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BEFORE DIANA DIED
The Moon Club , Cardiff Sat 10 Aug Attempting to condense a decade of music into one evening is a precarious and arduous task . Anyone charged with doing so should have more , WAY more , essential bangers than can fit into the timeslot – four and a half hours , in this case of conceptual Cardiff nostalgic DJ pair Before Diana Died ( who limit their choices to 1990-97 , hence the name ). Also , people ’ s musical decades might have absolutely nothing in common with one another . So , do Before Diana Died rep for the chart hits , the indie chart slow burner , the then-cool-now-corny stuff or vice versa ? Yes they do . “ Retro nights in Cardiff only ever play the tired , populist hits . We wanted to create a club night that is a much more accurate reflection of the decade ,” say BDD henchmen Daryl and Kai . “ There was so much great pop music from the decade that is forgotten – Opus III , Touch And Go , Beats International , Shanice , Kym Sims and En Vogue . Playing these next to 60ft Dolls , Pavement , Faith No More and Mighty Mighty Bosstones is so much fun !” This will be the second instalment proper of BDD . “ The first night [ in May ] surpassed our wildest expectations ,” say the duo . We ’ re doing this because we ’ ll just be at home playing this music anyway , and we want to get dirty with all the great music from the 90s .” Admission : £ 3 . Info : info @ thefullmooncardiff . com ( NG )
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COMMIX
Catapult Presents @ Gwdihw , Cardiff Sun 11 Aug The Sunday afternoon / into the night parties in the Gwdihw car park are something unique to behold in Cardiff clubland . Likeminded folk with a penchant for flicking the Vs at Monday morning gather in various states of sobriety , from stone cold through to still-out-from-last-night . Combine that with promotion by Catapult – who celebrate 20 years of pushing dance music this year – and you have a summer outdoor event worth investing in . Catapult have been putting on some stellar events under their Presents arm for some time – some of the names worthy of note so far this year have included Hazard , Uncle Dugs , Kallista and Doc Scott . This month their main guests are George Levings and Guy Brewer , known for this page ’ s purposes as Commix , the drum ’ n ’ bass outfit from Cambridge . Having honed their craft since their inception in 2002 with 12 ” releases for imprints including Aquasonic , Tangent , Good Looking and Creative Source , Commix put out their debut album Call To Mind on Metalheadz in 2007 . They ’ ve kept them coming since then , with last year ’ s compilation Dusted sandwiching their FabricLive . 44 mix and Metalheadz ’ commissioned remix album of the debut , Re : Call To Mind . Putting their success down to constantly evolving , Commix say their second studio album will be less about samples and more about the next level of drum ’ n ’ bass . Tickets : £ 11 . Info : 029 2166 0633 ( RH )
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K-KLASS
Time Flies @ Crystal , Cardiff Sun 25 Aug Another Bank Holiday Sunday happening , so if The Tidy Boys rattle your fillings in all the wrong ways you might want to get smoother-but-even-older-schooler with K-Klass . You will of course have heard Rhythm Is A Mystery umpteen times , but that doesn ’ t mean it don ’ t still float boats on the dancefloor . “ We still do it live and play it when we do classics sets ,” say the group . “ The reaction is still as mad as ever ! It ’ s great to see kids that weren ’ t even born in 1991 singing every word to it . Put into perspective , it ’ s like me going out when I first started clubbing and dancing to music from the 60s . Long may it continue .” Originally from Wrexham , Andy Williams , Carl Thomas , Russ Morgan and Paul Roberts met at Manchester ’ s much-lauded Hacienda nightclub in 1988 . Although they have to date only released two albums – 1993 ’ s Universal and 1998 ’ s K2 – that is about to change and they are enjoying a resurgence and partnerships with names both classic and contemporary . “ We have loads on the go ,” they explain . “ First up is a collaboration with the Futuristic Polarbears called All Night Long . Then next up is a project with house legend Todd Terry with a track some may remember called Just Come . Then there ’ s loads of new stuff for our 25 album , due for release in September . Big thing planned with that ... watch this space !” Tickets : £ 10 . Info : 07973 222231 ( RH )
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RESET LAUNCH PARTY
The Underground , Swansea Fri 9 Aug “ The amount of craziness that we are going to bring ,” explains Reset copromoter and resident Ashley ‘ Ceefax ’ Clarebout , “ from the BPM changes to the hard-hitting drops , this launch is going to be off the chain . Expect hands-up breakdowns , huge sub breaks and filthy wobbles , all delivered on the scariest looking soundsystems in one of the most intimate venues .” Anything new in clubland gets our support , especially when the team behind it step up with such enthusiasm . Resident focused night Reset may be fresh to the Swansea scene , with a clear vision of what will work . “ The idea behind Reset has really come from what is going on in the States ,” explains Ash , “ as well as Europe where this EDM sound is really being pioneered . We cover everything including electrohouse , complextro , big / main room , Melbourne , dubstep , trap and moombahton . Now that can get very crazy with a lot of BPM changes , to which a lot of generic house or techno promoters would probably think we are mad , and they are probably right .” Launching a new night is gutsy , but how healthy is the Swansea scene ? “ There ’ s a lot of great clubs doing well for themselves ,” says Ash . “ Delusion , Dirtbox and Subversion are all pioneering individual sound . Our aim is to add Reset to that list .” Admission : £ 5 . Info : 07980 448660 ( RH )
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