SugarBeat: Garden Kuts
throwing you six artists isn't enough, say SugarBeat
| 10 Jul 2007
The SugarBeat club night is well known to punters as the nocturnal home of the Utah Saints, and has been for over two years. The Saints need little introduction (and if you need one, at least start with the legendary dance track What Can You Do For Me!), and their sets have been honed from years of remixes, re-edits, and general mish-mashery with genres, tracks, and original compositions.
They can't be contained in their usual venues any longer. In association with Cabaret Voltaire, The Rat Race Urban Adventure 2007, and ECCF, Sugarbeat is going open air (kind of), for a one-off event in the Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. A special indoor 'structure' is being built for the show, allowing 1400 people to groove to the likes of Krafty Kuts, Eddy Temple Morris and Dan Greenpeace (XFM), DJ A Skillz, Smokey and The Bandit, B-Sides, and of course the residents and hosts, the Utah Saints.
Krafty Kuts is synonymous with breaks music, and has notched up the awards like lovers on a bed post. The years 2004, 2005 and 2006 saw him win Best DJ at the International Breaks Poll Awards, and Best Breaks DJ at the M8 awards. Krafty Kuts, aka Martin Reeves/FingerLickin, started turning heads in his direction after Kiss FM's Richie Rich featured one of Kuts' hip-hop remixes on his show. Owning his own record shop also meant Kuts had access to music of all styles, but it was funk, breakbeat and hip-hop which really drew his attention. Utilising his DJ skills, he put together several successes, including Latin Bounce, Gimme The Funk, Funky Elements, and the Finger Lickin' Funk EP. Krafty will be playing on the same bill as DJ A Skillz, a musician that he has closely worked with to write the Finger Lickin' Funk album. The young A Skillz continues the breaks theme with scratched and cut funk and hip-hop interspersions, a style that has earned him sets at Chew The Fat, FabricLive, Spectrum, The Boutique, and of course, SugarBeat.
Eddy Temple Morris, tagged 'Mr Remix', is responsible for The Remix show on Fridays on XFM, splicing rock with drum and bass, house with techno, and just about anything with anything else! When he's not DJing live on air, he's resident at Ibiza's Manumission, and the Remix Night at Cargo in London. Also appearing for XFM is Dan Greenpeace, bringing in more urban flavour on behalf of his All City Hip-Hop Show, which needs no help encouraging big names and new talents to the airwaves. But throwing you six artists isn't enough, say SugarBeat: oh no, they also have Smokey and The Bandit, and B-Sides for more hands on the deck(s).
They can't be contained in their usual venues any longer. In association with Cabaret Voltaire, The Rat Race Urban Adventure 2007, and ECCF, Sugarbeat is going open air (kind of), for a one-off event in the Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. A special indoor 'structure' is being built for the show, allowing 1400 people to groove to the likes of Krafty Kuts, Eddy Temple Morris and Dan Greenpeace (XFM), DJ A Skillz, Smokey and The Bandit, B-Sides, and of course the residents and hosts, the Utah Saints.
Krafty Kuts is synonymous with breaks music, and has notched up the awards like lovers on a bed post. The years 2004, 2005 and 2006 saw him win Best DJ at the International Breaks Poll Awards, and Best Breaks DJ at the M8 awards. Krafty Kuts, aka Martin Reeves/FingerLickin, started turning heads in his direction after Kiss FM's Richie Rich featured one of Kuts' hip-hop remixes on his show. Owning his own record shop also meant Kuts had access to music of all styles, but it was funk, breakbeat and hip-hop which really drew his attention. Utilising his DJ skills, he put together several successes, including Latin Bounce, Gimme The Funk, Funky Elements, and the Finger Lickin' Funk EP. Krafty will be playing on the same bill as DJ A Skillz, a musician that he has closely worked with to write the Finger Lickin' Funk album. The young A Skillz continues the breaks theme with scratched and cut funk and hip-hop interspersions, a style that has earned him sets at Chew The Fat, FabricLive, Spectrum, The Boutique, and of course, SugarBeat.
Eddy Temple Morris, tagged 'Mr Remix', is responsible for The Remix show on Fridays on XFM, splicing rock with drum and bass, house with techno, and just about anything with anything else! When he's not DJing live on air, he's resident at Ibiza's Manumission, and the Remix Night at Cargo in London. Also appearing for XFM is Dan Greenpeace, bringing in more urban flavour on behalf of his All City Hip-Hop Show, which needs no help encouraging big names and new talents to the airwaves. But throwing you six artists isn't enough, say SugarBeat: oh no, they also have Smokey and The Bandit, and B-Sides for more hands on the deck(s).
SugarBeat In the Gardens, Princes Gardens, Edinburgh, 13 Jul, 9pm-2am, £10. Tickets available from the usual outlets.