FRIENDS AND FAMILY - WORLDWIDE
This collective is something of a global phenomenon when it comes to underground music. The night was created way back in the day by those Manchester heads at Grand Central and Fat City Records. Good time ethos was part of their feeling, friends of the label and minimal fuss made up their roster of live acts and DJs; it all grew from there. Since that time it has settled all over the world and made a big impression; From Melbourne to Moscow to New York City the vibe has been celebrated. Untouched by any corporate investment and fiercely independent, it represents all underground independent music and prides itself on making you move! Where else do you see DJ Spinna & Keb Darge, Digital Mystikz & Guilty Simpson, J-Live & Hot Chip, Toddla T & Flying Lotus, Caspa & Rusko? Ok ok. We'll give you Caspa & Rusko.
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THE GOOD TIMES
Ahhh, Friends and Family London. Lets hear it for. Playing big tunes on big systems. Getting all your mates down from Manchester and beyond for the weekend. Tracking down your favourite artists from around the world, getting them to kip on your floor, then forcing your mums homemade jam on them for breakfast. Drinking all the Red Stripe on the artist's rider. Cheering like a bastard when Woody drops Young-Holt Unlimited's "Young & Holtful". Listening to The Nextmen tell you how good they are. Reluctantly realising they're right. Watching Kwasi's reaction when you tell him we're not going to stop the taxi for a Jamaican patty. Gettin' home and having a brew!
OUR FRIENDS
Here goes, an intro to the people that make Friends and Family. Of course the residential NEXTMEN. Killing-it!, Si Armstrong, Frankie Francis, Charlie Dark & MC Kwasi!!! Me London crew. But then there's so many other crow-heads. THE NUDGE!! (we love you, we love you!), Martin Brew, AIM, Lord M Rae, Lawsy, King Earl G & Daddy Ad's band of Trojan mightyness, Jonny K the magnificent, The Delightful Slutties (that pearl could have an eye out pet!), Sinden, ONTHEBEAT, Smoothmac and the Scratch Crew, The amazing Blacktronica, Edannn - The Humble Magnificent, Mr Brogan, Mr James Priestly and his ridiculous mirror ball, Cookie, play a 45 Boca!!, Sam Kitchen, Georgeyo Softmachine, DJ Vadim and the beautiful Yarah Bravo, Bongo Pete, D D D D DJ Woody, OHNO!!, Joe Hot Chip innit!!, Mr Thing, Part-Time Heroes, Rodney P Rodney P, The Unabombers, Moggssssyyyyyyyyyy, The Electric Chair, MC Wrec, DJ Fly Hawk Kestrel, Madlib, Rhettmatic, J. Rocc, Aloe Blacc, Mala and is heavy heavy DMZ ting!!, Percee P, Diplo, Jehst, My Air Horn, The P Wolf, Waajeed the Unstoppable, Ta'raach, DJ Fresh Chris, Guilty Simpson, Kissey Asplund - Lovely, THE MOTHER.FUCKING GASLAMP KILLER Y'ALL, Switch, Yungun & Mystro, Brother Reade from LA, A-Trak trak trak trak., Katie Skills, that Paul Nice, MK, Dagha, Matty Triggs, Marky T, Ross Allen, Caspa & Rusko, Afrikan Boy, Riz MC, Martelo, The Ragga Twins, South Rakkas Crew, Andrew Thompson, Dooley-O, Mighty Casey, The No Fakin' Crew, freakin' Yoda for christs sake, The GZA, Mr H Love, Danny Grreeennnnpeacccce, The Teens of the East, Egon ST (top fella!), Regal and the lovely Lizzie, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Oh they good!, Black Grass, Ashley Beedle and his huge Warbox of course, The Moscow connection, Toby and Kevin in Zurich, Nickodemus, Nappy G & Zeb, DJ Houseshoes (aka Slippers), Turntables on the Hudson, Joker, Nomad, Morten & Fred over in the mighty Oslo, Benjeelius B, Joey2Tits - Great boobs, The mighty fine Kon & Amir, Saravah Soul for their samba magic, Knox - A real nice chap!, Ghostface, The amazing Cargo Crew, The Foreign Beggars, The Mysterious Flying Lotus. Gone!, Jazzanova, Hugo Mendez and his Tropical tomfoolery, Blu Jemz. Slick, DJ DRM - Bloody Bastard (Jazz), DJ Monkone and his unstopppable knowledge, The Qoolest DJ Marvin, Kid Sister yeah shes hot!!, Emskeeeeee, Martyn, Shepdog fo sho, Toddla Freakin T, Christian Rogers, Dels the wonder kid, The Good People, Sparo, Prince Paul, Sofrito, DJ end it with Queen Mehdi, G-MAN (one day, one day!), the hottness that is Sarah Love, Mumdance, Beni G, that Columbian Quantic fella, PGreen, Keb Tae Kwon Do Darge, DJ Craze, Mark the 45 King, DJ Veeeeee, Atlantic Conveyor, Blu-Rum, John Robinson, Koichi Sakai, Jammer, Maurice Fulton, Birdy Nam Nam, Scruff, Nicole Willis and her investigative crew, Dallas and Fat Freddies Drop, Broke n English, The Peekster, Kwinzola & Paddy & The No Fakin Crew (they are the shit!!). Oh yeah and the dons oop North. Big up to Dave and Aaron, holding it down in the rainy city!!
