Are you going to the UK soon? Would you like to try a small concert or a DJ set for the occasion? That's good, we introduce you to 4 underground British artists who are currently on tour. On the program: funk, hip-hop and electro house. Let yourself be tempted and do not hesitate to leave your comments to share your impressions!
Electro to dance the night away with DUSKY
Dusky is a London duo consisting of early pirate radio host Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger-Howell who graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Music. The two friends compose an electronic music, tech-house, which knows no borders and is inspired as much by classical and jazz influences as by avant-garde electronic music.
Recognized in the field, their compositions are broadcast in the biggest clubs in the world and covered by the greatest DJs (Pete Tong, Maya Jane Coles, Boddika, Mark Knight, Laurent Garnier …) Atmosphere:
https://youtu.be/2nusu7fzvHg
You can take a look at their official website or Facebook page.However to know all the dates of their tour I advise you to follow them on Bandsintown or Spotify. They will be present on April 8 at the Bloc in London, on June 9 at the Wild Life Festival in Brighton, on June 10 at the Parklife Festival in Manchester or on August 27 at Sw4 in London.
Hip-Hop Night with THE NEXTMEN
Since the 2000s, they have participated in numerous projects and festivals and collaborated with artists such as Blackalicious, The Pharcyde, Public Enemy, The Kooks, Fat Freddy's Drop, Morcheeba and many others. Originally from Cambridge, they are now based in North London. Dom Search (a.k.a Dominic Betmead) and Brad Baloo (a.k.a Brad Ellis) offer hip-hop with multiple influences: indie, drum & bass, pop, soul, reggae and electronic.
https://youtu.be/yQvtxrO_blg
In concert in London on March 4th, you will have to follow them on Twitter or Facebook or on their Official Website for the announcement of the next dates. At the moment only one date is announced via their Twitter account for the Funk The Format festival in Brighton on June 17th.Keep an eye out!
In a trance until morning with MARK KNIGHT's House
Is it still necessary to introduce Mark Knight for clubbers? Renowned international DJ, founder of the underground and avant-garde label Toolroom Records, master of fiestas in Ibiza, he is currently on a world tour. Fortunately, a few dates are scheduled in the UK: March 14 and June 24 in London, April 1 in Inverness, July 7 in Manchester. For more information, visit the Official Website. Glimpse:
https://youtu.be/NL8jrH1y744
https://youtu.be/7ZBMe-tWpBc
Do not hesitate to take a look at his Facebook page to see videos of parties or on his Twitter account for news!
Funk as we like to warm up with SPEEDOMETER
As a reminder, a speedometer is a speedometer. No doubt that this group masters the rhythm to perfection!
Since its inception in 1999 (the band was then a quartet), Speedometer has remained at the forefront of the British funk scene. Since then it has a dozen members and regularly plays classics Funk and Latin / bossa nova Funk on stages in Europe and Japan.
They have also collaborated with many artists in the field, such as Sir Joe Quaterman, Eddie Bo, Marva Whitney, Sharon Jones, Billy Wooten and former James Brown vocalist Martha High, with whom they released an album, Soul Overdue, in 2012.
https://youtu.be/jp8PNAYjN_Q
Do not hesitate to follow them on their Facebook page, Twitter or on their Official Website to know the next concert dates, because the band has just released a new album, Downtown Funk '74, in January 2017, listening here.
