It’s time to welcome the turning of the Mayan Long Count calendar. With that in mind we’ve lined up two showcases of the best of We Love on both sides of the border. First up is one of the biggest annual party’s in Scotland, Hogmanay in Edinburgh where the whole centre of town is taken over for a street party. Things will be warmer in the Liquid Room where Julio Bashmore, jozif, Deetron and a host of local residents are set to welcome in the bells with style. You’ll find tickets, here.
Check out this video made by the capable hands of Jocie Cox featuring jozif and the story behind his summer residency on the We Love Space terrace.
Next up we’re jumping on the east coast main line down to join a host of We Love stalwarts at our London home, Ministry of Sound. The lineup is huge by anyone’s standards with a host of our headline summer residents all together under one roof. There’s a rare UK appearance from Groove Armada and we’re welcoming back Simian Mobile Disco and Joris Voorn after stellar sets at our last New Year show (hard to believe that was almost a year ago!).
Check out our latest radio show with an exclusive live mix from Groove Armada on the Space Terraza recorded during the summer.
The resident theme continues into the smaller but perfectly formed 103 room. Disco-house doyens PBR Streetgang are joined by Jem Haynes and Ian Blevins for what will be the debut of their Second Line project.
Prior to our summer closing party on September 24th at our London home Ministry of Sound, there’s a river bound excursion involving a couple of We Love residents. It’s probably impossible to find a more suitable duo to fare the river waters… Tickets are available here for the very reasonable price of twenty English pounds, including entry into Ministry of Sound afterwards.
WILLARD: “I was being ferried down the coast in a Navy PBR, a type of plastic patrol boat, pretty common sight on the rivers. They said it was a good way to pick up information without drawing lot of attention. That was OK, I needed the air and the time. Only problem was I wouldn’t be alone.”
RADIO: “PBR Streetgang, this is Almighty, over… This is Almighty, standing by, over. This is Almighty, how do you copy, over…”
Jamie Fatneck will also be making a waterway appearance.
On the eve of our Space closing party we kick things of in London at our UK base Ministry of Sound. Special guest Guy Gerber makes his We Love debut and is joined by long time We Love resident and Space favourite Paul Woolford. Riva Starr impressed so much at our gig in Holland that we’ve invited him back for this gig too. Mat Playford brings his live set-up to The Box completing the lineup for that room
In the 103 we’re very please to welcome Leeds lads PBR Streetgang and Huddersfield’s finest Jamie Fatneck. Also appearing are tech-house upstarts Prince Club.
We’re very happy to announce the lineup for our arena at SW4 on Sunday 28th August in London’s Clapham Common.
Headlining the arena, Sasha makes a welcome return to the We Love fold. One of the undisputed kings of dance music, Sasha returns to SW4 having smashed last year’s Main Stage to pieces. He will be joined by Terrace icon Steve Lawler. A We Love party wouldn’t be complete without our residents Simian Mobile Disco and Joris Voorn. Simian make their long awaited SW4 debut this year, whilst Joris returns to the Common having played a storming set in John Digweed’s Bedrock arena in 2010. Completing the line-up we welcome Berlin’s Bpitch Control label boss Ellen Allien for her SW4 debut, alongside We Love favourites Technasia and Mat Playford.
For more info and tickets visit the SW4 website here.
We Love… Easter Specials at Ministry of Sound, London on Saturday April 23rd and presented by Jaunt> and Wax:On at Digital, Newcastle on Sunday April 24th.
Royalists, republicans and cynics alike can join forces in London thanks to our friends Fat! chucking out all the stops at the end of the month. You may think it strange for someone to invite a person he loves into a culture and lifestyle which caused the death of his mother. But fear not misanthropes, simply revel in the national day of nursing hangovers and ignoring the television. Before that, get down to Cable for Chew The Fat! presenting My Big Fat Royal Wedding Disco. Expect unique takes on bass music, juke, footwork, house, funky and dubstep from a pretty stellar lineup including Joker, Addison Groove and Pangaea.
There’s a dress-code of matrimonial / clergy so get inventive and check out Pangaea’s FACT mix to get you in the mood. There’s a Facebook event whatsit here.
Here is an exclusive free download from newly welcomed to the We Love fold Alex Niggemann, and a short Q & A with the man himself ahead of his gig for We Love’s Easter Special at Ministry of Sound. Download the EP from his profile, here, it’s an upbeat housey number and you can’t get it anywhere else but here.
