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Border Community Showcase @ Brussels Electronic Music Festival, Belgium : 27th March 2010

2010-02-10T12:08:00.009Z

The second edition of the Brussels Electronic Music Festival takes place on the weekend of 26th/27th/28th March this year, and Border Community is proud to play a part by hosting a showcase on the second night (Saturday 27th) in Brussels' BOZAR Centre For Fine Arts.

Always pleased to play in Belgium, our heroic untamable genre-bender James Holden is joined by the primordial pagan beats of Luke Abbott's live show, and the future Moog anthems of an Avus DJ set as he counts down to the release of his next Border Community EP. Dan "the visuals man" Tombs will be our VJ for the evening.

Other acts guesting over the weekend include a live show from reformed krautrock legends Cluster (also Saturday), a Raster Noton showcase on Sunday, and appearances from Thomas Brinkmann, Hexstatic, Quenum, Dan Curtin and many more: see the Bozar website for full line-up details and ticket information. And don't forget to RSVP here to say you're coming!

Border Community @ Corsica Studios, London : 5th March 2010

2010-02-05T14:41:00.008Z

Our Corsica Studios residency in conjunction with party go-getters We Fear Silence continues apace on Friday 5th March with another busting-out-of-the-box selection of music-for-dancing-to, all headed up and rounded off by the enchanting visions of our musical trailblazer James Holden.

In the mainroom, we are excited to welcome Mr Andrew Hung, the electronic ambassador of the popular beat combo Fuck Buttons, granting him a DJ slot in which he will demonstrate just what exemplary taste in music he has. Our dependable former End resident Avus will also be making his Corsica debut for us, massaging the old faithful with some of the Moog anthems from his forthcoming Border Community EP, whilst his Northampton protege Falling From Cloud 9 is also presented for your early doors delectation, providing some kraut-flavoured live action to get you in the mood for dancing, and romancing.

Over in the smaller (but no less important) room, we'll be flying in special guests Kate Wax (of former Output / Mental Groove fame) from Switzerland to join the family with a rare DJ set, and elusive techno sailor Petter from Sweden for a long-awaited family reunion. Not forgetting to show our support to the British electronica underground of course, which is why BLOC party boy Ed Chamberlain will also be hopping on a train from Brighton to represent with his laptop stuffed full of twinkly electro-breaks.

Visuals come from Dan Tombs, and as usual you would be wise to expect the unexpected, for the inimitable An'Unexpectacle will also be out on some sort of manoevres. Get your tickets now from Ticketweb (Early Bird £8 / £10 Advance / MOTD); and be sure to get down there nice and early on the night to secure your free ticket for the Community Cast-Off Tombola, where illustrious prizes from the Border Community and beyond could be yours to take home! Do say you're coming, here!

Luke Abbott - Whitebox Stereo : Out Now

2010-01-06T16:21:00.003Z

Golden boy du jour Luke Abbott showcases his impressively mathematical yet ultimately hedonistic musical credentials with the elasticated primordial beats of his new Whitebox Stereo collection: a refreshing organic antidote that we believe is the sound of dancefloors future.

Domineering, unrelenting and an undeniable big tune, 'Whitebox Stereo' is entrancing in the truest sense of the word with its mathematically morphing musical progressions, whilst the moody, melancholy 'Pavilion' erupts into a wash of progressively more joyful arpeggios. The booming straight 8ths of 'Little Wonderment' on the flip are truly confident and assured, giving way after the break to a rumble that is equal parts joyful and violent, with time for a quick outing for Luke's beloved twinkles on 'Musicbox Two' before the laidback meandering click track of 'Quincunx' brings proceedings to a satisfyingly warm and fuzzy close.

Available now on mp3 from our own online store, or try Juno for the full 12 inches of flowery lushness. There is even a forest ravetastic video to complete the package over on our Youtube channel, starring those mysterious animal friends who gatecrashed the stage at our last Corsica Studios night; if you are still curious to learn more about them, video director Michael Page has also provided his own accompanying Off-Whitebox instructional film, which to be honest probably raises as many questions as it answers!

