Name Adam Freeland
Occupation DJ/producer/label
manager/freedom fighter Location London. UK Come on then,
lets have it.
Picking the best bits from a range of styles. including D&B. techno. dub bass and electro.
with influences sourced from hip
hop and the US West Coast breaks scene. Adam Freeland secured his slot on the global DJ roster after his 32 track mix CD Costa/ Breaks gained him recognition as one of the first DJ/Producers to be pushing a
new breakbeat sound in the UK. After expanding his music policy to include pretty much anything
he feels like. Freeland is well loved for his genre-hopping antics. laughing in the face of definition and dodging pigeon holes like pot holes.
Sweet. What’s the script for Friday then? Having confessed to finally relaxing at work and concentrating on enjoying the party. Freeland seems to be savouring every
moment behind the decks these
days. Converting in part to CD
and incorporating samplers and delay units he has mastered the
new tools of his trade. yet still holds a soft spot for a warm vinyl bass line. refusing to ditch the 12" completely.
I like it, tell me more. Common for many musicians (though rare for a DJ) Freeland often uses his profession to express his political views. Tracks by Freeland. his live six piece band. highlight imposed restrictions on freedom in a purported democracy. and he also performed with bad boy rocker Tommy Lee. supporting “Our World. Our Say' a charity
opposed to the National Identity
Register and the ID Cards Bill. 80 it's dirty dance music with a clear conscious at this month's Sugarbeat. (Richie Meldrum)
I Adam Free/and plays Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. Edinburgh. Fri 30 Jun.
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jazz is anymore.’ The Belfast born DJ/producer is
JAZZ DAVID HOLMES Old Fruitmarket. Glasgow. Fri 30 June
more from the later Miles Davis era when everything was a little bit more fucked up. I suppose there have been a lot of jazz elements, it you like, threaded through my music in various forms over the years, especially the soundtrack work I do for Steven Soderbergh in particular. I play a lot of rhythm and blues, a lot of soul, rock’n’roll, jazz. It all comes from the same place ultimately.’
The festival has hosted a club event for many years now. as Craig Reece. the festival’s spokesperson confirms. ‘DJs don’t have as big a role as other musicians; it’s primarily a live music festival but we try to cover the full spectrum of jazz, and that includes the club scene as much as trad jazz or experimental improvisation.‘
Holmes is happy with this arrangement. ‘You can’t get anything more cooler than jazz, can you? I’m just someone playing tunes and I’ll play anywhere people ask me.’ (Sandra Marron)
‘I don’t really think that I'm a big name in jazz circles’, laughs David Holmes, adding, ‘I don’t even know what
gearing up for his first DJ stint alongside hip hop impresario Steinski at this years Glasgow International Jazz Festival. At first glance Holmes may not look like the obvious choice to put on a bill with the likes of the Stan Tracey Trio, Stephen Duffy and Liane Carroll, but Holmes is there for good reason according to Jill Rodger, the festival’s General Manager. ‘David has increasingly been influential in bringing recognition to many overlooked jazz and soul treasures of the past, and has brought them to the attention of new audiences,’ she says.
Holmes puts it slightly differently, but the sentiment is exactly the same. ‘When it comes to jazz, I’m probably
TECHNO
ELLEN ALLIEN AND APPARAT Kinky Afro with Mind The Gap.
the Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 30 Jun
Ellen Allien doesn't rest on her laurels. If she isn‘t behind the decks. she's producing records. discovering new artists and looking after her shit-hot Berlin based Bpitch control label. Her latest offing. the collaborative Orchestra of Bubbles prOject. With fellow Bpitch artist and Skitapult label boss Apparat. scales the di22y heights of Allien's beloved techno. to Apparat‘s lDM With a healthy dose of dub. dancehall and glitch thrown in for good measure. Get ready for a playful set where individual mtiSIcal styles. ideas and boundaries smash. clash. challenge and compliment each other as only these two artists can.
Acc0rding to Allien, 'When I work With somebody else. it's nice to trust that person. It‘s nice to not have to decide everything by myself. It's also good to have someone that keeps yOur Spirit up when you are down. and with Apparat I also play live now. which is something I haven't done befOre.' she says. In the early days. the techno world was a more male dominated affair but Allien didn't care. 'I am so addicted to leSIC. and love Dng so much that it didn t really occur to me that I am different. that I am a woman in a men's busmess. It didn‘t matter to me when I played in an empty club. I just wanted to play. Now I notice that men like to work with women. Women did a lot for the scene and influenced it. Women bring the female Vibe into it. which no men can bring in.' (Sandra Marron)