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  • Bugged Out & Primary Talent International presents DECKED OUT 10TH ANNIVERSARY

    MAIN
    9- 11 Justin Robertson
    11-12 Busy P
    12-1 Brodinski & Feadz
    1-2 Dave Clarke
    2-3 Xavier Du Rosnay & Erol Alkan
    3-4 Boys Noize & Mehdi
    4-5 Crookers
    5-6 Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo (Bloody Beetroots)

    ROOM 2
    9-10.30 Rory Phillips
    10.30-11.30 Mickey Moonlight
    11.30-12.30 Midfield general
    12.30-1.30 JoJo De Freq
    1.30-3 Aeroplane
    3-4 The Glimmers
    4-5 Headman
    5-6 Vicarious Bliss

    Friday February 5th 2010

    This event has now sold out. However, a limited amount of tickets will be made available at 10am on Friday January 22nd. Maximum amount 6 per order.

    Tickets on sale HERE

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    Decked Out, the pioneering DJ/artist agency that launched in London in 2000, celebrates its 10th anniversary with what is sure to be the party of the decade with a line up that features Justice, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Dave Clarke and Crookers amongst many others.

    Party promoters Bugged Out conceived the idea of Decked Out towards the end of 1999 and it is Decked Out’s first lady Martje Kremers’ roster that forms the line up for the party at the Coronet on February 5th. And what a line up! Most of the DJ’s will be playing either special sets or joining forces. In the main room Justice’s Xavier will play with Erol Alkan, Busy P from Ed Banger is playing a special French Touch set, Crookers are playing techno, Dave Clarke electro and Boys Noise & DJ Mehdi are playing vinyl only. Brodinski will hook up with DJ Feadz and The Glimmers and  Aeroplane are already perfectly formed duos and the spectacularly named Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo from The Bloody Beetroots will conclude the night. In room 2 are Headman, JoJo De Freq, Rory Phillips, Midfield General, Mickey Moonlight and Decked Out’s first signing Justin Robertson. All DJ’s will also all be giving up their fees as all proceeds from this special night will go towards local charity Kids Company.

    The line-up in alphabetical order:
    Aeroplane
    Boys Noize
    Busy P
    Brodinski
    Crookers
    Dave Clarke
    Erol Alkan
    Feadz
    Headman
    JoJo De Freq
    Justin Robertson
    Mehdi
    Mickey Moonlight
    Midfield General
    Rory Phillips
    Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo (The Bloody Beetroots)
    The Glimmers
    Vicarious Bliss
    Xavier Du Rosnay (Justice)

    Advance tickets £25 available here

    £25 + £2.50 booking fee (proceeds from the fee go towards the charity) + to minimise the cost of administration we are sending all transactions out by Special Delivery (£4.80). Maximum six tickets per transaction.


    Friday February 5th 2010. 9pm-6am.
The Coronet, 28 New Kent Rd
London, SE1 6TJ
    Coronet: Tel. 020 7701 1500
    Decked Out’s full roster:
Decked Out
    More on the charity here:
Kidsco

  • Simian Mobile Disco’s Delicatessen

    myspace450x550We are back at London’s Matter on Saturday February 20th for the Simian Mobile Disco curated Delicatessen. SMD will be headlining with a live show drawing on their first two albums (expect some techno friendly reinventions!) plus a line up offering a mouth watering selection of techno, electro and dubstep cooked up by James Ford and Jas Shaw. There’s Chicago’s legendary Green Velvet, Bristol bassline wrangler Joker, 20:20 Vision chief Ralph Lawson, Serge Santago and Tom Neville’s Retro/Glade not to mention further DJ sets from DJ Pierre, Boy 8 Bit, JoJo De Freq and Mowgli.

  • NYE: sold out. No tickets left at any outlet. No tickets available on the door. If your ticket has not arrived by post please bring a print out of the confirmation e-mail and the credit card you booked with. Tickets and credit card collections valid until 3am.

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    Tickets are flying out for our New Years Eve party with Trailer Trash. Both the early bird and second release tickets have now sold out and tickets are now available at the still insanely reasonable advance price of £25 here or tickets can be picked up from the bars of Dalston Superstore and the Old Blue Last also priced £25.

