Friends of Panik kindly informed us of a night held by Shaun Bass of Neon Skullz.  Which promises to be a BIG ONE!

After their last party, Aztecs on Acid Neon Skullz thought it was time for another night of fancy dress mayhem or in their words,

“another psychotropic soup of Global Ghetto beats, Transcendental dance,
neo-tribal ceremonies, insane fancy dress and otherworldly artwork.”

The venue is being kept secret until tonight, so get in touch via the Facebook Link or calling Shaun direct on 07728614291.

As well as all the delicious ear candy and heavy basslines that you will be party to, there promises to be some floor entertainment in the shape of:

Voodoo Burlesque and Pole Dancing with the Scarlet Priestess
Voodoo witchcraft with Carmen ho!
Tribal Initiation
Dutty Wine Contest
Vile poetry and stories from the masked Village Story teller

THE DJ LINEUP IS AS THIS (Panik warns you ’tis long – look at all the goodies tonight!):

HANUMAN (MONKEY STEAK/STEAK HOUSE RECORDS: DJ Set)

Expect everything from bassline to bashment, grime to dustup, 2step garage to baille funk to jungle and back again!

SILKY BOYS (ROB POLLINATE vs NEONSKULLZ)

Slip into a trance with the Silky Boys chaotic mashup of all things Tribal, expect an epic ethnic shakedown on an afro-futurist tip! Allow all this third world business, we’re coming from the fourth dimension!

http://pollinaterecords.com

TRAWLER GUY & MC LAKEY ( Back of the Q )

Back of the Q gully manz hit up Neon Skullz with a super special tribal dance set, expect loads of bashy Funky, Grime and UK Garage mashed up african tribal style!

THE LARGE (Shimmy Shimmy)

Bad-gyal Bashment and devastating Dancehall massiveness from THE LARGE, expect a tropical heatwave of epic proportions!

DJ BUMP ‘N’ GRIND (Spamfritta)
Get ready for a Haitian Voodoo Bassquake because we’re smuggling Bump ‘n’ Grind and a shipment of fuck-you-up, wobbly bass narstiness over the border, so you’d better get your ass on the floor before the fedz turn up!

TEHRAN (Pillers Of The Community)

Leicesters Tropical trailblazers, Tehran are on en route to deepest darkest Dalston and its already starting to get sweaty! You ain’t even ready!

MR FOX AND HIS FRIENDS ( LIVE )
A tuba-totting Skeleton army blasting brassy waves of Voodoo magic and funky afro riddims.

Chris Crooks (Live) + Dexta & Strict (DIFFRENT VOODOO SET)
There’s a voodoo man in the juju room! Afro-delic hip hop all over the shop! Diffrent, the embryonic label that promotes itself on making ‘diffrent music’, will be giving away free preview copies of their vast stable of label talent on the night – so be sure to get your mitts on one as there will only be 50 up for grabs!
Find out more here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?4zemiyc5mym

http://diffrentmusic.com/?p=210

OMG (Boom Squeek)
Quick witted, motor mouthed little Pikey straight outta Dalston on a straight up hype ting, E8 Manz get to know! Premiering brand new tunes for us on the exclusive ting!

TRASHCAN DJs vs MONKS BLISS
Get ready for a trippy Juju mix up with Trashcan DJ’s

NO ONE AFROBEAT MASHUP POSSE
Ain’t no one bring the afrobeat mashup party warmup vibes like these two baby girls! get ready for a little bumpin’ and jumpin’!

BANGERZ N MASH on Mic Dutties!

Panik are gonna be there with the boys from Diffrent tearing it up til the early hours!  So get dressed up (for the cheap guestlist) and come on down and say hello!

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To celebrate the Patron Saint of Wales day – Dydd Dewi Sant (1st of March) Cardiff – Bristol collective Chromekids have posted up their latest BBC  1Xtra show, to share on the interwebs:

Something or other about wearing your PJs to get the shop lifting done….?

Another jam that caught our attention on Mixcloud, was this Tropical Soca x Dancehall x Bhangra selection from Jillionaire:

And if you happen to be the 1 Jillionth Mixlcouder as a result of this post, please share the wealth with us!

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The mighty Shane MacGowan has got together with some fine artists to produce a charity track where all proceeds are to go to the charity Concern.

Moved by the plight of the people of Haiti Shane and his girlfriend, Victoria Clarke made calls to their friends and got together with them to produce this fine rendition of classic Rock and Roll song.

Shane MacGowan’s distinct vocal style blends seamlessly into Paloma Faith’s and is then bolstered by Eliza Doolittle.  Nick Cave provides a giant vocal performance alongside Chrissie Hynde  which blows the track into a sky-rocketing crescendo where the driving musical skills of the band which included Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols, Mick Jones of the Clash, the Walbourne Brothers and Johnny Depp’s guitar solo come into their own!

Panik loves this track and, go on, it’s for charity – In fact, it’s a great track for charity, much better than that weak stuff from Mr. ITV himself Simon Cowell!  Listen to some real Rock and Roll giants!

I Put A Spell On You is out for on the 8th of March but pre orders are available here.

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The Cardiff based arts collective ‘Peaceful Progress’ have transformed an old Boiler House into Wales’ first dedicated Graffiti and Street Art Gallery. The Boiler House includes a large indoor graffiti gallery space, over 100ft of outdoor wall space, a shop and a studio. This innovative project provides a legitimate space for graffiti artists to reach a wider audience and showcases Graffiti art as a positive and sustainable art-form. Through workshops with Schools and Community Centres the Boiler House will inspire young people to get creative, and will be especially good at engaging with hard to reach groups of young people.

