With tonight’s Double Denim/Royal Albert Hall takeover in just a few hours, the new NZCA LINES video has landed just on time to get us even more excited. Directed by Mr. Robert Self and produced by Sir. Leo Stamps it’s a true cracker for a very cracking new outfit.
http://www.robertself.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/leostamps
Tickets for tonight are still available from here: http://www.royalalberthall.com/press/pressreleases/release.aspx?id=20250
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This Friday signals 10 years of the brilliance that is Futureboogie. Formed in Bristol back in 2001 the clubbing factory now churns out radio shows, management, A-class parties and a ton of other extremely exciting things for your ear joy. Friday’s sold out secret party will feature Fragment favourites, Julio Bashmore, Waifs and Strays, Christophe and Lukas and new party fighters Behling and Simpson.
Team Fragment will be down on the night, snapping and reviewing our hearts out – preparing for the hangover might not be so easy.
To get you in the mood early, here’s something nicely remixed from headliner Bashmore.
For those of you who didn’t make the epic Numbers party back in December, here’s the fantastic live set from Mr. Party Jackmaster.
“Here’s the long promised recording of my set from the Numbers LDN warehouse party back in December of last year.
There were a few Serato technicals to start with, hence the reason for the first few tracks being played without any attempt to blend them, and because it was December, I played some of biggest tunes of the year as a kind of retrospective of one of the best years of UK music in history (IMO). I also put a few of the tracks that I rinsed heavily in my sets throughout 2011, plus the usual selection of surprises. For the same reason, there’s also a few blends from my Fabric CD and the RA mix.
We need to say a really big thanks to Black Atlantic and Red Bull, but most of all the troops who stayed till half past 6 in the morning singing along to all the tracks and dancing on top of their mates shoulders. You guys made one of the best parties we’ve ever been involved in so thanks very much.”
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We’ve been making some Top 20′s on Spotify. No.4 is available here. Happy Friday!
Featuring: Part Time, Tennis, Best Coast, Veronica Falls, Seapony, Neverever, The Undisputed Truth, XX Teens, Niki & The Dove, Lamont Dozier, Masquer, The New Division, Love Inks, Ikons, Teeth, John Talabot, D/R/U/G/S, Still Corners, Neon Indian and Mandrill
Checkout our last Top.20 here.
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Festival promoters across the world are locking swords for another Summer of fury, fighting for the usual snooze fest of run-of-the-mill headliners. But this morning, Beacons Festival popped up with a line-up and setting not to be missed.
Featuring Roots Manuva, Junior Boys, Ghost Poet, Errors, the fantastic Factory Floor, Stay+, D/R/U/G/S (featured above), Jam City, Bok Bok as well as a further 40+ acts to be announced in mid-March, including Saturdays and Sundays headliners – Beacons looks set to be a cracker.
For more information on their fabulous new location and ticket pricing head over to: http://www.greetingsfrombeacons.com/
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The first track from the new Invisible release has popped up on The Quietus this afternoon. A single that will also feature a remix from Fragment favourite Kwes. The full album is set for release later in the year but for now, stick this on repeat.
Via The Quietus
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Doom, JNeiro, Dels and TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek all at once, take a peak above and hold out for more coming soon.
Read MoreSo tonight is the start of The Long Count at London’s Barbican. Fragment will be there tonight with a report back over the weekend so stay tuned. For now, check out the trailer below.
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A playlist of our ‘tunes of the month’ now available here on Spotify.
Includes: Outfit, Seapony, Warm brains, Zulu winter, Patterns, Jacques greene, Craft spells, Other lives, Waylon jennings, Alva noto, Balam acab, J.J. cale, We have band, I break horses, Matthew dear, Koreless, Dead meadow, T.E.E.D, Jai paul, Julio bashmore
http://open.spotify.com/user/helloimjames/playlist/1n23suSl3INo6FJH2yQk5F
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What a milestone we’ve reached. 19 party’s over the last two years from the dark days at The Horse & Groom to Bestival, The Box and now The Alibi. There’s been some special nights with some outstanding friends playing top notch records until the rum ran out. But this one is set to be a spectacular addition to our third year of partying.
