XTRA: Trouble and Dfrnt Trouble UPDATES - Edinburgh

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Press information has been received for the following:

1: Trouble Friends Assembly - Fri 6th July - at Cabaret Voltaire - UPDATED
2: OTHER UPCOMING TROUBLE - Fri 3rd Aug / 07 Sept - at Cabaret Voltaire
3: XVECTORS live at Dfrnt Trouble, Fri 29th June at The Caves - UPDATED
4: OTHER RESIDENCIES FOR THE TROUBLE DJs

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1: Trouble Friends Assembly Update - Fri 6th July at Cabaret Voltaire
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 36 BLAIR STREET, EDINBURGH

TROUBLE

FRI 6TH JULY: FRIENDS’ ASSEMBLY (ASSEMBLY BAR BIRTHDAY PARTY)
Gareth Sommerville (Ultragroove)
Dava (Headspin)
Fraser Heeps (Assembly) - live percussion & DJ set
Andrew Ingram (Weddings, Wakes, Bar Mitzvahs etc)
ABC Sam (Mixer)
Trouble DJs & MC Ratty B

11pm - 3am, £6/5 concs.
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 36 BLAIR STREET, EDINBURGH
Venue: www.thecabaretvoltaire.com / info@... / 0131 220 6176
Forum: www.getintoTrouble.com / info@... / 0131 477 6916

THE CHAT:
It’s well over a year since we started our weekly residency at Assembly Bar on
Lothian Street (in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town) and what a great year it’s
been. Under the watchful supervision of Fraser Heeps, a well-known face on
Edinburgh’s live music and club scene since his early days (more info below),
Assembly, Trouble’s Friday-night pre-club warm-up, and the whole weekend music
programme has gone from strength to strength (not to mention the bar’s fiendish
cocktails!).

So, with Assembly celebrating its own sixth anniversary and Fraser marking over
a
year in the saddle, the Trouble Friends’ Assembly will be a gathering of some of
the
most colourful DJing personalities who have brought their style to the bar of
late,
with the celebration taking place in the bar early evening and continuing at
Cabaret
Voltaire later on.

THE BILL:
Ultragroove’s Gareth Sommerville, one of Scotland’s busiest and best DJs by far
(see
biog below), joins the Trouble DJs for the headline set in the main room, with
support from Andrew Ingram, while Fraser Heeps helps keeps the place bumpin’
with
his own freestyle beats. (see Heeps's biog below also).

And the back floor gets busy to the fly moves and sly grooves of Headspin’s
(dis)reputable Dava, ABC Sam and an extremely rare DJ set from Fraser Heeps.

THE WARM-UP:
Joining us in Assembly will be club and bar regulars Gary ‘On The Money’ Mallett
(Opal Loiunge, Po Na Na Aberdeen) and ‘The Reverend’ Ally Brown (The Skinny).

FRASER HEEPS
Toured the UK with The Soul Collective, a 10-piece, west coast based Soul,
Jazz-Funk
and Hip Hop outfit who finished their last two tours with gigs at Ronnie Scott’s
and
supported The Average White Band at The Jazz Café in Camden. (This band is
currently
in the studio recording their first full album to be released at the end of the
year).

General Manager at Assembly bar in Lothian Street, he has overseen the
implementation of a consistently high-grade, in-house music policy, employing
DJs
from Scratch, Ultragroove, Trouble, Departure Lounge and Headspin as residents
in
the bar, and helping to showcase DJs Steinski, Patrick Forge and Blackbeard
(and, on
June 15th, The Nextmen) there, too.

Heeps was also a key player in initially setting up and managing of The Human
Be-In,
Cabaret Voltaire and his own bar, club and late night venue in Cape Town, South
Africa, Orchard Bank (African Dope Records only residency in SA).

Used to DJ at the original Honeycomb (now Cabaret Voltaire) and had residencies
at
Pivo and Iguana bars in the late Nineties/early Noughties

More often these days seen behind a set of congas, Heeps has otherwise
contributed
freeform beats to the DJs’ sets at Ultragroove, 33/45, Trouble, Souled-Out, Big
Beat, Four Corners and Departure Lounge among others.

GARETH SOMMERVILLE / ULTRAGROOVE

Ultragroove, the story so far...
Ultragroove was formed at the tail end of the last century as a monthly party
for
lovers of real house music, who, like us, were disillusioned at the standard of
nocturnal kicks on offer in Edinburgh. Which, apart from a couple of notable
exceptions, was over run with piss poor trance & prog nights.

After an opening party showcasing the talents of residents Gareth Sommerville
and
Colin Cook, Ultragroove took a gamble and handed Cricco Castelli and Miguel Migs
their first Scottish gigs - giving an early indication of the forward thinking
music
policy that would become one of the clubs calling cards.

