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Uber Lingua presents
'Hackney Globe Trotter' Russ Jones returns to Australia for an east-coast 'global beats' jaunt in Feb... rocking venues in five cities on his way to his main gig at Womadelaide next month... In each location, he plays alongside the local Uber Lingua crew. Russ is behind some of London's most successful clubs including 'Around the World in 80 Ways', 'London Calling' and 'No Room for Squares' in the mid 90's, and was Artistic Director of legendary jazz venue 'Blue Note'. Guest deejays included luminaries Gilles Peterson, James Lavelle, Fabio, LTJ Bukem & Norman Jay amongst udders. Jones also played a vital role in setting up the celebrated Brazilian record label 'Far Out Recordings'. In the 21st century, Russ has become one of the world's leading 'global beats' DJs. From his seminal club night 'Future World Funk' working alongside regular DJ partner Cliffy, he has gone on to compile over 13 compilation CDs including the two globally renowned volumes of 'Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers', and now follows up with 'Arriba La Cumbia: The new sounds of cumbia from around the world'. Always championing new music Russ also had a hand in signing 'Panjabi MC' for his world-wide hit single 'Mundian To Bach Ke' which lead to the bhangra phenomenon crossing over from the UK Asian underground to many a dance-floor.
Saturday February 28th Sydney - Abercrombie Hotel
Percussion Junction LIVE If you have ever been captivated by tribal rhythms or lost in the bass bins of a sound system, then Percussion Junction are for you. Fusing traditional percussion and hard hitting drums with funky-ass bass lines they form a sound that not only sends crowds into a dancing frenzy but may reshape the way you think about dance music. When have you seen three drummers on stage combining with a DJ to bring you live electronic music covering everything from Hip Hop to breaks to house? The group brings together drummers Matthew Bourne, Paul Issa and Kane Goodwin with respected Sydney DJ Bentley (aka Benjamin Chinnock) on turntables. 2008 has been a big year for Percussion Junction, Having released their debut album, played the Smirnoff Experience and built a strong reputation through touring SA, WA, VIC, QLD and TAS. They have shared the stage with international artists such as Talvin Singh, Krafty Kuts, Deekline & Wizard, Nickodemus, Mo Horizons and Panjea and locals Kid Kenobi, Ajax, Hook N Sling, Dopamine, Bass Kelph, Flow Dynamics, Rastawookie, Koolism, Watussi, Hermitude, Katalyst, Deepchild, Wild Marmalade, Kobra Kai, The Bird, Rephrase and many more. On home turf in Sydney they have played a host of inner city venues including The State Theatre, Martin Place, The Basement, The Metro, Manning Bar, Marble Bar, Candy's Apartment, Telstra Stadium, Loft King Street Wharf, The Heritage Hotel, The Opera Bar and The Factory. Add to this a rocking festival reputation that has seen them draw big crowds and sell out shows at Falls Festival, Sydney Festival's Becks Bar, Earthdance, Peats Ridge and the Amnesty International Australia Freedom Festival. Wherever they play Percussion Junction never fail to rock the dance
floor with their infectious tribal blend of house and funk driven breakbeat.
Percussion Junction's sound is unique yet draws influences from acts which
incorporate live instrumentation with electronic sounds, acts such as The
Freestylers, Fort Knox Five, Basement Jaxx, Mo Horizons and Resin Dogs.
Trevor 'elchino' Parkee (2SER) Trevor Parkee aka Elchino, is a DJ/Radio Presenter, he is the pilot of the long flying radio show, Departure Lounge, which air goes to air every Saturday afternoon on 2SER.107.3. Elchino eclectic selection covers musical genres from, old/nu jazz, brasilian, latin, soul, funk to folk and electronica. Departure Lounge also supports up and coming artists, domestic and international DJs, interviews and promotes gigs via the Sydney underground dance music scene. Elchino started his DJ career in the early eighties as a part of the 'All Funked Up' DJ Collective..with Simon Caldwell, Kid Dolphin and the Continental..Elchino has also had a long residency at the Cricketers Arms Hotel with All Funked Up and "Nu Jazz for the Jetset" with his ol back to back sparring partner...Gordon 'Savage Gee' Watson..and Yum Yum with Mr.Mai Tai..the old skool exotica night.. Elchino has taken his hand luggage music selection internationally playing
in London, Barcelona, Germany and has also played at the infamous Jazzrooms
in Brighton. He has also supported international DJs and ArtistsÖ Rainer
Truby, Jazzanova, World Future Funk, Kyoto Jazz Massive, BBC1..Worldwides'..Gilles
Petereson, Belleruche, Camille to name a few.. Elchino is currently playing
at the Tilbury Hotel at Woolloomooloo on Thursday with Russ Dewbury and
various supports at the Sydney Festival and recently at the SoCo Carnivale
Tent and the Playground Weekender.
