Past events
To save you scrolling, there are now links to all the past events we've played at or supported (from 2005 to date) on the [events page].
Bunker / Trauma archive (Preston's underground techno, electro and
electronic club nights).
Friday 14th December 2007
Plug
Resident DJ's Stan Lee & Diesler
Friday
14th -
Paul Thornton attempts to fill Diesler's shoes! (diesler
is on at The Carling Academy in Liverpool)
Caffe Stylo
54 - 58 Northgate
Blackburn
BB2 1JL
click the flyer to magnify the map
9pm till 1pm
Diesler
info
Stan Lee info
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Friday 7th December 2007
Upstairs
at The Blackhorse
Chris Holt (Two Mellow) with Paul Thornton as guest dj
The
Blackhorse
Friargate
Preston
Preston's legendary jazz funk soul venue - decades old, hardly ever promoted but always has a good crowd.
8pm till late
Free entry
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Saturday 17th November 2007
Trailer
Trash
Paul Thornton warms up the Lounge Room Times 10-6am
Recycle Reclaim Revamp Renew
The Mill
Bradford
Door £10
more info
Saturday 6th October 2007
For No Reason
Mercury Flux
12pm till 6am
Our
own Paul Thornton in The
Lounge...
120 Corporation Street
Preston
PR1 2UQ
Tickets
£10 / Door £12
more info
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Saturday 29th September 2007
Trauma
Techno electro & breaks
Main Room - Quality underground Techno
& Electro
Wilx & Crabsy (Trauma)
Blocker
LOGIC OL
Backroom - Fat base,
Acid & Breaks
Paul Thornton (itch /
Preston FM)
Plasmastorm
Scott3
Wilx
Bittersuite
8pm till 1am
Fylde Road
Preston
Door tax
£4 / £3 NUS
more info
20th - 21st July 2007
The Wickerman Festival
Just a few of the confirmed acts... [more acts]
Fun Lovin' Criminals - Sidewinder (Fenetik) - The Orb - Eat Static
- Jah Wobble
- I Am Kloot - Common Ground Collective
The Kazoo Funk Orchestra - Kinky Afro - Meat Katie
- Dylan Rhymes - Samba Ya Bamba - Phat Phil Cooper
East Kirkcarswell Farm
Near Dundrennan
South
West Scotland
[site
info]
Our very own Paul Thornton will be playing laidback tuneage around the Skiddle jacuzzi for all the field loungers to chill to. [more info - see our event guide]
Saturday 7th July 2007
The
Circus Circus Club
Mad
Ferrit
8pm till 1am
DJ's Paul Adams, Kieran Hanson & Paul Thornton
(itch - Preston FM)
Fylde Road
Preston
free entry
more info
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Friday 29th June - Sunday 1st July 2007
The
Beat-Herder Festival
3 days of camping, trees, beats and barminess
with loads of dj's and live acts spread over the 4 main stages
Dockber
Farm
Gisburn
Lancashire
The Beat-Herder Stage
Toiltrees Stage
Stumblefunk Sound Stage
Trailer trash present The kitsch ballroom
The Bushrocker Family HiFi
Stage
Loads of DJs and live acts plus chill out tent, workshops, cinema,
camping, trees, arts, therapies, massage, stalls, catering, lovely surroundings
and lovely folk... Our Paul Thornton is playing for the Trailer Trash
crew on Friday night 10.30pm till Midnight - expect some itchy sounds with the
funk to counter the Weatherall madness!
1pm start
£40
now only / Limited gate tickets £50
more info
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Saturday 2nd June 2007
Steamfields
Steamfields team get together for a free party
in Lancaster
Steamfields DJ's
Paul Thornton playing World / Funk set
Lancaster - Free Entry
Contact
Steamfields for more info
Friday 9th March 2007
The
Circus Circus Club
Mad
Ferrit
8pm till 1am
DJ's Paul Adams, Kieran Hanson & Paul Thornton
(itch - Preston FM)
Fylde Road
Preston
free entry
more info
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Friday 19th January 2007
Friends and Family
Manchester sees
Portishead's Andy Smith take to the turntables to showcase his hugely popular
Document mix CD series which sees the deck wizard blend reggae hip hop soul and
funk with stylish ease. Backing him up at Mint Lounge will be New Yorks up and
coming Hip Hop crew The Good People with an exclusive live performance at 11pm
sharp! As DJ and producer for the incomparable world conquering Portishead Andy
Smith’s place in the UK music history books is assured, having toured the
world several times over and contributed to classic albums Dummy &
Portishead. These days he is the creative force behind the globally renowned
Document Mix CD series blending all manner of funk, reggae, soul, rare groove
and party breaks. For the live portion of the evening comes from a F&F
favourite: New Yorks DJ Emskee who will be taking a turn on the mic as well as
the decks ith his group The Good People.. The Mint Lounge
ANDY
SMITH (Portishead / The Document) THE GOOD PEOPLE - Live! (New York) KWINZOLA, JON
K - hosted by MC Kwasi
Backroom with IAN LLOYD & PAUL WATSON (Fat City / itch)
46-50 Oldham St
Manchester
10pm
till 3am
Door tax - £6
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Saturday 25th November 2006
Last Rites
November dj's
Last Rites is part of the Electriks
community
Party hosted
by the electriks forum
members each and every month...