The Boiler House will hold monthly exhibitions featuring the best of local and national Graffiti artists. The independent shop is open to the public and stocks original and affordable canvas work by graffiti artists based in South Wales. The grand opening is on the 27^th February, from 12pm – 10pm, come down and experience counter culture at its best.

See www.boilerhousegraffiti.com for more information.

Peaceful Progress was founded by Graffiti artist Bryce Davies in 2000, and now represents a number of artists and performers based in South Wales. Peaceful Progress were responsible for the Fair Play festival held in Canton in 2008/2009 which raised over £1000 for War on Want (08) and the The SAFE Foundation (09). Currently Peaceful Progress run the monthly ‘Dub in the Pub’ nights at the Lansdowne Pub and the group tour the festival circuit throughout the summer with the Peaceful Progress Graffiti Tent. The Boiler House is a community based project to bring people of all ages and backgrounds together through Graffiti art.

See www.peacefulprogress.co.uk for more info.

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Formed in Reykjavik in 2005, we discovered FM Belfast on our last trip to the 2008 edition of Iceland Airwaves.  Playing the headline slot of the Saturday night on home turf, the anticipation buzzing round the city residents provided but a  hint of what was to come.

The credit crunch had just hit the country hard, financial institutions were going bankrupt and the currency was in freefall but the band swept that all aside, tearing the cloaks of cynicism off the shoulders of many a jaded hipster in attendance.  Playing a set that featured their album How to Make Friends and incorporating their famous take on RATM and Technotronic, if joy had a physical manifestation, this was it.

Currently on a European Tour, FM Belfast bring their synth pop sound (but more importantly their show) to our backyard on March 2nd and headline their first London gig at Hoxton Bar and Grill.  And if their music wasn’t enough already, they are also giving away a trip to Iceland for two including flights and accomodation!  You could say they’ve come to our shores too late to capitalise on the 80’s revival but if you think Pop should have more optimism and wit than the androgynous saccharine of La Roux, this is the gig for you.

Check out more here : http://www.myspace.com/fmbelfast

Tickets : Ticketweb

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NOW! That’s What I Call C*L*A*S*H Vol #1 was sent to us by the finalist in the recent Panik collaboration night, C*L*A*S*H (pictures here).  Mr. Casual Customer crafted some of his own mash ups that proved to be controversial!   Panik can only say that they were made by his own fair hand and there were no rules restricting that!  The next C*L*A*S*H will be held in April – drop us a mail to enter a team

The mix features the mash ups Mr CC made especially for the event.  On the day he only armed himself with nine mash up tracks (only just enough to see him through to the final), which we think was especially brave as most teams on the night brought an MP3 player jam packed with choons!

Listen and enjoy below

Now Thats What I Call C*L*A*S*H vol#1 by Mr Casual Customer

Tracklist:

00:00 – Suicide Blonde – Inxs / So what’cha want – Beastie Boys
02:26 – Over & Over – Hot Chip / Don’t believe the hype – Public Enemy / Gin & Juice – Snoop Doggy Dog
09:15 – Throw your sets – DJ Excel / Rock the Casbar – The Clash / Pump up the volume – MARRS
12:55 – Money for nothing – Dire Straits / Gimmie some more – Busta Rhymes / Blue Monday – New Order
15;30 – Da Funk – Daft Punk / Atomic – Blondie / Its like that – Run DMC
18:25 – Diplo Work is never over – Daft Punk
20:15 – ????
21:55 – Bonkers – Dizzee Rascal
23:30 – Dollar Sign – Stush
24:00 – Hold the line (HavocNdeeD Remix) – Major Lazer
27:35 – Dancing in the dark VIP – OliE! & Bare Noize

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Panik have picked out a few new Cloudcasts courtesy of Mixcloud for you Monday listening pleasure…

Dj Timber – Latin Soul / Barcelona

Different Music – DnB / London crew

Diffrent are running a competition and have exclusive copies of their first release on the label up for grabs listen to their first GiraffeCast for details and enter here

Have a nice week and enjoy!

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Banksy’s ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ is out in the UK on March 5th.   Subtitled the world’s first street art disaster movie, critics are divided between taking the film at face value as the story of a French shopowner turned street artist, or a documentary showing how easy it is to trick the contemporary art establishment.

Time to make up your own mind – Pictures On Walls are offering free tickets for two preview screenings in London on Feb 27th and Feb 28th.

There are 300 available, they are limited to two per applicant and they are free.  You get them by registering here and the computer will select who gets them.  Lines are open from now until 6pm Feb 21st. Please only register if you are able to get to London for 6.30pm on either of these dates. Please note: This offer does not include travel expenses, overnight accommodation in a hotel of your choice and £500 spending money. The film has a fifteen certificate.
– POW

Film site and trailer

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Panik came across Guerrilla Lighting through a friend of the site.  They seem to have been doing what one can only describe as lighting ‘flash mobs’.  They have had events in Northern Ireland to Turkey and loads of places in between.

GL bring into public focus the misuse of lighting on certain buildings whilst highlighting those that need some kind of strategic lighting.

Their basic ethos seems to be:

• not all buildings need or deserve to be lit – strategic lighting plans should exist for all cities
• architectural lighting is not a competition – brighter is not better
• poorly designed and installed lighting should be prevented – cities should establish and enforce a minimum standard of quality
• all wasteful use of light should be prevent – leaving the lights on all night in large glazed offices should be a criminal offence

If you visit their site or go to their Facebook group you can see upcoming events and past ones too.  Panik gives this a thumbs up – Besides it is surely about time we had some architecture up in here!

Below are some pics taken by the event organisers and participants.

(All photography and copyright David Barbour/BDP)

Manchester 2006

Manchester 2006

Dublin 2008

Dublin 2008

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