LAIDBACK LUKE TO BECOME FULL TIME REFEREE…

It is a sad day.
My favourite artist of all time has revealed the shocking news that he is hanging up his headphones and pursuing his childhood dream of becoming a rollerskate referee.

This shocking revelation has been met with extreme hostility.
A group of the Dutchman's fans, calling themselves “The Laidback Lucy's”, have kidnapped his tour manager 'Toeknee D', and are threatening him with excessive tickling unless Luke continues to make music.

Thus far Luke has refused to comply with their demands, and issued the following statement:
"I was getting sick of Toeknee D anyway, after he added ham and cheese sandwiches to the artist rider..."
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Just kidding!

The above picture is actually taken from the music video of the dancefloor destroyer- TIMEBOMB!

Luke has teamed up with long time collaborator, vocalist Jonathan Mendelsohn, to create what Annie Mac on Radio 1 described the Instrumental mix as a ‘stadium house’ track.

Never one to shy away from his fans and supporters, Luke has decided to offer you the high-quality video for Timebomb to post on your blog site.

Loud, colourful, fast paced and action packed, it’s the true visual epitome of Luke’s larger-than-life-ethos and a great accompaniment to the Radio 1 and Buzz Chart topping single from Holland’s most in demand house producer.

This is a brand new video for one of the house hits of the coming months, and we are looking to spread Luke’s manifesto far and wide.

Ch-Ch-Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atKs4H3Occ8

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APHEX TWIN & WEIRDCORE @ WE LOVE, SPACE, IBIZA…

If there was anyone who could sully the perception that club visuals are all pretty colours and shapes, it's Aphex Twin. The electronic renegade descended on Ibiza for the We Love…Space closing party in September 2010, and he made sure his debut was not one soon forgotten.

Last week, Aphex Twin's visuals wizard – the appropriately-named Weirdcore – posted a video of his handiwork from the main room at Space.
Complementing the unhinged sounds booming out the speakers, Weirdcore's visuals, projected on custom-built screens, used the freaky technique of 'face-mapping' to mess with minds on the dancefloor. In the video below you'll see clubbers excitedly registering their faces on the screen, before watching themselves morph into something far more sinister.

"I was just trying to make the show interesting and interactive," Weirdcore told the We Love blog. "But what was done there was very early stages, the technique has been developed waaaay further, and is still in development...."

http://vimeo.com/19923897

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I LOVE NANDOS MORE THAN YOUR MUM DOES…

Stumbled across this gem and couldn’t stop laughing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DussnqvJy1g

Before becoming a house music fiend I was a Hip-Hop DJ, signed to Atlantic records. I first heard of Example when Atlantic sent me the EP ‘You Cant Rap’ back in 2007.
Prolific doesn’t do this guy justice…
BIG love x

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WILL.I.AM.A.THIEF...

You’d think that Will.i.am would’ve learned his lesson by now. After his world-crushing group The Black Eyed Peas had two previous plagiarism run-ins with Deadmau5 and Adam Freeland – the latter of which went to legal action – the BEP frontman is at it again, this time blatantly lifting beats from German DJ and producer Boys Noize.

In a case that’s eerily similar to when he jacked a Daft Punk production for his own single, Will.i.am has ripped Boys Noize’s recent dancefloor destroyer -Yeah- to serve as the backing track for -Dance-, a tune released under Will.i.am’s Zuper Blahq moniker. While Boys Noize and Will.i.am have worked together on previous Black Eyed Peas material it would appears as though there was no collaboration this time around, with Boys Noize seemingly addressing the drama on Twitter when exclaimed that it was “used without permission”.

What makes this whole thing even worse is that the use of -Yeah- isn’t even creative, it’s just there almost completely unaltered save for some incoherent vocal rants.

In an interesting turn of events, the video director Jam Sutton has disabled the original Vimeo link and Dim Mak has now removed the Zuper Blahq video from YouTube. All we can find of the track is this low quality rip of the video on YouTube, but don’t let that spoil your enjoyment of the song… Naaat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XasSomhMpQ

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Adventures In Clubland with Mr Dirty Smart: June

The summer has landed… Bienvenidos Ibiza!