Versatility may have a wider mean when we talk about Bruno LT's activities
with brazilian music and audio techniques. His full dedication led him
to work with great names of the Brazilian Popular Music. Extremely sensible
to musicality, the DJ and Producer applies the large experience acquired
on his own projects involving new talents of the Brazilian alternative
music. After having worked for a few years at a great studio in Rio, he
had the chance to produce and release some of his tracks and remixes. Soon,
LT became the resident DJ of the main electronic parties, making the first
experiments of the pioneer Carioca_s Live P.A's. Projects such as the Dub
Mentals band incorporated his authenticity in which he develops a set with
keyboards, pick-ups, samplers and effects..
Gonzo the mad Peruvian Gonzo is a stray that wandered into the Uber Lingua equation... A peruvian who used to live in Sydney, now resides in Melbourne and has been welcomed onto the decks where he conjurs up some seriously good vibes... Reggae, Roots, Latin and Gypsy tunes that will melt the most hardened musical aficianado.
Sven Simulacrum Born in South Asia / Made in Australia. This Sydney based mix n mash slasher selecta brings chutney rebel baile bass bhangra bashment bump n grime. DIY diasporic culture clash!
Mashy P Mashy P has been active in Sydney's underground playing, remixing and creating left-field beats from hip hop and dub to electro and techno since arriving from England in 1987. A few years back he traveled to Qatar and remixed local radio broadcasts putting together arabesque electro, beats and drum 'n bass. Since then, he's begun producing global music influenced electronic music, and has DJed at Uber Lingua parties in Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide alongside running the Sydney residencies since 2005. Most recently he toured Mexico, Canada and the USA gathering music.
Hezekiah (ex-London) Born in the holy land, Hezekiah made his way to Melbourne via South Africa and Sydney in the early 80's. After many drunken nights spent pissing off ra-ra crowds in the western NSW town of Bathurst for refusing to play Cold Chisel and the Eagles, Hezekiah was headhunted by talent scouts from Moby Disk. Here he earned his stripes by skilfully drooping obscure hip-hop/electronic tracks in-between Nut bush City Limits and Love Shack at important events such as weddings and bar-mitzvahs. Hezikiah plays an vast array of dub, hip-hop and electronic Hebrew tracks from across the world as well as multi-lingual tracks from the Middle East, France and South East Asia.
With cultural diversity his primary passion, Australian DJ/producer 'bP' (Brendan Palmer) has been representing the musically 'not so represented' for nearing two decades. He has wandered the world gathering sounds and has performed in places as diverse as Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, London, Tijuana, Mexico city and Helsinki to name a few... In 2004 he launched Uber Lingua and his sonic activity has grown exponentially playing literally hundreds of gigs and promoting culturally charged music in most capital cities of Australia. bP's sets traverse language, culture, genre, history and social scenes; deliberately defiant of mainstream music fashions, he presents an intersection of underground and outernational sounds that capture his imagination. Roots to Futurism, East to West, Minimal to Maximal are all sonic stops on bP's translingual express. Brendan additionally works as a producer at the legendary Melbourne radio station Triple R during the day and presents the weekly 'Dialectic' radio program on the web and Tasmania's Edge Radio.
previous UL parties at the ABERCROMBIE...
here are some of the more beautiful punters and crew at previous UBER parties...
check out photos from previous Sydney Uber gigs...
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to Uber Lingua PO Box 2613 Fitzroy 3065 Australia
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