This weekend started with the gig at the Hare and Hounds. Giles Peterson was upstairs, and me and Sam Redmore were downstairs. I didnt get any time to check out Giles, as it was going off downstairs, but i bet it was good. Here’s a little bit of the end of my set (before the Aphrodite/Bobby Mcferrin/Al Green/Nitin Sawhney encore)

Its important to mention that the drum n bass only came out for the last 20 minutes btw. Before then from my side, was 3 hours of Quantic Soul Orchestra/Dj Food/Dj Shadow/Coldcut/Kruder and Dorfmeister/Mr Scruff, that kind of thing, alongside classic soul tracks, some underground funk, and of course a few musical numbers.

I got some decent scratching practise in (after Andy the hare sound man, had valiantly sorted a working 1210 from the bulls head out), and Sam kicked us off with his own unique blend of soul, funk, reggae, and personal edits that he is fast becoming known for. Sam’s a thoroughly lovely chap, and a really talented dj. He runs a night at the bulls head called Freestyle, and he edits pretty much all the tracks he plays. Check his myspace for his forthcoming gigs.

The rest of the weekend was spent half with my lovely girlfriend, and half completing the final draft for the Dance on Film Finished With the War piece, ready for shooting on monday. We had to edit a couple of my favourite bits, so that they work with the dancers, but i’m really feeling like this could be the one that also doubles as my first breaks release..There’s a fair bit to do on it, before releasing it into the wild, but its definitely on the right lines.

Oh and tonight i wanted to mention that my good friend Rich Batsford his hosting his fantastic Music by Candelit evening tonight in Moseley. Well worth a visit, and something that seems to be growing with each year.