Buzz Magazine August 2014 | Page 34

clubs PROSUMER Lamerica 16th Birthday Part 2 @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Sun 24 Aug pic: MICHAEL MANN The original purveyors of Bank Holiday Sunday naughtiness continue to roll on, following part one of their 16th birthday celebrations back in May with Paul Trouble Anderson. The lead name this time is Achim Brandenburg, who under his Prosumer guise is a valued member of Berlin’s AdK stable and works closely with labelmate Murat Tepeli. “The big news for me and Murat is our baby, the new label Potion,” explains Achim. “We are starting with a fantastic release by Murat later this year. There will also be a Prosumer release on it. Plus we are starting to play live again, something we are very excited about. For the rest of the AdK crew, we have new artists joining the family. We are very happy that House Of Traps, the man behind the Firecracker and Unthank labels is now on our side.” Mixing with such fellow talent does his creativity no harm, and he plans to bring that vibe to Lamerica’s house room this evening. “I have a couple of days off before, so I will be relaxed and have spent time with my records,” says Achim. “Think of someone who loves his music, has the urge to share it with people and is very happy about being able to do that. I’ve always had a good time in Cardiff and I’m sure it is going to be another one. I have to admit that so far I have only been to Cardiff a couple of times, the first time just after Christmas in 2010. Wales is high on my travel list, after having moved to the UK I want to see and explore more of the country. Everyone keeps telling me that I will love it. I did get to experience Gottwood in North Wales in June. There are some wild things roaming those woods! Arriving for only the Sunday afternoon was definitely too late to get the full experience. It was a beautiful venue and the people there were up for a good time.” Others on the bill include Groove Assassin, Craig Bartlett, The Organ Grinder and Craig Smith. Tickets: £15/£13.50. Info: 029 2023 2199 RYAN HEEGER pic: EMILIJA JEFREMOVA UNCLE DUGS & BILLY DANIEL BUNTER Catapult Presents @ Koko Gorilaz, Fri 22 Aug For reasons that have been lost to the mists of time, we neglected to preview this ravemungous duo’s last appearance in south Wales, circa June 2013. Catapult promoted that, likewise the debut Cardiff date for Simon ‘Uncle Dugs’ Duggins [pictured], around Christmas 2012. Which Buzz also didn’t preview. Making up for lost time, then, understand that as a DJ tag team, Dugs and Billy Bunter – Daniel Light when he’s off duty – are about as good as it gets if you want to go back to the old skool of jungle, hardcore, rave and probably some other seismic 90s dance developments too. By the time Dugs got started DJing, in the mid-90s, Billy was already tearing up the UK’s biggest raves. As hardcore spawned not only jungle but also happy hardcore, Billy took the latter path, becoming a big cheese on the hard dance scene. Dugs, meanwhile, moved in speed garage and grime circles, and spent six years corunning pirate station Rinse FM. When it achieved legal status in 2011, he was given a show on it, and gained a stellar rep as its jungle specialist; his 2012 mix CD on Rinse’s label is about as good as these nostalgia seshes get. Latterly, Billy’s returned to his junglist roots and teamed up with Dugs for a series of Thames boat parties, the fabled mayhem of which will be replicated best as possible here. Tickets: £8. Info: 029 2034 1767 (NG) BUZZ 34 RØDHÅD Mood @ Undertone, Cardiff Sat 16 Aug “I want to get people forgetting their outside reality. They should not think about what’s going on in the past or in the future, they should live in the music during my set, riding the waves of Rødhåd.” Profound