A pair of large, hirsute wild animals - one of whom you may recognise as a member of Hot Chip - The 2 Bears have been insouciantly re-writing the clubbing rulebook since they first got their paws on it, delivering joyous, no-holds-barred DJ sets that touch on fidgety house, electro, disco and bass music. Expressed rather magnificently, we must say, on the 'Bears - aka Joe Goddard and Raf Daddy - Besti-mix...
Rob takes a trip back to some of the summer's finest festivals for some live highlights from Sonar, Glastonbury and Green Man. All that and some fine bank holiday tunes from Friendly Fires (pictured) Dutch Uncles, Duck Sauce, Echo Park and more...
TRACKLISTINGS
Bart B More — The Bass (Ft. Drop The Lime) - Trouble & Bass Recordings
Joe Goddard — Gabriel (Ft. Valentina) (Compound One Mix) - Greco Roman
Dutch Uncles — The Ink - Love & Disaster
Live music from Green Man
Untitled - Other Lives
Eats Everything — Entrance Song - Pets Recs
SebastiAn — C.T.F.O (Ft. M.I.A.) (Nero Remix) - Ed Banger
Live music from Sonar
Toro y Moi — Still Sound
Lucy Rose — In The Middle Of The Bed - Fauna
Bwana — Baby Let Me Finish - Infinite Machine
Unicorn Kid — Chrome Lion - Unicorn Music
Live music from Glastonbury
Friendly Fires — Live Those Days Tonight
Echo Park — Fiber Optic (12th Planet & Finch Mix) - Disfigured Dubz
St Lucia — All Eyes On You - Heavy Roc Records
Plaid — Missing - Warp
Live Music from T in the Park
Chase & Status — Flashing Lights
Paul White — A Weird Day (Ft. Homeboy Sandman) - One-Handed Music
Marina & The Diamonds — Radioactive - 679
In case you were still labouring under the impression that ballet is fusty and boring, English National Ballet is returning to Bestival once more to prove you wrong. Back by popular demand, some of the world's finest classical dancers will be bringing ballet to the masses in the fields, dancing to tracks more familiar in pubs and clubs than theatres and concert halls. Jenna Lee, a soloist with the Company, has been spearheading the trend of marrying ballet with popular music for several years – Ballet Rocks, with music by Bloc Party, is still being shown on Sky Arts years after she created it, and it was her piece for Bandstand that made Rob da Bank think ballet could work at Bestival back in 2009.
Jenna remembers the buzz; "People were roaring afterwards. Men were coming up to our boys afterwards, saying, 'I want to learn how to lift a woman like that, that is so cool' ". And the trend is really catching on – there have been ballet performances at festivals across the country this year, including Camp Bestival, and Jenna is working with the streetdance crew Flawless on a piece for the Peace One Day concert at the O2.
So now finally, ballet is having its moment in the sun, from fashion to film to audience figures. The psychological thriller Black Swan showed the world the passion, dedication and commitment required by ballet at the highest level. And English National Ballet brings this passion to Bestival for these performances of a piece especially commissioned from Jenna for the main stage.
Putting thoroughbred dancers, used to warm, dry theatres with sprung floors and non-slip surfaces, on a stage built for rock stars – strewn with roadies' nails and cables and slick with rainwater – can be tricky. Rain makes dancing on pointe nigh-on impossible and they need to be warm so they don't get injured, so pray for a warm and dry start to Sunday's fun and games. The last thing anyone wants is dancers injuring themselves but they are desperate to get on stage, whatever the circumstances – performing at Bestival is a huge thrill. After all, just because they are supremely talented and dedicated that doesn't mean that they don't enjoy partying as much as everyone else. And Jenna hopes that everyone will enjoy the ballet "set" as much as the Cure, Bjork or Primal Scream.
All in all, everyone wins. The dancers are revitalised by performing this hybrid of technically precise, awe-inspiring classical ballet to festival crowds and funky soundtracks. But festival-goers might also get their first taste of ballet and realise the amazing power, strength and grace of these remarkable athletes. Whether performed for the plush stalls or a muddy field, ballet is on the up!
At Camp Bestival this year we tried out something extremely special, The Underground Restaurant is the brainchild of Kerstin Rodgers who specialises in unusual but hearty cookery and is infamous as food blogger MsMarmiteLover - we're delighted that she's packing up her secret and very special restaurant for a magical fine dining experience on the Isle of Wight for Bestival this year.
The Underground Restaurant will be open for lunch, dinner and supper and there will even be a Pyjama Party themed midnight feast on Saturday night.
You can book yourself in for this secret culinary treat now and whet your appetite with the sample menu on the Bestival website.
For those of you unaware, Bestival has its very own radio station broadcasting all weekend at the festival (Thursday at 10am through to Monday) with handy stuff like travel information on the Isle of Wight and then amazing shows hosted by some of the artists playing at Robin Hill this year.
