A clubnight held at Timbuk2 on Saturday 1st June. The event starts at 20:00.
May 4th saw WERK put on yet another amazing night! Massive thanks to everyone involved - Giom, Adam Kent, Jack Treacle and all the residents but especially you WERKers It's you guys and gals who bring the atmosphere and vibe that WERK is all about! Join our Facebook page for the latest news and watch this space for photos from the night which will bring back those hazy memories and put a smile on your face: http://www.facebook.com/werkbristol?fref=ts
So here at WERK HQ we're thinking as we head into the summer months it's time to take it TECHNO once again and it is with great pleasure that we announce our next headline DJ who is set to tear Timbuk2 apart
*** WERK proudly presents COLIN DALE plus REKTCHORDZ, Saturday 1st June 2013, 11-5, Timbuk2, 22 Small Street, Bristol ***
Line up
Colin Dale
Rektchordz
Old Skool Scott-e
Clair Napierski
Renny C
Shawn Fleming
Craig Brown
51st Parallel
Mole Hug
Van Max
Hester Brodie
Phil Paske
MC Frilla The Voice of WERK
And last but by no means least - How can we forget the Tremor Sound System boys? Room 3 is set for yet another bass takeover including some special guests:
Orangudan (glitch hop)
4sight (drum & bass)
Clever monkey (drum & bass)
And the tremor residents...
Howla
Bear twists
Keeno
Excessive
Matt Ma G
Kotch
Colin Dale is a true pioneer of techno and has been since the very beginning - Radio Presenter, DJ, Producer, Record Label Owner, DJ Agency Co-owner, and Promoter If you were to write down the perfect career path to success in the dance music industry it would read like Colin's real-life CV!
With a rich musical heritage Colin grew up influenced by the sounds of Soul, Reggae, Jazz, Funk and Disco. Even before he left school his friends included Fabio, Grooverider, Dave Angel, Jumping Jack Frost and Bryan Gee. When Colin discovered Techno he knew instantly that this sound would be his passion and that he needed to spread the word!
Rewind to the mid-80s and the birth of KISS FM - A pirate radio station illegally broadcasting hypnotic beats, bass and synths to a captivated audience; a new generation that would go on to start a revolution in dance music history. Colin hosted a show called'Abstrakt Dance' on KISS, a show that gave him the opportunity to educate listeners and promote this new Techno style. Abstrakt Dance ran for an astonishing 16 years and lead to Colin becoming a major player on the scene, a respected and knowledgeable DJ whose reputation grew and grew. Colin moved into promoting club nights around London, remixing, producing and releasing his own material and the rest is history.
It's fair to say that had it not been for Colin Dale we would not have the thriving Techno scene that we have in this country today! Now that truly is a legendary accomplishment and you can see why we are more than a little excited to have Colin come and play for us at WERK. Colin now spins a mixture of Techno, Minimal, Tech-House and Electro with the occasional classic from back in the day - We know that he is going to raise the bar when he performs, so make sure that you are a part of it.
http://www.soundcloud.com/colin
http://www.facebook.com/pages/colin-dale/17584431599
http://www.twitter.com/djcolindale
http://www.wildlife-am.com/djs/colin-dale.php
As if that wasn't enough we are proud to announce that we have secured Rektchordz as well.
Rektchordz aka Jamie Smithson grew up in Cornwall but now resides right here in Bristol. Jay has had an obsession with music and its culture since the age of 11 and when he started DJing played many different styles of music. It was a natural progression that he followed in the footsteps of his brother Ben Smithson aka D-Ranged, and launched himself into the world of production.
Jamie quickly discovered a passion for Breaks and the breakbeat sound. In just a few years his tunes became world renowned within the international breakbeat community. He already has an army of releases under his Rektchordz moniker through many labels including Play Recordings, Manchester Underground Movement and U&A Recordings. One of the purveyors of the Tech-Funk scene, Jamie's tracks have gained support from artists such as Todd Edwards, Laurent Garnier, James Zabiela, Crookers, DJ Mag, AutoKratz, Nick Warren, Treasure Fingers, Radio One, KissFm and more.
He's toured throughout the USA & Europe and held residencies at Be-Massive (Prague), Vibrate (London) and The Drop (Bristol) amongst others. Not bad considering Jamie is only 28 years old!
But everything in the dance music industry evolves and progresses quickly, nothing is set in stone as genres merge and new sub genres are born. Times are changing, especially for Rektchordz as Jamie has decided to pursue a new musical direction, deeper, more uplifting and yet at times darker, a Garage and Bass influenced sound that is breaking through onto today's scene.