Happy New Border Community @ Alte Kongresshalle, Munich : 31st December 2009

2009-12-17T16:28:00.010Z

This year we will be seeing in the New Year (and indeed, the new decade) in a Bavarian style down in Munich, when we team up with the crew from the sadly defunct Die Registratur (one of Mr James Holden's favourite clubs ever!) to bring you a special event in the grand surroundings of the Alte Kongresshalle, as we collectively proclaim Happy New Border Community!

James Holden will of course be heading up the line-up, laying down the beats from midnight with a special early doors set to reward the eager beavers. Special guest and Border Booking comrade Phil Kieran, hot to trot from his recent Shh album on Cocoon, then joins us for a live set, as does our own pagan technologist Luke Abbott, broadcasting in full Whitebox Stereo to usher in a brave new era of music-for-dancing-to. Finally, a taste of things to come in the New Year comes from original boy Avus, flexing his DJ muscles with a flavour of what we might expect from his devilish forthcoming new Border Community EP. Visuals on the night come from the supremely talented Dan Tombs.

Tickets are on sale now via the Die Registratur website: wrap up warm and get down early for an outdoors Glühwein session from 10pm! And what could be more festive than that?

The MFA - Throw It Back (We Will Destroy You) : Out Now

2009-12-17T16:23:00.006Z

The MFA announce their return to dancefloor duties with the long-awaited release of live show favourite Throw It Back (We Will Destroy You): a timeless blend of squelchy acid, crunchy guitar and syrupy smooth vocals that channels the spirit of classic New Order, and infuses it with their own melody-rich untouchable dancefloor charm.

Much beloved of Uncle Michael Mayer in Cologne and Aunt Ellen Allien in Berlin, our ever-playful daft duo continue to write their own quirky legend with this worthy addition to the synth-pop cannon, which comes backed with their own alternative heady 'Bear Dub'. A danceable electronica twist that has enraptured the likes of Superpitcher, Agoria and Ivan Smagghe comes from new Border Community golden boy Luke Abbott, whilst New York band-man Jonathan Kreinik reimagines things in a tougher new wave electro house style.

Get it now on mp3 from our own online store, or on vinyl from the dependable Juno to secure your own keepsake bear and otter illustrations. And don't miss The MFA's debut video appearance (in our videos section or over on Youtube), where the pair present their own personal tribute to that legendary UK dance duo before them, The Pet Shop Boys, freezing a slice of noughties London in time in the process...

Border Community @ Corsica Studios, London : 6th November 2009

2009-10-15T18:07:00.008+01:00

Border Community will be teaming up with renegade promotion team We Fear Silence to kick off our long-awaited new London residency at Elephant & Castle's homely Corsica Studios on 6th November: we had such a nice time at the Hard Islands launch party back in May that we just had to make it our regular base. As ever, James Holden will of course be at the controls, heading up another bill of the finest danceable electronica that the UK currently has to offer.

With our special guests we are truly spoiling you, with old End partner-in-crime Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) working the mainroom as only he knows how, Werk Disc's twinkly-toed electrodelicist Lone hopefully serving up a live set preview of eagerly anticipated new album 'Ecstasy and Friends' in the second room, and brotherly synth-and-drum duo Rocketnumbernine, whose eminently danceable live improvisations as heard on new album You Reflect Me will provide an early doors cosmic-tinged warm-up workout. Community support officers for the evening are drafted in from Norfolk and Wales, with Luke Abbott putting forthcoming Border Community pagan techno anthem 'Whitebox Stereo' through its paces in his hypnotic live set, and Nathan Fake and Wesley Matsell sharing backroom DJ duties, between them attempting to work as much intelligence into their dance music as our crowd's hedonistic demands will permit.

Our advance ticket allocation has now sold out, but there will be more available on the door on the night - do arrive early to make sure you get in! Eager beavers also gain automatic entry to my special Community Cast-Off Tombola, where exhilarating prizes donated by the Border Community and beyond await the luckiest of ticket holders. And with the inimitable An'Unexpectacle and cohorts once again appearing with the wisdom (the more you move, the more you feel it), and Dan Tombs lending us his stylish visual expertise, you can be sure that we have thought of everything!