What are you looking forward to about London and playing at Ministry – is the UK somewhere you enjoy playing?
I have had a really great first “We Love” party, when I was playing in Miami for them. This is the second and it will be in one of the most influential clubs all over the world, with such a great line-up! I heard a lot of positive feedback about this club. London itself is always a great spot to play. Everytime I’ve been there, I had a great time. I think London is one of the best cities for playing electronic music. So many people are interested in this kind of music, because the city has such a big scene, which you will just find in cities like Berlin, Barcelona or Frankfurt. It’s a great chance for me to present my music to such a big audience.
Miami ride
Tell us what it means to play for We Love and what do you have planned for the Summer with them?
We Love is a chance for me to play for a party series with a huge tradition. Their parties are pretty famous and give me a great platform to let people know who I am and what I do. I’m also really happy to announce that I’ll play several dates for them in famous Space (Ibiza) with some of the best-known artist all over the world. Sundays at Space always rock!
What can everyone expect on Easter Weekend.
It’s a long weekend, where everyone who likes this kind of music, can party like hell. For me it’s always a special weekend, as I know parties will be crowded everywhere and people are really in a good mood to party, because of having a 4 day holiday. I’ll definitely prepare myself even more to fulfil peoples expectations and help create an unforgettable night.
Ian Blevins is the segue between this and our gig in Newcastle the next day, he’s prepared a mix for the train journey you can download and listen to here.
Once again celebrating the UK’s penchant for bank holidays, We Love… head back to London and Newcastle for a double header of parties this Easter.
Saturday 23rd of April is celebrated at We Love’s home from home, Ministry of Sound in London. The main room sounds are supplied by Space favourites Simian Mobile Disco and Hot Chip‘s Felix Martin. Warming things up is Mowgli making both his MInistry Of Sound and We Love debut. Fresh from soundtracking the sunnier hours of We Love’s recent techno masterclass in Miami, Alex Niggemann will be showcasing his peak time sounds in the 103 room. Backing him up is the baby oiled Bicep and the man who spent more hours on the decks than any other at We Love Space last year, Ian Blevins.
Ian is then hitchhiking his way up the A1 to Digital, Newcastle where Jaunt and Wax:On are presenting a We Love Bank Holiday Special. Joining him at the controls is Tensnake, making a very welcome return to the We Love fold after his much eulogised debut set at Space last summer. Innervisions honcho Dixon brings a touch of Berlin to the North East of England while Nina Kravitz brings a touch of the underground. Adding the final We Love… flavours, PBR Streetgang are swapping the Space Terrace for Digital’s only slightly less balearic Terrace. Completing the lineup a whole host of Jaunt and Wax:On residents will be trying to show that locals know best.
WE LOVE… EASTER SATURDAY 23rd APRIL – MINISTRY OF SOUND – LONDON
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
FELIX (HOT CHIP) DJ SET
MOWGLI
ALEX NIGGEMANN
IAN BLEVINS
BICEP TICKETS HERE
WE LOVE… EASTER SUNDAY 24th APRIL – PRESENTED BY JAUNT AND WAX:ON AT DIGITAL – NEWCASTLE
TENSNAKE
DIXON
NINA KRAVITZ
IAN BLEVINS
PBR STREETGANG
PEOPLE GET REAL
BLACKHALL & BOOKLESS
RICHARD ROWELL
TOM RANKIN
LIAM VANCE TICKETS HERE.
The ever affable Hypercolour are presenting their sister label Glass Table (all kinds of connotations there, Jamie) at Fabric, on Saturday the 29th of January. They’ll be introducing a new artist on their roster in the form of Maya Jane Coles, who stamped her authority on the London scene recently with her Resident Advisor podcast and subterranean smash ‘What They Say‘. Check out the title track from her new EP on Hypercolour below. She’ll be joined in Room 3 by label kingpins Cedric Maison and Alex Jones along with Axel Boman who’s codeine fueled dubby trip ‘Purple Drank‘ has been going down a storm during these cold winter months in the Balearics.
Another highlight on the night will be MMM, who make what can only be described as divine rave music. ‘Nous Sommes‘ went down a treat in the Discoteca last summer, expect big noisy rolling glitching house and techno.
With SLAM and Tiefschwarz also on the lineup, it seems like a no-brainer for this Saturday.
