The Wee Chill

The Wee Chill makes a return for its second outing this year in the familiar confines of Queens Park’s Glasshouse.

Another tasty line-up has been drawn up to help sign-off the summer in style, with the Ralph Lawson-helmed, 20:20 Soundsystem; Prins Thomas and local, current hot-property, The Revenge; Optimo’s JD Wilkes, joining Wee Chill regulars, Harri and Domenic, Sensu and Craig Moogroove; and Subculture’s up-and-coming resident, Telford, set to make his debut at the event.

Norway’s Prins Thomas is probably best known for his production partnership with fellow countryman Lindstrom, though he’s also recorded solo as Major Swellings.

Responsible for his own, Internasjonal label, he’s been kept busy in recent times, releasing a glut of rather fine mix compilations including latest offering, ‘Live At Robert Johnson’, and recently reprised his Lindstrom association with their third full-length effort ‘II’.

A collaboration with Manchester drummer Danny Ward (aka Dubble D) - combined with the discovery of Argentinean-band Silver City - saw Back To Basics resident Ralph Lawson bring the trio into the studio to form 20:20 Soundsystem. Lawson’s turntable talents, added to the drumming of Ward, Fernando Pulichino’s bass-playing and Julian Sanza’s keys, have seen them form a polished live and studio act, responsible for albums ‘No Order’ and the forthcoming ‘Falling’.

The Revenge is a local DJ/producer who’s stock has definitely risen of late, thanks to a noticeably busy schedule and recent podcast outings for Resident Advisor and our own fair publication.

With a talent for slick re-edits released on the L.E.S.S. Productions, Jisco and Instruments Of Rapture labels, recordings on Five20East, the imprint he runs in conjunction with brothers Scott and Ross Langley, and an Ooft Music partnership with Ali Herron - not to mention in-demand engineering skills - it’s surprising he finds the time to eat and sleep!

Aside from this hefty array of talent - at the time of going to press - another high profile live act is still to be confirmed.