Marc Reck

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After kicking off to a great start with Quantic back in June, Cinephonic well and truly settled into its groove with it’s second outing this month. It was a monster weekend with the Mr Elephant team also ramming the bull’s head the night before with a funk flavoured Party Rockin Mammal Session. A little sleep later and we’re back again at the Hare and Hounds for a very different animal.

Video by Jack Brabant

As always with Cinephonic we base the visuals of the night around a theme. This time around it was all about the road movies. Marc Reck opened us up with a great bit of chilled trip-hop, the room nicely filling up to the warm sounds of artists such as Kruder & Dorfmeister, Thievery Corporation & Barry Adamson.

Mr Vj Blendstate was on the light fantastic, craftly mixing up some killer clips from Thelma & Louise, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103074/ David Lynch’s lawnmower powered movie “The Straight Story” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166896/, and the classic Easy Rider http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/ as the pace picked up ready for our special guests.

Rhurbarb Radio favourites Skeleton and Dolhasz perfectly translated their radio show ‘The Beat Suite” http://thebeatsuiterhubarbradio.blogspot.com/ into a live environment. Covering a massive range of genres just like a certain resident of ours loves to do, the experimental pair seemed a perfect match for Marc and the night.

The Beat suite’s 1st set saw some great scratching from Skeleton & some seamless blending from Dolchasz. Taking it from the trip hop into the hip hop and building up into choice dubstep and big room breaks, their style, vibe and mixing was 2nd to none and kept the tension building and the party rockin vibe flowing!

Despite the soaring temperature the place was nice and full by 11:00 and our DJ’s responded accordingly cracking the tunes up and getting everybody moving. The visuals hit overdrive with some feedback powered cliff driving, motorcycle acrobatics, and Lawnmower action for good measure.

Midnight came and it was time for Marc’s 2nd set. Starting from breaks and switching it up with each track, it seemed our resident was looking for what was the crowd wanted in order to set the place off.

After breaks, a little swing, it was the huge bite from the liquid drum and bass which set the place on fire and took us into a great hour of crowd pleasing jungle & drum & bass!

Blendstates visuals were creating a filmic visual narrative that bought the cinema to the dancefloor with impressive skill and inspiring imagination! Skeleton & Dolchaz took to the decks for their 2nd set and displayed why they are two of the moste versatile djs in brum, effortlessly jumping from jungle to drum and bass, from breaks to dubstep, dropping in some cheeky numbers and keeping the floor locked and jumping all the way through.

Massive thanks to all those who came out and created a truly lovely vibe creating a proper night to remember. Also special thanks the venue for staying open an extra half hour allowing our DJ’s a unanticipated B2B set at the end!

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Our 2nd Inter-mix will feature not one but two Birmingham based promoters and their residents who bring international music to the city. The mighty reggae collective Jam Jah & legendary tropical dance music selectors Moseley Tropical.

Elephant favourites Jam Jah need no introduction and we try and get them in whereeever we can due to their unmistakeable blend of roots reggae and dancehall which never fails to set the room alight. Chief selectors Robin G and Damon will be repping the show and they’ll be kicking it off from 10pm.

They’ve got a new e.p out which you can buy from their website now – http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/

Moseley Tropical similarly bring a whole load of great musical culture to our fair city of Birmingham, and have hosted their unique mix of past present and future tropical dance music at many Birmingham venues – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55522940457

“The past, present and future of tropical dance music”…”leave your preconceptions at the door”. One of the chief selectors Mr Zuppa Inglese not only has a great skill on the decks but also a great show on the mic, so expect to be shaking your thang from midnight til 2am.

Doors open at 10pm / Entry is free before 10.30 & £4 after

Some footage from our two special live guests Laura Louise & Mama Matrix

On a totally electronic tip this week with an exclusive mix from Dfrnt in honour of his excellent forthcoming album Metafiction, and an old mix from Marc Reck found on the hard drive earlier in the day

Mr Elephant Radio #8 – Hosted By Marc Reck – 24th August 2009 by marcreck

Dfrnt Mix – Dfrnt – 2009

#Tracklist
01 Hatcha – Flippin’ (DFRNT Remix) [Dub]
02 Adam Johnson – 4 Squares (DFRNT Remix) [Dub]
03 DFRNT – 808 State of Mind [Dub]
04 DFRNT – On The Move [Forthcoming... On The Edge]
05 DFRNT – Tripped (Synkro Vocal Mix) [Forthcoming... On The Edge]
06 DFRNT – Decay [Forthcoming... On The Edge]
07 DFRNT – Sectioned [Dub]
08 DFRNT – Tenfold (DFRNT Less Is More Edit) [DFRNT.co.uk]
09 DFRNT – Dark Jazz (DJ Madd’s Even Darker Remix) [Forthcoming... On The Edge]
10 DFRNT – An Early Place [Forthcoming... On The Edge]
11 DFRNT – The Warmest [Forthcoming... On The Edge]
12 DFRNT – Wake Up [Forthcoming... On The Edge]

