(LONDON) SPLIT MUSIC LAUNCH PARTY - 1ST APRIL 2006

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SPLIT.
SATURDAY 1ST APRIL 2006

ROOM ONE.
SPLIT MUSIC RECORD LABEL LAUNCH PARTY
featuring:
A GUY CALLED GERALD
BRITISH MURDER BOYS
PAUL MAC (LIVE)
BEN SIMS
CHRIS FINKE
special guest: KENNY LARKIN

ROOM TWO.
HOSTED BY VINYL UNDERGROUND
featuring:
AIDY WEST and friends
special guest: DOMU

at THE KEY, KINGS CROSS. LONDON

Press release and ticket details to follow.
www.splitmusic.net

[Fordy]

Another top fcuking line up, hope to god I actually make it down to this for once. Top stuff.

[eyeswithoutaface]

april fool

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april fool

only if you don't go ;)

[The Overfiend]

You should have Kenny larkin do his comedy routine.
He is hysterical!

[Dustin Zahn]

You should have Kenny larkin do his comedy routine.
He is hysterical!

I have been curious about that routine. Anybody have a recording?

[Frank Dogshit]

should be headin down again!

the last one was really good!

[split]

here's the full press release (words by jonas stone @ epm) , we will also be giving away free split t-shirts to the first 100 peeps thru the door.

SPLIT presents THE SPLIT LABEL LAUNCH Party
The Key
Sat 1st April 2006
Doors: 10pm – 6am
Tickets: £12.00 in advance

Lazer Road (Off York Way)
Kings Cross, London

ROOM ONE
SPLIT MUSIC RECORD LABEL LAUNCH PARTY
Joining residents BEN SIMS & CHRIS FINKE:
A GUY CALLED GERALD (LIVE)
BRITISH MURDER BOYS
PAUL MAC (LIVE)
special guest: KENNY LARKIN

ROOM TWO
HOSTED BY VINYL UNDERGROUND
featuring:
AIDY WEST and friends
special guest: DOMU

www.splitmusic.net.
http://www.thekeylondon.com
020 7837 1027

Following their rammed to the rafters party with UR boys Suburban Knight and DJ 3000 at The Key on February 4th, SPLIT hit us with another great line-up to celebrate the launch of Split Recordings. The debut release will be a double-pack of remixes of A Guy Called Gerald’s original 1988 acid house anthem ‘Blow Your House Down’ featuring mixes from British Murder Boys, Freaks, Paul Mac, Chris Finke, Ben Sims and Smith & Selway for an absolute belter of a launch release.

Alongside SPLIT residents CHRIS FINKE and BEN SIMS the label launch party will also feature a special guest appearance from Detroit legend Kenny Larkin, A Guy Called Gerald (live), British Murder Boys (aka Surgeon & Regis), a live set from Paul Mac and Room 2 will be hosted by Vinyl Underground feat. Aidy West, Domu and friends.

KENNY LARKIN is one of the chief innovators of Detroit's so called 'second wave' of techno producers. He began his music career in 1990 and after serving two years in the U.S. Air Force repairing computers, returned to Detroit to pursue stand up comedy. During his pursuit, he, along with other Detroit club goers, witnessed the birth of a new genre of music at local clubs. What came to be called “Detroit Techno.” Kenny went on to release two of the first singles for Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva’s fledgling Plus 8 records, the classic ‘War of the Worlds’ under his Dark Comedy moniker for Transmat, several releases for his own Art of Dance stable as well as albums for Warp and most recently Peacefrog. However, not only one of Detroit’s finest producers, Kenny is also a joy to behold behind the decks and SPLIT are proud and honoured to have him play at their label launch night.

A GUY CALLED GERALD became a household name in 1988 when his acid house anthem ‘Voodoo Ray’ raced up the UK charts and became an instant classic. However, lurking on the B-side was another cut that was soon to gain cult like status. As Gerald himself remembers: “The really strange thing about Blow Your House Down and Detroit was that everywhere else on the planet I went people introduced me as A Guy Called Gerald who did Voodoo Ray but in Detroit I was introduced as A Guy Called Gerald who did Blow Your House Down."

‘Blow Your House Down’ has for those in the know been just as influential as it’s A sides compatriot in shaping the music of clubland today. Split Records are delighted, nay chuffed to bits, to be launching their label with Gerald’s classic track at the helm. So of course the dancefloor maestro had to be there for the launch and will be playing a live set, reflective of his numerous productions, taking in everything from house to techno, drum n bass and electro.

Under the title of BRITISH MURDER BOYS Surgeon and Regis have adventured deeper into their industrial influences with 12 inches both on Counterbalance and Downwards and remixes for Alexander Kowalski and of course A Guy Called Gerald's classic "Blow Your House Down". Their performance is not a live act in the conventional sense. They occupy the grey area between live act and DJ using and abusing modern technologies for their performance. A British Murder Boys performance is unique, improvised, stylish and brutal and just the tonic for the SPLIT label launch party.

The past couple of years have seen PAUL MAC’S profile raise dramatically thanks mainly to high profile releases on Sino, Intec, Theory, Tronic, and Ingoma plus a handful of tours to the likes of Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, Japan and his residency’s at the Split and Retro-vert parties. Paul is currently working on his first collection of audio loops for release on www.audiobase.com in early 2006 and has recently completed his third studio album for Ben Sim’s Ingoma label, which should be released in this spring. As a regular spinner at Split parties it’s great to have Macca playing live, showcasing his superb productions in room 1.

Room 2 is hosted by VINYL UNDERGROUND who celebrate 12 years of supply superb and hard to find electronic music. Established by VU’s AIDY WEST in 1994 it has now grown into one of the main sources for underground music in the UK. Specialising in the deeper side of new underground music from Detroit electro to soulful New York garage to London's fusion nu-jazz sounds, Aidy and the VU crew will be spinning classics both old and new upstairs. Having been DJing for around 11 years from the age of 14, Dominic Stanton's (aka DOMU) musical journey began with UK hip-hop, which led to lessons in jungle, Detroit, Brazilian, jazz, funk, soul…the list go ones…with a basic premise of anything that is soulful is in the bag. As a producer, Sonar Circle was the first moniker used in the realm of drum and bass on the reinforced label around 1996. The first Domu 12" was released on 2000 Black in the summer of 99, with the first Domu LP "Up and Down" released on Archive in september '01. Since then highlights have come in the form of the Rima album on JCR [with Volcov] and remixes for Cinematic Orchestra, Michelle Lawson, 4hero, King Britt and Jazzanova. Now doubt Domu will be sprinkling his soulful, funk-induced productions and remixes into his set in room 2.
Tickets are also available at 8 London record shops. Please see the events
THE KEY, situated opposite The Cross and underneath Canvas, is a superb space to hold our parties. Entrance is via Laser Road, clearly signed with a neon "KEY" sign as you head down towards The Cross. Once indoors you'll witness the dark scene of the main room complete with flashing floor. Turn left and head up into the elegant chandelier hallway, which leads up to the main bar which is populated with huge oak beams and leather sofas and will become room 2 for SPLIT.

Tickets are priced £12 plus any respective booking fee and/or postage if ordered from Ticketweb. Ticketweb Tickets are available now. Tickets are also available at 8 London record shops. Please see the events page at www.splitmusic.net <http://www.splitmusic.net>

[ampassasinbirmingham]

i can finally make it down to split again. havnt been for a year. really looking foreward to this.

[ampassasinbirmingham]

FRANK- how u getting down. u travelling from manc??