The new Rektchordz'house' sound is definitely on the money right now and the buzz surrounding Jay's new'Rising Up EP' just goes to prove that change is good. The influences are clear and from many different genres yet you can still hear Jay's breakbeat heritage in the background. Check out the EP and see exactly what we mean: http://www.beatport.com/release/rising-up-ep/1065022
We are delighted to have Rektchordz play for us at WERK and trust us when we say that he will take you on a musical trip to remember, you want cutting edge music? You got it!
http://www.soundcloud.com/rektchordz
http://www.facebook.com/rektchordz
http://www.twitter.com/rektchordz
Of course it's not just about big names we also have the WERK residents, the finest local DJ talent who are ready to pleasure your eardrums:
Old Skool Scott-e
Clair Napierski
Renny C
Shawn Fleming
Craig Brown
51st Parallel
Mole Hug
Van Max
Hester Brodie
Phil Paske
And last but by no means least - How can we forget the Tremor Sound System boys? Room 3 is set for yet another bass takeover including some special guests:
Howla
Bear Twists
Keeno
Excessive
Joe Virus (Intuition)
Mossy (Intuition)
and more TBA .
All in all this is shaping up to be one of our best events yet and still just £6 door tax (£5 NUS) for 6 hours of proper clubbing.
We promised you that 2013 would be the year of WERK We weren't lying to you and believe us things are only going to get bigger and better over the next few months!
We are WERK and we came to party, we reckon you should join us!
*** WERK proudly presents COLIN DALE plus REKTCHORDZ, Saturday 1st June 2013, 11-5, Timbuk2, 22 Small Street, Bristol ***
Colin Dale Bio:
To call Colin Dale"legendary" is no over-estimation.......here is a DJ that has been one of London's most cutting edge DJs for over 20 years and still continues to surprise and marvel. Music was always a big part of the Dale family's life......Soul, Reggae, Jazz and Funk.....even before Colin left school friends included Fabio, Grooverider, Dave Angel, Jumping Jack Frost and Bryan Gee........all who went on to be top DJs in their respective scenes
It all began in 1982 when Colin who was then working as a banker in the city of London began to warm up for Hip Hop supremo"Tim Westwood" at the cult Gossips nightclub in Soho playing cuts like Soul Sonic Force, Strafe, Shannon and Donna Summer.
In 1985 Colin was one of the key members of the pirate radio station Kiss FM and soon after left banking to pursue a career in music and the"Abstrakt Dance" radio show was born. For 16 years"Abstrakt Dance" was a ground-breaking show which quite simply bought Techno to the masses. Guests on the show included all the UR crew, Hawtin, Angel, Pullen, Garnier, Saunderson, Craig, May, Cox......the list goes on and on. The show was put on the internet in 1993 Colin became a household name in Techno circles Worldwide. It was the first ever Techno show to be transmitted live with visuals and it was revolutionary.
It was around this time that Colin teamed up with Brenda Russell and Colin Faver to do the"Deep Space" series of clubs in London which again saw the team take London's Techno scene to new highs. Other club nights that Colin has been involved in include Electric Boogie, Vapour Space, Deep and Jelly. Production wise Colin has recorded for Perfecto on their very first LP, Obsessive, Logic, Sensei, Visitor, Abstrakt Dance, Swag, Laus and Alien Funk amongst others as well as 7 well received mix compilation LPs for various major record labels. (see discography*) As well as being a regular guest at clubs such as Fabric, Rex, Pasha (Buenos Aires) and Love (Brazil) Colin has toured the Worlds clubs extensively.....Japan, China, Russia, Australia and Eastern Europe, U.S.A.........Colin is a favourite the World over. Looking back Colin has played some of the World's best parties.....Dance Valley, Full Moon, Tribal Gathering, Sunrise, Dance Valley, Energy, Love Parade, Automatik @ Rex Club Paris, Rage @ Heaven, Bloc Festival, Glade, Dragon Ball and recently special guest at Paul Van Dyke's Vandit club in Berlin.
Fast forward to 20011 and its all systems go...there's the label'Conic Records' with Jules Dickens record label and web-site due in November, regular sets @ Fabric, The Whitehouse, East Village, Jamm and The Egg club in London and also more Wildlife AM and D.S.T.P Warehouse parties which have been taking London's club-land by storm. Currently Colin is promoting a monthly event called'Boom Boom Room' with Fabric resident Terry Francis and Just Jonathan @ Bussey Buildings warehouse in south London.