So far they've got Friendly Fires, Claude VonStroke, The Drums, Ghostpoet, Horsemeat Disco, Soul Jazz Soundsystem, Psychemagik, Fear of Theydon, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, D/R/U/G/S, Caze Nove and of course Bestival FM’s very own Reverend Milo Speedwagon lined up for duty on the Isle Of Wight airwaves.
Bestival Radio this year is going to ‘Stop Making Sense’ on a nonsensical mission to reenact the very best elements of Talking Heads ‘Stop Making Sense’ film. With classic tracks such as Take Me to the River, Psycho Killer and Naive Melody (This Must Be the Place) to the visual accompaniment of David Byrne’s over sized suit. The radio will be taking you a surreal journey, from ghetto blaster to shadow shows the inspiring backdrop will bring the sonic airwaves to life with all heads talking of Bestival Radio.
Bestival has teamed up with The Cure and Schecter to offer an exclusively designed guitar to three lucky winners. The guitar of choice for Robert Smith, these beauties have been specially pimped in honour of The Cure’s Bestival 2011 appearance and will be signed by the man himself!
Robert Smith has told us: "The UltraCure limited edition Bestival Curetoon Schecter is the grooviest guitar in the world!"
While Rob da Bank commented: "This guitar is a work of art. Take Robert Smith's favourite guitar, Josie da Bank's ace psychedelic artwork and some fancy printing and this really will be a collectors item. I just wish i could play the guitar!"
Robert Smith will draw three names out of a hat backstage just prior to The Cure's Saturday night headline performance, and the Curetoon Schecter guitars will be shipped to the winners once Bestival 2011 has ended.
To win, simply text ‘Cure Guitar’ followed by the answer A, B or C to 70099.
What time do The Cure dream? A) Midnight B) Noon C) 4:13
Texts will cost £2. You can enter as many times as you like and best of all, the dosh will be donated to the charity lovecats of Ataxia UK, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and St Catherine's on the Isle of Wight.
Who reading this has ever woken up at a festival having slept badly or in an odd position... really in need of a good stretch, or better still - a massage?!
Luckily at Bestival we have JUST THE THING. Heavenly Healing is our amazing relaxation, massage and therapy sanctuary run by the wonderful people at Realease who spend their summers going round the festivals and doing good things to people.
And, if you're an organised person you can pre-book a treatment!! There are over 25 therapists to choose from and plenty of different treatments including Thai Yoga Massage, Holistic Swedish Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy and much more. If that wasn't enough there's an early bird discount: Thursday: £25/hour treatment (£15 for half hour). AND £25% off for treatments before 11am Fri, Sat, Sun.
Brilliant huh? So, head to the Realease Festival Therapy website to book yourself in (or do it as a birthday / anniversary / hen party / romantic surprise for someone!).
As you may be aware, there are only TWO WEEKS to go before Bestival 2011 kick offs in mad-fer-it madcap party style. Not that we're excited or anything. This year there are so many new amazing stages, areas and events going down in Robin Hill it's just insane, in a very, very good way. One of these is our brand-new Roller Disco, which features some of the world's very best - and loudest - soundsystems going head-to-head to rule your hips and hearts. This week's Besti-mix is a teaser for this no-holds-barred funathon, compiled by Australia's all-conquering Sneaky Sound System, who will be repping with label mates from Modular.
SSS are an Australian dance duo - lung-busting powerhouse Miss Connie and producer Black Angus - who’ve been slaying clubs Down Under since 2004. Having recently collaborated with Beyonce, Jay Z and Kanye West, their new album, 'From Here to Anywhere', is set to broaden their league of devotees even further. Their mix showcases their deep-rooted love of all things 4/4: a throwdown, no doubt, that they're set to bring the house down at Bestival 2011!
Tracklisting:
Danny Daze – Fall Away From Love
Audiojack – Shakedown
Gene Farris & Cajmere - The Music Box
Blaze & DBR – To My Beat (DJ Danilla remix)
Tom Middleton – Cicadas (Maya Jane Coles remix)
Sneaky Sound System – We Love (Pleasurekraft remix)
Danny Daze – Ghetto Fab
Deetron – Starblazer
Butch – Aerobic
Black Rose – Anthem
Dirty Vegas & Essenevee – Love Me Better (Audiojack remix)
As the writer and/or director of Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, and Wild at Heart, David Lynch has certainly left his mark on the world of film. On November 8th, Lynch will make his debut as a solo recording artist, when Crazy Clown Time is released on PIAS America.
With Lynch handling vocal and guitar duties on the album (aided by engineer Dean Hurley, who contributed additional guitar and drums), Crazy Clown Time features a guest vocalist, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O, on the tune "Pinky's Dream."
Rolling Stone spoke with Lynch about the new album, interviewing Eddie Vedder, and the dangerous gentlemen of his films.
