FreeRange Records Party @ the Extended Loft (Sept 26th)

On Saturday September 26th, RePublik are delighted to welcome back Jamie Odell aka JIMPSTER after his storming Waterford debut at the Loft last summer. And to add to the bill we have another debut for an international DJ, SHUR-I-KAN , also from Freerange Records. Support on the night comes from RePubliks Kenno & Warren Sauvage. Doors open at 10pm & this event takes place in the "EXTENDED" Loft, Electric Avenue, Waterford.


Jimpster Biog:
Jamie Odell aka Jimpster and Audiomontage has been producing, remixing and Djing for the last 15 years and co-running his Freerange Records label for the last 10 of those. His musical upbringing and open-minded attitude to all types of music have meant his productions have found fans across the globe in the electronica/downtempo as well as house music scenes.

His seminal Jimpster LP Messages From The Hub (1997) as well as his more dancefloor orientated Audiomontage 12"s really helped establish Jamie as an artist of some merit and he quickly became in regular demand as a remixer (over 50 at the last count!) and co producer on a wide range of underground projects. His third Jimpster LP Amour was released 2 years ago on Freerange to great critical acclaim and appeared in various published Top 20 LP's of the year (eg. No.17 in IDJ magazine). He has also recently released his first original track for another label, choosing Ben Watt's Buzzin' Fly for Square Up. This became a big underground house track which sat in the top 5 of DJ Mag's Hype Chart for 2 months.

Jamie has also built up his reputation as a highly regarded dj in the UK and around the world. With an emphasis on the deeper end of electronic house music, but never afraid to stray from the path, he retains a freestyle approach that has seen him booked for gigs as diverse as Fabric and Plastic People in London, Cocoon in Frankfurt and 11 in Amsterdam. Other recent gigs have included Shindig in Newcastle, Cielo in NYC, Yellow in Tokyo and Crystal in Istanbul. He also runs the monthly Freerange night as his London residency at AKA.

You can check put more on Jimpster at http://www.myspace.com/jimpster

Video of Jimpster live here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbc4WU2ijCE



Shur-I-Kan Biog:
Shur-i-kan’s trademark blend of musicality with cutting edge electronic production has been turning heads and gaining fans for a number of years now.

An accomplished keyboard player Tom cut his teeth working in various bands in London and to this day is still a long time member of improvisional dance super group The Bays. As a producer however, Shur-I-kan was first discovered by legendary DJ Tom Middleton (Jedi Knights, Global Communication), who released the debut track "Niomi's Dream" on the seminal Jedi's Night Out compilation for Mixmag.

Shur-i-kan has been a long time and key contributor to Jimpsters’ Freerange Records label (voted Best British Label 2007 by DJ Mag readers) - a relationship that started with the jazz influenced "Advance" (2001), and the more dance orientated follow-up album "Waypoints" (2004) and continues with a string of classic house EP’s that include “Living Inside”, “I Want It”, “Special Powers”, “Future Fantasy” and “Letting You Down”.

Representing the deeper side of house, Shur-I-kan’s distinctive acclaimed productions are in heavy demand having remixed the likes of Akabu, Trackheadz, Miguel Migs, Fred Everything and Motorcity Soul amoungst others. Ever difficult to pigeon hole Shur-I-kan has ventured into techier territory with his much lauded Berlin Rising EP on Defected imprint Physical Graffiti and recent releases on Urban Torque and Winding Road Records. He is also known for his numerous collaborations with Glasgow house kingpin Milton Jackson.

Considered amongst the top of the new wave of deep tech house producers/djs, Shur-I-kan fans include the likes of Ben Watt, Funk D’ Void, Laurent Garnier and Spiri

On Saturday October 10th at the Extended Loft, Electric Avenue, RePublik delighted to welcome back to Waterford Glasgows finest, SLAM return with support from Kenno & Paul Mac. Doors 10pm & admission is 15 euro.

