| BASE London and BEAIK records present
'BOTTOM HEAVY'
A new monthly Sunday night party featuring the best
in minimal funk, electro, dirty tech-house and funky
techno
With residents
Jim Masters - STRING THEORY, Intec records, Base London
One of the original founders of the Ministry of Sound,
Jim's pioneering night 'Open' Featured debuts from the
Chemical Brothers & Underworld amongst many others.
His label featured artists such as Carl Craig, Green
Velvet & Francios K. Also partner with Carl Cox
at the legendary Ultimate Base club, Jim has had residencies
at the End, Twilo in NYC and has played hundreds of
major clubs and festivals worldwide. Currently he is
in the studio working on a new String Theory album for
Coxy's Intec records.
DJ Largo - T.E.K. Beiak records.
Largo has been a big part of the cambridge scene and
was one of the residents of the the legendary digitaldisco
as well as labour of love, boomslang & obvious.
Regular gigs in europe include Spain and Italy and in
london at the end and velvet. His love of funky minimal
is shown with his new label Beiak which is set to hit
our decks in 2006.
Plus very special guests
SUNDAY APRIL 30TH - Bank Holiday Special 9pm - 3am
£8/£6 adv. / NUS / b4 11
DERRICK MAY - Hi-Tek-Soul, Transmat, Detroit
Derrick May the innovator, Derrick May the genius, whichever
way you look at it, along with Juan Atkins and Kevin
Saunderson, 'Mayday' is responsible for kicking off
the Detroit techno scene. As Rhythim is Rhythim he has
given us some of dance music's finest moments including
'Nude Photo', 'The Dance' and probably one of house's
all time greats 'Strings of Life'. As a DJ he has wowed
crowds worldwide with his sublime mix of house, techno,
electronic funk and anything else that he wants to throw
into the mix. His legendary labels Transmat & Fragile
have given us music from such stars as Carl Craig, Joey
Beltram & Suburban Knight. His influences (and personal
friends) include Yellow, Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk.
Giving back something to his home town, in 2003 he took
over the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, renamed
it Movement and it is now one of the most important
dates on dance music's calendar. This is Derrick May
and he is at Bottom Heavy
!
SUNDAY MAY 14TH 9pm - 2am £6/£5 adv. /NUS/
b4 11
JOSH WINK - Ovum Records, Philadelphia
From breaks to acid, from deep house to techno Josh
Wink has always challenged boundaries. Coming to prominence
in the mid 90's Josh leapt to fame on the back of classics
such as Don't Laugh, 'I'm ready' and the immortal 'Higher
states of Consciousness'. His album 'Hearhear' featured
artists as diverse as nine-inch nails and Ursula Rucker
and his profound series of comps portray his unique
style of deep twisted music that he is so famous for.
He has remixed such diverse artists such as Depeche
Mode, Ladytron & Paul Oakenfold while his label
'Ovum' features some of the greats of todays scene like
label partner King Britt. Recent dancefloor classics
include 'How's your evening so far' & 'Superfreak'
and his 20:20 album of dancefloor killers found it's
way into every top jocks box. Josh continues to tour
worldwide and is one of the most in demand dj's on the
global festival circuit.
These are legendary Dj's making a rare appearance in
Cambridge - tickets are expected to sell out quickly
Advance tickets are available from Cult Clothing 01223
315550, Streetwise Records 01223 300496
and from ticket web 08700 600100 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Info:- www.bottom-heavy.co.uk 01954201551 mail info@bottom-heavy.co.uk
for tickets/guaranteed entry
'BOTTOM HEAVY' occasional Sundays at Soultree, 1 corn
exchange st, Cambridge
Next date Sunday May 28th with Jim Masters, DJ Largo
& very special guests
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