Departure Lounge Presents
FLOATING POINTS ft. FATIMA (EGLO/PLANET MU/R2 - LIVE PA)
DIGITAL JONES (FULL LIVE BAND)
...+ Astroboy, Jiminez + Mr Zimbabwe (DJ SET)
At The Caves, Niddry Street South, Edinburgh
10.30pm - 3am
Tickets: £8 Advance / £10 on the door (NUS £9 ON THE DOOR)
From: Ripping & Ticketweb - http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region ... &interface
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The Rundown:
FLOATING POINTS & FATIMA
It's been a quick ascent for Sam Shepherd, AKA Floating Points, who, until recently, had only three official EP releases and a few songs on compilations. But it's easy to hear why tastemakers—from BBC's Gilles Peterson and Mary Anne Hobbs to almost every worthy electronic DJ out there – have been touting his work over the past 2 years.
Shepherd's evocative music drifts in a spacey, synth-drenched world, bouncing between boogie-house, hip-hop, broken beat and jazzy dubstep. His proficiency in multiple genres can be chalked up to early years spent studying classical composition and jazz piano at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. At 18 he moved to London, where he's currently working on a Ph.D. in pharmacology.
Not unlike his academic pursuits, the music Shepherd makes is also quite a heady concoction. Songs like "K & G Beat" blend Vangelis-like ambient synths with 2-step beats, while "Love Me Like This" is a soul-saturated, '80s-inspired electro-house track. "Vacuum Boogie," released on Shepherd's and Rinse FM DJ Alexander Nut's Eglo imprint, features filtered synths and an undulating underwater groove. Shepherd's varied output has garnered attention in the dubstep, hip-hop beatmaker, and house communities, even as he's expanded to the live setting. Like fellow classical- and jazz-grounded Brit amalgams Cinematic Orchestra or Two Banks of Four, Shepherd has put together a stage ensemble and performed a smattering of live dates.
For this show he will be joined by frequent collaborator and honey-dripping vocalist Fatima on the MC duties. Fatima has got soul from her roots to her boots. Having already dropped her golden vocals on tracks by Dorian Concept, Floating Points, Shafiq Husayn, Ras_G and Onra, this Swede in London mixes classic soul vocals with a refreshing hip hop attitude and influences from London bass sounds of all shapes and forms. With her own releases on the Eglo label, Fatima is on one long psychedelic musical journey.
http://www.myspace.com/floatingpoints
http://www.myspace.com/fatimaworldwide
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DIGITAL JONES
Somewhat of an Edinburgh institution, Digital Jones return to Departure Lounge for the first time in 4 years off the back of their debut album release. Formed around the core of producer Phil McBride and vocalist Nikki Kent, the band blend influences from London broken beat, Berlin minimal electro and LA cosmic hip-hop, with a touch of classic disco, for an explosive live show. For this gig they will be providing us the full 8-piece line-up including fat and funky horn section.
http://www.myspace.com/digitaljones
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Departure Lounge was also recently voted a top ten Edinburgh Club by the List magazine:
http://www.list.co.uk/article/29288-top ... edinburgh/
Listen to Vol. 6 of the Departure Sounds Mixtape Series:
http://www.divshare.com/download/12167914-d5b
Visit our website:
http://www.departurelounge.me.uk
