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SLAM take Henry Northmore through the line-up of arguably the best dance tent at any UK festival.

SATURDAY

Silicone Soul

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Booka Shade

Orde Meikle: The new ‘.".tlll(l(}l'l<l(lf3 from Get Physical in Germany. It's kind of warped

house. It is house and it is funky.

They're real talents. lhey'ie headed in a couple ol new strange directions but the duality of their stuff is lost fantastic.

Kid Kenobi 8. MC Shureshock

SM: He's played Pressure before and total“, blew the place apart. He's an Australian DMX (:hainpion. niainly (loing breaks.

People are guite open minded so it's (i’>"'l to ha.e that (ti-.ersity.

Death in Vegas

SM: They've plated T in the Park beloie. They headlined the King Tut's stage in the past and they aie fantastic live. That mixture between roek and eleetzoniea. OM: Nice and dirty.

Jim Hutchison

SM: He works here at Sonia. He's a wry good DJ. perfect for bridging the gap between Vegas and the Kate.

Miss Kittin

SM: ‘i'~."e'ie really excited about getting her. because ‘.'.e \.‘.r(tlll(}(l her last year.

OM: A (:ouple of times \w'e'ue seen her work crowds abioad at

these big lest.\.'als. She goes llri.'.:‘ a ‘$l(\?lt‘i.

SM: [no we to hate a ‘.'.o-'i~.an o": the bill to use that ltihm Ill‘I-‘iflilttl loom.

LCD Soundsystem

SM: It's a rnasswe. massive (:oup hating LCT). They are probably iriy laxounle band. They're (tutting edge and the guy‘s \o(:a| delivery .5; gulte odd and sltghtiy out there.

OM: The. (tould hate easly r>|a\ed the main stage.

Richie Hawtin v Ricardo i Villalobos ’5 SM: (tire of the best nights we ,1 i had at l’iessu'e last year was \‘illll Hiehie and Riea'do playing

together. RKZElHll) isn't as big a name but Richie has found a soul inzite in liiin, OM: \Z’e‘l, for one side of his soul. Ricardo}; gulte fare/Ans for his ininiinal stui‘l. SM: | think tlteie am a lot of people who make it then but rnearizler along. but Hiehie has always kept his <-',e (‘~'l the ball. In eler:troni<: inusie you need

T\r\,t‘l"§lié“ ke llilll to keep ll edgy.

SUNDAY

Butch Cassidy Soundsystem

OM: An artist on one of our sister labels l enetik. It's kind of ietro reggae.

SM: It’s dub \.‘./hi(:h'|l be peitettt. as <;-\.'er\,one's going to hate a bit of a bad head how the night belore.

OM: ()r a good one it they kept going.

SM: 8o tltet ‘ll be in the mood for something a bit

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