Mr Dirty Smart’s BIG 3.

The first of the BIG 3 was at the number one club in the world (as voted by DJ Mag)-Sankeys.
Michael Woods & Chris Lake headlining. I’ve met both Michael & Chris in the recent past & have been a huge follower of their music for many years. ‘Chris Lake- Word’ used to be my favourite track and a true dancefloor destroyer.

The night was awesome. Highlights included: Michael Woods stepping into the DJ booth wearing Dirty Smart ‘Rockin’ Out’ tee. Also Michael dropping the track- Envolver… Envolver is a deep, brooding piece of modern Tech House. Heavy pulsing bass, stabbing synths and drops that come out of nowhere… EPIC!

Next event I had had in my diary for a couple of months. Annie Mac, Joshua Roberts & Josh Demello at the Apollo, Manchester.

Luckily for me, im good friends with Joshua so it was VIP & backstage action all the way.

The event rocked! 2500 people packed into the Apollo theatre! Props to Joshua for sorting me out that night.
During Joshuas set he dropped an absolute club banger. It was one of his own bootlegs he titles “the Afrojack smash mash”. You will find in on his Ibiza mixtape below:

My final event of my BIG 3 was the opening party for Dirty Smart DJ Adventures, @ Play 2, Ibiza on 23^rd June.

If your in Ibiza this summer we are going to be hosting the event every Wednesday throughout the season. Hope to see you down there one week!

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Not only was June an awesome month for parties we also had an awesome month in general.

We have had 3 new artists representing the brand from all over the world!

Udachi from New York.

The Bulgarian from Bulgaria

& Robb G from Canada..

If you havnt heard of any of these artists I strongly advise you go check them out. Each of them has their own unique style and are music legends!

My final great piece of news came at around 5am on June 25^th.

I was beavering away on some design work when the Deadmau5 popped up on my newsfeed on facebook. He was getting a new tattoo done, and was streaming it live to the world over the internet….

The tattoo sucks however he has great taste in fashion!

‘Sleep When You’re Dead’ tee by Dirty Smart.

That’s all for now.

Peace

Mr Dirty Smart

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Adventures In Clubland with Mr Dirty Smart: May

Easy. I hope you are all good and have had a wicked May.
I know I have…

Mr Dirty Smart’s BIG 3.

Bank holidays are great. 3 nights of partying on a weekend instead of 2! May kicked off with an absolute stonker. Sunday the 2nd, Cream @ Mission, Leeds.

My all time favorite DJ
-Laidback Luke- headlining, with Micky Slim, Arno Cost and Adam Sheridan supporting. I felt something special was in the making and I was not wrong…
Laidback Luke stepped up to the decks wearing none other that Dirty Smart tee ‘Big Beats Are The Best’! My drink slipped out of my hand and spilled all over my crotch but I really didn’t care. What followed was some crazy shape cutting, and total dancefloor destruction.

To quote ‘The Four Seasons’- o what a night!



Next in the BIG 3, came just a few days later. Thursday the 8th, Deadmau5 @ Mountford Hall, Liverpool. Deadmau5 doesn’t really need an introduction. He is number 6 DJ in the world, and wears a massive mouse head while playing.

Supporting Deadmau5 was a bloke called Michael Woods. One of the greatest producers in the world and I think of him as the DJs DJ. If your playing to a sleepy crowd, bring out one of Michael Woods’s productions for a guaranteed change in atmosphere.


2 drinks got dropped this night. First when Michael stepped out rockin’ out Dirty Smart ‘Dirty House’ tee. The second when Deadmau5 ripped off his jacket to reveal he was wearing Dirty Smart ‘Rockin’ Out’ tee. Sounds a bit pathetic but my eyes started welling up!
It was a Fantastic night. Deadmau5 put on a real show, which will be seconded by anyone who saw him on his UK tour.