Nathan Fake - Hard Islands : Out Now

2009-05-18T14:55:00.003+01:00

Norfolk born-and-bred heir to the UK electronica throne Nathan Fake makes a welcome return to the dancefloor fray with Hard Islands: a musically ambitious six track collection of tough, hedonistic electronica to usher in a new era of club devastation.

Nathan resumes his shirts-off excursions with a barrage of thoroughly melodic alt-dance gems: from the pounding, bouncing 'The Turtle', the pastoral synthy lushness of 'Basic Mountain' and the edit-heavy 'Castle Rising', to the twisted backward contrariness of 'The Curlew', the haunting, strung-out 'Narrier', and the tough-edged industrial burblings of live monster 'Fentiger', the unique dynamic and finely-tuned sound that we hear on Hard Islands is the direct product of Nathan's frontline experience on the dancefloors of Europe.

Pick up a copy of Hard Islands on CD or vinyl for posterity in your local record shop for a full appreciation of the collapsing Norfolk cliffs of Dan Tombs' album photography, or load down the mp3s from our own online store. And do take the time to check out the unstoppable industrial assault of the Nathan Fake live experience at one of the shows on his forthcoming European tour to immerse yourself in the Hard Islands rubdown as it was truly meant to be heard: check the Nathan Fake Myspace for the latest dates.

Nathan Fake 'Hard Islands' Tour

2009-05-07T16:59:00.012+01:00

Computer terrorizer Nathan Fake releases his awesome new Hard Islands collection on May 18th, which means he has plenty of new musical ammunition stored on his hard drive ready to unleash at one of the live shows on his forthcoming tour across the islands, highlands and lowlands of Europe. It is essential to experience the full body workout of a Nathan Fake live show in the flesh, but first download your own companion copy of Hard Islands exclusively from Bleep from 11th May, or pre-order on CD from HMV or Amazon to be dispatched on the May 18th release date.

“Playing live a lot over the last couple of years has had a profound influence on the way I make music now,” says Nathan of his latest album offering, and the unique loose-feeling, dynamic and finely-tuned sound that we hear on 'Hard Islands' is the product of that direct experience on the dancefloors of Europe. The hour long unstoppable industrial assault of the Nathan Fake laptop live show is a much more intense and visual experience than one has traditionally come to expect from the genre, and although recent support slots for Squarepusher and Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid have placed Nathan centre stage in the live arena, ultimately the immediacy of the interaction with the crowd that you get in a club environment remains of the utmost importance to him. Catch one of the following live shows and you will understand why (more to be confirmed as the album rolls out, so keep checking Nathan's website for the latest news):

8th May : Loop @ Jam, Brighton, UK
15th May : Hard Islands @ Corsica Studios, London, UK
21st May : Nuits Sonores, Lyon, France
23rd May : Spectrum, Manchester, UK
24th May : Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds, UK
28th May : New Music Meeting, Norrköping, Sweden
29th May : Liquid Lounge, Cork, Ireland
4th June : Amfiteatro, Rome, Italy
6th June : Distillery, Leipzig, Germany
12th June : Cable, London, UK
18th June : Border Community @ The Loft, Barcelona, Spain
4th July : Have A Nice Day, Eibergen, Holland
16th July : Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
19th July : 10 Days Off, Gent, Belgium
25th July : Stiff Kitten, Belfast, UK
31st July : Airbound Festival, Zidar, Croatia
8th August : H2Zone festival, Llieda, Spain

Hard Islands @ Corsica Studios, London : 15th May 2009

2009-03-25T16:32:00.016Z

'Hard Islands' is the assured and confident new album from Nathan Fake, set for release on 18th May on Border Community. To celebrate, Border Community and Allez-Allez will be taking over Elephant & Castle arts club Corsica Studios on Friday 15th May, to bring you a night of the finest cutting edge danceable electronica that the UK currently has to offer.