There's also lots of hot new music as well from labels such as Plastic City, Conic, Influential House and Evasive record labels amongst others as well as a heavy remix schedule. There also a sample / loop CD coming out on Monstersounds distributed by Loopmasters called'Colin Dale Deep Techno Producer' and also a re-launch of the Abstrakt Dance record label due 3rd June this year.
Entry requirements:
So here at WERK HQ we're thinking as we head into the summer months it's time to take it TECHNO once again and it is with great pleasure that we announce our next headline DJ who is set to tear Timbuk2 apart
*** WERK proudly presents COLIN DALE plus REKTCHORDZ, Saturday 1st June 2013, 11-5, Timbuk2, 22 Small Street, Bristol ***
Line up
Colin Dale
Rektchordz
Old Skool Scott-e
Clair Napierski
Renny C
Shawn Fleming
Craig Brown
51st Parallel
Mole Hug
Van Max
Hester Brodie
Phil Paske
MC Frilla The Voice of WERK
And last but by no means least - How can we forget the Tremor Sound System boys? Room 3 is set for yet another bass takeover including some special guests:
Orangudan (glitch hop)
4sight (drum & bass)
Clever monkey (drum & bass)
And the tremor residents...
Howla
Bear twists
Keeno
Excessive
Matt Ma G
Kotch
Colin Dale is a true pioneer of techno and has been since the very beginning - Radio Presenter, DJ, Producer, Record Label Owner, DJ Agency Co-owner, and Promoter If you were to write down the perfect career path to success in the dance music industry it would read like Colin's real-life CV!
With a rich musical heritage Colin grew up influenced by the sounds of Soul, Reggae, Jazz, Funk and Disco. Even before he left school his friends included Fabio, Grooverider, Dave Angel, Jumping Jack Frost and Bryan Gee. When Colin discovered Techno he knew instantly that this sound would be his passion and that he needed to spread the word!
Rewind to the mid-80s and the birth of KISS FM - A pirate radio station illegally broadcasting hypnotic beats, bass and synths to a captivated audience; a new generation that would go on to start a revolution in dance music history. Colin hosted a show called'Abstrakt Dance' on KISS, a show that gave him the opportunity to educate listeners and promote this new Techno style. Abstrakt Dance ran for an astonishing 16 years and lead to Colin becoming a major player on the scene, a respected and knowledgeable DJ whose reputation grew and grew. Colin moved into promoting club nights around London, remixing, producing and releasing his own material and the rest is history.
It's fair to say that had it not been for Colin Dale we would not have the thriving Techno scene that we have in this country today! Now that truly is a legendary accomplishment and you can see why we are more than a little excited to have Colin come and play for us at WERK. Colin now spins a mixture of Techno, Minimal, Tech-House and Electro with the occasional classic from back in the day - We know that he is going to raise the bar when he performs, so make sure that you are a part of it.
http://www.soundcloud.com/colin
http://www.facebook.com/pages/colin-dale/17584431599
http://www.twitter.com/djcolindale
http://www.wildlife-am.com/djs/colin-dale.php
As if that wasn't enough we are proud to announce that we have secured Rektchordz as well.
Rektchordz aka Jamie Smithson grew up in Cornwall but now resides right here in Bristol. Jay has had an obsession with music and its culture since the age of 11 and when he started DJing played many different styles of music. It was a natural progression that he followed in the footsteps of his brother Ben Smithson aka D-Ranged, and launched himself into the world of production.
Jamie quickly discovered a passion for Breaks and the breakbeat sound. In just a few years his tunes became world renowned within the international breakbeat community. He already has an army of releases under his Rektchordz moniker through many labels including Play Recordings, Manchester Underground Movement and U&A Recordings. One of the purveyors of the Tech-Funk scene, Jamie's tracks have gained support from artists such as Todd Edwards, Laurent Garnier, James Zabiela, Crookers, DJ Mag, AutoKratz, Nick Warren, Treasure Fingers, Radio One, KissFm and more.
He's toured throughout the USA & Europe and held residencies at Be-Massive (Prague), Vibrate (London) and The Drop (Bristol) amongst others. Not bad considering Jamie is only 28 years old!
But everything in the dance music industry evolves and progresses quickly, nothing is set in stone as genres merge and new sub genres are born. Times are changing, especially for Rektchordz as Jamie has decided to pursue a new musical direction, deeper, more uplifting and yet at times darker, a Garage and Bass influenced sound that is breaking through onto today's scene.
