avus is the German-motor-racing-inspired pseudonym of choice of Scott Edwards, an accomplished DJ, critically-endorsed producer and Acid House obsessive from Milton Keynes who to date has notched up a considerable tally of releases on a respectable array of tech-flavoured labels that includes Klang Elektronik, Perc Trax, Poodle and of course the good ship Border Community.avus can count himself as one of the Border Communtiy label's founding fathers, pledging his allegiance to the cause as early as release number four (the low-slung bassline action of 'Real'), giving further substance to his declaration with 2007's deliciously raw spinetingler 'Furry Hat', before finally returning to the cuddly community where it all began to deliver the self-assured Moog-soaked joy of his anthemic 'Poppy EP'.
avus is also an accomplished DJ with a lengthy UK club pedigree that stretches back to his university days, after his childhood indoctrination into Krautrock at the hands of his trainspotter father morphed into a teenage DJ career playing “Detroit techno, London techhouse, West Coast US grooves, electro, deep house and most importantly all things Acid” to crowds across the south of England). The modern day incarnation of the avus sound is a sophisticated compound of deep house, techno and acid, where hooky basslines meet a well-judged smattering of melody and an insistent recurring 303 motif, which so far has taken him across Europe and onwards to Japan and Mexico as well as enabling him to tick off a lifetime ambition of a residency at London's much-missed The End (at their quarterly Border Community nights) along the way.
Living legend and tastemaker extraordinaire Kieran Hebden (of Four Tet fame) is the latest confirmed avus fan to come out of the woodwork, recently inviting him to add his own brand of laidback deep house sparkle to the angelic vocals of One Little Plane's 'Lotus Flower' for Hebden's own Text label. And the avus ranks continue to swell as the viral success of the infectious 'Poppy' leads him onwards to further little DJing adventures across the globe, adding post-rock geniuses Vessels and Traum Schallplatten to his remix tally along the way...

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Discography 
avus - A dark purpose - Midset recordings 
avus - Real - Border Community 
avus - Your Body - Poodle 
avus - Breeder Of Psychosis - Poodle 
avus - Fancy A - Perctrax 
avus - Tear - Klang Elektronik 
avus - Tapeworm E.P. - Perctrax 
avus - Furry Hat/SPNKR - Border Community 
avus - Boite Diabolique - Stolen Moments 
avus - Roots Charger e.p. - Elefant
avus - Approach with a Smile - Manual
avus - Wanking for Coins (on Pots and Pans e.p.) - Perctrax
avus - They Will Come/Nonse Sense - Phobic
avus - Poppy e.p. - Border Community
avus - Staring Into One Eye E.p. - Shabu Recordings
avus - Monterrey Sunrise e.p. - Shabu Recordings
avus - Absent Mind - Passive Front
avus - Shelltoes e.p. - Passive Front
avus - Transformation - Passive Front  
avus - Cathode Ray e.p. - Passive Front

Remixes 
James Holden 14u (avus one for the heads mix) exclusive to Global Underground 22 Vinyl - Boxed 
James Holden 14u (avus one for the DJ's mix) exclusive to Global Underground 22 CD- Boxed 
Perc - Splashy (avus Splashed remix) - Perctrax 
Rob Acid - Stars (avus remix) - Barbarella 
Jesse Somfay - Cygnus Wreath (avus remix) - Manual Music 
Russian Linesman - Bratislava Story(avus remix) - Undercut 
Roberto Clementi - Orko(avus remix) - Stolen Moments 
One Little Plane - Lotus Flower(avus she's singing remix) - Text
Vessells - Meatman(avus minty lamb mix) - Cockundoo
Axel Helios - Sleeping on an igloo (Avus remix) - Shabu Records
Axel Helios - Sleeping on an igloo (Avus acid remix) - Shabu Records
Max Cooper - Gravity's Rainbow (avus remix) - Traum
Idiot Idols - 2600kw(avus fuzzy techno mix) - Shabu Recordings
Birdcage - Atma (avus remix) - Shabu Recordings
Christian bachmann - upgrade(avus remix) - Manual Recordings

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Based in Northampton, UK.
A love for all things house, dub, beats, breaks, rock, blues, funk, soul
still buying the tunes and knocking out the occasional mix
Club Sessions resident DJ ...have supported the likes of Steve Angello, Pendulum ,LTJ Bukem, Audio Bullys
ex Brap FM - Brighton Breaks radio
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Dom Search and Brad Baloo - aka The Nextmen - are United Kingdom DJs and producers with a trail of mixes, albums and podcasts encompassing club music from many genres, all steeped in a large dose of Hip Hop. Their Podcast regularly troubles the top 5 of the iTunes Music Podcast chart. Production and writing duties undertaken for artists such as Plan B, Wilkinson, Paolo Nutini, Anne Marie, Kiko Bun and many more...

Velvet Engine, the brainchild of Chilean Northamptonian San-D Godoy-Messenger.

Velvet Engine manages to tell honest and heartfelt stories through soft and soulful melodies and a reflective soul. Influenced by everyone from Ghostpoet to Laura Marling.