Lord of the Hard Islands Nathan Fake naturally takes on headline duties in Room 1, bringing the unstoppable industrial assault of his laptop live show in all of its intense, visual glory. With Nathan's help we have put together a suitably complementary main room support team, comprising a genre-spanning warm-up DJ set from our new recruit Wesley Matsell, a live performance from Mighty Robot's Operator showcasing his own new 'How To Make Bombs and Influence People' album, and an intimate closing set from our own James Holden with his inimitable futureproof experimental take on that age-old business of music-to-dance-to.

Room 2 is ably hosted by DJ duo about town Allez-Allez, providing the same type of impeccable danceable eclectic blend that we know and love from their eponymous podcast blog. To join them we are happy to welcome Caribou mainman Dan Snaith for a rare DJ outing, where his own diverse tastes and influences meet sneak preview offerings from his mysterious new side-project Daphni. Visuals come from album photographer Dan Tombs, whilst highlights from the supernatural underground invite you to improve yourself by experience in An'Unexpectacle's garden booth installation, where faith healing, fortune seeing and much more will be on offer over the course of the night...

Our advance ticket allocation has now sold out, but there will be plenty more available on the door on the night: but do arrive early to make sure you don't miss out! Pledge your allegiance on the Facebook group for the event. And in the meantime, why not pre-order your own shiny copy of the album from Amazon or HMV today? Or if you just can't wait till the Monday 18th release date, our favourite download store Bleep are out to please the eagerest of beavers, with an exclusive mp3 download pre-release of Hard Islands available from Monday 11th May, only from Bleep.

The Fondue Fun-Do Two @ St Moritz Basement, London : Wednesday 17th December

2008-12-08T17:41:00.002Z

Border Community and our good friends Allez-Allez cordially invite you to The Fondue Fun-Do Two, another evening of cheese and tunes to be held at the St Moritz Basement (161 Wardour Street, London) on Wednesday 17th December, from 10pm till late.

"The combination of cheesy food and uncheesy music worked so well last time that I'm very excited to have another chance to play and dance while weighed down by half a kilo of gruyere," wrote our own James Holden, who will be playing records on the evening alongside the Allez-Allez boys in a simultaneous celebration of the occasion of our own Christmas Party, and the birthday of Steve from Allez-Allez. A complimentary fondue buffet will be provided early in the evening.

The quick-off-the-mark can ensure that they join us for this intimate event by immediately earmarking one of the limited advance tickets available from WeGotTickets (priced at £6). An additional number of tickets will be available on the door on the evening for £7, but please arrive early to ensure entry.

Come eat, drink and be merry!

Border Community @ Melkweg, Amsterdam : Wednesday 31st December

2008-11-19T17:28:00.004Z

Start 2009 as you mean to go on by joining us for an evening of only the best sort of music from your Border Community favourites as we take over Amsterdam's Melkweg to usher in the New Year.

To join our host-with-the-most (and all the best tunes) James Holden for this special occasion, we have invited cuddly Canadian cosy-techno boy Fairmont back over to Holland to serve up the latest incarnation of his ever-evolving warm and fuzzy live set. Bright young hope Luke Abbott will also be on hand to present his vision of the future with a live set of sparkling melodies and elasticated primal beats, whilst acid house obsessive Avus and his vinyl archives provide just the type of tasteful tech-tinged build-up that we know and love from his regular sets at our beloved The End.

Make sure you join us to cement all of your music-related New Year's resolutions by ordering your advance tickets now (priced at 35 Euros) via the Melkweg website. All that other music is so last year!

Border Community @ The End, London : Saturday 22nd November

2008-11-18T13:53:00.003Z

Our London home for the last two years The End will sadly close its doors for good in January 2009, but we will be saying our own personal farewells this weekend, when the final edition of this Border Community London residency of ours is scheduled to take place. A sad occasion indeed, but we have every intention to give the club the send-off it truly deserves, with a formidable musical line-up assembled to provide the suitably melancholy soundtrack for the occasion.

Our super-special guest for the evening is the amazing Ellen Allien, seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grace that legendary main room at The End before it is gone forever. The Border Community faithful will of course be out in force too, with previous guest Nathan Fake joining regular boys James Holden and Avus for the main room knees-up, whilst musically-compatible co-pilot Kieran Hebden pulls his final all-nighter over in the lounge.

Do join us to help say goodbye to this old friend of ours, whose warm hospitality has provided us with the perfect forum in which to present our own particular pernickety musical vision to the world. But make sure you join that queue early to ensure you get in, as this promises to be a busy one and no mistake!

Border Community @ Concrete & Glass, Plastic People, London : Friday 3rd October

2008-09-25T15:31:00.008+01:00

A chance to witness the Border Community experience in the intimate surroundings of Plastic People comes on Friday 3rd October, when we are delighted to be taking over the venue as part of the Concrete & Glass festival of music and contemporary art which runs in various East London locations on October 2nd-3rd.

Our new Welsh experimentalist Wesley Matsell will be playing a few records to warm up for live sets from dance blueprint rewriter Luke Abbott and warm and fuzzy analogue electrician Fairmont, before twisted DJ individualist James Holden takes over until closing time.

Concrete & Glass day passes cost £22.50, or £35.00 for both days, which also gets you into a host of other music showcases and art exhibitions across the Shoreditch area over the two days: for full line-up details and to buy tickets please see the Concrete & Glass website. Individual tickets covering entry to the Border Community showcase at Plastic People only are also available for £10 from Ticketweb or Seetickets.

The competition to win Concrete & Glass two-day passes has now closed. The winners were Anzhej Stankevich and Kristof Immerix.

Wesley Matsell - Bernwerk : Out Now

2008-09-15T17:55:00.005+01:00

As we continue to mine the rich seam of emerging British talent, Welshman Wesley Matsell steps forward as the latest addition to the Border Community family, teaming up with us to unleash the Schaffel-Rave-Monster that is the mighty Bernwerk on an unsuspecting world.

The Airwolf-meets-Jean-Michel-Jarre strains of 'Bernwerk' have been a highlight of many a James Holden set for quite some time now, so we are happy to have finally put a full release together around it to reveal the other sides to 25 year old Wesley Matsell's most intriguing personality. 'Infinity Sentinel' offers a brief interlude of beautifully abrasive experimental psychedelics, whilst the 15 minute long recorded-in-one-take live improvisations of 'Diffussion27' create an introspective after-hours home-listening gem whose twinkly layers gently drift and morph like a modern day Tangerine Dream.

"All the tracks are great and the cover is great too!" wrote our good friend Kieran Hebden when we sent him the release, and to appreciate Wesley's homespun fractal goodness yourself in all its full-size glory you really ought to track down the vinyl release in your local record store. Die-hard digitalists meanwhile can purchase mp3s here from our online store, and can also join in with the fractal revival using the hi-res wallpapers we have bundled in with the release for good measure (also conveniently available for everyone to download from our treats section).

Fairmont - I Need Medicine : Out Now

2008-08-20T18:06:00.005+01:00

Fairmont's lush and krauty Coloured In Memory album of last year saw techno get personal, with Fairmont man Jake Fairley stepping up to the microphone on a number of tracks to deliver up his own idiosyncratic take on the techno-pop song: dark and brooding new single I Need Medicine is one such number.

Remix duties on this new release were gladly assigned to old friend-of-Fairmont from Toronto Pan/Tone, and Fairmont's favourite Chilean electro-rocker and Border Community label mate Ricardo Tobar: Pan/Tone's vocal-free-yet-instantly-recognisable slap-bass emo-techno groove contrasts neatly with Ricardo Tobar's exuberant and punchy crunchy guitar stomp. Bonus B-side 'Centre Of Gravity' rounds off the package with a gently rolling example of that type of wistful early morning melancholy that Fairmont does so well.

Buy the full release on mp3 here now, or track down the vinyl to complete your collection with the latest in the series of brightly-coloured papercuts by Pinky to adorn the cover of a Fairmont release.

Ricardo Tobar - Boy Love Girl EP : Out Now

2008-06-24T18:19:00.006+01:00

Chilean charmer Ricardo Tobar makes a welcome return to Border Community with the Boy Love Girl EP: four tracks of noisy genre-busting dancefloor electronica and bold, brassy electro-rock to propel him to the next level.

The variety on offer on Ricardo's 'Boy Love Girl EP' leaves you positively spoiled for choice: from joyful slow-building club jaunt 'Boy Love Girl Song' and the bombastic electronic rock of 'Computers' on the one side, to the apocalyptic bass rave of 'Psprf Frame' and the delicate dreamy pianos of 'Voy A Buscar' on the other. Buy the EP here now on mp3, or look out for the vinyl with Boris Zelenkevich's exquisite hand-drawn sleeve in your local record shop.

And be sure to catch Ricardo Tobar's accompanying boundary-pushing live show at one of his upcoming European tourdates alongside James Holden: visit Ricardo's Myspace for a full list of shows.

We Love Border Community, Paris : Saturday 5th July

2008-06-23T12:14:00.004+01:00

The excellent We Love Art promoters from Paris have invited the Border Community family over the channel on 5th July for a very special event in a secret woodland location on the outskirts of Paris. To help create the required magical party atmosphere on the evening we will have noisy bastard Nathan Fake and cheery screengazer Ricardo Tobar playing live, as well as DJ sets from pixie prince James Holden and techno weasel Petter.

For ticket information and precise location details (to be announced in the week before the event), watch the We Love Art website or their Myspace.

Border Community @ 10 Days Off, Ghent, Belgium : Friday 18th July

2008-06-18T11:13:00.003+01:00

Another fortuitous Border Community summer meet-up takes place on Friday 18th July in Belgium, when members of the crew will come together to kick off this year's 10 Days Off city festival at the Vooruit in Ghent. First lady of techno Misstress Barbara is scheduled to rendezvous with current tour buddies Ricardo Tobar (live) and James Holden in Ghent for their final European adventure together before Ricardo's return to Chile.

To join the party, check the 10 Days Off website for tickets and further information on the full festival line-up.

Border Community @ The Loft, Barcelona : Thursday 19th June

2008-06-17T11:57:00.004+01:00

We are getting all psyched up this week for our return to The Loft in Barcelona for another one of our legendary Sonar-week parties on Thursday 19th June, and we do hope that any of you heading out there for a weekend of fear and loathing will be able to join us. With their stated mission to deliver the 2008 update of the Border Community sound, on the evening you can look forward to an ever-devastating live performance from Nathan "big balls" Fake, the debut European live show from Chilean genre-buster Ricardo Tobar, Swedish twitcher Petter showing exactly why he is one of our favourite DJs, and of course daddy-of-them-all James Holden on deck duties.

Head to the Razzmatazz website for more information, and details of the rest of the line-up guesting throughout the Razzmatazz club complex over the Sonar weekend.

Ricardo Tobar European Tour

2008-05-28T16:28:00.006+01:00

Our Chilean representative Ricardo Tobar is all geared up for his second release on Border Community, the busting-out-of-the-box 'Boy Love Girl EP' which hits shops on 23rd June. He has also recently unveiled his matching boundary-pushing live show in his native Chile, and the EP release seemed the perfect excuse to make the big leap across the pond for his first European mini-tour alongside musical mentor James Holden.

Catch Ricardo Tobar, James Holden, and possibly some other bonus members of the Border Community family thrown in for good measure, at one of the following dates this summer:

19th June : Border Community @ The Loft, Barcelona, Spain
22nd June : Sonic Cathedral @ The Social, London, UK
27th June : Watergate, Berlin, Germany
28th June : Woodshock, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3rd July : Border Community @ 5 Days Off, Amsterdam, Netherlands
5th July : We Love Border Community, Paris, France
11th July : Spartacus, Plan de Campagne, France
12th July : Balatonsound Festival, Lake Balaton, Hungary
13th July : Border Community Boat Party, Athens, Greece
18th July : Border Community @ 10 Days Off, Gent, Belgium

Border Community @ The End, London : Saturday 24th May

2008-04-25T13:08:00.004+01:00

The next Border Community night at The End on Saturday 24th May is fast approaching, and this time we have decided to mix things up a little. Lounge stalwart Kieran Hebden has been itching to rinse out the main room of The End for some time now, so we thought it was about time we finally let him hop over to have it with main room mainstays James Holden and Avus. Also making his main room debut is our latest recruit Luke Abbott, who will be unveiling his spanking new live set of next level music for dancing to of the type heard on his recent Tuesday EP.

