Darkstarr launch @ the Horatia
Sat 13th March
7.30-2am
free entry
The Horatia 98-102 Holloway Rd
www.thehoratia.co.uk
Ashley Beedle and Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy unleash their fantastic new residency @ The Horatia
DarkStarr is Ashley Beedle and Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, and this month they relaunch their residency at North London's The Horatia - a brand new venue which has already been graced by the likes of Faze Action, Trojan Soundsytem and the Idjut Boys .
'Cosmic Disco' 'Acid House' 'Psychedelic' 'Balearic' - these are the overused and misunderstood terms used to hype today's dance music scene and Ashley Beedle and Cosmo give this music the respect it deserves whilst putting the soul back into the party.
With their incomparable experience Ashley and Cosmo stand in a class of their own. Ashley has been London's premier Soul Boy for decades. His work under the monikers of X Press 2 (with Rocky and Diesel), Black Science Orchestra, Heavy Disco and Ballistic Brothers proves Ashley is one the few DJ/producers that can be both diverse and credible at the same time.
Cosmo draws on her heritage from the other side of the pond. The legacy of her tutelage under David Mancuso at The Loft is unique within today's generation of DJs and her New York City radio shows of house, disco and psychedelic rock tuned in and turned on a generation of new listeners from the late 80's onwards.
DarkStarr sees Ashley and Cosmo reviving celebrated New York / London traditions, bringing the vibe to dance floors across the UK and beyond as well as to a slew of new remixes and a new compilation that is due out this April on Out Hear Audio. Also look out for their remixes of Candi Staton's 'Revolution' and Salvador Santana's 'Just Do It', both due for vinyl release on Cosmo's Bitches Brew imprint this summer.
Drawing on Cosmo's experiences at the Loft and Body & Soul, DarkStarr has the DJs playing together as a one-on-one stream of consciousness rather than sets that break up and fragment the vibe. They play without boundaries and let the music do the talking, playing records in full and letting them tell a story.
DarkStarr - putting the funk and soul back into the party.
Oh, and it's FREE, alllll night long!
DarkStarr blog - http://darkstarr.tumblr.com/
Ashley & Cosmo talk to Paul Morley for The Guardian, and play their favourite classic disco tracks - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009...y-beedle-cosmo
www.myspace.com/cosmodelica
www.myspace.com/ashleybeedle
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