Ultragroove's popularity increased so rapidly over the next few months that a
switch
from Fridays to Saturdays was inevitable. Still at La Belle Angele, and
continuing
to grow in popularityj, the start of 2001 saw Ultrgroove take up residence on
the
first and third Saturdays of the month. Mikey Stirton a.k.a Mikey General of
Bugz in
The Attic fame was added to the resident roster and guest DJs such as Pete
Heller,
Joey Negro, Ashley Beedle, Elliot Eastwick, Benji Candelario and Terry Farley
joined
the club's burgeoning fanbase.

Over the next couple of years, Ultragroove stayed true to the open minded ethos
that
set it apart from day one, focusing on pushing a broad spectrum of quality dance
music, rather than ploughing a narrow furrow or slavisly following the vagaries
of
fashion. This commitment to keeping things fresh and exciting was reaffirmed by
guest appearances from Jazzanova, Solesonic DJs, Joey Negro, Clive Henry, Bill
Brewster, Rauoul Belmans (Swirl People), Matty Heilbronn, Onionz, Kerri
Chandler,
Kenny Carpenter, Inland Knights, and Scottish debuts from Jerome Sydenham, DJ
Gregory, Dennis Ferrer, Jon Cutler and Tedd Patterson. Culmanating with the
debut UK
live performance from Metro Area (as part of the financially disasterous, but
musically awesome third birthday celebrations).

After three fantastic years, it was decided a change was needed. November 16th
2002
was the date for the last ever Ultragroove at La Belle Angele, every bit as good
as
the first party, the last night at La Belle featured Kerri Chandler playing a
superb
4 hour set, before ending proceedings by playing keys and singing - a moment
made
all the more poignant by the fact that La Belle Angele and much of the
surrounding
area burned to the ground a week later.

For the last Four years Ultragroove has run fortnightly Saturdays at Edinburgh's
best underground clubbing space, the intimate basement venue, Cabaret Voltaire.
Outlasting countless other nights by simple virtue of throwing great parties
that
attract a clued-up crowd of hedonists.

Cabaret Voltaire's two rooms have allowed greater scope with the music policy,
affording the opportunity to host parties for record labels such as Salsoul,
Farout,
Mllion Dollar Disco and Firecracker as well as and local club nights Trouble,
Motherfunk, Solescience , Headspin and Departure Lounge. The perfect
counterpoint to
main room house sets from the likes of: Derrick Carter, Justin Long Miss Honey
Dijon, Dimitri From Paris, Joey Negro, King Britt, Spirit Catcher, Tom Findlay
(Groove Armada) and Dave Taylor (Switch/Solid Groove).

Anchored since day one by one of Scotland's finest DJs, Gareth Sommerville,
Ultragroove has maintained it's position as Edinburgh's house night for the
discerning clubber by side stepping fads, avoiding bandwagons, leading not
following. But most of all by throwing great parties.
ultranews...

http://www.ultragroove.co.uk

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2: OTHER UPCOMING TROUBLE
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 36 BLAIR STREET, EDINBURGH

Fri 3rd August: The Scouse Connection at Cabaret Voltaire, 11pm-3am, £6/5
Nick The Greek (Bommynite Music, Brazilica, The Dragon, Liverpool), Alex
‘Slippers’
Sweeney (Bommynite Music, Footworks) & Emkai (Bommynite Music, Footworks).
Liverpudlian Troublemakers come correct.

Fri 7th Sept: Bill still TBC.

11pm - 3am, £6/5 concs.
CABARET VOLTAIRE, 36 BLAIR STREET, EDINBURGH
Venue: www.thecabaretvoltaire.com / info@... / 0131 220 6176
Forum: www.getintoTrouble.com / info@... / 0131 477 6916

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3: XVECTORS live at Dfrnt Trouble, Fri 29th June at The Caves - UPDATED

Dfrnt Trouble
FRIDAY 29th June 2007
THE CAVES
xvectors – LIVE (OSCarr)
Trouble DJs
The Dogtooth Girls
10pm - 3am PLEASE NOTE UPDATED TIME
£8 / £6 concs.
THE CAVES, NIDDRY STREET SOUTH, EDINBURGH
Venue: www.thecaves.eu / thecavesedinburgh@... / 0131 557 8989
Forum: www.getintoTrouble.com / info@... / 0131 477 6916