SLAM need no introduction. The legendary UK techno duo of Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle have travelled far and wide, touring Australia, the USA , Europe, South America and Japan and they hold residencies at 2 of the UK's best clubs (Pressure in their home town of Glasgow and Fabric in the nation’s Capital, London.) 08/ 09 has been one of their busiest periods ever. Performing dynamic sets at many of the world’s leading festivals including Monegros, Oxygen, Bestival, 10 days off, Extrema, Glastonbury and T In The Park, they have also played at some of the world’s best clubs including the legendary 　Womb In Tokyo, Cocoon in Frankfurt, Rex in Paris and Berlin's infamous Watergate and Berghain to name a few. At the end of 2008 they celebrated 10 years of their own club Pressure, with a Mixmag cover mount CD andsince then they have had a string of hit releases including “Hot Knives”, “Dead Dog Bounce”, ”Positive Education(remixed)” and “City Destroyer”

Their new label Paragraph sees the pair focus on their own productions entirely. The first release “City Destroyer”, with its sinister pitched vocals and crafty, crisp and skippy electronic soundscapes, secured club plays from the likes of Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer and Laurent Garnier. Paragraph 2, “Hot Knives”, was even bigger staying in the Beatport top 10 for 10 weeks with plays from just about every big name including Carl Craig, Anja Schneider, Dave Clarke and Dubfire. There will be an album with an exciting new concept based around Paragraph later in the year.

This surge in activity has put them in demand as remixers with fellow big names such as Josh Wink, Paul Ritch Pan Pot and Radio Slave calling on their services. On top off all this they still find the time for new projects like Paragraph records. New releases include Paragraph 3, featuring Slam tracks “One Note Samba” and “Room 2” and Slam remixes of Samuel L Session “Can You Relate”, Paul Ritch “The Wolf” and Fabio Gianelli “Apparlas” on Material. They have just released an EP, along with Rejected’s Joris Voorn & Edwin Oosterwal, for Podium boss Len Faki’s Figure label. SLAM have also just remixed Josh Wink ‘ Everybody to the Sun’ for Ovum and they are currently finishing remixes for The Black Dog, Silicone Soul and Steve Lawler.

SLAM are also the proud co-owners of Soma Records, which, in its 18th year, continues to be one of the world’s finest purveyors of cutting edge electronic music, with recent releases and remixes from Silicone Soul, the Black Dog, Mihalis Safras, Mark Broom, Joris Voorn, Prompt, Samuel L Session, Christian Prommer, Radio Slave, Paul Ritch, D'Julz, Adam Beyer, Steve Rachmad, Itamar Sagi and Funk D Void. Slam have curated and played at the massive Slam Tent at Scotland’s T in the Park festival (which they have organised since 1997) and they also recently headlined the G stage at the Glastonbury festival as well as performing live at Awakenings and Extrema in Holland and Space in Ibiza. They also hosted a special Soma Records show case at La Terrrazza in Barcelona during Sonar.

RePublik celebrate our 4th Birthday Party on Saturday, August 15th with of our favourite guest Djs CHARLES WEBSTER (Miso Records) at the Loft, Electric Avenue.

Charles Webster of course is no stranger to Waterford having played for RePublik on three occasions these past four years. Charles made his Waterford debut in April '06, when he played a storming set at Ten. His deep soulfoul grooves are often combined with some of the best tech driven house available and his style will be perfect for such a celebration on what promises to be a night to remember at The Loft. Since his last visit, Charles has released two very sucessful compilations on such esteemed labels like Defected and NRK, both far exceeding sales expectations and proving a strong market for high quality dance music. Also, under his Furry Phreaks guise has, Charles has produced one of Waterfords favourite house tracks in recent years "All over the World" which is now an anthem at RePublik nights.

Charles has also been busy of late with a lot of high profile gigs such as Deep in LA, Pacha Ibiza, Cielo New York & Air in Tokyo and on the horizon is the Southport Weekender and a US tour to name a few. Many will remember Charles "Version" live set (along with Atjazz & Terra Deva) at Electric Picnic '08 which set the tone for a truely memorable night with Fish Go Deep.

Charles Webster is the producer’s producer, the dj’s dj. He has sold over 100,000 albums without ever being considered ‘mainstream’ or having a major hit single. Charles has toured the world with a full live band, without ever having had the need to be feted by the dance media as a flavour of the month. Hes had the nous to run his own label, he is comfortable making music at any tempo, straddles numerous genres with ease…bloody hell, he even writes his own songs.
Charles Webster, respect, as they say, is due.

All the above is true, he’s an innovator in the electronic music scene, Charles Webster is one of the few real mould-breakers in an increasingly stale & predictable dance music world (though whether a man whose favourite artist is Rickie Lee Jones, and whose records ooze
such soul and depth should really ever be pigeonholed as dance is another debate…).

RePublik 4th Birthday Party at the Loft, Electic Avenue with support from RePubliks own Warren Sauvage & Paul Mac. Doors open at 10.30pm & admission is 12 euro. Entrance is beside Bruce Betting, John Street, Waterford.