Next Tuesday (27th) I’ll be jumping on a coach full of Sheffield’s hardiest party people and heading over to Manchester to wrap up a momentous year, with a momentous event…

If I’m totally honest, Electric Chair / Elephant is the only place outside of Mad Racket in Sydney which feels completely like home for me, as much as I still love playing most weekends, revisiting fabulous old haunts or discovering completely fresh and exciting new ones, this place is where I’d be, unconditionally

Here’s a little live recording to play while you’re marinating yourself this Xmas – Happy Holidays !

THE IDIOTS ARE WINNING FIRST BIRTHDAY – CHRIS DUCK WARM UP by Chris Duckenfield

So, you’d think I’d have mastered setting up the digital recorder by now, but it seems not !
I DID manage to record my set from last week at the excellent Sirup club, but only through the Mic input…
I do kind of like it as you get a feel for the atmosphere, OK the audio quality is akin to a C90 recording from 1987, but that’s all part of the charm (I guess !)

Anyway, here you go:

LIVE @ SIRUP_19-11-2011_Mic Recording by Chris Duckenfield

TRACK LISTING

NIKI & THE DOVE_THE DRUMMER (DANNY DAZE REMIX)
ADAM BEYER_NO RAIN (JESPER DAHLBACK REMIX)
AGORIA_SPEECHLESS (CARL CRAIG REMIX)
ANDY MEECHAM_MORNING BANGER
DEXTER_ZAMBA
JUNIOR BOYS_YOU’LL IMPROVE ME (CARIBOU REMIX)
DISCREET UNIT_SHAKE w/STEFFI_YOURS ACCAPELLA
MIGUEL MIGS feat MESHEL NDEGEOCELLO_CLOSE YOUR EYES (DEETRON REMIX)
ABSTRAXION_JUS’ ACID (IN FLAGRANTI REMIX)
JUJU & JORDASH_BLEACHED ROOTS
PROMMER & BARCK_JOURNEY (KINK DUB)
FUR COAT_SPACE BALLAD_T.E.E.D DUB EDIT)
L.I.E.S_COMEBACK DUST (MAX D REMIX)
BOK BOK & TOM TRAGO_LIL MA BONUS
INTRUDER_AMAME
ROBIN HANNIBAL_NEED YOUR LOVE (EWAN PEARSON REMIX)
THE CROOKED MAN_PRESET
TORNADO WALLACE_INSECT OVERLORDS
STORM QUEEN_IT GOES ON
THE CANYONS_SEE BLIND THROUGH (MIC NEWMAN REMIX)
TANNER ROSS_4U feat FLO NIGHT
ART DEPT_WE CALL LOVE (HARVEY REMIX)
EZEL_IN MY LIFETIME (DEETRON REMIX)
MARIO & VIDIS_CHANGED (ANDRE LODEMANN REMIX)
DANIEL BUTTON_THE TASTE (PUSHAMANN REMIX)
HAZE NOIR_AROUND (SUBB-AN REMIX)
MANUEL TUR_MOST OF THIS MOMENT (ISOLEE REMIX)
ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ_I GOT
CD vs CD_I REALLY DO BELIEVE
MIKE DUNN_PHREAKY MOTHERFUCKER
LOOSE JOINTS_IS IT ALL OVER MY FACE
MIGUEL MIGS (PETE HERBERT EDIT)
MIDNIGHT SAVARI_PHANTOM GALACTICON
MAW_VOICES_MCDE RE-DO
PAPERCLIP PEOPLE_THROW

Some DJ Dates for your diaries good people !

This Saturday (19th Nov) I’ll be returning to the wonderful Sirup club in Zagreb, joining superstar resident Pytzek for what is always an amazing night…

The following Saturday (26th) I’m more than happy to be joining the guys down at Soul Buggin’ in Nottingham for a very big ‘bit of the other’

It’s also an absolute honour to be joining the esteemed residents and special guests at Back To Basics 20th Birthday celebrations in London on Dec 17th
I’ve had so many amazing nights at Basics over the years, as a punter and a guest – it really is an institution and no small miracle they’ve made it this far !
Can’t wait for this one:

Roll up, roll up – the end of the year is nigh !

