Whoah! Back to the Islands…
I know I keep banging on about it, but the line-up (Nathan Fake, James Holden, Operator, Wesley Matsell, Dan “Caribou” Snaith and Allez-Allez, just in case it hadn’t quite sunk in yet!) for our Hard Islands launch party at Corsica Studios does look pretty unmissable to me. But just in case you haven’t got the good sense to get yourself down to Elephant & Castle on Friday 15th May, or if you simply can’t get enough of a good thing, there comes another chance to witness the Nathan Fake live onslaught on Monday 18th May (which just so happens to also be the album release date) at one of those wonderful free instore showcases organised by the mighty Pure Groove:
Click here to pre-order the new album from Pure Groove – instore show on May 18th
Proceedings kick off at 6.30pm in the rather different surroundings of the recently relocated Pure Groove record shop in Farringdon (which comes complete with its own bar!), and Nathan’s trademark wall of noise terror could well sound more than a little forbidding in the cold light of a May Monday evening. While you’re there, don’t forget to pick up your own copy of the album on vinyl or CD; Nathan might even sign it for you if you ask nicely enough!
Our old mucker Perc will also be on hand to help make an evening of things, with an odds-and-sods wide-ranging DJ set to take full advantage of the opportunity to play something a little different from your usual club fare. You may be familiar with the Perc name from his releases on an illustrious array of labels including Kompakt, Ovum and Drumcode as well as his own Perc Trax label, and his ensuing international DJ career, but we actually go way further back than all of that. Indeed, it is a little known fact that Ali “Perc” Wells is actually some kind of relation (cousin twice-removed? To be honest I’ve never quite got my head around the precise nature of the connection!) to our own Scott “Avus” Edwards, who has also naturally had his share of releases on the Perc Trax label. I think the clue ought to be in their extraordinary height: the pair once went on tour together in Japan, which must have made quite a sight to see them towering over the locals like two fairytale giants brought to life. I certainly wouldn’t mess with this particular branch of the techno mafia:
