Last year at Departure Lounge we took the decision to open up our
Hogmanay Bash to the entire Caves complex and really mash things up.
Well, the night was an unbridled sell-out success, we still get little
spine-tingles thinking about. So we took the decision not to mess with
the plan too much, especially as there were so many people who couldn’t
get tickets last year. We’ve invited back both Orkestra Del Sol and
Mungo’s Hi-Fi, and augmented them with a couple of our favourites,
Gecko 3 and London jock and diamond geezer Dom Servini. We are
especially pleased to have Glasgow street poet and MC extraordinaire
Soom T on the mic for Mungo’s. Such wonders will be bookended by sets
by original DL resident team Astroboy & Mr Zimbabwe. All this over
the entire Caves compex: 2 separate clubbing spaces, 3 bars and nuff
alcoves and nooks!
So if you’re looking for something maybe a bit classier than the
average club with thumping music, some top notch live bands, wicked
music from across the spectrum and hands down the best crowd you’ll
find in a Hogmanay club, and of course Edinburgh’s finest venue, you’ve
found the gig for you.
Brief summaries of guests:
Orkestra Del Sol
Oh yes brothers and sisters! Our favourite
swinging, singing, dancing brass troubadours are back for more. This
merry band of gypsy-polka-waltzing party specialists have been rocking
it up from Inverness to Shanghai via Serbia this summer and they return
to lubricate your joints with an orgy of sounds and rhythms so
infectious you may find ordinary walking difficult for days to come!
http://www.orkestradelsol.co.uk
Mungo’s Hi-Fi Soundsystem
You looking for some bass at your
party? Well friends, you need not search any further. We’ve got the
best rig in Scotland packed into a cave that might have been crafted by
Jah Himself for the explicit purpose of skanking. That’s right, the
mighty Mungo’s crew return to shake the foundations of Edinbra with a
selection of dancehall flavas and dubwise sounds from the ancient to
the future.
http://www.myspace.com/mungoshifi
MC Soom T is Mungo’s very special guest on the mic (last year we
had Northern Xposure). Soom’s humble style and electrical lyrical flow
has seen her sell many 1000’s of records, support Aphex Twin and
Bassment Jaxx, and collaborate with Asian Dub Foundation. Her track
with Mungo’s, “Do You Really Know?” is a classic.
http://www.myspace.com/mcsoomt
Gecko 3 & Friends
Aha! How about a blistering set of
bad-to-the-bone funk to see in the New Year? That’s how Gecko 3 like
it, with a generous portion of jazz, hip-hop and reggae for a tasty
stew guaranteed to warm the cockles. Garnish with special guest
appearances and you have a dish to dance like an idiot to.
http://www.gecko3.com
Dom Servini
On guest DJ duties we are ecstatic to have long-time
friend and famed globe-trotting London taste-maker Dom Servini. He is a
party DJ of the highest order, rocking a blend of dancefloor jazz,
soulful gems, Latin swingers and big fat dirty beats….all at the same
time! You just need to check the impreccable back catalogue of his
label Wah Wah 45s to see this is man who knows his trade.
http://www.wahwah45s.com
Astroboy & Mr Zimbabwe
But of course, lets not forget about
our original residents who will be laying down a fresh selection of
global styles with their unique flair – jazz, Afrobeat, Latin, funk,
hip-hop, drum’n’bass – the kind of mix you want to hear on Hogmanay.
http://www.departurelounge.me.uk
A note of caution: This event has sold out 4 years running so don’t
expect to be buying tickets for you and 10 mates a day or two before
the gig, get your shit together soon!
Lowdown:
Where: The Caves, Niddry Street South, Edinburgh
Times: 10pm – 5am
Tickets: £25 in advance plus booking fee
From: Ticketweb – http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_scotland&query=detail&event=290771&interface=
Ripping Records, South Bridge
Ticket Scotland, Rose Street
Underground Solu’shn, Cockburn Street
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