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Late Of The Pier are a band or outfit (if you like) that are part of this trendy nu wave/electro, rock, house and whatever else crossover thingie that’s going on at the moment (and has been for some time for that matter) & at the centre of it all is Emi music, With Dfa Records on board & a whole host of other interesting acts & sub labels in tow, Late Of The Pier (of which we know very little incidently) with there very quirky & almost undescribable - The Bears Are Coming 12″ which feat an amazing Emporer Machine mix that more than tickles our fancy !! Funk injected Nu disco that rocks!!

One of the greatest producers of our time, Henrick Schwarz is back with a brand new single - I Exist Because Of You feat Amapondo. A wicked future afro House cut with a groovey techie feel. This has so many levels! also inc a more striped down mix from Dixon. Miss this at your peril!!

yes I know thats a heck of a title ‘Pezz’s 40th birthday, chats with desa from bassheads and greg wilson on tele and 20:20 vision‘ for a blog, but it does all make sense.. I’ll explain..

On Saturday we celebrated Pezz from 3 Beat Records 40th birthday (happy birthday baldy if you are reading this), and Greg Wilson the disco legend was DJ-ing, and dropping some damn fine underground disco classics.

I was speaking to Desa from the Bassheads at Pezz’s party, and he was telling me a story that greg Wilson was the first DJ ever to play on Uk television, on the legendary Tube no less!

Anway, Monday morning comes and I’m sent a new promo CD, mixed and compiled by Greg Wilson for 20:20 Vision (the fine label of Ralph Lawson), and part of the press pack was a link to Greg playing on the Tube…

And so, you see, the worlds craziest blog title of ‘ Pezz’s 40th birthday, chats with desa from bassheads,greg wilson on tele and 20:20 vision’ does make sense after all…

When Pete Tong announced that he was going to be ditching Ibiza Town’s glamourous Pacha club for San Antonio’s Eden there was huge speculation as to who would be named resident DJ of Pure Pacha.

At 3pm this Saturday 10th May Rob da Bank (Radio 1 and Sunday Best) will be live and direct in 3 Beat Records playing an exclusive DJ set ahead of the Bandstand event at the Carling Academy in Liverpool on Saturday night.

The Bandstand party will completely transform the Carling Academy. Mark Ronson and the Version Players will be headlining with their unique live set. Supported by the main man, Mr Bandstand himself, Rob da Bank, The Cuban Brothers, Sunday Bests resident DJs Sombrero Sound System and a Balearic Set from Juice FMs Steve Parry. Bandstand will also party to the sounds of DJ Kissy Sell Out, there will be a live set from Liverpools very own hotly tipped newcomers The Troubadours and Sunday Bests teenage rockabilly siblings Kitty, Daisy and Lewis are also playing live.

Team Bandstand & 3 Beat Records

We’ve known John Graham (aka Quivver) at 3 Beat for about 12 years, as he as always been a loyal customer here.. and so we know that he’s been working on an album for pretty much that ammount of time too…. finishing on several occasions, and then deciding to change it…and then done it again.. and then changed his mind, well its finally done and dusted and about to hit the streets!

The album ‘Dirty Nails & Vapour Trails’ is coming on Quivvers own Boz Boz label and is coming some time in June. A 10 tracker with mostly previously unavailable stuff, then if you’ve ever liked this mans grooves, you will be needing this in your life!

With Sasha, Digweed, Seaman, Warren & Cattaneo the only 5 with this album, and all supporting, it looks like a real winner from the Coventry chappie who now lives in LA.

Rave griffin Guru Josh and his magical saxaphone return remixed for 2008, and its rather cool to boot! 3 Beat Records have just taken stock of this, and it made us giggle… should it have been left to depths of history or should it be back all freshened up, like he\s just been wiped down with a wet wipe by his mum?

Remix honours go to Klaas who add the typical current electro groove thats big Globally right now, and then Jerome Isma-ae who teases bits of the sax and then goes into a virtually sax free techie slammer of a mix!

2008? Time for the Guru?

what a line-up Friday 23rd May @ The Warehouse Proj with: Sasha & Bookashade!!!!! Doesnt get much better than that, here are some of the records in the shop by these two acts that are do it for me:

Sasha - Park it in the shade, Sasha - Mongoose, Booka Shade - Planatary & Bookashade  - Tickle

 Jemmy

Charles Webster is very much back on the scene with a load of new remixes kicking about on various labels + his new Furry Freaks - Single, wich is fantastic ! check him out in the studio !

Copyright are back with another huge single ! Feat the vocal talents of Mr V & Miss Patty - Out very Soon Watch this space!