Bacardi B Live - NASA, Ashley Beedle, Toddla T - This Sunday Aug 2nd

Brian Chris

Bacardi B Live - NASA, Ashley Beedle, Toddla T - this Sunday at Pod/CrawDaddy

Bank holiday Sunday 2nd August sees the next thrilling chapter in the Bacardi B Live epic unfold at PoD, with the Bacardi crew staging the third this year of their unbeatable Latin-themed club night extravaganzas over three rooms.

A recurring bank holiday event, and always a top highlight in the clubbing calendar, this August’s installment promises to be no exception, with POD in association with Bacardi particularly giddy to announce red hot collaborative dance/funk outfit N.A.S.A. as headliners in Crawdaddy. Over the way in POD we have the wonderful acid house master ASHLEY BEEDLE, with support from Sheffield’s newest favourite son and purveyor of incredible raw party music TODDLA T.

Not to be outdone by the stellar collection of DJs and MCs, the roving crew of Bacardi cocktail specialists will be laying on their own line-up of deliciously zesty rum mixes all night. Taste a classic such as Bacardi, Coke and fresh lime or sip Ireland's favourite festival cocktail, the legendary Mojito. Bacardi B-Live adds a generous dash of vibrant Latin spirit to create a mouth-watering cocktail of fluid beats, dancing feet and the best rum in town.

Boasting an eclectic mix of cutting-edge international artists and local talent on bank holidays over the last two years, Bacardi B-Live has hosted some of the hottest contemporary acts in Dublin for the celebrations: Hot Chip, Cassius, Sneaky Soundsystem, Norman Jay, Tony Allen, Bonde DoRole, Mr Scruff, Bugz in the Attic, Claude Von Stroke, A-Trak, Dexter, Stereo MCs and The Presets.

POD in association with Bacardi presents

N.A.S.A. (Live)
Ashley Beedle
TODDLA T

Brazilian Mix

Analogue Mindfield
Downtown Sounds DJs

Bank Holiday Sunday August 2nd
POD/Crawdaddy & Lobby Bar – 3 rooms
Doors – Club 10pm til late, bar from 6pm
Drinks promotions Lobby Bar 6pm-11pm

Tickets €15 incl booking fee available from Ticketmaster, City Discs, Sound Cellar and usual outlets. http://www.ticketmaster.ie
More info:
http://www.pod.ie; http://www.bacardi.com

http://www.myspace.com/northamericasouthamerica
http://www.myspace.com/ashleybeedle
http://www.myspace.com/toddlat; http://www.toddlat.com



N.A.S.A.

The brain child of DJ/producer Sam Spiegel (aka Squeak E. Clean) and Brazilian DJ Ze Gonzales, N.A.S.A. is the now renowned hip-hop DJ collective responsible for the remarkable The Spirit of Apollo album, released February 16th of this year. Based primarily in Brazilian funk, the album has become the virtual who’s who of cutting edge music industry players, featuring over thirty guest mega-stars including David Byrne, Santogold, Kanye West, Lykke Li, Ghostface Killah, and many more. Following a theme of breaking down sonic boarders, N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) managed to engineer some of the more unlikely cross-genre collaborations we’ve seen for a while, including the pairing of Tom Waits on a track with Kool Keith, and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

“a galaxy of greatness … a giant feast for mankind” (8/10) (NME on The Spirit of Apollo)


ABOUT SQUEAK E. CLEAN: Sam Spiegel is a composer, producer, DJ and remixer. Sam has spun all over the World – from award shows and clubs to premieres and parties and fashion shows in Japan, Brazil, Morocco, Canada, Australia, England and all over the US. Spiegel frequently collaborates with his brother, filmmaker Spike Jonze. Notably, he scored and compiled the soundtrack for the Jonze-directed cult classic "Yeah Right!" (the top-selling skateboard movie of all time), and the two worked together with Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on an Adidas commercial that won the Gold Lion for Best Music at the 2005 Cannes International Advertising Festival and Silver for Original Music at the 2006 Clio Awards. While Spiegel has produced and remixed tracks for Maroon 5, Iggy Pop, Kylie Minogue, the Eels, Ben Lee, the Cardigans and many more, 2006 marked the first Squeak E. Clean fully-produced album. Show Your Bones, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs sophomore record, was named "Album of the Year" by the likes of Rolling Stone, NME, and Spin, and was nominated for a Grammy for best alternative album.

ABOUT DJ ZEGON: A professional skateboarder who has evolved into one of the most sought after, cutting-edge DJs in Latin America, Ze Gonzales has carved out his own musical niche that marries traditional Brazilian beats with underground hip hop, creating a sound and vibe that places Zegon in a class all his own. Recently, Ze spent two years in Los Angeles working with longtime friend - and fellow Brazilian -- Mario C, the producer and engineer behind such artists as Beastie Boys, Tone Loc, Young MC and Bjork.


Ashley Beedle

Ashley Beedle has been involved in more projects than a US building marshal. His style is as diverse as his hometown’s cultural crucible (London) and his productions have been championed by artists ranging from Danny Tenaglia to Fabio and Grooverider as well as Gilles Peterson to John Digweed. Where do we start in doing this man’s career justice in so few words?

He brought house music to Notting Hill Carnival, he produced one of the first British garage tunes and his initial production as Black Science Orchestra on Junior Boys Own broke him internationally. X-Press 2’s massive hit, “Lazy”, an inspired collaboration with former Talking Head David Byrne, and other number one hits has meant X-Press 2’s albums have traveled the globe and at the time of writing this they are currently number one on the US Billboard Club Breakouts chart.

The remixes have ranged from pop and rockband bands, little house labels; hip hop mixes, house mixes; as a solo remixer, and as part of X-Press 2. There really are too many to mention, though Elton John’s number one hit “Are You Ready for Love?” and Bob Marley’s “Get Up Stand Up” spring to mind.



Other projects: worthy of mention include: Delta House Of Funk, Disco Evangelists with protégé David Holmes (Ocean’s 11, 12 and 13 Hollywood score master), Roots Revolution on Roger Sanchez’ label, the demon dub-house of Jamayka Boys (championed by many as the first Dub Step production), Black Jazz Chronicles, Afro Art, and, of course, the Ballistic Brothers. Similarly there are two many compilations to fit within this word count but Strut’s Grass Roots series that Ashley launched has earned its place in history as well as most DJ’s boxes.



Ashley’s ability to always stay ahead of the pack continues with his futuristic reggae inspired Warbox project (which has included chart smashing remixes for the likes of Lilly Allen), a rock techno inspired project with the Filthy Dukes’ Mark Ralph, called Ralph und Beedle, a blue eyed soul project called Mavis (which has already been joined by Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner amongst others) and of course, more disco output from his moniker as London Heavy Disco Review and his label, Out Hear Audio. Read and hear more at http:www.myspace.com/ashleybeedle


Toddla T

Cut yer boy TODDLA T open and you’ll be vaporized by the pure Sheffield electronics crackling inside him. The Steel City ‘Bleep’ bubbles right through the blood, brains and musical meat of this dirty rascal’s DJ stints, rerubs and original night-time material. Weaned on the teat of bashment from a young age Mr T rolled through his early years on his hands and knees with ears glued to the speakers of his folks’ hi fi. Making beats, bass, blunts and girls filled his adolescence until he was crowned as inhouse studio boff at Sheffield’s Kenwood Studios at the grand old age of 19. His debut album “Shanky Shanky” came out in May to an ecstatic reception. A high-energy debut that embraces dancehall, electronic music and bassline, the bonkers strain of speed-garage native to his home town.