    We have chosen the relatively intimate surrounds of the bespoke Scrutton St basement club in Shoreditch, will be filling it with a Function One sound-system, lazers and super smart flashing lights and a line up of amazing DJ’s. Brodinski is part of the Bugged Out family, he mixed the Suck My Deck compilation for us this summer and continues to wow with his DJ skills, he is one of a few that can make so many styles collude and cross pollinate well and his kinetic energy is infectious – he will be playing the main two hour set of the night. Joining him are two chaps who rocked our Mad Decent party back in May; Boy 8 Bit will be playing through midnight no doubt including his smash tracks from Baltic Pine and Mumdance who will be concluding the bash with his bassline filled mutant house. From team Trailer Trash come Hannah Holland who stole the show at our 15th birthday recently and residents Mikki Most and Ian Robinson.

    Listen to a recent DJ mix from Hannah Holland here

    Join the Facebook event page here

  • Seriously Social winner announced!

    The winner for the Seriously Social Party competition has now been announced and I am really pleased to confirm that Will Fraser has won the chance to put on his Seven Deadly Sins Party after an extraordinary campaign mobilised by all his friends at Liverpool University and his hometown in Harrogate.

    Bugged Out’s Johnno says, “Will has been the front runner all along and I can see how he has won. His Seven Deadly Sins idea is fun and each themed room well thought out.  His video is simple but convincing and the idea for the party can also realistically be achieved. I am looking forward to helping Will realise this idea and attending the night.”

    Head over to www.facebook.com/3seriouslysocialparty for the full details and become a fan of the page for updates in the lead up to when the party happens in January, plus the chance to win freebies from Bugged Out party tickets to 3 handsets such as the new HTC Hero.

  • Seriously Social Deadline looms

    We’re reaching the deadline for the voting stage of the 3 Seriously Social Party competition which I am mentoring. There are some fantastic ideas and entertaining videos put forward by the finalists which are well worth checking out – have a look and vote for the idea you like best and be in with a chance of going to the lavish £30K affair which will take place at the end of January. Be quick though as you’ve only got until 5pm tomorrow to get involved! www.facebook.com/3seriouslysocialparty

    You can also download Johnno’s Erection Section Spotify Playlist for the campaign and win the chance to get your hands on a HTC Hero handset here: http://www.facebook.com/3seriouslysocialparty?v=app_2347471856

  • Bugged Out New Years Eve!

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    Bugged Out raise a glass or three to bid farewell to 2009 and welcome the new decade in alongside rave pals Trailer Trash this New Years Eve.

    We have chosen the relatively intimate surrounds of the bespoke Scrutton St basement club in Shoreditch, will be filling it with a Function One sound-system, lazers and super smart flashing lights and a line up of amazing DJ’s. Brodinski is part of the Bugged Out family, he mixed the Suck My Deck compilation for us this summer and continues to wow with his DJ skills, he is one of a few that can make so many styles collude and cross pollinate well and his kinetic energy is infectious – he will be playing the main two hour set of the night. Joining him are two chaps who rocked our Mad Decent party back in May; Boy 8 Bit will be playing through midnight no doubt including his smash tracks from Baltic Pine and Mumdance who will be concluding the bash with his bassline filled mutant house. From team Trailer Trash come Hannah Holland who stole the show at our 15th birthday recently and residents Mikki Most and Ian Robinson.

    There are a limited amount of early bird tickets on sale now, a snip at £19.50. Get your here.

  • Mumdance NYE Interview

    Mumdance

    mumdance

    Where are you right now and what are you doing?
    I’ve literally just woke up & I’m just getting myself ready to head out & play a few dates on the Major Lazer tour this week. At the weekend I’m heading to France to play in Lille & at the Paris Social Club, its my first headline slot at the Social & I’m a bit worried that no one is going to turn up!!

    It must be a hoot being in the Mad Decent camp? How did that come about?
    I feel very privileged to be a part of it all. I guess it came about when a little while back Diplo did a remix of “Veni Vidi Vici” by the Black Lips. At the time I was working for Vice Magazine who put the record out. I did a little sneaky bootleg & remixed his remix, turning it into this weird Balie-Grime thing with Jammer on. I sent it to Diplo on Myspace and a few days later he got in touch with me & asked me to remix Santigold’s “Creator” for his Top Ranking mixtape. It’s just gone on from there really. I gotta big up Wes actually, he has been so supportive of me over the past couple of years & it has helped me out a lot.

    We’ve been listening to your recent mini mix for Redlights (BBC 1Xtra). You’ve crammed quite a lot into it. If time had been no object what else would you have put in there?
    I think what is the central idea to what I’m doing is the fact that I enjoy a really broad spectrum of music. Whenever I do a mix, remix or produce a track I like to express that. I think that you can play whatever music you want as long as you play it in the correct order & I like put the listener into territory that that they might not be familiar with by keeping it eclectic, but dance-floor friendly. If time had been no object, I would have probably just gone more and more obscure until it was just white noise with out a recording of the Jeremy Kyle Show over the top.

