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As we are looking forward to the first open air parties of the year, we cannot wait to  share the dance floor and our passion for music with loved ones and complete strangers alike. To losen up your rusted bodies and get back into the groove, we invited none less than UK’s PBR streetgang to take over our this month’s podcast. 

 Bonar Bradberry and Tom Thorpe are lifers. The pair have each been completely submerged in the world of club music their entire adult life: they've watched scenes and sounds come and go, and seen how the underground itself keeps on keeping on regardless of the vagaries of outside interest and the names people choose to give to it. 

They've been releasing as PBR Streetgang for very close to a decade, and DJing together for rather longer than that. Since they met on the never-ending cavalcade of the party scene in their hometown of Leeds, the duo have been focused on dance music's core values – which until now has meant a succession of beautiful, genre-agnostic 12” releases on some of the best labels in the world: Crosstown Rebels, Futureboogie, Hot Creations, Throne Of Blood, 20:20 Vision. 

“It's all disco, really,” says Tom, but he's referring not to one specific sound palette, but to the radical anything-goes eclecticism that first went into the birth of disco way back when. From the start their tracks and sets have been about ever-present funk, psychedelic stimulation, body-shaking bass and emotional richness, without ever toeing any genre line. Their craft was honed as residents at Leed's notorious Asylum, where the demanding regulars were very serious both about their music and their hedonism. 

For Loser Records the duo recorded this energetic and cheerful mix, setting the perfect vibe for the summer months ahead. We say thank you to PBR streetgang and hope you enjoy the podcast as much as we do.

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Artist info:
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Loser Podcast 024 - PBR streetgang

Gideön & R3 Sound System Presents: Rocksteady Against Arms Sales.

This is my contribution to the 24 hours of radio broadcast on Soho Radio in London and Radio AlHara, Palestine, fundraising drive for CAAT - Campaign Against Arms Trade:  https://caat.org.uk

Between 10th - 20th May 2021, Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip has killed over 230 Palestinians, over a quarter of them children; thousands more have been injured and over 90,000 people displaced. 

The UK government regularly approves military technology and arms exports to Israel. The UK has blood on it’s hands.

Broadcasting as part of this fundraiser were The Blessed Madonna / Prosumer / Norman Jay MBE /  Seth Troxler / Midland / Eats Everything / Chip E / Alhara DJs /  Tama Sumo / Lakuti / Gideön / SecretSundaze / DJ Paulette /  Dennis Bovell / A Guy Called Gerald /  DJ Yoda / Josh Caffe / Chimpo / James Hillard / Goat Girl / Normski / Jay Carder / Big Joanie / Howie B plus many more…

STOP UK ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL NOW

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To peep tracklist and download audio for this recording, head here: http://boilerroom.tv/recording/tornado-wallace/

Tornado Wallace Boiler Room x Generator Berlin DJ Set

NYC loft vibes from one of the best in all the boroughs.

Interview: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/anthony-naples/

"It’s just a quick live recording in my room. I just played some stuff I pulled from the shelves without planning it out at all. Once and a while Jen would come in and give me a 'woo' – so lets say the title of this mix is 'In the pursuit of Woo'. A few records skipped, and nearly all of them have moments where they fall out of time, but I catch them! And as I always say, 'What is life without mistakes?'. Also I must say that 1/3rd of these records are Jen’s so of course I couldn’t have done it without her influence."

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2015-08-31 Hot Wax 032 - Def Mix Special Part 2

An Taobh Tuathail radio special,  broadcast from my home in Galway on RTÉ RnaG 17.02.21

Remembering The Guv: a celebration of his DJ sets

frank maxwell & peter fonda / the wild angels (excerpt) 
sammy davis jr & ensemble / the rhythm of life 
central high school cafeteria / first rhapsody for knives, forks and spoons part 1 / amy
visnadi / racing tracks (chris cox remix) 
starship commander wooooo wooooo / master ship 
m / pop muzik (todd terje remix) 
the sabres of paradise / smokebelch ii (beatless mix)
plastikman / spastik 
primal scream / higher than the sun (a dub symphony in two parts)
joey beltram / energy flash 
andrew weatherall / on ecstasy 
sterac electronics / keep on running 
puzique / thomas 
paul woolford presents bobby peru / erotic discourse 
gary glitter / i'm the leader of the gang
the fall / big new prinz 
link wray / 5-10 15-20 
riton / hammer of thor (roman flugel remix)
capricorn / 20hz 
fix / flash 
i-f / space invaders are smoking grass 
culture cruncher / sloop dee j 
winc / thoughts of a tranced love 
the fiery furnaces / single again 
leeroy van dyke / it's all over now baby blue 
charlie calello orchestra / sing sing sing (12" mix) 

https://www.rte.ie/rnag/an-taobh-tuathail/

https://www.rte.ie/culture/2021/0212/1196785-the-guvnor-cian-o-ciobhain-salutes-dj-legend-andrew-weatherall/

https://djmag.com/news/andrew-weatherall-s-fail-we-may-sail-we-must-origin-story-uncovered-irish-radio-dj

This radio special features tracks played by The Guv in his unique DJ sets over the decades. All styles are here. As Dublin DJ legend Billy Scurry noted 'He never let up, in every genre he played. You always knew you were going to be schooled'.