Mark down Saturday the 11th of February in your planna as we’ve invited down flatmate and holder of Glaswegian decent Mr. Frank Mitchell, one third of ‘This is Our House‘ and that fantastic Fragment mix from 2012 – which you can listen to below if you missed it.
Frank Mitchell – Fragment Mix by fragmentlondon.
Then to keep up with tradition, friend, fellow drinking partner and all round man of musical crime Mr. Tony Poland of Slutty Fringe and Juno Plus fame will be joining the fun yet again after his killer duet in December. Listen to Poland’s Fragment mix below.
Tony Poland (Slutty Fringe) – Fragment Mix by fragmentlondon
We’ll also have our usual residents and as ever it’s 110% free. For more information head over to the Facebook event here.
https://www.facebook.com/events/267372063324964/
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God Don’t Like It-2011-12-29-15:00:00.mp3 by NTS RADIO. Uploaded with Airtime
Proper good New Year to you all, check out the latest on NTS from Mr. God Don’t Like It above.
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Forget about that New Years ‘No Partying’ resolution of yours as January’s Alibi is going to be serious big crack. We’re finally bringing down the duo now known as Gary Spielberg, producers of one of 2011′s finest mixes. Check it out here:
On top of that there’s all our usual going’s on with residents Smith as Hell, Moman and James Fragment – entry’s all free and we’re open till 3am. Bring the fun.
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February is already looking to be a very special month for us with Mr. Frank Mitchell making his debut at Fragment. Until then check out this banging new mix through This is Our House below – perfect preparation for your Christmas vibes:
Frank Mitchell – Disco Neurotica by FrankMitchell
Tracklisting
01. Styloo – Pretty Face
02. Doctors Cat – Watch Out
03. Baby’s Gang – Challenger
04. Solid Strangers – Gimme The Light
05. Denise & Baby’s Gang – Disco Maniac
06. Sharon Redd – Beat The Street
07. Paul Hardcastle – You’re The One For Me
08. Sequal – I’m Over You
09. Royal Cash – Radio Activity
10. Class Action – Weekend
11. Teddy Pendergrass – You Can’t Hide From Yourself (Dimitri From Paris Edit)
12. Fun Fun – Colour My Love
13. Deborah – Danger For Love
14. Human League – The Thing’s That Dreams Are Made Of
15. One Of Them – Jump In
16. Roy – Destiny Time
Here goes, it’s our staff Top 10 of everything for 2011. We just couldn’t resist shouting about it.
Albums
1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
2. The Horrors – Skying
3. Metronomy – The English Riviera
4. Real Estate – Days
5. El Guincho – Pop Negro
6. Iceage – new Brigade
7. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX – We’re New Here
8. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
9. Wu Lyf Go Tell Fire to The Mountain
10. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Film
1. The Skin I Live In
2. Senna
3. Drive
4. True Grit
5. Submarine
6. Miss Bala
7. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
8. Snowtown
9. Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times
10. Gasland
New Artists
Coming Soon
Good friends of Fragment, Vespertine Press have just released their London guide to Coffee, the follow up to their outstanding Brighton Guide from last year.
The superb pocket size publication includes an insider’s guide to the best of London’s cafés, espresso bars and coffee roasters, alongside a series of expertly produced articles and in-depth information into processes and styles. The book also covers reviews, a history lesson in coffee houses, guides to brewing and roasting plus the ethics of coffee buying.
As if that wasn’t enough their putting on a launch party tomorrow night (Wednesday 14th) to coincide with the new DunneFrankowski Cafe at Protein studios in Shoreditch from 6-9pm, don’t miss out!
The book is now available to order from Vespertine Press’ online shop here and you can find more information on other stockists over at their website here.