    Listen to Mumdance’s Redlights mix here.

    Mumdance plays Bugged Out NYE party. Buy your advance tickets here.

    Read more of the interview here.

  • Bugged Out New Years Eve Bristol

    gsoe_web_posterBugged Out, The Blast & Arcadia bring you a New Years Eve festival in Bristol.
    A warehouse, a skatepark, a carpark, a 2-room nightclub and an outdoor terrace are all linked together for the event, providing six areas of music. On top of the monstrous line-up will be a feast of delights including Arcadia’s full festival set-up (Afterburner stage and massive pyrotechnic shows are just the start!), circus acts, cabarets and more! Roll up Roll up as we present to you… The Greatest Show on Earth! The line up features Simian Mobile Disco, Friendly Fires midnight dj set, Rusko midnight dj set, Roni Size, Crystal Fighters, Seth Troxler, Deepgroove, Skull Juice, the legendary Altern 8 and many more. Full details at www.thegreatestshow.co.uk

  • 3’s Seriously Social competition – finalists!

    Johnno has helped pick the shortlist of 3’s Seriously Social Party competition and the finalists have just been announced on the Facebook Page, so now it’s up to you lot to decide the winner. We’ve got all sorts here from Alice in Wonderland fantasy worlds, to raves in a medieval castle with firebreathers and acrobats, and from childhood nostalgia to 1950s Americana… Head over to www.facebook.com/3seriouslysocialparty to watch the videos of the finalists party ideas and vote for your favourite, and be in with a chance of going to the event if it wins.
    You can also get your hands on one of 2 pairs of tickets for the Bugged Out! And Trailer Trash NYE bash plus an INQ Mini phone by becoming a fan of the page and entering the competition so get involved. Good luck!

  • Exclusive Little Boots Interview and Mix Here!

    We’re excited about this Saturdays Boots Camp, can’t wait to hear Aeroplane (first time since Field Day) on the Function One sound system, the ace Heartbreak and Joe Hot Chip as well as Boots herself and see elements of the venue dressed up by her designer Chrissy. To get you in the mood you can download a recent Little Boots DJ mix Skull of Dreams here.

    Also head to our website to listen to Sour Grapes from Joe Goddard’s forthcoming album here

    You can also buy tickets (without booking fee) from the bars of Dalston Superstore and The Old Blue Last. Tickets will also be available on door at £12 students and £15 others.

     

    Bugged Out: Tell me how you settled on the line-up for Boots Camp?
    Little Boots: I just looked up some people I’ve worked with I know are great and some others I really want to see play but hadn’t had a chance yet.

    Bugged Out: If the budget for the party could have been increased by £1 million who else would you have liked to book?

    Little Boots: Maybe Lady Gaga. And all of the Bonkers DJs.

    Read more…




BUGGED OUT ZINE INTERVIEWS
Simian Mobile Disco Interview
Simian Mobile Disco run through their line-up for their Simian Mobile Disco’s Delicatessen at Matter on Sat 20th Feb at Matter.
Green Velvet
Old school legend who is still making amazing stuff. His tracks have been staples in our DJ sets for ages now. Very excited to hear him play – ‘Cameras Ready, Prepare To Flash’.
Retro/Grade
Italo aficionado Serge Santiago has teamed up with Tom Neville to make Retro/Grade. Expect classy, souped up disco vibes from this exclusive live set.
DJ Pierre
Acid pioneer DJ Pierre absolutely nailed a remix of ‘Cruel Intentions’ for us. Watch him join the dots between acid old and new like no-one else.
Boy 8 Bit
Last years stellar Baltic Pine set Boy 8 Bit apart from the pack. His DJ sets are simultaneously pastoral and mean. A real British talent.
Ralph Lawson
2020 vision is one of Britain's finest techno labels and head honcho Ralph Lawson is sure to showcase some of his new gems from the likes of Bobby Peru and Spirit Catcher along with his usual techno goodies.
Joker
Arguably the most exciting prospect in dubstep at the moment. A cutting edge remixer, He turned in a huge mix of ‘Cruel Intentions’ that has been blowing up clubs and radios all over the world.
JoJo De Freq
Britain’s first lady of techno. Her sets are always thunderous and uncompromising as are her productions.
Boy 8 Bit

