Part 2 of the secret disco at the tav enjoy!!

Secret Disco 5 with Andrew Weatherall Part 2

“This is where we are at right now, as a whole. No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based on a thin veneer of lies and illusions. A world where greed is our God and wisdom is sin, where division is key and unity is fantasy, where the ego-driven cleverness of the mind is praised, rather than the intelligence of the heart.” ~ Bill Hicks
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“Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather.” ~ Bill Hicks
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“The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, ‘Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?’ And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, ‘Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.’ And we … kill those people. ‘Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.’ It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.” ~ Bill Hicks
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“Quit putting a goddamn dollar sign on every fucking thing on this planet.” ~ Bill Hicks (& Me)
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Influenced by the acid parties of 88 and the summer of love 89 Ian James took up dj’ing and with a friend started to put on party’s  at various locations under the name So Groovy. Hooking up with Insane skates and various mates the Soundhaft-Heaven was hired and the party that followed was such a success that heaven offered  a regular slot on Thursday nights.  Forming a group of seven members ,including djs Charlie Hall and Simon Cross  , The Drum  Club was born in march 1991 and went on to become the place to be on Thursday nights , alongside Ian James  regular guests included , Andrew Weatherall Billy Nasty, and Darren Emmerson,.Ian James also regularly played MoS , Open All hours Loosen Up Strutt  And, Housekeeper (paris). Fast forward to present day Ian James has just finished a 5 year residency in Camden Town , and is currently on rotation at Prekend – Thursdays, playing dub and chill .

You will find me on instagram @percybeano

BOOKINGS: 
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>> Next stops >>
31.10.25 | Planet Caravan | London, UK
29.11.25 | Usual Suspects | Wiltshire, UK


<< Past gigs <<
30.08.25 | Mistress Mary | Cambridgeshire, UK
02.08.25 | Wilderness Festival | Oxfordshire, UK
26.07.25 | Energy Fields | Cotswolds, UK
12.07.25 | Noisily Festival | Leicestershire, UK
28.03.25 | Mimi Disco | CDMX, Mexico
01.02.25 | Disco Bizarre @ KitKat Club | Berlin
20.12.24 | Tegel Boys LIVE @ NAHC | London, UK
15.11.24 | Private party @ Unit 58 | London, UK
09.11.24 | Melopee Records @ Terminal Club | Lyon
07.09.24 | Pickle Juice @ Olso Hackney | London
10.08.24 | Heartwood Festival 2024 | Wiltshire, UK
14.07.24 | Noisily Festival 2024 | Leicestershire, UK
31.05.24 | Dombrance LIVE @ Bush Hall | London
11.05.24 | QUEST | London, UK
24.09.23 | Format Festival 2023 | Bentonville, USA
22.07.23 | Secret Garden Party 2023 | UK
10.07.23 | Noisily Festival 2023 | Leicestershire, UK
25.06.23 | Rabbit Hole @ Glastonbury Festival 2022
16.06.23 | Summer Solstice @ KOKO | London, UK
20.05.23 | Orb LIVE @ Electric Brixton | London, UK
06.05.23 | Ukukhapha | Cambridgeshire, UK
05.05.23 | Parable Vitalic LIVE @ VA | London, UK
15.04.23 | Discolypso @ Nell's | London, UK
04.08.22 | Heartwood Festival 2022 | Wiltshire, UK
22.07.22 | Secret Garden Party 2022 | UK
10.07.22 | Noisily Festival 2022 | Leicestershire, UK
26.06.22 | Rabbit Hole @ Glastonbury Festival 2022 
22.05.22 | Little People Party | Oxfordshire, UK
25.03.22 | Stil Vor Talent @ Steelyard | London
31.07.21 | Unusual @ Horse & Groom | London, UK

BIO:
Beyond The Struttopshere is a sonic collaboration between two DJs channelling their considerable musical production experience and boundless love of cosmic chugging dark disco. Their debut EP ‘New Frontier’ was released on Discolypso Recordings in 2020 and found much acclaim among Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston’s A Love From Outer Space online fraternity, also appearing on Juan Mclean’s (DFA Records) contribution to Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space mix series. This propelled the duo to new heights, leading to highly lauded releases on esteemed labels such as Mélopée Records, Astrolead Recordings, Discolypso, In Dark We Trust, Emerald & Doreen and X-PRESSINGS, and DJ gigs at Glastonbury’s Rabbit Hole, Secret Garden Party, Noisily Festival and Berlin’s infamous KitKat Club among many others. Beyond The Struttosphere’s music is now making sonic reverberations around the globe, hitting the dancefloors of Burning Man, House of Yes NYC, ADE, Fusion Festival, Sisyphos Berlin, and notching up remixes from notable legends of the scene including Shubostar, Rebolledo, Rigopolar, Tegel Boys, Vongold, Badknife, James Rod, Julian Sanza, Roliva, K-Effect and Mufti. The cosmonauts are frequently immersed in the studio, with live guitar now a mainstay of their productions. Their trademark sound combines fat chugging basslines with reverbed guitar riffs, syncopated arpeggiators, cosmic synths, vintage vocal samples, Italo drum fills and psychedelic 303 sequences. Check out their guest mixes on Gouranga, Mélopée, SXDNS, In Dark We Trust, Counterrasim and Something Spaecial and catch them DJ’ing this summer on the UK festival circuit. Strap in for an interstellar journey Beyond The Struttosphere! 

SUPPORT: 
Shubostar, Curses, Algy Strutt, Nick Warren, Roliva, The Juan Maclean, Alvaro Cabana, Duncan Gray, The Two Mamarrachos, Tony Y Not, Mufti, Did Virgo, Richard Sen, Strapontin, Jennifer Cardini, Juan Soto, Peza, Poulper, Kate Stein, Rigopolar, Tiempo de Maldad, Juve, Rebolledo, Ilya Santana, Chloe, Sean Johnston, Severino, Bill Brewster, Justin Robertson, Teniente Castillo, Tronik Youth, Jaye Ward, You Man, M.A.N.D.Y, Andrew Claristidge, The Soviet Union, Flash Atkins, Golden Bug, LUCiD, Danny Rampling, Red Axes, Phred Noir, Megan Leo, Theus Mago, Alan Dixon, Vongold, Justin Robertson, Franz Scala, Perel, DJ T., Bonnie Spacey, Bottin, Teniente Castillo, Badknife, Middle Sky Boom & more.