Mikedepreston (itch)
ParmaVee
Last Rites
Font Bar
New Wakefield Street
Manchester
7 pm - 10 pm
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Saturday 19th August 2006
J Dilla aka Jaydee - 'The Shining LP' Listening Party
Hush
Glovers Court
Preston
Saturday 19th August
8pm
- 2am
Free entry
J Dilla had nearly completed The Shining LP when he passed away on February 10, 2006. Following his mother's plan that his musical legacy continues, BBE asked longtime friend and collaborator Karriem Riggins to finish the project the way Dilla envisioned it. With roots in jazz and hip-hop, he was the perfect choice to finish Jay Dee's final album. The theme is ‘inspired by and represents love’, it features Common, Busta Rhymes, Madlib, Black Thought, Dwele, Pharoahe Monch, Medaphor and Guilty Simpson, and gets released on August 22, 2006.
Album plays and Dilla giveways throughout the night, with dj support from: -
Paul Thornton (itch)
Paul Watson (Fat City)
Dave Belushi (Hush)
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 - February 10, 2006), better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, was a hip hop producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit.
He leaves behind an impression on hip hop that will last the test of time. His contributions ranged from single handedly defining Detroit hip hop as a founding member of Slum Village, to producing classics for Common, D'Angelo, Q Tip, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Amp Fiddler, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, The Roots, Dwele, Dwight Tribble, DJ Jazzy Jeff, T-Love, Janet Jackson and Macy Gray to name a few
“One of the most important musicians of our time. When we think of John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, J Dilla will be going down along that history line of greatness. “ - Common
If you’re into hip hop and soul, the chances are you have been listening to J Dilla for years. Check his full
discography for more information.
Karriem Riggins
Riggins started as a jazz drummer and moved into producing both jazz and hip-hop albums, including some of the biggest names in the business. At 17 he was hired to join the group Jazz Ahead, the backing band for singer Betty Carter. "She found out how old I was and said 'Oh, man!' So I had to wait a little while. But I did some shows with her and from then on I never had a moment where I wasn't working, really," he says. "It's such a blessing. It took a lot of practice to get me to that level at that age." He later performed with jazz acts including Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, Donald Byrd, Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Burrell, Benny Green, Mulgrew Miller, Ron Carter and Diana Krall. He now lives in Los Angeles and is working on Common's latest disc.
Jay Dee left a message on the voicemail of his friend's cell phone. "Riem," the voice said, "I want you to help me finish this album." It was a request from a dying friend. And the message was the last time Karriem Riggins would hear Jay Dee's voice. "It was deep because we actually didn't get a chance to, like, go back and forth on the phone. So when I called him back he didn't answer, and I left a message saying I promised to help him complete it," says Riggins. "So it was really heavy on my heart to do it. When I was approached by the BBE record label and Jay Dee's mom, it was an automatic yes."
When Riggins got the material for "The Shining" it was about 75% done. He added vocal tracks from a variety of artists and tinkered with the music to make it sound exactly as Jay Dee wanted it. With "The Shining," Jay Dee's goal was to create a live hip-hop album, rare for a genre that tends to rely on samplers, pre-recorded beats and other studio technology.
J Dilla Biography by Andy Kellman
Frequently and rightly placed in the same context as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Kanye West, Jay Dee built and sustained a high standing as a producer's producer while maintaining a low profile. When Pharrell Williams appeared on BET's 106 & Park in 2004, he excitedly declared that Jay Dee was his favorite producer and told an audibly stumped crowd that it had probably never heard of the man.
At the time, Jay Dee had been active for well over a decade and had netted enough beats - including the Pharcyde's "Runnin'," De
La Soul's "Stakes Is High," Common's "The Light," and several others with the Ummah and the Soulquarians - to be considered an all-time great.
