Tag Archive for: Flash Atkins
Flash Atkins and The Weirdo Police This Saturday
Catch Flash Atkins joining The Weirdo Police live on percussion at Manchester’s Deaf Institute this Saturday as part of El Diablo’s Social Club.
Remix Competition
The Spandau Ballet classic Chant No. 1 (I Can’t Keep This Pressure On) has been given a disco re-rub by Flash Atkins as part of the Fags & Booze EP.
It features Crazy P’s Danielle Moore doing her best Tony Hadley impression on vocals.
The stems and parts to remix and re-edit can be downloaded by clicking HERE.
The best will be put out by We Are Woodville so email a link of your version to us by JAN 1st by clicking HERE.
Hear it here : [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/flash-atkins/chant-no-1-i-dont-need-this-pressure-on-feat-danielle-moore”]
or find out more by going to : Flash’s blog
Fags & Booze
Flash returns from his triumphant 4th Plinth ‘Disco Rave Off’ in London’s Trafalgar Square with a solid four track EP of leftfield house, disco and downbeat dedicated to his favourite things in life, fags and booze.
First up, Scotland’s finest baritone sings of his life as a gigolo over a thudding jazz bass driven thumper. It resonates with deep and dirty touches of wild pitch before a crescendo of serious guitar disco action to wrap things up.
Next, everybody’s least favourite 80s Old Romantics Spandau Ballet get their only good song Chant Number 1 (Can’t keep The Pressure On) given the disco re-rub treatment with Crazy P’s Danielle Moore doing her best Tony Hadley impression. An analogue bass sits over shuffling dancefloor beats with plenty of electronic action before breaking to some heavenly Rhodes, strings, arpeggiator and pads.
The Flow takes things down a notch with a down tempo track that tips its hat to Kruder & Dorfmeister, dubstep and Talk Talk. It features LA rapper Sean Reveron who has worked with David Holmes and The Beta Band in top rhyming form. There are sirens, strings, feedback, off kilter beats and a break in the middle that uses a kit sampled in the cellar of Hoxton boozer, William IV.
Finally there is a dub of G.I.G.O.L.O that does what it says on the tin by keeping things simple but with extra wild pitch ‘on the one’. The revival starts here!
OUT NEXT WEEK
New PAPER MINI MIX series
The PAPER MINIMIX series is a bite sized series of DJ & producer mixes, kicked off by Flash Atkins who plunders the back catalogue for hidden gems, stone cold classics and future rhythms. Fresh eyes have plundered some of its choicest cuts, unearthing some sparkling new talent and productions from around the world with that PAPER stamp of quality.
PAPER kicked off in 1994, leading the upsurge in popularity of UK house music within an underground scene previously dominated by a soundtrack from US cities like Chicago, Detroit and New York. Enhanced by a strong visual identity, as well as impeccable musical quality control, PAPER was, and is one of the world’s most treasured record companies.
Subscribe to the PAPER MINIMIX Series by clicking the free feed link – HERE
Into The Valley – September 12th at the Trades Club
Into The Valley returns for its third installment of acid house, cutting edge bands, dancefloor mayhem and pale ale on September 12th at the Trades Club
The Fourth Plinth Mix
[soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/flash-atkins/the-fourth-plinth-mix”]
On Monday, 31 August from 22.00 – 23.00, failed superhero and border-line alcoholic Flash Atkins hosted a disco party on the 4th Plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of Anthony Gormley’s One and Other.
He attempted to re-create the atmosphere of Studio 51, the soundtrack of the Paradise Garage, the energy of The Hacienda circa 1988, the sound system of the MOS and the lighting of U2’s stage show by performing live along to his DJ set……off a van leisure battery.
This is the DJ set.
Queen Flash
Karoshi Bros Love The World (Flash Atkins Mix)
Samba Unknown
Neighbour Drunk on the Funk
Herbie Hancock Rockit
Adonis No Way Back
Michael Jackson Thriller (Edit)
Hall & Oates I Can’ Go For That
Chris Joss I Want Freedom
Black Science Orchestra New Jersey Deep
Mr Scruff Sweetsmoke
The Bionics They Prefer The Disco
Flash Atkins G.I.G.O.L.O
Richie Havens Back To My Roots
Flash Atkins hosts a disco party on the 4th Plinth in Trafalgar Square
On Monday, 31 August from 22.00 – 23.00, failed superhero and border-line alcoholic Flash Atkins hosted a disco party on the 4th Plinth in Trafalgar Square.
He attempted to re-create the atmosphere of Studio 51, the soundtrack of the Paradise Garage, the energy of The Hacienda circa 1988, the sound system of the MOS and the lighting of U2’s stage show………by performing live and DJ-ing off a van leisure battery. He used his laptop, microkorg, MPC 2000, percussion, bongoes, microphone, loudhailer, gin, power amp and speaker to great effect.
The set consisted of his new single The Sweetshop with Caspa Codina, exclusive tracks forthcoming from himself in collaboration with Kathy Diamond, Karoshi Bros, Danielle Moore (Crazy P) and George Demure (did you hear GIGOLO played at the end of the set? WOW) plus unreleased We Are Woodville and PAPERecordings material as well as the latest bumpers and thumpers.
It is part of Anthony Gormley’s One and Other (www.oneandother.co.uk) – Watch out for a live interview in Trafalgar Square on Friday September 4 with Clive Anderson at 7pm on Sky Arts 1.
Bloody great….
If you couldn’t make it here it is – yes HERE
www.myspace.com/flashatkins
www.flashatkins.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/flashatkins
www.wearewoodville.com
His walk to global superstardom is complete with 1st Front Page spread!
Flash Atkins can finally kiss his life goodbye as a superhero plucked from the musicial underbelly of lifes hard knocks, and bask in the delicious glory that this ‘best hero in village’ local rag coverage will bring – Kyrptonite?
Pah ….. he’s even aroused the curiousity of the Queen during his forthcoming Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth performance.
How’s he gonna get up there you ask – Cherry Picker? nahhhh he’ll fly of course….
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