How did the idea come up to do a solo album now? I've always been interested in sound. One thing led to another, and I just wanted a room to experiment with sound. I finally got a room, and then I needed an engineer. I got an engineer, and then I started experimenting. Working with Angelo Badalamenti, I always say Angelo brought me into the world of music. And the experimenting... sound is so beautiful. There are sounds that approach music, and then there is music. I started playing a guitar – the first time I played guitar was just to make a sound effect. I'm not really a guitar player. But it kind of thrilled my soul to be making something that sounded like music. I just got deeper and deeper into it.
How long have you been playing guitar for? Well, let's see... maybe ten years. It seems like after ten years I'd be real good, but I'm not. My son is good.
Who else appears on Crazy Clown Time? My friend Big Dean Hurley, who is the engineer. Together, we wrote everything and played everything. There's one guest vocalist.
And that's Karen O, on the song "Pinky's Dream." I've got a great music agent, Brian Loucks, at CAA [Creative Artist Agency]. I'm not technically with Brian, but he's been a friend for years. He was around in the days when I was working with Angelo and Julee Cruise. From time to time, Brian brings people by, and he brought Karen O by about maybe seven or eight years ago. Nothing happened that time, but this time he brought her by, I had these lyrics for "Pinky's Dream," and Dean and I had tracks. So Karen just went in the booth and started doing her own experimenting, and "Pinky's Dream" was born.
Does the album title have any specific meaning? "Crazy Clown Time" is the name of a song. It is, in a way, speaking about the world as it is these days.
What are some of your favorite tracks? I love "Crazy Clown Time," "Pinky's Dream," "Stone's Gone Up," and "Speed Roadster." They're all a little different. The blues inspired the album, but it's not a blues album – it drifted. I've been turned on lately to Gary Clark Jr. Gary Clark Jr. has got the stuff. It's this Chicago electric blues, and it just comes out of him. I heard about him recently – this is my kind of music. But this guy is incredible. That's the impetus. It was what Dean and I would call "modern blues." It sort of started driving the boat. But the songs aren't really blues.
Besides Clark Jr., who are some of your other favorite music artists? All the great ones. But I really like John Lee Hooker, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elvis Presley. I like Lykke Li, I like Au Revoir Simone. There's so many really good artists.
Are there any plans for playing shows in support of Crazy Clown Time? No. Unfortunately, we're a studio band. I don't think a tour is going to happen.
I recently saw a clip of you interviewing Eddie Vedder for the upcoming Pearl Jam documentary, Pearl Jam Twenty. Eddie Vedder took part in a concert that we put on at Radio City Music Hall, to raise money to give transcendental meditation to students, homeless, post-traumatic stress sufferers, and a lot of other people. I got to interview a bunch of people that took part, and Eddie was one of them. It went real good. Eddie's a really good guy – really easy to talk to. And he's a musician. I don't know what it is – I think musicians, for the most part, they enjoy life more than the others.
What are some other projects you're working on currently? I'm working on a documentary of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, I just took part in a documentary of a 16-country tour I did on meditation, consciousness, and peace. And I'm working on another new film, but it's not there yet. I just finished a one-minute film for the Austrians. They have a festival in Vienna called Viennale.
Lastly, who is a more dangerous gentleman, Frank Booth or Marcellus Santos? That's a good question. I'd rather hang with Frank Booth. I'd rather chill with him, and wait for a booty call, than with Marcellus.
Calling all you wonderfully pretty lovecats ... you know we'd do anything for you.
And that includes making sure you don't run out of vital phone juice whist diva'ing it up this year at Bestival, the best darn party on the planet.
We're 10:10 - the carbon-cutting people. We love Bestival. We love you. And, frankly, we adore this little planet of ours. We want to keep it happy and healthy so we can all keep having fun on it. So, we'll be in the Tomorrow's World field ready and waiting with power to pump into your phone - we'll be making the power ourselves, of course, using nothing but trickery and magic (well, with a teeny-weeny bit of help from our friend the sun). If you're in a hurry, or just fancy burning off a few of those shandies, you can hop on one of our bikes and pedal your way to a few bars of battery instead.
When you visit us there's more than just the finest electrons and good chat ... you can join the big 10:10-&-Bestival-in-love too! Simply hand over your name and email address - you’ll get help cutting your carbon once the festival's finished AND be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets to Bestvial 2012.
da Bank hosts an epic Campfire Special from the Green Man Festival in Wales with live music from Ben Howard, Villagers (pictured) and Emily Barker, as well as special acoustic performances especially for Rob from James Vincent McMorrow and Lia Ices.
Plus Rob tries to track down the elusive Green Man...