The new Rektchordz'house' sound is definitely on the money right now and the buzz surrounding Jay's new'Rising Up EP' just goes to prove that change is good. The influences are clear and from many different genres yet you can still hear Jay's breakbeat heritage in the background. Check out the EP and see exactly what we mean: http://www.beatport.com/release/rising-up-ep/1065022
We are delighted to have Rektchordz play for us at WERK and trust us when we say that he will take you on a musical trip to remember, you want cutting edge music? You got it!
http://www.soundcloud.com/rektchordz
http://www.facebook.com/rektchordz
http://www.twitter.com/rektchordz
Of course it's not just about big names we also have the WERK residents, the finest local DJ talent who are ready to pleasure your eardrums:
Old Skool Scott-e
Clair Napierski
Renny C
Shawn Fleming
Craig Brown
51st Parallel
Mole Hug
Van Max
Hester Brodie
Phil Paske
And last but by no means least - How can we forget the Tremor Sound System boys? Room 3 is set for yet another bass takeover including some special guests:
Howla
Bear Twists
Keeno
Excessive
Joe Virus (Intuition)
Mossy (Intuition)
and more TBA .
All in all this is shaping up to be one of our best events yet and still just £6 door tax (£5 NUS) for 6 hours of proper clubbing.
We promised you that 2013 would be the year of WERK We weren't lying to you and believe us things are only going to get bigger and better over the next few months!
We are WERK and we came to party, we reckon you should join us!
*** WERK proudly presents COLIN DALE plus REKTCHORDZ, Saturday 1st June 2013, 11-5, Timbuk2, 22 Small Street, Bristol ***
Colin Dale Bio:
To call Colin Dale"legendary" is no over-estimation.......here is a DJ that has been one of London's most cutting edge DJs for over 20 years and still continues to surprise and marvel. Music was always a big part of the Dale family's life......Soul, Reggae, Jazz and Funk.....even before Colin left school friends included Fabio, Grooverider, Dave Angel, Jumping Jack Frost and Bryan Gee........all who went on to be top DJs in their respective scenes
It all began in 1982 when Colin who was then working as a banker in the city of London began to warm up for Hip Hop supremo"Tim Westwood" at the cult Gossips nightclub in Soho playing cuts like Soul Sonic Force, Strafe, Shannon and Donna Summer.
In 1985 Colin was one of the key members of the pirate radio station Kiss FM and soon after left banking to pursue a career in music and the"Abstrakt Dance" radio show was born. For 16 years"Abstrakt Dance" was a ground-breaking show which quite simply bought Techno to the masses. Guests on the show included all the UR crew, Hawtin, Angel, Pullen, Garnier, Saunderson, Craig, May, Cox......the list goes on and on. The show was put on the internet in 1993 Colin became a household name in Techno circles Worldwide. It was the first ever Techno show to be transmitted live with visuals and it was revolutionary.
It was around this time that Colin teamed up with Brenda Russell and Colin Faver to do the"Deep Space" series of clubs in London which again saw the team take London's Techno scene to new highs. Other club nights that Colin has been involved in include Electric Boogie, Vapour Space, Deep and Jelly. Production wise Colin has recorded for Perfecto on their very first LP, Obsessive, Logic, Sensei, Visitor, Abstrakt Dance, Swag, Laus and Alien Funk amongst others as well as 7 well received mix compilation LPs for various major record labels. (see discography*) As well as being a regular guest at clubs such as Fabric, Rex, Pasha (Buenos Aires) and Love (Brazil) Colin has toured the Worlds clubs extensively.....Japan, China, Russia, Australia and Eastern Europe, U.S.A.........Colin is a favourite the World over. Looking back Colin has played some of the World's best parties.....Dance Valley, Full Moon, Tribal Gathering, Sunrise, Dance Valley, Energy, Love Parade, Automatik @ Rex Club Paris, Rage @ Heaven, Bloc Festival, Glade, Dragon Ball and recently special guest at Paul Van Dyke's Vandit club in Berlin.
Fast forward to 20011 and its all systems go...there's the label'Conic Records' with Jules Dickens record label and web-site due in November, regular sets @ Fabric, The Whitehouse, East Village, Jamm and The Egg club in London and also more Wildlife AM and D.S.T.P Warehouse parties which have been taking London's club-land by storm. Currently Colin is promoting a monthly event called'Boom Boom Room' with Fabric resident Terry Francis and Just Jonathan @ Bussey Buildings warehouse in south London.
There's also lots of hot new music as well from labels such as Plastic City, Conic, Influential House and Evasive record labels amongst others as well as a heavy remix schedule. There also a sample / loop CD coming out on Monstersounds distributed by Loopmasters called'Colin Dale Deep Techno Producer' and also a re-launch of the Abstrakt Dance record label due 3rd June this year.
Entry requirements: