People may walk past our window and scream “Scrooooge!” while shaking their fists, but we can be generous souls here at Box Musique and to prove it we’re giving away 2 pairs of tickets to Triangle in London on December 2nd. Of course, in reality, it’s the guys over at Triangle who are giving away the tickets and we are merely facilitating such generosity, so don’t give us all the credit…but do give us some.

In terms of the actual event, Hyperdub’s Ossie is headlining proceedings with his blissful brand of organically-inspired house ready to get you moving like a centipede on a trampoline or possibly even a millipede on a trampoline. Alongside him is another purveyor of chilled yet optimistic vibes in Hackman, Take Record’s James Fox and the Triangle resident 2-22′s is the final piece of the beautiful puzzle. Basically, if you’ve got a place in your heart for the deep and groovy, then this is your thing. Or maybe I should change “thing” to “ting” to sound a bit cooler…and maybe not use the word groovy, ever.

How to Enter (In Bold to Save Scanning Time)
To enter all you’ve got to do is head over to that Twitter website and tweet a link to this post with the hashtag #wintriangle included before November 30th and then I’ll sift through all [4] of the entries and pick out one at random. If you’re interested in our ‘random’ method, last time we ran a comp Oldsy wrote everyone’s name on a grape and threw a bowl at me…I caught one in my mouth and BOOM. Winner. We’ll do something similar this time, maybe with knives and a spinning wheel. Why are you still reading this? Enter the damn thing!

Triangle is at the City Arts & Music Project in London on December 2nd. Head over to the event page on Facebook for more info. Flyer after the jump.

Details? 11/11/11 at the University of Sheffield’s Foundry and Fusion. Tickets are £5 advance and I would urge you to get them hand delivered, mainly because the option comes with the promise of “great chat” and I would like to see if they actually have this “great chat” or come up with some kind of Natwest inspired one-size-fits-all natter that makes you realise everyone now has a cardboard heart. I’m pretty convinced they’ll manage to deliver the former and you’ll wake up on a ferry to Tangiers, but I need to test the theory. Anyway, visit Cool Beans on Facebook for more info and look out for me, I might be there. I’ll arrive on a rhino.

If you’ve been to Sheffield at any point during the last year then you’ve probably heard hushed whispers of the fabled “Cool Beans”, a fraternity of people who know not the boundaries of reality. Many thought it was a secret society akin to the Illuminati but it soon became evident that it was bigger, much bigger. Gaggles of freaks — or partygoers, whatever — would gather in venues around the city and listen to twisted DJs, perverse bands and witness other bizarre performances, all the while tipsy on skins of rich wine. Well, the time has come for you to join the ranks of the beans and come Friday 14 October, ye shall be inaugurated and your life shall change forever.

Ok, I’ll drop the medieval pretences, but you should seriously consider donning your robes and coming out to celebrate the 1st birthday of Cool Beans. Head honcho Benedict Arnold and his associates have cultivated a rather delectable line-up, with Manchester hip-hop crew Surreal Knowledge headlining proceedings like a posse of proud tigers on stilts. Elsewhere on the bill DJ Mikey J will be bringing his usual eclectic styles, comedy tramps Ham Pocket will lay down some classics, electro swing DJs The Legitimate Gentleman will be wearing suits (I’ve just assumed this) and of course, the Cool Beans DJs will be smashing it with their usual eccentric selections. How lovely.

In terms of the important details, it’s £3 before 11pm, £4 after and the venue is Penelope’s. If you want more info head over to the official Cool Beans site or their Facebook page. I shall be making an appearance, so if you want to buy me a drink or dunno, like a whole bottle of something, I will graciously accept.

Ready To Go Sick by surrealknowledge

Tickets are £10 and as is customary, the venue will be announced 24 hours before the event. Head over to Facebook for more info.

Also, Ben UFO’s ‘Never Went to Blue Note’ just got put up on Boiler Room a few days ago, so have a gander at that when you get the chance.

We went along to the opening party last night and were treated to free beer, DJ sets from Mary Anne Hobbs and Grievous Angel and, above all, excellent photography. Shaun has been documenting the electronic bass music scene since 2005, taking in the rise of Dubstep etc. over here with Rinse and that before crossing the Atlantic and getting in on the LA beat action. ‘Underground’ features, among others: Skream, Benga, Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer, Roska, Mary Anne Hobbs, Ramadanman and there’s a sweet shot of some plugs too. If you want to sample the goods, this Bleep blog post will sort you out.

‘Underground’ will be running at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield city centre for another week or so. Shaun and the crew also want to take this exhibition down to London (and beyond) so get involved, spread the love. More and info and prints to buy can be found on the official site. The video below is a trailer for a little film put together for Sonar last year, you can watch the whole thing here.