He never produced a mainstream smash and, in many cases, his presence has to be confirmed with a liner notes scan. He never marked his territory like Just Blaze ("Just Blaze!") or Jazze Pha ("This is a Jazze Phizzle produc-shizzle!"), and he never hogged the mike like P. Diddy. He let his music, and its followers, do the talking. Rather than provide immediate (or fleeting) thrills, he was hooked on working the subconscious as much as the neck muscles.
Dilla was forced by his parents to become involved with music, and he was a record fanatic at a young age, absorbing funk and rap singles and jazz albums, from Slave to Jack McDuff. He learned to play cello, keyboards, trumpet, and violin, but drums got him like nothing else.
In 1988, he formed Slum Village with High School friends Baatin and T3. In 1992 a session keyboardist, called Amp Fiddler, who had worked with Prince and Parliament taught Dilla how to use the MPC drum machine. Fiddler introduced his protégé to A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip, who heard some of Slum Village's material, liked it, and helped get the word out. In 1996 he worked with Busta Rhymes, De La Soul and the Pharcyde, all the while playing a major role in the Ummah with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He also did extensive work on Tribe's last two albums.
Before long, hardcore hip-hop fans began to know Dilla for his steady, shuffling high-hats, oddly placed handclaps, spacious drum loops with reshaped samples of both obscure and obvious tracks.
He collaborated with Q-Tip on all of 1999's Amplified. As a core member of the Soulquarians, with James Poyser and the Roots' Ahmir "?eustlove" Thompson, Dilla worked on Common's Like Water for Chocolate, D'Angelo's Voodoo, Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun, and Talib Kweli's Quality. A favor was returned on Fiddler's 2004 Waltz of a Ghetto Fly. Steve Spacek's "Dollar" and Dwele's "Keep On" were released in 2006.
Dilla was also a prolific solo artist. The singles Fuck the Police and Pause and the Welcome 2 Detroit album came out in 2001. Rarely praised for his mike skills, he was often assisted by the likes of Phat Kat, Lacks, and Frank-n-Dank. Wooed by a Madlib mixtape that featured the rhymes of Oxnard's finest over his own beats, Dilla forged an alliance with his admirer for 2003's Champion Sound, released under the name Jaylib.
It was around this time that his health took a sharp decline. Lupus, a disease of the immune system, severely weakened his body. For over two years, he had to use a dialysis machine. Despite having to perform in a wheelchair, he was still able to tour in Europe during late 2005. Donuts, an album of instrumentals that had been completed during one of his extended hospital stays, was released on February 7, his 32nd birthday. Three days later, while staying at his Los Angeles home with his mother, he passed away, a victim of kidney failure. While reflecting on the tremendous loss, close colleague and friend Thompson compared the producer's level of genius to that of jazz giant Charlie Parker.
Links
jdilla.org
jdilla.com
discography
the itchy bugle
bbbemusic.com
myspace.com/jdilla
bbbemusic.com/jdilla
stonesthrow.com/jdilla
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Saturday 29th July 06
Trauma presents Traumatized
Trauma brings to you "TRAUMATIZED" this event is a special one off party that brings together some of Preston's finest DJs and producers from all styles of underground dance music to a secret location in a big ass field on the outskirts of Preston.
This event starts at 2pm so during the day will involve plenty of drinking and eating from the two large BBQs whilst relaxing in the July summer heat, with DJs spinning all day. Night time will bring the slammin club tracks and plenty of madness.
TRAUMATIZED is an official TRAUMA HAT PARTY. Everybody who attends this party will need a hat of any shape or style. Best hat wins free entry to all Trauma events for the rest of the year.
Trauma is a non profitable organisation, it's just about throwing good party's, with good people and good music. Entry is free but you may be asked for a donation to go to the land owner and all the arsing about that's needed.
Entry by invite only
Trauma Resident's:
Wilx, Crabzy, Paul Cottam, Blocker, Gasky (Ableton Live Set), Pete Carling.
Guests:
Jay Knight (Locked)
Malc Smith (Form)
Pete Carvell (Disco Slut)
Scott 3 (Fear N Loathin)
Acid Rocker (Mantra/Skint/Fat)
Paul Thornton(Itch)
Jamie Christopher, G-Man and many more DJ's...
For more information about this party contact Wilx on Dontstayin or email Trauma for an invite.