TRACKLISTINGS
The Drums - Money (Beat Connection Mix) - Island
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home - Rough Trade
Laura Marling - Sophia - Virgin
Other Lives - Tamer Animals - PIAS
Lia Ices - Live Session From The Green Man Festival
Lia Ices - Daphne
Lia Ices - Bag Of Lyrics
Cadenza - The Darkest Hype - White
The Weeknd - Rolling Stone (Heartbreaks remix) - White
Villagers - Live From The Green Man Festival
Villagers - Becoming A Jackal
Villagers - The Pact
Villagers - Ship Of Promises
Throwing Snow - Sanctum - Sneaker Social Club
Woody Guthrie - Driving In My Car - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Stornoway - Here Comes The Blackout (Fear Of Theydons Lost In The Woods Of Disco) - 4AD
James Vincent McMorrow - Live From The Green Man Festival
James Vincent McMorrow - We Don't Eat
James Vincent McMorrow - Follow You Down To The Red Oak Tree
Stealing Sheep - Noah’s Day
Emily Barker - Live From The Green Man Festival
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo - Disappear Calendar
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo - Pause
Ben Howard - Live From The Green Man Festival
Ben Howard - Wolves
Rob’s Greatest Record In The World Right Now...Probably...Maybe
Roots Manuva - Get The Get - Ninja Tune
Julian Peck AKA Fear of Theydon is fast becoming the go-to-man for adding the extra spark to any release. As Sunday Best’s in-house remixer he has ‘always sought to make overtly melodic music… for the disco inside your mind’. Never one to follow the pack, this compilation (out now to download) is an exciting showcase of Julian’s musical growth as a producer demonstrating his versatility and creativity as an artist.
Preview all the tracks on this here soundcloud player and download the Sound of Rum remix for free!
As a former Sunday Best employee, Julian has remixed most of the Sunday Best singles since 2008. Tracing from his Aeroplane-inspired Cosmic Dub of dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip’s ‘Thou Shalt Always Kill’ to his very heady, futuristic Slow Motion Dub of Beardyman’s ‘Where Does Your Mind Go?’ released earlier this year. And then topped and tailed off with a hot of the press exclusive remix of the never before touched Grand National classic ‘Drink To Moving On’.
The release is not only a celebration of his much-lauded work but also a reminder of Sunday Best’s unique and accomplished catalogue of releases.
Check fearoftheydon.com for Fear of Theydon’s other remixes and original material. And also the Fear of Theydon Besti-mix - our most recent and also one of our very best!
After the jump, Julian gives us a track-by-track walkthrough of The Sunday Best Remix by Fear of Theydon, in his own eloquent words...
Every year, a dozen or so brave and foolish people take the challenge to SWIM to the Isle Of Wight to join the fun at Bestival. They don't just do it for personal fitness and achievement though, it's all about raising money for charities which are close to their hearts.
This year's charities include Wateraid, Macmillan Cancer Support, Action Aid, Families Against Neuroblastoma and The Football Club Of Canacona.
You can read more about some of the wonderful ladies and gents who are doing this year's swim on the Swim To Bestival Blog and if you're touched by any of their stories you can also sponsor them by following the links there too.
On behalf of all here at Bestival - good luck swimmers!!
As we mentioned right here on the blog a few weeks back, this year - brand new for Bestival 2011 - we super proud to present our first ever Bestival art poster competition winners, which we'll be previewing exclusively on Besti-blog.
Over the past few months we've thrown open the floodgates to the country's best young illustrators to dream up iconic poster artwork inspired by their favourite act playing at this year's Bestival. And the poster designs are gonna blow your socks off.
We'll be showcasing the winning 10 entries in a exhibition on-site and screen-printing 100 copies of each, which - if you're quick - you'll be able to snap up at the Screenadelica poster shop (all proceeds go to Bestival's charity!).
More details on that soon, but for now, marvel at I Love Mel's stupendous Paloma Faith poster (above) and Cameron Leadbetter's iconic homage to Mogwai(below).
This year, UNICEF UK will be at Bestival for the first time ever to talk about our Get Children Climate Ready campaign. Each year, climate-related disasters affects the lives of 175 million children; for example they can't go to school because it has been destroyed by a cyclone, or they don’t have enough food because droughts are affecting food production in their communities. Children are most vulnerable to climate change and are already feeling the effects – they need our help now. We want to help these children adapt to the effects of climate change and we are making a call on the UK government to help raise the billions needed.
Whether in rain or sunshine, passionate volunteers have been inviting festival goers to join our photo petition to the Chancellor and the Climate Change Secretary. Thousands of festival goers have joined our cause - and got the chance to be a mermaid or flying boy!
We have met amazingly supportive musicians along the way, like the members of Stornoway (pictured), who performed a gig at our stall at the Isle of Wight Fesival! And Paloma Faith who said:
“I’m supporting UNICEF UK’s campaign to Get Children Climate Ready. Children are the most vulnerable to climate change and the least responsible, please join UNICEF UK’s photo petition and let's make the Government Get Children Climate Ready” - Paloma Faith
Bestival is our final summer festival and we hope you can join us in saying goodbye to the summer. Come and say hello at our stall and remember to take action now.
So... mermaid, flying boy, merman… who will you be?
Visionary filmmaker David Lynch will make his solo debut as a musical artist this Autumn with Crazy Clown Time. Produced and written by Lynch, the album’s 14 original songs spotlight him on guitar and vocals. And we're particularly pleased to announce that our very own independent record labelSunday Best Recordings will release the full album worldwide on November 7.
Two tracks that we released late last year – Good Day Today and I Know – already have American and British critics buzzing about the album. Los Angeles Times writes: “Frightening effects and mysterious lyrics: this is Lynch's most unexpected venture to date.”TheBBC declares: “Now David Lynch leaves his stamp on the music world as well...”The Washington Post adds: “Every bit as pleasantly odd as you might imagine from Lynch.”NME calls it: “the sound of a creative genius dipping a toe in a new medium.”
Through the years, Lynch has collaborated frequently with others on various musical projects – composer Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks), Polish pianist Marek Zebrowski (Inland Empire), plus Sparklehorse & Danger Mouse (Dark Night of the Soul). Crazy Clown Time, however, marks the first time Lynch steps into the spotlight alone.
“The love of experimenting with sound and music is what was driving this boat,” explained the self-taught ‘non-musician’. “All of the songs on the album started as a jam. The jams eventually found a form and lyrics appeared.”
Lynch recorded Crazy Clown Time over several months at his own Asymmetrical Studio with engineer Dean Hurley, who contributes guitar and drums to several songs. The recording process, Lynch recalls, was filled with happy creative accidents. “There were so many accidents; this album should be in the hospital.”
The result is a collection of dark songs Lynch has described as “modern blues.” Filled with foreboding soundscapes, hypnotic rhythms and enigmatic lyrics, Crazy Clown Time will surely resonate with fans of Lynch’s films, but should also appeal to listeners who appreciate gloriously daring and quirky pop music.
The tracks released last year hint at the album’s range. The driving beat that powers “Good Day Today” also fuels “Stone’s Gone Up,” “Noah’s Arc” and “Strange and Unproductive Thinking.” While, the menacing shuffle of “I Know” also sends chills through “So Glad,” “Football Game” and “Pinky’s Dream”, which features Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Lynch’s passion for music has always figured prominently into his filmmaking, starting with his feature debut Eraserhead (1977) – which included “In Heaven,” a song he wrote with Peter Ivers – and continuing through to his most recent work, Inland Empire (2006) – which featured several tracks penned by Lynch.
Four years ago, motivated by his growing musical ambitions, Lynch became the eponymous creator of the David Lynch Music Company. Then, in 2010, he transformed his website (davidlynch.com) into an immersive digital archive that offers material released by David Lynch Music Company since its launch, plus unreleased singles, experiments and instrumentals created by Lynch and collaborators throughout the years.
Tracklisting:
1. Pinky's Dream (feat Karen O)
2. Good Day Today
3. So Glad
4. Noah's Ark
5. Football Game
6. I Know
7. Strange and Unproductive Thinking
8. The Night Bell With Lightning
9. Stone's Gone Up
10. Crazy Clown Time
11. These Are My Friends
12. Speed Roadster
13. Movin' On
14. She Rise Up
Now in its fifth year at Bestival, Time For Tease is one of our success stories with loads of Besti-goers returning every year for cake, champagne and dancing girls!
This year there are even more tea sittings and an even raunchier Twilight Tease sitting around 7pm each night – so everyone can get their piece of cake and burlesque action. We're also quite excited about the burlesque life drawing classes that'll be happening every evening courtesy of Dr Sketchy's.
At midnight every night at Time For Tease there are going to be three very special shows curated by Beyond The Cabaret, on Friday they've got an 80s themed extravaganza - ever seen Morrissey in just his pants and strategically placed gladioli flowers? That, and many other spectacles WILL happen. They’ve also got their traditional themed show to fit in with our fancy dress theme this year (hence the Gaga inspired pin-up pictured) – expect a Diva face off of the highest order with Queen Elizabeth I, Judy Garland, Prince and many more battling it out for no other reason than to entertain YOU. Sunday sees the return of the Time For Tease ‘Out-Of-Season-But-Still-Good-Fun-Anyway Christmas Show’- carols, Quality Street and Santa Claus – good work all round!
TOP TIP:
We often get asked how to book in for tea at Time For Tease and the answer is simple – either book online before the festival starts at timefortease.co.uk/bestival-2011.html or pick your sitting and join their ‘walk ins’ queue at the festival – at least 30 people from this queue get seated every sitting... There's also a third option this year as the Twilight Tease’s are for walk in customers only.
TRACKLISTINGS
The Chemical Brothers — Hey Boy Hey Girl - Disco of Doom Refix
Scroobius Pip — Introdiction - Speech Development
How to Dress Well — Us In The Sense of Forever - Adult Swim
Sunrise Track
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins — Aurora Boring Alias - Domino
L-Vis 1990 — Lost In Love (Ft. Javeon McCarthy) - PRM Records/Island
Four Tet — Locked - Domino
Ibiza Live Music
Little Dragon — Twice
SBTRKT — Pharaohs (Ft. Jessie Ware) - Young Turks
Tee — Connaissance - Record Makers
Nazca Lines — Compass Points - Lo Recording
Saturday Skank
Grace Jones — Well Well Well - Wall Of Sound
Grouplove — Tongue Tied - Atlantic
Hudson Mohawke — All My Love - WARP
Since Fear of Theydon's heady five years as an employee of Sunday Best Recordings, during which time he managed to go from making tea badly to remixing most of the singles released on the label since 2008 under the 'Sunday Best Remix' guise, he's decided to cut loose and, in his own words, 'swan about in his pants for a while'; a noble pursuit for any man/woman, we're sure you'll agree.
However, turning such frivolity into some semblance of a semi-nude success story, he's managed to get remixes for Crystal Fighters and both Nang and Relish records since he left. Perhaps he was nobler than we realised. Knocking up whatever genre takes his fancy from the acrid warmth of his bedroom, his prolific yet meandering tune-making is turning him into a bit of a genre-spanner... but in a good way. Plans to release a Fear of Theydon LP at some point during this decade have been temporarily thwarted by the wily charms of 'Come Dine With Me', but if it ever happens, we want to be there to enjoy it. Catch his set in the Bollywood Bar at Bestival this year for a bit of a musical gala... and possibly some standard issue spandex.
1. Givers - Up Up Up [Body Language Remix]
2. Fear of Theydon - 60s Wig Out
3. Dominant Legs - Clawing Out At The Walls [Altair Nouveau Mix]
4. Balam Acab - Oh, Why
5. Niki & The Dove - Gentle Roar [Mylo's Extended 12" Version]
6. Alex Winston - Sister Wife [Moonlight Matters Dub]
7. Joash - Salome [Orchestral Version]
8. Holy Ghost - Some Children
9. Prommer & Barck - Gladys Knight [Alex Barck Remix]
10. Tricky - Time to Dance [Maya Jane Coles Remix]
11. Kindness - Gee Up [Be Kind Re-Edit]
12. Todd Terje - Snooze 4 Love [Fear of Theydon Edit]
13. Austra - Beat and the Pulse [Still Going Remix]
14. The Style Council - Promised Land [Drop Out Orchestra Remix]
15. Blood Orange - The Complete Knock [Botting Remix]
16. Bob Dylan - She Belongs to Me [Rosa Lux Belongs Edit]
17. Fear of Theydon - Motorik
18. Mario Basanov - Up
19. Pepe Bradock - Path of Most Resistance
20. Lykke Li - Sadness is a Blessing [Gold Panda Remix]
21. TJ Kong & Nuno dos Santos - Emerald Bay [feat. Edward Capel]
22. Headman - Adolescent Sex [Andy Blake Live Dub]
23. The Rapture - How Deep is Your Love?
24. Pylon - Cool [Deerhunter cover version]
Video DJ extraordinaire Beat a Maxx has put together this clever VJ minimix for us featuring 26 Artists that will be performing at this years Bestival. Check it!
Tracklist:
1 Primal Scream - Loaded
2 The Cure - Close To Me
3 Grandmaster Flash - The Message
4 Jungle Brothers - Because I Got It Like That
5 Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
6 DJ Shadow - Organ Donor
7 Kelis - Milkshake
8 Bjork - Big Time Sensuality (Justin Robertson Lionrock Wigout Vox)
9 Big Audio Dynamite - C'mon Every Beatbox
10 The Two Bears - Bear Hug
11 Beardyman - Beatboxing
12 Skrillex - Kill Everybody
13 LFO - LFO
14 Crystal Castles - Crimewave
15 Robyn - With Every Heartbeat
16 Groove Armada - Superstylin'
17 Modestep - Feel Good
18 SL2 - On A Ragga Tip
19 Professor Green - Monster
20 Ed Sheeran - A Team
21 Katy B - On A Mission
22 Nero - Guilt
23 SBTRKT - Wildfire
24 Toots And The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number
25 Danny Byrd - Tonight
26 Pendulum - Watercolour
Rob rounds off Radio 1's marathon Ibiza coverage with a sunrise show on the white isle. Featuring lashings of live Ibiza goodness from Little Dragon, SBTRKT, Professor Green and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.