More info on DFRNT
http://www.dfrnt.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/DFRNTdubstep

Synchronicity Mix – Marc Reck – 2004

1. KINGDOM – Waulkner Hintenaus
2. APRICOT (Momu’s with cream mix) – Blake Jarell + Starkid
3. KICKBACK – Soul Of Man
4. MILKSHAKE (Dj Zinc remix) – Kelis
5. I WANNA DISCO (Flip side) – Rhythm Unlimited
6. MUSAK (Wonderland remix) – Trisco
7. DUB BE BAD (ND Mix) – Boots International
8. NORMALIZER – Don and Dirty
9. AN ECHO, A STAIN (Luke Chable + Chris Gainer Mix) – Bjork
10. SABOT (Santos Vip Reix) – Santos
11. GREY DAY (Paper Faces mix) – Zoot Woman
12. SONG OF LIFE (Lee Coombs Mix) – Leftfield
13. RIDE – Chable + Bonnichi
14. I AM (Kasey Taylor’s Oceanbreakers Mix) Chakra
15. MURDER WAS THE BASS (Original Mix) – DX8
16. I CAN’T EXPLAIN – Boombdogs
17. BUMPER (Plump Djs Mix) – Electronauts
18. MILKSHAKE (Freq Nasty Remix)
19. FLINSTONES JAZZ SCORE (Marc Reck Remix) – Hanna and Barbera

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This week were have a themed show all about addiction. Definitely on a guitar tip musically with a host of classic artists.

Mr Elephant Radio Show #7 by marcreck

Tracklisting

1. David Bowie – Space Oddity (Live)
2. Hanna & Barbera – Flintstones Jazz Score (Reckorder Edit)
3. The Doors Film – i believe in a prolonged derangement of the senses
4. The Velvet Underground – I’m Waiting For The Man
5. The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
6. Otis Redding – Love Man
7. Nina Simone - I’m Gonna Leave You
8. The Doors – Break on Through
9. Guns n’ Roses – Mr. Brownstown
10. Nirvana – Breed
11. Smashing Pumpkins – Quiet
12. Smashing Pumpkins – Mayonaise
13. Nine Inch Nails – Something I Can Never Have
14. The Doors - The End
15. Rocker’s Hi Fi – Going Under
16. Portishead - Numb
17. Radiohead – Push/pull revolving doors
18. Thievery Corporation – Doors of perception (feat. Gunjan)
19. Mazzy Star – Fade Into You
20. Massive Attack – Protection
21. Eva Cassidy – Autumm Leaves
22. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge
23. Incubus - Drive
24. Muse – Feeling Good
25. Smashing Pumpkins - Today
26. Harry Belafonte – Jump In The Line
27. Flobots – Handlebars
28. Bobby Mcferrin – Dont Worry Be Happy

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Some exclusive live recordings this week from our 1st Live & Free event back in April, followed by a Mr Elephant Mixtape “Mr Elephant’s Journey Around the World”

Mr Elephant Radio #6 – Hosted by Marc Reck – Aug 11th 2009 by marcreck

Live Recordings

Smiley Mic lIve @ Mr Elephant Live & Free 1 – http://www.mrelephant.com/events/past-events/live-free-the-adam-eve-1-review

Check out http://www.smileymic.co.uk

Playing Django live @ Mr Elephant Live & Free 1 – http://www.mrelephant.com/events/past-events/live-free-the-adam-eve-1-review

Live every Monday at La Bastille – http://www.playingdjango.com/?p=414

Munchbreak live @ Mr Elephant Live & Free 1 – http://www.mrelephant.com/events/past-events/live-free-the-adam-eve-1-review

Some of the munchbreak crew are live every Friday at the yardbird – Buy their album at www.munchbreak.com

The Heels live @ Mr Elephants Live & Free 3 – http://www.mrelephant.com/events/past-events/great-performances-at-live-free-3-adam-eve-sat-june-2009

Check out their gig list at http://www.myspace.com/theheelsska

Mr Elephant’s Journey Around the World

1. The mighty Thievery Corporation start us off. A Washington DC-based production and DJ duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton and their supporting artists. Their music can be characterized as downtempo/electronica with influences of dub, acid jazz, indian classical and brazilian styles fused together with a lounge aesthetic, and they really know how to produce bass!

