A big thanks to all of you that managed to come to the first ever NOTWORK last Tuesday. We hope you had a great time and will come again!
For those of you who sadly couldn’t make it you missed two stunning acts - EJ will be a huge star (and amazingly signed a record deal this week and is flying out to LA today to work on her first record), and the Old Romantic’s who blew away the cobwebs like no other band…Lead singer Harry has the best blues howl I’ve heard in years. Fantastic. And also a big up to Jean-Claude for spinning some great music.
Also a big big thanks to last.fm for keeping the free drinks running all night.
We will be back with another NOTWORK in January, so keep in touch.
In the meanwhile we’ve got some more photos of the night… Head for the sidebar (Look right on the screen and scroll down!).
We are very proud of our business cards. We not only print them with the highest ethical and environmental standards but we also always chose an image that reflects our passion for music. This one is from nuno barão, a portuguese artist now living in London. We thought this photo could one day become a beautiful album sleeve. Each time Nuno presents his showreel on the computer, he choses a different soundtrack on itunes to go with it. It depends on the day, the person seeing it and his mood. An artist that is inspired mostly by music. And Portuguese? Yes, please.
1. Favourite album at the moment? Naked -Talking Heads, Knowle West Boy -Tricky and What´s The Time Mr. Wolf? - The Noisettes. Oops, that´s three… sorry… one is not enough…
2. A song that always makes you smile? Nothing But Flowers… again… Talking Heads.
3. Favourite recent gig? Tim Exile at the opening of club Matter.
4. Greatest party record of all time? Last Night The Dj Saved My Life - Indeep.
5. Song you couldn’t resist singing or humming along to loudly, even though you’re wearing your headphones? By Your Side by CocoRosie
…. “Sound of kuduro knocking at your door” in Buraka´s forthcoming album - Black Diamond.
The music and video of the single - “Sound of Kuduro” features M.I.A. as a guest vocal, Puto Prata, Saborosa e Dj Znobia.
Hold your breath, what you are about see is on its way! Buraka Som Sistema are coming to London, Live at Cargo on the 21st October and we have tickets for you to join us. Be fast or they may run out! Write to mariana@citizensound.net
The citizens are loving the new single from Lisbon´s Buraka Som Sistema - “Kalemba” - or as we like to say “Wegué Wegué”, it just makes us dance like crazy. If you see 4 people dancing around The Hospital club in the middle of a meeting, that´s us, trying to concentrate.
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BSS is a band comprised of beat makers Lil´John, Dj Riot , Conductor and the MC Kalaf who have become notorious for their innovative sound that mixes an electronic music rhythm – Kuduro - with house, techno, grime and dubstep.
They brought to Portugal a new way of understanding Kuduro that means “hardass” , a type of music born in Angola, where basically you move your “ass” like if there was no tomorrow..
They have been spreading this new music and dancing moves all over the world on stages from Lisbon to London, to NY, San Francisco, LA and many more.
Buraka are nominated for Best Portuguese Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.
Going to a pre-launch party of a new London club should be by definition a must thing to do. A club created by the people behind Fabric…even more so. But after going to MATTER last night, the new club based at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, I am ready to change my mind.
I come from a city where people really don’t dress up for these kind of events, but living in London I found myself having to pull on a fancy dress and dig out my highest of high heels. Big mistake.
When you go to MATTER you not only have to take a 40 min tube journey, a bus, a taxi and a lift, but you also have to walk about another 40 to 50 min to get inside the club. Once inside..to go from one room to another, you walk again… It is like going to a shopping mall, and the thing is, it looks like one - And that is what Matter is. A big club mall.
Does that really matter? Of course it does, girls will stop wearing heels, or they will never go back to Matter.
If it wasn’t for:
Jamie Liddell’s concert and James Lidell himself; Tim Exile’s spectacular performance playing a strange music instrument and his backstage rider of kit kats and spicy chips and tasty sandwiches; the open bar (with no queues); and me inviting Bushwacka (from Layo and Bushwacka!) to come to Lisbon and play on my 30th birthday…
…it would have been a disaster.
To go backstage we had to walk again 40 minutes, (not joking) and every Dj had a map on the table to guide them back to the club.
The best bit was probably travelling on the Clipper boats on the Thames back home…but then again.. guess how long we had to wait for the fist boat to arrive?
40 minutes.
Citizensounds says…
Matter has so much of what makes a great clubbing experience, but on the night it simply didn’t deliver. The bouncers are very nice, it has a big outside smoking area, a powerful sound system, an incredible list of Djs ready to play there, good looking people with funky hair cuts, so definitely a place to go back to…if it wasn’t for the walk. If only in the cloakroom girls could change their heels for a pair of roller blades..that would be amazing.”
Here is Tim Exile playing with some of his weird instruments…
