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Bonobo - Roundhouse Festival Details Released

Posted Yesterday

We're happy to announce further details of what's in store at the Ninja Tune & Bonobo Festival at London's Roundhouse on 18 May - read on for all details of who's playing, where and when!

MAIN SPACE

The Main Space will play host to Adam Buxton's BUG: Ninja Tune special (more below), along with the day's headline artists - The Invisible, a secret Special Guest, Gilles Peterson and, of course, the full Bonobo live band!

First presented at BFI Southbank as part of our XX celebrations, a special edition of BUG at the Roundhouse will reflect more than 20 years of our audio/visual output.  Hosted by the brilliant Adam Buxton – comedian, writer, broadcaster, video director, general music video enthusiast and YouTube comment wrangler – this show promises a selection of some favourite Ninja Tune videos and recent additions – with Adam’s own inimitable presentation and, in true BUG style, some delightfully unbalanced commentary from YouTube commentators.

THE HUB
Installation: The Cube

Soundtracked by sets from some of the hottest DJs in the country, The Mustard Shop creates immersive, interactive, installations that invite the audience to go on a journey and experience our augmented new reality.

As Marshall McLuhan famously stated, “The Medium is the Message”. The Cube is an extension of our central nervous system, that demonstrates our movement from the linear, ordered mechanical world into the dynamic, immersive electronic and digital age.

When new media is introduced it enhances, reverses, retrieves and obsolesces the landscape. The Cube demonstrates this tetrad by looking through the rearview mirror as both our minds and bodies are making the switch from the ordered linear mechanical world into the immersive dynamic digital age.

  • 2 - 3pm - Dauwd (Live)
  • 3 - 4.30pm - Lukid (DJ Set)
  • 4.30pm - Bullion (DJ Set)

STUDIO THEATRE
Hosted by the Boiler Room, Broadcasting Live

Plus a live Solid Steel radio broadcast, throughout the day.

Tickets for the festival have now sold out.

Kid A - "BB Bleu" (Daedelus Remix) Giveaway

Posted Yesterday

Head here to nab yourself a free track from Kid A, "BB Bleu" (Daedelus Remix), taken from the Virginia, USA based musical prodigy's forthcoming debut single BB Bleu.

If you're new to Kid A, check her out in the Guardian where she featured as 'New Band Of The Day' last week!

BB Bleu will be released on TECHNICOLOUR on 3 June 2013, available for pre-order now -

Ninjashop / iTunes / Amazon

Solid Steel Radio 17-05-13 - DK & Gilles Peterson

Posted Yesterday

It's two bumper mixes this week as we gear up for the Bonobo all day festival at the Roundhouse on Saturday 18th May. Our guest in Hour 2, Gilles Peterson will be DJing at the event and Solid Steel will be broadcasting live all day with Coldcut, DJ Food and DK on Roundhouse Radio from 2pm (UK Time).

DK opens this week with a track off the awesome Thundercat album and into Ten Tigers from Bonobo, the return of Slum Village and back to '95 for T Power & MK Ultra.

Then it's another spin for the Machinedrum mix of Clissold, Letherette (who are also playing at the Roundhouse), Joy Orbison and Owiny Sigoma Band. African and Latin rhythms take over with Irakere, Roberto Roena, Four Tet remixing Rocket Number Nine and Azymuth ahead of their UK tour next month.

The beats turn heavy with Spatial, Dorian Concept, Walter Ego and two from Die & Addison Groove, before BRTSH KNIGHTS and Ronnie McNeir add a soulful slant. And with the Fela Kuti tribute show also happening this weekend in London, we feature a 1975 cover version from Johnny Rodrigues and a track from the legend himself, off the suitably titled 'Fela's London Scene' album recorded at Abbey Road.

For the second hour we welcome Gilles Peterson in the slot for the 25th Anniversary of Solid Steel, a DJ who (along with Coldcut) also presented a show in the 90's on Kiss FM. For this mix he's layed down a 'Brit Funk 1977 - 1982' mix, returning to a period of music that was an important part of his life growing up. Music from independent labels, some run by record shops, like the first track by Cache on Groove Records.

This is followed by the classic 'Trip to your mind' by Hudson People, a record that a 15 year old Gilles Peterson caught from them in the crowd at a Purley all-dayer. Then it's more music from the likes of Freez, Atmosfear, Hi Tension, TW Funkmasters and Sun Palace, but to hear more about this mix from the man himself, check out this video he made for us.

Gilles Peterson will be DJing at the Bonobo Roundhouse festival this Saturday 18 May from 8.45pm - 9.45pm - for a full lineup and more details on Solid Steel's Roundhouse Radio takeover, head here.

Solid Steel Roundhouse Radio Takeover

Posted 2 days ago

If you can't make the Bonobo all-dayer this Saturday, fear not as Solid Steel will be taking over the Roundhouse Radio airwaves from 2pm, presented by Jonathan More of Coldcut, DJ Food aka Strictly Kev and DK.

They'll be spinning records and interviewing artists live from the show deep into the night so if you didn't get a ticket this is most definitely the next best thing! Tune in live from 2pm on Saturday 18 May here.

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