Shaun Bloodworth: UNDERGROUND
28/04/2011 – 20/05/2011
10:00 – 17:00

www.bankstreetarts.com

Minds Locked Together (Trailer) from BRAINFEEDER on Vimeo.

Despite the fact that the headlining two monikers account for one man; the inimitable David Kennedy, there will be killer support from Jacques Greene and Distance. Kind of coming at this thing from both ends of the dance music spectrum, much-lauded newcomer and highly esteemed veteran respectively… bonus.

Tickets are a measly weasely £5 ADV and can be purchased from Sheffield Union Box Office, Hallam Hubs or online right here.

A pair of tickets for Outlook Festival will be given away at some during the proceedings tonight so really if you’re not there you suck at enjoying life. Strong words there so to apologise here follows a rundown of various tasty nuggets.

Outlook Festival launch party facebook event page.

Outlook Festival official website.

Buy Ramadanman fabriclive 56 at Juno.

Buy Jacques Green’s new 12” Another Girl at Juno.

Continuing the theme of astute bookings, next week sees an event which is such a banger I saw the poster and had to double-take like a cartoon cat. I then walked around the block — or would have if this was America — and had another look just to make sure it was real. With a line-up comprising Joy Orbison, Pariah, Midland, Lil’ Silva as well as the inevitable Soup and Barry residents, it’s going to be more exciting than the time you and your best friend Ronnie found that dirty magazine in the woods. Basically I reckon you should snag a ticket pretty sharpish because come next Friday (March 25th) you won’t want to be standing out in the cold whilst everyone else is inside loving it like homeless men at a real soup kitchen…on Christmas Day.

Tickets are £10 and in terms of the venue, it’s a secret…until 24 hours before the event at which point it will be announced on Facebook. Talking of Facebook, head over to the event page for more info. See you there.

So on March 4 2011, If you happen to be in Sheffield, near Sheffield, passing through Sheffield or willing to undertake a massive journey to visit Sheffield…then I urge you like an overzealous charity worker to purchase a ticket — for £5 — and come and get down with us. Oh yes, we will be there. Just look for Oldsy’s huge head bobbing amongst the crowd like a miniature blimp.

Cool Beans is at The Fusion, University of Sheffield Union on March 4 and tickets are £5 advance. Get them at the Sheffield Union Box Office and head over to Facebook for more info.

For more details on Hospitality head over to Fabric and for the tracklisting, take the jump.

Blu Mar Ten – Med School / Fabric Mix – Dec 2010 by Blu Mar Ten

Tracklisting
Blu Mar Ten : Believe Me (Double A remix)
Pro Luxe : Give Me Your Heart
Indivision feat. Miri : Land of the Rising Sun
Wagz : Drone
Terry Artovsky : The Rain
BCee vs. Lingby : Count The Stars
Felix K : Reklas
Data : Formless
Seba : Future Sound
Spirit : Three in One (Need for Mirrors remix)
Malsum : Wysoccan
Sabre : Peril (Stray remix)
Dillinja : The Angels Fell
Seba & Physics : Before I Can Breathe
Seba : Nostalgia
Seba : Heaven Sent
Blu Mar Ten : By The Time My Light Reaches You I’ll Be Gone (Klute remix)
Blu Mar Ten : The Conversationalist (Fink remix)

Arriving as the doors opened, we huddled cosily in the warmth of Brudenell Social Club and after a cold beer and some speculation, were greeted by unexpectedly beautiful support in the form of Idiot Wind. Solo with nothing but the comfort of a piano, Amanda Bergman’s voice shone with dolorous charm and immediately silenced the crowd, as we watched this accidental beauty in awe. A short set later and the Tallest Man himself came out to rapturous applause. Playing songs from his first two albums and the recent EP, Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird — which he modestly insisted was “just an EP” — It was clear from the first note that we were all mesmerised.

One thing that did strike me during the performance was the clarity of sound; it was impeccable. From whisper to crescendo, all could be heard as the crowd stood quietly in awe of Mattson and his soothing majesty. He did actually dedicate a song to his sound man so I guess that’s testament to the exquisite nature of the technical set-up behind the genius. A genius which, on the night, comprised a beautifully flawless array of songs, including my personal favourite, ‘Thousand Ways’. At one point, he even sat down and played the piano, which he described as a strange looking banjo and worked briefly before returning to one of his four guitars and dancing around the stage with joyful abandon. The set closed with one his new songs, ‘Thrown Right at Me’, and Bergman scampered back on stage halfway through for an intimate duet, adding a personally candid and touching finale to a truly amazing night.

25/11/2010

(The video below is from a recent performance in Austin, but illustrates the duet quite beautifully).

Buy Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird at 7digital.