Echaskech get a new toy

Get on over to the new Echaskech website www.Echaskech.co.uk for the latest photos, gigs and downloads. Also updated is a lovely little Biog, where you may recognise a little asip interview from back in December.

You can catch the crew at a few upcoming gigs in London or if you are willing the summer on as much as me, book your appointment at this summer’s Blissfields or Bloom Festivals:

28th February @ Ginglik (Shepherds Bush – London)
24th March @ inSpiral Lounge (Camden – London)
3rd-5th July – Blissfields Festival
14th-16th August – Bloom Festival

The new site also hosts a blog, which currently features mixes by the man behind the Echaskech visuals Mach V, with tracks from Telefon Tel Aviv, Fujiya & Miyagi and Fleet Foxes amongst the tracklisting. And if you wanted an Echaskech hit straight away, then check out ‘String break’ visual mix below:

The Big Chill – tickets on sale

Last week i got news of Orbital playing at the Big Chill next year. wahoo. Tickets go on sale today and a very early line-up has been announced:

Alice Russell
Basement Jaxx
Calexico
Favela Chic
Horse Meat Disco
John Hegley
Ludovico Einaudi
Norman Jay
Orbital
Pharoah Sanders
Sean Hughes
Summer of Dub
Wonky Pop

Lets hope for a few more announcements soon

See more here:
www.bigchill.net/festival/info/line-up

Buy your tickets here:
www.bigchill.net/festival/info/tickets

Exciting news

Now i didnt want to push down my interview with Ulrich Schnauss from the top of my blog, but i will keep this short and sweet because i am f@cking excited. Orbital will be reforming to appear at the Big Chill festival next year. This is one of the acts i have always missed out on and thought i had missed for good. Until now. You can be sure it will be a fun filled set of Orbital classics. See you there!

Bloc Festival 13-15th March 2009

I have just been notified of the Bloc Festival 2009. Held at Butlins Minehead (UK), 3 hours drive from London, it differs from a usual festival in that you get proper accommodation! I am yet to go, but after seeing the 2009 line-up, i think its on the cards.

ULRICH SCHNAUSS
CARL CRAIG
METRO AREA
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON

To name just a few of those announced so far…

£130 all in including accommodation. March is guaranteed to bring rain so be thankful for the Butlins chalets provided for the weekend. Keep checking the Bloc blog for future announcements or the official Bloc site. Whos coming?!