Where are you right now and what are you doing?
Currently at home, doing that Monday thing of getting back into the swing of it after a 3 show weekend. Aiming to do a bit more work on some new material and maybe head out and start my Christmas shopping!
As you’ve released most of your EPs on many different and varied labels. Which is your favourite and why?
I don't really judge my release by label and have never really thought about it in that way. I'm proud of everything I have done over the years and I am honored to be on any label that believes in my music enough to put it out in the first place!
Now your all growns up - are you going to change your name to Man 8 Bit?
Now I'm all grown up I'd like to change it completely! But alas its probably a bit late to do that..
As you like horror films, would you like to soundtrack a horror movie and if you could soundtrack any current horror film (old or young) which would it be?
I'd loved to have soundtracked that recent 'Paranormal Activity' movie. Probably a soundtrack containing random shouts of "This is Shit!". I didn't really like it. To be honest all my favourite horror movies are made even better by their soundtracks, so it would be pointless to re-score any of them.
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Mumdance

Where are you right now and what are you doing?
I've literally just woke up & I'm just getting myself ready to head out & play a few dates on the Major Lazer tour this week. At the weekend I'm heading to France to play in Lille & at the Paris Social Club, its my first headline slot at the Social & I'm a bit worried that no one is going to turn up!!
It must be a hoot being in the Mad Decent camp? How did that come about?
I feel very privileged to be a part of it all. I guess it came about when a little while back Diplo did a remix of "Veni Vidi Vici" by the Black Lips. At the time I was working for Vice Magazine who put the record out. I did a little sneaky bootleg & remixed his remix, turning it into this weird Balie-Grime thing with Jammer on. I sent it to Diplo on Myspace and a few days later he got in touch with me & asked me to remix Santigold's "Creator" for his Top Ranking mixtape. It's just gone on from there really. I gotta big up Wes actually, he has been so supportive of me over the past couple of years & it has helped me out a lot.

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The Chemical Brothers

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
(Ed Simons): Although I know you have been based in London for years it still means Manchester and Sankeys Soap to me. Hearing those huge DJ’s playing in that back street club back then (1995). Also Jockey Slut’s (magazine) office was upstairs at the time so it all tied together.
Do you remember the Disco Pogo nights we threw before Bugged Out?
I remember one night was in Joshua Brookes and it was like an early incarnation of what we went on to do with the (Heavenly) Social. We played the Manics at the end (La Tristesse Durera). When we did Disco Pogo it was one of the first times we had travelled up from London to DJ. We were still playing records in our set we had bought from Moonboots at Eastern Bloc from our time (studying) in Manchester though. We were working on a remix of Faster for the Manics at the time. We went up to DJ and then came back and went straight to the studio to finish it off. We all fell asleep under the desk at one point, me, Tom and the engineer. Seems like a different time now.
The first time you played live at Sankeys it was in April 1995 as Very Special Guests from Planet Dust…
Yes the clue was in the title there wasn’t it (they had just changed their name from Dust Brothers to Chemical Brothers). Derrick Carter played and I remember thinking he was good. We heard (resident) James Holroyd for the first time too and he became a permanent fixture of our touring party. We also used Stuart James for the first time too and he has been our tour manager ever since. One of our crew on that night, Joe Wright is a director now, he directed Atonement and Pride and Prejudice. It was a small stage, quite ambitious to play live on. But back then we just used five keyboards, samplers and four strobe lights. It was always a bit hairy in Manchester at the time. We DJed once and decided to walk back to the hotel rather than get a cab. These locals shouted at us, Oi are you the Chemical Brothers? We were like, ‘Yes my good men’. And then they started throwing rocks at us.
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Boys Noize


What does Bugged Out mean to you?
A great team that always has a great taste in music and always supports the young unknown talents that get bigger one year later. I always have great moments at Bugged Out.
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Simian Mobile Disco

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Techno, that's a compliment.
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Mylo

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Um, you're the guys who do that gay disco right?
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Busy P

What were you doing 15 years ago?
I was learning how to look after two guys who wanted to be anonymous but who were changing the game in our music industry.
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Justin Robertson

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Friendship and a shared love of the absurdly fun, serious music not taken seriously, quality with tremendous shoes.
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JoJo De Freq

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Making an unforgettable mark in the history of dance music; being respected by being a respecter; making and breaking a multitude of DJ's and acts through influence and enthusiasm; and having un-waverable endurance the face of many ups and downs and reincarnations oh and not to mention many a proper, fun, messy night out!
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Matt Walsh

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Quite a lot! Bugged was my favourite club night for about 8 years and now I’m a resident! It’s always at the forefront of current dance music and it has, by far, the best crowd in the world.
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Hannah Holland

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
It means pure quality clubbing with cutting edge dance music and an honour to be part of.
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Brodinski

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
I'm speechless. Best party in the world? I think so!!
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