TRACKLISTING
Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You (Justin Martin Remix) - Roule
Julio Bashmore — Jack Got Mac
Sunrise Track
The Beloved — Sun Rising - WEA
LIVE IBIZA SET - LITTLE DRAGON
Little Dragon — Gypsy Woman - Recorded Live at R1 in Ibiza
Florence and The Machine — You Got The Love (Jamie XX Remix) - White
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs — Trouble (Chad Valley Remix) - Polydor
Aeroplane — We Can’t Fly - Eskimo Recordings
LIVE IBIZA SET - SBTRKT
SBTRKT — Hold On (Feat Sampha) - Recorded Live at Radio 1 in Ibiza
SBTRKT — Living Like I Do (Feat Sampha) - Recorded Live at Radio 1 in Ibiza
Two Inch Punch — Love You Up - Two Inch Punch Self Released
Adele — Rolling In the Heat (Jamie XX Remix) - White
Caribou — Sun - City Slang
Friendly Fires — Pala - XL Recordings
Skrillex — First of The Year - Big Beat
Fishy Forecast
The Weekend — What You Need - The Weeknd Self–Released
LIVE IBIZA SET - TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs — Stronger - Recorded Live at Radio 1 in Ibiza
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs — Trouble - Recorded Live at Radio 1 in Ibiza
Best Record In The World, Possibly...
Wu-Tang Clan — Legendary Weapons - E1
If you would like a couple of hours of chilled entertainment amidst the Bestival antics, try emerging yourself in one of nine Classic Album Sundays played on Linn sessions located in the Cinema Room at Robin Hill Country Park.
After their great success at Camp Bestival, Classic Album Sundays and Linn are set to bring their shared passion for music to Bestival this summer. Classic Album Sundays played on Linn will be giving festival-goers the opportunity to enjoy the sounds of some the most iconic albums ever made, with clarity and detail as they’ve never heard them before.
London-based music fans may already be familiar with the unique listening concept that is Classic Album Sundays, founded by renowned DJ and music fanatic Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy. The event, which has built up a dedicated following over the past year, sees music lovers gather once a month to savour the sound of a classic vinyl recording from beginning to end uninterrupted and undisturbed. Having gripped the nation since its launch, Classic Album Sundays has been heralded by music lovers for bringing the art of listening back.
It is this quest for bringing music listening to the fore that has brought Linn and Classic Album Sundays together for Classic Album Sundays played on Linn at Bestival. They have selected the albums based upon some of the festival headliner sets and this year's Bestival theme: Pop Stars, Rock Stars and Divas. And they have also just added the classic album Amy Winehouse left us. All will be played, uninterrupted, on Linn’s finest system featuring the iconic Sondek LP12 turntable. Check out the system here.
There will be 3 sessions during the daytime hours each day and they will soon be posting sign-up sheets for a few pre-released reservation spaces here. There will also be seats available on the day of each session but get there early as there's limited capacity. For each session they will present a little musical warm-up and presentation featuring: The Inspiration, The Story and The Album.
Albums being played in their entirety are:
Friday 9th September
Headliner Classic Album: Beach Boys – "Pet Sounds"
Pop Stars Classic Album: Fleetwood Mac – "Rumours"
Pop Stars Classic Album: Prince & The Revolution – "Purple Rain"
Saturday 10th September
Headliner Classic Album: PJ Harvey – "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea"
Rock Stars Classic Album: David Bowie – "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"
Rock Stars Classic Album: Pink Floyd – "Dark Side of the Moon"
Sunday 11th September
Headliner Classic Album: DJ Shadow - "Entroducing…"
Diva Classic Album: Amy Winehouse – "Back to Black"
Diva Classic Album: Grace Jones – "Nightclubbing"
Join them in their sonic sanctuary to listen to one of your favourite albums in a way that you have never heard it before!
Classic Album Sundays Played on Linn will be located in Robin Hill's Cinema Room at Bestival.
Brand new for Bestival 2011, we're super excited to present our first ever Bestival art poster competition winners, which we'll be previewing right here on the blog in the lead up to this year's festie.
Over the past few months we've thrown open the floodgates to the country's best young illustrators to dream up iconic poster artwork inspired by their favourite act playing at this year's Bestival. And the poster designs - which feature the likes of The Cure, PJ Harvey, DJ Shadow, Bjork, Paloma Faith, Kelis and more - are gonna blow your socks off.
We'll be showcasing the winning 10 entries in a exhibition on-site and screen-printing 100 copies of each, which - if you're quick - you'll be able to snap up for a swansong at the Screenadelica poster shop. More details on that soon, but for now, marvel at Matt Saunders' ingenious Cure poster (above) and Lesley Barnes' brilliantly imaginative homage to ever-green Beach Boy Brian Wilson (below) - and stay tuned to the blog as we unveil more posters over the coming days!
The sun is shining, music is in the air and we're literally counting down the hours till Bestival 2011! In just over a month's time the Isle o' Wight's gorgeous Robin Hill Park will once again be transformed into a magical madcap jamboree where eccentricity rules and good times run riot, with some incredible new treats in-store and more amazing music crammed into four days of celebration than virtually anywhere else on earth. And we can't think of a better way to get into the Bestival spirit than with our latest Besti-mix, compiled by Deaf by Disco aka Jess Hughes and Nick Wakefield, who've been showing off their love for disco, techno and electronica in their sets at their club night of the same name in North Wales for some time and this year are set to bring their block-rocking vibes to Bestival. If David Bowie, Metro Area and Metronomy don't get your head nodding and hips moving, then quite frankly we suggest you seek help forthwith!