My final party of the BIG 3 occurred on my birthday! Friday the 28th, Sankeys, Manchester. When I was planning my birthday I was uncompromising. The club had to be right and the music bang on. I settled for the number one club in the world (voted by readers of DJ Mag) with a line-up that was right up my street. Lee Mortimer, Foamo, Don Diablo & Sidney Samson. Everyone was good but Don Diablo absolutely rocked it- sneaking a bit of DnB & Dubstep into a tough Electro set. Props to all the fans of Dirty Smart who made it out and had it large.


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TUNAGE! I have a special treat for you. I linked up with Dirty Smart ambassador -Joshua Roberts- and he has put together a mixtape to rival ALL mixtapes…
Dirty Smart VS Republic by Joshua Roberts



Words cannot descibe just how good this is!


Thanks for all your emails. Iv had a chuckle about some of the crazy antics you peeps get up to!

SHOUTOUTS:
Richie Bee, Terry Wood, Josh Murphy, Mark Stone, Will Silk, Danny Pickering, James Caino, Jacob Smart, Tasquana Hufkie, Amanda Cooper, Dominque Jay, Glenn Thomas, Lucian Turner, Briony Cox, Gazz Hunt, Tommy Tickle, James Thompson & Charlie Ellis.

Peace!
Mr Dirty Smart

Adventures In Clubland with Mr Dirty Smart: April

Mr Dirty Smart’s BIG 3.

First up, April 2nd, Size Matters at Club Mission, Leeds.
DJ’s Steve Angello, AN21 & Kim Fai.

I spent last summer in Ibiza. My favourite night on the White Isle had to be The Dark Forest at Pacha. Every week the Swedish House Mafia graced the decks & destroyed the dancefloor. I knew this night couldn’t be missed & Steve Angello would take me back to some fond summer memories...
They did not disappoint!


A euphoric blend of electro and house set the place alight and time seemed to fast-forward till close. If you get chance to see Steve Angello, AN21 or Kim Fai i strongly advise it!



Next was down to the clubbing capital of… Shrewsbury!
April 11th, Nitro at the Warehouse.

DJ’s Jack Beats, Caspa & Joshua Roberts. Jack Beats & Caspa brought their usual Dirty Electro/ Dubstep to the table. Joshua Roberts brought something completely different… If you haven’t heard of Joshua Roberts let me enlighten you…

I first heard him back in 2005 after he won Radio One’s young Dj of the year award. Since he has gone on to tour with the Cut Up Boys, obtain a residency at Ministry Of Sound- Egypt, become an Ibiza veteran & played with some of the biggest names in the game. Not to mention his awesome prodcution skills.
Iv never seen a crowd go so crazy. 2500 people jumping, and Joshua putting all of his energy into what can only be described as an unforgettable set.



Last but not least… April 24th, Purrfect at The Space, Leeds.

DJ’s Hoxton Whores & Nom De Strip.
Iv been a fan on the Hoxton Whores for a long time now. Their back catalogue reads like a dance music bible, and their tour diary like an airline departure board... to put it simply – the Hoxton Whores are massive!
They rocked Leeds. Unlike Mission & Warehouse, Space is a very intimate venue. You get so close to the artists you can smell them (not that you’d want to), and the artists energy is infectious.
If your into your clubbing Leeds is great for it. People are very likeminded and big into their tuneage. There is no pretentiousness or high horses just party people living for good times.


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Did someone say tunage?
Iv been digging and uncovered an absolute gem!
Rico Tubbs sampling the Pointer Sisters disco classic…

http://soundcloud.com/dirty-smart/rico-tubbs-dare

Its free & legal to download, and a must have for anyone with ears!



*MR DIRTY SMARTS TOP TIP*

I found this video, which needs to be watched:



Pablo ‘the drugs mule’ interviews DJ Brandon Block who shares experiences of his addiction to cocaine. Powerful message. Props to Brandon.



That’s all for this month.
Until next time.
Peace
Mr Dirty Smart
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