There are anthems here that were played at residencies such as ALFOS  with Sean Johnston, from Double Gone Chapel with Fiona Maguire and Big Vern and from earlier electro/techno residencies such as Haywire &  Bloodsugar.  There are tunes that I heard him play at 110th Street in Galway.  There are tunes that you heard him play, in different Irish and UK towns and cities, over the decades.

Some notes...
I went from 'Smokebelch (beatless)' into 'Spastik' as a listener told me it used to be a routine of his in the 90s.  Another listener heard him "In the middle of a belting techno set, crowd baying - slam Mills-style into ‘higher than the sun dub symphony’ for about 1 min then back into the belters. Doesn’t sound much in the re-tell but at the time was WOW!”
Hence this happening here.

Sean Johnston recounts surprising him by playing Todd Terje edit of M - Pop Muzik. 'I started playing it and got a decidedly arch raising of the eyebrow from the Guv, however as the tune played and the crowd went bonkers, a massive smile spread across his face. It went on to be embraced by Andrew and became an anthem of The Drop years".  Of the hundreds of records that Andrew wowed him with when they played together, one that stood out for Sean was ’Mastership' by Starship Commander Woo Woo.

Why Gary Glitter?  Giles Armstrong, who used to host him at Electric City in Dublin shared this nugget:
"But the night that really stands out in the memory was when he played
upstairs at EC… Dressed like he flew over on his own Spitfire, he proceeded to play a set of Rockabilly oddities that peaked with Gary Glitters ‘I'm The Leader Of The Gang.’  Only he could get away with playing that!"

Simon Conway shared this:
winc -  ‘thoughts of a tranced love’
the tivoli theatre, dublin october 1994. lights on. they think it's all over...
"don't go away, don't leave me now, i thought your love was here to stay"
...it is now.

We also hear the lovely voice of Gerard Sheehy, the Cork trawlerman who influenced Andrew's famous motto and tattoos as ALFOS requiem track 'Serenade' by Tom Demac plays.  I had only located him 24 hours prior to going on air. The planets were aligned.

ATT - Cuimhní Andrew Weatherall mar DJ 17.02.21

GIDEÖN
HOMO-CENTRIC RECORDS / NYC DOWNLOW / ADONIS / R3 SOUNDSYSTEM / BLOCK9

GIDEÖN has a background in music spanning 33 years. In addition to his studio practice as a recording artist, his work as a creative director, stage designer and curator, he is also a touring DJ and an avid collector of vinyl. Since his first set of turntables in 1990, GIDEÖN has devoted his life to collecting vinyl from the US, Jamaica, Latin America, Africa, and the UK. He specialises in Northern Soul, Latin, Reggae, Gospel, and Disco rarities. House Music, above all else, is his first and greatest love. 

He is currently Creative Director of a new opera being developed in partnership with English National Opera. He has a degree in Music with Visual Practice (BA Hons) and was guest Creative Director of Music for London Borough of Culture 2022. Recent projects have seen Gideon head up Creative Direction for Dua Lipa’s record breaking Studio 2054, winning the MVA’s Music Video of The Year award. He was production designer for lead artists at Live at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury’s virtual festival livestream. 

As a curator, he programmed two events for Chaka Khan’s Meltdown Festival in summer 2024 and is currently Head of Music at The Roof Gardens in London. Other projects include work with Anohni, Banksy, Imperial War Museum, Finnish Opera House, Hercules & Love Affair, Lana Del Ray, Skrillex, Brian Eno, Roisin Murphey, The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon, and Jorja Smith.

GIDEÖN co-founded, co-directs and curates Block9’s festival nightlife institutions The NYC Downlow, Genosys, Maceo’s and IICON at Glastonbury Festival. He is also resident and co-booker at London’s hottest queer club night Adonis. As a radio DJ, GIDEÖN has been actively involved in broadcasting for over three decades. Since cutting his teeth on London’s pirate stations in the late nineties, he hosted a weekly show on London’s Soho Radio for 3 years. Recent guest appearances include New York’s Beats In Space, London’s Rinse FM, NTS Radio and BBC 6 Music. He recently held a residency at BBC Radio 1.

GIDEÖN has been involved in political activism his entire life and is now increasingly focussed on organising hybrid cultural-political events partnering music and protest, often under the banner of R3 Soundsystem. Together with charities Love Music Hate Racism & Stand Up To Racism, GIDEÖN has organised major sound system interventions on many of the Stop Brexit and Stop Trump and Anti-Fascism protests. He is actively involved with fundraising for several LGBTQ+, human rights and social justice organisations including AllOut, Medical Aid For Palestinians, Prepster, Human Dignity Trust and Refugee Community Kitchen. GIDEÖN sits on the advisory committee for The Right to Dance, part of War Child’s NGO Network.

R3 Soundsystem is a consortium of DJs, musicians, producers, record labels, festivals, nightclubs, sound systems, activists, and cultural organisations, all united by love of music and the rejection of right-wing nationalist values. R3’s three Rs stand for RESIST/REJECT/REVOLT.

GIDEÖN’s House Music label HOMO-CENTRIC RECORDS launched to showcase both his solo productions and collaborations with close queer comrades. The label focusses on the LGBTQ+ heritage of House and attempts to pay homage to its lost heroes. Its manifesto states the intent to re-establish the lines of queer musical tradition at the heart of House, lost to AIDS and the capitalist desecration of dance music itself.

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