Yes, that legendary annual knees up returns to Legends in Manchester on Dec 27th
Further details below – NOT TO BE MISSED !

Tickets available HERE, & HERE

As a small token of my affection, here’s a slice of the warm-up from our The Idiots Are Winning first birthday party a couple of weeks ago…

THE IDIOTS ARE WINNING_FIRST BIRTHDAY WARM UP:
TIAW_1stBIRTHDAY_WARMUP

Well our ‘big thing in a little basement’ is about to reach the ripe old age of one !

We started the night with a view to having the closest thing we could to a house party, an intimate, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it space, good sound, bar ’til 5 and the finest sounds around. Luckily for us we managed to convince a good few likeminded souls that it was a good idea too.
We’ve punched well above our weight with guests like Crazy P, Luke Unabomber, Luke Solomon & Rob Mello, I:Cube and as a special treat for the birthday bash: CHEZ DAMIER !!

In case you missed out, here’s a slab of sonics from the Idiot Box:

Click the image below for further details / Ticket Info and added extras !

Getting in the studio is usually last thing on my list of ‘to-do’s’ these days, and luckily this was one of those late night sessions where you catch an idea and bring it all together very quickly. I never have much faith in my own productions, but this one has dropped pretty heavy everywhere from intimate basement parties to the Sancho Panza stage at carnival !
One of my favourite producers at the moment CHICAGODAMN handles the B Side amazingly, bringning 100% raw, warehouse sonics to the fore !

Released on October 3rd all being well – limited vinyl run
Then digitally on our Extended Play label a month or two after

CDvsCD_I REALLY DO BELIEVE by Chris Duckenfield

CDvsCD_I REALLY DO BELIEVE (CHICAGODAMN’S BASSLINE PRESSURE DUB) by Chris Duckenfield

This Saturday (Sept 24th) I’ll be playing at Sheffield’s most exciting new Warehouse space for, well, ages…
I did a set there during the Tramlines festival in July, and was really surprised by the space, and the most up for it crowd I’ve seen in the city for a good while
Dan Sane & Down Lo follow up their ace party featuring Dinky last month with another smasher with producer extraordinaire Levon Vincent along for the ride…
Further details HERE

I’ll be joining in celebrations with Rich Clark and the wonderful Freakin’ crew in York next weekend on Oct 1st for their fourteenth birthday bash.
Freakin’ is such an institution, from their mid-nineties debut at the Arts Centre to their current home at Stereo, the team has a passion and commitment to what they do that is so rare these days and I absolutely love playing there – this will be a very special occasion for sure !
Here’s a little EXCLUSIVE MIX I did for their ace Podcast series…

The birthday season continues, with those fine people at Dada in Newcastle celebrating their second anniversary on October 15th
Two years young and they’ve gone and booked me to jump out of the cake for ‘em !
Really looking forward to this one, it’s a mixed bag, in a unique venue, with a very late finish – Tristan Tzara would be proud
Here’s another mix, recorded Live early summer…

Chris Duckenfield – Live Mix – Dada Exclusive by We are Dada

And finally – as part of the re-launch of the very special Classic Music Company, they’ve decided to throw a few parties (Classic Is Your Friend) to remind everyone what it’s all about
Kicking off in October I’ll be joining Derrick Carter, Luke Solomon and Matthew Styles at the ace Panorama Bar on October 29th, for a night, morning and afternoon of the finest sounds around…

I’ll be making my yearly pilgrimage to the Notting Hill Carnival again next weekend, last year was marred by a way too heavy and aggressive police presence, as I’m sure this year’s will be too in light of recent events in London and elsewhere, but the only way to tackle the knee-jerk nonsense from the government is to turn out in force and in peace and make sure it stays as it should – a uniquely British celebration of our culture and it’s music and people

So, first things first I’m playing Sunday daytime at the legendary SANCHO PANZA street party. SP has become a carnival institution and I’m honoured to be a part of their stellar line-up !

Following that on Sunday night, there’s this splendid carnival top-up party at the Regent in Kensal Green – Tickets are almost sold out I hear, so click the flyer below for more info & get busy !