Tuesday, August 5, 2008 : Posted by Skint HQ

X-Press 2 'Raise Your Hands - Greatest Hits launch party for Gallery at Ministry Of Sound this Friday

Be upstanding for the legendary X Press 2!!! Rocky, Diesel and Ashley Beedle have become world famous as the trio that make up X-Press 2 and to help celebrate the launch of their Best Of Collection titled Raise your Hands the guys are dropping by to do what they do best and DJ for 6 hours for the Gallery at Ministry of Sound. Combining 3 mixers, 6 decks and a myriad of EFX and quality tunage the boys are always sure fire winners with crowds across the globe and the Ministry of Sound and Galleryt are the natural hosts for the London leg of the tour. The trio have been dishing up Balearic house, progressive, disco and pop house since the early nineties often employing male vocalists such as David Byrne ('Lazy') and The Music's Rob Byrne ('Kill 100') and Kurt Wagner ('Give It') on their biggest singles. Raise your Hands lifts its title from the Sole Fusion sample used on their second single 'London X-Press' and the collection includes their four big singles from 2002's crossover album Muzikum, three cuts from follow up Makeshift Feelgood as well as early singles on Junior Boys Own. The collection also comes with a second remix disc including big X-Press 2 re-rubs by Carl Craig, Freeform Five and Superchumbo as well as X-Press 2's remix of 'Star69' by Fatboy Slim and The Gallery faithful will no doubt be treated to a bevy or original and remixes throughout the six hours. In short... this is the London Album Launch Party and it's gonna be one unmissable event!!

We're giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets for this party (3 pairs available to first 3 correct answers out ofthe email hat)

just email the answer to the following questions to andy@skint.net
with "X-Press 2 Gallery Comp" in the subject heading of the email before 5.30pm this Thursday

Q: In what year did X-Press2 release their first single Muzik Xpress?

additionally you can go on a reduced entry (£10) guest list just by emailing
your full name to gavyn@thegallery-club.co.uk

Friday, August 1, 2008 : Posted by Richard S

Kidda's Debut Album Out This Week

The hotly anticipated debut album from Kidda is here!  Going Up is a feel-good, soul-drenched summer album, featuring collaborations with The Beatnuts, Blak Twang, Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody and Lomax.

'Under The Sun’ is an early stand-out, picked up by Bacardi for their current mojito ad, and boasts a killer loop taken from a version of ‘You’re All I Need To Get By’ sung by Nancy Wilson. 

Album of the week - Dj Mag
Ideal for the Summer - Zoo
If I didn’t know better I would think it was Boy-8-bit Herve and Crooker operating under a pseudonym – Artrocker


 To buy from iTunes go to:


To buy from Play.com go to: 
http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/5261031/Going-Up/Product.html


Below shows the list of events that Kidda will be Dj'ing at in the upcoming months.

8 Aug 2008   
    Rex Room, Razzmatazz     Barcalona, Barcelona
15 Aug 2008    
    Brighton Coalition     Brighton, London and South East
16 Aug 2008    
    Loop Festival     Brighton, South
23 Aug 2008  
    Beachdown Festival     nr Brighton, South
13 Sep 2008    
    Fuzzbox @ Pure     St. Helier, Channel Islands


http://www.myspace.com/kiddauk