTE BLANCHE)!

"YOU GONNA LOVE THE HOUSE"
"This is what DJ MEHDI told RITON when he invited him for a tour of the Chicago ghetto music he's been stashing for 3 years, waiting for the good moment to reveal.And this is exactly what happened: British grand master DJ and producer Riton moved in, and wanted to never leave. He loved the House, they loved the House. They got married and lived very happily during the years 2009 and 10. Their brainchild was born, everybody welcomed CARTE BLANCHE. Of course, they weren't the only ones. Ed Banger honcho Busy P snatched the mp3's that were bouncing back and forth across the Chunnel for a soon release on the label. The result? Four tracks of neck-breaking breaks, a shout-out to the masters, but with no nostalgia whatsoever. And maybe a couple of (obvious) samples, ok."

"DJ MEHDI has been foraying into all things black music since 1995. He made his international print in 2006 with the release of the LUCKY BOY album on Ed Banger, and been club-hopping worldwide ever since, touring with Justice and A-Trak, remixing Santigold and Busta Rhymes, as well as dropping his own dancefloor bombs in the name of SIGNATUNE, POCKET PIANO or I AM SOMEBODY.

Riton is Newcastle's finest, having made it from the Northern vibrations of Grand Central Recordings to being the most stable asset in the RADIO SOULWAX family and tour. His own street cred goes widescope, from remixing LCD Soundsystem and Crookers to breaking the number one spot in the Kraut Rock charts in 2008 with his EINE KLEINE NACHT MUSIK project on Modular Records. He's also a model, but you knew that already.

DJ MEHDI and RITON as CARTE BLANCHE are four decks, one mixer, and a TR 909, of course. No bangers, strictly house music."

Their debut EP on Ed Banger Records dropped back in May, and featured the tracks 'Gar Du Nord', 'Black Billionaires', 'Do Do Do' (with Kid Sister), 'In The Mix' & 'Jigga Bite'.



Since it's release the duo have remixed Chromeo, Uffie & Scissor Sisters, and had their tracks "Gar Du Nord' and 'Do Do Do' have been remixed by Green Velvet and Laidback Luke respectively. Check out a little video of their 6.45am set at Sonar festival over the summer:

For more info check out the Facebook event.

Support on the night comes from TOMB CREW, Riotous Rockers and dollop resident D'lex.

Advance tickets are available from here.

KISSY SELL OUT presents SAN CITY HIGH this FRIDAY !!!

This Friday at Stealth is dollop, who return after their sell-out October 'Annie Mac Presents...' event with a lineup sure to appeal to all lovers of house, electro, techno & bass.

In the Rescue Rooms we are pleased to welcome dollop & Stealth favourite KISSY SELL OUT who will be hosting the room, showcasing the talents of his SAN CITY HIGH label-mates!

Friday 5th November

Kissy Sell Out & dollop present...

ANTI CHRIS
BLAMMA! BLAMMA!
DANIMAL KINGDOM
KISSY SELL OUT
THE SQUATTERS
UNION
URCHINS
& MORE TBC

You know exactly what you’re in for when DJ extraordinaire Kissy Sell Out and his San City High Crew rolls into town. San City High is not only a record label but also an unstoppable musical force bringing the highest quality club tracks to the masses by any means. Expect a damn good party that’s downright crazy from start to finish. But this is not just any party. Playing on the night are Kissy Sell Out alongside Anti Chris, Blamma Blamma, Danimal Kingdom, The Squatters, Union & Urchins. All of this amounts to hot, undiscovered talent combined with rock solid established acts… the common factor being exciting and incredible music for everyone involved.

Hypeaddict.net presents - Kissy Sell Out from Gavin Kerr on Vimeo.

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Also as part of the event we have Ed Banger Records star DJ MEHDI who will be perfoming alongside RITON in Stealth as CARTE BLANCHE! Support comes from RIOTOUS ROCKERS & D'LEX, whilst the bass-heavy side of the spectrum will be provided by the mighty TOMB CREW!

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To keep up to date with all dollop goings on then join the dollop Nottingham Facebook Group and 'like' the dollop Facebook Page.

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Advance Tickets available form : www.tinyurl.com/dollopdollop

ANNIE MAC PRESENTS.. THIS FRIDAY !!!

This Friday sees the return to Stealth of one of our regular guest DJs, Radio 1's very own Miss Annie Mac!

Alongside dollop she is taking over Stealth, throwing a massive party featuring some of here favourite live bands & djs.



Here is the full info:

dollop & Annie Mac presents…

Friday October 1st, 2010

ANNIE MAC (Radio 1)
STYLE OF EYE (Dirtybird / Fools Gold)
TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS (live)
HOT CITY
DEADBOY (Numbers)
D’lex
dollop djs
& lots more tbc

Advance tickets have been flying out for this event, so if you are wanting to come along we are advising that you buy your advance tickets asap!

More info:

Check out the Facebook Event.

Annie Mac Presents... website
dollop website

For more info join the dollop Nottingham Facebook Group.
‘Like’ the dollop Facebook Page.