The Recommender Party with We Have Band, Mirrors and Bright Light Bright Light

We return to our new home Audio, Brighton on Sat 4th December with another one of our fantastic Recommender parties. Boasting the strongest line-up yet we've got the dazzling electro-pop trio, We Have Band to headline as part of their European Tour. We've also got the quickly rising local lads, Mirrors, and hot tip Bright Light Bright Light in support.

We'll also be doing our usual extras in the form of the photo booth and free mixtapes for the first 50 people to arrive.

On top of that it's only £7 in advance so cop a ticket quick from, Ape, Resident or Rounder if you're local or buy a ticket online here.

We Have Band - Time After Time on Spotify

Mirrors - Into The Heart on Spotify

Bright Light Bright Light - Love Part II on Spotify

See you there.

Our Party

Here's a video recorded on the night of our last party a couple of weeks ago. Cool or what?

The Recommender Party No. 6 with The Phenomenal Handclap Band

Big news! We've upgraded to a bigger, better and more respected venue in the form of Audio. Our line-up is also way bigger and better to celebrate our launch party in our new home. Feast your eyes on this:




Sat 31st July
Audio, 10 Marine Parade, Brighton

The Recommender Launch Party with:

The Phenomenal Handclap Band - There's honestly no superlatives or twisted adjectives that could describe just how good this eight piece New York band are. They have absolutely every ingredient to make any party go off. Impossibly entertaining disco, funk, pop and groove are all thumped out by the sexiest band alive today. Prepare to be hypnotized!

David E Sugar - This will be a live set with a band behind this pioneering DJ. Famous for doing extraordinary things with a Speak %26 Spell, you may well have come across this underground sensation on Kitsune compilations. Most recently he's signed to Rob Da Bank's Sunday Best label, which will surely push this artist well and truly overground.

Young Empires - This Canadian three piece are coming to Brighton for the first time ever. They arrive with a tidal wave of hype and hungry A%26R men, alongside their original, percussive, indie pop magic. The new Friendly Fires anyone?


On top of that there'll be the usual Recommender shenanigans in the form of The Photobooth and a free mixtape for the first 50 people all for only £8 plus booking fee which will also get you in to The Recommender Late with:

Rory Phillips - He's the protegé to none other than the DJ overlord, Erol Alkan, having had a residency at London's Trash night and its modern version, Durr. With a truckload of seemingly perfect remixes under his belt, expect a set of the unexpected - of course played using his signature phone set instead of a pair of headphones.

The Recommender DJs - A unique partnership formed from two of Brighton's best DJ teams (Battery Powered and Blah Blah Blah DJs). These guys play everything from upfront new music taken from The Recommender to dance floor smashing house, disco and techno. Expect to move.

You can buy tickets from Ape, Resident or Rounder if you're local to Brighton. If you're from further afield then you can order online from Ape here.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15 to 20 on Spotify
David E Sugar - To Yourself on Spotify

The Recommender Party No. 5 with The Good Natured and Muchuu

It seems like I say this after every party that we throw but last month's party was awesome. Both Jukebox Collective and Wild Palms were fantastic. Looking forward to the next one we've got The Good Natured and Muchuu playing for us as well as the usual photobooth and goodie bag shenanigans.





Check out this amazing video of our headliner, The Good Natured:



Tickets are only £4 plus booking fee and are available from Resident, Rounder Records and Ape.

Muchuu - Somebody Tell Me on Spotify.

New Posts

I haven't been updating Pier Pressure much recently but fear not as I've been writing elsewhere...



Check out my review of LCD Soundsystem's forthcoming album on Blah Blah Blah.



Read my post about Butterfly Bones on The Recommender.

The Recommender Party No. 4 with Wild Palms and Jukebox Collective

Impressive performances at our parties are getting so common they're almost cliche but we love it. Foreign Office totally wowed me but let's not dwell in the past, our next party with Wild Palms and Jukebox Collective is gonna be a smash too, check out the flyer below.





Get your tickets NOW from Resident, Rounder Records and Ape.

Get more info and updates on the Facebook event.

Wild Palms - Over Time on Spotify

The Recommender Mixtape No. 3

The Recommender Mixtape No.3 by The Recommender

Our party is tomorrow, check all the details in the sidebar. Here's the mixtape we gave out at the last one which you can download now. We'll be giving out our fourth mixtape tomorrow exclusively to people who come to the party so get on down.

Tracklist:

1. Gorillaz feat. Bobby Womack & Moss Def - Stylo
2. The XX - VCR (Matthew Dear Remix)
3. Phantogram - When I'm Small
4. Yeasayer - One
5. Theophilus London - Humdrum Town
6. Magic Wands - Warrior (The XX Remix)
7. Penguin Prison - Something I'm Not
8. Shy Child - Disconnected
9. Lo-Fi-Fnk - Marchin' In
10. Official Secrets Act - Believe Me
11. My Gold Mask - Monomania
12. The Hundred In The Hands - Dressed In Dresden
13. Operator Please - Logic
14. Drums - Best Friend
15. The Amplifetes - Whizz Kid

The Recommender Party No. 3

So our last party was amazing with Velo and :Kinema: blowing everyone away. This month we've got an equally special line up starting with The High Wire who have just released their dreamy debut album 'The Sleep Tape'. Then we've got Foreign Office who are releasing their debut single a few days later and topping it all off with Casiokids doing a DJ set for us. Plus more hilarious photos from Eleni's photobooth and free goodiebags including the exclusive mixtape. It's going to be another fantastic night.





Get your tickets NOW from Resident, Rounder Records and Ape.

Check the event for more details.

The High Wire - Odds & Evens on Spotify
The High Wire - It's No Secret on Spotify

Casiokids - Postcard From Congo on Spotify

As a bonus, this is how stupid you can look if you try really hard:

The Recommender Party No. 2

Our last party was so much fun. The next one is on Wed 3rd Mar and we've netted white hog blog stars Velo and local favourites/Pier Pressure regulars :Kinema: to play for us. Plus there's the photobooth and goodie bags containing another exclusive mixtape.





More info can be found on the facebook event.

Become a fan of The Recommender on facebook here.

For a taste of what the night will sound like check out The Recommender Mixtape No. 1 which includes a cover of Animal Collective's 'My Girls' by our guests :Kinema:. Our other guests, Velo can be read about and listened to here.

Needless to say we're excited to have such an awesome line-up for our second party.

Tickets only £3 in advance and can be bought from Resident, Rounder Records and Ape. Internet people can ring the shop, purchase tickets over the phone and collect them on the door.

And for those who came to our first party, picked up one of our exclusive gift bags and listened to the mixtape, here's the tracklist:

1. Hi Tiger - Dance Around
2. CFCF - Big Love
3. The Phenomenal Handclap Band - You'll Disappear (Munk Remix)
4. Feathers - Weird Summer
5. :Kinema: - Circles
6. Pacific! - Hold Me (Breakbot Remix)
7. We Have Band - Honey Trap (Def Starr Remix)
8. Chew Lips - Solo
9. Cassian - Friday Night
10. French Horn Rebellion - Beaches And Friends (Hey Champ Remix)
11. Marina And The Diamonds - Hollywood (Fenech Soler Remix)
12. Fan Death - Reunited (Ccenturiess Remix)
13. Solid Gold - Matter Of Time (Tanlines Remix)
14. Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes Remix)
15. Monarchy - Gold In The Fire
16. Velo - White Nights

Related Posts:
:Kinema: - My Girls (Animal Collective Cover)

The Recommender Launch Party

This is EXCITING. I've teamed up with The Recommender to throw awesome monthly parties showcasing the hottest new bands from around the world. Our first one is on the Wed 3rd Feb with Plugs and The Woo!Worths. We've got a load of surprises and treats lined up too so check the flyer below for details:





Click here for more info.
Click here to become a fan of The Recommender on facebook and receive regular updates.

Here's a couple of tracks to check out.

Plugs - Imaginary Friend on Spotify
Plugs - That Number on Spotify

Download The Woo!Worths - Plasticine from zshare

Tickets are available from Resident, Rounder Records and Ape.

See you there.

The Recommender

Some exciting news. I've started writing for The Recommender, it's a fantastic blog about cutting edge new music. It covers the sort of bands that might not even have released a single yet but are almost guaranteed to be huge in a year's time, so much so that The Recommender was asked to contribute to the BBC's Sounds Of 2010 longlist. Needless to say I'm extremely excited at the prospect of being part of it.

Check out my first post here (mine's the middle one).