2. Then it’s to the city of Birmingham with the inspiring Friendly Fire Crew, reggae collective, featuring the talented Paradox on the vocals and Robin Giorni on the production, with this proper track called “Web Of Deceit”

3. Down into the the south of Spain we find the beautiful voice of Yolando Rayo, with an equisite traditonal salsa track “Salsa Con Sabor”

4. Then its to the bright lights and big show tunes of Broadway, with Catherine Zeta Jones blasting out her rendition of “All That Jazz” from the musical Chicago (reedited for full dancefloor effect)

5. Thrown onto the streets of London with this dirty classic track from Noonsday Underground

6. Going Deeper into the capital for the inspired fusion of Tricky (with great vocals from Martine), with their seminal track “Black Steel” from the album Maxinquaye.

7. India speaks with the amazing vocal talent of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, taken from my favourite soundtrack of the 90’s – Natural Born Killers

8. Staying East we get treated to the combined musical skills of Shankar and the Epidemics.

9. Then lush African Marimba sounds from Batanai Marimba with a track called Shangara.

10. To the streets of Barcelona is where we find the Minimal Acoustic Band, and their track “Saraha”. Mainly using traditional didgeridoos from Nepal, and steel pans from Jamaica their fusion is/was a highlight from the Catalunyan streets.

11. Then its a quick trip back to the U.K to catch the hugely talented fusion that is Nitin Sawhney, with this title track from his Beyond Skin Album.

12. Then were off all the way across the globe to New Zealand with a brief stopover in Australia and a classic track from Crowded House

13. Over to now Europe for two short vists. One is to France to see the excellent French Hip Hop Sounds of Nuttea

14. And then over to Germany to check out a light hearted Dauerfisch

15. A business trip to Japan allows us to let our hair down and catch the pure funk of Major Force, with this wicked track taken from Thievery Corporation’s “Outernational Sound Mix Album”

16. Then its over to the west coast with a little bit of deck skills from Dj Shadow with this bit of Walkie Talkie,

17. and then NWA give us a slice of Compton life with the classic “Fuck Da Police”

18. Manu Chao is a Latin folk singer of Galician origin, fusing all sorts of …well you probably heard of him too.

19. Over to the continent of Africa to visit Mozambique for a Maputo based multi generational collective. Mabulu are one of a number of nu-generation African bands balancing dance music, traditional roots sounds, and the verbal acrobatics and conscious social lyrics of rap and hip-hop. This track is called Aids.

20. Then of course, The Pink Panther from North American composer Henry Mancini

21. And to bring us back home, we haved the inspirational soundtrack esque Barry Adamson, with the very cool “Jazz Devil”

One love

Mr E x

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Its almost time for 2 of our favourite festivals – Shambala 27/8, & the ever excellent Moseley Folk Festival, 6/9, so this month we’ve got 3 of our Mr Elephant favourites up at our 5th Live & Free event @ the Adam & Eve.

For anyone thats on facebook btw, here’s the event page if you fancy attending – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113729352527

Mama Matrix who have performed at our 1st Birthday, & the gigbeth Fringe event with CiD Music, and Laura Louise who also blew people’s minds at our 2nd Birthday will be appearing on Saturday 22nd August 2009 @ the Adam & Eve in Digbeth, Birmingham.

Mama Matrix really need no introduction and are quite simply one of the best bands in Birmingham. Their performances leave no-one sitting, and everyone excited. They have a new website, and you can hear some of their music on the myspace. – http://www.myspace.com/mamamatrix

Here’s a little video from the Cid music gig

Mama Matrix ‘Panic Attack’ from CiD Music

and one from Shambala

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jyv7ZoDFqQ

And of course the inspirational Laura Louise from New Zealand. Sublime Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Live Looping, beatbox (and even a little flute box) she’s a real joy to see.

you can check her tracks on her http://www.myspace.com/lauralouiseowen

Here’s a little footage from Ben Calvert’s great monthly Bohemian Jukebox Acoustic sessions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21o5sYLuVCM

and there’s a little footage of Laura from our 2nd Birthday on this video by Jack Brabant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27YmqvX7QR4

And our favourite Birmingham Reggae Collective, the mighty Jam Jah Sound, who’ve been rocking Mr Elephant birthday’s ever since our debut event back in March 2007, and who will be hosting their tent at this year Shambhala Festival will be once again hosting the decks with their always crowd pleasing blend of roots, reggae, and dancehall -

http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/

alongside our resident Marc Reck – http:/www.marcreck.com with his crowd pleasing dynamic mix of Balkan, Swing, Funk, (and of course some breaks for birthday boy Big John and hopefully one of our resident vjs on the light fantastic

As always its FREE entry til 4am.