1) Let's Dance - David Bowie
2) Gamma Ray (Balearic Version) - Martin Brodin & Dumb Dan
3) Utopia (Ewan Pearson's Tale...) - Footprintz
4) Man From Venice - Kasper Bjorke
5) Ragazza (In Flagranti Remix) - Jackpot
6) Learn The Dance - The Countach & Tom Cowan
7) The Bay (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework) - Metronomy
8) Miura - Metro Area
9) Bear Hug - The 2 Bears
10) Year Of The Dragon (Villa Redub) - San Serac, Para One, Slice & Soda
Along with the rays of sunshine, mass singalongs, brilliant live shows, inspiring arts project, incredible son-et-luminaire and a zillion other things, one of the big successes of last weekend's Camp Besti 2011 was Kerstin Rodgers' sumptuous Underground Restaurant, a deluxe, vintage-style, pop-up supper club hosted by the renowned author, innovator and charmingly eccentric Ms Rodgers aka food blogger MsMarmitelover. And she'll be bringing the very same set up to Bestival come September...for now, whet your appetites by digging into this exclusive feature by Kerstin, a one-time NME photographer, on why food and music are more than just good company...
"I'm thrilled to be playing, I mean cooking, at Bestival. I have a long association with music: starting out as a teen rock photographer for the NME. In fact I was so ignorant about how to be a proper photographer, I just turned up one day at their office with a bunch of 10 x 8 glossy prints in a plastic carrier bag and dumped it on the desk saying 'here is my portfolio'. But it seemed to do the trick. Unfortunately my first job for them was a live gig with Screwdriver. I muscled my way to the front where I befriended an NF skinhead named Hector. The minute the band came on, the entire venue rose in a mass upward pogo. After 30 seconds I was covered in spit, had lost a shoe and my flashgun. I managed 5 shots before Hector pulled me up from the floor by my belt and handed me over the crowd to safety at the back. Not an auspicious start.
"At the time I was also hanging about with the group Madness, the song 'My girl's mad at me' was written for me. My early photographs of the ‘nutty train’ came about because my studio was tiny, it was the only way I could fit all of them in. I was obsessed with rock music from a young age, but my only experience actually playing was beating the surdo (the largest drum) with a samba group.
"The rock aesthetic tends to be rail-thin with cadaverous cheekbones, not one associated with gourmandise and healthy eating. Even in my younger rock chick days, that is one area I never succeeded in. I always liked my grub too much. However there are a whole list of rock stars who love and feel strongly about food: Alex James of Blur famously makes goat's cheese on his farm; Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand wrote a food column for The Guardian; Kelis took a year off and trained to be a chef; Roger Daltry had a trout fishery; Devo frontman Jerry Casale is now a wine teacher. Steve Albini, Nirvana’s producer has a food blog. How could we forget the recipes from 'Cooking with Coolio'? Or Elvis' ‘Fools Gold Loaf’, an entire loaf filled with bacon, peanut butter and jelly, a delicacy for which he’d send a private jet to Denver...
Rob da Bank presents a special Future Sound of The Underground show from Maida Vale studios. Pearson Sound and LOEFAH deliver an epic set as they go back to back on the decks for 40 minutes, supported by MC Chunky. Showcasing music from LOEFAH's Swamp81 label, as well as Pearson Sound, aka Ramadanman, with what he's been working on.
Then its time for Dream, Mistajam's Hot Tip, to take to the decks and serve up a solid set of dubstep.
All this goodness recorded at the infamous Maida Vale studios with Rob da Bank directing proceedings from the gold fish bowl. Check out the Future Sound of the Underground Gallery for a closer look, the tracklisting below and get yourselves over to bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank to listen again online to the show...
Tracklisting:
Photek — Aviator EP - Photek Productions
Feed Me — Pink Lady - Mau5trap Recordings
Hyetal — Phoenix (Fantastic Mr Fox Mix) - Black Acre Records
Squarewave — Snitch - White
T.E.E.D. — Trouble (Jamie Jones Remix) - Polydor
High Powered Boys — Udon (Julio Bashmore Sax-dub Mix) - Sound Pelligrino
Slugabed — Moonbeam Rider - Ninja Tune
Pearson Sound & LOEFAH go back to back for 40 minutes 3 records a piece with the help of MC Chunky
Hudson Mohawke Hudson Mohawke — Thunder Bay - Warp
Two Inch Punch — Love You Up - Two Inch Punch
Mistajam’s Hot Tip Dream takes to the Decks
Little Roy — Slither - Pharos Records
Rob’s Greatest Record In The World Right Now…Probably…
Jamie xx — Far Nearer - Numbers
