Smug Village 2 - Si Quick, Funkethics, El Dee plus residents... FREE ENTRY!!! Well, Saturday was absolutely amazing. A big thankyou to everyone who made it down. More of the same this weekend... After an unbelievably successful launch party, we return for the 2nd installment of SMUG VILLAGE. This week, we've invited the following local luminaries to open up their record boxes and play the music closest to their hearts. Si Quick (Habit As a resident at local "premier league" party Habit: Si has been fortunate enough to play alongside some of his personal heroes such as James Holden and Tom Morgan, as well as making appearances at seminal Leeds night "Back2Basics" and the Creamfields festival. Si's more eclectic leanings and wide musical interests should make for a truly interesting SMUG VILLAGE set. FunkEthics. His production style which spans elements of Techno, Dubstep, Jazz and deep dubby grooves has won him a host of high profile admirers including Annie Mac & Maryanne Hobbes. He holds a residency at the North Easts seminal Dubstep party "Heavyweight" which has been responsible for bringing to the region the Basslines of Skream, Rusko, Benga et al. Expect a dubbed out techy mix of the sounds that have inspired one of the regions brightest rising stars. El.Dee (Illuminati) An alumni of what is widely regarded as one of the most important nights to have taken place in Newcastle... REVERB, El.Dee has been plying his warm sounds in Newcastle for 17 years. His regular parties "Hold It Down" and more recently "Illuminati" have both brought something different and warm to an otherwise saturated music scene and have seen El.Dee play alongside artists such as Steve Kotey/Pete Hebert/Maurice Fulton/Todd Terje/Phoreski/Bugz in the Attic/Jazzanova/Unabombers/Gilles peterson... to name the briefest few. Plus residents Geoff Leopard Mark Algar Paulo T (Bread & Circus)