A pleasant repspite from the days tribulations, these are the perfect sounds to cup-of-tea to.

With 4 EP's under her belt 'Glimpse Of The Sun' , 'This Old Hat, 'Good People' and the newest release 'Cloudy Head' - and 2 Christmas singles 'Be Merry & Bright' and 'Silent Night'- we can expect great things from this breed of heart-warming alt-folk music and Velvet Engine will be sure to drive it in the right direction with her catalogue of honest yet timid and catchy songs.

After 18 years of flying solo, Velvet Engine welcomes new band including Matt Round on bass guitar, Mark Hales on drums and percussion and Dhiren Basu on lead guitar with occasional guest Roz Webber on viola.

For bookings please contact San-D at velvet_engine@hotmail.co.uk

It's all about beautiful melodic Techno and driving kick ass beats!



Thanks for your support lovely peeps :-)



Sally Purcell (aka smoof / s:an) started her love-affair with electronic music back in the late 90s. Clubs such as The End, The Cross, (both now sadly closed), DC10 and Fabric, plus a stream of more underground parties, have all helped shape her musical tastes and direction.

It was many years earlier, however, that she realised that music was an essential part of her life. She first started writing songs and little piano pieces aged 10 or 11 and used to spend many hours sat at her favourite instrument coming up with nice new chord progressions, playing with melodies and penning lyrics. So, for her, it was a natural progression to start to write the electronic-based music that so captured her imagination on those early trips into clubland...

But, this wasn't her first adventure into creating electronic sounds.... Her parents bought her a synthesiser in her early teens, and she soon became consumed with making new, odd, sounds and emulating those she heard around her - Depeche Mode, New Order and Simple Minds captured her imagination back then. 

Sally has an extensive collection of music covering a wide variety of genres - simply, she loves music that has soul and depth and comedy and emotion and drama. In recent years she has been influenced by Stephan Bodzin, Extrawelt, Gui Boratto, Max Cooper, Ryan Davis, Ripperton, Olafur Arnalds, Ludovico Einaldi, N'to, Popof, Lanny May (to name a very few).

Her own tracks, and the tracks she mixes all have commonality. She has a deep, hypnotic style, a love for haunting melodies as well as the intricate beats, beeps, clicks and glitches that are at the heart of Techno and the more minimal side of House…




After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music

(Aldous Huxley)

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Beatcheck injects life into Milton Keynes’s hidden cultural scene – helping to re-educate the people of the city to the ways of urban culture; guiding lost souls toward the love, life and lunacy that exists in our concrete jungle; and redirecting misguided beings towards a bright, happy culturally-educated city life.

Beatcheck shows Milton Keynes that deep dark and dirty is better than cheap, quick and nasty and convinces everyone to get deep, down and dirty with us in our caravan of love.


Guests at BeatCheck Milton Keynes:

Annie Nightingale, Krafty Kuts, Dynamite MC, Freq Nasty, The Stanton Warriors, The Freestylers FT MC SirReal, Dub Pistols with Rodney P, Elite Force, DreadZone Soundsystem, Rogue eliment, Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes, Kid Blue, Ed Solo, Breakfastaz, Ali B, Autobots, A Skillz, Beardyman, Reeps One, The Petebox, Soul of Man, Cut La Roc, Drum Monkeys, Janette Slack, Slyde, Groove Diggerz, Drumattic Twins, StreetLife DJs, Stupid Fresh, Backstage Sluts, Dom Almond, Kouncilhouse, Afghan Headspin.

Madame Electrifie has amassed some 20 years on the decks, playing some of the UK’s leading venues and parties. She has supported some of the biggest names in electronic music over the years across all spectrums of the music world including The Stanton Warriors, Jon Carter, Elite Force, A Skillz, Annie Nightingale, Rob Da Bank, Krafty Kuts, the Freestylers and a whole host of bands. A festival favourite thanks to her eclectic taste; summer sees her play sets across all kinds of festival stages at Glastonbury, Bestival, Truefest, Shindig, IOW, Nozstock & Shambala, alongside presenting her own stages at Boomtown and Beatherder as an extension to her long-standing club promotion Madame Electrifie’s Discotech. 

2023 has been a mammoth year for Madame Electife, with a 14 date festival tour including playing major stages at Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Wilderness and more. Her remix for Sam Redmore’s ‘Music is’ was championed by BBC 6 music’s Jam Supernova, and her remix for Bazza Ranks released on Bombstrikes went straight to number 1 in the Juno Disco chart. She was also signed to the iconic Finger Lickin Management.

Fusing the best vintage beats with the best of the modern age; Madame Electrifie’s eclectic sound means she can turn herself to a daytime disco or a late night bassy rave with ease. With funk and breaks at its core, she draws on global sounds to create a unique blend squarely aimed at the dancefloor. 

If that wasn’t enough to keep her busy, Madame Electrifie is also one half of Evil Twin with Mini Da Minx, and producer in electronica/trip hop trio Cassini Circles. 

www.madame-electrifie.com

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