2pm
till 7am
Voluntary field tax - £6
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Saturday 30th June 2006
Friends and Family
F&F return to the Mint Lounge for another mixed night of live music and fine DJing. Leading the way tonight is a debut Manchester performance from Australia's funk super heroes the Bamboos! Described as the southern hemisphere's answer to Breakestra, this funk orchestra have raised many eyebrows with their stunning album on Tru Thoughts: 'Step It Up' earlier this year featuring covers of classics from Archie Drell to Afronaught as well as top draw original work including the hit single of the same name, featuring Alice Russell on vocals. Berlin based super producers Jazzanova also fly in exclusively for F&F to follow the live music. We'll be treated to one of their legendary, genre bending DJ sets taking in all manner of styles from Jazz to house to broken beat and Latin. If you've ever witnessed one of their sets you'll know you're in for a treat. For further evidence check out their recent 'Remixes Part 2' album and the 'Kings Of Jazz' compilation they've skillfully put together for BBE records. BAND ON STAGE AT 9PM! The Mint Lounge
THE BAMBOO'S (Tru Thoughts), JAZZANOVA (Sonar Kollektiv), IAN LLOYD & PAUL WATSON (Fat City / itch)
46-50 Oldham St
Manchester
8pm
till 3am
Door tax - £10 (£9 members)
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Saturday 27th May 2006
Friends and Family
Benji B is the mastermind behind BBC 1Xtra's Deviation show, one of the station's biggest success stories (12-2am Thursday nights). His sound encompasses all styles of underground soulful music from hip hop, soul & jazz to broken beat and deep house. Famed for his uncompromising upfront selection Benji has amassed a loyal following from music heads craving groundbreaking music new and old. Benji has been in the music business a lot longer than his years may suggest, starting out as producer for the now globally syndicated Gilles Peterson show Worldwide. Joining him tonight for an exclusive freestlye session are Manchester's favourite sons Broke'n'English to add some Northern spice to Benji's eclectic selection with DJ support from Fatcity's Paul Watson.
The Roadhouse
BENJI B (1xtra) with BROKE'N'ENGLISH (Estate), PAUL WATSON (Fat City / itch)
8 Newton St
Manchester
10pm
till 3am
Door tax - £8 (Online/Advance/Door) : £7 (Members Online/Advance/Door)
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Friday 24th March 2006
The 12 Bar
Paul Cottam (Action Records) vs Paul Thornton
(itch)
Expect deep house, broken beat,
techy house and electro.
The 12 bar
Church Row
Preston
9.00
till 2.30
Door tax - Cheap as chips!
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itch vs Warped vs Distroy
itch take on the backroom playing some deeper grooves to
compliment the main room's Warped and Distroy antics.
Room 1
Pete Carvell & Paul Flintoff (Disco
Slut) Malc Smith & Steve Spang (Warped, Sankeys)
slutty sleazy electro, filthy tech, guitar driven electroclash and bass
driven continental house
Room 2
Mikey Defacto, Paul
Thornton (itch) and Paul Watson (itch / fatcity)
broken beat, nu jazz, afro, latin, soul, funk, disco, hip
hop and the right kinda house
The 12 bar
Church
Row
Preston
9.00 till 2.30
£5 NUS / £6
itch vs Warped vs Distroy
Room 1
Dave Martin (Technique, Leeds)
Malc Smith (Warped, Sankeys)
Steve Spang (Warped, Sankeys)
James Deane (Distroy)
Room 2
Paul Thornton (itch)
Mikdefacto (itch)
The 12 Bar
Preston
Christmas Party - Saturday 10th December 2005
itch brings the pre Christmas party vibes with another stunning new talent...
Local lad Diesler is a star of the future - his first release 'Cotton Wool' was getting played on Radio One when he was only 20, which led to a deal with Brighton's mighty Tru Thoughts label, ranking him alongside Quantic and Alice Russell on the roster of the UK's best independent label. His sound is an uptempo unpretentious party vibe that ranges from latin jazz to thugged out broken beat.
Check his CD compilation 'Diggin' It Something Rotten' for a taste of what to expect. But while we wait with baited breath for his debut LP proper, come see him rock our dancefloor in The Conservatory Bar, no novelty santa hats allowed....
The Conservatory Bar
Behind Blowing Wild
Grimshaw St, Preston
£5 members/NUS - £6 all others
10pm - 2am
hiphopfunknujazzhouse
Prescribing the phonic tonic will be your usual hosts:
Paul Watson (Fatcity)
Paul Thornton (the departure lounge)
Mikedefacto
Karl Yates
Check our archive section for pictures and artwork from our favourite events in 2005, including RSL Live at 53 Degrees