Launch night: 18 Hewett Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3NN
http://www.independentcafes.co.uk/london.html
https://twitter.com/#!/cafeguides
2011 has brought some major changes in the punk scene with Face to Face reforming and the split of The Ghost of a Thousand, one of Brighton’s golden generation punk outfits. But not all is lost with the formation of Eager Teeth, a new five-piece super group including ex-This City, Telegraphs, Chaos Days and Hot Damn firepower.
The video above set’s the scene for their new single ‘Lights Out’, combining Bronx esq specialities, great vocals and a killer beat. Keep it on replay and look out for more music from the boys in 2012, can’t wait to see what happens with em.
http://www.myspace.com/eagerteeth
https://www.facebook.com/eagerteeth
Tony Poland (Slutty Fringe) – Fragment Mix by fragmentlondon
After announcing Doctor-Disco-Tony-Poland for our Christmas extravaganza at Alibi this month, the man has put together a wonderfully exciting mix of music for us.
Entitled ‘It’s a Fragment Mix Mate’ and featuring the following ‘crackers’ we’re super thankful to Tony and cannot wait to see him cracking out his tune caldron:
Phantom Slasher – Oxymoron
Maurice Fulton – My Gigolo
John Talabot Featuring Glasser – Families
Telepathe – Chromes On It (Gold Panda Remix)
Headman – Be Loved (Daniel Avery’s ‘Divided Love’ Remix)
Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together (Underdog Edit)
Slope – Want’Choo Longa (12″ Edit)
Nicole Willis – Feelin Free (Maurice Fulton mix)
Nite Jewel – Weak 4 Me
Unknown – Party Girl (JT Edit)
FaltyDL – Atlantis
Royalty – Heart Strings
Cabaret Voltaire – Kino (Marc Piñol Edit)
N/A – Anna, Katie & Monty
SBTRK – Ready, Set, Loop
Butter 08 – Butter Of 69
Jill Scott – Whatever (Lopez Remix)
Kelis Featuring Andre 3000 – Millionaire (Electric Zoo Edit)
Friends – My Boo
Fragment 18 – December 10th, Alibi, Dalston – Facebook Event
http://twitter.com/sluttyfringe
Last year we seemed to bypass Christmas and went straight to New Years Eve, so for this year we thought it’d be nice to send off 2011 with an all round Christmas combo in one evening. To celebrate, we’ve got a gang of fine DJ’s down that we’ve wanted at Alibi all year, so fingers are crossed for a en masse partaya.
Coming down to Alibi this month:
Double Denim Records DJs
After releasing some of the best 7″ of 2011 including Stay+, Zulu Winter, Outfit and Jesse Ruins, the recording duo head down to Fragment to spin everyone’s favourite party tuna-rooners.
http://www.doubledenimrecords.com/
Slutty Fringe/Juno Plus DJs
Lord of the discoteque and Fragment Alibi virgin, prepare your legs for a proper dance workout.
http://www.sluttyfringe.com/
Then our super resident’s:
Mad as Hell
Moman
James Fragment
As always entry is 110% FREE, so get your dancing paraphernalia ready for Saturday the 10th of December
(9:00pm till 3:00am).
More information as always is on the Facebook event here.
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This coming Saturday bring us a host of options for a cracking start to December. First up is 7s-Eleven, a new one day pop up record store, bringing together some of the best labels in town. Available for your Christmas stockings will be some of the year’s favourite releases as well as some special extra’s to make your visit all the more worth it.
Participating labels include:
Abeano
Cascine
Double Denim
Luv Luv Luv Records
Merok
Moshi Moshi
Pictures Music
Something in Construction
Sounds of Sweet Nothing
Tough Love
Transparent
Tri Angle
Young Turks
+ Live Acts TBA
For more information head over to the Facebook event here.
You can find 7s Eleven at:
The Orange Dot
54 Tavistock Place
London
WC1H9RG
Getting us into the winter spirit this year are these new releases from Anon. We’ll be doing a full feature on the man behind the tunes very soon – keep your ears pealed.
http://www.anonmusic.co.uk/
Something happened to me by anon_music
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