Dfrnt Trouble returns to The Caves after the renegade success of its opening
night
with London’s Spektrum playing live. In spite of a glut of popular events taking
place in Edinburgh that night, Dfnrt Trouble enjoyed a crowd of over three
hundred
thunderously up-for-it and musically hip party people, with half the crowd
getting
so over-excited by the night’s events, they invaded the stage during the Trouble
DJs’ closing set. Spektrum consequently declared it the date of the tour and it
seemed like the obvious thing to do another one as soon as possible. So, here we
are
once again….

xvectors….
…hardly need any introduction, if you’ve been paying any attention for the last
four
years. But here’s a re-cap just in case:

Early 2003: Bored of the lack of any discernible scene in Edinburgh, two
passionate
local music enthusiasts and part-time DJs (one of whom also runs the Trouble
club
night) start an indie-disco night called Dfrnt Drum to put on local bands they
like
and play records that none of the other local indie nights are exposing.

Late 2003: Tired of the dearth of decent bands in the area and itching to get
some
of their own musical ideas down, four Edinburgh lads form a band called
xvectors,
citing diverse influences (see the band’s myspace for more info on that score).

2003-2004: xvectors play a series of rapturously received shows at local club
nights
and venues, including a number of dates at Dfrnt Drum, London uber club Our
Disco
and one of the now-legendary Chateau happenings in Glasgow.

Early 2005: The band's debut single comes out on a tiny London-based indie
label,
featuring the group’s stunning Movies set-closer and a visceral cover of Jamie
Principle’s Chicago house classic, Your Love.

2005-2006: Various fans of the band tip off Glasgow’s JD Twitch and JG Wilkes of
Optimo fame about the band. Eventually they see the band play, love them
immediately, book them for Optimo and offer the band a deal to release their
next
record on the club’s nascent label, OSCarr (aka Optimo Singles Club And Related
Recordings).

Late 2006: After almost a year of record company squabbling, xvectors are
eventually set free to release a new EP, Now Is The Winter Of Our Discotheque on
OSCarr. The press are all over it, with the EP getting The Guardian’s Record Of
The
Week, featuring in Mixmag’s Top 100 Releases Of The Year and one of the tracks
turning up on Tom Middleton & Fred Deakin's Face Off mix CD (free with DJ
Magazine)
among other worthy accolades.

March/April 2007 Famous fans Klaxons invite xvectors to open for them on their
first
major European tour, the band duly oblige and proceed to play some of the best
shows
of their lives to ecstatic, sold-out crowds in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

A new 6 track collection is currently in the works and is due for release in the
very near future.

xvectors are
Rory Connaghan: lead vocals, guitars
David Caldwell: programming, guitars
Paul MacEachen: bass, backing vocals
Jon Murray: drums, percussion
More info can be found at
http://www.myspace.com/xvectors

The Dogtooth Girls:
DOGTOOTH is a clubnight that larges it up every other Friday at Henry's Cellar
Bar.
The Dogtooth Girls, Laura and Sophie, play a furious mix of disco indie, electro
and
ravin' new wave. Only the best, mind. From time to time The Dogtooth Girls play
host
to ultra-fashionable new bands from around the world, including Neon Plastix,
Bono
Must Die, Trash Fashion, Scarlet Soho, Dandi Wind and Fake Shark – Real Zombie!
DOGTOOTH: DIY//GLOWSTICKS//POLICE LIGHTS//HEALTHY CHAT//LTD EDITION DOGTOOTH
BADGES//RRRRAVE//DANCE OFF!
http://www.myspace.com/dogtoothclub

Trouble DJs at Dfrnt Trouble:
In keeping with the Dfrnt Drum style, Dfrnt Trouble is an indie disco style
spin-off
from Trouble and the play-list will reflect this.

Musically, people should expect more electro, punk, post-punk, rock n roll,
indie,
and alt pop in the mix than at Trouble nights per se, which tend to feature more
soul.

That said, at the heart of it and just like its Trouble sister-night, Dfrnt
Trouble
is about dancing and good times, so people should expect a good mash-up of
styles
with a knowing nod in the direction of current trends but no slavish worshipping
at
the altar of fashion.

Please make this clear in any listings or editorial. Thanks!

::4 - OTHER RESIDENCIES FOR THE TROUBLE DJs

Hobbes
• Rope, Opal Lounge, every Monday, 10pm-3am
• Lulu, every Tuesday, with Dava (Headspin), 10pm-3am
• We Are Electric, monthly Wednesdays at Cabaret Voltaire, 11pm-3am

Erik d’Viking
• Saturday Night Fish Fry, Jazz Bar, every Saturday, 9pm-3am
• We Are Electric, monthly Wednesdays at Cabaret Voltaire, 11pm-3am

Trouble DJs
• every Friday at Assembly, Lothian St, Edinburgh, 5pm – 1am (free entry).

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