The Kieran-shaped gap left in the lounge is then snugly plugged by guest hosts for the evening Lo Recordings, where they will be offering up live sets of ecstatic electro from Black Devil Disco Club and melancholic italo-disco from Appaloosa, as well as DJ action from milky disco man Milky Globe and lo-fi pop lothario Vincent Oliver.

Advance tickets are on sale now from the End website.

Luke Abbott - Tuesday EP : Out Now

2008-04-16T20:10:00.004+01:00

The latest electronic troubador to be plucked from the Norfolk countryside and transplanted to the Border Community is one Luke Abbott, who joins us to release the musically ambitious selection of modern psychedelia that is the Tuesday EP: available to buy on mp3 here, or on vinyl from your local record shop to own your own piece of our infamous Border Community landscape as customised by Luke's own fair hand.

Former Output man Luke has crammed six short but extremely sweet songs into just 22 minutes of EP, where DJ-friendly bottom shifters rub up against dubbed-out nu-Kraut and 8-bit bleeps to form a cohesive home-listening experience almost worthy of (allbeit slightly short!) mini-album status.

Filmmaker and friend-of-Luke Michael Page of Processed Films has also created a rather cute animated illustration of the water cycle in video form to accompany the euphoric and twinkly EP track 'Melody120', which we have just added to our Videos section and our new Border Community Youtube channel.

Win Tickets to the Eat Your Own Ears Series @ IndigO2, London : Thursday 24th April

2008-03-27T18:17:00.005Z

Border Community's own James Holden and Fairmont are both performing at the Eat Your Own Ears Series of parties at IndigO2 in London on Thursday 24th April, alongside the lovely Four Tet, Sunburned Hand Of The Man and Kode9. And to celebrate, the good people over at Eat Your Own Ears have given us two free pairs of tickets for the event to distribute amongst the Border Community massive.

To win a pair of tickets for yourself, just answer the following question:

What was the title of the first single to be taken from Fairmont's 'Coloured In Memory' album?

PLEASE NOTE: This competiion has now closed. The two lucky winners were Eliza Scherwitz and Philippe Martin Davies.

And for more information on the Eat Your Own Ears Series party, click over to our brand new Border Community blog...

Border Community Japanese Tour : June 2008

2008-03-14T17:52:00.003Z

The Border Community dream team of James Holden, Nathan Fake and Petter will be heading off to tour Japan together in June, and very excited they are about it indeed.

First stop is the very special Taico Club Festival at Kodamano-Mori from Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th June, celebrating James' birthday with a weekend in the mountains. This is followed by a three date club tour, taking in the positively perfect Precious Hall in Sapporo on Thursday 12th June, JBs in Nagoya on Friday 13th June, and finally a "Border Occupation" at the Triangle, Kannon and Drop clubs in Osaka on Saturday 14th.

The Fondue Fun-Do @ St Moritz Basement, London : Wednesday 26th March

2008-03-04T14:00:00.006Z

Our resident cheese freak James Holden is very excited indeed about his next London DJ appearance on Wednesday 26th March at The Fondue Fun-Do, a collaboration with our good friends Allez Allez to bring you a special evening of cheese and tunes in the heart of Soho.

We have hired out the basement of London's oldest Swiss restaurant St Moritz (161 Wardour Street), where tasty vats of fondue will be dished up from 9pm to the accompaniment of an equally tasty soundtrack provided by cheesehead James Holden and the Allez Allez DJs to take you through to the 3am close. Be sure to arrive early to avoid missing out on the complimentary fondue fun!

All tickets for the Fondue Fun-Do have now completely sold out. There will be no further tickets available on the door on the evening, so please do not come down to the venue unless you have a ticket!