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A video by Jack Brabant of the Event

A video by The Lab of the start of Marc Reck & Liam Blendstate’s Set

Cinephonic @ the Hare and Hounds from theLAB

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This week we have music from a few midlands artists, a lil afrobeat, some swing, a breaks mix from The Lab’s recent edirol tour, a liquid drum and bass mix from the Ez Rollers warm up set and some footage from their own set recorded live @ the launch of Get Em in @ the Hare & Hounds

Mr Elephant Radio Show #5 – Aug 3rd 2009 by marcreck

Tracklisting

Hanna & Barbera – Flintstones Jazz Score (Reckorder Edit)

Friendly Fire Music / Ras T Weed – Melody and Rhyme

Tamedun – Tamedun Don Come

Tony Allen – Jekalewa

Quantic Ft. Alice Russell – So Long

Waldeck – Memories

Barry Adamson – Jazz Devil

Free Control - Witness

Lamb – Cotton Wool (Fila Brazillia Mix)

Marc Reck – The Lab Edirol Tour Mix

Bedrock - Granite

Alphadrive – Chronos

DJ Icey - Glance feat. Nikki Carabello – V2.2 Mix

Speedy J - EDLX ToolFunkanomics – Circle Kid (Funkanomics Remix) The Prodigy – Thunder

Bit of Dj Icey Mix

The Prodigy – Warrior’s Dance

Ed Solo & Skool Of Thought – We Play the Music

Tim Healey & DJ Deekline feat Fast Eddie – Yo Yo Get Funky (Crissy Criss Time To Get Grimey Remx)

Marc Reck’s liquid drum & bass set @ Get Em In launch with Ez Rollers – August 2009

Nookie – Get Down (PBK feat Miss Drop)

Roni Size – Heroes (2008 Re-edit)

Syncopix – Lost In Space1

Bungle Feat Ayah – If I leave
Roni Size- Its a Jazz Thing (Utah Jazz Remix)

Ez Rollers recorded live Get Em In launch with Ez Rollers – August 2009

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August’s party rockin’ mammal sessions welcomes not one but two long awaited guests!

One is a kingpin of the Birmingham funk scene, and a hugely respected dj and promoter, we welcome none other than Roy Roastbeef, from the Funkbox crew, who will be inviting you to shake your touche to the sounds of his well crafted vinyl collection.

The other is one of the most unique, skilled and downright funky djs we’ve heard. Going by the name of Billy Chill Fingers and the man behind “Our Corner” this man has been playing all over the world ever since dropping his seminal Music For Superstars mix.

Like all Mr Elephant events it’s not all about one style of music, and both our headliners will be demonstrating their other dance music passions on that very night, though we are most definitly on a funky tip this week.

Residentos Marc Reck will be playing switching it up with some funk, nu-swing, a lil breaks, and the large last hour of jungle and drum and bass, and Mr Liam Blendstate will also be performing on the visual side with up his unique mysterious and beautiful visual treats) and of course both will be on hand to deal with an concerns or questions you may have…should they not have been answered by our superstar door hosts.

ALSO NEWS JUST IN! – we also have 4 proper drinks promos from 9pm – 11pm courtesy of the Bulls Head!

Yes, yes, obviously we all want you there early. For us its because we only have 5 hours for a party, so music and vibe is crucial, and for the venue its also a sustainability thing.

SO on Friday 7th August we have 2 HAPPY HOURS on the Upstairs bar from 9pm – 11pm

This means that Happy hours drinks prices will be :

2 bottles of beck for the price of 1 !!
Glens Dark Rum / Imperial Vodka Double £2!!
A bottle of house wine for £8 !!!
And shots of Tequila for £1 !!!

Plus the summer rooftop terrace for when you need a breather or a summer smoke.

So that’s Friday 7th August – Bulls Head, Moseley. Come and do your thang, shake your stuff and your flex your own dancing style to some really seriously good dancing music.

Update : You can dload the mix from the player or here – http://www.zshare.net/audio/63579110b9475c50